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Picturing 8. Paradise. GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS. M. Berthelot, France's Minister of! Foreign Affairs, has made some re-lunearned? Wehope not. It has already markable predictions of what will have l been intimated why the future man will happened on this earth by the year 2,000. He says: “ While agriculture is nowadays re garded as the backbone of the wealth of every civilized nation, the honorable practice of cultivating the soil will be entirely obsolete. There will not be the rcmotest use for it in the year 2000, for everything necessary to sustain life and everything desirable for increasing the pleasures of living will be manufac- tured and lurnished by the master of chemistry. "Mining will be reduced to an agree- able diversion, for all necessary metals and other products will be supplied by new methods according to the laws of physiolog . Of course nobody would think of digging for coal then, as chem- istry will yield all materials of inflam- mahility, and when there is no coal to be hauled up, the number of strikes will be Very materially reduced. “ Thoughts of war will be abandoned, likewise all tariffs. Both these institu- tion, which we now consider up-toldate,r could not hold their own in an age when, aerial navigation will have arrived at the highest point of perfection, con- trolling its own course, but uncontrol- - lablo by mundane powers. What does an army of a million. men amount to"; a single air ship, properly laden wit " chemicals, might at any moment swoop down upon it and wipe it off the face of the earth, bag and baggage? ’ “At present we create steam by the chemical energy of burned coal, but coal is obtainable only at the expense of much labor, and coal deposits are decreasing rapidly. Science will have to apply itself to the task of pressing the heat of the sun and of the interior of the earth into service. To do so is net impossible; on the contrary, we have well grounded hopes for the final subjection of these heat fountains. “ Even at this period, when the skill of engineers is not limitless, we might succeed in sinking a shaft that would penetrate 4,000 feet into the interior of the earth. A hundred years from now such pits will be at man’s disposal at all convenient points, and their existence will guarantee that industrial under- takings may be run at a minimum cost. Combine the motive power of the earth’s heat with that of the great rivers and seasâ€"now hardly utilized for that pur- poseâ€"~and no other driving force for all sorts of machinery will be required. And after hundreds of years it will be as perfect and active as on the day when man first thought of employing it. ', “ Science, having the immense heat deposits in the bowels of the earth at its disposal, will easily solve another prin- cipal problem of applied chemistryâ€"the production of food by the combination of elementary bodies. We know already the synthesis of late and oils, their diverse chemical character and physical properties, and to this we hope to add, at. an early date, intimate knowledge ol the part nitroccn plays in the economy of nature. This inexhauetible motive power being at hand, food can be proâ€" duced with the aid of carbonic acid from carbon, out of water by oxygen and hydrogen, and out of the atmos- phere by nitrogen. “Then industry will undertake the duties of agriculture, and the chemist in his laboratory will raise substitutes for cereals, plants, and all the products of husbandry. His products will not only be cheaper, but more nearly per- fect than those of nature. Instead of devoting several hours every day to his meals, a man will carry a little box of chemicals in his pocket, providing him with all he needs for making him sound and happyâ€"albumen, fat and carbonic hydrate. Neither season. nor rain, nor drought, nor frost, nor hail, nor insects. nor microbes will interfere with 'inan’s food-getting. There will be no spoiled craps, no l'amines and no internperance in the year 2000. “Cultivated fields, vineyards, pas- tures and game parks will vanish in the course of time. for of what use will they be to humanity fed by the chemist? Because he lives no longer by murder and by the destruction ol'living things, than will achieve high culture, and his morals will infinitely improve. Nations will cease to boast of the wealth of their countries, for it will be quite im- material il'a territory be fertile or not. While at present emigration seeks for Lands rich in natural resourecs. the des- “15 will become. the favorite abodes of man alter the year 2000. because it is ill' more healthy to live there than in the fertile districts covered with rotten .t-getnhle mutter. ” The age of applied chemistry will a‘fcw the lullest development of art and the beauties of human life. The sur- face of our globe, no longer disfigured by geometrical designs drawn by the plough, will be turned into a garden, as man can afford to grow flowers and trees, grass and bush. to his heart's‘ content. In this paradise he will live happy and contacted, allâ€"even the poorest, if there is povertyâ€"finding it an easy matter to provide for the neces~ l sities oflife. “ Will man falla victim to corruption in the embarrassment of riches partly be morally better than the man of to- day. Labour, work alone, gives true happiness. And man will continue to work, because the products of his skill â€"â€"mental and physicalâ€"will benefit almost exclusively his intellectual, ethi- cal and aesthetiCnl development, only an infinitesimal part of his earnings being needed to keep body and soul together." Why Bother Discounting Fish Stories. IT TAKES A )IUSKRAT FRENCHMAN T0 CA? THE CLIMAX PISGATORIALLY. ‘OIIIIOI‘not...coo-o'cloooooouoouollo Out in the region of St. Clair Flats, near Detroit, lives a peculiar tribe, known in general as the mnshrat French. Nowhere else in the United States is there a community such as this in lan- guage and customs. Despite the fact that their ancestors hare lived there for a century and a half, they speak English that is barely intelligible to the average citizen, while their French, it ",isisaid, is totally beyond the ken of a drisian, says a writer in the New York {Siam As a means of earning money "they hunt and fish, selling their prey to the markets. Their own staple food article is the muskrat, called “ mush- rat,” which abound out there, hence their name mushrat French. Against all ridicule they will maintain that no beast, bird or fish is more delicate, sus~ taining and healthful than this animal. “ Take cem fat,” said one of them to a New Yorker, who spent part of his vacation on the flats, “ takecem fat, stoff eem with airb (herbs) an’ specco (spice), put eem on fire an’ roast eem, an’ sh 1 what will you ? He is perfect. You shall not tell eem from duck. Gen- tilman of New York come ’ere to eat duck. We give 'eem mushrat, cook comme il faut. He say: ‘ Ah, heaven I Nevaire, nevaire have I eat such a. duck l ’ He thought it for a duck, that mushrat." TWO BIRDS \VITII ONE STONE. “ Las’ week," said Henri, one of this tribe, “up on a Roosh (the Bongo river). Look for deer“ See a buck ’cross rivaire. Raise gun. Bang! _ Someting jump from water. Pingl Bullet go through cem. He is beeg mosk’longe. Bullet go on. Pang! Kill back. Go through buck. Pod l Hit big tree. Henri leave gun, jump in water, get mosk’longe, sweem ovaire to buck. Mosk’longe dead, t'irty poun'. Buck dead, tree hondred poun'. Hole in tree where bullet hit. Honey run out. Pick up leaf to stop honey. Hare run out. Grab hare, knock cem against log an’ kill t’rce partridge.” At this point Henri's voice rises to a perfect yell, and he almost chokes in his frenzy. The others nod and grunt their approbation. ‘ “ How you get zem all back ?” asked Antoine. “Put hare in pocket,” says Henri, subsiding into a modified howl, “ put partridge in othnire pocket, take mosk'- longe in teeth, put buck ovaire back, an’ swecm ’cross again.” ANOTHER. OF THE SAME KIND. “Pretty good, Henncry,”says “Beel,” who is not of the muskrat French him- self. and pronounces the name accord- Cutter and money S. R'I'P'A'N'S ingly. “Pretty good ; how about you, __ Antoine ? " “ Go feein las’ week," says Antoine, The modern stand- iu a voice that would draw tears from . - a rock. “ Feesh in Lake Erie. Good ard Famlly Medl‘ luck. Catch pairch; 50â€"40 pairch. Cine: Cures the _ common every-day illstpf humanity. Oh, beeg! Poun', two poun'. Good luck. Get ready go home. Take oar. Then splashl Mosk’longe, 50 poun', leap into heat. I laugh, say .: Antoine, great luck! Fiftyâ€"40 bceg pairch ! Beeg mosk'longe. Great luck. I row. But no l Flip go mosk’louge tail. Out go pairch. Flip! Nothaire pairch. Flip-flip. Oneâ€"twoâ€"six pairchl Flip- LL'. Ill .1 [Li M to m > U DJ Z O flipâ€"flip! All pairch gone! Flipâ€"â€" splash. out go mosk’longe. All gone! Mon Dieul I scream, I weep. All goneâ€"puirch, mosk’longc, all l I return with ze broken heart." “True,” says Taydo, “I see you when you are come back with not one feesh." Not an iota of doubt is expressed, I even by the lifting of an eyebrow. 'l‘o l doubt a mushrat Frenchman’s word is not safe. W, h . in ripples Alleys. -~ 2?". l ‘W' .I gravy“. TRADE MARKI w -~-*-â€"- . seesaw-'- 110081303 If Last. to. information and mu: Handbook write “ HUN! & CO 361 BROADWAY. sz Your. Oldest bureau for securing patenuln America. Every tent taken out by on to brought before. Ohcpu womucegtvenneootchammmo grinned; gamma 3‘... n. fli‘a‘lflf Trfifl‘dh’fmi‘z’n’illgxm ‘3? man oh :1 be w than: it. Weeklyf‘sgfggn ear: twatxmontha. Address. MU. . a 00.. ans. 381 Broadway. Sew York City. Mr. Dumbleton, who is too economical to keep any extra collar buttons on hand, and who devotes a good share of his matin moments to hunting for these way- ward essentials ofmale attire, startled his wife the other morning by a more than - usual overflow of emphatic language. ' ” What's the matter, now ?” she ex- claimed. , , “Matter enough i " he returned with 3%. If 3 on have n t Eat ea series of paralytic gasps: “ 1'veimoney to pay Wllftt you owe swallowed my 00"" button !" l for the “ Gazette,” almost any " TM“ “mums!” “upped °““kind of farm produce Will be ’ Mrs. D, " for once in your life you .. know where it is." taken at market p1 ices. s s a o a n u u o g a o c n - o notnoutoo‘obolonuoooooohoulc unoogc-o-uususnsoo-so- o n a v o o o o a o o . o u c a obcolotooooo u o a n o . . u n o . s n o c n u o n o n n o s a o u class value for Call on Looking Anywhere Else? For Hardware, Stoves and House Furnishings, White noun-OODOIOIOI Lead, Paint, Oils, and the best assortment of Lamps, the o n o u u o u o u . s a . o c s n s s . o n o n s c o u a u a a o o o s s o s u c s coco- biggest combined stock of any one store between Fenelon oo-ooo-n c o s . o u a u - Falls and Toronto, and the lowest prices. can...cocoon-ovoooon-eono-ooceans-cocoo-0000...... n n o I o o o c a o o o o JOSEPH HEARD. WM OF SPRING AND SUMMER READY-MADE CLOTHING .IuS'r RECEIVED AT Jos. McFARLARi. If you need a. Sleigh or] want first- your,i S. GAIN ER. Repairing and Repainting done in the best style and at the lowest rates. LINDSAY Marble Works. n. CHIRBERS : is prepared to furnish the people of Lind- say and surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONI-ZS, both Marble and Granite. Estimates promptly given on allkinds of cemetery work. Marble Table Tops, Wash Tops, Mantel Pieces, etc., a specialty. WORKSâ€"In rear 0 the market on Cam- bridge street,opposite Motthews’ pmking house. Being a practical workman «lll should see his designs and compare prices before purchasingelsewhere. HOBT. CHAMBERS. North of the Town Hall sonsrslss new TO THE LADIES 0F FENELON FALLS AND VICINITY. A New and Improved System of Garment. Cutting, known as the De La. Morton French Per fection Tailor System,ncknowledgcd 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 mndccostnrne lo the duintiest even- ing gown. Seamless waists cut by the same system. Ensures a perfect lit. 1) ress- making done in all its branches. No extra charge for new system. MRS. J. A. CALDER, McArthur’I Block, upstairs. Entrance next door to Mr. Robson’s store, nearly opposite the Post-Office. DIRECTORY..¢,§5 W ’â€" SOCIETIES. â€"â€"â€"_~â€"_ My. 17XIGIITS 0F TEN’I‘ED MACCABEES X Diamond Tent No. 208. Meets in the True Blue hall in McArthur‘s Block on the first and third Tuesday in each mouth. 11. 12. Atrsrix. Com. C. W. Brnoorsa, R K. NIAPLE LEAF TRUE BLUE LODGE No ,L 4‘2. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday in each month. Hall in MeArthur’s Block. H. E AUSTIN, Master. R. Qtrinstn, Deputy Master. Join MCGILYRAY, Recâ€"Secretary. CANADIAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS. Trent Valley Lodge No. 71. Meet in the True Blue hall in .\lc.-\rthur's Block on the first and third Mondays in each month. WM. McKsowx, N G. R. M. Mason, V. 8., Sec. 0. L. No. 996. MEET IN THE ORANGE . hall on Francis-St. West on the second Tuesday in every month. Lewis Darius, W. M. J. T. Tuonrsos, Jn., Rec-See. INDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS. Court Phoenix No.182. Meet on the last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McA rthur‘s Block. ’1‘. Ausrm, Chief Ranger. IIRIIBRRT Sasnrcnn, R. S. m CANADIAN IIOME CIRCLES. FENE~ LON Falls Circle No. 1'27, meets in the True Blue hall in MeArthur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. P. C. BURGESS, Lender. R. B. Srmzs'rsn, Secretary. A F. AND A. M., G. R. C. TIIE SPR\r . Lodge 170.406. 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. Fnznnnann, W. M. Rsv. W. Farmeoam, Secretary CIâ€"IUIRCPIES. 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. ETHODIST CHURCH â€"â€"COLBORNR l Street-Reverend T. P. Steel, Pastor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. 'Subbath 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. ST. ANDREW’S CIlURCIIâ€"COLBORNR Streetâ€"Reverend M. Mcix’iunon, Pus- tor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 R. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 30 p. in. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. m. Ql)ALVATION ARMY â€"â€" BARRACKS 0N k Bond St. Westâ€"Capt. and Mrs. Wynn. Service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urdny evenings, and on Sundays at 7 n. m., 10 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. 'l‘. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at 10.30 a. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 p. m. T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET East. â€" Rev- \Vm. Farncomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 n. m. and 7 p.111. Sunday School every Sunday at 11.30 a. m. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. 13%?“ Seats free in all churches. Every/both] invitedto attend. Strangers cordially welcomed. . *. __._o__~. ..__.__..._.._.._. MISCELLANEOUS. 1‘; ECI-IANICS“ INSTITUTEâ€"P. KELLY, J. Librarian. Open daily, Sunday except- ed. from 10 o’clock n. m. till 10 p. m. Books exchanged on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 n..m. till 3 p.111.nnd in the evening from 7 to 0. Reading room in connection. 1)OST OFFICEâ€"l“. J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Ollice hours from 7 401L111. 108 p.111. Mail going south closes ut8 u.m. Mail going north closes at 3 p.111. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-¢ COUNTY COUNCIL. WARDENâ€"JOHN Cilantro-ins, FENI£I.OH. Bexley . . . . . . . . Geo. E.I.aidluw.Reeve Bobcuygeon. . .J. L. Read . . . . . . Reeve Carden...... . A. Jltcul) , . . . . , Reeve Dalton . . . . . . Jos. Thompson . . . Reeve l)r.J.\\'.\\'ond Reeve " ' "' (J. McDonald Dt-puly ‘ . W. C. Swilzcr Reeve Emlly ' "‘ "" T. 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