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mlm>mlv _.. "w, The Bank of BRITISH HddTl-l AtiEhlGd. pot was rapidly nearing completion. The work was completed and the inin~ iature town had plenty of funds and the railroad still ran lively. I-i a few days. however, the railroad business dropped off. and came to a standstill. Bill 'ook an inventory and found that he had ao- cumulated a. large amount: of wealth, besides having his buildings up and :‘QARE YOU INTERESTED IN llllS? effort on his part, and lie began to cast ' ‘w“.\'.e _ ‘ Capital £1,000,000. paid i... ;.l Reserve £390,000. ‘I‘ Must beIanother panic," he solilo- t. i E ‘ B 9'; quiscd, as, With hands deep in his pockd n a men ' 1, ets, lie gazed out ti orl tl ' d '. - Fenelon Falls Branch. g $8 . tings ~. 0i his little a Him“1 )0 ilm 9-“: .2; t w epot at tie anxmus looltin ‘attaining RI-l'lgs, faces of the boys without. “ I guesrs i‘ . (oâ€"_____'<9 Bianiond Bumps, l’ll have to do something to stimulate .{ . . business again.” i _ Sfivi Eéfig ngéniiiaEgj WRITE His Ifei-ItilIe brain conceived numerous I . . . i" . .\~-. ways o givmg employment to the boys. .l -- “I f 9“ ' our new spring stock of Boots and EE'ZL- W- BEALL, ‘m “fem an“? m ‘ide' Th” yard it‘ , 1'6 osits of $1 and over Received. _ -» was c cane an the fences and trees 11*‘. P Interest at 3 61‘ cent ShOeS came- W ewaint you to see 1t THE JEWELLER, were Whitewaslicd,tlic garden was weed- ‘I’. ,, p . '. . . Lindsay . ed, for all of which he paid liberal y. l. I) It explains Its gOOd. pOIHBS far ‘bet_ . ’ 1, knowing full well that the “ money " "’ . “VI @ J F01‘ Dartlmflflrs- Y0" Will SW0 would come back Business was cool t i . 5 m tel» than We could do. money. You can rely on what for awhil b t ' p u .,di b h h , k Farlnepg Eafifies you get. e, u was o th. ythe usu' D, _ . g . . IIIII . . . . I al stagnation when the money was gone. '1" . @iggguntgé YOU. Will 11013108 firSt Of all that 1t ls I TIhis tinicltliere was muttering among '1, q. . - .- . _ tie oys. "om, the first passenger, a - “'i d _I partlculally large‘ we wanted. 1t gated t0 be unusually demonstrativg. U hat W3, SO that ever demand f e saw that Bill was accumulating all R‘ A‘ Egalfifififl, y y O Boytown Co-operative Railway. the wealth of Boytown without the least at‘ Manager. OFFICE HOURS z 101a."m. to 4 p. m. Saturdays, 9 to 12.30, and 4 to 6 p. m. our customers could be met. We have the product of the largest and best shoe manufacturers in Gan- (By Fred D. Warren.) “ Iii, Tommy, come and ride on my steam car,” cried young Bill Short, as his boon companion passed tlic garden about in his own mind for a means to circumvent the youthful railroad mau- nate. He first concluded to build a road of his own; but he abandoned this idea, f'orhe realized that the boys would have ____..-_____.M__ -_ ~~<~J _ gale. Tom came over and inspected - - - . Professional‘ Cards. ada, alld.‘WheIl YOU. buy a. pad]? Of EIII- the “steam car." It consisted‘ ofa 11,051,212‘;‘liabléowmiihdto R? forIrIt “dc' ii,‘ platform about three by five feet, mount- . l-mmve an .1 ea. , G call- ' ed a meeting in Jerry Simpson s barn, ‘l ___________________fâ€"*â€"â€" LEGAL. ._____________;_______- F. A. MoDIAltMID. ARRISTER, SOLICITOR,Etc., FENE- lon Falls. Office, Colbornc street, opposite Post-ofiice. 3%“ Money to loan on real estate at lowest current rates. l M GLAUGHLIN 8L PEEL. ARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &o. Money to loan on real estate at lowest current rates. Ofiice, Kent street, opposite Market, Lindsay. R. J. MCLAUGHLIN. ______________.___.__---â€"- G. H. HOPKINS, ARRISTER, .&o. SOLICITOR FOR B the Ontario Bank. Money to loan at owest rates on terms to suit the borrower. Offices: No. 6, William Street South, Lind- ay, Ont. J. A.'PEEL ______-_â€"- STEWART 8r. O’GONNOR, ARRISTERS, NOTARIES, 8:0. MONEY B to loan at lowest current rates. Terms to suit borrowers. Office on corner of Kent and York streets, Lindsay. T- Srewanr. L. V. 0’Oos.voii, B. A MOORE a JACKSON, ARRISTERS, SOLIUITORS, &c. 0t‘- fice,William street,bindsay. . ‘F. D. Moons. A. JACKSON ,____- MEDICAL. if’?! ' DR. H. H. GRAHAM. -â€"M. 1)., o. 2a., M. R. o s. Eng.,1ii. o. P. .0 s., Our, F. 'r. iii. s.-- HYSIOIAN, SURGEON 8: ACOOUGl-I- eur. Ofiice. Francis Street, Fenelon Falls. DR. A. WILSON, -â€"M. 11., M. c. P. a s., Ontario,- HYSICIAN, SURGEON 8t ACOOUGII- cur. Office, Colboriie Street, l-‘enelon Falls. W DENTAL. a Dr. s; a. stats, inserts-r, I Fenelon 1*“a11s. Graduate of‘ Toronto University and Roy al College 0f‘ Dental Surgeons. ALL BRANCHES 0F DENTISTRY performed according to the latest improved methods at moderate prices, OFFICE :-Ovcr Burgoyne’s store, Gol- orue street ___‘______________._.___-_â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"- "- . D1’. llEELAllDS, DENTIST, LINDSAY, press or Slater Shoes you have the satisfaction of knowing that the price you pay for them in Fenelon Falls is just the same as you would pay for them in Toronto or any city or town in Canada.‘ We invite you to call. .l. I... Adm“. BOOTS AND SHOES Fen THE i- CRITIGAL BUYER. Call and examinethem. They Will meet your every requirement regarding style, quality and prices. w. i.. aoBsoiv. If. you ask any particularly well-dressed man 1n Fenelon Falls or surrounding district, “Who makes your clothes?” invariably he ed on the running gear ofan abandoned hand-car. A track made of old scant- lings. boards, etc., was carefully laid out for a distance of 100 feet or so. ‘* Ain’t it a daisy ?” said Bill, as be viewed his work with admiration. “Get on, and Ill give you a free rido." Tom mounted the car, and Bill started the thing going by pushing it along. “ Golly, but that's nice,” exclaimed Toni, as the cod of the journey was reached. “ Lemme ride back.” “ All right,” said Bill, “ If you buy a ticket." “ Eli ? A ticket? How much?” in- quired Tom, in surprise. “ What's you got f” shrewdly asked Bill, with the true financial air. Tom emptied his pockets and took an invent- ory. It disclosed the usual assortment of articles. Bill looked the collection over with critical eye and said : “ That will buy four tickets." After considerable haggling the trade was made. By this time rumors of the new railroad project had spread through the village, and boys of all sizes and descriptions appeared on the scene Bill was soon doing a land-office business. l-lis excheqner disclosed the fact that he was getting- wealthy. Soon he bc- came weary of pushing the car, and de- cided to hire a couple of boys to do the propelling act. This he did. and soon the improvised train was going at a merry clip. Bill found this much more to his liking, and he made just as much money ” as before. ln a l'ew days Bill had every marble, every pin. evnri ball and ball-bat in town, besides a mis- cellaneous assortment of kittens, dogs, cats, etc. But, notwithstanding lic dis- tributed his favors in the way of labor to the different boys, there was a falling nfi' in business. He couldn’t understand it. The boys were there and wanted to ride, the train was ready to start, and there were plenty .of willing hands to do the pushing. Finally lie hit upon the plan of offering reduced rates. This stimulated business a little, but after a short spurt the business fell off again .i " I’ve heard dad talk about panic~; maybe we’re havin’,one. Still. I've got plenty.” Bill. who wasa shrewd fin- ancer, set about to relieve the distress. Bill had noticed that the “ legal tender” which he paid to the boys to push the car, flowed back into his hands rapidly and easily. “ Now, I'll just- havc these boys do a lot of things for me, and got some more money in circulation, then my business will be good again.” So, accordingly, just across the alley from Bill’s railroad project. Bill viewed the meeting with some misgivings. - He did not altogeth- er like it.~ He senthis bosom friend and lieutenant, Skinny Jones, over to report the progress of the meeting. Tom called the meeting to order, and commenced : “ Now feller citizens, it won’t be any use fer me to explain the situation. Yousc knows it already. We fellers want to ride, but we ain’t got nothin to ride with, notwithstandin’ the fact that we ’ve worked hard. Of course tliei'c air times when we ’ve L'OG plenty of marbles, pins, chalk an’ sieli ; but, as Bill ’s got all, we can only get it when he has something for us to do, an’ then wc’uns go an’ spend it with him over again. an’ he soon has the money and the product of our labor.” At this point he was interrupted by thunderous applause. “ Now, feller citizens, I have a plan that I tliink’ll work, whereby we can have all the rides we want.” “ What is it ? ” shouted half a dozen eager voices. “ It ’s this way; we'll build a road of our own." “Ca n’t be did," shouted a voice in the rear. “ Oh, yes, it can,” replied the speak- er. “ We ’ll issue a notice to all the boys of this ’ere town an’ tell thcin that. if they want ter help they can have all the rides they want.” Contributions of‘ material, etc, were called for, and by evening an assortment of wheels, boards and timbers were gathered together. In a few days the Boytown (Jo-operative Railway was we'll under way. Little slips of paper were prepared, on which was scrawled the number of hours each boy labored, and when the road was completed, lots were cast to see who were to be the first pas- sengers. After that, the boys pushed and rode in turn. Bill, the capitalist, was nonplussed. As lic looked across the way and notic- ed the business the othcr road was d0- ing, he became envious. He viewed with alarm his now rusty car. “I ’ll go over and see the blamed thing,” lic said to himself, as he closed the door 0t the little depot, and went out. He was greeted cordially by his former passen- gers, who took delight in explaining to him just liow'the thing operate-‘l. “ I see that,” said Bill; “ but where does the profit conic inâ€"who ‘s niakin‘ any money outen it? ” “ There ain’t any profit, an’ no one’s makiii’ any money. We’rc all ridin’ an’ m-I ,..'-, w m . :ec “W m. W" Mne- ._. . ‘tracts teeth without ain by gas vital- . . I _ I ._ . I . idleil air) administered hypliini for 27 (years. Wlll tell YOU Bill iiiach ltIIgnoudn that li'pIIwaInietIlI la PIllfiillil’. an? every lellci‘ gets about Six 1I- . He studied the gas under Dr. Uolton, of \ bIoreisIto )tll a cpot. ie app lCtl- ,1ch to one push. When wc’se workin‘ , NOW’ YUl'k, the Originator 0f. gas fol‘ eXlNLCl- c ‘ ~., II LIONS for‘ places were n lllnel'DllS,. HG 30' ()l] your l'oatl, We had to push t\VlCG to i iug teeth. Dr. Uolton writes Dr. Neclauds lrcteol his gang, and then made It known ride 0"ch It ,s great scheme I H . hat he has given the gas to 186,1tl7 per- ' . E S E l E é = a that he would buy boxes, boards. nails, H Believe I ’ll bride ,, said Bill a' l . (inks Whiwubiund“celdmlt fliimrothde tgtudi‘ - etc. Soon tho back yard Of Bill’s PM“ stopped Ubon the cat" fle teudeiiedatlii ‘i l crpttitio iiii crs iiset. p o 5* ‘ I . . . . I I ‘_ . . . ‘.t . . . . . ts was the scene of active industiy. d - f | . teetliiusertcdfol-Dlti. mg?’ Dr. Neelands Be on en I . of?“ u0t01 some O tic money good on . visits Feticloii Falls (McAi-tlinr llonse) the e Of the number, and Gall and I see Boxes, boards and fence palings were 1m own road, but it was refuset .” I surreptitiously hooked and bl")u-‘~'hl" to “ Dat do u’t go on dis line. Ifdat ’s .ii; ti tl "d Tuvday of'every month. Call early ' . t , . i t. what he 1s domg f01 the Spring and Summen a... seen,’ W, ,x,,,,,,,,,,, b, ,,,,. boy, a" you hm you,“ hm to gem, IIIII i nd secure an appoints-"m for the very articles they had given for walk. Sec j?" t’. ‘I ASuiitierlnnd lady \Vl‘iiL’S-Dl‘. Neelacds ' ' 1 .' 1 _ . Ills prlces ail-e light, GOI'ISLStent VVlt/h fil'Sll-GlaSS tickets on Bill’s railroad. It wasa bnqyl n Tliat’s all I.“ got. H0\v7n) I to that he hail made llL‘l‘ a. successful fit nf'tt-r having eight. sets of‘ teeth made in Toronto and elsewhere. style and workmanship. He makes no other. scene, and activity in every department pay for a ride? ” he anxiously inquired was stimulated. The railroad as.~unietl .t Get ofl' an‘ push d0 (m- m,’ (1,.“ you , . operation on a larger scale, and Lhe db‘- cau ride on dis line. LiLibor talks here.“