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. Absolute Merit . . . . ' And the people’s good jucgment have made our stores. success. Customers tell us they have traded with us 10 and 12 years, and some '17 years, and by fair dealing, stead- ily and constantly using every effort to lower the prices of reliable goods, our business has: grown from the little tin and stove shop to one of the best equipped hardware stores in the county, we have gained your confidence, and to be always worthy of it will be our con- stant aim and ambition. To those requiring anything in Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Paints, etc., we are always pleased to quote the closest prices. r3 Paint ? Paint ? 'P P ? That is the question; Whether it is better in the end to sufi'er the sorrows and disappoint- ments that poor paint will bring, or at the start provide the best: that can be bought and end it there. v There is but one best, and that is , THE Summation/Ans Pam. With Paint you will need Brushes and perhaps Varnishes. These . and all Painters’_ Supplies arepto be found at / i J os. Heard’s, The Old Hardware Store. “‘7 - ... FOR STYLE AND ECONOMY COMBINED Go to Wm. Campbell, who has the largest, best assorted, most stylish and cheapest stock of MILLINERY ' . in town. Come early and SEE THE PLUMS. Our Cpening takes place every day. ___________________â€"_â€"â€"â€" NORTH STAB ELLEB MILLS. The undersigned beg to announce to their numerousl customers and the public generally that their new Roller Flour Mill is now completed, and grinding night and day. The machinery throughout is of the most. modern pattern, and the quality of the output second , to none in Ontario. Special attention given to gristingl end chopping. We pay Lindsay prices for wheat and leoarse grains, of which we want an unlimited quantity. , Ilides and skins, Furs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, etc. bought; Agents for the Canada Carriage CompanynI OO LOOOO‘OLOO and sold. ' ~ Parties bnving Flour or Feed in quantities Would do l l well to write us for quotations before purchasing; McDougall, Brandon 81 Austin. I Binder Twine. Stacks of it. Best makes. Lowest prices. At Thos. Robson’s. fife rein... alumni... Friday, July 30th, 1897. The People’s Treasure. .â€"-â€"â€" A leading topic of discussion in the city papers is the recently discovered Klondvkc gold region, away up in Alaska, to which thousands of people are preparing to emigrate, notwithstand- ing the difficulty of getting there and the hardships that await them, which are enough to deter all but the most reckless in the pursuit of wealth. A report from Great Falls, Montana, dated July 23rd ,says : ” Frank Moss, an old-time minor in this section, who four years ago was one of a party of Americans to first visit the Klondyke country, returned to-day and tells a story of horrors and starvation seldom equalled even in modern novels. He describes Klondyke. as a placer camp seven miles long and thirteen miles wide, located in a sink, walled in by boulders of rock 3,000 feet high. Gold, he says, abounds, but no ordinary man can stand the hardships of the uncivilized region. When Moss left here four years ago he was a sturdy fellow over six feet tall. From hard- ships and privations he is to-day a cripple for life and badly broken in health. In three years he saw over 2,000 graves made in the Klondyke basin, :1 large majority dying from star- vation. The steamship companies bring in all food and allow no private impor- tation. Consequently, it is not uncom- mon to go for weeks with but a scant supply and for days entirely without food. The gold brought in last week to Seattle, Moss says, does not represent. the finding of individual shippers,but a large proportion was confiscated from the cfi‘ects of these 2,000 miners who fell a prey to the hardships. At. the death of a man possessed of dust, his body was buried without a cofiin and the dust divided among those who cared forhim. With proper reliefs established by the Government, Moss says, gold can be taken out at the rate of $2,000,- 000 a month." The most exciting accounts of the extraordinary richness of the region, and of the great fortunes already made by a few lucky individuals, are given ; but it is said that the old experienced miners of Colorado do not take much stock in the stories that come from Alaska, and are inclined to suspect that the boom is the work of transportation companies in league with the commer- cial companies that have control of the provision supply; and they will wait for further and more reliable informa- tion before joining the rush to Klon- dyke, especially as, if they started at this time of year, they would not reach their destination much before the long and terribly severe Alaskan winter sets It]. We are glad to see that the Dominion Government takes the ground that the gold in Aim-kn is the property of the whole people and that a few will not be allowed to monopolize it; a truth which. if recognized and acted upon in past times, would have done something to- wards preventing the unequal distribu- tion that now prevails. It is proposed to secure the people's share by reserving every alternate claim staked out and leasing the others to miners, or by im- posing a royalty upon ad the gold taken out; and of the two methods we prefer the latter. .c’s Digging gold is an exceed. Xic Annie 447, Riches Nellie 534, Stuart ingly precarious industry, and, while Lawrence455:.T0‘V0103'Herb9rl433. some of the lessees would not make, laborer‘s wages, others, who paid no; more for their claims, would acquire: princely fortunes; but, under a system 1 of royalties, which should be on :13 sliding scale, those who made. nothingl would pay nothing, while those who: made money would pay in propertion to ; their success. Those who undergo the risk and labor of mining should be lib- I erally dealt with; but a reasonable“ portion of the gold they take out should go to the owners of the territoryâ€"the people. John Elston (it Under. One of the big departmental stores has failed, at which we should openly rejoice were it not for a tear thata great many innocent creditors will suffer. I Soon after the premises occupied by John Eaton 8: Co. of Toronto, were burned with part. of the stock in May last, it. was announced that the firm would rebuild immediately and resume business on a larger scale than ever; but an assignment has since been made and it is said that the deficit will exceed one hundred thousand dollars. It. was the last establishment of the kind opened in the city, and, in the effort to attract custom, goods were sold at such a sacrifice that it was impossible to make a living, and the fire precipitated a smash that would, in any event, prob- ably have come later. The Star says : “Bargain days, lunch counters, baud concerts, Christmas trees and all other tricks of the departmental stores were utilized. Meat, groceries, cigars and all sorts of goods were sold at less than the ordinary dealer could sell them if he wished to make a profit. Photo- graphs werc taken, teeth were pulled, hair was dressed, laces were shaved and various other lines of trade were cut in- to with the object. of crushing out com- petitors, and building up a business which in future might be made to pay.” If the members of the firm have lost the money they put into the concern few will be sorry and many will be glad ; but there is no doubt whatever that all or nearly all their creditors will lose too, though the sympathy for them will be less than it would have been if they had lost through the failure of men who did a legitimate business. It is said that the insurance policies were made over to the Bank of Tomato, which will thus recover its claim, to the detriment of other creditors; but, if this be so, and the transaction be legal, there should be such a change in the law as will pre- clude the possibility of such arrange- ments being made in the future. A Letter iromâ€"rDevonshiro. When Mix-R. E. Glanville left; the township of Fenclon some years ago for Dcvonshire, England, he ordered the Gazette to be sent to him, and is still a subscriber. A few days ago we received from him the following letter, which we feel sure will be of interest to our coun- try renders, especially to those who knew him when he was here : Dear Sir,â€"I am sending you a. P. O. or- der for the amount I owe you for the Gazette, and hope this will be 0. K. We have been very busy this season, which we have good reason to hope will prove for and away the best that we have had for many years. “ No such prospects of good all-round crops in the last twenty years” is what I hear the old farmch on the mar- ket say. Mine is only a little plac», about 80 acres of what you would call clearing, and I have just this evening finished a rick of seventy good loads of hay, and have still five acres of meadow to cut. Then I have about 17 acres of grain crops and 19' 'acres of roots, including 6 of potatoes and I} cabbage, but of this 19 acres five have been cut for hay and sown to Swedes since. They are now just. fit to hoc, and if we only get a few showers will probably be very good. I shall probably begin harvest. next week with a field of rye, grown chiefly for the straw, which is made into what is known here as reed, and, being very tough, is used a great deal by hay and straw deal- ers to bind up the bundles of hay etc. It fetches when made into reed about. 15. 3d. to 15. 6d. a. niche ol‘ 30 pounds. As a rule we grow heavier crops than you do in Can- ada, but then we are always buying man. urea and what is called hero “ artificial,” that is, oil cake or grain of some kind. Last year was a very poor one for getting winter feed. and consequently the bill for feed stuff was high; mine, I know, for feed and manure, that is, dissolved bone etc., was considerably more than my rent, so PUBLIC SCHOOL LIAVLVG. Brien James W. 699 7 Feuelon Gilson Luther 639 T Fcnolozz 3 Harvey Lila 634 iiolsowr lreton S. J. 714 7 I’cnclon Long Ferdinand 831 Wcodvillc .‘lark John 633 Cameron Mark Joseph 6‘29 “ . McDonald D. A. 793 9 l-‘enelnu Murchison Christie 6‘21 Islav Nicolson Annie (‘7‘) (ileum-1h ; I’uley Herbert 629 Fenclon Falls Snddaby Lily 707 Burnt River Webster Robert 777 9 I~‘enelon PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAVING CANDIDATES, PASSED AT KIRKFIELD. Adair Flora 631 .' ~ ‘ .\Iclnnis Maud 645 Perry Eugenie 856 Kirklicld Staples Viola 672 3 Bexlov Wheeler Jennie $82 Kirktielil McCaughy Chas. 673 l'phill McLean Robert 742 Lornevillc McEachern Malcolm T. 723 2 Eldon McFarlch S22 Kirklield Reid Percy 1‘39 Lornoville Staples Sam 7 1 Kirktield. Tompkinson Geo. 671 Lornevillc Campbell Minnie L. 613 4 Eldon ENTRANCE sraxnixo. McQuarric Ellie, 2 Eldon; McNish Lila .\I., S Ilcxley; Moran Ellie. 6 Garden ; Wood- cock Meta, Norland; Bell Archibald, AL Eldon; Cameron George, 6 Bexley; Mc- Eachern Malcolm J 2 Eldon ' WI ‘ x Charles, 1 Eldon. ’ 1 mm PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAVING CANDIDATES, PASSED AT OAKWOOD. Bingham Irene 709 Woodville Greenaway Sadie 674 1-1 Mariposa Irwin Herbert 70! 17 .\Iariposa Knight Bertha M. 734 13 Mariposa Prouse Percy 679 It) .\lariposa Read Wm. 719 Oakwood' PASSED wmr ENTRANCE sraxmxo. Greennway Wesley, 16 Mariposa ; Jones Lillian E., 16 Mariposa; MeCorvic Kate, lit Mnriposa; McGar Percy, 19 Max-iposa ; Weldon Florence, G Mariposa; Weldon Arthur, 6 Mariposa. OAKWOOD ENTRANCE. Eagleson Lila 506, Eakins Carrie ‘18:}, Honey Edwin 442, Jones Annie 466, Par- kinson Mabel 508, Will;er Mabel 4‘22, Web- ster Nevada 4622, Webster Blanche ul-to, Webster Maude 4236, Webster Arthur 4'27 White Ada 431. ’ Village Council Proceedings. Fenclon Falls, July 2011], 1897. Regular meeting. All the members present except Councillor Dcyman. Min- utcs of previous meeting read and apâ€" proved. Moved by Mr. McKcowu, seconded by Mr. Robson, That Burgoyne & Co’s bill of $2.50 for sawing cedar be paid, and the recvc give his order for the same; also S. Nevisou’s salary to date, $28. â€"Carricd. Fenclon Falls, July 2Slh, 1897. Council met at the call of the rccve.‘ Present, Reeve Mason and Councillors Robson and Martin. Moved by Mr. Martin, Seconded bv Mr. Robson, That the clerk be instruct- ed to notify the G. '1‘. Railway Co. to keep the streets clear of cars at the crossing by the station and all other crossingsâ€"Carried. Personals. Mr. Henry Mulligan, Inspector for the Midland Loan and Savings Co- of Port Hope, spent two or three days of this week at the Falls. Mr. John D. Smith of Port Hope and Mr. G. H. G. McVity of Toronto were at the Falls this week on business con- nected with the Smith estate. Mr. Wm. Lochcad of Brnntford (son of Rev. Wm. Lochcad) was on a visit to lriends at the Falls from Saturday until Wednesday. Mr. James Ellis, of Parry Sound, has been at the Falls visiting his moth- cr, daughter and other relatives, since Saturday, and will remain a week or ten days longer. He is accompanied by his wife. Though in his 6‘3od year, Mr. Ellis would easily pass for 50, and, with the exception of a little grey in his hair and heard and Considerable of an addition to his “ corporation," looks just as he did when he left here nearly fifteen years ago. Mr. E. P. Smith and Mr. Edgar Lytlo of Cambrny, Mr. Alvin Gould of I’enctanguishcnc, and others, passed through the Falls on Saturday and Monday on their way home from a week’s Camping at. Balsam lake. Mrs. Oakley, Mrs. F. R. Nicholson that, although we get. a much larger turn- I and Mrs. J. B. Lockhart‘ a” of Tom". over than you do, it is not. all “beer and skittles." In speaking of crop prospects I allude only to my own neighbourhood. Kind remembrnnees to old friends and yourself. Yours truly, R. E. (humus. v Those Who Passed. ENTRANCE CANDIDATES PASSED AT PENELON FALLS. Burgess Stella 485, Brokenshire Em 474, a y l l l l l Cameron Mary 47!, Deygmn flurry 48:1,: Eyres Clara 504, Net: Maggie 422, Graham . Nellie 435, Greer Willie 484, Ileoclip Hurry £27, Irwin I.in 494, Junkin Pearl 462, Junkin Willie 508, Jackson Wm. B. ‘94. Jnmleson ll. Grant 476, Knox Eugenia 423, I l l D l x to, are visitinLr at Mrs. W. H. Walsh's, .‘Ir. Wm. Goodwin of Lindsay, his son and an employee have been at the Falls for several days renovating and ' decorating the interior of the Methodist church. Miss Willie lirecnc of Toronto, on. compunici by her half sister, Bessie McCreary. in visiting friends at tlz: Filllle. .‘Ir5.John .‘lonnrhan heft with In. two children on Thursday morning to visit her lather, who lives at Warkwmth and is dangerously ill. The Misses Amy and Martha Qui- bell and Miss Bertha Kelly. daughter of Mr. Gnome Kelly, all of Toronto. Lamb Percival 436, Ketcalfe Nellie 473.” are Visiting at Mr. John Quibcil'n -. I--- .,- . W... W-” mâ€"â€"â€"â€"-<- -fl