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no" N. ior‘pit‘vocation should immediately be put to death, and llr. Scott's his been . ' treasurer was correct or not. shot. .‘Ir. Gibson. 3 schu-t. "th‘l er .t: I) ’1‘ aldson's .‘lills. was 03.» l by a with: He secured a club 3 ";i.ied the ani- mal. A guard on the Git-a: Western r-md in England, who la: "'tr ':lt."l owr 4.- 000.000 miles in lit. in: the greatest trav ... -r in the world. Ilorror parties are much in vogue in hansas this winter. l'ho guests are U ' said about it, but there was always a grave doubt as to Whether the explanation of the It looked, to put the matter mildly. just a. little bit fishy. There had been a special audit that year owing to the death of the treasurer: then the audit fir the financial statement: and although both those documents passed through the revve’s hands the nonmppear- ance of that 52:“) failed to b'.‘ seen by him, . and it was only after a little printers’ ink i had been expended and it had caught the i . :."II'.‘. recently . . _ received a purse n, 1,,” lumen“. p”, by. - germgafter that he discovered the omission. , same way ‘? g to the treasurer and quietly tucked away i in some obscure corner of his own ponket '.’ invited to bring: with them that of which . they have the greatest iiurror. Recent- ly at one of these entcrtainmcnts three young ladies brought castor oil, seven- teen brought mice, tcn brought spiders and three broncht grammars. The horses which have been turned 10033 to forage for themselves in the eastern part. of Washington have mul- tiplicd very rapidly. and there are said to be as many as 100,000 of them now roaming about. The farmers look upon them as pests, and are hopng that the cold weather will kill them off. U" Dumber 315“ James Barnaby' 0F' in the treasury to be used in increasing the efficiency of the fire protection, and the Aslificld, lost a. heavyweight pig. He searched the township over, but was un- able to find even a trace of the animal. One day he heard a grunt. under the barn, and, on pulling away the ice, found the pig alive, although as thin as a rake. The animal had been 71 days without food. The. British Government has resolved to carry out the most. costly scheme sug- uonsenae You on,” “from it mun You gestcd by the late.Dukc of Wellington, are 90 longer in short Dams. ’ and now approved by Commander-in- ting a big boy now. (.‘hicl Wolcsley, of erecting forts at var- ious points between the southern coast of England and London to pro’tect the latter against. a possible invasion by forces landing on that coast. A young joiner, while making alter- ations recently on a property at Fort- William, Invcrnesshirc, came on bank notes to the value of over £400, which ad been secreted under a board. He at once took the find to his clergyman, from whom the money was later on claimed by the former owner of the property. A remarkable case of recovery of speech and hearing: is reported from the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland. An Italian, aged 4i years, who five years ago became a deaf-mute in consequence of a serious disease, was startled by the sudden apporanca of a runaway horse. As he jumped aside to avoid the animal, he uttered a loud scream, and after it had gone by found that: he was able to talk and hear. Five hundred pounds of broken rock, blown out of the Bannockburn gold """L‘, “'35 U35th 3 few (ill-3'5 3‘10 by 3 Railway Bridge at. Ashburnham,” will be Toronto assnycr. It carried gold to the value of 82.000 to the ton. Four tons of this rock have arrived at the School of mining for investigation. The own- ers of the property from which the rock came say that over $10,000 will be got ontof four tons. 0n the dutnp near the mine there are 200 tons of quartz that will give 870 to the ton. In German cities. before a druggist is granted a license to open a store, carcfhl investigation is made to deter- mine whether the needs of that particuâ€" lar neighborhood require it. Recently a young druggist in Altoona, whose prospective marriage depended on his success in securing a license, was over- whelmed by the rejection of his petition. As a last resort he took the case to the Minister of Education, the highest. au- thority. and, on being refused again, committed suicide. .._.__.___-~..___.w CORRESPONDENCE. Straighten It Up. To .‘I'Je Rider (2" the Permian Full: Guam. Sin,â€" .-\ few days after the destructive fire which occurred in Messrs. llowry 8*. Sons' lumber yard on the 10111 of June last. the Messrs. llowry sent John Alexander Ellis. Esq , rel-v: of Fcuelon Falls. their cheque for twenty-live dollars, ‘- its a slight appre- ciation of the services rendered by the tire- I men on the night of the tire." What has brcmne of that money? It «lid not appear in the tinancml statement. of. ing Ch,,,.ges_ l l I had better do a little cleaning up. Straight- eyu: of thos-~ wit-He votes he had been hun- ‘ Ilas this twenty-five dollars gone the flns it also been handed over i 01' has the fact llml the electors condoned the former little peccndillo so inspired Mr. I John Alexander Ellis with self assurance that he thinks he can do with this sum according to the dictates of his own sweet will '2 We are not aware that Mr. Ellis exerted himself more than did several dozen others on the night of the fire, that the money should be given to him to use as he pleased. We are rather inclined to the belief that. it. Was not given to John A. Ellis as John A. Ellis at all, but to John A. Ellis as reeve of the village, in trust for the use of those whose heroic efforts had contributed so much to prevent the fire from being still more disastrous than it was, or else placed whole properly accounted for through either the public press or the official docu- ments of the municipality. There has been abundance of timeâ€"nearly nine monthsâ€" for him to pay it over, and let me tell you. Mr. Editor, that there Were some who got it good deal wetter shirt than the rccvc did that night to whom a stray dollar or two would have come mighty handy. Come, come, John A., let us have no more of this You are get- You are now a county councillor, and will, no doubt, ere long be aspiring to a seat in the Legislature. You on it up, man; straighten it up. Let us hear to whom you paid it, and when you paid it. Show the public that you would disdain to keep a dollar to which you were ‘ not justly entitled in your pocket even for a single day. Yours, QUIZ. Fcnelon Falls, March 9111, 1897. DIED. WILKINSON.â€"Itl Fenclon Falls on Satur- day, March 6th, 1897, John Wilkinson, aged 77 years. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.‘ Railway Bridge at Ashburnham. EALED TENDERS addressed to the un- dersigned, and endorsed “ Tender for received at this office up to noon on Friday, lSth March, 1897, for the construction of this bridge. Plans and specifications of the work can be seen at the office of the Chief Engineer of Railways and Canals, Ottawa, and at the oilicc of the Superintending Engineer at Patel-borough, on and after the 2nd March 1897, where forms of tender can be ob- tained by the parties tendering. In the case of firms there must be attached the. actual signatures of the full name, the nature of the occupation and place of residence of each member of the same, and, further, an accepted bank cheque for the. sum of $500 must accom- pany the tender; this accepted cheque must be endorsed over to the Minister of Railways and Canals, and will be forfeited if the party tendering declines entering into contract for the work at the rates and on the terms stated in the offer submitted. The accepted cheque thus sent in will be returned to the respective parties whose tenders are not accepted. This Department does not, however, bind itselfto accept the lowest or any tender. By order, J. H. BALDERSON, Secretary. Department of Railways and Cantils, Ottawa, 25th February, 1897. 4-1. .Newspaper‘s inserting this advertisement Without authority from the Department will not be paid for it. ICSTRA'Y SIâ€"IEEP. Game on to the premises of the under- i signed, east half of Lot 27, Con. S, Vern- lam, about a month ago. three Ewes. with n. small piece cut out of the side of the . right ear of each ot‘ them. The owner can have them upon proving property and pay- W _____i FENELON FA LLS MARKETS. _____ Reported by the North Star Roller .‘It'll Co. Fenelon Falls, Friday, March 12th, 1591. Tin and Graniteware Wheat.Scotch or Fife 75 to 75 Wheat, fall, per bushel.... 70 73 Wheat,spring “ 65 68 , Barley, per-bushel.... 20 25 I Buckwheat “ . . . . . . . . ‘23 25 e Oats, “ 19 16 I l | l Pense, “ 3t 33 Rye “ .... .... 3” . whims, .. 35 30 At the new Hardware Store. A very choice stock, 01 the. tripping: 3:36;... latest deSIgns, which will be sold at the closest. prices. “3,3,6, ,0nu_".'.'jjj_"‘.'j 8m ,MO Inspection 1nv1ted. Hides 5.00 5-50 3 Hogs (live) .. 4.00 4.35 Hogs (Dressed)!. . . . . 5.00 5.50 Beef . . . . . . 3.00 4.00 Sheepskins.............. 50 75 . Wool 16 18 . 3 Flour, family, SilverLeaf.. 2 25 2.45 F our, best bakers’ .. .. . . .. 2.35 2-55 Flour straight rolled...... 2.15 2.35 Brnn,perton...... 900 11-00 Shorts “ 11.00 13100 . . . Mixed ’chop,per ton......_ 15.00 13.00 Before you see- the GRAND RAPIDS machine. Cyclo bearing; N mseless; Dustless- At the New Hardware Store, opposite the Post-Office. GEORGE MCGEE. ‘ is "en GIVE POSITIONS- to persons of all grades of ability, agents, book-keepers, clerks, farmers’ sons, lawyers, mechanics, physicians, preachers, students, married and single wonon, widows. Po- sitions are worth from $400 to $2,500 per annum. We have paid several canvassers $50 weekly for years. Many have started poor and become rich with us. Particulars upon application,aud if satisfactory and necessary, a persoan interview may be arranged. This is an honest advertisement, and if you want to better your position, write before you sleep. State salary cx- pectcd. Neither loafers nor tipplcrs need apply. The BRADLEY-GARRETSON Co., Ltd., Toronto, 0nt.â€"51. _’____________â€".-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" 4 RUNAWAY‘ Or an upset may damage your buggy or waggon, (I) The Canada Salt: Association, _ . 513 CW” ON, ON.“ . perhaps only shohtly perhaps so badly that you . . Guarantee prompt shipments. V , ‘O 9 _ t t Iggqeiggperg?BgihnpldeSalt. W111 want a. new one. In either case the best 1,1,“: grellelbrated S thmg to do is to go to S. S. Gainer’s, where 23 W l ad‘dJSalry {g repairing and repainting are done in the best rr 1s UNEQUALLED x w ‘ . ‘ ' . style, and whom the best land of vchlcles can; be had at prices to suit the times. Shop on Francis Street East, next door to Knox’s black- smith shop. HARNESS If you want first-class single or double ' light or heavy Harness or anything in that line call at NEVISON’S new harness shop, between J. McFarland’s grocery and Wm. Campbell’s dry goods store. TRUNKS AND VALISES kept in stock as usual, and also It good assortment of fly nets and buggy dustcrs at low prices. 3%“ Try a bottle of Hurris’s celebrated harness polish. It is a new thing and you Will be sure to like it. Agent for Pianos and Organs. Fcnelon Falls, May 20th, 1896.â€"14-1y Furniture, ‘ Doors, Sash, “ANDâ€"- UNDERTAKING, BATTEN ‘Doons. J. T. THOMPSON Jr 9 -, lCARPENTER. Jobbing attended to. Wall Brackets and Easy Chairs made to order. Workshop on Lindsay Street, Near the G. '1‘.lt. Station, Fcnclon Falls. “'IRE DOORS FRANCIS ST. WEST, FENELON FALLS. ' “ QUEEN VICTORIA; Her Life and Reign”-â€"-Grcot historic work; sells on sight to thousands. Lord Dutferin intro- duces it to Canadians in glowing words. Easy to make $120 a week, some make twice that. Many make more in spare time than during day at regular employment. This year's Great Scxngcnary Celebrations are booming it. Books on time; prospectus free to canvassers. Territory going fast. The BRADLEY-GARRETSON CO., Ltd. Toronto, Ont. PREGES R RIGHT. . W... Go to J . McFarland’s for Groceries, Boots, WW Shoes, Ready-made Clothing. Crockery and IT’S thiENSE I Send a stamp for-our bemttitul book H110w to get a Pntcnt"," What: profitald.) to invent,"and ‘l’rlzeson Patenm'.Advicc tree. Fecntnodcrate MARION 1% MAR: ON, EXPERTS Temple Building, 3-35 at Jan-es St.. Montreaf. The only firmlof Graduate Engineer: in the. Domi- nion transacting patent business exclusively Glassware. . . . . . WM Try KOLONA Ceylon Tea. ‘VxXNTICDâ€"Yonng women and men, or older ones if still young in spirit, of undoubted character, good talkers, am- bitions and industrious, can find employ- ment in a good cause, with $00 per month and upwards, according to ability. Rev. T. S. Linscott, Toronto, Ont. LINDSAY Marble Works. R. CHfiBERS is prepared to furnish the people of Lind say and surrounding country with MONUMEXTS AND HEADSTONES, .both Marble and Granite. December last. nor has it a place. in the E auditors" report submitted to the council' mu other day. Has it gone on a still hunt, after the 5‘.“- paid to the same distinguished ; individual by the county treasurer in the month of January. 1.?de when he had the ' honor of bung chief magistrate for out" good village? At the municipal nomina- ‘ ‘tions in I)3l‘t‘ll\llcr of that yearan elector questioned the accuracy of the financial statement submitted to the ratepnyers. when the treasurer sprang to his feet and declared that '-- that statement had been prepared by him. and he would swear it was correct.‘ It may be in the recollection of some of your readers that a tow days thereafter it leaked out that th.A reeve had drawn 5.". from the Nunty treasurer the preceding January and had failed to accmnt {or it.‘ Something had to be done to save his good , name, so the treasurer came gracefully to the rescue, took back water on the swear' JACOB WALKER, Fonelon Falls P. 0. \‘ernlam. .‘larch 10th, lS'Ji'.-â€"t.3.' BY-LAW NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that a llv-luw was passed by the Township of Fe'nelon on the 15th day of February. 1307. pm- riding for the issue of Debentures to the amount of live hundred dollars. for the purpose of crectinga school house in Schonl section thirteen of the Township of Fenc- lon. and that the said lty-law was regis- tered in the Registry Otlicc for the Countv of Victoria on the ‘.':3t',i day of February. .-\.D.15.97. " Any motion to quash or set aside the same. or any part thereof must be made within thne months from the date of rogis~ tration. and cannot be made thereafter. Dated this 23th day of February. A. D. We Don’t Talk Much. .WE ARE BUSY. \‘ â€"::y .009 Estimates promptlygivcn on allkinds of cemetery work. Marble Table TnpS,WaSIiTops,Mantel?IF A Pieces. etc.. a snt-ciulty. . . WORKSâ€"l" W” 0 “’0 “'"l‘c'O" Cflm- leave your order Wltll us as soon as possuble. bridge street,opposite .‘lntthews‘ puking “ house. Being a practical workman all should see his designs and compare prices before other, und said the rcete had handed him 189?. . the dollars at the time. but he ma forgotten 11.1. LYTLE “mam”? “"‘fl‘m' I to enter them in the ledger. As the cash . Clerk of the Township of Fwélon BOBT. CHI-BEES, c A R K was then forked over there was no more 3.3 I North of the Town But I I