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N0 W IS THE T131]? .. yogâ€" CHRISTMAS CARDS, PI {HIRE BOOKS AND CHRISTMAS PlllSllllS of all kinds at Ellis’s Drug Store, FENELOS l I l l i YA L13. A. 1’. DEVLIN, ARRISTER, Attornepat-lmw, Solicitor in Chancery, Kent Street, Lindsay. VLEG‘AIJ. &c. '1 h l MARTIN A: HOPKINS, I ARRISTERS. SOLICITUR“, kc Mo. ) ney to Loan at 6 per cent. Oflict-,I Kent. street, Lindsay, Ont. P.S. Man-rm. F. D. MOORE, ARRISTER, ATTORNEY, k SOLICITR and Notary Public. Money to Loan. Office, Kent street, Lindsay. (1. ll. llOPKlSB. llUDSl’ETlI & JACKSON, ARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, dzc. Ofâ€" I lice, William street, Lindsay. A. chsextn. A. Jacrtsos O'L lARY & O'Ll‘ZARY, ARRISTERS, ATTOltNEYS-AT-LAW, Solicitors in Chancery, kc. Office, Duheay Block, Rentstreet, Lindsay. Aa'rucrr O‘errr. lluou O'Leatrv. MclN'l‘YRE A: STEWART, BARRISTERS, ATTORNE‘r'S-AT-LAW,| Solicitors in Chancery, tire, Lindsay. Ofllce over ()nturio flank. Kent street. Mo- ney to Loan at 8 per cent. on real estate. 'ocurities. D. J. Ilclxrvnr ,.._...._.-._....~ _ Tans. S'r‘rzwan'r. on security 0! mortgage on Real and Per- sonal Property and Promissory Notes, at reasonable rates of interest. Apply to JOHN A. BARRON. BARRISTER, Lindsay. " canng A. W. J. DEGRASSI, M. 1)., ORONER, Physician,Surgeon,kc. lite. 1 Residence, llrick Cottage, Wellington street. Lindsay. DRS. WILSON 5: WILSON, 1)11YSICIANS. SURGEONS & ACCOU- chers. Ollivc. Fr ' "is Street East, Fea- tlon Falls. 1-1.8. WrLsos,x. a .n. n., r..\r.. tr.c.l'. a s, Ont Dr. A. Wilcox. a. n.. it. c. r. it 5., Out. Ila. J. ll. LOWE. ])llYSlClAN & SURGEON. Coroner for the Provisional County of lialihurton. ("live next door to the McArthur House. Residence, the house lately occu- pied by Dr. llryson, on May street, Ferrelon Falls. DRS. BURROWS .k GRAHAM, ])11YSICIA.\'S, SURGEONS, kc. Ollicc and residence directly opposite Carr’s hotel, William St, Lindsay. Calls froru the country promptly attended to. P. Panusa Bornrows, H. H. GRAHAM, M. n, It. 0., o. 34., n. c. r. a c. a, late Soho lies- a. 0. Graduate .II’Gill pital, London, v. r-‘. s. College, Mont., l866. 31., it. it. c. 5., England suavEYORs’Im kâ€"Mâ€"~Wfi_ JAMES DICKSON, I) L.8urveyor, Comnissioner in the Q. ll, . Conveyancer, kc. Residencc,aud ad- dress. Fcnolon l-‘alls. msogtntmns: BARéXiN . I Five good Building Lots for salc‘cheapl in Fenclon i-‘alls West. - l Apply to I JARVIS .lt MeDOI‘GALL. Feneloa Falls. June 1‘.le, '.rsst. l'.‘-t.t. J. iEELauns, DENTIS'I‘, LINDS‘X‘Y. I l One ofthe firm will be at the l McAaruua llousrz. FENELHN l“.\l.l.s_ I on the third Monday ofeaeh month. 'l‘eethl extracted by laughing gas without pain or I injury. or no charge will be made. . a. Ollice established in Lindsay nearlv i fifteen yearn. ' l Ill-2 CITY OF LONDON i‘lltli l.\'.\‘l'l axca Co. Capital .IJ‘JJ'NMlJlmI sterling, Deporited with the Dominion Government. $l00.000. The Rural. lxsr'nascr Co. or Its-cum».â€" Clpital, $121,000,000. Deposited with I)”. tuinion Government and otherwise vested. in Canada. 56““.0‘3". Tue Wumx Inst-asst (‘.i. or Cantu. Capital and Assets, $4337.35]. J. D. S‘llTll. .lq-mr. Penelou Falls. Jau'y :‘:n.l. lvl-t. ti. :.. important to larruers. llavittg secured llrv Control or the u Av- loartmnr Tumour. “lil’fii " tn.- rh:- ttttvn- ‘ Ihips uf \‘erulam and Sdmt'T‘lllt‘, and hav- ' lug arranged for their manufacturi- at i'tuw riun Falls by Patrick hour-lic. emitter. l . shall be prepared to till all order, in :I. fr“ days. Parties will consult tln ir no u irttcr- , cat by inspecting this churn before buying . any other. WILLIAM ll.\\'ll".’. t‘enelon Falls. June 16th. last. my} INSUMN‘CE. GEORGE GUIIIKGHAI. General Insurance and loan Agent. PENELON FALLS. ONT., upfluau the following lit-t class comm- nies. with which humans rm be transacted Ipolt the roost a "tr-.utagro‘ué turns. The Canada Pcrmaact-I Loan x Savings Co , The Imperial Insurance Company, at Lou i don. Rolland. The Ciduas‘ Insurance Company, o!(‘ana~ i da, I'ru cad Audra. The Launchin- laanraace Co..of England. The Confined.» Lit: Amended,“ Cu- oda, ' r l lamination} I reformation. ‘ considerable diversity of} icld. In some. ‘ r -4) act ‘than is generally mu. G. Anderson Fencion Falls, begs to call attention to O J large stock of g. AXES, . 3 well \vorthy the attention of; lumbermen. I “Ahead of any " Cross-Cut Saws, l the best in the market. Paints, Oils, Glass and Putty, a general stock of Hardware, and carpenters’ and other tools by the best manufacturers. November 7th, 1884. . I Eliot-"cucle falls Qiosrttr -gaturddyTDec’r 13th, 1884. Ontario Educational Department. Tire management of the Educational Department of Ontario has been one of the Gth-rrrnrcnt's most difficult tasks. and every one has something to say for or against the way it is being carried on. The Minister who is at its head is subject to :r thoumnd criticisms, and these often of an unfavorable character. M r. Crooks, who for long presided there, broke down, it is believed, under them, , after having done his best to give gen- l eral satisfaction. Faults are seen cv-I erywhcrc by those. who, if they were in the position of Minister of Education. Criultl do nothing. Now, the great. evil is the unsuitablcuess of the books ; next. the ineffectiveness of the teaching; then the deplorable effect of the strain it makes upon the children in weakenirr: their mental powers and ultimately con- signing numbers of them to total imbc. cility; .Then there are faults found with compelling youth of immature years to study grammar and arithmetic of a nature that they cannot understand, and which would be of no use to them if they could. Add to this the quarrel- ing about school sections and about the doings of school superintendents, and it will be seen that. the Educational De- partment of Ontario has work on its hands sufficient to overtnx the energies of any man who is capable of becorrring exhausted and who feels the sting of adverse criticism. The present Minis- ter of Education has so far shown a dis- position to please everybody. He has set aside the series of school books got up by rival publishers, much to their pecuniary loss, and in this way secured their enmity, which will, as a matter of| course, haunt him like a ghost so long as he holds oflice. The new set of books he is bringing out. have been heralded (probably by interested parties) as the best that can be got, but an adverse o- pinion is sure to be pronounced by oth- ers. and the parents who are compelled to buy them will in many cases arrive at. the same conclusion. At. best be will find that. the public are inclined to bc- i lieve that the whole of the educational business of which be is the bead stands on a par with the host of quack pre- scriptions which are, in general, urore certain to deplete the purse of the inva- lid than cure his malady. Yet. what can he do but do his best, and, if possi- ble, shirt his eyes against all criticism and purrelually draw his salary ? After all the efforts of the Educational De- partment to place education on a satis- factory basis, it looks as if that point was not going to be attained. Connects ed as it is with the Government ofthe day, it shares in its political fate. which is a thing to be regretted, as it. would be far better if it stood on a basis aloof from the. wrangling of party strife. As l it is just now it is tirade the target. of political animosity. and much talking is wasted in assaulting and defending it. It is a thousand pith-s that it. is not kept clear of party. Could not all ranks unite in placing it outside ol Govern- ment. influence and Government patron- age, to stand or fall by its own merits '3 Then it might. have a tired system as binding as the civil code. and free from tho~c perplexing and experhivc changes of books and regulations wh.cli are its present bane. That the boasted free school system of Ontario. alter its long i trial of improvements and experiments. t can be justly charged with w'eakeuingl the irrtcltects at not a few of its pupil-r, is enough to show that it has need of The same charge provca against an inditidual would consign him to the penitentiary. The first thing to be done is to remedy that ; but how . it is to be done is the question Illc prvs- ! » out Mini-Ker hth to solve. lie i-I rriak-l ing the attempt, and it is to be hoped It) the irrter<~ts of the young he will; succur'd. He will fulfil lii~ mission all, the br'llr't‘ that lire .‘l. l'. l'.s cl the lo-r cal Ilt‘li‘l.‘ confine themselves to other ‘ matters and lul him do his own work? alone. The Crops. The results of the threshing out of‘ the crops in this neighbourhmd lmllcalr: ease-l bull-y run: a poor crop. one good i turner only getting 20" bushels from; "' us. and other» not a great dial; more. uni-o more few had good eropsi and m-ll and. Something of the same .may I» vat-I of oats, which in some} (lulaltfl see-ma! to be injured in the: brain]. On the whole the crop is fair. . Fall when turned out better than was r anticipated. the sample is good. more so . Spring when T i. a good average crop and of fair qual- ity. Pen were good. i The straw is: 'at peace and the body warm, live in . do.. powde generally short and does not. bulk much which has led to a fear that the feed; for live stock will be deficient. owing to which fear some have Sold of? a part of; their stock. Altogether the crop will5 not bring much money. as prices are‘ very low. in fact for below those of‘ many years past. The farmers must2 just bear with what they cannot mend. i and. having plenty to keep the stomach hope of better times. _._.__â€"â€"â€"â€"- Another from ” F. F.” The communication signed “ F. F." in last week's Gazelle. and the few edi- torial remarks thereon, were of course freely commented upon by the villagers, and we have the satisfaction of know- ing that the little we said was fully en- dorsed by almost everybody. One or two expressted the opinion that the new sidewalk between Bond & Francis streets - would have done as well if it it had been somewhat narrower; but they took I the same view as the Gazette regarding the improvement on Francis street cast I and the purchase of the fire engine. .‘lr. Twomey and Mr. Juckctt both say ' that. the work which it is insinuate-d » was done to accommodate McArtlrur .3: ' Thomson. was decided upon long be-l fore they bought. the Orr property, and 1 the statements made with reference to I the engine are. we believe, either untrue or gross exaggerations; but as the reeve is at Lindsay attending the county , enuneil, we crnnot ascortaiu whether the facts connected with its purchase were as Commonly reported at the time. In this issue F. F. returns to the. charge. l and again goes: over the ground that. was covered last Week. “'0 have no wish to defend any wrong action of the council, and favour a public meeting for the discussion of municile affrirs; but we object to the evident anxiety to I find fault. and the consequent attempts to make mountains out of rnolelrills. A proof that this anxiety exists is the mention of the $3,000 for school pur- poses, for which, should it become a li- ability, the members of the council will i be no more responsible than the other ratepayers, and provision for the pay- ment of which will be made in the by- law submitted to the people. And what, but. the determination to find fault. at all hazards, could have induced F. F. I to blame the council for putting stone. on so many streets and for not. putting it on more ? Somerviile Council. The council met this 5th day of De- cember, 1884, at Kettles Station, purâ€" snout. to a call of the move. Members- present, John Fell. Esq” reeve, anti councillors Graham, Romney and Per- due. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. 1’». Read was heard by the council about opening the concession litre between the Sth and 9th concessions from lot 12 west to Four Mile Lake. Moved by Mr. Graham, seconded by Mr. Romney. That the following path- rnastcrs’ lists having been examined as returned be passed as certified, viz. Nos.1,2,3,10,11,16.19.20, 2'2. 24. 25. 26. 31. 44, 48. 49, 51), 51, 53, 56, 57 and (ELâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. l’crdue. seconded by Mr. Romney, That By-law No. â€", a by-low to provide for holding the annual electiorrs in the township of Somervillc. and appointing returning officer‘s, be now read and finally passedâ€"Carried. Mr. Suddaby entered and took his, seat. The reports of expenditure of monies under By-law No. 25.") were pre- sented by the commissium-rs, Mums: Graham. Suddnby. l’erdue and lino: ncy. and were considered satisfactory Moved by Mr. Sutldaby, seconded by Mr. Graham, That the following ac- counts against the municipality be paid: -John llodgson. for council room for 188-1, 310; F. Train, Somerville, por- tion of costs of bridge at Little's Creek, Bobcaygeon road, 817 40 ; J. W. Blanchard, work on culvert. Moan road, 81 2;"); A. Crego. repairing cul- vcrt north of Kintuouut. $5 34; 11. Graham, for Mrs. Dion, charity. 85; Dr. Frost. attendance on M rs. Rawlin- son and Mrs. Dion. $10 ; 1‘}. D. Hand, advertising, 8‘3 40 ; C. D. Barr, print- ing. 315'); G. W. Beall, receipt book. 53m; John Fell, repairing pick, 50c. ; r and fuse, 60c. ; do.. select- ing Jurors, $2 ; W. S, Dowson, do., 82; John Fell. Councillor's fees and tulle- age. Sl-i j. Geo. Romney. (10., S22 50 ; 11. F. l’crduc. do.. 819 fill; ll. Gra-’ ham, do.. 520 25 ; Snddady, do. $13 50 ; John Fell. equalizing assess mum. Union 8. S No 3. $2; (iconic Romney, corrrrnisdorn-r's fees. .32 5”; ll. Graham. do.. Sli 23'): H. F. l’urrluc l l and fl. Doughtv. do.. ST) (32; S. Sud- daby. do.. 33 12.15; W. S Ilowson. do, ST 50 ; do.. 4 nruuths' salary to Decem- ber 31%. 1834. Sell (iiâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. l’erdne. seconded by Mr. Romney. That Mr. Thomas Eng- lish be requested to remove his fence from the road :tllnwalrcc on the third concession on west side of int No 9, and that Tit-urns Iitlt‘srnl also be rt;- qnestcd to remove his fence from off the road allowance opposite L-tt No. 13 in . the 9th entices~iun with as little delay . as possililoâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Romney. seconded by Mr. l'erilue. That [lu- reeve be in~troet- : ed to have snow bu-rrnls put. on .‘Iilcll- l ell'- l-rlclgv-,â€"â€"~(,‘arritul. Mova by Mr. Graham. seconded by Mr. Sud-lab): Thrt the council do now :vljouru.â€"â€"Carried. .â€"â€"_â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"- o Dewar. Not-res. â€"-.-\ll persons in this village or its vicinity whose teeth reâ€" quire attending to are notified that Mr. ' Kevlatids. dentin, of Lindsay, or his :rs'slstztnl‘. will be at tltu Mc.\rthnr Carr”. ash Strataâ€"Rams 5; Son, the well known buyeh of live «lock, are . nperating in this section of country, . and send off about a c-rrloa-l per day. ' We don't often see either of them. as' Mr. Wm. Isaac buvs for them in Fenc- lon, Vernlatn and Somerviile. and picks up about :- carluad of cattle and sheep ' every week. With this constant drain going on. any one would think that the ‘ ferable to runners. ' perb, the music delightful, and the pub- ‘into the barrel. cocking the hammer. ‘. pulling the trigger, extracting the emp- . ty cartridge case. and cycling it from i the gun. . recoil drives the barrel rearward about _ , 5 bad state as is alleged. and chiefly the care .ablvra it to keep up a continuous fire. Home. Fem-ion Falls. on Monday and ' . Tuesday next. the 15th and ltitli inst. wants and that priCes are so low that butcher meat ought to be cheaper than it is at present. COLD AGAIN.-â€"’The weather has been so mild tor about a week that. many feared it was a sample of what the win- ter was going to be ; but toâ€"dny (Fri- day) is as cold as we care to have it. Considerable snow has fallen during ; the past forty-eight hours, and a good I many sleighs are out again, thoughâ€"in I the village, at any rateâ€"wheels are preâ€" l Just now a cloudy sky is indicative of more snow; but the sun is trving hard to make his appear- ance, and, it he succeeds, may cover the roads and sidewalks with slush again. Asxrvzasanv Sermonsâ€"The scr- rnons in connection with the anniversary services of the Fenelon Falls Methodist Church will be preached on Sunday, December 2lst, at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m.. by the Rev. John Shaw, Asao- ciate Missionary Secretary of Toronto, and at the close of each a collection will be taken up in aid of the trust fund. The annual Festival will be held on Christmas Day. Tea served at 4 p. in. sharp ; tickets 25') cents. A public an- niversary service will be held in the evening. when choice sacred music will be rendered by the choir. interspersed by addresses by the Rev. II. J. Thomas, of Minden. A. Inwood, of Cannington, I i and the resident ministers. All are in- vited to be present. DRAMATIC lilxrnararsnsxr. â€"- Oil the evening of Tuesday. the 30th inst, on entertainment. will be given in In- gram's ball by the members of the Ferrâ€" elon Falls Dramatic Club, who have been industriously preparing for it for some time past. Alter the grand open- ing scene, the company will perform “ Sleeping Beauty,” “ Beauty and the Beast.” “ Antecedents, " and “ Too Greedv by Half." to be followed by a beautiful “ Pyramid Tableau," “ Two are Company, Three a Crowd," and a moving tableau entitled “ The Meeting of the Winds." The coaturrrcs will be soâ€" lic may rest assured that the entertain- ment will be not only equal but superior to the one given by the club last winter and worth coming miles to see. ’l‘rrESrtaran lrxrt.â€"Messr-s.Quible A: Jones have nearly finished their new skating rink on the market square. and, as cold weather has set in, it will be flooded as soon as possible. its present size is 35x90 feet, but. it is their interr- tion to :rdd at lmst twenty feet to its length before next. winter. It. is; roofed with inch lumber, laid clup-borrd fash- ion ; but we hear that the owners have offered to allow it to be used for agri- cultural exhibitions. for which it is ad- mirably adapted. iftlre agricultural so- ciety will pay for shingliug it, and that the offer will probably be accepted. Two dressing rooms (which ought; to be somewhat larger than they are) have been built at the south end, convenient to the Francis street sidewalk. and over these rooms is a platform for the acâ€" Commodatiou of the band or of specta- tors of the sports below. A Counterf ’ ‘ Wrxxrrrzo, Dec".”_c. 'Ilalian named Guiseppe was ,; .vrestcd yesterday for having counterfpit. coin in his pm. session. He arrived from St. Paul, and r on his trunk being searched b the l ("Astana officials one hundred dollars in base coin \vms discovered in dollars, half dollars and Nickels. The trunk also .all > contained dies and tools for the manu- facture of spurious coin. The bogus money is an excellent. imitation. A number of the pieces were unliuished. the edges being untrirnrned. and up peared to have been but recently taken from the mould. The prisoner comes from New York, and answers the dc- cription sent by l’inkcrton's Chicago agency to the police here of a counter- feiter who has gone west, presumably to pass off base coin. 0. Freak of a. Somnambulist. QUEBEC, Dec. 6.â€"-1t appears that the people of Cape Rouge were thrown into a terrible state of alarm the other night by the rapid and unexpected tolling of their parish church bell close upon the hour of midnight. Most of them were l asleep at the time. and awakened by the l unserrsoouble ringing, rushed out in a fright to ascertain the cause, their first impression being that a great conflagra- tion was raging and that they were being summoned to help put it out. Judge of their surprise wlreu. on proceeding in a crowd to the belfry of the church. they _ discovered a man there, one of their neighbors in fact. fast asleep. but tug-' gin: away for dear life at the bell, irri- agirring that he was ringing the morn- ing angelus. llis amazement, too, was something extraordinary when. on awn- r kening. Ire found himself in so ludicrous a predicament. ___._._.- A Wonderful Gun. The Maxim sclfacting machine gun is one. of the rrmst remarkable of recent warlike inventions. it may be fired at the rate of 600 rounds a minute, and when once, started it keeps up this ter- . rilic fire without. the aid of human Men-- 1 cy or interferenc», every round after previous explosion. livery recoil per-; termsi all the functions of bringing the: nextmrtridgc into position. forcing it At the moment of firing the three quarters of an inch. and it is this I movement of the barrel alone that. actu- r ates the mechanism of the gun and en- t The cartridges are carried in a belt which run be connected together as the , cartridges are used in the gun. , ._.. _...__.. .. - The Italians in the neighborhood of, Port Rowan threaten to burn the town ' it (hr-y are not paid their wages. Sixty years ago not. one pcnon in Mad- agascar could read ; now there are 300,- one who regularly read the Bible. But . we are sorry to add that intemperance l . supply would soon diminish. but Mr. E has increased very much since the peo- lsuc tells us that be can get all be I ple have become more intelligent. , _ _ E dent you have taken the reputation of thc . the first being fired by the recall of the . f ly one choice left. viz, adopt the role of a ' of your own private affairl. , fess we are deeply grieved at this lack of ' lieve there was any individual of your intel- ‘ r or council lr. rd. Yr u we . _ composul of any number of lengths. :, "1 ““m‘m' '“ " ’H ) w 1 meeting in Slay, and we did not think the » attoundlng revelations of those two occa- Ceogvesstmn Robinson. of New York. has long been the target for racers and misrepresentation at the hands of the colonialist press and the Anglomaniacs among his own countrymen. but. all the more be is one of the most level~lreaded . members of the Washington house. He = has introduced a resolution into congress providing for a return to the Democratic simplicity of the ceremonies on the in- auguration of the president, as observed 1 in the time of Jefferson. It prohibits. the erection of triumphal arches, the , military display and the ostentation in I equipage and decorations which haveI been since introduced. and savour more I ofa coronation than the installation of; a Democratic president. The. resolu- I 1 tion is not likely to pass. fer the Ameri- cans have departed greatly from the simple habits and ideas of the founders of the republic. But Congressman Rob- inson's action in offering it, in face of the ridicule of the snobs and would-be aristocrats, who are tickled by the I nickel plated imitation of monarclricalI style. is none the less commendable. and ' shows true Democratic spirit in an age offlummcry and apish pretensinn. Rob- insnn is often called a crank, but. itI would be a good thing for the American ‘ people if there were a few more snehl cranks in high places.â€"â€"-’1‘orou(o News. â€"â€"â€"~â€"-â€"â€" 0 - o» Dynamiters Active. LONDON, Dec'r 9.â€"The Government l authorities continue to receive alarming information as to the working of the dy- namiters, and from present indications must have received some startling intel- ligence during the past twelve hours. The sentries at Windsor Castle have been doublet]. and effective measures been taken for protecting all the memâ€" bers of the. royal family from mrtroge. The guards at the Government buildings and railway stations have also been in- ' creased, and the Scotlaan Yard detec- tives are displaying an unusual amount of activity, which indicates that the Home Secretary must really believe that another outrage is about being pcrpetra ted. It is rumoured the real cause of this display of precautionery measures by the authorities is that a large quarr- tity of dynamite is missing from one of the Nobel Dynamite Company’s. deposits. The Company has 500 deposits, many of which are not guarded during the night, and no measures have been taken to prevent their being robbed, although the police have frequently urged the. Home Secretary either to place guards over them or compel the Company to employ watchmen for that purpose An- other report brrs it that the Home Office has received information to the effect that. the dynamitch in Paris bud and- denly deceased in numbers, that many ofthc more active members were mis- eing from their usual haunts in that. city and were reported to be in London. A number of loiterers have recently been seen in the neighborhood of Windsor Castle, and this fact together with the report. from Paris has led the Govern- ment. to adopt extraordinary precautions to prevent any outrage being committed. .__.,. . .-___. The alarm from dynamite is increas- ing in l‘lugltrntl. mThpr'e is to be a Chinese Council of n all‘ it] a few days. A beaver is constructing a dam with- in thc city limits of Toronto. Sir Henry Allsopp's famous herd of ” Bates" Shorthoros will be sold offal llindlip “all early ilr May. Enough liquor was consumed in Great liritaln last. year to make a Irrke a mile long, a mile wide, and thirty-five feet deep. What a lake of fire that would make if lighted l Spurgeon says he finds only Ten Com- mandments to keep, and not one of them against. smoking. so he promises to smoke and let such of his parishionch us please continue to fume. A passenger train on the Little Rock railway was stopped by five runsde rob- bers, who went through all the passen. gers, securing $6,000 in money and jew- elry. The thieves were tracked by blood-hounds into the city of Little Rock, and four men were arrested on suspicion. The Dominion government have deci- ded to-extend the pnstofiice savings bank system to Nova Scotitr, New Brunswick and Manitoba. (In the lst of January thirty-live new offices will be opened, eight in Manitoba and twenty‘scveu in the lower provinces. COMMUNICATIONS. To the Miller qfllrc Ferrell/Ir I'll/L! Gazette. Sta,â€" You have done us the honour to‘ devote the editorial in your last. issue to a I criticism of our article on the village r:oun~ cil. You seem to complain that it, fun; rake l advantage of your columns to discuss pub- lic matters. You say: “ it lclonly before election times the indignation of some ob- servant ratepayer' gets the betterofbismod- city or laziness, and then you get, some. thing calculated to make the members of the council driver in their shoes." W9 have taken the (r'flZe'ffC ever since it was first pub- lished. and do not. believe-a search of its old files would bear out this statement. You then taunt us with being “ critical beyond nae." and seem to think the subjects we spoke about as of so trifling a character as not to be wurth noticing. it is quite evi- council under your editorial wing. to de- fend them if you could by any liar- of arguâ€" ment justify their actions; but. knowing you mount consistently do so. you have on- lawyt-r having a bad mar.- and try to belittle the other side. and confess you know little about the finances ut the village. partly from a distaste for figures. partly because you had no idea that they wer-- in such a We must con- knnwledge on your part. We did not be- ligvnce who did not know that chaos reign- present at the nomination in December but, and you were present at the. tire-protection tion... would so mun have been loosed from the bonds of your memory. .‘t'!!14_003 or the improvements. the question simply resolves iueif into this: Can we afford it? 1! tbef council justified in incurring the outlay; while they are making no preparation tl)‘ meet it? )lanv private individuals would ‘ be glad to have beth houses. better fumi- ture and many other comforts. but prefet'l doing without simply because their finances will not permit of the outlay. The mereI carts and an occasional load drawn is no valid reason for rushing into debt. You cite the fact of Mr. Jacket: being willing to wait “till next year for part of his pay as one reason to justify the council. .-\ year from next summer debentures to the amount at $2,000 will have to be met: The largest part of this has already been raised and i1- .= legally spent; the council are at pvt-Sent engaged in traminga Ivy-law to raise 53. (mo more. and these amounts will have to be met as well as Mr. Jackett's hill. How are these. especially the $2.00“. to be rais- ed '.’ We shall not be surprised to hear the reevc get up and boast at the next nominn‘ tion of the large amount of improvements done without increasing the rate in the S: but a future council. and that at no distant date. will have a difficult task to perform. You seem to think the erecting of one or two good buildings on a street a snfiicient reason for an eleven plank sidewalk. We, on the other hand. are of the opinion Ilrat wherever the largest amount of travel is there also should be the best and widest sidewalks. When the two little "squirts," as you call them. were purchased. it was only after they had been well tried and found to-be an excellent article in other pines. and when kept in proper order they have in every instance proved themselves a good investment llut what can be said about the “ toy"? It in its earliest days figured in Toronto. and alter various penum- hulations reached Midland. where it was gladly disposed of simply because it was worthless: and. to say the very least. the council. before pnrclm~iug it. slmuld have had it thoroughly tested by an expert : had they done so. it would not now be a tenant in the new house on the market square. We we are so unfortunate as to need its Ft‘l‘Vl- cos. the little “squirts” will have to hear the brunt of the battle. Referring to the “joke " on Francis St. East. it might be well to inquire how many days elapsed af- ter the purchase by McArllrnr k Thomson before the grading was began. It might be well also to inquire if the matter of the said grading was ever discussed at the council board or any rusolution pasSed an- tlrorizing it to be done; it might be in place also to point out the fact that there has for many years been a large shingle mill on the same street to and from which there has always been a large amount of trade, but it never seems to have entered irrlo the. heads of our village fathers to grade it till after the purchase. It might not be out of place also to refer to Road St. West, as one of the most travelled and worst streets of the village. There has been a foundry at the. west end of it for the last fourteen or fifteen years; a flour mill was also erected on it before the .‘lchrlhnr & Thomson pur- chaseâ€"nu investment which will supply a want felt more. perhaps. than any other in the village; the sidewalk, especially west of John street, is all but impassable. A member of the council, in answer to a corn- plairrt by a ratepayer one day last summer. said, “ If you do not like the sidewalk you can take the middle. of the street.” if labor and material are so easily attainable, how is it there is nothing done there? We think that, taking into consideration the misstate- ment at the last nomination, and the large expenditure without any increase in the tart- es during the current year, it would be only a matter of simple justice to the ratepayers for the reevc to prepare a statement of tire assets and liabilities of the council. call a meeting at least a week before the nomina- tion, and lay the matter fully and honestly before them. Then every voter would know exactly in what position we are, and know whether the present incumbents of the trea- sury benches are worthy ofa renewal of his confidence or not. F. F. Feuclon Falls, Dec'r 9th, 1884. CRUELLY MURDERED. In the Province of Ontario, every year, thousands are being cruelly murdered by taking unsuitable, untried nostrums for such complaints as Costivcm-ss, indiges- tion, Liver Complaint, Kidney Troubles, etc., who might easily gain lost strength and energy by using McGrcgor's Speedy Care. 'l‘o convince them that such is the case, we will give. them a free trial bottle at Wrn. E. Ellis's Drug Store, Ferrclun Falls, Price We. and $1 per bottle. Sec testilu0~ rrials from persons in your own town. FLUID LIGHTNING. Fluid Lightning is the cure for Toothâ€" ache, Headache, Enrachc and Neuralgia. it does not take a day or an hour to cure it, but in less than a mirrrrlc all pain is gone. Thousands have tested its merits within the last year. Fluid Lightning is also a positive cure for Rheumatism. The worst possible cases have been permanently cured in one week. Price 25c. at Wm. B. Ellis‘s Drug Store, Ferrelon Falls. TO THE LADIES. McGregor A: Parke's Carbolic Ccratc will cure any case of l’implcs on the face or Rough Skin on either hands or face. and leave them soft as silk. it will also hcal any sore when all other preparations fail. Thousands have tested it. Ask your Drug- gist for McGregor k. I’arkc's Carholic Cc- ratc, and do not be persuaded to take any- tlriug else claimed to be as good. it is but 25¢. per box at. Wm. B. Ellis's Drug Store, Font-ion Frills. filth}? 13.1161). MrzrcAr.rcâ€"llrrnr.nv.â€"â€"(ln \l‘t-drn-sday. Dc- cerrrher 3rd, at the “iritII'IH‘C of thr- bride's hruther-in-law, .\lr. 'l‘ugrnau, in the town- ship of Fern-loo, by the llcv. Mr. Watch. Mr. (1. ll. Mt‘lCillfl‘ to Miss Carin-rim: Hurley, both of the township of Verulaur. F ENE LON FA LLS .\l A RK HTS. Reporter! by ,llrlluuyrll/ .j' Ilrunrlun. Fem-loo Falls, Friday, Dec. 12th, 189-1. Wheat, fall, per bushel - - $0 Git 0 all Wheat, spring. ‘- - - - O 65 0 68 Harley, per bushel ~ - - 40 5“ (hits, “ “ â€" - - - 25 251 l'eusc, ” u - - . . 48 no Rye, u H - - - . 43 4:. Potatoes, “ - - â€" - 20 2!: Roller, pr-r 1b., - - - - - H H Dressed Hogs, per 100 lbs, 55 0!) $5 50 Beef. per l00 lhs, - â€" - St to $5 0": Eggs, per doxen. - - - - l0 l8 Chickens, per pair, - - - 30 3!: Ducks, “ - - - - 30 4" Turkeys, per 1b., - - - - It 7 Geese, " - - - - G 'l Sheepskins, - - - - - It!» 65 leefllides, - - - - $4 00 $3 00 Hardwood. dry, sawed, - $2 50 $3 on llar-lw-iod, green, sawed, $2 on $2 .50 llay, per ton. - $10 00 to SlZ U0 New Advertisements. IR. ‘V. '1‘Il()3l I’HON. Accountant. Commission and Real Estate Agent. Loans Negotiated. Farms. llouus and Lola for Sale or to Rent- .\l:rne_v to Loan at the luwest canto! ralu. Mortgages and .‘t'otcs negotiated. ('ollvc- [innit made expeditiously and returns exe- cuted at once. Corner ot Georg:- und Sim- . -__.._..____.. _ .............~. CJX'IT'L‘IJPI LOH'L‘. Strayrd from the premium of the under‘ signed, the cast halfof lot 210 in the 6th can. of \‘crulam, in June last. one Heifer, firing ‘ two yearn old: dark red: tip of one horn brok-n otl’; white tail end. Alto one red . Slur, same age; no particular marks Any, one géving ouch informuiou as will lead to I ‘ their recovery. by letter or otherwise, will "m" "mic. "m of good mad.” be suitably rewarded. JAMES AKISTER. Bury: Green P, 0. Vernlam, .‘t'ov'r 27th. rear. tl-3' .._.. .â€"4~.â€"'-â€"v\.â€"â€"~â€"‘â€"â€"-â€"‘.~-_'~â€"' _...... .., fact of getting a little help to load the: l l have no hesitation in predicting that if ever 5 tillilllll r llllll, â€"-and “th- Variety Hall is still the proper head-quarters for illllS. BHUKS. llllll lillllllS. , successes, WAX & GETTA DOLLS. CHRISTMAS BABES at. Itult‘prlce. _â€" Sunday School Libraries, Prile Books” and Xmas Tree Supplies at special discorth [3‘ Agent for the Canada Pacific R'y, White Star and State lines of ocean steam- ships. Tickets issued to any pnth in the North-West. “'(‘Slvrlr States or British Co- lumbia at lowest rates. Remember the place. J. ll. lfirsloa‘s Variety llall. next door to the Ontario Rank, Kent street. Lindsay, NUV'r 27th, IRS-i. 40A}. ESTII;\\' 11161191111}. Came on to the premises of the subscrib- er on the village boundary, about the 15th of November. a Heifer rising two years old. The owner can have hernpoa proving prop- erty and paying charges. JOSEPH POST. Ferrelon Falls, Dec'r 9th, lRSt. tit-3‘. Notice to Debtors. All parties indebted to the late firm of .iorra'r & Ilcl‘arrraxo are hereby notified that they must call and settle with the un- d-rslgned hy the lest of this month, or their accounts will be pl-teed in Court for collection without respect to persons. JOSEPH Ilcl-‘ARLAND. Penelou Falls, Dec'r lOth, lStN. 41-3. “4 PUBLIC NOTICE. The Secretary of the Local lloard of Health calls attention to clauses 46 and 49 of THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, which provides that “any householder or physician neglecting to report any mine of infectious disease in his house or practice, to the Medical Health Ollicer or Secretary. renders himself liable to a penalty for earl! offence of not more than $20, in the discre- tion of the convicting magistrate." Parties neglecting to report either to Dr. Lowe, the Medical Health (lilicr-r, or the undersigned, will he proceeded against according to law. GRU. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary. 40.3. Penelon Falls, Nov’r '.Z‘a’th, 184-1. 18023. lt‘ifihln HEAD-Q ARTERS -â€"roa-â€" Pictures, Mouldings and Frames. w. a. (EBBDWIN is prepared to offer B A I}. G A I N S in Picture Frames, Room Paper and Fine Art Goods. All kinds of FRAMES MADE [11' T0 (lllllllll on short notice, cheaper and better than imported bankrupt stock. Christmas Cards by the Thousand from 1 cent upwards. Also agency for Steam Dyo Works and Bell Organ Co. ill some shop. :63“ Baker's Block, Kent. Street. (near the market.) Lindsay. 40-4.. THE lElDINWWSTUHE! TV. VV. I.$IJ()'I"_I.‘ begs to call the attention of the public to the following NEW LIST OF GAS“ PRICES. the lowest ever yet offered in l-‘enclon Falls or its vicinity by any dealer in groceries. SUGARS- 20 lbs. Refined Sugar for - - St 00 13! “ Granulated Sugar for - l on 17 “ Bright Sugar for - - I 00 SYRUPS. 3 gallons Golden for - - - 3! 00 TEAS. Special line in Japan, just arrived, final value in Canada, equal to any 60 cent. tea in tin.- uml’ktzt, 3.0 ttcntrt per lb. NEW FRUIT. Finest Currants, It} lbs. for $1 00 “ Vulrnlia liuiaills, ll lbu, for l 00 “ Iatrtltltrll Layers. [511‘ ll). ~ - l5 " Pigs in nrata, lll If”. for - l 00 “ Blemc Figs in boxes, per box to Also a large assortment of Orange! Mid Lemon», Grapes. Natl, to. OYSTERS in line and built, at closer quotations than you can obtain in the Toromo market. CANNED GOODS. I llrilirrb American Salmon, lust catch - - - 1 lb. tine, lac. I New l.ob~tr.rn'- - - - “ “ 131:. l " Mackerel - - ~ " “ l2c. l “ Tulmtlorl - - â€" 3“ “ lic. " (Torn - - - - - 2 “ “ I? c. “ l‘carl - - - - 2 “ “ 12 c, ‘- Apples - - - o It " “ IOe. “’ Ileana - - - - '1 ” " 12k. TOBACCOES. l-‘inezt Prince of Wales Chewing - 42c. lh. I -- fright Smoking in - 604:. lb, I " Cut Chewing - 50c. lb, The above figures mart convince you that. , the only way to buy your good. cheap in to i pay cash. W. W. “LOTT. I g Oyster Rooms np-atain. ‘3! j Ferrclorr Falls, Nuv'r 26th, 1884. 1 W . . CARI’EXTER & BUILDER, I FENELON FALLS. The advertiser is prepared to execute ‘ all orders with which he may be favoured. i from large contracts to the smallut job. 36" Sub and doors of all kinds made on Workdhop on Francis Street East; rule deuce on Bond Street But. . EDWARD HAW. l haeloo falls, April 10th, t8“. LI.