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~ m‘ w. .st .~ ..= . u an...“ t... 4 ren. '.;8.D.d imported. so Burren asserts, from ,__.__ CAME HOME TAéSEo .TIxIr. Burton's Cruel Neighbors Found In' genluus Means to Rebuke Him. Down near the historic old village rof Cahokia, on the east side, thereare .some old residents whosevminds‘are in a state of turmoil._ There are vague rumors rife as to what will happen if a .certain resident gets his hands on certain other resnents, or,'their sons .or daughters, or even relatives. In, “fact, there is as close to I. fued in ex- istence as ever excited the people of this section of the country. All the trouble is over a score or 'more of fowls owned by. Jacques Bur- The. poultry is of blooded stock portions of the country where cock fights-are not uncommon, and where people delight in raising fine speci- ..mens of hens and roosters, especial- ly the latter. Mr. Burren has the hab- it of poultry raising, especially of- the fighting variety, thoroughly engrafted .andhe has been known ,to go to al- most any length to secure a promis- ing chicken to add to his-weliâ€"stockcd farm; ‘ - . Recently Mr. Burren has been in the . habit of allowing his poultry to *wander at will over the neighborhood. I :Sometimes the poultry got into‘tho yards of neighbors and uprooted beds not garden vegetables in their search. for delicacies. Irate women, and at 'times the heads of the families, drove the poultry away, but feared to kill ’ .any of the members of Mr. Bu‘rren’s poultry'family because of his. possible ‘wrath. ' ' ' Within the last week the 'depreda- *tions by the blooded chickens have been the cause of much complaint, and .a few" days ago some of the younger .«sclement of the neighborhood got to- ,gether to devise ways and means to ecompell Mr. Burren to pen his stock upl, or at least to keep them onhis premises. The meeting was secret, and the result of the, deliberations of the members. of the cenference was not known until about noon. "Then it was that the chickens wended theirway homeward to partake of the ‘boiled corn-meal mash and milk that is always ready for them when the hands of the clock point to the hour of 12. _ - Mr. Burren was waiting in his yard 'for the return of his poultry. The first to return home was a large game (cock which had won its spurs several times over. Mr. Burren was aston- rtislied at the appearance of his favor- ritc chicken. A tag hung from its .mouth. It vainly tried to dislodge it, :.-and.scra-tched and clawed fiercely. It was with difficultythat Mr. Buren got _:close enough to grab the chicken and make a closer examination. A card had been attached with a piece of string to a kernel of corn. The chick- .cen had swallowed the corn, but could not swallow thecard. ' It hung out of "its mouth. An inscriptiOn on it read: "‘I am a straight-out-and-out Demo- crat and dislike scratching. A 'few minutes later other'chickenS' Half of them carried a returned home. "tagszin their'mouths, bearing inscrip- tions such as:' “There will be a.hoi‘. time in the old town toâ€"night,” "Why .(lon’t you keep us penned and we 'wont get into trouble,” “I’m a fighter, not-a broiler” and “I’m a poor for- .ager." ‘ ' It took Mr. Burren no little while to dislodge the corn from the chickens' -~throats and he expects to have several .of hisflnest under the soil as a result. "There was blood in his eye yesterday ' afternOon, 'when he was seen by a Republic reporter, and said that if he could only get a line On the identity of the persons who fed his chickens tagged corn he would get even with them. ' ' . She lhnlod. ’ . A'few' days ago a.w_ell-known waslh *iugton woman. being Unexpectedly ‘liei'eftiof her kitchen assistance, ad- vertised for a colored woman capable mi performing general housework. , The first‘caller in responm to the advertisement was a niulatto damsel, bedecked With ribbon and; finery. From her airs and sracesshe might. have been a graduate from ‘a seminary. . 'She announced that she had noticed the advertisement and was desirous of securing employment. “Are you a good-cook?" innqiredtthe” Jady offithe house. “No, indeed, i don’t cook,” was’the reply. ' ~ ' . h . “Are you a good washer and iron- ver?” was the next Query. ' “I wouldn't do. washing .and iron- ing; it's toohard. on the handsfi'de- .clared thecaller‘. ' “Can you sweep?” the housewife JUICY] wanted to know. “NO.” was the answer, and It was a positive one. “‘I'm not strong enough for that. - . “Walk, in the name of goodness, what can you do?” said the‘lady‘ot the house. exasperated. The placid reply ‘fl'i'ilSI - - "i dusts." FEEDING HORSES ‘ It I. an Unwiso l'luu t5 Feed the Home DleAll the Time. Horses like people do not do well to use the same kind of diet all the time, and we would think it a very unwise plan to feed any horse 10 cars 01' corn three times per day. unless‘ they were all‘nubbine, as it is too strong and heating. Eight cars at a feed is en- ough for a horse under ordinary cirâ€" cumstances. We would change the ra- tions to oats cut in a cutting box. Cut very fine and have the straw completeâ€" - ly mixed with the heads; then mix bran or shorts and a small amount of oil meal, once per day, and let the .horse stand to hay of even mixture timothy and clover, the year around. In warm weather give him a chance at grass of a permanent pasture of Ken- tucky blue grass andorchard grass, to keep the system" in good order. One of our acquaintances was no~ torious for his glossy coated, sleek horses, and was asked his plan of feed- ing. The reply was that he used bright wheat straw, kept in the‘barn which he used'instead of oats for mixing, and V . addeda small ‘quantity of corn or the t1 ade- threshed oats and what hay they want- «ed to eat, and his horses were always in the best of plight for hauling logs; the'plow, carriage or buggy. Horses” ‘canIbe kept cheaply in winter when‘ not much used, with plenty of hay, shredded, fodder or stover, with half a bundle of sheaf oats, and two ears of corn. three times' per, day, and then be frisky enough when you want'to use them. S. T.‘ â€"_â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"- Cows and The” Product. Milking should be done as nearly at the same hour of the day as possible. Cows do better when trained to regu- -- larity in milking. Net'er allow cows to drink water that you could not drink yourself. The cow has no filter in her to purify wa- ter.-â€"Upâ€"to-Date Farming. Shade and good, pure water in the pastures are necessary at this season not only to the comfort, but to the profitableness of the milk cows. It cannot be too often repeated that cleanliness in milking and caring for the milk is the most important part of the work of keeping milk sweet. Arrange to have shelter from cold rains during the fall and winter. If the cows are exposed there will be a perceptible decrease in the milk yield. No man is a competent dairyman, or at all fit to handle cows, unless he treats them at all times as gently as he would any member of his family. Nice people do not buy filthy milk or butter more than once from the same man. Cleanlinessjjs‘gpsolutely necessary to~ success in the cairying business; Cotton Seed for Hug Feeding. In a work recently published by W. ‘ . . A. Henry, entitled “Feeds and Feed-‘ ing," he has this to say of feeding cot- ton seed to hogs: “All efforts to determine, the poison- ous principle in the cottonseed, if there really be 'one have thus far proven futile, and the matter is still a mystery.- The ill effects have been ascribed to the line of the'seed, to tho leathery seed coats injuring the deli- cate lining of digestive tracts, to- moulds, to changes in the composition of the meal when exposed to the air and to definite poisonous principles in the seed itself as in the case of the " h castor oil bean. “Good authorities also assert that ' cotton seed meal is also fatal to hogs. Sometimes they will thrive on it for a time, but finally it will kill them quickly. Some months a go the Journal gave the experience of a gentleman. who had farmed many years in Ten- nessee. His hogs have access to cot.- ton seed that had been in shallow wa- - . tor for some time entirely below the surface, but within reachof the hogs. All of them seemed to thrive on the feed, but was not shown how long they fed on it. ' ’ . a ' W Iltu'ticv luu‘g. 1 The peach requires potash for its development, but in dry times this is often reverted to its insoluble forms; more must be added, or some mineral, like salt,,to render it soluble again. The crab apple it to be desired. both ' for its beauty and its fruit, and can be Its- . placed where space is limited. large pinkish white 'flowers in ,early spring'and its valuable and beautiful fruit entitle it to a place in our’esti- mation. It has been declared that every strawberry plant should produce a 'dollar; it would, therefore, behoove us to be, careful in‘setting them our. _ Let no root be exposed, and yet let no dirt come higher than even with the top of , the plant. We should do the cultivation and. manuring of: our berry patches early in the spring and push along the vines to vigorous growth. Plants which ripen. their wood thoroughly are those which _ best and a . get through the winter fruitful cause of lossis too much ma: i sure during the summer time. at ABE _ . REE-“Y . FOR THE FALL TRADE.- All kinds of Rifle-s, Guns and Ammunition,- In,Coal‘-StoVes the “Radiant Home.” is a. universal heater, and sells “two to one of any '. other stove. We have everything. a farmer wants. for f los.HEAllll.' ill a@@@@@@@@@@ ' iii ii iii ill ii an gig iii ii I desire to thank, my many, cuStomers for their ' patronage and solicit a continuanceolf the same. I. Wishing you all a, Merry Xmas and a Happy and ’ Prosperous, New Year, and , many of them". JOS.-1licFARLiillD. , @@@@@@@@@§@§$ PRINTING. «:r‘" E EIL'L HEADS, -_ , _ POSTERS. , ‘ ' ENVELOPES, , . 7 tor" printing Wedding Invitations,~Calling Cards, etc., and ' can turn out first class Work at 1Fifisonable prices. - Francis Street West. DODGERS, SHIPPING TAGS, v. PEQGRAMMES, '. BLANK NOTES, . RECEIPTS, ETG.‘, WEDDING INVITATIONS, MEMORIALCARDS, . .. (- LADIES’ VISITING CARDS. .We havélately added a stock Of type. and Stationery V" NOTE HEADS, LETTER. HEADS, STATEMENTS, CIRCULARS, - '- Gome and see samples. came.» Office. I Waltham and Elgin. We havequantities of All grades 'in gold, Silver ' itl'Om:7 30 a. in. to 7 p. m ' closes at 7.35 a. m. Mail going north closes Vstate the reasons for its, plane-Ton _ SOCIETIES. I INICHTS OF TENTED M'ACCABEES Diamond Tent No. 208. Meets in the True Blue hall in McArihur’s Block on the first and third Tuesday in each month. __ i CHAS. “715E, Com. , r C W._Bunsorua, R.~l\’. N ANADIAN ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS Trent Valley Lodge No. '71.‘ Meet in the Orange ball on Francis street west on thefirst and thirdilioudnys in each month A'Lux. MCGnn, N. G. V J. T. Tuonesox Jn., Sec. N O. L. No. 990. MEET IN THE ORANGE . hall on Francis-St. West on the second " Tuesday in every month. J. 'l‘.‘ 'l‘uomrs'ox Jn , W. \I r S. D. BARR, Ree-Sec. 3 I W INDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS Court Phoenix No. 182. Meet on the. last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall ln'McArthur’s Block. ’ D. GOULD Chief Ran ' I Tnos. AUSTIN, R. S. gel. IAN'ADIAN'ORDER or FORESTERS . Fenelon Falls Lodge No 626. Meet; in the Orange Hall on Francis street west on the last Thursday of each month. I F.VS.\ilTllERA_.\I, Chief Ranger, W . D. STACY, Sec. ' ' N YANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. FENF LON Falls Circle No. 127, meets in title True Blue hall inflMcArthur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. ,‘P. c. BURGESS, Leader. V R. B. SYLVESTER, Secreta‘r‘yi} N A RAND A. M.,.G. R. 0. THE Spar W . Lodge No. 406. Meets on the first ednesday of each month,on or before the full of the moon 'in the . Cunningham:S Bh’mk' lodge roam ,9 RA. McDmnnm, W. M. E. ElrzonnALn, Secretary. 1““ ‘CHURCI-IES. ‘APTIST CHURCHy-QUEEN ST . REV. Benj Davies M' ' ' I _ . , mister. Preach servxccs eyery Sunday at 10 30 a. m. 7 p. m. Bible Class and Sunday School at m METHODIST. CHURCH -â€" COLBORNE r Streebâ€"Rev. John Garbutt, Pastor Sunday serwcc at 10.30 a. in. 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 illursduy eveningat 7.30 ST. ANDRE W’S CHURCHâ€"COLBORNE Streetâ€"Rev. R. C. H. Sinclair, Pas- tor. PServices every Sunday at 10.30 a. m and, l p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30 p. m. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 p. in. Prayer meet]: every Thorsduy at 7.30 pm. » g lrlLVATION' ARMY â€" BARRACKS ON Bondi‘St. ‘ Westâ€"Captain and Mrs, Banks. Servrce every Wednesday Thurs- dayfiand Saturday evenings at 8 p.’m. and on Sundaysat ll a. ni.,3 p. m. and 7 30,1). m. T. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. .Futlier O’Leary, Pastor. Servmes every alternate Sunday at 10.30 a. 111. Sunday School every Sunday at. 2 p. m M T. JAMES’ CHURCH, BOND ST. EAST Bey. A. Dickinson, Rector. 'Sunday servxce: Mathis 10.30 a m , evensong 7 p m. Celebration of Holy Communion first Sunday oitcvery mouth at 10.30 a. m. and third Sunday of every month at 8 a.'m Sunday School 2 30 p. to. Thursday every. 8wtegk as follows: ’Cutecbising of. children p m evenson t 7. ~ ' “ practice ail/8 15 n. mg,‘a 30 p. m, won M 3%“ Seats free in all’chm-clzes Ever I . . . 0d mmtedto attend. Strangers cdrdz'ally welcl/imeél _- I . h . DII‘SCELLANEOUS. mmfi_ PUBL ICLIBRARYâ€"MRS. ME. CALDER Librarian Reading Room open daily - Sunday excepted fro " ' I. . , m 10 .o clock a. m. t'l'l ‘ (liO o’clock ,p. In. Books exchangedion Tu‘el'sv- .- ays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 p ;m to 4 p m,.and:1n the evening from 7 to ' " osr-OF'FICEâ€"fr. JZIKE’RR, Posruas: I'ter.’ .Open_ daily, Sundays 'ex'c‘epted' - Mail going sough- at 11:25 a. in Letters f0 ' ' . . _ . r re PLrati must be posted half an hour previguas to tll: time ,for ciosmg the mails. " W NEWSPAPER LAW. ' ' 1. A postmaster is re uh I by letter (returning he answer the law), when a. not take his-paper out o ed to give notice paper does not §ubScribcr (Ices i" the office and . "0t bei -- A“) “glen ‘0 d0 50 makes the Dgflutiflifim er responsible to the publisher f , : V ' 01' a,” . 2. If any person orders his Ijal£19dllleélh ltmuefd' be mus” Pay 51“ al‘l‘earuges'ob out publishedmuy continue [0 send it 1‘ the payment is made-and collect the‘wuimlnw H) e - . - . - I 'ld fill (1 silver and . . Anna," Me," M“. _ An experienced horse breeder re- Peiutt‘ttuglefififmaggulgfé watches. 5:21:81 esse’s, for-ladies, ~IuÂ¥l0ulllfl Â¥llch1mr ll, is taken from the 015'. “I found mv hat where i had miss marks“ "Hmse breeding 15 now the war?" 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