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..â€";:e“..x-dy<1:}ei§g. W g, quwflwflwmf «any.-. '. j Dundas & Flavelle Brothers, Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Millinery; CLARK 84 SUN’S TAILOR SHOP. Largest and East Stock that was ever in .Fenelon Falls. M Al OVERGOAT FDR $11. liur Cheap Sale is aiuccees! THE PUBLIC ARE NOW SATESFIED WITH THE PRICES AT WHICH THEY GET DRY GOODS - AT THE OLD STAND. -°, THEY SAY 3 THAT cones ARE NOT seLo GHEAPEB ANYWHERE. Please Continue Calling, for there is,- always Something New turning up. WM. CAMPBELL. Furniture, ' Doors, Sash, ' â€"--â€"ANDâ€"-â€".â€" UNDERTAKING, ‘W. M‘Keomn’s, FRANCIS sr. was-r. FENELON FALLS. iliiliilllilii.ililililliiili. Excursion ‘GOLUIAN.’; NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY Furniture. DURING HOUSE CLEANING A Special Cut in Prices Will be given to those BUYING FOR CASH. My stock is large and complete, BED-ROOM SUITES, Lounges. Centre 7 ables. Gone and Easy Chairs. Bureaus, Side-boards. aul every description of Kitchen Furniture Pictures Framed to Order. Everything Sold. at Lowest Living Prices 336" Undertaking promptly and carefully stwndcd to. In. IjE‘Y'DIAN. Its-omen“ & Fraurrcnl Duns, Uolborne Street, Pension Falls. fi" Rm" 1am orcr 1M Slop. ‘a , I ' Steamer This that, roomy and comfortable» steamer has been much improved this season, and is - now open for excursions from all. points on Scugog and Sturgeon Lakes, through to. , Lake-field. Satisfactory rates given. Apply to W. MCCAMUS & 00., â€"7-5m Bobcaygcon- ‘ HEADQUARTERS. IN VICTORIA COUNTY FOR lienm Paper and Picture Frames â€"â€"lS ATâ€" W. A. GOODWIN’S, Baker's Block. Kent-st» Lindsay. Artists’ Goods a Specialty. Machine Needles, Alabastine and Dve Works Agency. W Please call and see my 5c. Paper. '1‘0 the Public. ‘ HE ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE Co. has amalgamated with the Alliance of England, giving insurers the security or $25,000,000 and the some good policy. JOHN AUSTIN,Agent. fl" Also agent for the Queen of Eng- land and Coledonihn of Edinburgh. Cupi ml combined, $45,000,000. Agricultural Implements. To the Farmers of Fenelon, Verulam & Somerville. I am agent in this locality for The Massey-Harrie 00., and farmers will do well to call arid see my line of goods before purchasing else- where. These goods need no comment on my part, as they have been in use for over 25 years and are this year fully abreast of the times in improvements. Call and See Them and be convinced for yourselves. My stock consists of The Massey-Harris New Wide Open Binder, 5 and 6 feet out. The Toronto Mower. The Brantford Front and Rear Cut Mower. The Massey Combined Drill. The Massey Single Drill. _ The Massey-Harris Cultivator in four sections, the best on wheels, with or without seed box and grass seed sower. The Sharp’s Rake. Spring Tooth Barrows. Ploughs etc. of my own make. 3%“ Thanking my numerous custom- ers for past favors, I beg to assure them that I shall do my utmost to merit a continuance of their patronage. THOS. ROBSON. Fenclon Falls, Aug. 16th, 1894, ‘Thc Fenclon Falls Gazette. Friday. Oct. 5th, 1894. Another Educational Fad. We clip the following from the Em- pire of Saturday last : _' “The Copp, Clark Company have in the press a book- which will arouse much interest in educational circles, as well as amongst many persons who may not nevertheless, have the cause of education at heart. The work is by Prof. Alex- ander, of University College, and its title is “ Composition from Models." The learned author is well qualified to deal with the subject of composition, a branch of school study which ought, in our view, to receive far more attention than it does. In the new boolt. have been gathered together,w.ith much pains and judgment, selections. from the mas- ters of' English prose. so that every style of composition treated by the author is “illustrated by “models,” which exactly bear on the immediate lesson being ,taught. For the department of narra- tive composition, so many well-chosen extracts from standard writers like Thackeray, George Eliot, etc., are- pre- sented, as to drive home the point. For descriptive composition, so many other .extracts from Ruskin and kindred iwri’ters accompany Prof. Alexander's ‘iown instruction on the subject, and so 'v on throughout the various classes ‘of prose writing. The title of the book is thus exactly borne out by its contentg. To have the pupils of our schools taught .to express themselves well and clearly ‘is so important a matter that, if Prof. :Alexander’s new book can give a decided Iimpctus to this branch of study, it will receive a warm welcome.” The growing feeling of dissatisfaction râ€"exprcssed of late so frequently in print ,â€"-with the high pressure system of education in- our State schools led us. to hope that there would be, before long, :some modification. of the evil; but it :appears from. the above that there is a. probability of another subject being added to the long list of studies inflict- ed upon the helpless victims of the met-- ciless system. We protest with all our- might against the introduction of an« other text-book of any description what. soever into our public school, and more especially a book of so little practical, utility as the one upon which Professor Alexander is said to be at work. “ To have the pupils of our schools taught to express themselves wall and; clearly " is _ no doubt desirable, and any head mas- ter ought to be able to teach them to do so; but it is a criminal waste of time and money to attempt to make an aver- age boy found his style of composition upon that. of any of the standard auth- ors. There is no item of knowledge under the sun, or above it either, that may not, at some period of his life. be useful to any man ;-â€"fnr instance. Gul- liver would have found it exceedingly convenient to be able to address the Lilliputinns. the Brcbdingnsgians and the Houyhnhnms in their own isn- guages; but the object of the public school is to teach essentials and not to qualify their pupils to meet improbable and unforeseen emergencies. Than, "be within the charmed circles, but, -_..... __.._._~. __....., ___ again, the ability to express one’s ideas well and clearlyâ€"or, in other Words, to “ talk like a book "â€"is nearly as much a natural gift as the poetical faculty is, and to attempt to teach one is well nigh as hopeless a task as to attempt to teach the other. As the Empire says nothing to the contrary, we are free to infer that the author of the new educational fad may be Professor Alexander himself. whose new book will probably be forced (at a high price) upon every pupil who is considered far enough advanced to be turned into a Thackeray or a Ruskin. unless our protest be followed by others more powerful and influential. The Globe is usefully employed trying to bring about a much needed reform in civil law; but we are not at all sure that a. reform in our school system is not as pressing a necessity. . Fenclon Fall Show. The annual fall show of the Fenelon Branch Agricultural Society was held in Mr. John A. Ellie’s park. south of the river, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and was by far the best in many years, in spite of the rain that fell almost incessantly during the forcnoon of the second day, although, fortunately, the weather cleared up about 1 p. m. and the afternoon was fine. Last year the entries were 550. but this year, owing to the exertions of the president and secretary, they ran up to 903', though, in consequence of the persistent rain, a considerable number of the ani- mals and articles entered for exhibition were not. brought to the Falls. For the first. time, as far as we can remember. there were no agricultural implements on the ground. with thesingle exception of the newly invented and exceedingly novel potato digger exhibited by Mr. Thomas Robson and purchased by Mr. Nathan Day. The horses. cattle, sheep ‘ and pigs were below the average tn number, though not in quality, but there were several more .coops of poultry this year than last. Upstairs in the hall there were fewer exhibits than usual of works of art and domestic manufactures; but this dc- partment was enriched by fine displays of cloths and clothing from Clark & Son’s and R. Taggart’s, while more than half of the west end of the hall was filled up with: furs from Fairwea-ther’s of Lindsay. It was downstairs: that this year’s show “ knocked out ” all, or nearly all, its predecessors, especially in fruit and‘ vegetables, there being a very great increase in the number of entries, while many of the specimens were of mammoth proportions. Messrs. Thomas B'eall and W‘. M‘. Robson of2 Lindsay, who had kindly consented to act as judges, said that the products of . the garden: and orchard far exceeded - their expectations, and that some of the fruit, apples especially, could not be beaten in the province. They wore also loud in their praises of the butter, the sample which took the second prize here i being the same one-that took the first at ‘ the Lindsay Central. We are compelled . to defer the publication of the prize list ; until next week, but we give the results _. of the “trials of speed,” which were as f follows :â€" Opnu: Taor on Pacn. Simpson’s Mamie S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1‘ 2: 1" 1" G'eo. Curtis's Canadian Star.... 2‘ 1' 2' 2 Simpson’s Daisy Bell . . . . . . . . . . 3: dr. 2.50 Taor on Pace. Swain’s Mollie Murphy. .. 1‘ 1 1 John Ellie’s Nellie S. . . . . . 2 2 3 J. Hickey’s Valentine .... ....... 3 3 2 Leary’sN.G'. ...... . . . . . . 44 4 GREEN RACE; P.,Clnnan’s The Duke . . . . . . . ... 2 1 I C. Bartlett’s Daisy Bell . . ... . . .. l 2 2 Paul Ouletto’s Star . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 Lausfield’s Edward Temple . . .. 4; dr General Booth Coming. Thelocal corps of the Salvation. Army at Lindsay is expecting to have one of the most remarkable events that has ever taken place in its history, on Wed- nesday, October Nth, this being the occasion‘ of the visit of General Booth, the founder and leader of the Salvation . Army. The meeting promises to be one of: the largest gatherings cvcr hold in this part. of the country. The rink, capable of holding three thousand per- sons, has been engaged for this occasion, and no doubt the citizens will turn out en masse to do honor to the leader of one of themost aggressive organizations of the present century. General Booth has just been wel- comed to Newfoundland by the Premier of that colony and 6.000 citizens. He is now on a. tour through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. prior to his coming to Ontario. Colonel Luwley and Com- mandant and Mrs. Booth, the Army’s Commissioner’s for Canada. will accom- pany the General, also Brigadier dc Burritt and a great number of staff and field officers. The people of Fcnelon Falls and Vicinity should. not miss this opportunity of hearing one of the most distinguished men of the nineteenth century. I \_ « .- -_.-â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"_....‘ . Personals. Mr. Wm. Heuslip was in town for a few hours on Tuesday last. Miss Edwards of \Voodvilic is visiting her cousin, Mrs. James Arnold, at the Falls. Mr. Alexander )chrthur of Lindsay was at the Falls from Monday afternoon until Wednesday. Mr. John Finn's mother and sister. who reside at Toronto. are visiting him and his family at the Falls. ‘ Mrs. Hamilton, of New York, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Howry, at. the Falls, left for home on. Tuesday morning. Rev. James Fraser returned home last Monday from Scotland, his holiday of two months' having expired. He. came by the Parisian, had a pleasant voyage, and is much fatter than when he left. Mrs. McCall, Sr., of Petcrborough, mother of Rev. G. W. McCall, and M r. and Miss Benson of Bcwdloy, brother and sister of Mrs. G. W. McCall. left for their respective homes on Tucsdav, after spending a few days with their relatives at the Falls. Kiumount. (Correspondence of the Gazette.) Last Thursday evening Messrs. 0. Hopkins and R. P. Cummings seemed quite elated as they marched off from the train; each with a bicycle on his shoulder. This makes quite an addition to the bicycle brigade of Kinmount, which is now tlirce strong. It looks fine to see the boys spinning up and down ' Main street on their " safeties.” Mr. Kingsboro, who was so seriously ill last week, we are pleased to know is able to look after his shop again...Miss Naylor is very low with bilious fever... Mr. Wellington, who was confined to his own room for some time with the same disease, is able to be about the village again. Mr. Morrison has a number of men working at his new shop. He hopes to have it open for work in a weekâ€"[Tho above arrived too late for insertion in last week’s issue] Powles’s Corners. Correspondence of the; Gazette. . Mr. J. C. Parrish is making some improvements to his house. Mr. Thos.. Lane ts puttlugn substantial stone foun- dation under it, and. adding other im-- ;provements that Will give solid comfort i in. the future. 1 Mrs. Westiugtou of Cobourg spent a few. days here visiting friends had relu- ftives, and also the Central Fair in. l.indsay....Mrs. John Chintnings and her sister, Mrs. Walter I-Iill,.of Tiny,.. spent. a. few days at the parental home ...,..Mr.. and Mrs. John McMillan, also of ,Tiny, spout a-weck here and. at Cam- ‘erou visiting relatives. The proceeds of the teaand social held on Monday and Tuesday. cvoninrrs last amounted. to. $40; a Village Council Proceedings. Fenelon Falls, Oct. lst,,l.894. COuncil metâ€"regular meeting. All members prescntcxcept councillor Bran- ‘dou. Minutes of last meeting read and: approved. Mr. Brandon entered and? took his seat. _ A by-law grantingpermissionvto Francis- Sandford: to lay a wire cubic along the. side of the iron bridge across the ~river- was read? and passed. , Moved by Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Brandon, That the motion ordering Mir. Dickson’s account to be. paid be rescinded until the work is passed by tho conceitâ€"Carried. ' . 'Moved' by Mr. Martin, seconded by Mun Golden, That. Stephen Novison be. appointed collector for the ensuing year. -â€"â€"Curried’. A bylaw-appointing a. collector was. read and passed. Moved by'Mr. Sandford, seconded by Mr. Martin, That. the following ac-. counts be paid and the move give his orders for.- thc same: John Quibell, balance of'account for drawing gravel, . $29.64; G‘co. Wilson,scttlomcnt Didacc Grtcc claim, 825; R. Menzies, ringing fire bell, 81; Thomas White, on drain account, 860; S. Brokcnshirc, repairing fire engine, 83.â€"Carried. A by-law allowing George Martin to place a weigh scales on Helen street, south of the river, was introduced and. passed. ' Mr. Martin gives notice of a by-law to allow McDougall 8'. Brandon to place a. weigh scales on Lindsay street. south of the river, to be introduced at next. meeting. , Council adjourned. m Somerville Council Proceedings. Council met at Kinmount on Sept. 22nd, pursuant to adjournment. All the members present except the rccvc. M r. Morrison, deputy-move, in the chair.