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...-.. an ....-.n ~â€".u~ ... o~nu ,...,, ,z-u- . ...». mw‘wwwnâ€"W N~ ' '.--‘ â€"â€"â€"_-... . An Ostrich Farm. Vtsx‘r 1'0 A 'ritoop or THE BIG Bums IN CALIFORNIA. There are two ostrich farms in Cali- fornia. One i~ at Xoiwnk and the other at Coronado BL‘oClI. ll~c resort just across the buy from Fan Diego. Interest of the foolish is divided be tween the little Hill :itl' he church in the Mexican village of Uhl San Diego. where Ramona. IIL‘lO’II Illiot's Indian heroine, is said to huh: ll'l'll marl-1rd. and the ostrich lnrm 11th by W. ll. Bentley within it few minutrs’ walk of the hotel at the Beach. Thu farm has sixty-five birds \thlwr spreading.- 'thelr Wings and filling film; in their peculiar lh-lsariean ‘Jilll. 1.1‘ greedin snatching at whoever inorsrls Come in their way, they are droll and interesting Everybody has heard the expression," a y stomach like an ostrich's.“ but nobody can quite realize the significance of the comparison until he attends a luncheon given to the creatures and watches them despatch their food. They eat all sorts of vegetables, but above all things they like oranges. 'I'he avidity with which they seize and gulp down whole oranges is at once startling and amusing. When the keeper-appears with a fine orange in his hand there is a scramble and flutter ing of great. fluffy wings. The fortu- nate fellow stands blinking his satisfac- tion while the orange slowly travels by easy stages down his long throat. Cab- bage leaves, beet tops, natural grasses, alfalfa, bits of broken shell, and gravel are all esteemed great luxuries by these ungainly birds. A three-months-old chick stands fairly four feet high. The 11 male does not mature until four years old, nor the male until five. The color of the young birds is brown in general effect, and the hens retain that hue. As the cock nears maturity he turns a deep, glossy black and gets a row of pure white plumes among those of jet. Down the front of each leg is a stripe of vivid red, and a ring of the same color surrounds the big, vicious eyes, giving the creature a peculiarly rakish and dissipated appearance. The cock is at times very ugly to manage, and the hens, too, must be carefully handled. They particularly dislike strangers, and visitors are always cautioned to keep a long way from the paddock. As fast. as the birds mate the pairs 'ztl'c confined in the paddock. Just. after the rainy season sets in the hens begin to lay. The nest is a most primitive arrangementâ€"merely an excavation, -about three feet across, scratched in the sandy soil. Every other day an egg is deposited in this nest until the hen is satisfied with the number. Then the cock turns to and does thc.principal part of the sitting. Every afternoon at 4 o'clock he relieves the hop and does not quit. the nest. until 8 o'clock the next morning, thereby giving the female only the short. daylight watch. ‘ The usual custom, however, is to re- move tho eggs to an incubator as fast: as they are laid. In this case the hen will often lay thirty eggs before resting. Then, after an interval of six weeks, she rcsumcs her work. The ostrich farmer can count. upon three periods of productivencss in a year, and an aggre- gate of seventy-eight to ninety eggs from each hen. In California the eggs hatch in forty daysâ€"two days sooner than in Africa. ' Tho unmated birds are allowed to herd, and are known as the “ feather troop.” The plucking comes once in ten months, and is a difficult undertaking. The first plucking takes place when the chick is six months old. The feathers are of inferior quality, and are used to make doctors. These first feathers are called spadoncs. When the chick is one year old its feathers can be used for trimmings. Al. two years a good plume can be obtained, and after that the bird is a regular producer of' fine plumes. As a rule each wing furnishes 104 plumes, while about 1‘35 are ob- tained from the tail, making more than 300 feathers to each bird. The tail feathers arc termed “ boos " in ostrich slang. The members of the regular feather troop are docilc enough when undisturbed, but. if provoked in tho least nrow very ugly. It is necessary to blindfold the birds before plucking. Thcy are brought into the paddock, and while engaged in feeding on the corn or cabbage leaves which have been thrown to them, two men who have had experience in the work approach. seize a bird by the neck, ar-d quickly thrust a long hood over its head. The ostrich is then forced into an enclosure about three feet square and a note is closed behind it. It is necessary still to hold the bird. though whilo thus hooded it rarely shows fight. The plumes are snipped off. and the stub of each quill is allowed to remain until the juices have been diverted into other growing feathers. 'l‘lic stub then becomes trans- parent to tho eye and is pulled out. Alter the ostrich has been plucked its «huh is marked with red point; also alt-‘1' tho stub has been pulled out. Thus it inquires but a glance from tho ostrich farmer to learn this condition of “W bird in his look. Wth o brooding cook in to B plucked real trouble begins. This bird is always defiant. and ugly. and. if (we simply approaches the pail-lock. wil glare and his: viciou.~l_v. lie is a fight- er, too, using his queer. stuLby bowl; 3- weapons, and having the punilist's trick of kicking forward. Feeding the Cock avails little. He is usually taunted and mocked until he is furious, when mus- cular fellows seize him around the neck. and, bending the head to the. ground. hood him. He is then powerless to do harm. but he tires out his captors bv the time the plucking is done. An average feather bird yields one: and one. fourth pounds of feathers at a pluckiiu. those of the cock being of a heavier and more valuable quality than those of Illt' hen. Body feathers are not tnkvn bl]! are picked up during the moultin: sea son and used for trimming, boas and collars. The average Weight of :1 ml. grown male ostrich is 175 pounds. While to the uninitiated the diff: race.» in birds is slight, it is as apparent to the breeder as is the difference in sheep or cattle. An ostrich expert will choose a compact, large-boned bird, and the California-bred ostrichcs are fine speci- mens of this style. The life of an ostrich is usually thirty years. The birds are sold at various prices. A chick commonly brings about 330, a three-year-cld bird 8300, a fine breed- ing pair $1,000. The prime white feathers sell for $75 a pound at whole- sale, and as much as $7.50 is often re- ceived for a single plume of unusual excellence. The next in value are the long drab ones from the hen. The average value of the plucking from a single bird is $35, and, as it. is plucked three times in two years, the value of the annual product in plumes for each bird is about $50. 0-.0 Insects in Mexico. In Guerrero the tarantula is some- times found as big as a man's two fists. Scorpions are of all sizes, but the one which does the most harm by its bite is a smallish gray creature. The larger ones bite so hard that the blood flows freely, and the injected poison flows off. There is a little snake called the coral- lilo, which is particularly fond of get- ting indoors and nestling in onc’s boots. Its bite is fatal. Boots should always be inspected for corallilos before they are put onâ€"in Guerrero. If a scorpion creeps on- the face or hands, the person so visited should carefully refrain from making any movement. He should allow the horrible insect to crawl just. where it; will. If it is not disturbed, in all likelihood is will do no harm ; if it is attacked it is quite sure to sting. The worst terror of the people of Guerrero, says the Boston Herald, is neither snakes nor scorpions, but the red ants. Before these insects, the people flee in terror from their houses. They leave nothing behind if they can help it. An Indian woman rushed out of her cabin with her children on the coming of the ants being announced. In her terror she left her baby behind the house swinging in a hammock. It was hoped that: it would escape, but. when the ants had departed the mother found that: the insects had crept down the cords of the hammock, and had left of the unfortunate child nothing but its bones. On some of the Guerrero sugar estates great lazy-looking snakes are kept in the storerooms to keep rats and mice away from the sugar loaves. These snakes are repulsive in appearance, but; harmless to human beings. Not. all the places in Mexico, however, which have an agreeable climate are cursed with insects and reptilean pests. Such places as Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos, are ‘too high above the hot plains to suffer from venomous insects, and yet so much below the cold table land that the climate is a perpetual summer. Cuer navaca unites many of the advantages of the temperate zone with all that is delightful and alluring in the tropics. Trees with Mufflers On. “ What odd notions people get," said a landscape gardener. “ In riding through the East End you will find trees on every side muffled up with cotton, looking as if they had sore throats. You ask what. this is done for, and you are told that it is to keep the insects from injuring the foliage. It is a peculiar idea people have that if they wrap a tree with cotton it will prevent the cater- pillars. thc innst destructive posts we have in trees, from climbing up into the branches and feeding on the loaves. The theorv is all very well if the facts were so. That is. ifcatcrpillnrs climbed up trees in the manner these pnople say, it would be a good way of keeping them from the leaves. But. unfortunately, caterpillars do not climb trees. The butterfly deposits eggs upon the leaves where. in course of time, the caterpillar is hatched out. H0 is born on the leaves, and no amount of cotton tied around the truck of: tree will get him Why Bother l l l infl'thcm. Tr... only wayto rid trees or! money to my what you owel FREABY-MA Looking Anywhere Else? 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"' ‘ LINDSAY Marble Works. so R. onfisnns assâ€" is prepared to furnish the people or Lind- say and surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES, both Marble and Granite. furniture. ‘ BEDROOM SUITES BUREAUS cellfriibld Tops. Wash Tops Mantel l PigOSRIZtgl-Idligkl-llhlyt-he murkc' on Cam- 2:35: street,opposttc Malthcwa‘ pruking Rein a racticalworkmnn all should see hislllcsignsund compare prices before MIRRORS PICTURES pnrchasingclsewhere. and other articlesâ€"useful and orna- HOBT. CHAMBERS. mental, and the prices are not high. Estimates promptly given on all kinds of North of the Town Hall scarrama REE TO THE LADIES OF FENELON FALLS AND VICINITY. Perhaps you have Pictures stowed awayâ€"of little use for want ofa frame. Bring them here and have their decorative qualities made the most 0!. L. DEYMAN, Colman-St, Peneloa Falls. A New and Improved System of Garment Cutting, known as the De La. Morton French Per fection Tailor System,ncknnwlrdg«d by all leading tailors and dressmnlcrs who have tried it to be the best in the world. I! can be adapted to any style of dress, from a l tailor made costume In the dainiieat even- . ing gown. Seamless waist: out by the same system. Insure: a perfect fit. Dress- w you have n’t got biking done in all its brand“. No extra charge for no. oyutrn. .â€"â€"â€"-”â€"â€"-â€" . __ ...“ Caterpillars is to spray thou with Pcrill for the “ Galactic," almost my l A. green or some abhor poi-on. lift to .islcd by “hog cod “unto-coo. to protect ’ tree: from “up” i l junta-hepr ‘ bot to It. Men's “on. and, 1 o” a use... .Sobbath School at. 2.30 p. m. «Mm 6179 SOCIIQ'I‘E Ital. I’NIGIITS 0F TENTH!) MACCABESS. \ Diamond Tent No. ZiIS. .‘ll‘t‘ls in the True lllne hall in .\lc.-\r'.hur's Block an tho first and third 'l‘ussdny in t'nclt mouth. ll. E. Arsrix. Com. L‘». W BL‘MWYNR, R. K. .â€"_._. _ MAPLE LEAF 'l‘lll'I-I BLL‘E LODGE No. l 41:. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and «lth \\'.-due.\dny Ill each month. Hall in ML‘Arlhm's Block. Jou.\ Methavnar, Muster. S. McCt'rcnsox, Deputy Muster. Geo. JuwaL. Sci-rotary. __.¢ lANADlAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS. (1 Trent Valley Lodge No. 71. .\lect in the True llluc hall in McArthur's lllock on the first and third Mondays in each month. Wu. McKnows, N G. ll. M. Masox, V. S., Sec. ' 0'. 1.. N... can. Ml-Ili'l‘ IN THE ouaxou . hall on Francis St. West on the second Tuesday in every month. Lizu‘ls Dumas, W. M. J. ’1‘. ’l‘noarsos, Ju., Rec-Sec. INDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS. Court l’hmnix No. 182. Meet on the last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McArlhur‘s Block. '1‘. AUSTIN, Chief Ranger. Ilmmsar Saunronn, R. S. ‘1ANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. FEN 'l- (J LON Falls Circle No.13, meets in the True Blue hall in McArthur‘s Block the first Wednesday in every month. P. C. Rununss, Leader. R. B. Svm‘ssrsu, Secretary. A F. AND A. M., G. R. C. THE SPRY . Lodge No.400. Meets on tho first Wednesday of'cnch month,ou or before the full of‘ the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham’s Block. E. Frmuuuarn, W. M. Rcv. W. Farmcoun, Secretary CHURCHES. BAPTISTCllURCllâ€"QUEENâ€"STrâ€"REV. James Fraser, Pastor. Service every Sunday morning at 10.30. every Sunday at 2.30. p. in. Sunday Sclmol \IETHODIST CHURCH â€" COLBORNE ll Streetâ€"Reverend ’l‘. 1’. Steel, l’nslor. Sunday service at. 10.30 a. m. and 7 p.111. Epworlh League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at. 8 o’clock. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.30. T. ANDREWS CHURCHâ€"COLBORNE Streetâ€"Reverend M. McKinnon, Pus- tor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. 111. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30 p. in. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 p. m. I’rnycr meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. m. SALVATION ARMYâ€"BARRACKS UN Bond St. Westâ€"Capt. and Mrs. Wynn. Service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sut- urdny evenings, and on Sundays at. 7 a. m., 10 a. [1]., 3 p. m. and 8 p.111. ST. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services cvcry alternate Sunday at. 10.30 a.m. Sunday School cverySundny nt 2 p. In. lT. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET Enstâ€" Rev. Wm. I"arncornb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and T p. m. Sunday School cvcry Suudnynt 11.30 a. in. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. 3%“ Seats free in all churches. Every/body invited to attend. Slrangnrs cordially welconml. â€"__ DIISCELLJLN EOUS. V ECHANICS" INSTITUTEâ€"1’. KELLY. l Librarian. Open daily, Sunday (‘X('('|Il~ cd, from 10 o’clock a. m. till 10 p. in. Book! exchanged on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 n.m. till 3 p. m. and in the evening from 7 to 9. Reading room in connection. PO."I‘ OFFICEâ€"F. J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Office hours from 7 40 a m. to 8 p.m. Mail going south closes nt8 n.m. Mail going north closes at 3 p. m. COUNTY COUNCIL. WARDENâ€"JOHN Commons, FENELON. Bexlcy . . . . . . . . Geo. E lmidlnw.Rccvc Bobcuygcon . . .J. L. Read . . . . . . Reeve Cardcn . . . .. A. Jacob. . . . .. Reeve Dalton . . . . .. Jos. Thompson . . . llcovc Fldon Dr.J.W.Wood Reeve ‘ C.McDonnld Deputy W. C. Switzcr Reeve '1‘. McQumle . . Deputy l Jno.Clnfmbers Reeve " 1 Wm. Hall Deputy Fenclon Falls. .Jns. Dickson. . . Reeve, Laxton, Dighy and Longfurd John Bailey. . .. Reeve I iiClmHl Kylie Roi-vc Geo- (lrnndell lsl Deputy l W M. llbson ..‘Jnd Di poly { W Lounshrough Rtech- Emily Fenclon . . .. Lindsay . .. .. Mariposn l-'. Slower. . . .. ls! Deputy Hula-rt Adnm L’nd Deputy l' A licl’laetst n lit-I-ve l Jol n-Ion E ll.- llv eve l}: [M 'l l"n.x,.Drpuly r Omemee ... .. Ops...... Somervilli l "l' l h “' ll " " he“: " . .‘2 5' ll".‘I-l.. l).puly l .l;.» l. lu. \v,l:~-i-vr Verulnm ‘1,” K”, n ,h “my .. :‘lii'l. (l‘ll._!lll"l iii-rye «.....-â€" *v Woodvillv . . .. 4â€"..- ..~ ..-..â€" «0"... . .. David Chambers, General Blacksmith, Francis-st, Penelcn Falls Blacksmithing Ll nllitsdifferentbnnchu done on elorl notice and M. the lnwcn ‘ ht. p4)!“ b. ’ IOArWo Hod. ops“. “In... next living pricrr‘. Particulnrntteotion paid lo horse-shoeing Give me a. collnnd 1 mill fib-ly. guarantee satisfaction. .. man...“ , no.-- ......x“