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WV,» ,_ ammo.“ Thomas Robson of Fcnelou Falls is agent for the h v _. Solid Comfort Heater, ., ,, Hm STILL AT THE HEAD. WABMENG A Larger Stool: to choose W from than all the others CARRIAGES on BEDS- . The newest and best thing ever invented as a foot warmer. A stove that will give CLARK & SON. you more comfort with less trouble than the quality of my Boots and Shoes. anything you ever saw. No smoke. No and you will find them the best and cheapest. odor. Perfectly safe. No possibility of fire. I and you will not THOS. ROBSON. to make your purchases. ' Of course on will when you find I am giving 20 Cogltate 3’ ’ pounds of . Gl‘fllllllllled Sugar for $1.00. The ~ll‘enelcn‘ll‘alls Gazette. Friday, Feb. 7th, 1896. Cape Breton Election. Sir Charles Topper Was elected in Cape Breton on Tuesday by a majority majority in 1891. That Sir Charles, with all the influences in his favor, would be defeated was not expected by anyone; but the infamous and insulting pastoral letter issued just'before the election by Bishop Cameron, of Antig- onish, who stigmalises as “ hell-inspired hypocrites ” all who opposed the Gov- ernment, no doubt added largely to Tupper’s majority. The writer of an open letter to the Archbishop of Toron- to, published in the Globe of the 30th ult., points out that a persistence of priestly interference in elections may lead to an amendment of the British North American Act and the utter abolition of separate schools; and Bishop Cameron and other ecclesiastical digni- taries of his stripe will, if they are wise, . . “watch out " that the do not ‘*0 a Fancy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Prints, Ginghams, Cottons, little too far. y ° Flannelettes, Waterproof Clocks, Umbrellas, Bed-spreads, w”- Ladies" and Cliildrens’ Vests, Babies’ Knitted Woollen Caps, A Peda 0 i0 Difficult Tani C’Shantcrs, Cashmere Hose, Ladies and Children’s Fancy _g g 57' Knitting and Fingering Yarn, Ladies’ Belt Buckles, Fancy The “10ng letter: “dressed ‘0 ., I 1 I . _ - . o _ - , the editor of thc Lindsay Post ap- (JUlllth, etc , Wash Silk, EmbrOidering Silks, Kid Glm es, Cashâ€" peamd in a recent issue 0mm, pa’pe“ more Gloves, etc. “SIR,â€"â€"â€"In reading the very full Thanking my customers for past favors, I respectfully invite report which you publish of the recent them to inspect my stock and get prices. ' meeting 0f the barmm’ Institute, I , notice that your reporter has omitted mm“ B‘°°"' Mrs Hamilton I I what I considered one of the most im- Fenelon Falls. portant statements made by any of the speakers at any of the session. Mr. J. H. Knight. stated during the discus- sion on the condition of schools in rural sections that the schools in his inspec- torotc are not so well taught today as they were twenty-five years ago. This is a painful comment on the progress which we boast of in our institutions of to-day. Of the eleven teachers employed in the schools of Ops, seven, according to Mr. Knight, have not had more than two years’ experience. Mr. Knight is a gcntlcman who knows whereof he speaks, and I presume the state of things in Ops is a fair indication of what prevails throughout Ontario. This It costs no painful subject should engage the atten- tion of the general public who desire to have their children taught properly, W. L. ROBSON. The A on in l he L2. in ' IS DIRECTED TO MY STOCK OF In the Fashion, In the World. Pack away that summer suit, that it may do for next summer. Buy a l'Vl'nter Suit, And be in style now and next year too. more to look well all the year around, and wear seasonable clothes. “‘ ’Tis not the clothes that make the man, but they and it Should be a mum, of reform for help." It you Will give us a call we will surprise you both those who are specially charng with the control of our rural schools. It is believed generally, and without reason, it seems, at least in Ops. that the chilâ€" dren are being better educated today than their fathers and mothers were a quarter of a century ago. It is time for the parents to look into this all- important matter. Yours, As OLD ’l‘nacnna." I n ' The remark. attributed in the above u; a e a letter to Mr. Knight. relative to inox’ . . I pericnced teachers, was made by one of the speakrrs at the Farmers' Institute meeting held here on the 17th ult., and ' d I ' t l. 'f ds THE pUBLlc ARE now 5AT|5F|ED,;‘.3°.“.“.ZLZ3:152:35:':.':;2L1f.l.33.. in prices and quality. S. PENHALE. OPPOSITE ~Jos. iinARD’s HARDWARE STORE. W were to be dt-barred from teaching until WITH THE PRICES AT WHICH THEY GET DRY GOODS they had had several years' expv-ricuce, AT THE OLD STAND. it would puzzle them exceedingly to obtain the several years’ cxpcricnw . ' S Q O necessary to qualify them to teach. We 0 I ' . agree with Mr. Knight that the children . ' ,in his (and every other) inspectoratc “ are not so well taught as they were . 1. twenty-line years ago, before the present l pernicious system of hardening the Please Continue Calling, for there is always Something New turning up. l pupils' DlCllllll lL’S Will] 3. lllt Oi. llSCleSS llumbcr prevailcllybut that, probably, ’ is not what he meant, though in what other respect the schools of 10-day are l inferior to those of a quarter of a con- llury ago he docs not inform us. An “Old Teacher." it will be observed, does not speak of his own knowledge, of 724â€"four less than the Conservative public to Mr. Knight's statement, pos- sibly in the hope that some regulation that. will benefit old teachers at the ex- pense of young ones will result thcrc~ from. In our opinion teachers. lik.1 poets, arc “ born, not made," and every teacher who. is scholar enough to take a third class c-mificatc is able to give his or her pupils as good an education as ought to be obtainable in our Smtc schools. If Mr. Knight's apparent idea that inexperienced teachers shall not. be employed find favor with the makers of scholastic laws, it will create a peda- gogic difficulty that will take the wit of the Minister of Education and all the Inspectors in the Province to solve. Besides. in the good old times, twanty- fivc years ago, when it was much easier to get a certificate than it is at present. young teachers were as inexperienced as they are now,aud yet. according to Mr. Knight, their pupils were better taught than those of today are. Does it not occur to him that the fault may not be with either the teachers or the children, but with The System, which confuses and possibly cuervates tho intellects of both by a jumbled multiplicity of studies, and yet, as the Minister of E L ucation has admitted, leaves children under the necessity of attending private schools to fit them for the business of life ? m Chatting the ” Great Stretcher.” The Hamilton Herald says: “Sir Charles Tuppcr has been giving the people of Cape Breton some inter- esting information about himself since he began to make a sound greater than the sound of- the sounding sca. ' It apâ€" pears that he discovered America, built Niagara Falls, invented the steam- cnginc, cooked the first Welsh rabbit and taught the ice to grow on the “face of chilled and chilling waters. It was Tupper who gave to the world the dis- covery of printing. built the Eiffel lower and the Ferris wheel, managed the World’s Fair, noticed the attraction of gravitation, planned all Napoleon's cam- paigns, discovered electricity, fashioned the first ploughshare, invented the dom- cstic cat, taught hens how to lay eggs and grandmothers how to suck them. It was Tupper who led the charge of the Light Brigade and personally super- vised every victory that Great Britain has ever won on land or son. And Tuppcr is Only beginning. He has done much, but, by ginger, he means to do more. qucr the world and lay it all at Canada’s feet, if he has to use up all the capital 1‘s in every type-casting machine in the country. There is no doubt that when Tuppcr was born the old earth staggered in its course, while sun, moon and stars rubbed their eyes and won- dcrcd what the deuce was up.” Death of Thomas Adam. The evening Post of Monday last says : “ The public will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Adam, a well-known citizen of Lindsay, which odeurred early this morning from pneu‘ monia. Few knew of Mr. Adam’s ill- ness, as he was out and well on Monday last. On Tuesday he took a chill and had an attack of inflammation, from which he was recovering, and nothing serious was thought of it until Saturday, when dangerous symptoms manifested themselves and he grew rapidly Worse, becoming unconscious on Sunday after- noon, and never rallied. Mr. Adam was a familiar figure on the streets of Lindsay, having lived in the town all his life. He had been latterly engaged in farming and stock raising, having a large stock ranch at Bolsovcr. Mr. Adam was in the prime of life, and. his sudden death will. be deeply regret- ted by many. He leaves a widowâ€"a daughter of the late Dr. Clnrkc--â€"and three infant children, two daughters and one son, to whom we tender our sympathy in their sore berenvlsmcntz" Deceased was a brother at Mrs. G H. Hopkins, and son of the late T. R Adams. who was one of the most prom- inch! and prosperous residents of Lind- say fort'y years ago. Accidents. An employee of Messrs. Howry 8: Sons named Osgar Winters, from Sag- inaw East. Michigan, met with a. very serious accident in Long's camp, beyond llaliburton, on Monday evening last. He was engaged in top loading with an anchor chain and block, when the chain snapped and one and struck him an the lelt leg, breaking both bones midway between the knee and the ankle, the larger one being so badly shattered that a splinter about an inch long was driven completely through the flesh. Had he been standing almost anywhere but in the “angle,” which is an excevdingly l dangerous spot, he would probably have escaped unhurt, He was drivon in a sleigh to llaliburtou, a distance of 28 5‘“ Simply (11’4" “13 “Wall” 0f “‘0 l miles, ti) take the train tofloaelon Falls, Sioglehanded he will con-' and is now an inmate of Dr. Wilson’s hospital, a ticket for which he had the flood sense to buy. So far he is doing' fairly well, though suffering a good deal of pain. Samuel Cooper of Toronto, one of Howry & Sun's employees, camn lroln Camp No. 2l. Gooderham, to Fcnclou Falls on Wednesday with an injuch side, having fallen from the top of a‘ skidway about a fortnight ago. Since then he has been able to do but. vcry little work, anl having a ticket of ad- mission tc Dr. Wilson’s hospital. he thought he would avail himsch of his privilege ol treatment and rest. A Narrow Escape. Last Tuesday night Mr. J mcpli Heard sat up ‘from 9 o'clock, at. which hour his store was closed, until about 11, reading, and shortly before he re. tired he noticol that there was a good deal of smoke in the room. Thinking it was caused by an accumulation of soot in a chimney, or in ono of the pipes leading from the furnace in the cellar, he wont to bed and slept the sleep ol’ the just; but when Nelson Corbett went into the private office near the back of the store next morning, be dis- covered that a square of ctrth on tho floor had been partially destroyed by fire, which had also burned a small hole completely though the double flooring and badly charm-l the boards for a con- siderable distance around. 511'. “card thinks that he must have carelessly dropped a lighted match upon the our- pet, and it is almost a miracle that the consequences were not more serious, as a basket made of open wire work and partly filled with scraps of paper stood between the edge of the carpet and the wall of the office, which is quite small, and on one side there is a nest of pigeon holes, reaching almost to the floor, out of which the ends of bills, invoices and other documents wqre protruding. Village Council Proceedings. Fonclon Falls, Feb. 3rd, 1896.. Regular meeting. All the members present except Councillor Martin. Min-- utcs of last meeting read and approved. Moved by Mr. Blasou, seconded by Mr. Deyman, That the following ac- counts be paid: Clerk, salary to Jan. lst, 1896, 812.50â€"births, deaths and marriages, $7.80â€"pos'agc and station- ery. $2.50.; Hart Sr. liiddell, stationery, $3.39.-â€"~Carricd‘. A by-law to appoint an assessor was read and passed, and: Mr. John R. Graham was appointed at a salary of $35. By-laws to extend the time for- the collection of taxes and. to borrow- 82'16 were: read and‘ passed and tho- oouncil adjourned. - Personals. Miss l-Icaslip of Barrio is visiting at Mr. Thos. Austin’s. Mr. George Cornell of Lindsay was. at the Falls on Friday last. Miss Mabel Nevison returned home on Monday after a week-.‘s visit to friends at Lindsay. Miss Georgie MoCl‘cllandé of Bobcay- goon is visiting relatives in Fenclom Falls and its vicinity. ‘ Mr. A. Clark. Jr., left on Wednesday morning for Winnipeg, and will prob- ably be away about three weeks. \lr. 0130720 Knox. son of Mr. Andrew Knox of Vcrulam. rotor-nod from ll‘av-. clock a few days ago and will remain at home all winter. Mrs. W'. M. Robson and her daughter Miss Louie, of‘ Lindsay, have been at the Falls since last week visiting at Mr. Thns Robson’s, Francis street west, Mr. Charles Stevens of Napancc, of‘ which thriving town he has twice bccrt mayor, came to the Falls on business- lnct Tuesday evening and is here yet. Hr. A. Clark. Sr.,oame down town on Tucsday for the first time since Satur- day, the 2!")th ult ,, when. one of his ribs- was broken and his forehead badly cut by a fall on the main street. Fowles’s Corners. (Correspondence of (he Gazelle.) The McGee Bros. arc wintering a large stock. At present they have 40 head of cattle, and are fattening 10 of that number for the Enter market. The conlcnls ofthc nilo are giving good satisfaction. They also have 50 pigs, am] about a dozen or fifteen of that nnmbcr can be not ready for market on short notice, but the market must get ready first. They also have seven or- cight horses. two teams of which are always ready for light or heavy work, l and a vcrynicc flock of Leicester shcep. If the person who has a uricvnncc against the school trustees and who got legal advice from the Family] Herald oflice, Montreal, had shown a little friendship and a conciliatory spirit, lhcre would havc been no grievance at all. This rson also finds fault with the school home being cold every mom :- . as-“ ~,....a.....wwm.;.xzn;. .i. :v;.'.. .. . . A. - - .-..._.._.~i. w; a 4