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._ i. l. . ., .rlfi‘» 5".v “ -r .. , é ‘ ‘ ‘ We Are Ready For the Christmas trade as usual with everything in the Grocery line. Also numerous articles in Chinaware and Glassware suitable for presents. A. a. c. MCFARLAND. CHRISTMAS cirrs You will give Presentsithis Christmas, of course We should be very glad of an eirly opportunity to show you our stock. It is well chosen,.and represents fresh ideas in plea-s- ing, serviceable and appropriate gifts that meet the requirements of everybody, "B mifiton .. The lines we handle: WATCHES, CLOCKS, IEWELRY, SILVERWARE, FINE CHINA, FINE LEATHER Goons, CUT GLASS, ART. POTTERY, ETC. ‘ FOOT 0F KENT 51"., LINDSAY. SEE THE Brag. Twelfth M... DECEMBER 1913 Eliâ€"JESS] E BEE @I SEE. BE! SEEN BEBE [{Sl ml DEE: E D Jl’ie Janet’on Gates Eagette. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913. Mail Order Houses Buy Newspapers. From the Dry Goods Review The big departmental stores con- tinue to extend their interests in, or control of, the daily newspapers in To- ronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg. A large interest in, if not the control of, another Toronto daily has just been acquired. This makes three dailies in Toronto in which these mail order houses are financially interested. In Montreal it came out in legal proceed- ings recently that one of the oldest daily papers there passed some months ago "into the hands of the chief owner of a rising mail order house which aims to monopolize the trade in East- ern. Canada. There are now nine.dai- lies which are known to be owned, or eon-trolled, by the big store and finan- cial interests, and while posing as the mediums of public opinion are the or- gans of these interests. The trade of these houses has grown enormously in the cities in which these dailies circu- late .; but in the other cities and small- er places where there are good local newspapershthey have-not made the ‘same gains, because the local papers are well edited and are loyal to their local merchants and refuse to carry the advertising of the big citystores. The only way in which the big dailies can make headway is by cutting their prices. They get $3 to $5121. year in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, but sell in other cities at 50c. to $1 a year, This does not pay for the white paper on which these newspapers are print- ed, but the heavy deficits are made up by subsidies through big advertising contracts and in other ways, and by 5the‘ lower postal rates,- ’ ' The Trent‘W'ater'shed Question. The following interesting letter, ‘ 1 written by Mr.,Fred.Mullet, of Ban- WliiTER MILLINERY I AT WM. .CAMPBELUS cloa, dealing with the matter dis- .cussed in Dr. Fernow’s report on the Trent watershed, appeared in the Globe of recent date.- -Mr. Mullet says: '> ' i It is touching to’see the solicitude with which yourself. and Dr. Fern0w :regard the mythiea-E 1550 families said to be starving, in theTreirt watershed. If an. investigation- were made it would 'be found that your own city has a larger proportion of panperism than ; the Trent Valley. In fact, there are a number of people living. in this vicin- ity who. have gone to Toronto to bet- " ter themselves, lived therea few years and returned to North Hastings as being a. better place for a workingman to live. he no medium between regarding this district as an earthly paradise or the very reverse and no one seems able to ' take a; moderate and commonsense view of the» situation- The fact is that the poorest of our farmers, living on farms which if put up at auction i or tax sale would not bring 50‘ cents B , . i I an acre, are better off and .more in- l ] dependent than. the poorer class of la- W'e are prepared to take contracts for houses, sum- It will pay you to get our esti Doors anl sash and interior finish always in mer cottages, etc. mates. stock. Planing and matching done to order. FENELON FALLS PLANIN‘S MILL i A. TEIRS, PROPRIET E E. House for Sale or Rent. Good frame house. on Fidler's hill, in n lingo rr-r irs. stone cellar. wood-l )fl‘d. stable and garden. 10.,spply to a H. C. WELCH at Terrills' store ' A. W. QL'IBELL, Court Fenelon Falls No. 626 Meets last Wednesday 0! each month_ . ,. . _ , . . . . For terms, "31""5 Tempe" always made “elc°""’-l north country cannot claim that it is W. ECHAMI‘ ins, C. R. R. S. borers in Toronto. Their farms supply them with fuel, potatoes and. other vegetables and fodder and pasture for a few cows. Work at the average wage is $30- per month and board can be had in the shanties and at mines and quarries and elsewhere, and for many years past the (lenmnrl- for labor has exceeded the supply. The War tree, which grows spontaneously on the land lclt bare by the bush fires, yields a supply of .pnlpwood which sells for about $5 a cord, and the pop- lar attains maturity in less than twen- ty years and dies of old ago before it is thirty. The stories of physical and I mental degeneracy are for the most part apochryphal, and the percentage of such types'is not greater here than elsewhere. The fact remains, however, that i there is not more than 10 percent. of arable land in the whole district, and the most enthusiastic friend of the better adapted for agriculture than it is for lumbering, The question then The trouble is that there seems to! , 0-“ V-vrv 3-? ~ ... ..‘ . 4- -~ ‘.',~‘. . n l is, “ What are you going to do about l it?” There is, in my opinion, only I, __ "' one answer, which is to have the Govâ€" [501,01 , _ . _ , _ _ I . _ . _ _ . . . _ ‘ ‘ _ I t . _ Curwmd Bl‘nmelll} buy “1 a” the “mils. “'lnfh Riders of the Purple Sage . . . . . . . . ‘Grcv 36“ at tax sales for less that“ 2'0 01‘ '30 Man Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -t‘hostcrtoii cents an acre. If the buildings and Happy warrior _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ O . t ‘ ' .Hutc'hism fences on such lands have any salable 11.0,, Trail _ i . . _ _ _ . . I ' . _ _ ‘ I _ ~ _ ’ . . Bunch value let them be sold, and If not burn Golden Road , _ _ , , _ _ . . , , , Montgomery ‘ them at a time when the fire wrllpnot Story Gm _ _ ' I _ h ~ ‘ _ _ _ _ u r-un. .Enforce the present laws against The Quarry I . . _ _ _ . . ‘ . _ ' _ ' _ ' . ' . i . . . . Momso .Startmg bush fires by umtmg the OE' Martha by the Day . . . . . . . . . . Lippmanu fices of game warden and fire warden, Pollyanna ..' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Porter and giving fair salaries to gcod V. V.'s Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison men. Compel the persons who may Laddie . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porter buy the timber on all Governmentâ€" Amateur Gentleman . . . . . . . . . . . Farnol owned land to- destroy the debris made Rising Dawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begbie in their lumbering operations; event- Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glasgow ually owners of land will also be re- Peggy lrom Kerry , . , _ _ , , . , . _ , _ , Meade quired to do this. Let no more loca- Shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stringer tions be made for free grant land un- Stella Maris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locke til the circumstances have been pcr- Mating of Lydia . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . Ward sonally investigated by a competent John Barleycorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . London official, and then leave nature to do Red Pepper Burns . . . . . . . . . . Richmond the rest. Spanish Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birmingham V The limit of space likely to be al- Stalky & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kipling lowed to a correspondent is entirely Mrs. Red Pepper . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond inadequate to a full discussion of the Joys of Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mai-don subject, but the only practical solution Inside the Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Churchill is along the lines I have suggested.- Arctic Prairies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton It is quite possible for the agricultural Syndicalism . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurley and timber resources of this region to Charge 103- - - . - - - - - . - - - - ~ - v . ; .Bnchcller deve10p without materially interfering Turning 0f Gl‘iggfiby - - - - - - . \ Buclmllel‘ with one another, To accomplish this _Port of Adventure ....~L . .. Williamson development; the subject, must; be ap. Isaac BI‘OCl{.; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘.. . NLII'SOy preached without, Prejudice_ you Tecumseh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glll'd will send' a, ‘m‘an down here about, the Black Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : McClung 1st of May next year, I will take him Wil‘CIeS-‘S Telegl‘aplly . . . . . . - - - - - . . . . . . . on a, three days’ Lri'p'which will show Religion and the Crisis . . . . . . . . . Beghy up the subject; better than I could The Cardâ€" Dcnry tho Audacious... possibly explain it in writing. Bennett. V 7- a Ml‘. Pratt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln Stories of the British. Empire Machen Shomd wflfom ways. Boys Playch of Science . . . . . ‘. Pepper From the parrysound North Star, Woman Suflrage ;; . . . . . . . . . . . Fawcctt Judge Hartman recently fined 11 Haileybury juror $30 for not being in attendance when the court opened af- ter an adjournment. Through the man’s absence the business of the court was held back half an hour. It is a'good thing to teach jurors and others the necessity of punctuality, but who is to line the judges when they arrive late, as is very often the case, for not once but many times the sitting judge has'not arrived on the scene until the next day. The rule should work both ,Ways. It is the business of the judge, and he gets a good fat salary to be enhand, but it may be a hardship for the juror. Trent Conservation Association Formed. At a. meeting. held at Peter-borough on Friday last, the Trent Valley Con- servation Association was organized, with the object of conserving the waters of the district, with the coâ€"op-‘ eration of the Government. The fol- lowing oflicers of the association were elected: Hon. President, J._H. Burn- lzam, M. P., Peterborough ; Vice Pres- ident, VWarden Bottum, Bobcaygeon; Secretar Treasurer, \V. H. Monro, Peterborough ; Executive Committee, J. G. Edwards and John Carew, Lind- say; J. H. Brandon, Fenelon' Falls; Reeve Fitzgerald, Lakefield 3 James Peel, Coboconk ; E. Gus. Porter, M. P., Belleville; Dr. Kidd, Trenton ; James L. Owens, Campbellford ; E. G. Pat- terson, T. F. Matthewe and Mayor Br‘adbnrn, Peterborough. The Underwriters" Association has issued a: notice callingattention. to the danger caused by'Christmas decora- tions, and informingow-ners of insured property that policies will not be con- sidered valid unless the company issu- ing the same has been notified, and an arrangement been made with regard: ‘ to, any decorations that may be- used. The Haliburtom correspondent of the Minden Echo says 1: A new shipping industry has com» menced‘ here, one that seems short- sighted and most destructive. This refers to the Christmas tree output. A Toronto man has come in and ship- ped two or more cars of small spruce, and besides paying almost nothing for them, wants only those close enough; to the railroad stations to make. the cost of loading next to nothing. These trees grow into‘ money very quickly, and it seems a; pity to» hand: them. over to» such. purposes, especially as they are not given away for anything near‘ the figure paid for them. â€"â€".-I Persouai. The Misses Poulsomzlcft on Wednes- day for a visit to Peter-borough rela- tives. _ Mr. E. Fitzgerald made a business trip- to Minden this week. (r8. G. G. Ben" 015 Lindsay and Miss Vicars of Uzbridge attended Mrs. G. F. Vicars' reception on Wednesday. Mr. Wm. Deyman was a Toronto vis- itor this week. ,mxmmnlwe.~m~.~g¢:m. New Books at Public Library. ' ‘ KEEP FRIDAY, JAN. 9th, 1914, OPE Y. The ladies of the Baptist Church have made arrangements with one of Canada's greatest ' artists, Miss G. Trotter, to visit Fenelon Falls on the above date. Look around for further particulars. CO MMENCED WORK. _ Mr. A. Tiers’ saw and shingle mill started up on Monday and all kinds of custom sawing will be properly attend- ed to. Mr. Tiers is also prepared to pay highest cash prices for any quantity of pulp wood, peeled or an peeled. __v_......~. ‘â€" .~â€"â€"__....__.. GRAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT. The refined entertainer and humorous vocalist, M r. Fred J. Pcrrin, of Toronto, assisted by local talent and the orches- tra, will giveaconcert in Dickson's Hall on the evening of Friday, Dec. 26th, in connection with St. James Church. Admission 35c., 25c., and 150. Plan of hall at Vicars‘ Drug Store. See bills. _.-o.._ What more suitablclfor a Christmas present than a nice pipe. See Burkley‘s stock. .4». S. A. CHRISTMAS TREE. A genuine treat is‘in store for all who attend the Christmas Tree entertains ment in _Diokson's Hall on Monday l night, Dec 22nd. Asplendid programme will be given almost entirely by the children. consisting of drills, recitations songs, etc. Don’t miss it. A real live Santa Claus will be there to distribute the presents. Admission, Adults 150., children 100. o- CHRISTMAS NIGHT CONCERT. The Methodist Sunday School will' hold their annual concert on Christmas night Dec. 25 in Dickson's Hall. Miss Mildred Walker of Toronto, soloist and olocutionist, who will furnish many at the numbers on the programme, will delight the audience with song and story. A number of others will also take part in the programme, including :home and other talent, and the orches- tra will also be in attendance. Every-- ‘body welcome. Doors open at 7.30.. Programme commences at 8 o'clock. Admission adults. 250. children 150, See bills.. ' ACCIDENT Little George Barkley, son of‘Mr. W; G. Barkley, met with a painful accident on Monday. He was out at the rear of‘ the shop helping'his father-to sift ashes,. , when he lost his footing in some way andl slid down the embankment face- downward, striking his mouth on a stone- which cut his lip and knocked out: sev- eral ofhis teeth, the upper‘ ones- being forced into the roof of his mouth, mak- ing a nasty wound. Dr. G. 0. Graham. was summoned and dressed the injun- ies, and the patient is making favorable- progress. -0 BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY. The Baptist anniversary services on! Sunday were attended by very large- congregations both morning and even- ing. Two: splendid: sermons. were de- livered by Rev. Dr. Trotter, of-Torom to. For his morning discourse he took for his subject “ WhatProfit iii-there- int Mayer? ” taking his text fii'om Job 15 :21. In the evening his sub-- ject was “ The Deity of Jesus,” and. 'his text” John 1 2 1-4. The special an- thems by the choir and a solo by Mr. A. Pratt, of Donald, were much up. preciated by the congregations. woo-o Special prices until Christmas on all: smokers" supplies, Cal'l' onrl'y. W. G. Barkley. . .v i . x! 4‘. a, Q ‘. 3. c .:'_ x; a ~râ€"::a<;. -.,~_.~“;.a-« . .v .. - «’6 .- Yeas..- ~33. 32‘5" .51 adeni- .