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Issuer of 'Marriage Eisenses. s. l REDUCED PRICES - beys, or to, the nobles}. 0r to the King. _ It belonged to, the people of' that gen.- ' :eration for their use. ,They had no .the land of England tocday does not All the fashionable stones in ' Wide oval, narrow high ova], 1 vests the title to land in each, succeed- ngd, and Stamped. '5 Britten Bros.”‘and; be the favorites of a. badlfiing. .cayliei- than 'usualhapd‘Mme preparatioa Jfic Jencfon Gates Eagettc. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1912. THE ETHICS 0F ROBBEIEY. _ Toronto Globe.- The argument made some time ago by the Duke of Devonshire that the disendowment of the Church in \Vales would be a “ robbery of God ” has re- sulted in a remarkable controversy involving the ethics of robbery. How long is it necessary to retain posses- sion of stolen land before it becomes the legitimate property of the person who stole it, or of his heirs? It will be remembered that Lord Hugh Cecil came to the defence of the Duke of Devonshire when ‘Mr. Lloyd George began to expose the origin of the great English estates. On him the Chancellor of the Exchequer turned, and said “that the very foundation of his fortunes was laid deep in sacrifice and built on desecrated shrines and pillaged altars. His ancestors robbed the poor. They robbed the dead. And when We try to recover some part of this pillaged property for the poor, their descendants accuse us of theftâ€"â€" they whose hands-are dripping with the fat of sacrilege.” ' -. Lord Hugh’s reply is a most extra- ordinary one. He says :â€"-“I honestly was not aware of it until this contro- versy arose, but there appears to have been a gentleman named Richard Ce- cil in the Court of Henry VIII., who, like the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was of thoroughly unsound opinions about the sanctity of Church property. He did receive from Henry V1II. a considerable quantity of the land round Petcrborough, which was taken from the Abbey there.” ' V So he continues;â€" “ If the Government were bringing in a bill to compel the Duke of Dev- onshire to return the land to whatever abbey it was taker from~(a voice: ‘Would you support; it'l’) No, I would not support it, but it would be quite a difi'erent bill from this bill ; it would raise quite a different question. I think it could be shown that after you have had property for 400 years, although you may have been given it by a. King of very bad character, at any rate you are entitled to keep the property.” . __I,-Iere we have an admission by Lord Hugh Cecil that a certain Richard Cecil four hundred years ago acted as receiver of certain lands takenâ€"â€"the , pro, er werd of course should be stolen it 0rd Hugh’s theory of the sanctity of Church property holds goodâ€"by the King from Peterborough Abbey. The land is still in the possession of the descendants of the “receiver,” and 3 because of the length of time that has .elapsed since the theft Lord Hugh as- serts that they are entitled to. keep. the property. good logic or good ethics. It does look like dodging the issue. There is but one solid. foundation. pThe land of England four hundred , years ago, did not belong to. the ab- right, and the. King acting for them had no right to alienate it for all time to monk or lord. And in like manner belong to the Crown, or the Cecils, or the Church in Wales, but to all the people of the present generation for their use. To say, as. Lord Hugh Cecil says, that robbery ceases to be robbery after four. hundred; years, is to argue that possession is the essensegof, title inland. Such an argument cannot be permitted to stand against the superior law of naturewhich makes land neces- sary to man’s existence, and therefore ing generation possessing and using it, and not in the few landlords whofour or five hundred years agohappened to , [he Eall Fair. The.list of-special prizes for the. Fen- elon fall. fair contains a prize of $10 flu-'8“ by ILA. McIntoSh for the best six dairy co vs. exhibited, to which the at- t~~ntion of owners of this class of stock is,dircctcd. as tho,_datc of; the fair is given by Mrs. Lamb. the subject That does not look like. ' will be necessary. There are other g ml special prizes. among them a prize given by Miss Washburn for the best single driving outfit, the horse, buggy, harness and gentleman driver to be considered. In the regular list, a third prize of one dollar has been added to Durham cattle, and the first prize raised to three dol- lars. Class 16 (fowl) is slightly amend- ed. Exhibitors will confer a favor on tne secretary by forwarding a list of their entries as early as possible before the day of the show. This prevents a rush on fair day, and gives the exhibitors and the secretary more time for other work and enjoyment. Women’s Institute. The regular meeting of the Fenelon Falls branch of the Women's Institute was held on Friday afternoon, July 19th, at the home of Mrs. Dr. Gould. There was a good attendance. Mrs. Jas. Lamb, president, occupied the chair, and the meeting was opened in the usual way. The minutes of last meeting wure read and adopted. The roll call brought out many excellent recipes and household hints, among the former being recipes for cake and tarts. Of the latter one was a fornula to get rid of tho housefly, and the directions read : -Mix together in a soup plate, teaspoonful of formalur. 1 teaspoon sugar, half a pint of milk, half a pint water. Place a small piece of bread in the centre of the mixture. This is worth trying. An excellent reading being Franklin’s Table of Virtues. A motion was carried to the effect that the Institute endeavor to have for next meeting a practical talk on banking, to be given by one of our local bank man- agers. The next meeting was held in Dickson’s hall on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16th, the subject to be " Humility." The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem, after which refresh- ments consisting of ice cream, cake and tea were served by the hostess. Civic Holiday. The curling club, which will celebrate the annual civic holiday this year, ap- pointed committees a few days ago, and the committees are at work getting a day’s enjoyment. wThe date will be the 14th of August. The curlers will do their best to make this celebration ex- ceed all former ones. and a first-class time may be expected by all who turn out that day. Personal Miss D. Hopkins and Miss Doreen Jordan of Lindsay are the guests of Mrs. Walter Jordan this week. Rev. Wm. Farnco-nb and Mrs. F21 rn< comb of Toronto arrived on Tuesday. Mr. John McArthur, Lindsay, was in town this week. Mrs. Noble Ingram of Toronto is visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Martin. ' Mrs. 'l‘hos. Staples of Toronto is visit- ing relatives in Verulam. Miss Lillianl'l‘errill is spending a ,few weeks with Colbornc friends. Among the successful pupils in the recent Toronto Conservatory of Music examinations are noticed the names of Miss Lillian Corbett, who has passed the Intermediate piano examination, also I Miss Gertrude I’owlos, who was snccss- ful in Junior piano. Both are pupils of Mr. C. C. Forsyth of Lindsay. Mrs. Thos. Johnston and daughter Wilhelmina are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith at Orangeville. . Mr. Thos. Fell of Kinmount is visiting relatives , at the Falls. Miss Stevens of Coboconk is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Thos. Austin. Mr. Neil Robson is home from the Son for a visit. Mruand Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. Nelson and Miss Nollie Thompson of Peterborough spent Saturday with re- latives here. The Misses Irene and Marjorie Mc- Dougall of Ingorsoll are the guests of their aunt. Mrs. W. L. Robson. Mr. Norman Martin returned on Sat- urday from Huntsville and Gravenhurst. Mrs. Coleman and daughter of Bew- manvitle are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. Jewell. ‘ Miss Marion Arnold is spending this week with. Sturgeon Point friends. M;rs. Sinclair and. daughter of Toronto are guests of the Misses Potts at Sunny Brae farm. Beteshnrough Band coming. Peterborongh Silver Band, which visit- ed Fenolon Falls last summer, and de- lighted everyone. with. its music WllI pay another visit on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and-11'. The band, as before, is coming under the auspices of the local corps of the Sal-ration. Army. A grand musical festival wilt be held in Dickson’s hall on Saturday evenipg,,and; there will be three meetings on. Sunday, led by Col. and Mrs. Chandlerrofr Toronto. ' Full particulars are given in posters, Daring Hold-up in Post :-,â€"A hold up of the wild-and: wool y. ' west type took place on St. Panhatrcet, East Ward. Saturday night. - Babcock‘s delivery wagon was, pro- ceeding along that thoroug :fa‘re in" charge of a youthful driver when five men surrounded the outfit. The driver was powerless in their hands and the gang lost no time in cleaning up the consignment of groceries. They were apparently-not satisfied with what they found as they immediately proceeded to destroy the goods. Unfortunately there is no clue to the I perpetrators. If they are apprehended it willvcfiertainl y go hardwiththem, programme ready that will ensure a good ' Lindsay's New Auto Industry. I’ostzâ€"The last consignment of maâ€" elnnery for the Ifitzsinnnonsautomobile industry has arrived in Lindsay and is being placed in position at their tclnpor~ ary quarters. The Post had a conversation with Mr. W. J. It‘itzsinnnons, a member of the firm, last evening: and was informed that men were already making automobile bodies at the old Union School, and it is expect- ed that next week the industry would be in full running order. The Ilrm had a large number of orders on hand and the delay occasioned ilrmoving the plant hau put them behind considerablv. During the past few \vocks desperate efforts were made by the city of Peter- borough to steal the. industry, but thev ended in failure. The lirm was satisfied with Lindsay's advantages, notwith- standing tho extravagant inducements offered by the Electric city. o..- A Popular School. Among the Commercial Schools of the Dominion, tho Peterborough Business Colloge,Pctcrlmrongh, is freely acknow- ledged to hold the foremost position. It is the largest and most widely attended BusinessCollege in Eastern Ontario and is nliiliated with tho Connuercial Educat- ors Association of Canada. The manage- ment; of this chain trained last year over two thousand young people and placed them in excellent positions. We have had thirty years experience; conse- quently, ambitious young people, who are desirous of securing a business od- ucation and taking a good position, would do well to write at once. IIun- dreds of young people are studying at home preparatory to entering Business College next fall or winter, and they are payingtfor their course at their ‘own convenience. “-0 TAKING HOLIDAYS. The regular weekly visits of Mr} Ful- tpn, of McLaughlin, Peel. & Fulton. to Icaelon Falls, have been suspcndcddur- mg the holiday season, but will be re- sumed about the middle of August. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. The Rev. V. McClinchie, M. A., of the Dutch Reformed Presbyterian Church, Will occupy the pulpit of St. Andrew's Church next Sunday morning and even- ing. M r. McClinchie will also preach ll] Bury’s Green at p. m. ’ ‘I. O. O. F. NOTICE. Oliiccrs and members of Corona Lodge No. 398 I. 0. O. b‘. are hereby requested to meet at the Lodge room on August 4th, at 4 p. m. for Decoration. Lodge meet- ings suspended until Sept. 6th, except first Friday in August. P. C. Deyman, N. G. J.‘ Ponrosc, See. A BAPTIST EXCURSION. Tho Fenelon Falls Baptist Sunday School will run an excursion to Bucklrn-n ‘ on‘ Wednesday, August 7. There will be a good programme of sports and a ball game. Steamer Stoney Lake leaves ll‘cnelon Falls wharf at8.30. 'I‘ickots 500. and 250. Come and have a good time. NEW THRESHFNG OUTFIT.- Mr. T. H. Elliott of Fairbairn has re- cently purchased from Mr. F. Kelly :1 complete threshing ontllt, manufactured by Geo. White & Sons. Mr. Elliott will nodoubt be well patronized by the far- mers as a result of his enterprise in pur- chasing a s: rictly a first-class and lip-I30- date outfit. ' MOONLIGHT EXCURSION. The Epworth League of the Fenclon Falls Methodist Church will run their annual moonlight excursion to Bobcuv- geon per str. Stony Lake, on the evonihg of Monday, August 5th. The boat will leave the wharf at 8 p. to. Returning will leave Caygeon at 11 p. m. The orchestra will be in attendance and will.- add 'much to the pleasure of this exec-nu sion. Everybody Welcome. Tickets 35‘s... children 250. BEETLE EATS BUG. Mr, Robt. Quibcll noticed in his potato. patch a few days ago a small beetle. apparently eating a young potato hug; and after watching the insect a while, found that it was actually killing and; eating the bugs. The beetle is rather'a handsome specimen, in color black with a deep red triangular mark on its back, and is about the same size as a full. grown potato bug, but 'built on much more graceful lines. It is probably one of the species that was discovered two. or three years ago, but which has not become numerous enough to check the work of the potato bugs. GOOD FISHING. Mr. Mills, onc‘ of the expert fishermen. who spend their summers at Fenclon Falls, landed‘ a line 18 pound Iungc on Monday morning, while out with guide F. Lodge, near Green & Ellis’s old mill. The other fishermen are also having good sport. Mr. \Vcbstervelt, on his last cast on Monday evening, in the upper lake, lost his bait and part of his line,and had! his rod broken by a big fish of some kinds â€"â€"â€"probably alarge lungc. Fine strings, of bass are coming in every evening;- FINED. On Saturday- Magistrato Menre- imâ€" posed:a.llne “935.00 and costs on a young Vérulam man fordriyjpg up the sidewalk on Colbornc street at a, furious rate on the nightof June 28th. Twoohhcrswcro taxed $3.95 each for disorderly conduct the same evening._ There have been one or twu cases of reckless auto driving recently, but no action taken. but Chief Jones ’has his eye on the oficndcrs, and: inlrnds to prosecute. in any further in- fractions of the law regulating the spa-odd of automobiles” '