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/kslj^rt^n %Hmu. " TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." â€" " PRINCIPLEb NOT MEN." ,^ • ?0I 35 No. lii Fle«h.erton., Ont., Tliursday, September 23 lOlo W. H. THDRSTON \°™^o Eugenia Paragraphs Wedding bells aro faintly ringing. Very wet weather here for harvesting. Mr, 6ert Graham liaii returned home from the Wast. Mrs. G. Graham and children have returned bume tu the city after tpendinij the summer with her mulher, Mrs. Graham. Mrs. Smith and Mr. itnd Mrs. Kendla of Collingwuod were the <{ueet8 of Mrs. Ward recently. Mig« Lever visited at Stratford ove, Sunday. ° Mrs. Glass and Miss Lou. Hyslop vis- ited in Flesherton recently. Mr. Hawkia of Flesherton was the guest of Mr. K. Park the past week. Two motoi; cars loaded with friends motored over to visit Mr. Geo. Graham from Stroud, and on their way the car slewed io the wet and capsized over an imbankment of 12 feet. All passengers seeing their position in time, jumped, and all escaped but the driver who was badly shaken up as well as bis car. CsDgritulations to our young butcher, Mr. Mark Wilscn, who has taken to himself a younf; bride to assist him cii his journey through life. We are pleased to see Mr. Grasette back for a few weeks. Born â€" Ou Sept. 8lb, to Mr. and Mrs. WeHley ArmbtrouK of North Battleford, Sask., :i daugh'er. Mr. Geo. Liiimer has ruturned home from the city. Miss Neah Williams visited the past week in Markda'e. We are glad to hear that Flesherton is t;oiDg to get a tuste of the pleasure we have bad all summer ot the electric light for a short while on the ni^ht of the ex- hibition. Mrs. Robert Purvis and Mrs. Wm. Purvia are in Toronto at present. Mrs. R. Purvis is assisting her son, Elwood, who is moving his family into Guelph before going to the front. A number of teams are laid off on the 8tb line till they get the hutments of the bridge completed. The power house is near completion and soon we shall hive the electric in full swim; to do our house work. Wo de house Doings Severe electric storms passed over this viciuity the past veek, though DO damage was doue. A number are not yet through harvestiog aud rain is again threatening. Mr. Ed. Fancett of Ueathcote occupied the pulpit; in New England church on tiuuday afternoon. Miss Annie Gihay has returned to Ravenna again, where she will spend some time. Miss Vera Lanktree, who has been for some time at Vaudeleur, is now with her atiut, Mrs. Ed. Wilcox, of inis place. A nunaber from hero attended the anniversary services at Ebenezer ou Sunday afternoon and evening . Mr. and Mrs. Richard Benthamof Flesherton were guests with Mr. John Buskin aud family one day the past week. Ml*. Stanley Wiley and sister. Miss EUie, visited friends at Thorubury recently. Mr. Aarjn Hirch is making prepara- ti}ns for the erestion of a cement block silo. Corn mlhis section is a bumper crop, though some is badly dpwn bj the recent winds and heavy raias. Mr. William Wiley, sr., aud sou, Jim, were at Thornbnry on Monday last. Misses Woodley have returned to their home iu Port Perry, after visit- ing the Thompson families here the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. Buskin, Miss Reta Buskin and Mr. H. Karsledt of Flesherton sailed on friends here the first of the week. l^rs. Ezra Cook of Rocklyn is the guest of her daughter, Mrp. B, Abcr- crombie. We are sorry to report Miss Ruby Lanktree still confined to liei- bed and no improvement iu ber coudi- iiOD, Mr. Joaepk Dubie of Cbatsworlh has a youMgoow whiok reoently vave biibh to. tripMs. Tin calves are ^H ol Dormal mx^fjmd «« p«if<Mtlx d*r»Iopad, vtrosg aa4 ^Itky. The Govt. Analyst Says it is Soakage Bases His Report on the Word of a Petrolea Well Digger of what -use are experts ! Aud of what use is the analytical department of tl e Department of Mines at Toro ito '/ These are pointed (questions tbut Flesh- erton people are asking these dajs, and the cause of the que y lies in the contra- dictory statements made by thiae people. They all appeared to agres i ventually regni'ding the aoakage theory at the Kar- at )dt oil well here when they examined it, but nono of them could understand the nature of the oil, none havin<; seen any- thing like it. They were beyond their depth, jost as the Department of Mines was beyond its depth whe.i -it is said there oould be no .silver in any quantity found in the geolog'c:;l formation at Co- balt. Wo all know now of wh«t va'uc their ovinion was in that instance. The government analyst said there was no gasoUne in the Karsteit oil. Last week a gen'leinan connected with the British American Oil Co., and himself an expert iu the mixtures of oil, came along and teated this oil. He declares there is about sixty prr cent, of gasoline in it and a large ({uantity of parafine '. He says the presencd of piruriue is ut itselFa fjuaranlee ag.iinst soakage, as refined oil contains none of it. Mr. Scoit of Petrolea wnen here m^du every ti-sl ho cnuld think of and admitted personally to the icpresentative of this (japer that there Wiis absolutely no potsi- bility of it being .soakage. He said it must come from a ptient body of oil of a similar quality soiuewbere down in the earth, but where or iu what (|uaQtity he could not say. If it continued flowing another month it would prove that it came from a large body somewhere, and no pocket. But he had never seen oil like it come out of the ground and could not understand it, and he had Bfty years' experience as an oil driller. Hf ^ton- fessed to us that he was uomplatuly pus- zled. But for his professional reputalibaft probably would scarcely have teen wise to state the exact condition of his mind to the Dipartment that employed him. The easiest way out of the matter was to report to the Department that it was soakage, "Probably from some old ware- house," and thus airily cismiss the matt- er without giving any reason wl y he ar- rived at such an opiniou, or trying to combat the arguments he used against this very theory to The Advance when here/ It would be very interesting to know whether the Standard Oil Co. wei)(hed more with him in making his decisitin than did his sense of justice or professional knowledge. However, the Department of Mines for Ontario has now decided that it is soakage, and base their decision s'llely upon the report given them by this expert from Petiolesl It tends to give oiic a senre of impotence on.lhe pait (if iha C>ntariii Department of Mines when it hulimits a puKxIiiig 'luestion of this kind i i a man of Mr, Scott's calibre, who only knows coal oil from a mechanical standpoint. Became he has never seen oil like it [^ reduced, therefore it is not a true mineral oil. And this, too, in the face of the f^ct that oner fifty ijullutu of oil hum bei-n ilip/xd froiH Ihfi .iurfacii of this uvU, wliiuh is producing at the rale of about three gall- ons per day, and altogether bus, we be- lieve, produced over one. hundred ijidlou^i in the past seven weeks during whio'i it has been running. In the faci of ihis it would be a ditticult matter to believe th-xt it could be soakage ' from some old warehouse," even if it were pure coal oil. The presence of piratine in quantily adds to the absurdity «f the Departnient's airy dismissjit of the pheoomemin. The followins! is the report submitted by the provincial analyst : 5 Queen's Park, Toronto, Sept.Io,1915. Mr. Karsledt, Flesherton, Ont. 'The expert hom Petrolea has roiturt- ed on the oil and lielieves it to be soak- age. He bases his opinion on the qual- 'ty of oil found, also quantity, and also the closeness of the oil tank and drains to the well. The soakane may have gone on for some time but the unusual amount of rain this sajamer m%f have atteted up a passage thcoogb tbe soil ait i ihos given the new spring. j[ -W. K. MoNeil, flUv, Assayer. Well, time will prin'd the value of the above opinion. It is an opiniou that was advanced along witli others by or- dinary people long before Mr. Scott saw the wel', and his opinion is of no more value lliaii that of the ordinary iHyuiau, beciuse he confessed, as we have said, that he was utterly at sea with regard to the matter. Every coal oil dealer iu towit is positive that \he has never lost any qu.tntily of oil. Mr. Boyd of Mark- dale eays he never lost any while here. Mr. Scott basis his decision partially on the closeness of drains. When here he used this fact as one reason why it would be impossib'e for the oil to come int;o the well, as the drains would carry it off and draw it for tweniy-tive feet. Perhap'), aa the Clarksburg Review- Herald suggests, it would be a good idea to submit a sample of the oil to Calgary people, as it appears that this oil resem- bles somewhat that produced at Calgaiy. The British-American oil representa- tive who was hero 'ested a sample and says the gravity stands at 47, while the purest coal oil ranges from 44 to 44^. He was positive in his opinion that this oil contained 55 to (iO per cent, of gasol- ine, notwithstanding the repi rt of the provincial analyst, whose ability he rath- er discounted. Ceylon Chat Mis, Grant Whittaker aud two 3hildren, Toronto, spent the wtek end at Mr. A. Whitiaker's. Mrs. A. Whittaker returned to Toronto with them on Monday. .Mr. and Mrs. J. .VicNally ot Ebor- dale spent over Sunday at ilr. R. Cook's. -Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill attended the funeral of the latter s aunt nn Saturday, at Mclntyre. Mr. Arnold Love of near Mclntyre Called on friends in town the first of the week. Mr. J as. Stuart of Kimberley visit- ed his son, George, here the past week. Mrs. Joe Oliver left Saturday to visit her sister, who is ill iu the city, Miss Ljjy Muir of Dundalk spent tttti^eek <(nd with her friend, Miss Ethe Chislett. Mr. Max Baunoii of Proton was a visitor at Mr. Colliuson's the tirsi of the week. M>-8. Bates, of Proton, was a caller on friends here recently. The C. P. R. have quite a number of men employed in the yards this week. Wedding bells are ringing this week for one of our male sex. Mrs. J. B. Egau, Miss Marie aud J. i>., of Toronto, visited with friends here oil Monday . Mr. and Mrs. J. Whittaker, Dur- ham, visited the former's parents on Sunday. We are sorry to report Mrs. T' Chislett oil the sick list, but under the care of Or. Little we hope lor a speedy recover^'. R. Cook took a prisoner from tlopeville to Owen Sound on Mouday, who was committed to jail as a vug- raut. The electric sub-siatiou is ii.)W aSout coniploted, but we can't brng about its niaiiinioth appearance. It is a snug little red brick, pointed inside and out, with a llruk concrete foundation, and a con- ciete roof. It has two windows and u door, ind looks likn a big packing box â€" Durham Chrouiclu. Win. McBride, Breniwood, was un- fortunate in losing his tine barn and all liis season's ciop on Friday evening. They had just brought in the last load of the harvest and lighted the Idutern to unload it. The trip rope knocked the lantern to the floor and upset it, and in less time than it takes to tel! it there was a inasH of flames so furious that those in the mow had Io hustle to escape. â€" Creemoi e Stiu'. NEWS I FLESHERTON A new phone to ring, to P. Steinhart, Markdale, 87, for poultry aUve, produce, hides, skins and wool, rubbers, rags, horsehair, iron, copper, brass, zinc, lead of all sorts, top price paid in cash, or drop a card to Box 121, Markdale V^ilt call for it. Don't mistake the name, P. STEINHART Pricevlile Jottings Colin McLean has pulled out with his big Ihrushiiig outfit, and aft r a few stacks and some t-niall barns ere attended to it is likely the farmers outside will bo hU in line for threshing for several miles around. Messrs. Stothait and McLean shipped a cur load of lambs and some cattlu on Monday and will likely s'lip another car l\n^ week. We notice field-; of corn eight or nine feet high around here and some farmers claim to have gathered in as much as tiO loads of hay. Mr. C. C. James has been very unwel' foi a couple of weeks back, but teems to be improving during '.he htst lew days. Mrs. A. Ostrander has been under the doctor's care for a week or two. We understand she is somewhat better. The wet weather h is delayed the har- vesting of a late harvest. 'I he tields on high lur.d are nearly all cleared of grain, but the Hat land has been deluged by the late heavy rains and in many places the shocks are standing m a few inches of water. .Excessive moisture is causing the po- tatoes to rot, aud it is feared that a big crop will be reduced tu ».niall proportions ill the near future. The people are preparing for PiiceviUe fall fair. Some thoughtful cxiiibitors have sent in their eiiliius alieady, but in:iny exhibitors Ica^c ofl' preparalious until loo lateâ€" like the foolish virgins, aud although they may not be shut out, yet there will bo hurry and confusion on show day, :>nd also an extra ll'c charged for their late euiricF, so get your entries seat ill good tiii.e and be happy. If yuu have not received a premium list juiit send a card to the Secrctiry Priceville fair and a list will be rtturned to you, and see the special prizes this year. Arrested For Fraud The Mail and Empire of Friday last say.s': A gold bcraeshoe tiepin with a large diamond centre reiulted yesterday after- noon in the arrest of Gordon A. Bontor hy Detective Twig » on a two-year-old warrant charging him with fraud. The complainants are the MisBes McKinuon of Walkerton. Bontvr, «ho sly lea himself a promoter diiappeared suddenly from Witlkertoii in January, l'.)l:t, after he hal sold $1,400 worth of st'ick in a bogus coal niiiiu to (he McKinnon sisters. Uia desciiption as furnished to the l.'joal police at that lime contained the iuformation that he woie a large horseshoe tiepin with a diiiinoiid centre. Yesterday afternoon at Detective Twigg was walking along King Street near Toronto Street bis uye was atliactod by the glitter of a large diiinond in a man's tinpin. Remember- ini( I he warrant .^iid the descrijitii o he tl ()'; the chance, accosted his man, and arrested him. Bouter foimerly resided on Jarvis .St., Toronto. In the f^ll of l'.»12 he wont to Grey County, and on a Isrm near Klesli- ei'ioii he announced that he had dit- civeied a veiy iic!i coal mine. Ho li.ought an "ex, ert" from Toionto Io report on the pioperty, and so encourag- iuu was til 8 yxpeit's opiniim that the police have been looking fo.- him ever sii.ce. Having received l.ia u ports, Biinter issued ntock certihcktes and dis- posed of a>l,4U0 worth to the Walkerion ladiea, and is als > said to have sold $i(K) worih to a Toroiuo man. He then disappeared and was not heard of again. Nd wnd being heard of him another examination of the coal mine rtiok placi', ai.d ii was discovered iliii the only coal in the f.iini had been placed 'here by human bands, aided by shovels The warrant wcs then »w >rn out. Iiniiieciixtely after Burner's arrest the iiHwn WH8 wi-t'd Io Walkerton, and an oHicer will arrive here today to take the prisoner back. Ha will appear before Migistrate Tolton, of Walkerton on the charge of fraud. Bontet is a well (Pressed, well built m \n of about 3S years of a; e. He refus- ed to give any ad lieHr, i<a>iig he had only been in the city a few hours before he w IS arrested. He says he is married. The diamoni vhioh oaussd his an est is valued at 1900. The "salte.!" coal mine refened to above was U catsd near Shelbuioe, not FlMhertoD, and the Shelbuine papsis gave publicity to the wonderful "Bnd" at the timeâ€" Ed. Advanca. Bates Burial J. W. Bates, late of Bates & Dodds Fine funeral goods at Very moderate prices. Motor ambulance service. Motor equipmett if desired. New and up-to-date premises. 124 Avenue Road, Toronto Telephone Hilicrest 268 1 aug Jewelry A Splendid Stock from which you may readily make A Satisfactory Se* lection. We car- ry Photo Supplies. Specialist In dlicues of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat W- ^ Armstrong, OFFICE-l:«) 10th St, West, Owen Sound At the Revere house, Markdale, 2nd Thursday each month from 8 to a 12a. m Dundalk,ls Wednesday of each month.. Jeweler FLESHERTON, ONT % Get your Peaches and Tomatoes. Regular sliip- ^ g ments Tuesday.^, Thm-jiday.s and Saturdays. # FLOUR # Is down so low now you can see it without your # .spexon, and we are right htii-e with McGowan'.s m Pa.stry, Eclipse, I'ive Koses, Purity and Koyal m Household. Price from $:j.00 to .15:{.25 per bag. m 20c. per bag more lor Flour made from old wheat! -»!«â-  syk All kinds of Feed and Grain, W. BUSKIN Nice Summer Shoes The Flesherton Shoe Store is well stocke<l with many varieties of Sum- mer Shoes for ladies and gents, at right prices. Also Trunks and Suit Cases. Repairing as usual. Thos. Clayton's I FLESHERTON ^ NEW SUITINGS | New Suitings just to hand â€" some of 2; the nobbiest weaves to be found any- jL where. i|^ Leave your order now for that new W suit. You will never regret it. jt Satisfaction guaranteed. ^ Don't forget that we do cleaning, jE pressing and repairing. Our prices ^ are right and our workmanship is the very best. S. J. BOWLER Sole Agent for the HobberUn Tafloriag.