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A s .... Herr-r" , , _ __ FARM E R s, ; now is the lino;- to 5: d THE FA M OUS TII()}€I,I-2‘A' . llfillSl 8i Elllll lllllDf The only genuine at Ellis’s Drug Store, FENEIJIN FALLS. LEGAL &c. A. l’. l'I‘JVLlN. ARRISTHII. Attorney-at-lum‘. Solicitor: in L'lmnCcry, Kent Strvvt, Lindsay. MARTIN N HOPKINS, Banmsrmzs, Sill.l(1l'l'l)ll<. .kc ‘ any to Loan at 0: per cent. Kent street. Lindsay, (lnt. IKE. Manna. l“, l). .‘ltmltrl. PARIHSTER. ATTORNEY. 1k SOLICITR ) (mice, Kent street, Lind and Notary Public. Mont-v to Loan. HUDSI’I-l'l‘ll iv JACKSON, i AilltlSTl-IRS, SULllilTUltS, kc. (lf-. ficr, William Street, Lindsay. A. llttnsmzrn. A. JAcxsos Mo- Olliee, (i. ll. llormss. o'LI-th a o'm-zanv, AlllllSTl‘lllS, A'l‘Tl IliNl‘IYS-ATâ€"LA W, Solicitor: I'l Chancery, kc. Office, Doheuy lllock. Kentstri-et, Lindsay. , Aarncn U'me’. llwsn O'l.z.tnv. .‘lrle'l'Ylll'I .k S’I‘I‘:\V.\IIII‘, .\ ItltlS fl-IltS, .\'l"l‘l tl!.\'lii'$-.~\'l‘-L.»\“', Solil'ilnri in Ulianm-ry. k0,, Lindsay. (lflil'i- over Untario flank. Kent street. Mo- ney to Loan of. s prr t'vut. on real estate ecuritil-s. l'). J. Melsrvnr. BA llllf l.\' a SM l'l'II, )ABIIISTEBS. SULII‘I'I'UIIS. tk'l‘.. Lind ) sav. Mom-v to Loan on sI-(‘Itt‘ily of mort- gages, promissory notes, .tr. v Jonx A. lluzltov. fJ, Sinrn. W" “no of the firm will be at their l’en clou Falls Ollien every 'l'hursday. (l. .\. .lt)lll).\.\'. .llanayvr. l Tuos. Srnwan’r. MEDICAL. H ' ' I .-\. W. .l. lllzlillASSl. M. I)., ()IUINI-III, Physician, Surgeon, kc... Iced C Residence, Brick Cottage, Wellington street. Lindsay. “BS. \V l LSt l.\' W: \Vl LSUN, )IIYSICIANS. Sl'lllll-IUNS 5i ACCOU- chers. Ollice, Fr ' “is Street East, Fen- vlon Falls. 3.8. With-«w, it. main. «in .\t.o.t'. Dr. A. Wimox, at. n., ti. 1‘. r. lht. J. ll. LOWE, llYSlfHAN k SITlttll'IttN. Coroner for the Provisional llounty ofllnliburlon. I W Ullirl- next door to the. .\lc.-\rthur "nose. Residence, the house lately occu- pied by Dr. llryson, on May street, l’enelon Falls. IlllS. Blitillllwh' & l,lll.\II.\M. l llYSll‘lAN’S, Sl'lllilil).\'$, kc. Ullicr- aml residenci- directly opposite Carr‘s hotel, William St. Lindsay. Ualls front the .country promptly attended to. I‘. PALKEIK llounows, ll, ll. Human. u. n, I. 0., 0. XL, 31.". t'. .t t‘. \t , late Soho fins- 3. 0. Graduate .\l'(iill pit-ll. London. v. v. s. College. Moor, lsno. I w, .u, it. e. s., England .t 5., (ML, or ..., Lu”. SURVEYORS. JAMES l)[l‘l(>‘t).\', L. Surveyor. (,‘om niss‘ioner in the Q. P-., . lonvcyancer, .kr. llcsidcncemnd ad- dress. Fynelon l’alls. i MISCELLANEOUS: ‘ New Tailoring Establishment. - The undersigned. having commenced the Tailoring business in rooms over the post- ollicv. respectfully solicits a share of publicl patronage. Garments Made In the Latest Style, and customer: mty rely on getiing a good fit. ('hrtryvv rmtmnvt'fs. l a. enamel I‘cnvlou l-‘alls. Dec'r l‘th. 1.4M. 43. l 1 348.1% ( xi 1‘ I A Fire good Building Lots for sale cheap In F.-o.»lon Falls West. Apply It) .l.\ll\'lh' k MrIIOI't‘..\I.l..‘ Feurlon l‘alls‘. .laue it'th, in“. l7~t t. J. HEELANDS, ; DI‘IN'l‘IS'I‘. L1NI)S:\\'. Uni- of the tirm w ill be at the ;‘If‘.\llTlll'll lloi'srz. l-'i>:xr:i.o.\' FALLS, on the third \lnnd \y of-atwh month. Teeth' extracted by law; s u::§;o=tt pain or injury, or ‘l-i r!) l’_" a .. .ze made. ll‘rwe I‘sLtT-Iiw'ltt‘ll :1: Lindsay nearly fiflrrtt year-I. "llltI l'll‘i' Ui’ lt'hhuV Hill} lNSl'it- 1 not: 0‘» l'tg HI I: “alarm sterling. I‘rrm'tml n-th lltv ltotatnien tioverumentw sill-Influhl l Tor. l:u\'\l. lwr‘uv -~: x'.\. or Eva \‘l\~â€"- l‘arntxt. ‘ Il.-p.i;.te-l \vith Itoâ€"1 milllfl") lio\<~:.titt- .1 In l‘anada. S"- ; am 4 Tu: \VlJYtEA l\.~":~. t'apttal Iii-I .\~rr!~' S x ,-- 4|.\ 1 ,l . . ..::d_ Fencio't Fails. Jan y H“. l". m1: gyro E“; GEORGE CUNNINGHA', General Insurance and Loan Agent.» FENELON FALLS, ONT., represents the following first rlul tom's.- nxn, with Ilarb hen?!“ can ho tun-acted aw: the mma L‘ss'atngvou terms. ~ The Car.“ In. l'cmu wot l. 'A". .t Savzngsl‘o The luapcral I35'23.\2\‘t‘ Company. ot’ Lon. don. Est-gird. the Cztznas lat .rm 5: Compuy. t-{Catu- ~38. Mn trtt' .l“ 1" e Ltums‘ ::< 155 Cc . 21' England. are: t‘m-Jmfw- hr: Lt: .hsovutmtyot L‘m- » l: ,.-.v E l intentional l i . not incommodc herself to defend him. , as certainly in Europe, is doubtful; but , Czar is mad enough to make war with- ; since been substantiated. that Iiicl, at 'of Mr. Staik's report of the Trent Nav. t I i‘iDIl‘. G. Antlers 0 11, Fenclon Falls, begs to call attention to his large stock of TAXES, well tvorthy the attention of: lumbermen. l “ Ahead of any ” Cross-Cut Saws, the best in the market. Paints, Oils, Glass and Putty” a general stock of Ilardt'arc,‘ : and carpenters and other tools by the best manuiitcturcrs. .. November 7th, 1884. Elie fraclmt falls Gimme iSaturd ay, March 28th, 1885. England and Russia. The present attitude of Russia, at a ’ time when England is beset with difli- I culties: in the Soudan, South Africa and l Ireland, indicates on the part of thcs Czar a desire to extend his already tool large dominions at the expense of Al- ghanistan, an ally of Britain. It might have been supposed that he had plenty of work to do at home in watching his own subjects, who every now and then make an attempt to blow him sky high and expel his dynasty from the throne, without tryng' to get into collision with l his neighbours. But being on the look ' out for a chance to gain a little cclut himself and withdraw the attention of his badly-governed subjects from their own grievances, he has set about the at- tempt of' depriving the Amcer of Al'- ghanistan of a part of his territories; thinking, no doubt, that as Britain’s hands are full, she will not care what becomes of her ally, or at any rate will Seldom has a eovetous monarch made a greater mistake; and, with a prompt- rwss bec‘oming a great power, Eritain has given him to understand that any attempt. at a seizure of territory claimed by the flower will be repelled by force of arms. This intimation has somewhat I staggered the Czar, \vlio-â€"-pcrhaps fear- ful of the consequences should he warn tnoly cause a warâ€"is profuse in his ex pressions of a desidc to keep the peace. -'ut tve all know how the fox in the fa- ble declared he didn't want the grapes when he found he couldn't get them, and very likely the linssian hear's pro- testations are. about as truthful as those of" the fox. Whether he ventures or not to push matters farther since he has seen that if he makes the attempt war will at once be the result in Asia and matters just now seem in such a critical condition that no one need be surprised should hostilities begin at any moment. llussia has a considerable force in the vicinity of Afghanistan; but it is Collâ€" fronted by the troops of tho Amcer, to aid whom, if' necessary, a large body of British troops is being Collected. If the out good reason, he may find out before long that he has made a huge mistake, and. like the third Nal’mleon, may lose both crown and kingdotn. It will not be the first time that “ vaulting ambi- tion " had met. with distrou; calamity, and but few will regret if the Czar be- come the victim of his own folly. Louis Riel Again. On Friday of last week the Globe! published a despatch from Prince Al-i bert, N. W. T., to the effect that Louis lliel, the lied Ilivcr rebel of a dozen years ago, had stirred up dissensions amongst the hall-breeds and that an outbreak was itntnincnt. The Montreal Goalie, (without knowing anything about it) contradicted the. Globe's tele. gram in the most offensive terms; but . two after came the news, which has tho head of at least fifteen hundred well-armed halllbrccds and Indians. and backed up by Big Bvar, an influential and troublesome t‘hiel‘, has seized gov- rroment stores, cut telegraph \Vll‘i'<_ captured the operators and made prisu Ullt'r'l ofsevcral prominent resideth of the locality in which he is operating." ,\u this t’rlh'lliim, like Llit‘ fllltt't‘. ls' the result of the mistakvn policy of the IM- miuion liovcrumtnt. its magnitude and : ‘itnport‘tnec are proluhlv overrated by the (fluke and underrm-d by the .lloili; but there can be no doubt that. .‘N‘I'Inll\ l trouble. may arise should Iliel have the ‘ courage to meet and the ability to sue awfully oppose the force now being ‘ sent against him. Trent Valley Canal. ; We have been favorel with a perusal lull-m. This :r-at inland watrr-wty has been und< r survey, at iritervxis. for the last 5‘.’ years. We have now before Inf-m." reports, rlllH-r partial or com The work of surveying isnow going on pretty much as it" nothing had been door. and a fifth report. may be exp-cred at some future dxv. It was .‘itrn as one reason by Sir (.‘harh-s Topper. a few days before he left for Home}. why zuzwti'wr appropriation, ’ had not been rat in the estimstts last sexsicn for the cumin: no «if the work. i ll!“ he could not get t‘.i~ dill! rep-rt ,from the engines-e I: Ari-2‘1." to us that the 3‘7 «'v‘dalre‘. as far as ll.» lZIItr- cat ;tvvcro'n. nts‘ haze been concerned, has by. ‘n this: to call for a survey when ' ilar lOIiC‘flo‘Of. pra:per,ity,asu;nuy pledge ' blc of" filling 30 or ~10 trains, . 'the, n‘rfecting of this Slit) ‘st of . . it was true nevertheless. and a day or l W‘ q” ..-ocoura.-iug and assures their usefulness ‘ arise. 'ca'lse of God is strong drink. an agitation (and there have been ' manv from tion: to time) has been raised for the opening of'the 'l‘rent‘ Navigation. The different rcptrts have been sent in, and laid in pigeon bolus : the agitation having died away in the meantime. on some one wiser than the rest (though he knew nothing about. it) (let-luring that the scheme must prove a failure for want of watt-r. .-\ll the old reports Were then raked out. and hand- ed. for his assistance. to the engineer, appointed to make the next survey; for Mr. Stark begins his: report No. 4 in this way: " With the numerous and exhaustive reports which have been al- ~ ready made upon the subject. furnished me by the department." The reports : ; now before us are those of Mr. Baird, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Keefer and Mr. Stark. " We desire to make the following ex- 1 l l l tract from Mr. Stark's report, whichI speaks the mind of every man who has I at all given the question a moment's thought : “ To a stranger, a first acquaintance with so immense a stretch of inland ‘ waters fit for traffic ' as exist in con- nection with the ‘Trent navigatiou.’ conveys a feeling of surprise, mingled with a sensation of wonder at his having been, perhaps, so long, a dcoizen ofl Canada without, having heard morel mention of" it. Placing for a moment Connection with Lake Iluron to one side, there can be no possible doubt but that the opening up of such an internal ‘highway of' waters’ to the outside world by giving it access to the St. Lawrence, would be conferring an a- mount ol'prosperity upon this already , flourishing district which could not but make itself felt to a greater or less dc- grce throughout the entire Dominion. No one can become acquainted with the country as I have this year had an op- portunity of doing without feeling this. From Lake Simeoc to Rice Lake the whole landscape lay golden in its rich and abundant crops of wheat, and what strikes one most forcibly is, that every petty clearng on the hills, half stumps as it may yet be, shines forth from the dark woods that surround it, with sim- , of what the whole country shall one day become, when cultivation will at last have driven of}“ all trace of the absence of man. No number or system of rail- ways can possibly take the place, to- wards such a country, of a navigation which permeates every portion of it, and which only needs an outlet. It is not for me to do more than give a simple statement of facts ; but I have been asked for a. full report, and think I am seamely out of" place when I say, with a thorough conviction of the truth of the statement, that no. act of the ' Government. could give more intense satisfaction, or be a more thoroughly popular one thrt'rngirmrc the whole of this portion of Canada, than the exhi- bition of' an intention to perfect, as quickly as may be, the navigation from Balsam Lake to the Bay of Quinte. That once done, there is little to. fear, I think, for its ultimate extension to Lake Huron. because to get it there is too easy a task to Call lcar forth, and because once there its results- must. prove of transcendent- benefit to the eu- tirc Dominion. and I am one of those who believe that the fact will soon be generally recognized. With a plan of lock that will pass barges with expedi- tion, it would be anything but a slow I l | transit, with the assistance of the ex- tensive and already navigable reaches that would bring a tow of 15 or 20 barges of wheat from Port. Severn to 'l‘renton, each barge containin-_- its lu'tvl for two railway trains. the whd- (f‘lpr This. tom! at a port so much nearer the great chain l of St. Lawrence canals. as in Trenton. than any other that can be got. and where before them still lies the tranquil navigation of the Bay of Quintc, and that of the St. Lawrence to Montreal or the United States. Indeed. the great- er portion of this Cftlltll lies through lakes, the coolness of which admirably adapts the route for the conveyance of grain, and from the spacious land-locked harbour of Midland City, capable of receiving the largest vessels that navi- gate the lakcs down to tide-water, the ‘ still water’ navigation it Certainly is, would render ‘ insurance’ almost nom- inal. I am informed that the amount of wheat sent toward the frontier yearly, from this district alone cannot be set down at less than from four to five mil- lions of bushels. Communications with Lake. Huron would multiply this a bun- dred fold, and in view of our own coin- ing contributions from the great North- “'est to Canada, I cannot but regard possible routes from the far west to the sea board as a subj~-ct well worthy the attention of the Government." The W: G. T- U. I (/i'o'um'mimls‘ I.) In the account of the. Temperance linion meeting published last week the name. of Mrs. Stevensi‘m Jr. was placed on the evangelistic cotntnittee; which was a mistake, as it should have read Mrs. Stevenson Sr. The young ladies of this union who aSsumel the duties, of t‘anvaswrs are doing a grand work; during the past week over thirty hono- rary lllt'lllllt'rS have bevn added to thci :ist by their unaided efforts. This in the future, as they now carry with = them the prestige of success. Friendsl ot' trmperaaceâ€"sol-liers of Christâ€" ' The greatest hindrance to the The evil l cannot be now lied by license; we must li‘tt‘v‘ prohibition. which the government will givi- when we are ready for it. Our present duty is to use what means we, IIJVL'. The Scott .\l‘t kills the treating custom. thereby savin; multitudes. and is: a stepping stone to prohibition. It: has been carried in a great majority of, the counties Wilkrv: it has been submit zed. What glorious new-l Ministers : .lll vot it hopefully. and lead the ensure-Lulu“ in lJ'Jilt‘V-lfl: prayers for Women of the l.‘l.ri~‘tian Tem- twranec liaiun. concentrate your efforts. Voters. b'.‘ in readiness. ("18 and See that every section is aroused. Get a c py J the Art, or. what is better still, “ McKay's Appeal" and Broth-3 ~ ll x‘vT r~ . , our's " Wonderful Success of the Scotti ‘ sutbd‘actory.â€"Uarried. ll“ Law." Iiead them; carry them about ~ with you. Help in forming committees; help in raising money; h ~’p in leading Your friends to think of their individual resfnnsibiiity. If you cannot work in; any of these ways. cheer on the Work-c " Whether lo~in_'. whether winning. trust in God and do the right " “ The night cometh, when no man can work."' p» . n5. V erulam Council. l The council met on the ch inst. ac. cording to adjournment. Members all, 3 present and the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and apâ€" proved. Moved by Mr. Lamb and seconded by Mr. Kelly, That a by-law be read? and passed appointing fence-viewers and pound-keepers.â€"(.‘-arricd. Petitions were laid before the coun- cil from the residents of Ii. S. No. 3 Fenelon Falls, Fenclon and \'erulam.: praying to be detached from said sec- tion and to be added to L'. S. No ll. and also from certain residents of S. No. 4, praying to be attached to U. No. 1 Harvey and Verulam. Moved by Mr. Lamb, seconded by M. Kennedy, That the petitions rela- tive to S. S. No. 4 be referred to the, respective inspectors, and that the clerk { notify the different school boards inte- restedâ€"Carried. l l l | l | l l l S. S. (I. Moved by Mr. Braden, seconded by Mr. Lamb, That a bylaw be read and passed appointing a local board of health â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Kennedy, That this council intend pass- ing a by-law at its: next tncctiug dctach- ' ing lots 25 and 26 in the first and sec- ond concessions from Fcuelou Falls If. S. S. and attaching the same to S. No. 11, and that the clerk notify the Fenelon Falls school board of such ac- tion.â€"-â€"Carricd. Moved by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Braden, That: one hundred dollars be granted to the erection of an agricultu l ral hall in Bobcaygeoa, ptovided that no payment of this grant be made until building is completed and title to land Moved.l by Mr. llmnb, secondch by Mr. Kennedy, That. this council intends. passing a by-law at its sitting to be held on 2nd of May, closing the original al- lowance for road between the west halves of lots 15 and 16 in the 2nd concession and conveying the same to A. Knox, and also for establishing a new line of road through a portion of cast half lot 25 in the 4th concession in lieu of the concession line, and for conveying the portion so closed to Thomas Byrnell.â€"- Carried. Moved by Mr. Braden, Seconded by Mr. Kennedy, That the following acc’ts be paid and orders drawn on the treas- urer for the same : Wm. I’ogue, putting stone on road, 846 ,1, C. Fairbairo, reg- istering deed Steele to municipality, $1 40; Jas. Lamb, com. and inspecting, $3; the clerk, registration bixths, mar- riages and deaths, S7.â€"Uarricd. On motion of Mr. Braden, the coun- cil adjourned until 2nd May next. School Board. Fcoclon Falls, March 24th, 1895. The School Board met at the call of' the chairman. Members all present. Moved by Mr. Swanton, seconded by Mr. Martin, That this Board accept the offer of l). C. Woodman for lots {)6 am] :39. south of the river, for a school site at Silllll.â€"â€"Uarricd. Moved by Mr. Cunningham, seconded \lr. Swaoron. That the secretaryâ€" ntltt'el‘ be instructed to advertise for lt'lttlul's‘ for the building of a school house south of the. river. l’lans and specifications can be seen on and alter the 2nd of April. Tenders received up to April I5th inclusive.â€" Carried. lw',‘ FELL IN.-â€"â€"Ou Friday morning the north half of the roof of the skating rink fell in with a crash, and it is for- tunate thiit there was no one beneath it. The structure was rather a flimsy one. as this collapse proves, but it will prob ably be replaced by a better one before next. Winter. 3223" Do n't forget to read llron McDon- oauis advertisement this week. 0n ! Br. JOYI-‘ITL.â€"â€".\ thaw has set in at last. It commenced on 'l‘hursday. and today (Friday) is quite mild with ' occasional light. rain. The snow, where it has not been packed, is already turn- ing into slush, and at dips in the roads there is water in the sleigh-track. If the present weather continues we may expect to see the first robin by the end of next week. 3913‘ lfyou want. a nohhy hat for Spring go toâ€"Iltron .\lcl)olu:ALi.'s, Rtrx ()vr:n.â€"~â€"Last Tuesday evening a boy about 10 years old, son of Mr. llobert Menzies. of this village. wasl that was being driven without lh'lls‘ to i give, warning of its approach. The lad ' rec-rived rather a severe cut on tin"; back of his head. and it is a wonder? that he was not more seriously hurt. as thc horse and sleigh both wa-nt over him. 35)“ 2M Remnants of Twet-ds. Shirlings and Prints atâ€"llt'tat .\lrl)ot‘oaLL‘s. Srort'cn 1x Tumâ€"(in \i'adnnsday evening a span of horses attached to a farmer's sleigh ran out of the enclosed yard behind the Me.\rthur House. and but, were. caught and stopped lwforef they had time to settle down into 3' gallop. It is. i'lpp'lsi-II by some that‘ ' they Were frightened by the Salvation- ‘iqs, who Were. marching to music at the time. and whom they could hear ‘ but not see. 363‘ Positively the rEgh: place to get .1 good ttéil‘rriltll'nl of I'rces lion-is and Trim- mings is at the I'nlmct: Dry (lot-d; llonse. Tux Slinii:v.\t_'rv.â€"-.‘lr. John Mac- ltl‘flllflll, hardware tun-reliant, of Lin bay. has bn-n appointel sin-ritf of tho (7 :un- ty of Victoria. As he is a brother of .‘Ir..I.1m--~: Maclcnn‘in, who i. the lion. (Liver Mwwat's partner, some of the = l‘r-nswrmtivc papers are of course m1- king 3 great outcry owr the appoinh went. without the least grounds fur at. doing. They cannot, at any rate. :iiiegc that there has been any ,Lielay in making it, as tho 05cc was only vacant for a few days. ‘was discussed. some routine 'eieeted. after which the meeting ad- , salt is supposed to be something terrific. . ‘ army, the largest in the world, is stood , (‘r-it‘ml an order from the Bert-mt .‘lm:rtsn.â€"'l‘he usual an- nual meeting of the North Victoria Res form Association was held in Dickson's hail. Fenelon Falls. on :ardav last,§ and. notwithstanding the unfavourable; weather, was very fairly attended, sev- eral prominent members of the party having travelled long distances in order to be present. The political outlook business . transacted and last year‘s officers re- : . \u. iourned. VP Snringl Spring! Gentle Spring! is apifiach ;g. Prepare for it by leaving your in «sure for a new Spring Suit atâ€" IIl‘Gll .\ch)ot'th‘s. Good tits guaranteed. ' I-‘utr. l.\' THE Settoot.~llot'sn.â€"Last 3 Wednesday morning. about 8 o'clock,_ fire broke out close to the stove-pipel hole in one of the downstairs partiti .us : in the school-house; but, by the prompt action of three or four villagers who live close by, it was extinguished before , any damage worth mentioning was done. l The partition was put up some three. years ago to divide a large room into two smaller ones. and, in order to dead- cn sound, was filled with sawdust, which , was packed so close to the thimble through which the stovepipe passes that it is a wonder it did not catch fire long . ago. Scanctrv or Fonnnn.â€"’l‘hc lasf sea- son's grain crop around here was light , in the straw, so that when thrashed out it did not bulk well. At the-same time the aututnn grass was largely deficient. . and in consequence the cattle were early f fed on straw and hay. The severity ofl the weather since has whetth thei ' ap- petites, aml there are not a few farmers: who are forced to buy fodder, and go long distances for it too. to carry them through until their stock can pick a liv- ing in the fields. In the fore part of winter hay could hardly liud sale at ten dollars a too, but. now it can hardly be got. for twice; the money. As it will be from. six to eight weeks before there can be any good pasture, there are feats that cattle will in some cases have a hard time until then. \an’ruea l’ltEDICTIONS.â€"â€"Thc pres- ent winter has been marked by more than ordinary severity of'coldâ€"â€"â€"so much so that Lake Ontario has exhibited what was perhaps never Seen before, lit- tle else. than, one- amsit field ci‘ ice, while usually there is only a narrow strip a- long thc shore. Lake Michigan, Where ferry steamers used to ply in winter, has long been closed up. The predic- tions of some knowing ones that we were to have a mild winter have been completely belied, but it is not to be supposed that. this will have the effect of making them cease prophesying' They will try again, hit or miss. There has been more than enough of this hum- bug palmed off upon a credulous world ; yet, strange to say, every year sees the prophets hard at work, and they find dupes enough to make it a paying busi- ness. Science has not yet been able to foretell the weather, except for a few hours ahead, and modestly admits that it can do no more; but brazen Ignorance, nndctcrred by many failures, boldly draws deductions from a few things that have occurred in the past, and pos- tcrs the world with predictions that, in nine cases out often, utterly deceive all who are foolish enough to believe them. England and Russia’s War Footing. When an irresistible body comes in Contact with an immovable one the re- thn England's reputation as a lighter is considered and then. Russia’s huget up alongside of it, the result of a war between these nations is looked upon with dread. Russia's regular army is the largest in the world, and her navy has more vessels than that of any other nation. The standing army of Russia consists of 780,000 men, and her navy of 373 vessels. Russia. pays for the? maintenance of her army $125,000,000 a year, a sum several millions greater. than that paid by any other nation for . , this purpose. l82,000 men against Russia's 780,000, aml her army, when on a war footing, 642,000 against Russia's £300,000 when on a war footing. England pays: 800,000,000 a year for her army, :l-l, gainst liussia's$125,000,000. And yet , Great Britain’s army Costs $2.37 furl each head of her population, while l’tus- l. sia's costs her onlv SI 27 per inhabitant. ; liven if Great Britain takes into ac , count her India contingent (the army l of' British India is 100,000; and on a war footing 380,000) the total wonhh be, in either ease, less than half of Bus : sia's: force. llussia has the largest. standing army of the world â€"7Sll,0ll0. Italy contvkt nr-xt with 750,000, France next with "0,000, Germany next with 4-15.00”, l l l Great Britain’s standing army is only l l l 0-: 't‘ ‘2 \v‘ manna. - '. z ' , knocked down and run over by a horse» ‘hml m \i m} ' ' \u "n “"1 lluugary tn-xt with ZSJLIIUU. British ‘ India next with 100,000. (in-at Britain next with 32000. Iussia's navy has 373 vessels, that of France 302. lireat Britain's illip v llinugll it ls' proper l.“ in“ that firuat lritain's navy Cost about three times as ‘much as that of lluâ€"sia. r».-. It is not genm‘ally known that Great Britain buys her postal supply from (lormany, the last order given the SHO- _ ' ccs‘ful bidder being 15ll.llllll.llllll cards. ‘ turned the corner on to the main street, = I ll on .\n igfttor “ ovur twentyaevcu feet long." recently captured in Lake Win- lico. killed fi-ur dogs with one sweep of his enormous tail after he was dragged ashore. Armour .k Co.. of C .umz'o. have to- Britiwh lit-v «‘rnment forfive million cans of mI-nt for the army in I'I;ypt. S‘venty thou- sand r‘rtlllc will be rtrpiired to fill the . cortract. Bad drinking water given to a few cows owned by a single farml'r in Ayn» dire. England, caused an outbreak of typhoid chC'f in three hospitals and Ill“: illness of} If” {atii-ots. Tin: germ“ , of tin: iii-vase were transmitted by midz. Tin".- bully (if .‘lirshail .‘I.l l'l'JJoll. who lll‘ll!.Â¥lt.‘3rfil,l mddeniy from Mala- bi- ’I'ownsbtp last fail, has bcvn t-I- humel at Long Point. It had been washed ashore, use bound band and ft oi. and bore: indubitable evidences of . a tin} murder having been committed. , ' vessels for immediate service. ‘ an alarming nature ’ sanctioned the mobilization of two army ;be sent to I’ishin. with a reserve of ; Gen. 'l’indi to mature his plans. 1 the .. out question. ; pm to “'1”. l';. ' New Yolk. l’lul l'Ii‘lltl.f¢t. Louisiana or 'l'i-x- â€" The Afghan Difficulty: LORD lll'Fl‘ERl‘N 03‘ “[5 WAY TO MEET _Tllf. AMEER. PLYMOi'Tlt. March 24.-â€"0rders have been received to prepare all available Loxnox. March 24th.â€"-;\ cabinet council was held this evening [g i5, understood a reply of a somewhat un~ favorable tt‘tttlt'e has been received from . Russia in relation to the Afghan from. tier question. The situation is still very critical. The Russian ambassador had an in- y tervietv with Granville alter the cabinet meeting today. The Nlelnf-n'if says no despatch of has been received from Russia. ALLAHJIIAD, March ILLâ€"Earl Duf- fcrin met Gen. Stewart, Commander-in- chief of the forces. today. Ilutferin corps of 235,000 men each. which are to 10,000 men. Gen. Stewart will have supreme command. and Gen. Roberts” ' will each command an army corps. The Duke of (‘onnaught will be given one ol'thc divisional commands. Supplies ‘ for six months are being sent to I’Ishin. * . . ' nllive. f‘l'lll‘llill I’HIIS. or ill lltt‘ olhco of MI". Stewart has started for llufferin will start for llawul l’indi tomorrow It is expected the whole force will ad- vance at the Conclusion of the meeting between Ilulli-rin and the Amcer ofl Afghanistan. The greatest. rivalry pre l vails among the regiments for active service. The nmnitors in Bombay har- bor are being equipped on a war footing. unit-u] m. -0 Suspected Dynamiters. TWO AMERICAN.“ .>\lllll~‘..\"l‘ED AT Ql'lillllt‘ UNSATISFAC'I‘URY REPLIES Fltth Tlll-ZM. annm‘, March rd.â€"Last Tues- day‘s Grand Trunk train from the west brought to Levis two strangers, evi- dently Irish-Americans. who took rooms at Lawlor‘s hotel. Their actions sine.- urriviug have been so suspicious as to -all forth the vigilance ofthc detectives. It is stated that they l'retptcntly crossed over to Quebec, but always separately The only baggage- they. carried with them was a small satchel. As there was no register at the hotel their names could not be learned, but in conversa- tion with the proprietor one gave the name of Clarke, which is supposed to be an alias. The detectives: have been shadowing them for sotnc days, aml finally arrested both of them on Satur day afternoon and had. them eonvoycd to jail on a charge of being dynamitcrs. A strong guard was placed 0\'cl‘ them, with strict orders to have no. conversa- tion or allow others to converse with them. They were to~day brought br- forc Police Magistrate Clutuvean, and were cxalnincd separately; in fact one was not aware that the other was in custody. The replies elicited from them seem to have been. so lulS:llfSl’:tClOl‘_' and contradictory that it was dcetned ad- visable to remand them pending an en- quiry. No details can be learned from police headquarters to-nightt. an) .n) .-.._.__..__ Senator Simpson died at Bowman- villc last Saturday, aged 73 years. A child was born at Iniwreuci-ville, 1",, with one of its legs entirely black. Water is to be. carried along the track of the Suakim-Berbcr Ilaiiway in pipes supplied by pumpsâ€"one about every twenty-five miles. A grocer at Providence. It. I, sold an article on credit, but forgot who was the purchaser. lie sent the bill to six different customers in the. hope of findâ€" ing the delinquent, four of whom paid bill, which they (lid not owe, with- Tlic particulars of the Ilanlau-Clili ford boat race at Sydney, Feb. 7th. for ,a thousand pounds, have just reached San Francisco. Clifford was the first to catch the water and made a splendid race for half a mile, after which llanlan passed him and won easily by soven lengths. He was loudly cheered. ()nc. ofthe latest. anecdotes of Fred Burnaby is that when in Africa with Gordon one of the native tribes, capti- vated with his fea's of strength, wished to make him their king. To convince him of their sincerity they threw the old king into the river. and it was only with the greatest. difficulty that Burnaby succeeded in inducing them to allow the monarch to swim out. __- . ,,_._. - . ~______ â€"“ Why! What's" the ninth-r?” l.uII_\'-â€"( Willi fare enveloped in a roll of hot cloth-)â€"-- llhl I'm crazy with that .‘iumulqiz. that continually tumbles mu," â€"---" \I' ll, lmtt' l'nnlishl “by liott'l y»!- l‘lllis‘s Dru;r Stole, l-‘v-nt-lc-n Falls, and gwt ‘l Infill" of l’lni'l Lightning? It rorvd m:- in less llmn Ilia!) one minute. l alum-u: keep a ltHlllt' in the house. It only trusts ’..n t-i-nls. . James liraylvy. Hamilton. says: the testitnun'als for MrllrI-g ir'd l’nz'e, and found that l had K-l rl-ad ; H'wmly l not to go toy as to find l In: "alto-aw: of ll- value: “'1' have plenty of perâ€"om. tight her to plow: ii. “min, 1 [HI .I bottle and it helped in" right ;nvuy. l was .i~ luiri ‘a'itli liiliu'ts I’v- vcr and indigwlivt'i as I think .'|l|\' om~ would lo- I l.:t\"'ltILl‘Illltl'4'hlltvllll"11ti'ltllll iii-Hr.‘ l_'.' well, and can eat our him! of food \viih- ‘ out it hurting me. lino-s -:u,'.' llml l mu briâ€" {er than l ever '2 r't'd to lo: l‘rl-l- trial bottles .ll Wm. iL. film/s Drug Store, Leno-I lull l‘lnll-i. If yo‘t shouil lo- '-!i unfortnnnu- a: to" 1am, Sr xld or Won'ni yoetrwll' in any ua‘vfi tin- ;Irlrllt'r Il.i'l‘.’ '.-: luv}: clean and hI‘Itl it, is .‘lrfurvzwr It l‘ar‘w's l'utlmlic l‘v-rate. ' ‘ on iii-ring. “tr-4 you girl. M"- ur .‘c I'trkr ~~ t'orlmlu: (ft-rate, I'rir:-,‘ Wm Ii. Ellis, llruggist, l-‘enclon im< the :1 7,1] li.‘ -3 vents. l’ulis, gvzizli'l". l #33“ We are selling out the balancs of our winter goods, consisting of Overcoats. Ladies' Mantle: Dohnam Shawls. Clouds 3' Gun, arc. rcgpxrdless of lost or cost. Call early and secure some of the bargains. i Remember the placeâ€"Next door to Mr. Regan's, Jordan's new block. Echelon, Falls FAIRWEATHER 6: Co.. I Auctioneers. 'i .‘l'1\l€ {:1 1'31). Weir '31? II" 5 251b, iI'. the rrbttlbnrc 0! ll't': brz’l" ii l-iul John If flea/0;, I: q. FP’H‘I'I'l Fall“, by t... l‘. W. Watu. Mr (forge l.‘un1y,of’ the wrung. of Try. to Jilin Ann Curb. of Fenelon Fails. l (."'t:ut'â€"â€"(h:.u:2:â€"~l‘1 ‘- v- ,, hr. - . ‘ .V-I‘l u t untrfml A}: .Ilr I’uugoll .i‘ Rah“, Fenclon Falls. Friday. March 27th. 18915. " raxswx rants nanxnrs. Wheat, fall. per bushel - - $0 78 0 so Wheat. spring. " - ~ - t‘ 78 0 so barley, per bushel - ~ ~ 50 60 Oats, ~‘ " - s - - 3t) 35 l‘ease. “ “ - - - - 55 5 lye, u e - - - . 43 so ' I‘otatocs, “ ~ - - - 25 30 . lhttter. per 1b.. - ~ - - - 16 It? » lln-ssed Ilogs, per 100 lbs. 55 00 $5 75 , Beef. per l-Ht lbs, - 3 - St 50 $5 00 , Eggs. per don-n, - - - ~ I5 17 Sher ,tskins, - - - - - no 70 . lh-et' lIitlt‘s‘, - - - - $5 00 $8 00 ‘ Hardwood, dry, sawed, - $3 50 $1 00 Hardwood. green. sawed, S! no 5‘: 50 Hay. per ton, - - - - Sit; 00 to SlS 00 New Advertisements. TENDE 3 WANTED, Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to Wednesday, 15th of April, 1885. inclusive, for the erection of A BRICK SCHOOL-HOUSE at l‘cnelou Falls. Plans and specifications can be seen on and alter Tuesday, April Tlh. at the Postâ€" \\'m. Duflis, Lindsay. JOHN JORDAN, .\‘rr.- Trraaum. "5th, 1885. 5-3 Fenelon Falls, March To the Farmers â€"0}‘ THEâ€"- County of Victoria. THOMAS ROBSON, .l-‘enelon Falls lmn laundry and Machine Shop, begs to call the attention of the farmers to his celebrated Boss Plough, that is giving, so much satisfhctiont crs in want of good HARROWS would do well to inspect his large stock of Steel llarrows, Iron llurrows and Wooden llarrows, all at PRICES TO MEET THE TIMES. Agent for the Massey Manufacturing Co_'n Tnnnx'ro lhxmzn, the Massey llAitvnsrnn, the- celebrated 'l‘ono.\"ro Mowrzn and Shane‘s In“. â€"nc equal, all at reduced prices. TllO .\l AS liOllSOh', (Tum/won Luke? Foundry. Fcnclon Falls, March llllh, 1085. 3~l.y.. Farmâ€" Tom‘sfis“smam. I’IIJ 3 LIE-(")IITICIIEI is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Township of Fem-Ion will at its next. meeting, to he held in Mr. (iillie's hall, im the village of (lletmrm. on the 26th day of May. A. l). 1885, proceed to put-m a by-huv to authorize the said council to close) that. part of the line between the eighth and! ninth concessions at lot sixteen, from the junction of the said line with the Linde road to the prcsl-nl travelled road running across the northâ€"west quarter of lot sixteen in the ninth concession, and to convey [hm said closed portion to Alexander .‘IC ice in lieu of the present travelled road runnng across the north-west quarter of said lot sixteen; also that application will be motto. at the next session of the Council of tho- County of Victoria after the passing of tho. said hy-Iaw to pass a by-lnw to confirm the action of the said Municipal Council of tho 'l‘ownship of Fcnelon. All parties interests. ed will please take duc notice. II. J. LYTLE, L'lrrh 3-4. Hl’ltz()'l‘1\ (L'IIICS. lumhray, March lflth, 1884'». A full stock of Laurance's famous Spurs tm-h-s nl l-illis‘s ltrug Store. livery pain guaranteed. Call and see them. 4ti-ly. Ii. \V. '1‘] I()l\l I’HON, Aceountant. Commission and Real Ema, Agent. Loans Negotiated. Farms, Houses and Lots for Sale or 0) that, Money to Lynn at the lowest current rat". Mortgagm and Notes negotiated. Colloc- lions made expeditiously and returna exp-v cult-d at once. Corner of George and Sims t-ol- Streets, over “ ('hinu llnll," l’etcrlmro‘. lHllEllllNG Halliâ€"Dill NV. “7‘. Tax )TT begs to call the attention of the public to. the following NEW LIST 01“ HS". PRICES; the lowest I'Vt'r yet offered in Fenclon Fnllq or its vicinity by any drab-r in grocericlh SUGARS. '20 lhl. Ill-lined Sugar for . - $1 on 1:14 ‘- Iirtlllllflll'll Sugar for - l 00. I7 “ Bright Sugar for - - l m SYRU PS. I: gallon< Holden for - a - s] on TEAS. Special line in Japan, qul arrived, fine“ luv: in lTannda, Hme to any 50 rent "I. in the Marin-1,310 real-t per ll). NEW FRUIT.. FitIr-stf'orronu, “lilo-10m 3] m ‘~ Valentin liaisina, ll “M, for l 00 -‘ London Lawn. per lb. - - l5 ‘- l-" ill l-‘, M Hot, for - [M 'v in boat-a, per box I5 Also a larg~ nwottno-nt of Urnngtl and l.-~tu:.n-, limp“, .‘t'nle, kc. OYSTERS in tint and balk, at closer q-mlalionI than you can obtain in llm 'I‘oronto market. CANIITEID GOODS, llritluh Ann-Lean Salmon, :-'.-t “tan . . .. 1 m, “M' ",0. SI'W Lid-4‘“ v - - . u at 15c. “will h-i . . , u it lzel " Twin-111."! - . . 3 J M ’zc‘ " In?!) - . . _ _ 2.. i. '2 o, I’I- in - . _ , 3 o u n e. " Atrplri - - . . 3 u' u loc. “ lb Ina - - . . _ 3 a u '2!“ TOBACCOES. I'an-v! I'anM: or Wales I'm-wing - 42c. lb, ' litiglfl. Ftnnki'igt'f: - - -50c. “I. (Muffin-Mtg - - - - ’50:.Ib. Ti.» n‘mre tigoru m'tll. convince you that :2.» only 'Any la b If your good. chup is to w, w. ELOTT, fl’ (truer Rooms nip-ruin. reactors fag... N‘ov',’ 36w, zany. . pay mm,