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TBUTH BEFORE FAVOB." â€" " PRINCIPLEb WOT MEN. â- Â«^''- VOL XXiT, KO 1176 Flesii-ertou, Out.", . Xl\ursciay, April 7 1G04 W. H THDRSTON, FS.?e ItlETOR 2 i. » 1^ â- â- *i. .r *â- â-  ^.l-ii&rStiiNiaSlfciiferiSfeiV^^I^silfe^M&^Sfc <S& ''â- 'â-  ir^ :^ '/I Bargains For Next n onth .'â- â- ::!-.^^' a -f-' ''",^J • !;»• I W^. /5. Armstrong, '^ ril Fleshsnon, Oni. & JEWELLEFi •!i;-^-.;- 7. WriiUii for The Advancer ''^ '^^v ' v.^jc 'Tommj AlKins in Prison _^ - S.')mi weeica asjo thara appfiired in the ' coliiimis uf a oivy [j.-ipor i\ii iirtiel« under the absvu t't'e, j;inng a •ilioi t descriptive I'.ccouub uf ihj life of a Rntish soldier in jiisiin under the reviaed re^'ilation*. Any old b'lildier of forty or tifty yea'rs a'io will) cliif.ioed to peruse the article referred t.> w.iuld lie surjjrisad at the coiitr^tst bo tH'eeu ii;ilitary pri.-.ou life of the present d-iy iind that oxistiiii! at the time of his service, and uii^Iit justly exclaim that to lie in a military pnsoii under the present ngulaliuna is a privilege when compared with the prison, regulations of thaFperiod. All the old time and seemingly uachiis- tianlilte usages of the military prison have been greatly modified and some of them eoUrely aholished, namely the senseless and tortuous shot drill. The prisoners now receive far better treat- iiienfc m every respect, better fed, have the pr;Tilei;o of a library, reading room and fiyinnasiuni, and freijUtintly at the expiration of thjir~^scnreiice Como out of prison ill » hetier physical condition than they entered it j th« reverse of long years H^'o. I>jvrbar<!U8 and provnle'ifc as was lioggin^ in tbu araiy ill th^jfla day.s, yet the writer, who Inis boon on many a pun- isliiiiont parade, and witnessed many a til dier fiii;;)2ed, as often thought that he would prefer bt.iiig lied to the triangle and receive fifty lashea than uiideri{o a term 'f dfty-six days in a military prison. Notwithstiiiding the severity of tljiL-pris- ou, and straniie as it may appeiK'/jthere wore idvvays men to bo found \vli>i,^ured to prison life, had become bo caMtiard- ened as to app.ar to be out cf their ele- ment when out of prison, they seemed to l)-j out of their eleiirnt wl^en out of prison : ihey^eAned to prefer a prison tj an nrdinary barrack room life. Most probably many of this cla.s8 of aoldijera purposely i!'ii iheuiselves into prison with u view of obtaining a premature dischaicjo from the service as incorrigible and worthless characiers. They could not make » greater inistak", fur those who pursued such a course and obtaiiied their desire, not only found iheuisalves dis- charged with a had character, but with a constitution impaired by their folly to a fkf Ki'uater extent thun would have buen probable after twenty years of faithful service and good conduct. To those who have little or no concep- tion ol A soldier's life iu prison, a brief •ketch giwn by one who, niany yean ago, held the iMisition of provost Horituaut long enough tn 1 .'arn ihe rules and usagat vf iiios-,! days, may be of some little inter- est to the reader. Before coiiimencing the subject of prison life,:iiid to make the subject more plain to the uninitiated, it may not bo inappr-ipriate to briefly ex- plain tile mixles nf trial and the extent to which the several nuthorities empowered to pass .sentences of punishmotit (n ihn lirst place, n<> rion-conniiissloned otficcruf Auy r.txk b.'id Dower to seiitencn a soldier to any kind nf punishment whatever ; he must either confine h'ui in tbo uuard room or bring him before the oflBcer com- manding his company on a written ropnrt. Otticers commanding companies were limited to sentences of three days con- tinenient to barracks, with or without knapsack drill. These sentences were for inini>r offences, such ss turning nut on parade dir'y or slovenly dre«8od, for having his beith in the barrack room un- tidy ,add several other offence* of a trivial nature, OlKcers commanding regiments or battalions were also li'nited in their power of awarding pu-jishmen";. Thejr could not s-jnlence a uuii to m<>rc than pevrn days imprisonme.it With hard labor or solitary coufiueoieut, with au additional 21 days' confinement to bar racks wirii or without pack drill ; he was nhso empowered to stop one day s full, pay | for each day or ntght's kbseiice withouf \ leave. Longer sentences could only bo I awarded tiy c.iurt martial. More than ' seven days' continued aL.sence without | leave constituted deaertion. A commnnd- io-.^ iifficer could promote a siddier, but it , was out of his piAvcr to reduce him â€" he : could order his trial by courtniartial. He ' could, however, disrate a lance corporal to private, a lance sergeant to corporal, or a color sergi'ant to platoon seri^eant i without cnurtmartial, these ranks heing appointmeiit.« 'and not in reality promo- '• tions. Ue could not iilSer the sentence Warded by a regimental couitmartial vvhich he signed and confirmed, but by j h« .-econimendatioii of the court, or at ,1i;s O" n di.scretion, he had power to remit ! part or the.whola of the iinorisonment ' aw-aided, or restore to his former rank a non-commissioned otiiGer sentenced to bo reduced. AIL.courtmartials were read on , parade, the stutence being ohly known to the court an>rC. O. previously. I. Every corporal and private could claim | a goo-1 conduct badge every fivo year3,M providinu that during the last year no entry^h id been made against him in the ' regiment*! defaulter hook. The second ; badge could be obtained at eight yearrf service, the third at thirteen, the fourth at sixteen and thS^ fifth at twenty-oue year's service under the above provisions. , The change from the five-year system of j obtaining G. C badges was made in 186) , when the above scale was adopted, the i first biKlgo being gtitnted at three years' , service, A gi'ud conduct bad-je was a narrow inverted atripc worn on the lower , part Of the riuht arm. The wearer re- i ceived one penny per day for each badge â-  in addition to his regular pay. The-sanm t amount was nis'j added to Ins pension ' I'U discharge after 21 years' service. A ! sentence of eight days' confinement to: barracks, twenty four hours' imprison- , ineiit, or the stoppage of one day's pay | forfeited a g.c.b. but he could not be de- prived of more than one badge at a time ' for any offence unlesstried by courtmar- I tial for disgraceful condlict, when he, was generally sentenced to forfeit all adilition- al pay while serving and pension on dis- charge. Oiiod conduct badges forfeited | were restored at the end of one year pro- vided that within the last six months no ; entry had been made aeainst the claimant { in tlie defaulter book. Sergeants received • no badges nr extra pay for good conduct, j Although his rank was a guarantee of | good conduct, it was a very weak reason for depriving him of a well merited in- dulgence and certainly an injustice. To be' Continued Fenwick have been viaiting friends in Bruce county. Mr. John Britton spent Easter with friends in Muiinur. Master Willie Wilson spent Easter with friends at BucreniA. '" Mr. Willie Campbell has gone to Tor onro Junction to learu a trade. He will .be greatly missed by the j-oung people, wit}h wcni he wa.s a general favorite. Miss Lieckie Turner has' returned home after a lengthy visit with friends in- the city. Miss filary Wilson, of Fleshorton, is spendinsj her holidays liero. Mrs. Wyi. Walker is.visiting with her daughter, Mrs. A. Ik Tliarstou,at Toron to. Vandelear Wood bees are the order of business just now. Mr Thomas Shannon of Corbetton spent Ea.sterwilh his brother fleorge. Mi:<s MichaeLof Hoathhead is the guest of Miss Sarah .lohiistnn. Mr. Ernest Buchanan left on Saturd*v to take a course ia Hie Owen Sound busi- ness college. Mr. and Mrs. M. Baird, irRo have both been ill for some time, Me slowly regaining their health again. Mr. M. Beard, SHiiior, has sold his farm to Mr. John Boland and ha.i moved to the farm he purchased last summer from Mr. Thomas Knight. Mr. Dan Heathers and family have moved into the house recently ocoupied by Mr. Beard. Mr. H. M. Doufilas, who has land on biith sides of thi» Saugeen, is obliged to cr<i»8 the river on horseb^k, as the water is ivith deep and chilly. Mr. William Spe•^^ of the hack line, spent Sunday with hi* daughter, Mrs. J. Holley. Priceville -^ Spring seems to bo taking away the anow on the instabnent plan, and per- ha{i3 It is tlita best way, for when checked frenuently by frost, the freshet cannot get the power to sweep away bridges, aiilldanis and otlier valualde property. A pair of cranes were seen flying up the Saugeen valley last Thursday, rather eaily for frog fishing. W. G. Watson attended the A. (:). U. W. Grand Lodue at Toronto, March 16 »ntl 17, as tlie Price^'ille representative. Past MasierRoiley wa4 also observed in the visitors gallery iu Massey Hall during the session. The anniversary service^, Presbyterian, billed for the 27 ih and 28th were postpon- ed indefinitely. On the evening of March 2Srd a number of the neighbors assem'oled at the- resi- dence of Mr. Alfred Hincks, South line Gleutilg, and presented Mr. and Mrs. H. with a hall rack, and a nicely worded address was read by Miss Mary MoEcher- on. Mr. Uancks held arsuccessful sale of farm stock s.\d implements on the 25ih, and will retire from the neighborhood as â- oon as the .roads pecmit of his moving to the village but is detitous of selling his facm either before or after seeding. Mr. D, A{c.VIill'an, soiitli Hue, was in Toronto last^weok oo,bu»iiu-ss. Mrs. (Rev.) Roaoh an.d children went., to the city last Thursday to spend the Easter holidays with her sister and friends. Mr. Dave Uiucks had 29 spring Iambs at bis bam previous to the 25th. . Some wild ducks were inspecting the Bijaver flats yesterday. If some of our sports would .sow about jfl.OO worth of wild rice on these flats and upper portion of mill-dam, it would make a great resort for wild fowl in the autumn of each jeur. We hear of enquiries coacornini! houses, lots, business chances, labor ate, by Canadians iu some of the Ststes, Sure, we will have at ie^st (he best of them back under the Union Jack before long^. Stone Settlement EoKenla Can anyone toll us when tn »tpect 'spring? After five months of winter I perhaps the gentle lady has forgotten the time to put in her claim. For Kaater wo j Kot a tasta of Christmas weather and a bl zznrd to finish up with. Easter passed over very qniefly at Eu> : (>enia On acctiunt of the bad ronds the J eople from a distance were afraid to venture nut. Our tfiwnahip fathers and road oveispprs are like the bean, they are in safe quartern until the warm weather Coine», then Ihey will appear in their gl'iry. If ati.the prayers of those who have to tramp over the present roads light* on them, their slumbers ought to be sweet. Mr. Boh. Purvis pnid a short visit to the city dnriag the past week Mr. Hillyard of Sudbury is the guest of Mr. snd Mrs. DMglc Mi«s Evalina Smith, nho has been in the city fur some time p'^st, returned to her home h«ro the tiast weclt. Mrs. Joseph Williams and tin. T, B. Last year farmers in this neighborhood were busy plowing about the middle of March. -Well, some of them were plow- ing about the same time this year â€" snow banks you know ; eh, Geortjo ? Sugar niakins; appears to been its death bed in this hicality as we have only heard of onS or two instance* this season in extracting the nect«r from the juice of the majestic maple, though some are awaiting a decrease of snow in the bush that they niiiy have tlie annual "wood bve." • We were sorty to bear that Mrs, Baattie and her daughter. Miss Mamie, had taken their deparlfiro from this line. For several years they have been very desirable noighbur* and will be very much misled. We understand that Mrs. Geo. Boyoe ia very ill at present and is confined to hpr bed. Mrs. E Purdy and aoa visited friends nearDundalk last week. We are glad tu see Miss Rosina Robin- l«on home again, and, although not fully recovered, we trust that the cominu warm weather wilt find her restored to hscfcrmer gii^ h^^alth. ^ Kimberley « Last week's items.' Messrs. J. W. F.rd. J. K. Fawcot and C Knott, d tectoya of tlie East Oroy Telephone Co., attended a business maeting in Uarkdale tm Saturday last. Mr. Ernest Buchanan of Vandel^ur ' spent Sunday with Kiml>erley friends. Mr. Jasper Stuart shot a fox on Mon- day, .lasper in a crack phot. Miss Maud Smith of Toronto is viait- ing the |>Brental home. Miss Black of Eppiitg visited friends here recently. Miss Allie Ward is visiting friends here at present. I Mrs. .\iidrew Manary of UtiKv«r<1ale rfeited at M. R. Uammond'* on Sunday. Mr. Thos. Bradbury and family have now moved to town. McFarland, Stafford & Co.'s Big StQre «AI?KDALE, ONXAKIO Grey County's BIGGEST and CHEAPEST STORB iniLLINERY OPENINCj urtdaij and ^atur^aifr: /^ ^ ^ \/iprti 8 and ^ •4 » -4. The ladies of Flesherton and vicinity are cordially invited to visit our showrooms on above dates. , . -^ For the Ladies ^ : Ladies of taste fairly luxuriate in the wealth of choice offered this year by our spring stock of Dress Goods. Never in the history of, not merely this store, but the county entire, has there been such a varied multiplicity of tasteful, exclusive and beautiful weaves, shades, p.ttterns, and designs fur spriup; fashiondom. New Costume Leneths (no two alike) of 7 yards iu all wool flaked Tweeds, med- ium, light, and dark shades of grey, full 50 inches whieT These are handsome Suitings i«d each only ?C.90 Fine all wool flaked Suitings in navy and dark grey only, full 44 inches wide, each length has (5 yards, for ?4.90 44 inch flaked Cainfas Vuilo, ia liglii green and new navy, o.xtrenu ly ric}] shades, special value at per yard 58 j â- ^ inch Flaked Canvas Clotli in pure wool, colors new navy and black, in medium weight, cloth cannot be bout for wearing qualities (price consider»d) only per yard 45^ 44 inch black, navy and gjvrnet Sarin Cloths in very fine all wool, producing au excellent satin finish and guaranteed iiii- spottable, nothing better in plain shades for ladies' waistsS. Per yard mily o8u 100 HAIR PINS for 4câ€" 150 b.ixi3!+ monster Hair Pins, each containing lOl) hair pins in assorted lengths, apm straight and others crimped, per bosjf 4,3 â- â€¢â€¢J For the Gents 'M7 ^.â- -% Gents' English and American Hats in all tha new and up to date stylos for spring wear, fine (juiility black fur felt, re»l Russian leather sweat hands, silk trimmings, all. 52.25 Gents' new Fedora Hats in black wool felt, English make, stitched band in brim, ill medium shape 31.25 New arrivals in Neckwear, up to date shapes in four-in-hand and shield knots, satin lined, latest patterns fur spring wear, each .jijit . 25b New fino Silk and Satin N-'ckwoar, the larae flowing end sinipj, imde frnni fino imported silks in a large assortinenc of new patterns. Each liOj MEN'S SUSPENDERS â€" We ar*' showing the Cyclo, the Balance and Pres- ident Suspenders, all of which are con- ' structcd in such a way as tr, ni.iku iheui the must comfortable suspender to wear that has ever been put on tha luarkut. Ask to see them â€" per pair 50o *n /^Ne-w Wall Papers • Putting on new Wall Paper is the most effective and most economical method of improving!; and brightening up the in-, terior appearaoce of your dwelling. Let us show you our handsome array, made by Watsoa Foster Co., Montreal. Come in and look throufh our stock of New Spring Goods. No trouble to show goods whether you wish, to buy or not. McFAKLAND, STAFFOI^D cSc CO ^ Special Inducements For Current Trade . , 10 Men's all-wool Tweed Suits $7 and $8 for 6.00 12 Ladies' Fine Coatii, $7.50 and $0.00, for ." o-O^ A large a8sorln»enfc of caipets, arranging id-srice from 25o. to 8.126 per yd An extra good stock of ETtirse Blankets on liand,aiid- weare selliug ih«mi at the Uiwost living prices known.. Also a full range of Men's Heavy Fnotwear", such as Felt Boots, Heavy Rubbery Moccasins, Leg- gings, etc. ' •.*â-  'j ♦ 20 Men's Heavy Ulster.s.gnod valve at 8H 12 only Men's Pea Jackets,on sale at 3.00 20 all-wool Men's Sweaters, worth SI,0(^ for 65c. 50 yds. crash toweling, worth Ss.yd. for 7 6 pr. gray wool Blankets, to clutr oiit at Sl.'JO pair 12 Men's' Cardigan Jackets, regi^ $1.50, for ^ l.l'.J Men's Kid Gloves, regular price OOo^ and 41.00, for. .... . »A,. COc. per pair A Reduction in Groceries The Grand Trunk has paid the pro- prietor of the Oimen's hotel, Palmeri-tun, this winter 91,60,) for tli* keep uf delayed passengers by snow. , 5 lbs good Japan lea for $1.C0 5 lbs Ceylon Black tea 1.00 13 lb« best selected rai.sins 1.00 25 11)8. be«t Tupoica 1.0(» 25 IWs. fresh Ftgs l.OO 50 largi b.irssoap, ro^. 12ic tor 9c.pr.bar " {4 A nice assortment of Faucy (Jla.sswar« to Choose for Xtnas Qiftt. . . . W^ HOCKLEY Highest prices paid Fowl and Butter.. . . Proton Stsition i ^^