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«- Stalking Geese With Oxen. A correspondent of the New York Sun says: " I made a good deal of money in the early days of California when we used to stalk wild geese with oxen. Stalking geese with oxen may sound a little queer, but that’s the way we used to hunt ’em in the early days. A good stalking ox, Iwant to tell you, was a valuable bit of property forty years ago in California. and we used to talk about him and discuss his points just about the same as sportsmen nowadays discuss A good stalking ox could earn his owner any- to one hundred dollars the points of their bird dogs. where from fifty a day, if the owner himself was any good, and enjoyed the sport as much as the hunter did. “I went to California in 1851, and promptly dropped every cent I had in a gold mine venture. In all the coun- ties bordering on the bay, and in fact all along the coast, wild geese occupied the wide and open plains by the hundreds of thousands. I have seen more than a thousand acres of these big fowl pas- turing in a solid block, and that many cattle feeding could n't have cleared the grass away as completely as those geese did. I heard that the killing of these geese for market had grown to be a great industry, and that some men were getting rich at it. Ranchers were also offering a bounty for the geese, as cattle raising was becoming an important busi- ness, and the geese pre-empted so much of the pasture area that the loss was se- rious to the cattle men. I scraped to- gether enough money to buy a gun, and abandoned mining for goose hunting. “ When hunting for wild geese on those plains first began, the hunters wure able to crawl up to them as they fed and get within easy gunshot. But the geese soon got on to the sportsmen. and by and by no one could get within ' halfa mile ofa flock. Hiding in grass blinds was tried and worked well for a time, but the cunning geese sized the ‘blinds up at last and wouldn’t come anywhere near a bunch of grass. So something had to be done. Some one had noticed that cattle feeding on the plains could crop the grass almost on the heels of a flock of geese, and the birds took no notice of them. He had an ex that was even tempered and ac- commodating, and one day he turned it loose and let it feed along towards where a tremendous flock of geese were pusturing. Now and then he’d hurry the ox up a little, walking close to it on the side away from the geese. By and by the ox got close enough to the geese to satisfy his owner, who stood still un- til the ox had passed on out of the way. Then he emptied one barrel of his gun into the flock on the ground, and gave it the other as the birds rose. He pick- ed up sixty-two geese. The ex was somewhat surprised, but didn’t object to repeating the operation next day, when it was equally successful. Geese were worth a dollar apiece. That was the origin of stalking wild geese with oxen. In less than a month there was not a goose hunter along the coast who did n't have a goose-stalking ox." ‘0 Animals Tried For Grimes. In these days of enlightened equity it is hard to realize that there was a time when the lower animals were prosecuted by law. As late as the sixteenth cen- tury hogs, rats, flies, bees and insects of various kinds were solemnly tried for dopredations of which it is said they were guilty. It is recorded that a lot of rats tried to eat up the barley of the south of France. In the trial the rats were defended by Chasseneux, a great lawyer of the day. who actually won the case for the animals. In Sardinia the ass was the only animal exempt from (yipilul punishment; but why it should have been exempt more than other ani- mals is a mystery. Sometimes an ani- mal would be executed. Again, it would be nuathenmtizcd. Mules have had their cars loppcd ed for wrongdoing. If the mule were very bad, he ran the chance of being declared forfeit to the ' king; whcrcfrom it can be suspected that there was just a trifle of method in the governmental madness. It is stated that a horde of small flies which had become a past in Maycuce escaped pun- ishment because of their extreme youth and small size. Once in France a num- ber of hugs were tried for devouring an infant and were found guilty. '1 he vcr-; diet was that they should be hanged,l drawu and quartered. and the sentence i was carried out. Procedures of this na- 1 ture were common as late as the time of Shakespeare; but towards the latter and of the sixteenth century the authorities awoke to a sense of the utter silliness of the whole adair, and by the year 1,700 the practice was very uncommon. "w... -. - ._.,_...__.._~_ The total corduge required for a first- rate man-olqrar weighs about eighty tons, and cacoeds $15 000 in value. Sir Benjamin Richardson, a noted normal period ol human life is about 110 years, and that seven out of ten average persons ought to live that long will iismcigt was... DOES NOT ‘ ‘ INJURE ‘ IHEVINES The only safe way to use a Strong Poison Jun-Ll. ron SALE BY w - JOSEPH HEARD. ware . Full lines always kept in General Hardware, Stoves and Tin- Agent for Rathbun’s Portland Star Cement. New stock of Mixed Paints, Turpentine, White Lead, etc. The cheapest store in the county for cash, and the highest prices paid for Sheep-skins, Hides, etc. A FINE NEW STOGK 0F SPHERE AND suitilfiER READY-MADE CLOTHING JUST RECEIVED AT JCS. McFARLAND’S. Are you going to buy A defiflii user 9 If so, it Will. be to your advantage to consult S. 8. GAMES. Repairing and Reâ€"painting promptly attended to. Next door to Knox’s blacksmith shop on Francis Street, .. FEREWN HHS... Furniture. BEDROOM SUITES BUREAUS SIDEBOARDS EASY CHAIRS LOUNGES CENTRE TABLES MIRRORS PICTURES and other articlesâ€"useful and orna- mental, nnd the prices are not high. Perhaps you have Pictures stowed awayâ€"oi little use for want of a frame. llring them here and have their decorative qualitics made the most of. L. DEY'MAN, Comma-St, Penelon Falls. {Q If you have n’t got English physician, thinks that the money to pay what you owe for the “ Gazette,” almost any kind of farm produce will be 1r they took proper cm oi themselves. taken at market prices. LINDSAY Marble Works. t R. CHHBERS we is prepared to furnish the people of Lind- say aiid surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADS'I‘ONES, both Marble and Granite. Estimates promptly given on all kinds of cemetery work. Marble Table Tops, Wash ’I‘ops, Mantel Pieces, etc., a snecialty. WORKSâ€"In rear 0 the market on Cam- bridge street,opposite Matthews’ pruking house. I Being a practical workman all should see his designs and compare prices before I purchasing elsr where. 888T, CHAMBERS. North of the Town Hall sessions" new TO THE LADIES OF FENELON FALLS AND VICINITY. A New and Improved System of Garment Cutting, I known as the De La Morton French Per 1 fcction Tailor System,acknowledged by all leading tailors and dressmakch who have tried it to be the best in the world. It can be adapted to any style of dress, from a tailor made costume to the daintiest even-l ing gown. Seamless waists cut by the I some system. Ensures a perfect fit. Dress-, making done in all its branches. No extra charge for new system. MRS. J. A. CALDER, McArthur's Block. upstairs. Entrance nextJ door to Mr. Robson's store, nearly opposite the Post-Ofilce. DIRECTORY. SOCIETIES. â€" ._____.___.._ TXIGHTS 0F TESTED MACCABEES. \ Diamond Tent No. 208. Meets in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block on the first and third Tuesday in each month. H. E. Ans-rut, Com. ‘ C. W. Btracovxs, R. K. \. APLE LEA!" TRUE BLUE LODGE No l 42. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday in each month. Hall in McArthur‘s Block. Jonx McGiLvnav, Master. S. llcCurcnsos, Deputy Master. Geo. Jawsan, Secretary. ANADlAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS. Trent Valley Lodge No. 71. Meet in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block on the first and third Mondays in each month. J. J. Navrsox, N. G. H. E. AUSTIN, Secretary. O. L. No. 996. MEET IN THE ORANGE . hall on FruncisSt West on the second Tuesday in every month. strs Darius, W. M. J. T. Tnoursox, Ju., Rec-Sec. NDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS. Court Phoenix No.182. Meet on the last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block. T. Ausrm, Chief Ranger. Hsnaan'r Saunr‘oun, R. S. ‘lANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. FENE- LON Falls Circle No. 127, meets in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. P C. llnncsss, Leader. R. B. Svnvssran, Secretary. F. AND A. M., G. R. C. THE SPRY l . Lodge No.406. Meets on the first Wednesday of each month,on or before the full of the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham’s lllock. E. FITZGERALD. W. M. Rev. W. FARNCUMH, Secretary CI‘I UIRCI-IIGS. APTISTCHURCIIâ€"QUEEN-ST.â€"REV. James Fraser, Pastor. Service every Sunday morning at 10.30. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30. p. m. JETHODIST CHURCH â€" COLBORNE 1 Streetâ€"~Itev. G. W. McCall, Pastor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at 8 o‘clock. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.30. RESBYTERIAN CHURCHâ€"FRANCIS Street Westâ€"Rev. M. McKinnon, Pas- tor. Services every Sunday at “1.30 a. m. and 7 p. to. Sunday School vvcry Sunday at 2 30 p. in. Christian Endeavor met-ting every Tuesday at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. m. ALVATION ARMY â€" BARRACKS ON Bond Street West â€"â€" Captain Taylor. Service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urday evenings, and on Sundays at 7 a. n1., 10 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. ST. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at [0.30 n. in. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 p. m. T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET Eastâ€" Rev. Wm. Fnrncomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 11.30 a. in. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. 3&5“ Seats free in all churches. Everybody int'z'tezlto attend. Strangers cordially welcomed. BIISCELLANEOUS. D ECHANICS’ lNSTI’l‘UTEâ€"P. KELLY, Librarian. Open daily, Sunday except- ed, from 10 o’clock a. m. till 10 p. 111. Books exchanged on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 a.m. till 3 p. m.und in the evening from 7 to 9. Reading room in connection. OST OFFICEâ€"F. J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Office hours from 7.40 a. m. t08 p. m. Mnil going south closes ut8 a.m. Mail going north closes at 3 p. m. ________ COUNTY COUNCIL. WARDENâ€"JOHN CHAMBERS. FENELON. Besley . . . . . . . . Gen. E. Luidluw . Reeve Bobciiygcon . . .J. L, Read . . . . . . Reeve Cnrdcn . . . . . . . . A. Jacob . . . . . . Reeve Dalton . . . . .. Jos. Thompson . . . Reeve Eldon - Dr.J.\\ .\\ oud Reeve ‘ ' ‘ ' ' ' ' C. McDonald Deputy W. C. Swilzer Reeve ' ' ' '1‘. McQuntlc . . Deputy Jno.Chnmbers Reeve Wm. Hull Dcpuly Fenelon Falls. .Jns. Dickson. . . Reeve Laxton, Ilighy and Longford John Bailey. . . . Reeve Richard Kylie Reeve .. Geo. ()rundell lst Deputy l W. .\l. Rbson . .an Deputy Emily . Fenelon . . . . . . Lindsay . . . Vi'menshrough Reeve Mariposn { l". Shaver . . . . . is! Deputy Robert Adam 2nd Deputy , Omcmce . . . . . . '1‘. A. McPherson Reeve l (Johnston E lis Reeve 0P5 ' ' ' ' ' ' "" lfinmuri Fox..Depuly John llowit- . . Reeve ' .-\ Morrison..Depnty } Jss. Lithgow.Reevc L John Kelly .. Deputy Arch. Campbell Reeve new cheater... General Blacksmith, Francis-st, Fenslon Falls: Blacksmithingio nllitsdid’erentbranchesV done on short notice and at the lowest! Somcrville . . . Verulam Woodville . The Arizona Kicker. A Ctmmxo Orrinâ€"During the last four years certain members of Congress have been very courteous and generous toward “ The Kicker" in the matter of iorwurding public documents. Many a time it has taken two extra mnilbags to bring them along, and for days at a time they have been about the only bag received. While our heart goes out to the officials for their trouble and liberality. we cannot help but syrups. thize With the Post Oliice Department. At a close estimate we have received two ions of pub. docs. on which not at cent of postage was paid. In no one instance have We more tlntu glanced at the title page. They have been packed up in a room as fast 1h rrcnivcd. and the other day, when we Wanted the room and decided to clean out the “ dendheuds," we found the heap «nons- urcd just three cords. They were reâ€" moved by horse and waggon to vacant lots in rear of the uflioe and consigned to the flames, and it was three days and three nights before the last volume w“ consumed. It may be possible that some member of Congress, stathtician. historian, editor or private citizen finds‘ use for some of these public documents sent out with such liberal hand, but WU believe the best use that can be made of them is to send them to the prairie set- tlcrs of Kansas, Nebraska and the Da- kotas. A four pound pub. doc. will- burn for about fifty hours, taking the place of an eighth of a cord of wood, and, being compact and easy to handle and warranted clear of microbes and explosions, they would be welcomed as a been and made good use oi. A CUSTOM Anoi.isirsn.â€"Evcr sincU this town had it pmt oilico it has been the custom of certain people who called at the general delivery for mail to pull a gun and shoot through the opening.- to attract attention. The first two post- mastcrs put up a plank in range to catch the bullets, but the last critter was too lazy and shiftless to care about saving three or four pounds of lead per week, and allowed the bullets to go through the opposite wall and out over the sand lots. During his time two of the employees were accidentally shot and many of the mail bags badly duur‘ aged. The calls at the windows and the firing were so frequent that the office was always blue with smoke and cpnressivc with the smell of gunpowder. If our predecessor erer thought of a change for the better, he hadn't the pluck to make a start. Ten days am we put up a sign at the right of the window reading, “ Don’t shoot, but rap on thcwindow.” No one heeded the sign, and after two days we replaced it. with one reading, " No attention paid to shooters." Old Jim Hewson and his cr'owd came in one after another and tired twelve shots apiece through the window and walked out. There were thirty three shooters, and the shooting was rather continuous for several hours. The cast wall of the post oflice was so damaged that we- had to get a carpen- ter to put in some new planks. Our third sign read, “Any one shoot- ing through this window will be shot at. in return.” That same old Jim Hewâ€" son was the only man in town who wouldn’t believe that we tucant busi~ ness. He came in, read the sign, pon- dered over it for awhile, and then fired ashot through the window. That is why Mr. lien-son is now laid up with a bullet in his leg, and why he won’t covert around town for several weeks to come. He was contending for a custom fifteen years old, and we felt no resent- ment. Indeed, we used to shoot through the same window ourselves before We became a part of the United States Postal Department. We do not expect to run this post office in the high toned, gold laced manner which prevails in Chicago or St. Louis, but we shall aim to have a system and to preserve a cer- tain dignity. If any one wants to rap on the shelf of the general delivery window with the butt of his gun on one will complain, but there must be no more shooting. When we are eugnucd in our duties as postmaster. all invitations to drink will be respectfully but lirmlv declined, and no outsider will be adintttcd to our private office, except on official business.- thn we are at “ The Kicker ” Ofllcc we can bc culled “old man." and when in our mayor's office we shall not resent a good natured slap on the back. It's a sort of sliding sonic, and the sooner the crowd gets on to it the better it will be all around. a.-." - . ,, .....--.L.. First boarderâ€"What's the star board- er making all that hubhub about over that berry pie ? Second boarderâ€"r guess he found the berry. Grandmaâ€"Now, Robbie, what kind of pie do you like best ? Robbieâ€"I don’t know just what you call it. but it's what takes a whole pie to make one piece. Mr. Morally Gocdeâ€"-lily dear sir, there's no earthly use of my joining the living prices. Particulnrnttention paid to l Clmmh‘ horse-sheeing. Give me a collnnd i will guarantee satisfaction. Pastorâ€"But there's a heavenly Use, -t5-ly. l my dear friend.