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. -V” ~‘ «.m... . . p,,.! p â€"' '5 - ThoCalfPath. One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail, as all calves do. But still he left behind his trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale. The trail was taken up next day By a lone dog that passed that way ; And then a wise bell‘wether sheep Pursued the trail o'er vale and’ steep, And drew the flock behind him, too, As good bell-wethers always do. And from that day, o'er hill and glade, Through these old woods a path was made And many men wound in and out, And dodged and turned and bent about, And uttered words of righteous wrath Because 'twas such a crooked path; But still they followedâ€"do not laughâ€" The first migrations of that calf, And through this stalked. Because he wabbled when he walked. winding woodway This forest path became a lane, Then bent and turned and turned again ; This crooked lane became a road, Where many a poor horse with his load Toiled on beneath the burning sun, And travelled some three miles in one. And thus a century and a half They trod the footsteps of that calf. The years passed on in swiftuess fleet, The road became a village street, And this, before men were aware, A city’s crowded thoroughfare, And soon the central street was this Of a renowned metropolis, And men two centuries and a half Ter in the footsteps of that calf. Each day a hundred thousand rout Followed the zigzag calf about, And o’er his crooked journey went The traffic of a continent. A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead. They followed still his crooked way, And lost one hundred years a day; For thus such reverence is lent To well established precedent. A moral lesson this might teach, Were I ordained and called to preach. For men are prone to go it blind Along the calf paths of the mind, And work away from sun to sun, To do what other men have done. They follow in the beaten track, And out and in and forth and back, And still their devious course pursue, To keep the path that others do. But how the wise old wood-gods laugh Who saw the first primeval calf! Ahl many things this tale might teach, But 1 am not ordained to preach. -â€"Sam W. Foss. No Feathers There. A policeman who was making his way up an alley off Calhoun street stop- ped to look over a fence where a colored man was splitting wood. Nothing was said by either for a time, but the color- ed man finally queried : “ Dcan’ find no nuisances in dis yere ya’d. I reckon ? ” “I wasn’t looking for nuisances," re- plied the officer. A man down here lost seven chickens last night.” “ Sebeu chickensâ€"bu ! " “Yes, seven large, fat, juicy chick- ens." “ Some one dun riz ’em right ofi‘ de roost. I reckon ? " “ Yes." “ An' dun cla’ar off wid all dat poul- try ? " " Yes." “ Hui Yumâ€"yum! fur it i " “ Accounts for what ? ” asked the of- floor. “ Fur yo’r looking into dis back ya'd. I knows what yo' was lookin' furâ€"fur chicken fedders l " " Well ? " “ Well, jist lemme told yo' sunthin'. In de fust place. I was laid up wid a chill, and couldn't hev gone out had I dun wanted to; and. in do next place, if I had absquatulatcd dat poultry my twenty y'ars' speerience in do business would hev made me put dem feddees an' heads nn' feet whar' de hull creation couldn't find ’em in a week’s hunt. No, sshâ€"yo needn't reckon to ’luoidate no asperity by lookin' ober de elongated hack fence ob do undersignedx” Dot accounts - Lady (to butcher)â€"â€"I thought I or- dered a calf's tongue of you. Look at this; it is as long as a beef tongue. Butcherâ€"Beg pardon, modem. that is a calf's tongue; but, you see, it was a female calf. Mr. Skinnerâ€"Now, Patrick, I want you to roll down the lawn, and the children may stay in the yard and watch you. The new Msn-cf-all-Workâ€"I’d have yes undhcrstand, car, that I'm no acro- bat; an' if its a circus ye: wants for the ohildher, ye'll have to hire another Ill. ’:..lN;lURE. ‘ Inrvmrs , .. '. no nmncmumro. POTATOES. Worth its cost as a ftrtilizzt The only safe way to use a Strong Poison FOR SALE BY JOSEPH HEARD. Full lines always kept in General Hardware, Stoves and Tin~ ware. Agent for Rathbun’s Portland Star Cement. New stock of Mixed Paints, Turpentine, White Lead, etc. The cheapest store in the county for cash, and ' the highest prices paid for Sheep-skins, Hides, etc. A FliiE NEW STOGK OF SPRENG AND SUMEB READY-MADE CLGTHING JUST RECEIVED AT J03. McFARLAND’S. Are you going to buy A WAGGGN HR NEW 9 If so, it. will be to your advantage ' to consult S. S. GAINER. Repairing and Ito-painting promptly attended to. N ext door to Knox’s blacksmith shop on Francis Street, .. FENELON FALLS... LINDSAY Marble Works. so R. CHEâ€"RIBERS at:â€" is prepared to furnish the people of Lind- say aud surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES, both Marble and Granite. Furniture. BEDROOM SUITES \BUREAUS I SIDEBOARDS EASY CHAIRS LOUNGES CENTRE TABLES MIRRORS PICTURES and other articlesâ€"useful and orna- mental, nnd the prices are not high. Estimates promptly given on all kinds of cemetery work. Marble Table Tops. Wash Tops, Mantel Pieces, etc., a specialty. WORKSâ€"-ln rear 0 the market on Cam- bridge strcet,opposite Matthews’ packing house. Being a practical workman all should see his designs and compare prices before purchasingelsewhere. BOBT. CHAMBERS. North of the Town Hall SOMETHING NEW TO THE LADIES 0F FENELON FALLS AND VICINITY. Perhaps you have Pictures stowed awayâ€"of little use for want ofa frame. Bring them here and have their decorative qualities made the most of. L. DEYMAN, Commit-St, Penelon Falls. A New and Improved System of Garment Cutting, known as the De La Morton French Per fection Tailor Systemmcknowledgcd by all leading tailors and dressmakers who have tried it to be the best in the world. It can be adapted to any style of dress, from a tailor made costume to the dainticst even- ing gown. Seamless waists cut by the same system. Ensures a perfect fit. Dress- fi YOU haven’t got, mnkingdonein all its branches, Noun-3 or 1: 1. r. a “2‘1, . money to pay what you owe cm... "nun. .m for the “Gazette,” almost any kind of farm produce will be Mcsnhur's Block. um”... Bummnu, - door to Mr. Pail store. nearly taken at market Prlces‘ opposite the Inst-05m. Shepherds Awhtfy BlCYCLES USED BY THE SHEEP NBS IN CALIFORNIA. D I R B G '1‘ 0 BY. SOCIETIES. NIGHTS 0F TESTED MACCABEES. 1 Diamond Tom .\'0. 20.8. Meets in the True Blue hall in McArthur‘s Block on the first and third Tuesday in each month. H. E. Ansrts, Cum. 0. W. Bastions, R K. ‘ APLE LEAF TRUE BLUE LUDG r: .\‘o l 42. Regular meetings held on the 3nd and 4th Wednesday in each month. Hall in McArthur’s Block. Jonx MCGIIA'TIAY, Master. S. McCurcnsos, Deputy Master. Gao. Jewstt. Secretary. Herding: sheep on a bicycle is an in- novation introduCt-d by Frank Smith on the wide, rondless plnins lying between Fresno slough and the foothills of the coast range, in the western part of Eros. no county. Perhaps the wheel will not come into general use ti-r that purpose, as it is nearly always impracticable to ride it bicycle t|\'|'l‘ ranges where shccp [ind pusturngc, but nature has provided one ot the finest Courses in the world on the open plains of the west side, whom the ground is as level as a floor. and tire \\'lltt.‘llll:tll can oltcn ride filty miles withâ€" out changing his Course. and all the time over a country where roads are al- most unknown. and where not a fence nor a ditch intcrposcs to stop the j--nr- ncy. The cabins of a few homesteadch sometimcs meet the view, dotting the horizon here and there, but aside lr'un these there is littlo or no evidence of civilization in all the country as for as the eye can roach. 'l‘hat region is a dead waste, almost without- vegetation, except duringy the rainy weeks of win- ter and early spring: When the hot weather comes the short growth of alti- laria dries and the winds sweep every vestige of it from the face of the earth, leaving the ground smooth and level as a race course. This season the unusual rains and the phenomenal warmth have produced a growth 01' verdure such as has seldom been known there, covering the earth like a carpet. 'l‘hc shccpmcn have driven their herds to that quarter from all sides, because pasturagc thcrc costs nothing. Frank Smith, who has charge of several herds, breaks the mo- notony, says the San Francisco Chroni- cle, by glidi g on his wheel l‘rom band to band, thus dispensing with a horse and deriving pleasure from what was formerly work. He can round up a herd quicker than a dog can do it, and the dogs seem to view tlu: bicycle with disgust as the latest device of labour saving machinery. The most novel experience is in i'id. ing after coyotes, which always hang on the outskirts of a band of shot-p, ready to put a sick or crippled one out of its misery the moment. the herdcr’e back is turned. A coyote is able to keep ahead of a bicycle, and enjoys the exercise for the first few miles. But when he's had an hour or two of the sport, and the tireless and unflagging wheel continues to hang upon his line of retreat, the fun begins to wear off, and tho long-cared galloper of the plains realizes that the transaction is not intended for a joke. By the time another hour has passed, and ten or a dozen miles more of' the level plain have been measured off, and the remorseless whch continues but lit- tle more than two hundred yards in the rear, or perhaps has gained a little, the situation becomes decidedly unpleasant for the coyote. The smile of scorn that curled his lip during the first ten miles of the race, as he looked back, first over one shoulder and then over the other, gradually disappears soon after the sec- ond ten miles is entered upon. The an- imal looks back as often as ever, but the expression on his impudent face seems to say that the joke has been car- ried far enough, and he is willing to cry quits if the wheel is willing. The coyote is a long winded animal, and it takes a good wht-elmau to ride one down. Under ordinary circumstances it is impossible, for he will strike for a thicket when he discovers that it is to be a survival of the fittest. But on the west side plains there are so few places of concealment, and the prairies are on level and limitless that the coyote may have to run two or three hours belorn he can find cover, and the latter part of such a run is a weary one for llltll. He may be able to escape, but sometimes falls a victim to the rcvolvor of tho wheelman, and once in a while he is lasSOL-d, although in such a case he must he shot anyway, for his teeth are called into action as soon as he finds himself at the end ofa rope. Ilesidcs he is apt to jerk the rider off his wheel by sntl~ den turns. ' The jack-rabbit is not so noble game as the coyote from the hicyclist's point of view, but is harder to run down. It is out because of greater speed or great- cr endurance, but became the rabbit will not run very lar in a straight line. When it finds itself pursued it may run ANADlAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS. 'l‘rcnl Valley Lodge No. 71. Meet in the True Blue bull in McArthur’s Block on the first and third Mondays in each month. J. J. Nsvrsos, N. G. H. E. AUSTIN, Secretary. O. L. No. 996. MEET 1N THE ORANGE . hall on Francis~SL West on the second Tuesday in every month. Lewis DEYMAN, W. M. J. T. Tuoursos, Jit., Rec-Sec. NDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS. Court Phoenix No.182. Meet on the last. Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McArthur's Block. '1‘. AUSTIN, Chief Ranger. llaansar Ssnnronn, R. S. ‘lANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. RENE- ’ LON Falls Circle No.127, meets in the True Blue hall in McArlhur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. P. C. BURGESS, Leader. R. B. Svtvesrsn, Secretary. A E. AND A. M., G. R. C. THE SPRY . Lodge No.406. Meets on the first Wednesday of each month,on or before the full of the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham’s Block. E. FITZGERALD, W. M. Rev. W. Fsanconu, Secretary CIâ€"IURCIâ€"IES. BAPTIST CHURCHâ€"QUEEN-ST.â€"REV. James Fraser, Pastor. Service every Sunday morning at 10.30. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30. p. m. V ETHODIST CHURCH -â€" COLBORNE l Streetâ€"Rev. G. W. McCall, Pastor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. In. 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. MeKinnon, Pas- tor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. 111. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 30 .p. in. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at S p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. m. ALVATION ARMY â€"- BARRACKS ON Bond Street West -â€" Captain Taylor. Service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urday evenings, and on Sundays at 7 a. 11)., 10 a. m., 3 p.11). and 8 p. m. ST. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at 10.30 a. m. Sunday School every Sunday at2 p. m. T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET Eastâ€"Rev. Wm. Farncomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. 111. Sunday School every Sunday at 11.30 a. 111. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. W Seats free in all churches. Everybody invitedto attend. Strangers cordially welcomed. MISCELLANEOUS. 1‘, ECHANICS’ INSTITUTEâ€"P. KELLY, Librarian. Open daily, Sunday exceptâ€" ed. from 10 o’clock a. m. 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€"F. J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Office hours from 7.4(1 a. m. to 8 p. to. Mail going south closes at8 a. m. Mail going'north closes at 3 p. m. OCUNTY COUNCIL. WARDENâ€"Jenn CHAMBERS. Francs. Bexley . . . . . . . . Geo.E.Laidlaw.Reeve Bobcnygeon. . .J. L. Read . . . . . . Reeve Cardcn . . . . A. Jacob . . . . . . Reeve Dalton. . . . .. Jos. Thompson . . . Reeve Eldon Dr.J.W.Wood Reeve ‘ ’ ' ' ' ' ' ' C. McDonald Deputy E .1 _ W.C.Switzcr Reeve ml 5 "" "" i T. McQuade..l)eputy F ea Jno.Chanibcrs Itt-cvo en on ' ' ' ' ' ' Wm. Hall Deputy Fenelon Falls. .Jas. Dickson. . . Reeve Laxton, Digby and Longford John Bailey.... Reeve - Richard Kylie Reeve Lindsay {Gt-o. (Trundell lstDepnty W M. lthson..2nvl Deputy W 1:0“ Ilslirollgh Reeve in one direction for “while; buL it 800,, Mal'iPOS“ {V- 5'”‘"“"- - “‘l “91"”? doubles buck. and from that time on it lt-vln-iv .lllnln 2nd Deputy ' ., . . ' , Omemee . . . . . . 'l' A ‘- l‘i’lil'l‘sllll [ti-eve rum, I" CHCIPH‘ or “Emu l”"b“l'l.'l m "u 0 , y, _,,f.;,i51{,.(.v,, angular course, tlvl} In: lint: \t'hcclmau, PS ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 I 1" x..l‘It-pnty and continually kmvpin: Hit of range .,{ somcrvmc .' , H "" "--“"“"e the piotnl. Blimp :n- l. -t-t: made two , :i {anytiifny or three liliilfir' l“ .1; | ~ ‘ t r nly n". Verulum . . . . . . <z ',' , ’. " “‘5',‘,,',,\u(;y tclopc. pu-rhnp~. 5' {WI-Hut (,‘nlil'ornia; tvoodt-inc a... . . " ‘5 m...” but the effort. did mi ltith'l. with success, because tln:.~c a: inmls ncvcr venture vc- ry far lrom the foothills of the coast range, and when pursued they run for rough around. An antelope, after it had drunk its fill, could not outrun a bicycle ten miles on smooth ground. The animals are swift for a mile or turn, but cannot keep up their pace long at a time. Those in Fresno county have their home in the ersil back of the fool- hills, and seldom venture onto the plain, David General Btamamza ,, Francis-st, .- -;;;=.:13n Falls Blacksmithingm ::I1$t~'-till'.-rentbranches done on short nutw. 2:“! n'. the lowest living: nrict-s. ..: ..:tv.-:.!.i< i. paid to ltOl’rlt'-‘l!ut'i!ig a 1.17.3 and I will gun'ra:. n- a.tti;t’.u,t;' ;. 45-ly. l’.t .' t .t' n~b*.‘ _.-