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Hardware, Thurâ€"are e Stoves. Lowest Prices in the County for Kart-oat Change has come over the ’ FARM MACHINES â€"ANDâ€"- lighter or hfinVieT, 0" slmna'er 0! weak' sketch of the compound double expansion er, or more or less healthy than he or she would otherwise have been. we do not see upon what ground he endorses them. But the method‘adopted to at. tain the desired end is perfectly absurd.. What he should do is this: Take a boy - i , and give him all the education he is 7 capable of; then take the some (my and this year. Call and examine the S? New Binders and New Mowers Nails, Building Paper, Paints, Oils &c. COMMON SENSE BINDER TWINE Agent for P. Hamilton’s‘Farm Implements and McColl Bros.’ Lardine Machine Oil. ‘ THE PATRONS WILL BE STABTLEDV at the small profits at which I will sell for Shot 0613]“ J Fcnelon Falls, May 4th, 1892. -T0 the Lafiies. 'Millinery ea Miliinery' Requisites. New Shapes! Correct Styles l Right ~ Prices! We make it a point ,to have everything in the Millinery line that may be asked for, and to have a stock suflic1ent for all demands, and to maintain that stock complete throughout the season. Soliciting the favor of an early call from you, we assure you that it will be a pleasure to us to make it to your interest to give us a liberal share of your'patronage. Mrs. R. . MCDQUGALL, Two doors North of the Pestâ€"office. Fettelon Falls, April 14th, 1891:. - HERE recess! WWW I have on hand a number of Men’s, Boys’ and Youths' QWER- GQEng or cost more else, as l do not. want to carry them over. Now is your time to get ' a good OVer-coat cheap. These goods are All New and of the Latest Styles, and made by one of the best houses in the Dominion. -â€"A.LSO,â€"- A Large Stock of Boats and Shoes at prices to suit the times. Groceries, Crockery and Glass-ware. A full line of the best goods to be had always on hand. .5. M’FARLAND, Tivonuey’s Block. r'eueion Falls, January 27th, l892. W. MGKGEWN Is Selling His EntireStock of FURNITURE at. and W Below Wholesale Cost .01' nuunrt‘aoiuro. in order to nluke room for ner «insignia uud patterns. Cull curly and secure bargains. us I am selling- cheaper than any dealer in the County. DOORS, SASH, MOULDINGS ETC. KEPT IN STOCK AND HADE TO ORDER. ALI. WORK WARRANTED. UHDERTAKING ATTENDED TO IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. W. ' M c K e o w n, FRANCIS STREET WEST, FENELO/V FALLS. l i use of the ncwfangled catechism. We; defy the inspector, or Sam or any other = man to prove that the questions are oft l r so strongly l makes a boy or girl taller or shorter, or set up for your inspection at Robson’s Show Room. Nothing but the best Slacbines kept. ’ PRICES LOWER not even. Come and examine the New Panning $151.11 and get the prices before, leaving the Falls. The bestbrands of‘ ' B I N D EB. witwa E kept'in s‘tock'at‘the ldwest'prices. Brantl‘ord Repairs: Always on Hand. Thanking my numerous customers for their libeaal patronage in the past, I beg to assure them that no effort will be spared to deserve it continuance‘ofit in the future. THOMAS ROBSON. Fenelon Fells. April 27th, 1891. The Fenelon‘Falls Gazette. > Friday. May 13th, 1892. What Ndxt? - “Considerable objection,’ says the Toronto News, “is being raised by pa- rents of public school children to an- swering the questions .which have. been distributed by the representative of Clark University, who is at present in the city," and then proceeds to give the following as some of the questions relcr- red to: , » - . » “Age, place of birth, nationality of father’s father, nationality of father's mother, nationality of mother's father, nationality of mother's mother, place of birth of father (cityand state or coun- try), place of birth of mother (city and state or country). occupatiOn of father at time ol'child's'birthâ€"at time of ob. servatiou, residence, "number and ages of living brothers, number and ages of living siSters, number of deceased bro- thers, number of deceased sisters, born child of mother (statc‘whether 1st. 2nd, 3rd child, etc), stature 'without shoes, finger-reach, height, sitting; Weight, in pounds; hair, black, brown red. golden, fair, gray (if gray, record also the origi- nal color, if possible); eyes, black, brown, hazel, gray. blue; length of head, breadth of head, breadth of face, height of face A, height of face B. breadth of hand.” This is piling up the agony with a vengeance, and it is no wonder that the school children’s parents are kicking a- gainst the frivolous and vexatious ques- tions they are expected to answer. Mr. School Inspector James L. Hughes says that “similar examinations are being made in all parts of the world with a view of deciding the effects of school life on the growth of: children.” This we‘very much doubt; firstly. because in some parts of the worldâ€"Central Africa, for instanceâ€"there is neither a school system nor a craze for statistics; and, secODdly, because Mr. Ilughes’s plea is an eminently stupid one, for neither he nor his clever brother Sam can fortn the faintest idea of “ the elfects of school life on the growth of children ” from the answers that. may be given by a few easily bull dozcd parents to any of the above ridiculous questions. That the present pernicious system of cramming with supcrerogatory studies may have the effect of stunting the bodies and en- feebling the minds of some of the child- rian subjected to it, we do not for a mo- ment doubt; but unless Mr. Inspector Hughes believts that the extent of the stunting and enfeebling may in some mysteriouu manner be increased or di- minished by the nationality of the vic- tim’s grand-parents we do not see the 9 any earthly use except to give some-j body employment, which prnbtblyi why they were invent-d. it is quitcf common to see a l'ami‘y of grown-up 'bnys and giris who differ materially: from each other in height and weightg allllO'ngl they have. been housed. fed,f elm-hell n-ul L'tlllcdll'li exactly alike alli their lives; and It»: long ago we read_ that the pupils at some college, hizhi school or other temple of learnin: had 1 all been Weighed and measured. withi the result that there :ti-pt‘arc-l to be no connection whatevrr betWeeu the height, 3 bring him up in total ignorance; and the difference in his two conditions at the end of the double proces will give a fair idea of the effects of “ book learn- ing" on his physical development. But the questions suggest such possibilities that perhaps Mt. Hughes is trying to discover what effect a boy‘s education will have upon his immediate or remote ancestors. Fishing Notes. Mr. George W. Fitzgerald. who re- sides between Lnkeficld and l’eterboro‘ and is general fishery overseer for the counties of Peterboro‘ and Victoria, was at the Falls last Tuesday on his way from Bobcaygeon to the north, and called on us to request that we would Contradict the Statement- tnnde a short time ago by one of the Lindsay papers that the close season for maskinouge and bass had been extended until the 15th of July. No alteration has been made in the law, either of those fish can be taken by legitimate means alter the 15th of June, and Mr. Fitzgerald expressed the opinion that the close season for 'lunge ought to terminate on the Blst of May, by which date they ! have done spawning; but, if they could be fished for before the middle of June, a good many base would be captured also. The overseer says that, in Spite of the watchfulness of himSelf and the local guardians, a good deal of illegal fishing is done, and he has lately fined several offenders. Suckers, which live chit-fly on the spawn of other fish, and eels are nutlawed, and could be killed at any time by anymeans, except that as no person is supposed to use, carry or even own a spear (though a good many do) it. is dangerous to use one for any purpose. Night-lines were formerly used with great success for the capture of eels, but as they are very apt to catch game fish also, the use of them is now forbidden. Mr. Fitzgerald has seventeen fishery guardians under his jurisdiction, and those nearest. here are: J. H. Brandon for Fenclon Falls, 'l‘hos. Johnston for Cameron lake, James O'Brien for Stur- geon lake, John A. Carnegie for Balsam lake, and William Batty for big and little Mud Turtle lakes. The inspectors receive small salaries, and can use or "sell all the fish they confiscate, but. they must make returns for the same to the Government. A Heroine. A few days ago Mr. J. W. Junkin, who lives near Bethel church in Vern- lam, left. his horses and waggon stand- ing by one of his barns at the roadside while he went to a field for something he wished to take to another farm that. he is working. Mrs. Junkin and her little girl remained with the waggon, from which the box had been removod, and while they were seated on the bot- tom boards, waiting for Mr. Junkin, the horses, which are young and spirit- ed, took fright at a rapidly approaching Vehicle and ran away. Nineteen women out of twenty would have thrown the lines down and jumped from the waggon l at. the risk of their lives; but Mrs. Jun- kin, not being one of the nineteen, hung u like a heroine, and, though small and slight, actually succeeded in stop- ping the team after they had run fully thrce‘quarters ofa mile. During their ' career the soup of one of the lines he- came detached from the bit, and it is thought that this circumstance helped , , Mrs. Junkin considerably, as the un- icqual pull bothered the horses and at last caused them to veer to the side of the road. where she managed to bring them to a halt. The little girl rolled or let herself down from the back of the waggon soon after the team started and was not hurt. - Dr. MoGamus’s New Steamer. The Bobcaygcon Independent says 1â€"- “ l’rogress is being made on the new boat under construction by Dr. McCain- us, and general approval is expressed with her appearance. The design is new to these waters, and conceded to be far more suitable than the designs hith- erto used. The bottom of the body of the boat is perfectly flat, though the 4 lord. i vertcd into a bar room; the present. bar- ’l‘hc ribs art- t room is to be turned into an ofiicc; and i one of the billiard tables is to be set up lines at the bow and stern are finely flowing and symmetrical. not naturally curved knees, but are two straight pieces bolted and braced at the elbow. engine has been received, and the makers of machinery are pushing their part of the contract." Powles’s Corners. Corresnonience of the Gazette. Farmers in this Section are about done seeding. The. ground was well prepared. and we may eXpect to see gent! crops wl.ero the land is well cultivated. )l r. E Beacnck. has his famous llOl‘aO “ Champion Fred " on the road this spring again, under the m tnagement of Mr James Miller. ' The death of Mrs. John Cullis has cast a gloom over this community. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the whole section. Mr. E. Wager is not improving as fast as we Would like to sec him, but we hope the balmy and refreshing breezes of the spring may be so invigorating that Mr. W. may get around again. CHEESE FAC'IORY.-â€"The Fcnolon Falls cheese factory commenced the season’s work on Monday last. So far the delivery of milk has been small; but there will be plenty of it when the grass grows three or four inches higher and the slow cows " come in." DENTAL.-â€"Be sure and call on J. Neelands, the dentist. at the McArthnr House on Tuesday, May 17th. He will have a complete apparatus for extracting teeth without pain. FINAL Normsâ€"All notes and accounts not paid before June. lst. will be placed in court for collectionâ€"W. E. ELLIS.“ LIVE Srocn Sunninutsâ€"Yesterday morning Messrs. Weldon do Copp sent 16 head ofcattle and 64 hogs to Toronto, their seventh cat‘load this season and SCCOIld this week. The heaviest- ol the cattle that left yesterday was ‘a fourâ€" year-old that weighed 2.230 lbs. and the lightestn three-year-old, 1,301) lbs. HALF BUltIED.â€"A short distance north of the village, and close to the fence that runs between the road and the railway, a horse is (or was on Sun- day) lying half buried, having been dumped into a slight. excavation, the earth from which had then been spread over it. The owner being known, the horse has probably been properly dispos- . ed of by this time, as it ought to have been as soon as it- died. ' PERSONALS.â€"Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Dick, of Winnipeg, are at Mr. John A. Ellis's is Fcnelon......Mrs. John H. Brandon returned home last Saturday from visiting her relatives at Rochester, N. Y........\liss Craig, of Toronto, sister of Mrs. F. J. Kerr, is at the Falls, and may possibly remain all sntnmer....... Mrs. Tom Knius, of Victoria, B. 0., and her two children are expected at the Falls to-day or tomorrow. Tun RAILWAY Barnumâ€"A petition against building the projected new rail~ way bridge across the river below the falls, and running the track through the business portion of the village, was cir- culated a few days ago and signed by everybody, or nearly everybody to whom it was presented. The petition is ad- dressed to the Government, and, as we now have a good Tory representative, it ought to command respectful atten- tion. New SlDEWAl.KS.-â€"."Icssrs. McIntosh and McKillcn have got the contract, which was let on Wednesday, for two new sidewalksâ€"one on the West side of Lindsay street from the iron bridge to Brooke's hotel, six feet. wide, and the other on the south side of Elliot street from Lindsay street to Murray street, four feet wide. The planks are to be laid crosswise, which is undoubtedly better in many ways than laying them lengthwise, as they do not rot a: the ends or spring and draw the nails as quickly, and are less slippery in cold, rainy weather. A STRANGE FREAK or NATURE.â€" The l’eterborough E.c'mu'ncr saySZâ€"- “ On Friday last. Mr. Geo. Fife, of the 15111 coocchion of Otouabec, while cutâ€" : ling down a tree, came upon a nest of young racoons which had not their eyes open yet. He took two of them to his house. A cat owned by him had j-bt produced a litter of young kittens, and two of them were removed from their mother. The cat took the two young; v Coons to the barn and put them in the : nest with the kittens. The mother cat -now. strange to say, claims the whole breed as her own." 'l‘ni: )chtt'rutrn llousn.-â€"-â€"cheral ichanges are b:in-_', made on the ground ,floor of the )chrthur House to meet ‘ the views of Mr. liapcr, the netv"‘land- 'l'he billiard room is being con- 3 in the back room now used as an ofiice. Her planking is half an ' A new doorway has been Opened in the weight er even size nt'lwad ol the differ- inch thicker than is customaty, and she from of the bowl to girth acuess to the out students and their scholastic attain- ments. Unlws Mr lluzhcs hopes to I rilflW by [he answers to the questions he , approves, that education} is being most. stoutly and securely put together. Mr. Turcotte, the foreman in charge, is accustomed to building for the large lakes, and will allow nothing ibar without entering the main hall, which is an improvement. that will be greatly appreciated by lady guests and others who object to being brought into but thoroughly substantial work. Aiconlact With the with” traffic» .‘t.“.4<4 Iva”: 99w rat-sound...“ MW rww‘m M ~_._‘ _ ',‘ ,