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Wâ€"B’O‘w ~ .i y’ , I mnâ€" .-.__ I, > so aim The country hen must not be given ".i’ree range if that range include! .vshocks of corn. It means ultimately a hen so fat that she will not ‘be good "for laying and will be of little use for ‘thc table. The writer does not remem- iber ever having seen an excessively :sfat hen reduced in fat to such an ex- "‘tcnt that “she went to laying again. Practically a hen once fattened goes .-out of the eggâ€"producing business. Old hens have a tendency to get fat and 'they especially must be kept away from corn in unlimited supply. in packing eggs to send to a distance .the farmer or packer should be sure that the packing is sufficiently firm to .hold the eggs in place. Poor packing _:..means large percentage of breakage. "The cases should be held firmly in 'gplace by shavings of the kind common- .ly used for packing, and there should be enough of them to keep the mass rigid. The broken eggs besmcar the whole eggs and make them entirely .unsalable except they be first cleaned. This costs money in the market, --where they are not likely to receive -attention without full pay for all time expended and sometimes a little more. Science is all the time finding new ways to take care of surplus perish~ «able products. Desiccating eggs prom- ises to be a favorite way of disposing .of them at times of the year when ithey are too cheap to pay a reason- .able profit at retail. New machines for doing this work are from time to time being invented, and perhaps the day is not far distant when the price .of eggs will be about uniform through- out the year. If the men that are do. ‘ing this kind of work will simply be satisfied with what they can get for the eggs as treated naturally, it will 'be ultimately a great gain to tho poul- try interests. Unfortunately we may expect that the manufacturers of pre- .servatives will get after the desicca- tors of eggs and persuade them that nothing will so ensure the keeping qualities of the eggs as a little preser- wative added. The result of that will 'be that the public will find it out and curtail their purchases in that direc. tion. But the honest employment of methods of drying might greatly re- ‘lieve the market at times of oversuy ply. Sooner or later the farmer 5' wife will learn to apply the method and the :iarmers' table will be cheaply supplied with eggs in the winter as in the sum: -.mer. Points on. Paul! ry Houses. it is difficult to design a poultry 'liouse, that will answer for all. Those who go to the expense of constructing .«olegantly designed and elaborately built poultry houses may adapt them :nicely to the eye, but the hens may not be comfortable, and will not reward the builder for his pains. In winter the main recuirement is warmi h, and a low ceiling, dry floor and tarred pa- per Walls, costing but very little, will induce better results than the expense «of large sums to suit the convenience “of the poultrymau. And this is the error that all fall intoâ€"that of con- :structingkthe poultry houses for their convenienceâ€"when the real object is to consider thewelfare of the hens first. and to make the preferences of ‘the owner regarding his convenience a secondary matter. While one may :object to a low ceiling, because of lack of convenience, the hens may prefer it to be just the reverse, as it will be warmer, and though one may wish the door nearest the dwelling house, it may thus be on the north side, allow- ing the cold blasts to creep under it and chill the birds. It may be prefer- red to have a particular location for the house, and that it face a point of the compass corresponding with some other building or object, but th3 hens may prefer dry ground and the south- east. so as to get the sun’s rays, as well as protection from the northeast storms. In building a poultry house these matters should receive their proper attention as well as the cost. The best poultry houses are those that 2‘: re usually built according to location and for the convmiience of the fowls ...-~F:lrm and Fireside. For the Farmer. .Clovcr is at its best as a fertilizer «then it has produced its second crop. "This is when it has grown two full escasons. If kept beyond this time eith- ter weeds or grasses come in, accord- ing, as the soil is best seeded with these. Whoever keeps a field in clo- s'er longer than two years lessens the :JCI'OD that can be grown after it. On the other hand, a clover sod will rot down the first season after it is plow- .cd, so that the land may be sown with .clovcr sccd the following spring. An old sod made up from any of the grassâ€" .cs should be cultivated two year-s be- fore it is ready to reseed, hence the smaller amount of fertility it furnishes is more thoroughly exhausted by three .crops on it instead of two, as clover shows before the land is again being :rcsccdcd. 4, â€"â€"________- lien on the Farm. Every careful bee-keeper well knows {hat one bee in early spring is of more “value to him than half a hundred later .on. In order to prevent spring dwind- ling we take one of the Mason half- ;galion fruit'jars. remove the screw top, .takc a seven-eighths hoard four in. .cirirs square, and with a small gouge or ‘ttifs cut a. grove nearly from one (2v -l '-‘-:ue corner to the other. inking care he ('.)1".':81‘, says Lil“ 1"", 'V _V'.‘__" n4.\ ‘ . ,r.- l 31:: \_I\'.? ‘1 " .. L4 an um. iv; . o HE KNEW How‘To WORK tr. Penny-:n-tho-Slot \Veigning bracllino Con- firms In. Time of is i'uliormnn's \Vateh. A peculiar and laughable coincif denco occurred Peebles Corner early one morning during the past week. A man with a mellow jag happened along a few minutes before 2 A. 11., and after leaning against a telephone pole for a few moments gravely lurch- ed over and peered at the dial of a penny-in-theâ€"slot weighing machine that stood in front of the drug store at the corn' r. “Tryingâ€"hicâ€"t' see what time it is!" he gravely explained to Oiiicer i Jake Holzlin, of the seventh district, who stood at "16 corner. “Well, you’l. have to drop a penny in the slot and stand on the platform if you want to ascertain the time by that machine," said the officer, joking~ l . . y'l‘he bejaggered individual felt in his pocket, brought forth a penny and, gravely mount , the machine, drop- pcd the cent in the slot, and the hand spun around the dial. At that instant Sergeant Grimm appeared on the scene an'l asked the man with the jag what he was doing. "Findin’ out th'â€"hic-â€"timel" was the answer. " "it is just 1:56 o'c10ck,” said the sergeant consulting his watch. "Your watch isâ€"hicâ€"right to 21â€"bit: y-‘-second,”"answered the man on the scales and this machine says it is 1:56 o'clock, which is four minutes of -â€"hicâ€"2.” And the individual with the mellow jag, who weighed just 156 pounds, jag and all, descended solemn- ly from the schlcs and congratulated Sergeant Grimm upon the excellence of his timepiece.-â€"-Chincinnati Enquirer. A l-‘iulidicwi Fish. Cholly Fishâ€"This April, Weather is so changeable that one is never safe without an umbrella. â€"â€"__.._.__.__.____ Sorry for Different Reasons. One laudable change in England is that a contempt for commerce, which once flourished -in the higher social classes, is now everywhere.r..discour- -nged_. “ James Payn says that sixty years ago the gilded aristocracy looked down on every one who derived his income from such a source, save bank- ers, whom they dared not drspise. Young men thought themselves heroic in preferring a profession, with prob- able penury, to an assured competence with their hands soiled by trade. This absurd prejudice is now as much rid- iculed by “young men as by the old. One aristocratic youth lately be- came engaged to the ward of a gen- tleman belonging to the old school, who thought it necessary to apologise for a certain blot on her scutcheon. “I have to confess, my dear sir," said he, "that her family has been quite recently connected with trade." “I am sorryâ€"" began the young man gravely. “So am I,” put in the old gentle- man, testily. "But it can't be he] ed." "I was about to say," continued the young man, "I sorry that you should have thought me such a stu- pendous donkey 'as, to care two-pence about it."-Youth's Companion. Easily Rolnedlod. Dr. Bloomfield, Bishop of London half a century ago, was a man of much wit, and also had a keen appre- ciation of wit in other people, whatâ€" ever their walk in life might be. Once when a new church in his dio- cese was to be consecrated the Bishop received several letters complain‘ng that the architect of the new church had disfigured the interior and exterior with “useless gewgaw." Consequent~ ly the Bishop went down to the little town to make an inspection of the building, and. summoned the architect to meet him there." The Bishop could find noth‘ng amiss with the exterior of the church, nor with the interior, until Just as he reached the chancel he looked up and saw four wooden images apparently guarding the pulpit. “What do those figures represent?" he inquired. “The four evangelists, my lord,” ro- plled the architect. ‘They appear to be asleep," said the Bishop. - “Do you think so, my lord?" "That’s the way they look to me." said the Bishop, decidedly. "John," called the architect to a man who was at work on one of the pews, “bring your chisel and open the eyes of the evangelists."â€"Yout‘:i'l Companion. . ~ - She'd Do It. Crashi There came the sound of fall'ng dishes from the kitchen. The Look appeared at the dining-room door. “Plaze. mom," she said. “the whole I av your besht dinner set is broken , {whoile Oi wuz washin’ it!" The housewife wept. “‘is’gcci" said. her husband, "if the " -* "at that girl, be I’ll" “Niall S00” l rug-{.7 r"? '* ' '\‘ 'TO hflY' GUSTOM‘ERS. I wish to inform. my 7 customers that, in future, all accounts will be rendered every four months. . Twelve months’ credit is out of date and a thing of-‘the past. 103. HEARD. ®@@@@@@@@@@@@ »4; ill ill ill ill ill lat A Merry Xmas and a Happy and ill m , 1 I desire to thank my many customers for their patronage and solicit a continuance of the Same. Wishing you all a Prosperous New Year, and g”? many of them. JOS. McFARLAND‘. 'e _: 4‘," 1 1'," ' .1 PRINTING. «is g;" BILL HEADS, ' NOTE HEADS. LETTER HEADS, STATEMENTS, POSTERS. DODGERS, , SHIPPING TAGS, PROGRAMMES, CIRCULAR-S, BLANK NOTES, ENVELOPES, - RECEIPTS, ETC., WEDDING INVITATIONS, MEMORIAL CARDS, LADIES’ VISITING CARDS. We have lately added a stock of type and stationery for printing Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, etc., and can turn out first class work at reasonable prices. “ Gazette” Office- Francis Street West. . coca-ouo-a-ouo-o-o-e 65' tang-@090":- THEREs STYLE In Glasses as Well as in dress. The deep-rooted objection to the use of Glasses on the ground ofunsiglit- ‘ liness is entirely removed by the artistic effect produced by modern methods. Improperly fitted frames are both a disfigurementsnd a menace to health, the effect of a perfectly fitted lens being annulled by them. We guarantee a perfect ‘fit in both frames and lenses. ,01' 1101 the pusl-uilli'u, wnclllcr are .nrnnorm soorf'fifielms. NIGHTS or TEN'l‘EoquCCABRss Diamond Tent ‘No. 208; Meets in the True Blue hall in‘McArihur’s Block on the first and third Tuesday in each month. 2' - ' CHAS. Wish, Com. 0 W Bunuorss, R. K. MM ANADIAN ORDER Ol" ODDFELLOWS Trent Valley'Lodge No. 71.x Meet in i the Orange hall on Francis street West on the first and third Mondays in each month ALsx Mch:, N. G. J. T. ’l‘sonrsos Js.,‘Se e. W , 'L O.L.No.996. MEET IN THEORANGE hull on Francis-St. West on th Tuesday in every month. J. 'l‘. 'i‘noursos Jn W. M. S. D. Bans, Rcc -Si2c. I . _;â€"-â€"â€"-\_,§“~_n__ NDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTE Court Phoenix No. 182. Meet on last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block. D. GOULD. Chief Ranger. Tnos. Ausrm, R. S. N“ ,ANADIAN ORDER OF FORESTE " C Fcnelon Falls Lodge No 626. Melts; m the Orange Hall on Fruucis' street west on the last Thursday of each month. F SMITHERAM Cliicflianre w.D. STACY’, Sec. 8 r’ c second ‘lANADIAN HOME CIRCLES PEP ‘ LON Falls Circle No.127, meets in litre True Blue bull in Bic-Arthur’s Bl - first Wednesday in every month. Mk the P. C. Bonesss, Lender. R. B. Svnvssrsn, Secretary. RAND A.M, G R C THE SP ‘ . . . . RY . Lodge No.406. Meets on the first Wednesday ofeuch month,on or before the full of the moon in the lod -. Cunningham’s Buick, 88 room in F. A. )chmmm, W. M. E. FITZGERALD, Secrelnrv. Em... CHURCIâ€"IES. M APTIST CHURCHâ€"QUEEN ST REV. . Ben). Davies, Minister. Preaching servxces every Sunday at 10 30 a. m. and 7 p.’ m. Bible Class and Sunday School at 230 p. m. Praise and rnvcr ' ' Thursday at 8 p m. p ' Benn“ on M luE'i‘HODlST CHURCH -â€" COLBORNE Streetâ€"Rev. John Garbult, Pastor Sunday service at 10.30 a. m.and 7 p m Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Epworih League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Pru er meetiu H _ on ihursday cvenmgnt 7.30 y g T. ANDREW’S CHURCHâ€"COLBORNI Streetâ€"Rev. R. C. H. Sinclair, Pas- tor. hScrvxces every Sunday at 10.30 a. In and l p m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30 p. in. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 . m. P ' every Thursday at 720 p. mum.)er meet” a M... SALVATION ARMY â€"- BARRACKS ON Bond. ,St. Westâ€"Captain and Mrs. Banks Sci-Vice every Wednesday, Thurs- dayfiand Saturday evenings at 8 p. m., and on Sundays-at ll :1. m.,3 p.m. and7 30 pm. ‘i 'l‘. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA ‘ Streetâ€"Rev. Father O’Leary, Pastor. Services chry alternate Sunday at 10.30 a.m. Sunday School everySunduyatZ p. m M T. JAMES’ CHURCH, BOND ST. EAST ’ Rev A S. Dickinson, Rector. Sunday serwce: Mutins 10.30:: m, evensong ’4' p. in. Celebration of Holy Communion first sunday ol'every month at 10.30 s. m. and third Sunday of every month at 8 s.m. Sunday School 2 30 p. in Thursday every week as follows: Cnicchising of children at 7 p m, cvcnsong at 7.30 p. m, choir practice at 8 15 n. m. E“ _ Seats free in all churches. Everybody muztedto attend. Strangers cordially welcomed Rahâ€"‘Mfi. lVIISCICLLAl‘I EOUS. PUBLIC IIBRARYâ€"MRSJU E. CALDER ‘ Libruiiun Reading Room opt-u daily Sunday cxceptcd, from 10 o’clock a m. till lo o’clock p. in. Books exchanged on Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 p. m to 4 p m ,und in the evening from 7 i0 9. CST-Oll'll‘lCEâ€"F. J KERR, PUSTMAS- tern Open daily, Sundays excepted from 7 do u. m. to 7 p. m Mull going- south closes ill-7.3011 in. Mail going north closes at H.224") u m Lullcrs for registration must be posted lmll‘zui hour previous to the time for closing the mulls. .mwfi. _ _ *m“.__ -_ “31'”. _._"_g‘ r’ SPAPL‘R LAW. 1. A postmaster is re uiicd to give not- by letter (returning he paper does I“ answel the law), when a subscriber am” not tukc his paper out of the ullice a” state the reasons for its not beiutrlm and Any neglect to do so nmltes the [JUs‘lIlllifcn’ responsible to the publisher i‘ol' paying?“ ‘ 2. ll any person Ul'irt.1-a‘,i$pupcl_dls " house he must [my all arrow-ages croon- publisher nmy Continue to solid ll “1'6 piquluul is made, and collect the-wubmlu uumuul, whether it is ulkcll (Pull) the all? e ihcrc can be no'legul discontin:e nnce unul the payment is made, Any pcrsuu Who luch a paper {mm mm . 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