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indefinitely prolonged guerilla warfare, in which the States would be the great- est loser, and Great Britain and Ger. many the principal gainers, since the shipping of the world would have to be carried in British and German bottoms. It will not. be awar. of armies“, When the Spaniards have been. driven from Cuba. the Spanish Government will have but so much more mcuey to ex- pend upon the naval-operations. They will fatten on» the rich plunder of.'thc commerce of" the States. Thexother poweismuy.intervene. but unless they do. the \varhiight welllgo on forever." The latest rcportsstate thatthe Paris has not yetbeeu captured. FARMERS WANTING Ensilage. Gutters With Roller Bearings, 1 Root» Gutters and.) Pulpcrs ' ' With Roller Bearings, Plcws, Gang Flows and. Harrows, A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE A FULL STOCK OF THE‘ FOLLOWING AT ' LOWEST PRICES: Aiding; The, Enemy,~. _. Mixed Paints, White Lead, 011 and Turps, White Enameled Ware, In England anditsdependencies the Press t-nqus as much freedom as can reasonably be asked ;-but the “ yellow Builders’ Hardware, Cook Stoves, best makes, lowest prices, The Best Milkâ€"can and the lowest price in Thos- 3013501132:- Past record proves Fenelon Falls, as he. has a- ‘ large assortment to- choose: from at low prices Highest Price forâ€"Scrapylr‘one. CANADA. assertion. J OS. HEARD. THIS IS A CUT OF OUR Hygienic Ventilated Shoe. The free passage of air through the shoe keeps the foot dry and comfortable, and the cork insole entirely pre- vents squeaking. We are sole agents for this celebrated make of footwear, and. invite inspection. W. B UR GO YNE. T/i'E RED STORE. . NEW GOODS. Fancy Dress Goods in. the latest designs. Blouses in the newest styles. ' Millinery in styles and prices t0=suit. New Spring Capes. Lace Goods and Trimmings-â€"â€"a very large assortment. Inspection invited. 'W'M. CAMPBELL. For Flour and Feed Of the very best quality the North Star Roller Mills are famous. Specral attention given to gristing and chopping. Parttes wanting Flour and Feed in large quantities would do well to get our quotations. We Pay Lindsay Prices 53‘s: wheat and coarse grains, and we want an unlimited quantity. We Buy and Sell Cattle, Sheep and Pigs, Hides and Skins, Furs, etc. MCDOUCALL, BRANDON 8: AUSTIN. would do well to call at: Friday, April 29th..1898'.. Spain have b'egun,.and stirring news so far no loss of life is reported. The first shot was fired by a gunner named States cruiser-Nashvillc on Friday last, Brass and. Copper... The Fenelon Falls Gazette. War Has Commenced: Hostilities between. the Statesnnd. may be expected at any moment, but Patrick Mullen on board the United when the Spanish tramp steamer Buena Ventura, laden with lumber, was cap- tured, and since then nine or ten small merchant vessels have been taken by. the Americuns. Their total value is estimated at $3,000,000; but if it be true, as reported this (Wednesday) morning, that the Spaniards have cap- tured the splendid steamship Cilyof, Paris, bound from a,Br.itish-. port to New Yerk with munitions of war, they have got a prize worth double all they have lost; and it is possible the States} mayghave to liberate the ships taken before the formal. declaration of war. on Monday last. . The greater part of the American fleet went to .Havana, which has not yet been bombarded; but Ad- miral Sampson left with three or four of the largest menvof-war for the Cape de Verde islands to watch the "Spanish fleet, which it was thought intended to slip away quietly, cross the Atlantic at full speed and bombard New York be.- fore it could be intercepted. How‘long the war will last is a matter of the merest conjecture and opinions on the subject differ widely; and so theydo- also, though not to so great an extent, as to what the issue will be. If the two powers now involved be left to fight it out alone, tthtatcs, by virtue of its superiority of men and money, could scarcely fail to win in the end, though the “liberation of Cuba " may prove a longer and more expensive job than was. expected; but it is certain that, ifit succeed in liberating the Cubans from the yoke of Spain, it will not be allowed to crush its beaten antagonist. The alleged cause of the declaration of war is a good one, though unprecedented, for it is something new for one nation to interfere on behalf of the rebellious colony of another; but it the United States have, as some suspect. an ulterior object in view, . the other Powers will have something to say about it. As it is, Russia and France are known to sympathise with Spain ; and if they in- terfere on her behalf and England side with the States, some sort of a compro- mise will have to be effected or the war is likely to be one of great magnitude. With regard to the probable length of the war the Star says : “ Looking upon the war between Spain and the United States from a. seat in the grand stand. we Canadians are interested mainly in knowing how long the fight will last. The tone of New York comment would indicate that the States expect Spain to yield as soon as Cuba is taken from her. But there is no reason for supposing that such will be the case. The fleet of the Republic could not blockade Spanish ports, be- cause there are no coaling stations held by the United States in the Mediterran- ian. And from the coast of Spain an innumerable fleet of privateers, at no cost to the Government of the country, would issue forth to plunder the com- merce of her enemy in the four quarters of the globe. Neither power is strong enough on the sea to bring the war in- to the other's country. It would be an jgurnals ” in. themeighboriug Republic are going to a length that would not be permitted in any other country in the wurldfaud Hm-per’s .Weclclylhiuks it is time for the Government to interfere. A resident of the United States would undoubtedly be arrested rif suspected of doing secretly-u what-some of. the New Yin-k- papers are doing openly, lor they not only publish plans of the coming bottles, but actually give full details of the - numbers, ,strengthie and 1 probable movements of:thc warships, and all the inlormation they can procure relative to the troops now being levied,_thus giving gratis a-V-lot of information for which Spain would probably be willing to pay. alrigh price“ American newsmongvrs stick at nothing. and an exchange says. “ A close observer-suggests. that.- the Spanish lumber ship which was captured the other day was a .' pla‘nt ' of the yel- low press. [-le surmises that the boat was manned -by Spaniauds‘ from the Buwery and was towed 5out to be over- hauled by the Yankee ship. He thinks it not unlikely that the yellow papers will have a full. account of the desper- ate resistance and the terrible ‘hand-to- hand encounters of the fight. The same young man suggests . that the United States Navy will not be doiu‘.r the right thing by the New York yelâ€" lows unless it brings on a battle at safe distance outside New Yorkharbor. In that, event excursion steamers could be chartered'nnd tickets sold for the great spectacular battle scene with real,bullets and real slaughter and destruction." War News. During the continuance of the war just commenced between the Ulilted States and Spain. news as to its pro- gress will be eagerly .looked fonds-y ._by day. and the leading Conservative jour- nal has asked 'us to publish the follow- ing noricc : “ The Mailmad-Ethire, in order -to furnish its readers with the most com- plete and reliable news of the Spanish- American war, has entered into an arrangement with the New York Herald and L'ondon Times .whereby it will re- ceive identically the same service as will be furnished those two papers. More than twenty special correspondents will be employed, and afieet of special despatch boats is already in commission. The facilities will be exclusive to the Mailund Empire. The cost .of the enterprise will be very great. but it will afford a news service such as has never been approached in Canadian journal- ism. Richard Harding Davis of New York and Mr. Alters .of. the London Times will be. our. chief correspondents in the fields.” We take it for granted that the Globe will not be fambchiud any of its con- temporaries in furnishing the public with reliable information from the seat of war by its special correspondenter. John A. Ewan, and others“ Obituary. Much sympathy is felt throughout the village for the parents and other relatives of Mn. Thomas Archer’s eldest son, Thomas Edward, who died at the family residence on Colbornc street last Saturday evening, at the early age of 18 years and 11 months. The first symptoms of the disease (an affection of the kidneys) that finally proved fatal appeared about two years ago, but for a long time it was thought there was nothing serious the matter with him,, and iniMay, 1895, he took a situation in Mr. McFarland's grocery store, and discharged the duties of his position to the perfect satisfaction of his employer and his numerous customers; but in strong a hold: to be checked: and he~ returned with hisssister on the 2nd; inst‘, greatly. changed for the worse ; and since then he steadily foiled, day by day. until denth came to his relief. He was buried on Monday afternoon in the village cemetery.aftcr an impressive . service conducied‘by Rev. Mr. Steel in the Methodist church, almost every seat in which was filled with sympathetic- friends and acquaintancis. Deceased; was an exceptionallv fine looking youth, tzill. well made and handsome, and his. kindly disposition and ‘gentlcmanly de- mennor.made him a favorite with all who knew him.- He will be greatly: missed. not only by his sorrowing rela- . tives, but by the many companions oi" about his own age by whom he was so . well and deservedly liked. . W..." .A . .- Personals. Mr. G.. lI.‘ G.‘ .‘lcVity of Toronto was . ,“i at the Falls on \Vednesdny. The Misses Mncniven returned home - last Friday from Toronto, where they spent two weeks. Mrs. James Bighorn of Portland, _ Oregon. U. S.,'nnd Mrs. \Villoughby Power of. Toronto, spent from Wednes- day to Saturday of last week with their sister, Mrs Henry Smith. at the Falls, after visiting their parents, Mr. and: Mrs John D,‘.~N'aylor. in Fonclou. Miss Florence )chiy came home from Brooklyn. N. Y., on Thursday of‘ last week, and will remain here for a . few weeks. . Mr. Robert 'l‘nggnrt. who left. the . Falls about two years ago for British. Columbia. has been home since Sutur- day, but. it is only for a-visit to his friends and relatives. us_ he intends to . return to before long. M r. John Thomson was at the Falls on Wednesday. His mission'was to. dospatch the alligator-Dickson (Into . Saginaw), which has lain here all win- ter. to Lakefieid. where he is in the em-. ploy of the Dickson Lumber Company. . Powles' Corner. (Correspondence 0/ the Gazelle.) Farmers are enjoying the fine weather and are getting along well with their ; Seeding. A few will bedone this week. I Mr C. Stroud has lost a colt a few days old. _ M r. S. is rather nnlortunutc, , as he loses one nearly every year.. Mr. Thomas Lane is very busy at. present building the stone wall for Mr. Sims's new house. Mr. Lune has a lot . of work ahead of. him, but he is equal . to it. health and weather permitting.‘ Mr. W‘. N..Jefi‘rey has the contract - for the mason work of Mr. Day's brick ; house, instead of Mr. G. Dartnell of' Bobcaygeon, as we reported. i’ PUBLIC. LrnuAiiY.,-â€"'l‘he annual gonv . cral uweting of the members of the Fen- elon Falls Public Library will be held . on Monday, May 2nd, at 8 p. m., for . the purpose oflelecting a- heard of man- agement and transacting other business . of importance. A full attendance of the members is requested. LEMON Semenâ€"A lemon. social. un~ dcrthe auspices of the Ladies' Auxil- iary of St. Andrew-'sflhurch, will be held at the residence. of Mr. J. ll.‘ Brandon ou the evening of Wednesday, , May 4th. Refreshments, amusements, , etc., provided. All cordially invited. Admission 150.; children 10c. OUR WATEu POWERâ€"Messrs. Cul-' verwell and Whyte-Frnscr. representa- tives of-Vthc purchasers of the Smith property, were at. Lindsay on Monday and are expected hero to day (Friday.) ,Wc understand that preparation for the transmission of power to Lindsay will be at once commenced, and hope to . hear more, before long”. of the factory it is believed‘a Toronto manufacturer intends to erect at the Falls. Snurous Acetncnr.â€"â€"On Saturday last a young man named John McGee, of Galway, who was assisting to bring down a drive of Messrs. Boyd’s,logs from Glmnorgnn township, had one of his legs so fem-fully crushed by the sudden breaking ofa jam that it will pr .bably have to be amputated. The accident happened about seven miles from Kin- mount, to which village he was con- veyed on a railway lorry from the near- est point on the track, and Dr. Frost accompanied him in a waggon four or ' five miles to his home. BE CAREFUL.â€"Thc Lindsay Post says : “ Word comes from Fem-ion Falls today that three Americans are in the village looking after the purchasing of the steamer Dawn and barge (,7wmong from Mr. J. A. Ellis for the U. S. gov- November last, after W0 '0? three tem' crnment service in Cuban waters. Mr. porary absences from illness, he was Ellis, we understand, has accepted the compelled to leave, and “DOM “‘0 be‘ I offer, which is said to be quite a hand- ginning of this year his fatherscnt him, 3 some sum." The Post had better be accompanied by his Ellie‘s“: Siswr. ‘0 careful what it says about our navy, as Rochester, N. Y., where they have friends, in the hope that change of air action to extort the name of its inform- ithe proprietor thereof may bring an i WOUld do him g°°d and "'3‘ he would not. The Dawn and Chemong are now be benefited by the treatment he would being fixed up for service, but no Ya". receive the medical mend!) that keeg need for them, a! Bro city. But the disoasc had obtained too Mama at, home;