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WEDNESDAY. JANv^A«ii THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE when not paid in advance. W. H. THUKSTON. - Editor P. J. THURSTON - Asst. Editor <tiL.- . " ' ' A liUilAT CANADIANS SELF SACRIFICE gcrirs. These do not show on the liniftis, so no one hesitates to put his finKei'M intj the mouth. If a . „^ . I r«'d circle should appear wherever Published on CoUingwood Street, , , disease irerm Flesherton, Wednesday of each ^"^^ ^"^ f <=«'" "^ «i>sease germ, week. Circulation 1100. Price | people would be pretty careful a- in Canada $1.50 per year; in U.S. | buut wushinK their haiuig thorough- A. $2.00 per year; |2.00 per year j ,y .j,„, keeping them away from the! mouth. Renieinher that there are persons around with colds. They sneeze and Kpray the germs about.' Th«y moisten their fingers and touch things. Well, we can't lock them up for that; but we can take pre-| cautions ourselves. ( The death of Frank Munsey, the distinKuUhed magazine, |»nd news- paper iironrictor of Niw York City, huH bmught from ths pen of Mr. J- B. .McLean, of McLean Press, Tor THE WEATHER IN THE BBAVER j VALLEY FRIIT DISTRICT I.ar:t September, after a somewhat onto, an interesting 'Ttory ".-Jgarding ! •'^^""f >! P^^od "^ 'i'out^ht. the wea- 1 the Speaker of the Canadian Hous. | ther broke and .t has been broken of Commons. Mun.ey. some years h^er smc". There was more f>eld ^ , , , ^, ., t^ 1 u .„„i,i threshing to be done than in any prev , since, bought the New Fork Herald . »* ..... ^ ,\.,. ' ... . ,. ,„„ »i,„ , lous .season in the history of the i publications. Among them was the o .. â-  u' . ' ' . ,, 11 .1 1 J- I ii.. .,,;„ country. Sweet clover was what Pans Hi raid, the leading dally, prin- , / â-  n. , i • tu *• u i ' ,.„,.,..,.-< 1 n„^: I was to be threshed in the field al- , ted in English in the l- rench Capi- 'â-  tal. Mr. McLean refused an offer to go to Paris and take control of the paper and when Munsey asked him to name a goid man to assume the Usk. "The thought came to me," says Mr. .McLean, "that the Paris Herald could be made to serve the purpose of Canadians as well as Am- ericans, in Franco, that ar. a matter of fact the Canadians were the only real friends that the French had, and that an ideal man fo:- the pos- ition would be Hon. Rudolph Lem-. | ieux. I knew of Mr. I.emieux's journalistic experience, of hig abil- ity, his great personal popularity in France, and I knew that he desired to retire from Canadian public life at that time. He did not know Mr. Lemieux, but the plan of a Canad- ian for the position appealed to Mr. Munsey and he agreed to my mak- ing a specially generous proposition to Mr. Lemieux. This was to in- clude in addition to a salary of $25, 000 a year, a generous allowance for expenses . I thought he was going to accept. He had, I am sure, made up his mind to do so when some of his colleagues prayed .him noti to desert the Liberal narty at a critical time when they needed him most. His loyalty to party won over his personal interests and Mr. Munsey â- was much disappointed. This story of the First Commoner of Canada is - but an illustration of the high stan- dard which .Speaker Lemieux has ev- er set before him in his private as well as his public career. Mr. Lemieux is a statesmi^i of which Canadians may feel proud of. His standing among those who know hm best is exemplified by his re-election to the Speakership. He is the first Canadian upon whom such a signal honour has been bestowed. Though by antecedents a scion of a well known French-speaking family, Mr. Lemieux as a master of English as well as French, and he has drawn his political inspiration from the mas- ters of British statesmanship, having from his earliest years been a stu- dent of their works. Few Canad- ians are as familiar as he is of the history of Britain, nast and current. His admiration of Bright, Gladstone, and other popular leaders has ever been most whole hearted. though on account of the heavy grow- th of straw in oats and other cer- eals, some grain v;.is threshed in the field, and others intend doing so, but were hindered by the rains. As a result of the broken weather in the i Beaver valley '^ proper, and i\\ the i country adjoining, where Sweet Clo- â-  was sown, there is probably 2000 | acres of this crop under snov/. This is Djn estimate, but the actual fact i is more likely to exceed it than to I go under it. Sweet clover did not all yield well. A man threshed over eighteen acres. It yielded three bushel to the acre. The price was Two dallars and twenty-five cents a bushel. That would about pay the threshing bill, the teams and men who attended the machine, and their board while working.. The severe frost in October was the heaviest we have had to suffer for years at the same time in the year. The season was a little late, the bloom was a little late in the spring, and the fruit a little late â€" developing. Previous to the frost Stiy apples were scarcely ready to pick, and after the frost they were not worth picking. The loss in apples by the frost this year, we are sure, is more than the the total loss | b>' frost in twenty years previous. I The number of barrels lost runs in- ( to the thousands, and a barrel of | good clean spy apples is worth $2.00 j or more on the tree. | We had the snow early but only I ligh' falls. The plow did not stop I and sleighs or cutters did not run until after the 12th of December. On ' the morning of December 12th, we went to plow, but there was rather j too much frost, and we brought our j plow.'-, home at noon. Right nway ; more snow fell and the sleighs have i been running stead'inly ever since.) To-day it is raining steadily, and this' is hte third time a thaw has begun, but did not last long enough to take away the snow. I FROM A SUBSCRIBER EDITORIAL NOTES All the politicians have been court- ing Miss Macphail, M. P., M. P. They want her vote. • * * Premier King has summoned up enough courage to go to Prince Al- bert, Sask, to seek election. The Hudson Bay project may serve its purpose. • • « There have been some lively times in the Canadian Parliament, much of the excitement being an aftermath of election cries. Too many of the memberH fiiil;>d to realize that it is the set of the sails, and not the gules that decides the way to go. The present parliament of Canada ia noteworthy on two special grounds. It has fewer middle aged men and more youthful M.. P's, and members past the meridian of life than any recent house. An esteemed subscriber to The Advance, Mr. W. H. O'Brien, Khe- dive Sask, writes: i You will find $1.50 for oyur val- j uable paper, for which we wester aers wait patiently every week to receive the news from the east. We are all fine, and having a grand win ter. which we all enjoy very much. Father (.Mi. .lohn Bricn) will be 89 years of age to-morrow, .Ian 21st, and is remarkably well for his years. Hoping you people are enjoying the best of health and wishing you all a Prosperous New Year and many of them. 1 remain, W. H. O'BRIEN THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Financial Statement mpmm - OF THE - Osprey Municipal Telephone System FROM JANl ARY 1. 1925. TO DECEMBER 31. 1925, INCLUSIVE. RECEIPTS Cash on hand < 6G 74 Long di^ance calls paid at Central 144 16 Flesherton calls paid at Central 27 40 Paid tickets at Central 35 CO Township advances •â- â€¢â€¢ ^542 63 Rebate from Northern Electric ., 3 34 Sale of batteries 29 50 Phone rentals 82 50 % 1931 86 ACCOUNT WITH TOWNSHIP OF OSPREY Collector's roll $ $ 2232 34 Advances from Township $ 1542 63 Debentures paid 649 21 Interest on advances 36 50 Township auditors ^ 00 $ 2232 34 $ 2232 34 EXPENDIIURE Bell Telephone Co $ 105 45 Northern Electric Co 345 82 Ross compensation • 100 00 Ontario Municipal Railway Board 5 10 Refund to J. McCormick 10 00 Workmen's Compensation Board 8 40 Howard Short, poles 12 00 Auditors for 1924 l^ 00 Refund to Township,- Curran phone 27 09 Refund, Mrs. Wm. Davidson 7 59 Rentals •- ^ 00 Cartage 1'^ 52 Postage and stationery 39 85 G. W. Ross 32J 75 T. W. Conron " 900 00 H. G. Burke • 25 00 J. A. Kernahan ...^ •••• 15 00 Commissions ^^ 00 G. H. ShcJrt, secretary 25 00 Printing 14 50 $ 2045 07 New Year Resolution We have renewed a new years resolution which we made last year that we would compete as near as possible, considering the quality of the goods,, with mail house catalogues' prices and we would like you to consider our prices from week to week. We have on hand a number ofWalnut Dressers with square glass or oval, at the close price of $14.00. A I>Avenport imitation span leather for $38.00. China CtJbineto from $27.00 up according to qual- ity in Walnut finish ; surface oak cheaper. Easy chairs, Arms and Rockers covered in black or brown imitation leather from $8.50 up; also Wicker Chairs, the veiy best $14.00. As we said before â€" compare our prices before giving your order and we feel sure that you will sec your Way clear to patronize your home dealer and you will also have a new resolution. THOS. W. FINDLAY Phone 34 r 3. Furniture and Funeral Director. FLESHERTON ^ ASSETS & LIABILITIES ASSETS Long distance outstanding ? 230 80 Flesherton calls outstanding y^ 28 95 Phone rentals outstanding 93 50 Stock on hand 150 00 "^ . ^ 503 25 LIABILITIES Balance due Township of Osprey • $ US 21 Court charges .-•• H 59 Assets over liabilities 378 45 $ 503 25 Outstanding debentures * "54 90 WE, the auditors of the Osprey Municipal System report from information and explanations which we have received and having examined accounts, receipts, expenditures, vouchers, etc., and hereby in the .statement of Assets & Liabilities disclose the true condition of the system on December 31st, 1925, according to the best of our information and explanations given us and as shown by the books of the Systemâ€" Balance due Township $113.21; assets over liabilities $378.45. â€" DOUGALD STEPHENS and HAROLD FENWICK, Auditors. ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 27Tn, 1926. FOLLBW FHOM WEEK TO WEEK What We Carry in Stock -«r»>> 4 Club bags Coffee spoons Collar bags Collar buttons Combs (baby) Combs dressing Combs pocket Compacts Compasses Crumb tt^ya Cuff links Curling tongs Cut glass Cuticle knives, scissors Cutlery Coleman lamps Coleman Accessaries-Planter stools, irons Cameras C^rbun P»per Candles Carriage Heaters Carts (toy) Carving sets Cattle knives Casseroles Caustic pencils Celery trays Celestaphones Chains watch Chamois Cheese servers Chin resjis^ (vfoiin) Christmas cards, tags Clocks . Coat Rangers (pocket Columbia Records 39c. a-^-' W. A. Armstrong & Son FLESHERTON Alarmed by a cat, nine people man- Mrs. Jar'.ey's Waxworks in t'.ie aged to make their escape from n|high school, Flesherton, on Fridiy, burning rooming house on Simcoe { January 29ih. Reserved seats. Plan Street, Toronto, suffering little in- at Richardsion's drug store, jury other than slight shock. FARM FOR SALE FARM FOR SALE Most people have been amused to see the senate of Canada pass the address of his Excellency and pack up their kits for some weeks, to he upent at their own homes, while the House of Commons continues to de- bate all sorts of things. Including Mr. Meighcn's oniondment. The aug- unt senators got rid of the govern- ment's programme in t^n hour or two. It is, however, hinted that (rovernmenl will go hack to the capital when th<y have gotten their second wind, and will then give the Administration "fits." , An eminent health authority in a statement to' adults «» well as children that "hands r.hould be kept away from the face and out of the mo Tth." A large por cent- age of c ". is and other si.-kneM i? caused ly putting dirty hiW.iU n:-<^ objects in the mouth. The haf.d- touoli things whifh^nr- r â- â€¢â€¢;-•••â- (! -vi'V! New Books at Library The following fine rr-ples of the latest books were recently added to the '/lesherton pullic library, and. all are well worth reading: â€" The Scarlet Sash, Elson. Treading the Winepress, Connor; Pprennial Batch- elor, Elson; One Increasing Purnose, Hutchinn-n; Red Lamp, by Rinehart; Unchanging Quest, Gibbe; Gabriel Samara, Opi'e^'helni; Sound ings, Gihbs; Sons of th*^ Sheik, Dell; The Vanishing American, Zanc Grey; Portrait of n Red liaived Man, Wal- pole; Emily Climbe, Montgomery. On. the Toronto line, Provincial highway, cne farm of 100 acres 2% acres of hardwood bush. Good buildirigs, water in barn and house. I half miles from Fle.iher- On Provincial Highway IVi miles from Flesherton 100 acres, good 'bi|iM'lng« and everything in good shape. For quick sale will be soldi One and r , ,«« ,^. for $5000, only 51000 cash required, ton, near to school. Lots 166--16^. a V t^ fi-HMnnp W'» be sold separately if required. _S. E. DeCLDMORE. | ^^^^ ^^ ^^,^^ ^^ j ^^ ^.^.^^ ^^ j^^^_ Phone 24-4. Flesherton. i^g. _ t{„bt. Best, Proton, P. O. s t I If you are in need of a pair of f s 9 9 MEET US - at - Male. McDonald's Boots I Shoes or Goloshes I TRY • • The Lndies' Aid of St, .Tohni! United church intend to hold their i annual concert in the high school on J Friday, January 20th, when Mrs.; larley's Wnxwork.i will again be pro-| luced with an entirely new cast.j Keep the date open and watch fori "urther particulars. i - on Tucs., Feb. 9 8 1 â-  8 I - THOS. CLAYTON 8 I FLESHERTON. - - ONTARIO S Q...... Consult U3 re dying your wearing apparel. We are permanently reducing our price* on Dyeing. In the future our prices will be SEALED TENDERS .SF.ALKT> TENDERS for the mak- ng of tile for the Township of Ospr'y n the year 102(1 will be received by; 'he nndersignd up to and including .hi- 12th day of February. 102". The i.wnsiiip will supply fornix in follow- â- ng f ileaâ€" 10, 1'., 18 n-ti 21 iiicTt^a. The 1. v.ast or nny 'â-  ' t rveccss- arily noifntfd. \ â€" If. a. ni'RKE, Fcversham. $4.00 fon dyeing a suit, overcoat or dress, custo. ist paying postage. ••â€"â€""â€"a Waite, The Cleaners 302 Tenth St. E. OWEN SOUND P.S. â€" See cur special advt. next week. .i=. â€" J First Class Merchant Tailoring Plain and Fancy Serges and Worsteds Scotch and Canadian Tweeds Bird's Mackinaws. Stocking Legs & Yarn Overalls, Smocks, Work Shirtd Odd Pairs of Pants, alterations free H. ALEXANDER FEVERSHAM