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Shall We Dine on Air? SHALL 'rns sumo we EAT BE MADE ot‘ SAWDL'ST? Two new inventions have recently come to the front in Eur» e which pir- haps may revolutionize the modern science 01 eating. They Certainly open up great possibilities. Timid people who shudder at the ills which may lurk in lobsters, mushrooms, candy and in restaurant. cooking, will be glad to learn that a Scotch physician, Dr. MacLewan, has invented a process which will tnable them to live upon nutritive air, and thus der adulteratcd foods and their concornitants, indigestion and dyspepsia. Dr. McLewan asszerts that he has dis- covered a tnethod of reducing sustenance to its simplest expression, a nutritive vapor, which he extracts front solid foods by means of an ingenious appa- ratus of which he is the inventor. Thanks to this, a repast may soon be- come nothing more than a series of savory inhalations. This frugal regi- men is designed for the present to aid worn-out stomachs only. and the doctor does not claim it would_sati.~fy a hearty eater, but he will not deny the possibil- ity in the near future of a dozen bons vivantslnunging about in easy chairs and (lining sumptuoust upon nutritive gases. The principal advantaue which this new discovery seems to offer is the supprchion of kitchens and cooks. A great nutritive vapor cotnpany will probably be organized to distribute elaborate meals about cities by means of pipes similar to those which new con- duct water and gas. All that will then be necessary will be to take the tube betWeen one’s teeth, turn the key, and leisurely inhale onc's dinner. It is to be hoped that the meters of this com- puny of the future will be more above suspicion than those of the gas com- panies of the present. Perhaps future suicides, instead of turning on the illu~ minatiug gas, will find it more agreeable to be wafted across the Styx by the con- tinued outpour of some gaseous menu, many times repeated. “ Wooden bread,” the second of these new dietic inventions, seems unreason- able and not to be thought of, but in Berlin there is a factory which produces at present about 2,000 pounds of it per day. It is made by allowing sawdust to lermeut, after which it undergoes numerous chemical manipulations. It is then mixed with one-third of its bulk of rye flour and baked like ordinary bread. Just now only horses are nouro ished by this product, and the street- car companies of Berlin, who are the largest consumers, are enchanted with its effects. The horses, though, have not yet expressed their opinion, never- theless: they seem to thrive on it. The manufacturers declare that this wooden bread would make an equally satisfac- tory fend for man, whose stomach, it is claimed, is quite as capable of digesting it as is the stomach of the horse. Such Berlin scientists as have been approach- ed in the matter say it is quite as digestible as the bread in ordinary use. From a scientific standpoint there seems nothing improbable in this. Horses can assimilate wood even without its being submitted to chemical preparation. It has often happened that horses have been shut up in a mine by a cave-in, and have been deprived of all provender for days, even weeks. Nevertheless they have been found aliveâ€"emaciated. mere skeletons, phantoms of horses, it is true, but alive. They had been able to sus- tain themselves, after a fashion, by gnawing the wooden supports of the galleries. It is not impossible that chemistry may succeed in rendering digestible and nourishing for man this celulose of weed that horses are capable of assimilating in its natural state. It is well known that wood can be convert- ed into sugar, not like that obtained from the cane or the beet root, but sugar. nevertheless, which may be used to sweeten coffee, for the lack of some- thing better. With wooden bread, butter extracted from petroleum, and chemical cutlets and steaks, that dire date may be put off more. perhaps. which the merciless mathematicians have lately fixed for the extinction of the human race, showing that in three centuries the world will no longer be able to nourish the teeming millions. and they will then have to face the alternative of methodical cx'ermin- ntion or eating one another. These new discoveries are no stranger, more- over, than many dishes in vocue in other countries than ours. Shark fins are considered delicacies in China, sea worms in Samoa, ostrich eggs. elephants' feet and the marrow of the leg bone of the giraffe in South Africa. The Man- diouom luxuriatc on crocodiles' eggs, fried locusts and alligator and hippo~. potamus steaks. The great delicacy of the Harris, a tribe of the Upper Nile, is ox blood mixed with flour. Once. whale steak with green peas was an Ho-zli-h favorite, and extract of whale is said to be as nourishin: as extract of: beef. and one cetacean will furnish 500 pounds of extract. , _..._._.- «.mâ€" l Horseshoes made of cowhide are very] common in Austria. AS GODD AS l -. KY \. '92.!) ANY. AS CHEAP AS ANY. McFarland’s Ready-made Clothing. McFarland’s Boots and Shoes- EcFarland’s Crockery & Glassware. McFarland’s Groceries. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. . . . . Are you going to buy a SIEESH WITH 5’ If so, it will be to your advantage to consult , s. s. GAINER. Repairing and fie-painting promptly attended to. Next door to Knox’s blacksmith shop on Francis Street, I I ll ram...» JUST IN A FULL SUPPLY OF THE BEST CANADIAN AND AMERICAN WATER WHITE GQAL 0L. WW Furniture. BEDROOM SUITES BUREAUS SIDEBOARDS EASY CHAIRS LOUNGES . CENTRE TABLES ; MIRRORS i l PICTURES and other articlesâ€"useful and orna- mental, and the prices are not high. Perhaps you have Pictures stowed awayuâ€"ot little use for want ofa frame. Bring them here and have their decorative qualities made the most of. L. DEYMAN, Bethune-St, Fenelon Fills. i l ? . , l 3% If you have n t got . money to pay what you owel . gate his designs and compare prices before lor the “ Gazette,” almost any a kind of farm produce will bel taken at market prices. ‘rm: FINEST TEA M Tu: WORLD FROM THE TEA PLANT TO THE TEA CUP â€"â€"â€"â€"___â€"_â€"______ IIN ITS NATIVE PURITY. "Monsoon" Teais put up by the Indian Tea rowers as a. sample of the best qualities of Indian can. Therefore they use the greatest care in the § selection of the Tea and its blend, that is why they at it up themselves and sell it only in the original Enckages. thereby securing its purity and execllcncc. ut upin “11)., 1 lb. and 5 lb. packages. and never sold in bulk. ALL GOOD GROCERS KEEP 1T. Ifyourgrocer does not keep it. tell him to write to STEEL, HAYTER 8t 00. fl and 13 Front Street East, Tomnto. LINDSAY Marble Works. at: R. CHKi'IBERS as is prepared to furnish the people of Lind- say and surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES, both Marble and Granite. Estimates promptly given on all kinds of cemetery work. i Marble Table Tops,“’ash Tops, Mantel Pieces, etc., a Specialty. WORKS-win rear 0 the market on Cam- l bridge street,oppusttc Blatthcus‘ pantingi house. Being a practical workman all shculd purchasingolsewhcre. ‘ BOBT. CHAMBERS. Forth of the Tom: Hall DIRECTORY. SOCII‘JTL‘IES. APLE LEA F TRIUE BLUE LUDGi-I No. I‘I 42. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and 4th \\'edne.-d.ty in each month. Hall in McArthur‘s lilnck. Jens .‘ldGHA'RAY, Master. 3 S. Alchrcnt-zox, Deputyhlaster. Geo. anstt, Secret try. ANADlAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS. Trent Valley Lbdge No. 71. Meet in the True Blue hall 11 .\lc.â€"\rthur's Block on the first and third .‘tlondays in each month. \V. H. Corr. N. G. AUSTIN, Secretary. l O. L. No. 906. MEET IN THE ORANGE . hall on FranciSjSt. West on the second Tuesday in every month. LEWIS DEYMAN. W. M. J. T. Tnoursox, JR., Rec-Sec. _______._Ij_______ _ NDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS Court Phtenix No. 182. Meet on the last Monday of cntlh month, in the True Blue hall in McArthjur’s Block. T. Absrtx. Chief Ranger. Jena; R. Gaanau, Secretary. ‘iANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. FENE- LON Falls Circle No.11”, meets iii the True Blue hall in lhchrthur's Block the first Wednesday in every month. . 1’. Cl lluuonss, Leader. R. Bi Svnvssrntt, Secretary. A F. AND A. m.,}G. R. C. THE SPRY . Lodge No.400. Meets on the first Wednesday of each tnonth,on or before the full of the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham’s Block. , E. FITZGERALD, W. M. REV. W. FARNCOMB, Secretary CIIURCIIES. BAPTIST CHURCIIâ€"QUEEN-ST.â€"REV. James Fraser, Pastor. Setvice every Sunday morning ttt110.30. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30. p. m. DIETHODIST CHURCH â€" COLBORNE Streetâ€"Rev. G. W. McCall, Pastor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath School at‘2.30 p. m. Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at 8 o‘clock. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.30. RESBYTERIAN CHURCHâ€"FRANCIS Street Westâ€"Rev. M. McKinnon, Pas- tor. Services evory‘ Sunday at 10.30 a. In. and 7 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 30 p. to. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 73.30 p. m. qALVATION' ARMY â€"-BARRACKS ON k Bond Street Westâ€"Captain Ilnxtnble. Service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urday evenings, audiou Sundays at 7 a. m., 10 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. T. ALOYSIUS R. C CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at 10.30 a. at. Sunday School;every Sunday at 2 p. m. T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET East â€"â€" Rev. Win. Farucomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at ll.30 a. m. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. . l 3%“ Seats frczin till churches. Everybody t'nt't'tedto attend. Strangers cordially welcomed. MISCELLANEOUS; ECHANICS’ lNS'l‘lTUTEâ€"P. KELLY, l Librarian. Open daily, Sunday except- ed, from 10 o’clock a. tn. till 10 p. In Books exchanged on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 a.m. till 3 p. m. and in the evening from 7 to 9. Reading room in connection. OST OFFICEâ€"l“; J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Office hours from 7 4'; a. m. to 8 p. m. Mail going south closes at 3.10 a. m. Mail going north closes at 2.40 p. m COUNTY COUNCIL. WARDENâ€"Jens Canteens. FRNELON. Bexley . . . . . . . . Geo. E. Lardlaw . Reeve Bobcaygeon . . .J. L Read . . . . . . Reeve Cardeu . . . . . . .Jos. ThompSon . . Reeve : Dalton . . . . .. . A. Ja‘coh . . . . . . . Reeve l)rf,J.\V.Wocd Reeve U. McDonald Deputy W. C. Switzer Reeve '1‘. McQuudc . . Deputy Fcnelon } JoinChnmbers Rt-cvo ' ' ' ‘ ' ' (Wm. Hall Deputy Fenelon Falls. .Jas. Dickson . . . Reeve Lawton, Digby ? and Lougt‘ord Iohnj Bailey. . . . Reeve Richard Kylie Reeve Lindsay . {Gt-0‘. Crnudcll lst Deputy W. M. Rbson . .Zntl Deputy Eldon........{ Emily WLownsbrough Reeve Mariposa { F. Shaver. . . . . 151 Deputy Robprt Adam 2nd Deputy Omemee . . . . . . T. A llcl’hersou Reeve Johnston E lis Reeve Samuel Fox . . Deputy Sonja-vim: { John lidwie. . Reeve ' ‘ ' ' A ihiorrtsmt . . Deputy Jud. Lithgquiecve Jolln Kelly .. Deputy Woodville . Arch: Campbell Reeve Ops...... Verulam . -___._.._..-.,.. . -... _ ._,_, CAPT. Swrzssnv, U. A ,Snn Diego, Cnl., says: “ Shiloh's Cum rh Remedy is the first medicine 1 have even found that would do me any good." Price 5') cents. Sold by l w. T. Jnnkin. . Sllll.()11’S CURE ils sold on a guarantee. 1'. cures incipient coinsumptiou. it is the best cough cure. Only one cent a dose; 25 cents. :50 cents anl $1 per bottle. Sold by W. T. Juukin. ' my“ RRINTIEG._' l l i {an un.t.t~ky day. Friday is not Unlucky. I, Tull ABUSE“ DAY HAS BEEN QUITE PRULIIIC 1N HAPPY 1L\'1INI'S. In spite of superstition. Friday is not In fact, it can ho proved, by tln- most imp rtant happen- ings in the. history oi this and other countries, that Friday is ' the most for- tunate day in the “‘l't'k. For thirteen years past I have been collecting im- portant events that have happened (In Fridays, writes Marvin R. Clark. I venture to say that stronger proof can- not be submitted, and ask'you to cut it out and paste it in your scrap-book, where you may find it when your heart weakens with an attack 01 suptrstitiou. On Friday Amust ‘21. H92 Chris- topher Columbus first sailed upon lis great voyage ol discovery from Palos, in Spain. 00 the 11th day of Septem- ber, which happened upon a Friday, while in mid neean, to thc consternation of his officers and men, the needle of the compass fluctuated and fell off in an unexplainable manner, and it was then that all but Columbus lost laith in the enterprise. It was on Friday, October 12, 1492. that Columbus first discovrrcd laud. On Friday, January 4-, 1493, he sailed on his return to Spain, where he landed in safety on a Friday. On Fri- day, Nov. 22, 1493, he arrived at Iâ€"lispaniola, on his StCnlld voyage to America. It was on Friday, June 13, 1494, that he discovered the continent of America. On Friday, March 5. 1496, Henry VIII. of England gave John Cabot his commission which led to his discovery of North America. This is the first American state paper in England. Friday, Nov. 10, 1505, Molendex founded St. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States by forty years. . Friday,Noventber10, 16:10, the May~ flower, with the Pilgrims, made the harbor of I’rovincetcwn, and on the same day signed the august compact, the forerunner of our present constitus lion. On Friday, December 22, 162 , the Pilgrims made their final landing- on Plymouth Rock. George Washington was born on Fri- day, February 22. 1732, in Westmore- land 00., Va, near the banks of the Potomac river. h The first Masonic lodge in America was organized on Friday, November 21, 17:31. Bismarck, Gladstone and Disraeli were born on Friday. Friday, April 8,1646,the first known newspaper advertisement was published in the Imperial Intelligencer, in Eng- ltlltd. Friday, July 1, 1825, Geo. Lafayette was Welcomed to Boston and feasted by the lt‘recmasons and citizens. and at- tended at the laying,r of the corner stone at Bunkcr's Hill of the monument erected to perpetuate the remembrance of the defenders of the rights and liber- ties of America. The Hudson river was discovered on Friday. March 25, 1609. On Friday, March 18, 1776, the: “stamp act ” was repealed in England. Friday, November 23, 181-1, the fir-ls newspaper ever printed by steam, The London Times, was printed. 0.1 Friday, January 13, 1785, Gen. Winfield Scott was born in Dinwiddie Co.. Va. Friday, May 14, 1536. Gabriel Falt- renheit. usually regarded as the inven- tor of the comtnon mercurial thermo- meter, was born. It was he who first noticed that water boils at different de- grees of temperature, according to the weight of the atmospheric column rest- ing upon itâ€"tltat is, it requires less heat to make it boil at the summit. than at the base of a high mountain. Whor- ever the English language prevails the graduation of Fahrenheit is generally preferred. Friday, December 25, 1742, Sir Isaac Newton, the illustrious philosopher, was born. Martin Luther was born on Friday, Nov. 10, 1543. at Elscbcn, in the couu~ ty of Mansfield. in Upper Saxony. George Stephenson, the father of raiiw'nys. was born on a Friday. The Great Eastern 11'“ the Irish coast to lay the Atlantic cable on Fri- day. and reached Heart's Content on Friday. Queen Victoria was Friday: The battle of Waterloo was fought, the Bastile destroyed. Moscow was burned and the battle of New Orleans was fought on Fridays. On Friday. January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was prohibited by Congress.â€" Ncw York Advertiser. married on n -. o-« ._... The cubical extent of water in the ocean is lourteen times that of the land above sea level. A bat can absorb and digest in One night three times the weight of its own body. Bats never have more titan two little ones at a time. The larcest tree in the world lien broken and petrified at the end of a defile in northwestern Nevada. It. is Neat. Cheap. Prompt. The Gazette Ohicc “"1 m be 666 feel 1°93" l