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CAMPERS’ SUPPLIES. - a We are headquarters for all kinds of supplies use in camp. Ensilage Gutters With Roller Bearings, ,Root Cutters and. d Pulpers With Roller Bearings, Flows, HEINZ BAKED BEANS, with Tomato Sauce. HEINZ PORK AND BEANS, HEINZ FANCY PICKLES, CHICIYEN, HAM} Gang Flows a. TONGUE’ Harrows, JAMS AND JELLIES. would do well to call at w Goods delivered to any point on, T1105. Robson’s, the lakes. W. BURGOYNE Fenel'on Falls, as he has a large assortment to choose I from at low prices. THE RED STORE.’ Highest Price for Scrap Iron, Brass and Copper. p lite Fenelon Falls Gazette. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW STOCK OF' E‘nglish’s Harvest Cradles. Only a limited number. Those requiring one should get one at once. Friday. Aug. 19th, 1898. *â€" T.he Plebiscite. The greatest activity is being mani- fested. in all the provinces in preparation for the approaching plebiscite vote. As far as Ontario is concerned, there ap- pears to be an uncertainty in some quar- ters as to whether or not a fresh regis- tration of voters will be required in the cities and towns. It may be pointed out that the new Franchise act, under which the plebiscite will be taken, re- quires that registration shall only be made where the lists are more than a year old, and as there was a registration last February for the Provincial elec- tion there is no necessity for registration at this time. :the system of registration is not in force the last voters’ lists are to be used and in the unorganized districts special lists are being prepared. The indications are daily increasing that the fight will be a bitter one, both sides realizing how much depends upon the result. The liquor interest, which claims to have been quiescent in the Provincial plebis- cite fights, is now in the thickpi the fray and will spare neither money nor labor to win. The temperance party realizes that defeat on September 29th will set back. their- cause for a generation at least, and are therefore, in a sense, fight- ing for their lives. Church’s. Potato Bug Killer, English Paris Green, Grass Scythes from best makers, * Forks, Hoes, etc., W hito Lead, Paint, Oil, and Mixed Paints, Best brands of Machine Oil, AT' ROCK Borrow PRICES. JOSEPH HEARD... Retrenchmlent andâ€"Reform. NEW" GOODS. l"ancy Dress Goods. in; the latest designs. Post Ofiicc Department is a fairly con- clusive reply to the criticisms that the Government is not carrying out its pre- election promises of retrenchment and reform ;: to cut down a deficit which has been steadily increasing from year to year until it was three quarters ofa million and reduce it in two years to almost the vanishing point is an achieve- ment reflecting the highest credit upon the ability of the Pest-Master General. When it is further remembered that this has been done while the service has been materially improved in every direction, the public satisfaction will be greatly increased. Even if the adoption of Imperial penny postage docs result in a temporary deficit, the electors will find‘no grounds for complaint. Blouses in the newest styles. Millinery in- styles and prices to suit. ‘New Spring Capes. Lace Goods and Trimmings-«a very large assortment. Inspection invited. WM. CAMPBELL. The Governor‘sâ€"Ivalediclory. The valedictory tour of the Governor General and Countess of Aberdeen is drawing to a conclusion, and it is pleas- ' --’//- a" eats: T‘sx . . - ant to learn that it has been enjoyable ,, ’ £3.57"; fi "‘11; 1:": “El ' ’ .‘ . _ 1. . ‘, I 1e mi 2 ,_ 7 fl . . and bencfictal, alike to then Lxcd i e». and the country. Since they left Otta- - u a - n ill ‘I 2.” °“ "“" litu‘l‘” l”- ““3 will"! ‘ _ a rett we e up, tavmgs oppe l l ativrbry Jinlace of any importance be- 'l‘l ill/1 1 l] i tween there and the Pacific coast. lach ":‘llvf’l A l‘°)"5 Shoe- Bllllt ’0 Prom“ {TleT‘gfef-‘t I " i stop has been made the occasion of a against distortion. BIOS! foot-iiisarc valJerd 7 / public demonstration, which was in'VQ'y-i. "trltlt; LY “'Cilllng ill-Shaped Sims in youdi. Laced Hf," ably characterized by extreme cordialtty golf,“ ' and Oxfords; in shapes “Foot-form"and ‘illlellll and warm expressionspf personal re-i .\\p:"‘ ' "Dandy" ; widths. l)& 1‘). Boys' \‘-} gard. Their itinerary is not yet ended. i sizes, 3 to 5% ; Youths', 13 to Akin“ for from Muskoka, where they have been 4 [3/9 ' 336 ; Little . len’s, 8 to 12%; \‘J‘ \ this week, they go cast to fulfil several /.' If“ Goodyear n'eltcd; Stamped on the soles $2.00 and engagements. nut-on;r them to take part, if ‘ P601)” P0513 l. ' . in entertaining the delegates at the In- , "l l" A ' ternatiooal Conference at Quebec. 0.» “2.2:?” “The Shoe.” returning to Ottawa, prnplzrations will l be commenced for their final departure, ,? as, accOrding to present engagements. 1 they l‘lth. In the lint:- of illustrious. tenints; of Rid ~au Hall. the Etrl and Countess 0‘ Aberdeen will ever take a prominent ‘ place in the ail'ectio: s of the people. i sail for England about November: J. L. Arnold, Sole Agent for Fenelon Falls. - .... __ _-._-~___ .â€" FARMERS WANTING Them.....,..._ At other points where , The report of'last year's work. in the _ Opposition Claims, “ The OppOsition seems to have a no- tion that the treasury benches can be won by making claims in a loud voice. . The day alter the election the Mail and 1 Empire said that Whitney had Won his Waterloo, and claimed a Conserva- tive majority of one. The World said that Hardy had been Hammered and claimed a majority of two. Next day the World's majority had been reduced to one, but it still cheerfully maintained that Whitney was on Top; while the Mail somewhat more dubionsly main- tained that Hardy had not a majority yet. The next day the Mail repeated this remark in a fainter tone of voice, but its figures wereâ€"Liberal 47. Con- servatives 45. The Worldacknowledg- ed the corn on the 5th of March. giving Mr. Hardy a majority of two. On the first division in the House the Liberals have a majority of six on a straight party vote, every Opposition vote polled, one Liberal absent through illness and another in the Speaker’s chair. Evi- dently that majority has had quite a healthy growth in four months. The claims made by the Opposition papers in March bear a strong resemblance to the claims made to-day, that the Hardy Government is tottering, and that it can be beaten by a vigorous expenditure oi wind. It is the same old bluff.” Touching the Ram Dan. How the Ontario Opposition will seize upon any pretest to bring a charge against the Government is thus amus- ingly told by the Toronto Telegram .- “Not an ironclad in the navy of any great power was Dan, but a woolly iron- brown COtswold- among the flocks and herds pastured on- the sun kissed plains of East Middlesex. Dan was the flower of the flock, and in early life his esteem- ed contemporary was T. D. l-Iodgins. 'l‘hey grew in beauty side by side, did Dan and Mr. Hlodgius. Gambolling over the hills they wont and had fun, or perhaps Dan had the iun and Mr. [*Iodgius had black and blue spots at points where his system came in contact with the outer casing of'the ram's peer less intellect. Time rolled on, and when Mr. llodgins was old enough to think about going into. the Legislature. -Dan was too-oldi to be turned into m-ut- ton- A Grit neighbor offered. so run- neth the campaign lie or legend, an old horse and a. load of scrap iron for Dan. T..D: Hedgins took» the offer, and the Grit neighbor took Dan over the hills and far away from the scenes of his youth. Again titnc rollch on, and the farmers of M'iddlescx. had yearnings to see the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, with its celebrated free lunch attachment. T. D. Hodgins joined the pilgrim band. Round among the sheep pens light-hearted and‘ gay went Mr. Hodgius, but the sight of a- familiar figure brought him to a full stop. Did ‘his eyes deceive him ?‘ Net a deceive. There was Dan, high up among the woolly aristocracy. Dan was equally surprised to see Mr. Hodgins, and ‘would have gladly returncd'to the blith- some usage of early happy years, but Mr. Ilodgins, with his store clothes on, was in no mind to be butted by the playmate of his youth. Dan stayed on the Model Farm and T. D. llodgins went back to East Mr. llodgins would like to know what- thc Government paid for Dan, and will proceed to unveil a large sized scandal unless it can be shown that the Minister of Agriculture purchased the ram Dan for a few scraps of old iron." Dried Peatâ€"l for Fuel. The Kingston News says 2' “The Province of Ontario has not been blessed by nature with deposits of coal, either anthracite or bituminous; but in every county, and almost in every township, may be found large deposits of peat, which is simply coal in the making, andcan be turned into account for the some purposes. Hitherto it has been found exceedingly difficult to con- vcrt this material into acommcrcial pro- duct, but the problem. we are assured, has at last been solved by the Canadian Peat Fuel Company, which the other day gave a public exhibition of its plant in succccsful operation at a bot: about five miles from. Welland, Ontario. The crude peat, or swamp muck, is first re duced to a powder, and then turned in- to hard, dense blocks, “ almost the equal," it is said, " of hard cml in [weight and value as fuel, while free i from sulphur and clinkers, practically visiting her relatives at the Falls. Smokeless, and containing only two and ' a hall‘pcr cent of ash." The Cost oi'l production is reported to be about the g same as that of mining coal. That is l to Stir, the fuel could be turner] out in ' ‘aov county of Canada in Duluth) ntl ‘ the same price as coal at the pit's month in Pennsylvania. :1 large element ini which is the railway and marine freight between points of production and con-l . Middlesex and was elected to the Legislature. And now sumption. If a fuel substantially equal to coal can be sold in Kingston for half the price of coal, every householder and every bosiuess man not concerned in the sale of coal will heartily rejoice. The coal men. of coutsc, will quickly embarkin the fresh trade. It the new fuel shall displace Pennsylvania coal. a double benefit will accrue. Not only will the consumer be able to save half his customary coal bill. but the money which he spends for dried peat. will. re- main in the country. More money than formerly will be in local circulation. The enormous amount annually sent abroad for coal will be kept within our borders, and all clnssos oi the commun- ity will feel the accession to our nation- ai wealth. With coal in Nova Scotia, the North-west and British Columbia. and unlimited stores of peat in Ontario. there is no reason why we should im- port a single ton of the familiar black diamonds." Child Murder. _â€" The Hamilton Times asks the ques- tion, “when did the Canadian child bc~ come so delicate that it cannot studv a while in the evening?" The Toronto News ansm'rs it sharply as follows : “ We repeat the statement of one of the cleverest physicians in this city. who recently denounced home lessons to the News in the most emphatic lan- guage. He said: ‘My nine-year-old boy came ltomc from school the other evening with arithmetic examples which took me a solid hour to work out. That little fellow. urged on by his teacher, worked himself into a state of nervous excitement of the most danger- ous nature, so that he would call out in his sleep snatches of difficult arithmeti- cal questions away beyond his years. The home lesson system as it is practi-u ed in Toronto is simply child murder.’ 'lhat is the statement of a University graduate who is also a clear-headed. sensible medical man. He will appear as a myth or a fool to the Titans man, but the intelligent reader will regard him as a shrewd and sensible person." Lightning's Work. On the night of the 11th inst. a tre- mendous storm passed over this part of Ontario, and during its continuance a great many buildings were set on fire by the lightning, and much property was destroyed. On the east half of lot 21, con. 3. Fenclon, a barn was struck and burned, together with from 1,400 to 1,500 bushels of this year's grain, about 200 bushels left over from lasc year, a quantity of hay, a nearly new buggy. waggou, mower and cutting-box, live pics and a number of foivls. M r. \Vm. Landell. who has been tenant on the farm for 19 years. had no insur'ancte whatever; but whether Mr. Alex. Gilâ€" christ. who owus the farm, haul any insurance on the barn We have been unable to learn. Mr. Morgan Johns, who lives in Verulam. between Duns- iord and Bnbeaygeon, lost a barn and some agricultural implements, but had 31,000 insurance. Ilis horses, which were in the stable under the barn, were got out uninjured, but not without. great difficulty. At Coboeonk a small stable owned by Mr. â€"- Simpson was burned, and the flames spread to a small house, which was also destrovcd. Mr. Joseph McGuire of Galway lost a barn and crops and had no insurance. On Friday, the 15th, there was another storm, during which a great deal of property was destroyed and two or three persons were killed by lightning. Mr. Dnttman. of Galway, lost a barn upon. which there was a slight insurance. Powles' Cornet“ (Correspondence 0/ (he Gaze/Io.) Mrs. E. Bailey (nee Emma Vareoe.) formerly a resident of this locality, but now of Chicago, has been enjoying n~ visit with her brother, Mr. ll. Cooper. The pest-master had twentyeight registered articles last Wednesday and' live the-day before. He reports that business is increasing. Our school opened last Monday with a fair attendance. The McGee brothers have about ten- acrcs of onsilage corn that is looking well. The brick work on their house is finished, and it is well done. An l‘lpworth League has been organ- Ich here by the Rev. Mr. Laitcli. Personals. Miss Jennie Swnnton of Toronto is Mrs. Tngman of Toronto returne-l horn: on Wednesday last after a three wet-ka' vi~it to relatives at the Falls. .‘li~s Maud Sau'liord rctnruel home fro:n the lloum-pathic Hospital at llroola lyn. N. Y, on Wednesday, and will 1-! main for a couple of wcclu. .‘lrs. .‘lcUreztry of \Vinnlpcg is Visit- ing relallt'cnn! the Falls. Miss Amy Museum of Lindsay. wile