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r I n l | Scribbler-s Given Free with every purchasel ’ *"' l Kent-St, opposite Market. atl of School Books the Fenelon Falls Drug Store. ll. J. LITLE. Dcc.28th,1897. GUST FURKETURE Is always cheap furniture in the long run. Looks better. lVears better. Gives better satisfaction. I have the best and largest stock of furniture of all kinds, from the best manufacturers in the province, consisting of â€"DINING noon FURNITURE, â€"â€"nuouoo.\1 sr-z'r , â€"â€"E.-\SY crrarus, _noeknns, â€"LUUNGES, â€"SIDEBUARDS, â€"sriu.\'c.s AND MATTRASSES, -â€"I\'I'I‘CIIEN FURNITURE (all kinds), and prices are away down. Repairing and all ordered work promptly attended to. 3&3” Undertaking in all its branches. L: DEYMAN. DIVISION GQURT â€"01" THEâ€"- County 01' V'iotoria. SEE-GEN The next sittings of the above Court will be held in Dickson's hall, Forrelon Falls, ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1898, commencing at 10 o'clock in the forenoon I’rofcssional Cards. MUSIC. caterer a. morass, Cambridge Street Methodist At Organist Church, Lindsay,_ Music Teacher. ' Brooks“ Ilotel, Fenelon Falls, every Tues- day. Terms moderate. 32. LEGAL. MCLAUG HLIN & MCDIARMID, )AIIRISTERS, Solicitors, Etc, Lindsay ) and Fenelon Falls. Lindsay Office: Fenelon Falls Oliice: Over Burgoyne 6: Co’s store. The Fenelon Falls olIice _will be open every Monday afternoon from arrival of train from Lindsay. 5%“ Money to loan on real estate at lowest current rates. R. J. McLAUGIIer. F. A. McDIArmrn. A. r. DEVLIN, ARRISTER, Attorney-at-Law, Solicitor in Chancery, Kent Street,Lindsay. G. II. HOPKINS, BARRISTER, 8w. SOLICITOR FOR the Ontario Bank. Money to loan at lowest rates on terms to suit the borrower. Offices: No. 6, William Street South, Lind- say, Ont. noonu a JACKSON, BARRIS’I‘ERS, SOLICITORS, Sec. Of- tice, William street,Lindsay. I". D. Mount-2. A. JACKSON_ MEDICAL. on. A. WILSON, â€"-.u. 3., .u. c. P. .9. s., Ontario,â€" ‘ IIYSICIAN, SURGEON 6t ACCOUCH- eur. Olfice, Colborne Street, Fenelon Falls. Du. H. H. GRAHAM, RADUATE of the University ol Trinity College, Fellow of Trinity Medical School, Member of the Royal College or Surgeons of England,Member of the Col- lege of Physicians 3; Surgeons of Ontario; Office and residence on Francis-St. \Vest‘ Fenelon Falls, opposite the Gazette ofiice. .____.._._..___..__.._ JR. M. DIAS ON, VTETERINARY SURGEON; Honor Grad- uate Ontario Veterinary College, To- ronto, 188-1 ; R. M. O. V. M. A. Residenceâ€"Francis Street East, Fenelon Falls. E. P. SDIITI-I, ‘fETERINARY SURGEON and Dentist. Graduate ofOntario Veterinary College. Live Stock InSpector for North Victoria by appointment of Dominion Government. Office and address â€" CAMBRAY, ONT. SURVEYORS. JAMES DICKSON, P L. Surveyor, Commissioner in the Q. B., . Conveyancer, Ste Residence, and ad- dress, Fenelon Falls. DENTAL. DI‘. NEELAIIDS, DENTIST, LINDSAY, Evtracts teeth without pain by gas (vital- Saturdny, April 16th, will be the last day l ized air) administered by him for 27 years. or Service on defendants residing in this county. Defendants living in other coun- ties must be served on or before Apr.12th. S. Nnvrsox, E. D.Ilen, Bailiff. Clerk Fenelon Falls, Feb. 3rd,1893. DIS S NEE. \Ir. Wm. E. Ellis having transferred his Insurance Business to me, I am prepared to take risks on all classes of property Ax V'ei-y Lo‘vost lattes None hutfirst-class British and Canadian Companies represented 515;?- FALRDI I’llOPIGIETS' at very low rates. James Arnold. The “ Fenelon Falls Gazette” is printed every Friday at the other, on the corner of May and Francis streets. SUBSCRIPTION SI A YEAR IN ADVANCE, or one cent per week will be added as long a: itremains unpaid. \. Advertising Rates. Professional or business cards. 50 cents per line perariaum. Casual advertisements, 3 gents per line for the tirst insertion, and 2 cents per line for every subsequent ins”. tion. Contracts by the year, half year 0, ' less, upon reasonable terms. J'OB PRINTING of all ordinary kinds executed neatly, cor- nctly and at moderate pricn. 3. D. HAND. frown". {He studied the gas under Dr. Colton, of i New York, the originator of gas for extract- liug teeth. 'Dr. Coltou writes Dr. Neelnnds that he has given the gas to 136,417 per- sons without an accident from the gas. Other pain ohtunders used. A good set of teeth inserted for S10. {lg}? Dr. Neeiands visits Fenelon Falls (MeArthur Ilouse) the I third Tuesday ol‘evcry month. Call early and secure an appoinznmnl- l l ____._..__ . l W. H. GROSS, DENTIST. The beautiful Crown and Bridge work I practisz with success. Gas and all other inna‘slhetics for extracting teeth without l pain. .I set of Artificial Teal/z, better than ltlre average, for (H). Rooms directly l opposite Wood's stove depot, Lindsay. l .______..___ l it. near, L. o. s. l l , SET OF GOOD TEETH FOR $10. Gas f and local ana‘stlietics for painless ex- tracting. Satisfaction guaranteed in all ‘ branches of dentistry. Olliee over Fair‘weallier &: Co‘s store l nearly opposite the. post-olIice, Lindsay INSURANCE. "1‘0 the l’ublie. IIE ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE l Co. has amalgamated with the Alliance lot England, giving insurers the security, or . ;$'.'5,oo0,00u and the same good policy. ; roux Al'S'l‘lX,.lgent i i use? Also agent for the Queen of Eng 'land and Caledonia“ ofEJinburgh. ital combined,Stspmflpou. WANTED. weekly to a lady of mature age, refinement and tact to spend her time in a good cause, T. It. LINSCO'I‘T, Toronto, Ont. l Cnpi'; I can pay ten dollars , WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY llWa ch WRITE FOR PARTICULARS T0 G. W. BEALL. Watchmaker, Lindsey. n When you want a. Watch Repaired send it to G. W. BEALL, Watchmaker, Lindsay, And it‘will be well done. 1 YOU WANT THEM. WE HAVE THEMâ€"- GOOD- CHEAP.“ CALL AND SEE. GEDSSE MARTIN. THE WEST SIDE STORE. TIâ€"IE V C T O R I A LOAN and SAVINGS 00. In corporated under statutes ofthe Province of Ontario. Head Ofiice. - Lindsay, Ont. Srnythn‘s Block, opposite the Market. LOJLNS. Money ,to Lean on Mort~ gages at lowest current rates with no delay and small expense. DEPOSI'EQ. The Company rc- ceives money on deposit in their Savings department, and allows interest there- on at Four Per Cent. A mortgage 1 company is the Safest place to deposit money. No speculative business is done. JOHN manwoon, Or to Manager, Lindsay, McLaughlin tit McDiarmid (Mondays) , II. J. Lytlc j Fenelon Falls } â€"-tltf. j _ *â€" WANTED. l the continent to take fordcrs for high-grade anrsery Stock and Seeds. Largest and gIIIOSL complete assortment in l Fast selling specialties: Apply to In every district on :2 gauge. These positions are money makers, ‘ and territory should be secured at once. for 3 the senslrn by all hustlers looking for a 5 good thing. Our salary or commission interest anyone not earning SLOW) per year. Get in communication with our nearest titlicc. , represent a wellâ€"established house. Ability ‘ more important than experience. l LUKE arms. coupnuv, ‘ otlers will i, International Nurseries, ‘ Cinema, Illinois. Most-nut, Quebec. l Rocunsrnn, N. Y. 3M6 Canadian-grown ‘ the tr:ule.f superb specimens 'j . furnished free; eurrcSpondence in any lun- 3 An opportunity to t FENELON FALLS EUBUNG RINK_ASSUBIAIIUN. ABSTRACT STATEMENT OF Receipts and. Expenditures. RECEIPTS. To cash due treasurer.... . . 1 33 “ Season tickets 109 10 “ Doorreceipts 67 80 “ Carnivals 5305 “ Curlingclub 30 00 “ Hockey club 10 00 “ Public meetings...... 15 00 $286 37 EXPENDITURES. By cash running expenses.... ....$167 75 “ Plantaccount.............. 2 25 “ Wm. Jordan on mortgage .. 100 00 [I H 16 00 27 on interest. . . . . . " Amount due treas. last audit $286 27 OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS. Balance due treasurer . . . . . . . . . . .. Fenelon Fells Electric Light Co.. . Wm. Jordan, interest up to Feb. 14 0? OJ CI 00 .4 ASSETS axr) LIA BILITIES. ASSETS. Cost ofbuilding...... .... Cost of plant "$1116 60 1209-1 nus... n.--n. $1237 54 LIABILITIES. ..S 100 00 Due Wm. Jordan on mortgage Outstanding accounts ...... 35 87 Balance or present worth. . . . .. .. 1101‘ 67 $1237 5-1 LOSS AND GAIN. GAIN. By door receipts at rink. . .. . . .. S 67 St) I l l l l l l “ “ carnival 53 05 By cash season tickets . . . 109 10 “ From curling club 30 00 “ From hockey club 10 00 “ Rent for public meetings.. is ()0 cc.- lune... coco cue-ll- 284 95 LOSS. - To paid running expenses 167 75 16 00 101 20 “ Interest .. Balance, or net gain...... a... o-occo IIIIUI S 284 95 Profit on Investment, 8.16 per cent. JOHN ALDOUS J. L. ARNOLD, THUS. ROBSON, President. ’} Auditors. R. M. MASON, Secretary. Fenelon Falls, Nov. lst, 1897. H see If you want firstâ€"class single or double light or heavy Harness or anything in that line call at NEVSQN’S new liarness shop, between J. McFar-laud’s grocery and Wm. Campbell’s dry goods store. TRUNKS AND VALISES kept in stock as usual, and also a good assortment of fly nets and buggy dustch at low prices. gig?” Try a bottle of I'Iarris’s celebrated harness polish. It is a new thing and you will be sure to like it. Agent for Pianos and Organs. Fenelon Falls, May Lilith, 1896.â€"l4-ly Educational Reform. To the Editor of the Manitoba Free Pram. SIIt.â€"â€"It has frequently been stated, in the press and otherwise, within the past few years, that our children are not so well taught in the public schools as the enormous cost of those institu- tions would justify us in expecting. This is probably the opinion of a large majorin of Canadian taxpayers. If so, we ouzllt to be able in this age of pro- gress and philanthropiiy to devise a rein- l-«lv. The best rennin in my opinion would be to establish another class of schools for the education of tho-e chil- drcn whom the present schools Iran": uneducated. Let the new schools teach reading. writing and arithmetic. to the exclusion of every other subject; fur nearly all complaints are based upon the fact that those subjects cannot be, or are on, pr-opr-rly tau;ht in existing , schools, esp-cially in rural districts. Such elementary schools might be es- tablish-3d in ev.:ry rural district in which a rnaj irit; ol the parents or rate- m ljority have shown be passive indiffer- ence for a number of years that they are not in sympathy with the present 3 educational system. No one ever ques- tions the utility, or rather the necessity. lof the three brlncliesl have named, and it beams certain that in an age payers tlcsll‘ud them. or in which the: No. 51. _ , .--_ ......... w. -. . a when we look to the state for every- thiug we want they will not. be taught the children unless the state rnak- s pro- visions for it. It is quite possible that the teaching of these subjects is not pro- hibited in our present schools, but they are too important. to be left to chance unless the taxpayers so desire. To some it. may seem little short of sacrilege to allow .“ ignorant. " people to lay hands on so sacred a thing as the modern programme of studies, but. we must remember that the ratepayers and ‘ parents of a district virtually have this power under the present law. They pay and discharge the teacher, and if he does not submit to' dictation during,' his short term of otlice they can auuul the whole programme ofstudies by keep- ing their children at home, as unfortun- ately many of them do in this country. « In such cases I think it would be good policy to give them power to substitute for the programme they have abolished another to which no one objects, as far as It goes. I see no reason why such schools as I have proposed should not be preferred to the public schools in all rural dis- tricts. There would be nothing lost from an educational point of view. A child who is properly taught to read, write and cipher is better educated in every sense of the word than the aver- age pupil in SCIIOOIS where a dozen illl- ditlonal subjects are attempted. Writ- ing, of course, would include everything that. is ordinarily done with the peri, and arithmetic should mean on a pro- gramme of studies what it means in the business world, which is something more - â€" than getting the answers to patcrit con- undrums or making 3-! per cent. on an examination paper. But the principal advantage in such schools would be the additional time at our teacher’s disposal. On our pro- gramme of studies in the 'l‘crritories which probably does not differ nrueii from others in Canada, there are four- teen subjects, all except two or three to be taught to every child in the school. No school will have fewer than live ‘ classes, while some will have almost double that number. This makes the same amount of Work for the teacher as if he had to teach seventy subjt'Cls to one class. Allowing on an average thirteen minutes to each lesson, it will " take him three days to give one short "1 lesson in each of these subjects, so that K each subject can be approached on an average only three times in two weeks or rather in four Weeks. lor a pupil'd average attendance is only about lire days in two weeks, so that each lesson ' .- rnust be taught twice at least. I‘lvluca- tional authorities on this side of the " Atlantic seem to take a particular dc- light in imposing every year heavier burdens on both teachers and children. They do not lengthen the school day , nor do they pretend to make the teach: crs or children more talented or indus- - ‘ trious, and yet they imagine that both can do three times the work that had to bedonc in the same time some years ago. They find that the modern schema masz :1 beautiful picture on paper and that settles the matter. That the courses of study prescribed nowadays in most parts of Canada are unsuited to rural schools at least, may be seen by examining the pupils attend- , ing these schools, and no harm would l $41-“- be done by including some pretentious town schools. It will be found that; numbers of bright and clever childrlm in these schools know practically nothinrr of the extra subjects suppowtl to hi: taught. It is doubtful whether in half the rural schools the teaching of any " subjects beyond the three I have meri- tioued is ofany practical benefit what- ever, while these three are not half so well taught as, they would be if it \vns " not allowed to attempt any more. With only a few subjects to teach there would v be no necessity for cramming, and a “'1‘ child would not forget, the first year ) after lr'nvlng school, most of what he had l~nrne=l there. Neither would a It‘llClll'l' be able to rob 7:3 per cent. of the pupils of their schooling in order to make a name for IllIIchll' by preparing the few bright ones formatriculation or teuchers' certificates. RATEI’AYISII. Wolscley, Assn, Jan. 10. -.-_...- _._ .w . - . -.... . _ .. v 3M: ' v 33-3/5. Oran. in Algeria, has a port llvulrh Ollie-r still in active service at the :r,:c of l26 years. His name it 'l'rctrrrrrrillet. III: was born in III], was captured by Oran pirates in 17.539. and has never lr-lt. “' the town since. Ill: married an .‘Irah ,wmnao, but. according to the London i Morning Post, " has re-ndopted Huro‘ peat) costume, and, in npireo.‘ his great age, has quite an elegant appearance." ..._, ._ .._.. “A-