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a?" lucky mortal who got the thirty days was a stranger, without either kith or kin in the place, that he got such a full measure of punishment dealt out to him, while the others, who had both votes and family connections, were handed over to an im- ported justice. Allow me a little more Spfic‘.‘ while my hand is in; it may save you from being troubled again in the near future. It ap- pears the reeve presented an order to the co :ncil at its last meeting from J. R’. Gra- hani in favor of his (the reeve’s) mm son- in-luw, Thomas Graham, for the sum of $23, which, ride the published minutes of the council, was accepted. J. R. Graham is village assessor; his salary is SBfiâ€"five dollars more than last year. On March 9th last he got $12 on account of his salary, and now the council accepts this order â€"the salary in full and the work not com- pleted, resolving themselves into a collect- ingngency for the reeve's son-in-law. I tell you, sir, if there is a stray dollar anyâ€" where round our reeve is the very lorry- lurch to see it. If they, as a council, will assist the rceve‘s son-iii-law in gathering ' in his accounts, they might at least have the common decency to wait until the amount is earned by the debtor before accepting it as a liability against the village. What about the curfew bell? Are we to hear its dulcet tones no more 'I Yours, QUIZ. frOSts in the spring or drought in the summer, and of the former we have so far had none severe enou:_:li to do any harm ; indeed there is scarcely anything yet to be injured,and some of the farm- ers say that their fall wheat. which is looking splendid, would be bencfiltcd by a brief spell of moderately cold weather, as it is growing almost too rapidly. DAIXTY SPRING HATS in the latest styles and patterns, at Mrs. R. McDougall’s Wonru Kxowrxo.â€"â€"We find the fol lowing paragraph going the rounds at our exchanges, and it is worth any man's while to cut it out and stick it in his hat 2â€"" It is well to know that if you ‘introduce’ a friend to a bank manager or anybody else in order that he may have a check or draft cashed you make your-elf personally liable for the am0unt. By making note of tlii~ information you may have occasion to appreciate its value. It may save you all you pay in a. lifetime for this and all other newspapers. For instance, and its one of many, a chap in a town near Toronto recently asked the landlord of on hotel at which he usually stayed to introduce him to the local banker. The request was promptly complied with, and ‘ my friend ’ got. the cash. The ' ' draft was returned and the landlord To the Editor of the Feiielon Falls Gazette. heard of the mistake he had made.” Sin,â€" . .~ . WHY WEAR YOUR OLD HAT when M hat is the matter ivith Sam Hughes now? Poor fellow, he's having a hard you can get a new one so cheap and pretty time of it Wm, minke Wallace, his one_ at Mrs. R. McDougall‘si time bosom friend.- Surely there ought to AWNINGs.â€"â€"If all the men in Fenelon lmvelgtienmstgpe fetctrnberdin titlelfiogérelyho Falls and the surrounding country W0“ 1° ‘3 “3‘ s 1}" no 9 “ “.ce . . . . mop the floor With him the way he did. Should suddenly take it mm the” hem?“ Wallace was just about right,though, when to wear full beards and never get thglr he said that. North Victoria would size hair cut, Mr. John Jones, our tonsorlal Hughes up all right, and we do, only one artist has two 0,. “wee other ham“- needs a. microscope and a sixteenth of an crafts’to ,, fa“ back upon it one of which inch rule to get at his size. I wonder if . k. . w t’ l . l h h Sam is a candidate for the I commissioner- ” ma mg awumnst a W_”°,‘ 0 3‘3 ship, using his name 97 times in one article, become such an adept that it is of very lit.th use for foreign manufacturers to come into the village. On Wednesday and that but a short one. he was at work putting an awuiug over Poor Saml The Warder says he was offered the office of Minister of Militia and Mr. McFarland’s shop front, and he has orders for 21 others, as follows: $7,000 a year salary, and so on and so forth, J. Twomey 7, John Aldous 2, 1". Me- with extras from contractors, I suppose, and milkings of all kinds, but he wouldn’t â€"â€"-oh no! He’s a born farmer, he is. He wanted the Ministership of Agriculture, Dougall 2, J. Heard 2, Graham 8:. Co. 1, H. J. Lyth l, J. J. Lee 1,J. Bell 1, l’. Ouilette 1, J. L. Arnold l, J. J. Novison l, McKenzie & Stanton 1, with Fenelon Falls, April 201b, 1896. Yours, A SIZER. Fenelon Falls, April let, 1896. CORRESPONDENCE. To the EJiIor of the Felicia" Falls Gin-cue. Slit,â€" Was it it love of justice or a desire to puff the reevo of this village that prompted the writer of the article entitled “ Anomalies of Criminal Law in this Coun- ty." which appeared in a recent issue of your paper? He set out by citing a num- ber of sentences imposed by the judiciary of the county town, which he in his wisdom contort-ls were not in proportion to the gravity of the crimes for which the victims had been convicted, winding up with the case of the unfortunate boy Kearney, at present awaiting trial on a charge of litur- and to displace his dear friend Mr. Health- gnvc-wayâ€"so-he-could-sliirk-the-vo’tc Mon- tague; and when the great petition, signed by nine North Victoria men, to get him that office failed he wouldn't take any more expt‘cwd. 011‘- JODCS USCS Ya!“ other. Mr. Editor, how long would Major mouth duck, the best. material for the Straddle-the-feiicc stand looking at $7.000 purpose, and it cap be had either white ‘t‘lllli‘i‘tgle'rllklslgirfillfhg‘:aging:g is: or Striped as dosued’ bat the latter ls three. The factDiSJSnm’s strthemcnt is not somewhat the dearer. He makes tents exactly mm (1 my .. not exactly true n in ’35 W0" awnings: and M". R- 13- SylVCS‘ order to be strictly parliamentary), and is tcr has ordered one 12 x 30 feel: to be no more reliable than Clarke Wallace says used “3 a Portable photograph gallery, his story of not writing the illailand Empire correspondence is. Caususu BY A Saraâ€"On Friday , Sam is a bluii‘er and ii bonstei’nnd a of last. week Mr. W. A. White of Lind- 'g0ctr-tr(itoohdle-dgi sort odf aflmflni bull he [find say had a most. remarkable escape from 03 55 '5 0 ce ‘1“ _l’el‘50nu We ef- iustant death and received injuries that {331: “Egg? cfianczéthNg‘l‘stg gillfoxfui: "my 3'0" Prove fatal- He had take? a going to give him what Paddy gave the contract to remove a safe weighing rooster, and he’ll get it where the rooster 3,000 lbs. from an office ovor Mr. M. J. got the axe. Carter's store to one of the moms in Hamilton’s block occupied by the Vic- toria Loan 8: Savings 00., and when it was nearly at; the top of a flight of ~~- - stairs the tackle by which three men Henry C. Frick, of the Carnegie were hauling it up began to give way. Steel Company, of Pittsburg, Pat, is to Mr. White, who was behind with a build a hospital for children at: a cost. crowbar, turned and fled, but was over- of $500,000. taken before he reached the last step. Temple Bar, quoting from an old The Post says that by the -nicrcst .English almanac, tells of three different chance one cornerot‘ the sale fell against ' instances of human life extending bi.- tho left wall of the narrow passage. yond 300 years. “ . leaving a space of about eight: inches Mr. and Mrs. Dnrgin, living near beneath, into which Mr. White was Portland, Me, hare. reached the age of crushed in such a doubled up position 102 and 99 years respectiVely, and both that it was almost a miracle that his .n'c halo. hearty and happy. back was not broken. Two or three A West Virginia man is so peculiarly ribs were fractured and he received in- affected by riding on a train that lie ternal injuries, which fortunately were has to chain himself to a. seat to prevent not as serious as was at first feared, and his jumping out of the car window. at. last. account he was progressing A Minnesota girlot'lficun distinguish favorably, though not yet out of danger. no color, everything being white to her. and she is compelled to wear dark glas- ses to protect her eyes from the glare. ' After several years of tireless warfare, and the payment of many thousands of dollars in bounties, the farmers of Burieu county, )lich., hare given up lighting the English sparrow pest. During the recent hot spell in Aus- tralia, birds dropped dead from the trees, and the heat melted the honey- eouib in the beehives, smothering the bees and destroying the apihries. M FENELON FALLS MARKETS. Fenelon Falls, Friday, April 2~tth, 1896. ilcr, and then with a big flourish of trum~ Wlieat.Scotcli or Fife . ... 7:3 to 76 pets informing his readers how that lad Wheat, fall, per bushel.... 75 76 would have got his deserts had he been \\'he:it,spring “ .... 7t) 74 tried by the more of Feiiclou Falls, and all Barley. per. bushel. . .. . 30 33 it cause the said reeve had sent a poor un- * Buckwheat“ . . . . . . . . 30 Oats, “ . . . . . . . . 2‘2 23 Pause, ” 48 Rye, “ 43 M fortunate drunk to gaiol for thirty days because he could not pay a line of $1 and costs. This. I believe, is the first and only case the reevdcwr tried. and i never knew Potatoes, “ . ... 15 20 before that any common magistrate, even Butter,per lb...... ...... 15 16 though he was also reere of Feuclon Falls. Eggs. per dozen . . . . . .. 10 11 had the power to convict and punish a tiny, per ton...... . 13.00 14.00 burglar, but as your correspondent quotes llides .. . . .. . . .. . .. 3 on 4.00 chapter and. verse of the statute in support llogs (live) . . ... .. 3.25 3.5” of his contention, l snpposc he is correct. Hog; (Dressed) . .. . .. . . .. . 4&0 . 4.25 I would now humbly ask my learned Beef . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 4.5“ 5.u0 friend to explain how it. is, if the more of Sheepskins . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 66 85 the village is gifted with so much wisdom Want . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l8 20 and power, that the county police magis- Flour, family, Silver Lent. 2.00 2.20 Flour, best bakers‘ .. .. . . .. 2.03 2.23 Flour stmightrolled...... 1.90 2-10 “temper 12 no 14.00 Shorts. “ ...... ..... . 13.00 15.00 Mixed chophper tom...“ . 18.00 20.00 trntc had to come out from Lindsay the other day to try a case of common assault and a couple of drunks? Can it be that on: worthy reeve has so soon been short othis powers, or was it because the no- 0 waste it on poor imitations and cheap sub- stitutes, but. ask for and buy the MeMullen by hardware and general merchants. Western Provincesâ€"The B. Greening Wire James Cooper, Montreal. counts and books in M. W. Brandon’s hands for collection, and have given him’ the power of attorney to collect and settle the same forthwith, and would advise imme- diate attention and save costs. Dissolution of Partnership. ship heretofore existing between the under- signed as Bakers and Confectioners in the dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due the late firm must be paidto Mr. Lee, 31 l beaten in Canada. It is home-made bread. 0 I My candles are the purest in the market. The voters' lists used in the recent general elections contained 1,090,000 names, divided as follows :â€"Ontario, 546.000; Quebec, 305.000; Prince Edâ€" ward Island. 24,000 ; Nova Scotia. SS5,- 000; New Brunswick, 70 000; Manito- ba, 46,000; British Columbia, 14.000. It will be seen that Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island, which the Gov- ernment failed to carry, furnished 875,- 000 of the votes, while the Government Provinces only furnished 215,000 votes. . WOVEN WIRE FENCING WIRE Rors‘ svaaeE, 0 ~ 9, 4 5.5.5.5 2.2:? o o ......9 o 0 Q- o o ,9.%Q~.o°oosc .-‘\'\_x O 0 O Q. 9 ... o sf, «o ‘0’.“ “.900... .. , v....;,c _ o°<e.o . \ o 9 \‘. .0 ..A. .h9é>‘99.e~’e~*-“ -â€" Manufactured dSoldby _ TH. ONTARIO WlRE FENClNG 00.. LTD. Picton. Ontarto. TI‘IE DIODIULLEN FENGENG “ARDâ€" PWLTRY NETTING ARE THE VERY BEST ever made or sold in Canada. You want only THE BEST for your money. Don’t. goods. They are unequalled for FARM, LAWN or POULTRY fencings. No snow drifts with McMullen’s fencing. For sale General Sales Agents: For Ontario and 00., Hamilton, Out. For Quebec and Eastern Provincesâ€" Noticej togzD ebtors. The undersigned have placed their ac- McDOUGALL & BRANDON. Fcnelon Fall's, April 9th, 1896â€"9 3 Notice is hereby given that the partner- village of Fenelon Falls has this day 'ti-een who. will settle all the firm’s liabilities.‘ C. MANNING. J. J. LEE. Fenelon Falls, April lst, lS96.-â€"-8-4 Mrs. He eley Ens Returned from Minden,and is opening out a stock of’ . .. . . Milliaery and. Fancy Goods next door north of Northey Bros, where she will be pleased to receive a call from old and new custom- ers. Watch for fur- ther announcements. Mrs. Keeley. WW .I. BELIJ, Baker and Conféctioner, Next Door to the Meat Mart. would thank the people of Fenelon Falls for their patronage since he started- busi ness in the village. My bread can’t be loystct‘s cooked or raw or by the glass. Meals at all hours, hot. or cold. 3 J. BELL, FENELON FALLS. The undersigned are prepared to pay the highest market price in cash for a few hundred tons of first-class buy, dcliv ered at their office in the village during the continuance of sleighing. J. W. IIowry & Sous Penelon Falls, March. 11th,,1896.-4.3R \ HAY WANTED. Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, fall fashioned Ladies’ and Children’s Undervests, tine ribbed English and American Dress Ducks, fast colors, big drive . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies’ Parasols, commencing at the very low price of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ask for our ladies' black cotton Hose, called Leader Beautiful wide Laces, nobby for trimming cotton washing goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Embroidories, beginning at never before heard of prices. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . Ladies’ Hand-bags, worth 50 and 60c., tobe cleared at . . . . .. . . . . ... . . .. . . . . .. German Plaid Tartans for Dresses, washing goods Weaving Cotton, five-pound bunch, from best makers . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . Good quality Feather Ticking, will hold water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. 8 36-inch 'aprou G-ingliams, fancy border, nice patterns . .. Good Cottonade, just the thing for boys’ clothes .. . .. Beautiful designs in Art Muslins for draperies . . . Cream and white Lace Curtains, bound edges, 2%: long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . t. 29 36-inch union Carpet, looks as good‘ as Trio. wool . . . . .. . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 2‘.) CARTER Has now in full swing a 386 days’ Sale, called the poor people's friend. This is no This is no thirty days’ sale, but a genuine for?“ 5“]?! b‘" a gillrlucl “zgawmd 53:?“ sale to last one year, and leap year at m “5‘ Due 3.9”" m e p “9 “Mug l)“ ‘0'. t‘ “ . '. . N ' lt “um We bme now a Sign“ smck'l to ide 0\t.l‘llle hard times ou,thin of the loss to us at the end of the year. Now marked and ready for you, and our buych show your appreciation of our under- are still on the search for bargains to . _ taking by helping to boom this 366 days‘ keep this 5818 booming for 356 days. We l sale. Shout the good news to your neigh- “re 11"“:ka “ml- We llm‘t‘ plt‘lll)‘ (til bors, talk the matter over, get tip a special ready cash at our disposal to overcome excursion. Carter will do all he can to any obstacle, for it‘s the ready cash that lit-1p you. As newspaper space is experi- fnflkes the price right. Remember, there Sire. we cannot enumerate our whole stock. is only one Carter in the dry goods and so come with the crowds and you will be clothing business in Lindsay, and he is paid tenfold. q u.. Men‘s Blue Serge Suits in wool. tailor made, good fit. .. .. .. .. ..... .. ... . S. to “ hobby Tweed Suits, well trimmed. tit guaranteed ...... .... 3 50 “ Extra good wool Tweed Pants, well trimmed, three pockets . . . 7:3 Boys’ Blue Serge short Pants, LINED, two pockets, good quality. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 25 Children’s Blue Serge Suit, two piece, going for ...... .... 2' Men’s Black Waterproof Coats. guaranteed A1 .. .. . . .. ...... .. .. .. . .. . . .. l 50 Men‘s and Boy’s Flaunelette Shirts, nobby patterns... .. . . .. . .. .... l? “ “ “ White unlaundered Shirts, linen front and cuffs. 29 “ Heavy cotton mixed Sox, just fancy, only, per pair. . .. . .. . .. 5 Men’s and Boys' Elastic Braces, mohair ends . 1" ” “ “ SilkTies,springstyles....................................... 10 See our Black Silk Finish Shirts, collars attached . .. .. . .. . . .. ... 5') Men‘s Nobby Spring Hats, soft or stiff, for ..T. .... 51‘ Boys’ and Girls’ new Spring Caps, big drive .... 10 Men’s and Boys’ Colored Cotton Handkerchiefs, fast dyes . . .. . .. . . . . . . . ... 5 Men’s pnreall~woolSox,arctictinisli . . . . . . 10 6,500 yards double fold, 36-inch, all-wool Dress Serge, all shades . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 25 4,375 “ “ “ 420incli, “ “ “ “ “ . .. .... .... 30 One cord of single fold Dress Goods, all wool, former prices 25 to 600., now.... 12§ Pure all-wool Black Cashmere, bought at a snap .. . .. . . w. ... 33 54~inch Cape and Mantle Cloths, new shades .... .... '7~ ...â€"o .I - Beautiful Fancy Border Handkerchiefs, new designs, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- 5-153..- gamiaocoowuu: ~48: “ White Cotton Corset Covers, perfect fitting . .. . . .... .. . .. ... “ “ “ Drawers,tuckedand trimmed.......................... 25' “ “ “ Chemises, “ “ . .. ..................... 25-] “ “ “ Night Gowns, tucked and trimmed...................... 48 Perfect fitting Corsets (French model)...... .... 35 Ladies’ black and colored Gloves, new goods, only 10 “ “ " Lace Mitts........................................ 10 40-inch white French Lawn, beautiful finish . . 10 Extra. quality Factory Cotton, secured from SsK. & Co. wreck, 34-inch . . 3 l 400 yards 36-inch Factory Cotton, a nice, even, round thread . .. . .. . . . .. .. 5 Good quality White Cotton, nice linen finish 6 5,000 Yards fast color English Print, very wide...... r» 3,800 “ “ “ CheckShirtings...... 2.700 beautiful plaid Ginghams, fast coiors.... . . . . . . . . .. . ..... .... . 5 3,300 Flannelettes, nice patterns, worth 10 and 12o, for 5, 6, 7 and.. . ...... ti Extra good quality Table Linen, direct from Belfast”... .... .. .... ...... 20 Fancy border cotton Towels, 16 x28 inches, each... .... ...: 1! “ “ “ “ 22x45 “ ” ............................ 10 Beautifullinen Bath Towels...... ...... .. in The largest wliitc Bed-spread in Canada 1 (It) .......................... l0 ...... 10" 000IoneoololoOnOODODOI-octv 7 Hemp Carpets, all prices ; a good one for .... .... 10 Two Spools Couts’ 200 yards Thread, or in {111400 yards for... ... . .. .. 5 Big drive in good wool Tweeds, cheapest on earth .. 2r. RollerTowelling, commencing at 5 72~inch sheeting (just fancy the price), and no seams... . .. .... . ... 18 Check apron Muslins, in white, a. plum...... .... 5 40-inch, very fine quality, a plum from S. K. 8; Co. wreck, for.. . . . .... . .. .. 7 CARTER OF LINDSAY, THE POOR DIAN’S FRIEND- ‘ P. S.â€"Try us with a- letter order. Goods taken back and money refunded if‘ you are not pleased. This Looks Like Poetry, But it isn’t. At least it isn’t intended to be. It‘s object is to catch your eye and inform you that we have bargains for you in Watches, Rings and other Jewelry, Fancy Cliinawarc and Glassware, Pipes, Purses, Pictures, Perfumery, Stationery and Toilet Articles, Musical Instruments, Toys and Dolls, Bedroom and Toilet Sets, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Wall Paper and Window Shades, \Vc are always ready To supply your‘wan ts in these lines At rock bottom prices At; S. Nevison’s Bazaar, Feiielon Falls. Furniture, ‘ Doors, Sash. â€"â€"â€"AND-â€"-â€"-â€" UNDERTAKING, WATâ€"~â€" - M‘Keomn’sg FRANCIS ST. was-r; FENELON FALLS. w. l