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OOOOCCOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO’ MY CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. I desire to draw your attention to the fact that 1 have and will have the largest, best and cheapest stock of Hardware, Paints, Oils, Tinware and Stoves ever offered in the county of Victoria. I have succeeded in purchasing direct from the manufacâ€" turers this year’s supply, and WILL SELL IN. MANY LINES AS CHEAP AS I USED 'ii'fl HEY I shall personally be noon for myself. behind the counter morning, and night, and HF ‘GLD JDE" LETS YCC OUT WITHOUT PHHCHASIEC it will be because you want the earth for nothing. If you don’t want to buy give me a friendly call anyhow. Thanking everyone for their patron- age this last seventeen years, Yours Respectfully, NEETH STAB ELLEE MltLS. The undersigned beg to announce to their numerous customers and the public generally that their new Roller Flour Mill is now completed, and grinding night and day. The machinery throughout is of the most modern pattern, and the quality of the output second to none in Ontario. Special attention given to gristing 1‘ nd chopping. We pay Lindsay prices for wheat and coarse grains, of which we want an unlimited quantity. llides and skins, Furs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, etc., bought and sold. Agents for the Canada Carriage Company. l’arties buying Flour or Feed in quantities would do well to write us for quotations-before purchasinrr. llchongnll, Brandon 81 Austin. BIG- BARGAINS Tlie Fenelon Falls Gazette. Friday, March 5th. 1897. The Crow’s Nest Pass. The chief subject of discussion in the leading papers at present is the project- ed railway through the Crow's Nest Pass, from Lethbridge to the Kootenay district, 9. distance of from three hun- dred to four hundred miles, and there isa great difference of opinion as to whether it will be best, in the public interest, for the Dominion Government to build and own the line, or to let it be built by the C. P. R. or a company to be formed for the purpose, giving a heavy bonus in cash and lands to who- ever undertakes the work. The Globe, which has hitherto been one of the first journals to express a decided view upon any matter of importance, in this in- stance is acting like a judge who charg- es a jury without perceptibly leaning to leither side, and the result is that it is l accused by several of its esteemed con- temporaries of a» desire to furtively furâ€" ther the interests of the C. P. R. The arguments in favor of each of the three , proposals mentioned above are now un- l der discussion, and the general opinion is adverse to giving the C. P. R. any further hold upon the public. The Toronto Shir, in its issue of Tuesday last. advances the reasonable contention that, as British Columbia wants the railway and will derive the benefit from it,~that Province should build it. The Star asks 2' 1.â€"Who is clamoring for the construc- tion of the Crow’s Nest Pass Railway? 2.â€"Who would profit by such aline? 3.â€"Wli0$e money should build it? ' 4.-â€"\Vho should own itaf'teritis built? Ensâ€"Who should operate or control the operation of the line? The answer to all of the above ques- tions is “ British Columbia." Whoever builds the line, unless it be a provincial undertaking, the people of the Domin- ion will pay for it One way or another; and the object is to make it cost them as little :is possible- Throughout the discussion, so far, a strong feeling against the C. P. R. has been expressed; but there are difficulties in the way of the Government owning and running the line, and, as the Star says : “ If the C. l’. R. is willing to largely reduce its rates on the wheat it carries out of that country; is willing to let all other roads have running privileges over the line; is willing to abandon all claims on the coal lands; and puts itselfin a position where the peeplc can see that. it. will construct the road more cheaply than the Government can, operate it as fairly as the Government must, and quit playing the hog over its whole system, _as reasonable people, we ought to listen to it; as business people, we ought to listen to nothing which will put us in a worse position than if' we owned the C. N. 1’. lailwav ourselves." A Timely Warning. Last Saturday’s Globe contained a long letter from Mr. D. A. Givens, a Canadian who haslived for several years in California and Arizona, who wishes to emphasize the timely and earnest warning given in a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. lllilligan, of Toronto, to those who might be tempted to speculate in the stock of companies organized to open up properties in the newly-discovered min- ing districts of British Columbia and Ontario. Mr. Givens says that the sys- teaiof' forming joint stock developingr companies and putting the sleek upon the market proved ruinous to the in- dustry in Arizona and California, and that thousands upon thousands of in- vestors lost their little all by buying stock in mines that never paid a single dollar to the stock-holders. of the infamous methods adopted by many companies to boom their proper- ties and deceive the public, and partic- ularly cautions his readers not to invest money in the shares of' companies whose promoters reside in the United States, most of whom have none throuzh the mining booms of Ca'if'oinin and Nevada and are skilled in floating valuless prop- [lc speaks . True Blue Lecture. Rev. Mr. Couburn, popularly known as the “Boy Grand Chaplain of this Order, paid a visit to the Falls on Sunday and Mon- : day last, and on the latter evening ,delivered an able and instructive lec- ture on “Why I am a Loyal True Blue." He first dwelt on the fact that the Bible. as depicted on their banner, was the foundation of the principles of the Order. He did not join the organ- ization for what he could get out of it, nor because his father and mother he- longed to it; he had had the privilege of leading: them therein. Touching on the fact that it was a secret society, he maintained the principle of' secrecy was right to secure the union and cn-opera~ tion of all who were anxious to perform a certain work in the community, and pushed home this point by able illustra- tions of the necessity of secrecy upon home affairs by the members of a fain- ily, of a detective in the event of a crime, and of a Cabinet Minister in connection with the affairs of the State. The statement that secret societies “ loved darkness rather than light " was applicable only to those whose deeds were evil, and there was abso- lutely nothing in their principles con- trary to the commands of Scripture. If so he would step out. Next to loyalty to God and the principles of religion they were loyal to their sovereign and country. A man who could not choose between countries and parties would ~ very likely say one girl was as good as . another. He believed the children of' the Dominion should be drilled into ideas of' Icyalty, and quoted a story he had hen-rd of“ two American travellers One, speaking of his beloved conniry. said : “America, what is it? B )uuded on thenortli by the north pole, on the south by the south pole. east by the Atlantic, west by the Pacific ocean." “ Oh,” said the other, “ you don’t speak wortliily of our country at all. Let me try. America. what is it? Boundel on the north by the aurora borealis. south by nothing, east by primeval chaos. west by the day of judgment." If the Americans could blow we could speak with greater pride of our country the fairest under heaven. True Blues was essentially a Protestant organization, not necessarily banded together to wade knee deep in Roinish blood, but to secure to every man liberty of conscience and freedom. of action in all matters pertaining to the home, school and religion. If the Roman Catholics were molested in their wor- ship, then it was as much the duty of the Loyal Truc Blues to assist them, as any other body or individual, but not to allow them to bulldozc and terrorize. the inhabitants of Canada to act as they wished. The man who attempted to deprive his f'ellow of his liberty of con- science was not worthy of the Queen. The Loyal True Blues' institutions were open to the inspection of the Gov- ernment and the world, and he urged strongly that all Roman Catholic instil- tutions should be open to- the visits of‘ the Government inspectors. One of their leading principles was that our public men should' put principlesbefore party. If not, he Siu'zested that wooden men would answer as our representa- tives. and at least save the thousand dollars per session, and' at any rate would not drink as much as some of them were reputed to have done during the progress of the Remedial Bill. The premier and opposition leader could pull the string and the figure bob his head to the question yes or no. chas a True Blue because they believed in the ability of women to make successful anything they took hold of“, whether in cducaiional or fraternal circles, and they invited their co-opcra'ion in the work. llis last point was that the Loy-il True Blues were as an organi- zation engaged in the work of caring for Protestant orphan children. . The address was a clear and able ex- : position of the principles anl work of . the organization, and! frequent bursts of applause interrupted the and aimed eloquence of the speaker. Rev. Mr. ‘.\Icl{innon moved a vote of thanks, which was seconded by .‘lr. Dcynian, l Preacher," the worthy‘ The Loyal turned on Saturday from Gilmoni'h‘ camp at Parry Sound, where they have been emyloyed about seven months; _.\Ies<rs. Joe Power, Del. Boswell and Fred‘l’hillipo returned from Howry d: Sons' camp, north of Gocderlmm, on Wednesday, after an absence from home of about four months. Mr. George Rutherford came to the Falls last Monday to move his family and furniture to Rosseau, where he has been employed, and where he will in future reside. .‘Ir. Rutherford has lived all his life, and Mrs. Rutherford sine-c. she was a child. in the Falls or its vicin- ity, and they will both be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and relatives. Village Council Proceedings. Fenelon Falls, Feb. 26th, 1897. Council met at the call of the more. All the members present. Minutes of two previous meetings read and ap- proved. Auditors? report laid on the table. Moved by Mr. Robson, seconded by Mr. McKeewu, That the county treas- urer be instructed to charge the back taxes on lots west linlf 26,166,167, 168-, 169, 170.171, 174-, 175,180,186. 188,189,190.191,]92,193. 194 195 196, 197, 202, 203, 204. 206, 208,1212' 221, 224, 225, 226, 223. 229, 231, 232‘ 233. 234., 235, 256. 257, 259. 260, 261i 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, south of the river back to- the Corporaticn.â€"â€"- Carried. Moved by Mr. McKeown, seconded by Mr. D‘eyinan, That a rebate of $3.50 be granted in )1 rs. Cameron on Lot 4, south of Bond street. east of Colbornc street, house having been dc-v stroyed by fire..â€"-C.irried.. Moved by Mr. Martin. s-‘eoiided by .llr...\lcl{eown, That the following ac- counts be paid and the roeve give his orders for the same :‘ (flerkjelecfiou expenses, $15â€"13 mouths’ salary, 310 ; l‘lios. Johnston, on account. 5.53; Board of Health account. Wm. Campbell 95c, Mrs Johnson .330, Dr. Wilson $6.56 Chattersoa diphtheria- case); Thomas Shane, moving: bell tower, SS; Ticket for Miss Cliatierson to Bay City, $8.80; â€"â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. D_-.y.nan, seconded by Mr...\lartin, That the auditors' report be referred to the finance committee, they to report on the same at the next meeting of the council, and that the clerk be instructed to hand over the school audit to the school board.-â€"â€"C‘d. Maved by Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Deyman, That the clerk be in- structed to order five copies of the Mn- nicipal World for the use of the mem- bers of the conceitâ€"Carried. The council then adjourned. ROOMS TO LET, upstairs in McArthur's block. Apply‘at the G‘Aairrri: Ollice. NO MORE MARKET ’l‘iCirnrsiâ€"Tho general passenger agent of' the Grand Trunk System has advised all agents that on and after March lst the issue of Saturday Market tickets and all other market tickets will. be discontinued. The fares to. market towns on Saturdays will be the same as on any ordinary day. . W‘intchlllinery MUST GO, and to make it go prices have been put away down. Most have the room for Spring goods. Mrs. R. McDougall. S. A. NOTES.â€"Adjnlant and Mrs. Miller, who for nearly nine months have led the Salvation Army forces at the Falls, are under orders to farewell on Sunday next, the 7th inst. Their suc- cessors will conduct their first meeting on Thursday, the 11th.......A farewell basket social will be held at Mrs. James Lamb's. Verulani, on Tues-lay, March 9th. All are invited. Sleighs will leave the barracks at 7 p. m. GIRL WANTED for domestic work. Must be experienced. Good wages to the right person. Mrs. R. McDongiill. Tim BELLâ€"Tho fire-bell for the tower lately erected arrived a few days ago, and is now on exhibition in Mr. Robson's implement shed, at the corner of' Colbornc and Francis streets. It was cast by the U. S. Bell 00., of llillsboro, ()hio, cost 840, measures 32 inches in dliimetes, and weighs, with all its appur- ...... W.-_....â€"_ M.......... -. . , . l .. .. .. 1N .. -â€" -. crties. .‘lr..Gi~,;ens dcclares that only (Mum “13m. Omnue Indira. Mr. tenauccs, 600lbs. It looks big enough about one mine in every hundred proves y_ ‘ 1' b1“, .r f‘ U to be heard n. long way beyond the profitable, and he concludes with a quo- i “affirm” ‘m a, “if” lznx‘m p03 limits of the village. _, iaiinn from the Popular Science )Ioiitli- To Plat (Ill-l" was?“ SOT; Sr. ANDREWS. â€"- The congregations fl I ly. Wlllcll says that “ The amount. off lgésogi‘atggzllflilzngfl :ch of St. Andrew’s and Somervilic sent a an 2 dead work and wasted capital in every l ‘ 3 a ' ‘y" ' cheque for the sum ofé‘dl to th.- indiun :‘ a s .. - mining district almost Surpasses belief. : 1‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Famine Fund on '1 need iy of this week. Ruins of mill: and dwtf-lliuus. namfeleissli; Personals. The Missionaries of the Presbyterian graves in the canons, rnzments o o: g . _ Church in India have throwi o c " " "' AT " " " trails wa~hed by the storms of thirty? M" Wlnmm Game!“ Who .10” about deors oftheir schools and liohscft: wi .ierq. are all that mark the_si:es ofl in“? months 320 for Whalle s‘cauip at furnishing women and children. The mam once aspiring dim-icy," Any ..f Huntsville. r-Fufllfbll home 0” 1' “day' money is ust for their relief throunh W m C A m P m" leaders Who have caught (he 2"“ Mr' Jth W rlgm' 0r 095' can"! i,“ the bll>slillllri05 of ih: church ..... .Mi‘ii. ' fever and who have no money that they . lllc Fulfilth Mlm‘lay F‘" a 5‘?“ ‘lny 8 R. .‘l. Rosa of Lindsay wi'l address the can afford to lose will do well to commit ‘ VlSlt '0 ll”? “Slcr- Mrs- J- llclzlll'l’my' W, F, M, S, on We locsday eveniu" of _ __ _ FUR _ _ _ to memory the following lines ground; er; Tllnllla§.§ra‘l5{tm,f0i ljrglip'm :k men work a" 7.30. A” the Christian I out by our ofiiee poet for the occasion : , Con J" 0" ‘- "°° “V "r '1 uâ€"me‘s women are fumed, ftripto Kinmount, )lindcn and Hali- Sing a song of' mining. Pockets in it rock: Fciir-nml-iweuty grer'ulioriis Miss Willmolt Ching, of Shadland, Bought a lot of stock. x Acmersrsâ€"Uu Friday evening, the l l . . . l i Manitoba, left for home last Monday, i When lhv rock was o'ieiicd l 26th ult., a link: boy of Mrs. John 51c- le in’s. Vernlam, fell 0an chair and frac~ tured his l'l'llll. thigh bone near the mid- dle. Dr. Wilson of Fenclon Falls was sent for about midnight, and, alter ad.- g biirton. -.. _-._.. v...“ .__ __.._. .___.-_____.â€"_.â€"_.____â€"__.â€".__â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" WW THE NEXT SIX WEEKS. Feuelon Falls, 10th Noveiiibei‘, 1396. $ . i after a month's visit to her sister, .‘Irs. There wasu l any gold: Fouran-Lhr-iity gr-'-enliorns l 8- Panhalo- _ _ . DiSCuvcrcd they'd been sold. Messrs. David and William Fox rc-