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, V Mwugfigflkufie? ‘huc-}Uxbrld¢e, I”: €151.34 [9! by .5,“ e TY, 'm: E awm‘s am! Mr. E [1!"th Jun .mmkmg 3.51:...me m an «i- has pf who under of ms 99’ so may. I'T"l"‘l'"“"' “' 9‘" “i’f‘ lemz- fifth, “mom. Mow-y armour- lenfl by; than. 90d! ‘5; gt ’71“; ‘ w, Gilmfinfl niyl;n3hwt .Sni’otbaw'm‘ uni thin We. m 315. ‘V‘ ....- a «h- l'. U-t‘ it, Li‘nc I '4' 0 MW vance. It strikes us very forcibly that regular attendants, who contribute freely to all schemes of the church, should be encouraged to take an interest in church matters, rather than he told bluntly that they could not take part in the process of calling a minister. It was the first time thischurch law was literally carried out in Woodville congregation. Ann-anomâ€"The ead accident that befall Mr. Jno. McEachern, of lot 4, con- eeeeion 9. Eldon. terminated in the doc- tore having to amputate the injured arm '- at the shoulder. The accident happened . while out hunting. It appear‘ the un- fortunate men was in the act of taking a , reetand wee etanding upon a l g. upon ‘- which he had rented the gun, .1“! was ‘ holding it in position by the barrel. when 41;" hemhiehend. The hammer the leg end‘it dieehetged iii ii The. com. MOW“ the 105' am genius shined 30d 5 ’smnn‘, igni)”flh;_n _ W,“ mud gr ineofimoney. Theold ., l . ' Wifith-M‘e‘fiiéexm ‘ic- #th‘idsepnw Mfwbvt - He said his home was about ten miles northwest of Peterboro’, and that he had been visiting friends in Guelph. 0-: hi-. return he reached Toronio safely, hu while walking along York Street in tn..- city his arms were suddenly pininned hy two young men, who took his pocketbook, containing about $25, and then threw him heavily on the walk. lie normal the police. but the thieves could hut. he found. He then being destitute of means with which to reach his hnne. applied to two prominent Prenhyterim Ministers in the city, but they l't'fusv'd t4. give him aid. Not wishing to «1min hi» reiatives by sending for money, he startel to walk home. On Friday morning 11' mach. d Roaeville. some four milm- «rid of here, where Mr. T. Forsyth. prn-fivh-r .. the 11 -tel there. tmted hiin hind!) airin his: what ministers ohgt-hig. mule" 'W W, H-e°"!i¢”i“< :M‘ ‘ilu‘fl‘l , .3- one pitch-holes anti now. roads are miich better than before. Cnorrme MILL .â€"â€"0ur genial friend,Mr. Wu has recently improved his chopping establishment, by placing a French Burr store in operation, which 7-. greatly improves tne chopping. . ‘ CHURCH CHIMES.â€"On Sabbath next , the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will he dispenced in St. Andrew’s church. ...... On Thursday evening. March 7th, ‘ on Formosa, with illustrations; '0 lantern, will be given at St] CHURCH MArmR.â€"When the moder- ator of Woodville congregation last week, decided without a word of explanation that none but communicants should vote in choosing a. minister, thus shutting out all the adherents, he was no doubt within the letter of the law. Still in 99 cases out of 100 this regulation would be more honored in the breach than in the obser- CARNIVALâ€"Another successful cami- val was held at the ice rink, on Friday evening last. when a large number were present. The costumes were of every variety. The following were the success- ful prize winners. Best ladies’ costume, Miss Fanny Martin, Bohemian Queen; Best gents’ costume, W. McKowan. Christopher Columbus: comic costume, Jae. Jarvis, negro wench. The band was present and rendered a choice program of A FULL Horseâ€"There are now 36 prisoners and iudigents confined in the county gaol, the largest number ever known to be incarcerated at. one time in the history of the institution. Of this number, some twenty are aged or infirm people who have been sent to the house of refuge for the winter. Both the prisoners’ ward and the in firmary are tax- ed to their capacity, with prospects of an increase at iny - momafit. -The gaol oficials are earning their salaries these beet. His needy condition at once appealed to the tender heart of a. gener- ous lady of whom he solicited some clothes. “Certainly my good man I’ll see what I can do for you.” Quickly re- turning with a neatly wrapped parcel. The knight of the road retired to a secluded spot to efl‘ect the welcome and needed change. Shortly after he again presented himself at the door of the tender hearted lady attired in a straw hat and a linen duster (the contents of the parcel). Hallo ! what do you want now? Mm. I have come back after the fan. â€"[Gazette. BRACEBRIDGE. Tm: FAN Pawnâ€"When picturesque Muskoka was decked with three feet of beautiful snow and the mercury indimted 10 degree below zero, a tramp struck the village of Huntsville. H s garb was tattered and torn as though he had been wrestling with a bear andicome out second PansoxALâ€"We are sorry to learn that Mr. D. McBain has gone to Toronto again to consult a specialist in reference to his fanâ€"Benetton Express. CARNIVALâ€"A large number of our young people attended the carnival on Twin Bros. rink, on Friday evening, Feb. 15th. They report an elegant. time. es- pecially the drive. Why can’t we have a rink cleared on the river here ? It could @3in be done were a. few of the boys to She it in hand. - Coxcnm.â€"Are we have a concert in Egypt school this spring. Why don’t 3090 one speakgp. GAMEBRIDGE. Cnom.â€"Our choir is once more in full swing, Mr. McKav has been re-appointed leader. and Miss Bella McPhee, of Brech- in, has been engaged as organist, to fill the vacancy caused by Miss Weatcott’a salt. M'r. .and Mrs. Puma are about dating business in Oakwood and will move there shortly. â€"Reformer. filled baskets, met nt their residence to Wilh them a kind farewell and future prosperity. An address and two hand- some chairs. benntifully upholstered by Mr. A. R. McLean, were presented them, and a very pleasgrt. evening was the re- Pnnsnxnnox.â€"Mr. and Mrs. John of East Whitby, were on the evening of Friday last the victims of a mpngo _of 100 friends, who, with well BANQUET.â€"The young men who assist- ed Mr. D. M. Todd in catering to the Patrons of the Piano Works Ball, were benqueted by him at his parlors on Wed- nesday evening. There were about twen- ty-five of them. They had an enjoyable time. and made themselves happy, “after Avidrevvva church. Special to the Watchman. SNOW Sromu.â€"The recent snow storm, although 1t delayed traffic on our roads for a time, filled. up many of _the danger- LOCAL N EWS-LETTE RS )’ BOWMA‘NVILLE. WOODVILLE. OAKWOOD. OSHAWA. Ax ULD MAN’S WEARY Tunaâ€"Uh Friday evening an old Scotchumu. giving the name of Thompson struck town. He was apparently about eighty years of age, well-dressed and quite respectable looking. He said his home was about ten miles northwest of Peterboro’, and that. he had been visiting friends in Guelph. ()1 his return he reached Turomo safely, hu while walking along York street in tha- city his arms were suddenly pininned by swo young men, who took his pocketbook. containing about $25. and then threw him heavily on the walk. He nomiul the police. but the thieves Could hut. he found. He then being destlllllb of means with which to reach his h .mc. spplied to two prominent Ptenlwteri‘m Ministers in the city, but they rrfuso-ti t4. give him Eld. Nut wishing to «1mm hi» reistives by sending for money. he stnrtel to walk home. On Friday morning 11' rewh. d Rowville. some four mil”: West of lie-'6. where Mr. T. Forsyth. 5’!"'l'Â¥:l\"‘-l‘ .. the 11 .tel theretmted bin; kindly gicin in“ that minister! otgthéj an?!" “7’ A Mos'r Amocrovs AOLâ€"One night recently some one entered the stables of Mr. Henry Crawtord, 6th con. Uxbridge, and fed his horses Paris green mixed with chop. Only two of the animals swallowed the dose, and when discovered in the morning one was dead and the other nearly so. Such an atrocious act cannot be censured too severely, and If the party or parties are discOVered they should be punished to the utmost vigor of the law. Severalcases similar to the above here been perpetrated in different pat ts of Western Ontario. In one instance :5 milkman on going to his s‘ahles fouul u fine three-year-old colt with its hind uarters literally sliced ofl". ls Jack the ipper turning his attention to llUI'ScS, or a spiteful attempt toward the owuois of the animals? was in the yard, and Mr. Gix ens had remmed the crank tn prevent its being turned but Master Thomas put his firm hand through the wheel to steady himself while he man» ged to turn the wheel \\ 1th the other. The end of his mit and um fingers were left on the box. Straw cutter accidents are not a. sufficient. warning to have the machines chained when not in useâ€"Independent. Tm: BUFFALo.â€"â€"The Bufi‘alo “Napol- eon,” down at Little Bob, has had a num. ber of visitors lately. He is in very good condition at present, and enjoys the cold weather. He also has had the destinguish- ed honor of being the father of a family of fourteen, with a few townships still to hear from, though it must detract some- what how the glorification of the thing to feel that the youngsters me only half breeds. They are rum little critters. and some of the mothers appear to be rather puzzled to know whether they ought nut to be ashamed of them and say nothing about it. THE STRAW CUITER.-Mzuter Thomas Givens, son of Wm. Givens. had the mis- fortune to lose two fingers from his right hand, on Wednesday. A straw cutter LOGS There will be a large output of logs from north Harvey this year, as well as a great quantity of firewood. Messrs Moore Barcroft. Middleton. Taylor, Rich- mond. Walroth, and others have taken out logs on their own lands. and will run well on to a thousand pieces each. chiefly pine. Wm. Fee had a camp for Sadler, and got out a lot of miscellaneous stuff, about 14.000. Mr. Thexton has also had a clamp t_aking out. w_o_od. __ ...- ‘- lLast summer we called attention to the vitrified brick being used in Toronto and which at that time was being imported from Pittsburgh, Pm,“ a profit. It is now being made in Toronto at a. greatly reduced price. What. we particularly desire to point out is that our local brick- vards should be asked to supply an ex- perimental piece of their product in this line and if found good the problem of cheap and durable sidewalks will be solved. -â€"Expr e33. For: Tar. Tow'x Faunaâ€"We wou d call the attention of the new council to the matter of making some enquiry into the merits of the tile now being extensively used in the United States and throughout western Ontario for sidewalks and build- ing purposes. It is claimed for it that it is much cheaper than any other form of‘ gaming and both handsome and durable. ACCIDENT.â€"A young lad named Miller who has been emploved at the saw mill for some time while chopping wood on Monday got his axe caught while in stroke causing the blade to descend upon his left foot. inflicting a terrible gash along the ins_tep. _ _ _ uw-.--a ‘ CARNIVALâ€" The second masquerade skating carnival of the season took place on the rink here on Wednesday evening of last week and was a great success. Many visitors were present from Lindsay, Cannington, Sunderland and Beaverton. and to the sweet strains of Cannington band everything passed off well. The several races were well contested and the invincible Pilkie, of Lindsay, was strictly in it. Manager Wallace expects to be able to hold a couple more carnivals this ‘ season and if things pass otf as successfully gas they did that evening he will, we be- lieve, be satisfied with the season’s work in this connection. Woodville young peo- ple have been fortunate this winter in having a good skating rink and great credit is due the proprietor for the way in which he has worked to keep the affair in first class shape. We do not hesitate‘ in saying that we have this season had as good skating facilities as any town in these partsâ€"Advocate. I Kay and Grant of this village, and the three amputated the limb. The patient is progressmg favorably. Mr. McEach- ern isamember of L.O.L. No. 1153, Hartley, _. . ,,_ ‘3- BOBCAYGEON. UXBRIDGE. BEAVBRTON. A CONTRACT Fawnâ€"On Tuesday last the Fenelon Falls Syndicate forwarded ten tons of beef, five tone of flour and two tons of butterâ€"which together filled a. car of the largest sizeâ€"to Huntsville, from which village they will be taken to Gllmuur Co’ a lumber ahanties at "High Dump,’ about thirty miles above Dorset. Fiw yams ago Mr. Henry Austin. now a member of the Syndicate. had a small contract for meat with the Gilmours, and last season the syndicate furnished the men on Gilmour’s four have drives of lug s from the time they were epproaching C .h0c mk until they reached Bobca ygeon; hot the contract just filled was by for the 13.12.48! any business in n in Fenelon Falls ewr had with the fin , and as it was satisfactory to all concerned, it is to be‘ hoped that it will be followed by mmy others. Hons-Es \VAMEDn-One efl'ect of the tumbler of the red will etc. to the Howr’ fi'ln Is that the supply of houses in the .vil .ue is no longer in excess of the de- masud and, in a law weeks from now there‘ Mil probably be scarcely an unoccupied- dweuing of any kind wnthin the bounds uf u e mrpomuun. Even when our ulntion was at the lowest,_ the aunt huu~ .\ were of a very peer description, 3. as they are l'kv- ly to be emon get the ex cud n. moment, e few‘ ebSIIe end w..‘liu v 0 ye; rent» of 57.x at six do la . month Hr Hears Austixi, LII-.19, 3,; E murals and Mr. E Lamb lu .im‘hfm A VALUABLE PUP.-â€"-Mt. Henry Brooks. of the European hotel south of the river, is the owner of a St. Bernard pop, for which he paid $25 ashort time ag - in “r. Tilley, of Port Hope. who breeds ... -n for sale, and who says that the l'“rl'Y (which is a female) is of as pure a 5L mu and has as good a pedigree as any in the world. In color she is lemon and white, handsomely marked, and. although only seven months old, is quite as heavy, though not yet. as tall as a good sized collie. IMPRovnt).â€"Mr. John Craig, our new undertaker, has had his hearse fixed up with silver rods along the sills. and in Inuks like a new machine.â€"Independeut. REPAms.â€"Measm. Austin and Craig are repairing their mill and getting it in ahape to start. as soon as the weather permits. BUILDING.-â€"â€"Mr. Kingsboru has added smother addition to his business, and is now making his own tinWare, having engaged a first-class machine. ' CHEESE FAcrony.â€"We are very likely to have a cheese factory in our village. The farmera met In Mr. Kingsboro’a store, on Saturday night and the canvassers re- ported nearly 300 cows and some of the farmers are taking a lively interest in 7 it. THE REVISION.--We had Mr. Hughes and Messrs. McLaughlin and Dixon accompanied by Judge Moore, revising the voters’ list last week. but there was a lack of the usual squabbles. Everything pasged ofl' Quietly . SHOP Briannaâ€"The store of H. Graham was broken into on Saturday night and a quantity of tobacco, biscuits and Candies stolen. This is the fourth time we have had this kind of work in our village. It is to he hoped if the boys are caught they will be dealt with in a. manner that will put a stop to this kind of thing. OBITUARY.â€"Wo had a very large funeral last Thursday the 14th. at the burial of John Dettman, aged 16 years. The poor young fellow sufl'ered intensely for two weeks from inflammatton of the buWels. A consultation of three doctors, two of them from Bobcayueon, was held, and every medical attention was given him. but to no purpose. Three times he rallied and it was thought he was going to overcome the effects, but although he was one of the strongest and healthiest young men in our neighborhood, he could not stand the repeated relapses. He Was vet y popular, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. KINMOUNT. A STIR.â€"The men c__ming out of the woods gives the village quite an air of life. A considerable number have passed through from the Gilmour operations awgy north of Dorset. - ILLiiEss.-Mr. Jno. McEachem. “ho met with a. serious accident. some weeks ago is nicely improving. THE WATCHMAN, LINDSAY» WEDDING BELLS. â€"On Wednesday last, Feb. 20th a most delightful event occured at the residence of the bride’s parents, the occasion being the marriage of their daughter Maggie to Mr. W. J. Cupp, of Fenelon Townspip. The groom was assisted through the exciting ordeal by his brother Samuel while the bride was ably supported by her sister Isabella. The Rev. D. McDonald, of Glenarm, perform- ed 1n his usual manner the marriage cere- mony, and that 1n good old honest style. After extending many greetings to the newly made man and wife, the happy company numbering about one hundred sat down to a most delicious repast. The ‘ presents given to the bride were numer- ous, and of the best Kind. The evening was well spent by all present in every enjoyment, and when the night was tar spent. the merry company separated to their respective homes. Our best wish is that much prosperity and every enjoy- ment in life may follow in their journey through life. ton, our flourishing northern village, on Thursday afternoon last. A house occu- pied by Mrs. O’Neil. one block north of the business blocks, caught fire in the roof, which was burned 03. This was the first fire for about two years and the fire fighters were not in practice they said- The crowd that gathered around soon found this out by the useless waste of water and the frequent drenching of spectatorsâ€"Journal. Special to The Watchman. man thinking, no doubt, that the applic- ant was undeserving.»â€",Times. BURNERâ€"Fire valatm aroused the peacefully: occppipd residgnta of ginning FENELON FALLS. HARTLEY. and the hose was not long enougl: to reach from the river to the house. However, the small hand engines were taken up and while the water for then: lasted, they did good service in pre- venting the file from spreading. Seeing the building could not be saved willing 'workers turned in and. saved all the furniture in the house. From' the house the fire spread to the ,sheda and bath and in a short time every- thing was in flames, and without water. nothing could be done to save them. Besides losing the buildings, Mr. Matthews lost about five cords of good hardwood, a. bu y, his potatoes, meet, tsutter,"'o.,* an ‘ 8 number of hens. The loss will esfiniote'about‘m with '39: immnefii; ‘3‘. i!’.itb,m{sht”it§é éfirf is £9651,ng 5°” “13.9! .‘bs‘atgdg: A DESTRUCTIVE Finnâ€"On Monday morning last, shortly after two o‘clock, the bell on the English church pealvcl out its warning alarm of firep and which awakened quite a. number of our citizens out of their sleep. The fire was found to be in the residence of Mr. W'illiam Matthews, on the Smith side of the viilage, and in a short time quite a number of helpers were on the scene. The fire engine was taken out and steam gotten up, but it was of no use as water for it could not he get, MATRIMONIAL.-On Wednesday last Miss Kate Nelson, of Otonabee, and Mr. Cephas Edwards, headmaster of the Keene school, formerly of Warsaw, and brother of Mr. D. Edwards of this place, were united in marriage in the raesence of a number of the contracting parties. Mr. Edwards friends in this place will extend their hearty congrtâ€" ulations. CARNIVALâ€"The racing events at the Bracebridge masquerade carnival last Friday evening. were a walk OVel‘ fdr Gravenhurst athletes. The boys’ race was contested by W. L'ifranier, Hugh McNeil and H. Lewis (Bracebridga) Lafranier won easily. with McNeil secoad. The men’s race Was an uninteresting pro- cession. in Whlch Geo. McCrae led Charley Palmer from just after the start to the finish. In the green race Herb. Sullivan, Jas. Sharpe, Tru. Saunders and several Bracebridge skaters started. Sullivan,lst; Sharpe, 2nd. James Sharpe won the potato race. his opponents being Dugald Brown and two Bracebridge lads. The carnival was a success, there being about 50 masquerade“ and 350 spectators and‘ skaters on the ice.â€"â€"Banner. i on the road ahead of them. For some distance the beautiful animal kept just in advance of the team, while the sleighing party admired its graceful movements. Presently the deer leaped into the deep snow at one side. and actually turned and watched the sleigh. The horses were stopped, and for a minute there was a. close exchange of glances between the wild demzen of the forest and his- admir- ing beholdena, who hadn’t a gun. If there had been a gunâ€"well, game laws are not very binding on theconscience and the flesh is weak. SLEIGBING Inna-Messrs. J. P. Cuckburn, and W. Mason (Toronto) end a party of ladies were driving on the Muakcka road, in Morriseon, on Sand-y, when they observed a large dee1_-_ running GRAVENHURST. an APPLIANCES.â€" We onnouncod the other day that the Muskoh’e engines were to be compounded this season. Since then the company has decided to also compound the motive power of the Kenozha and Oriole, and the engines of the three boats have been sent to Toronto, where the changes wii be eflected. Im- portant improvements have been decided upon to give better accomodations. and the whole fleet will be brought to the highest state of efficiency for the coming ed to sell them to Mr. Burns: whose suspicione were growi very strong, and who pretended he hadngo go out and bor- row $1.50 to pay for them. Of course it was Chief Countable Calverly he wanted. In the meantime Mr. Leslie, shoemaker. Pickering, had telegraphed Countable Calverly to look out for the thief. and he soon took Lontea into the parlor of the police station. The prisoner went before Major Harper, admitted his crime and will receive his sentence 00-day.â€" Chronicle. FRENCHY Gnrs CAUGHT. â€"John Lenten, a Frenchman, who says he came from the city of Quebec, arrived here from the west on Tuesday afternoon, per the air line along the railway trick from Picker- ing. Under one of his arms be here a parcel, which he carried into Burns’ shoe store. Unwrapping it he disglayed a pair of. upper-ready for col_u_1g.e proceed Mr. W. H. Bewoll is very favorably mentioned, and may probably hold the seat for the balance of the year. An election will cost the town 318. and we hope that whoever the nominees may be they will agree upon 30% action which will save a vote. tle building of any kind going on at the Falls. but we expect: that our stone- maaons, brick-layers and carpenters will be kept as busy as bees all next summer, â€"Gazette, Two WARfi ELECTIONS. -â€" Returning Oflicer Huston has issued a proclamation calling upon the electors of the centre Wgrd to meet at the council chamber on Wednesday evening next, and nominate candidates for councillor to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. G. E. Gross. in diSclaiming his seat at the council board, and also to fill the vacanq caused at the board of education by the death of the late Thomas Lawler. Mr. A. M. Ross is the only candidate mentioned so far for the trusteeship, and will no doubt be elected to the position. For councillor THURSDAY. FEB. 28. 1895; LAKBFIBLD. WHXTBY. WM -muq uvuaw Lxcaulyucaa u- handling, and‘aftei' that prbmbivaglgtcry. If the three appeal to: yourvsense’ at what a groceryought to be, we'want your orders. ‘ " ' GNOGERIES, FLOUR, FEED, BROOKERY, GLASSWARE AND THE NOW FAMOUS BANNED 00003 Remember this when you are in need of We have long enjoyed the reputatiop of keeping While it isn’t true that we are selling Groceries for less than cost we are commg very close to the other side of the cost mark in our prices. We want to get rich of course, but we’re satisfied to do it slowly. Small profits satisfy us if they are numerous enough. WE IENY FT t ‘ ' ' IS , Whlte Sheetlngs 36 Inches wide, fine Silky Lamb W s l . 0C t closely woven 25 to 35 cents per ya: '(i 2nd, CgfégrShirtings, pure southdown woc‘l. soft ent patterns, pretty and fast colors 30¢, I: V ’ ' 1' Van I'd Bla . 3 , Ilkets, SOftCSt, dOWl'IICSt, warmest all W 001 bla k 1 n as 4th, Check Horse Covers. A new pattern this week, Brig Check. Pink, Red, Yellow and Grey <5c '1 squ 1 v . c are l: heavy and all wool. refunded. All goods guaranteed or mot. ' The first fe deep with a plow a 7 away , Mon! by to Low 15°F?“ Trees. Close The best tillage is that which begir n, and which 1:09] stirred until late sunw; w years turn the land rathl t the first spring on In general, level culture his is secured by plowing 0’ best. '1‘ year to the trees and the following ye from them, one year north a: d the next year east and we difficult to plow frc the surface south an Ist, White Sheetings 36 inches wide, fine Silky Lambs w . mrecflon' by closely woven 25 to 3 5 cents per ya: ‘d- (X ‘ The best tillage is th: 2nd, Check Shirtings, pure southdown woc‘l, soft, warm “)6st stirred unti dtfferent patterns, pretty and fast colox“S, 30¢. per Y3K ' The first few years tum w _ _.:4.1. a 11an at the The SEecial Lines now being Manufacturq a is our delivery system. After quality. In." A-‘J-‘A_r“ co. FRESH GOODS. at the LINDSAY WOOLLEZNAMILLS are This course is rendered imperative owing to the heavy loss sustained by the recent fire in our factory, and we must have money in order to rebuild. Thanking the public generally for past patronage. ANDERSON, NUGENT C0. All parties indebted to the firm of Ander- son. Nugent C0,, are hereby reminded that all outstanding accounts must be settled on or before the l5Tfl' DAY OF FEBRUARY, HORN BROS PAY UP. LINDSAY WOOLLEN MILLS; “mm. LINDSAY, ”games cleanlyness it} 3?me or barrows now In use 1: 1s ‘ to work the soil away by susbcquent ,___ ‘l-sn {wawntv f.( w WULL v..- _ - , _ 7 tivation, allowing the furrow to thrown toward the tree each spring, it is always advisable, upon fairly L and, to plow the orchard in oppo directions in alternate years. 4- .__A_1-:~nn nlnca fn W BUG-bu ~vr~ _ low, there‘o~ exposing great lengtl trunk to injuries of sun and wind elevating the top beyond the reac pickers and of sprays. F or most ‘ the ideal length of trunk is under feet rather than above it, and 1:: ments now in the market allow of lower training. _ ‘ L4â€"-â€" A_ .1 .v ‘v .â€" _, Trees which have low tops or vs hang low with fruit can be reache separating the halves of any of the ble harrows by means of a long d1 tree, so that the halves when adj‘ run from four to six feet from each 71-: z. LIB-l Lina... -vâ€"â€" -- er. A cutaway barrow ngged in way will work away the back in from under the trees during the 5: All cultivators or harrows with handles, wheels or levers should t carded if orchards are worked whq limbs bend low with fruit. This labor of working about 1: greatly facilitated by the use. 01 1168568 which have no metal proje< There should be no hames with ell L- A‘ Luca-v uuvâ€"-.. , , taps, and the turrets on the. ba‘ should be simply leather loops. T pad itself should be reduced to : ‘7 Juan: Ac “.4 Wu -w'-- _â€"- , wide strap entirely devoid of we; Harnesses of the Sherwood type, v am but drawing by a single between the horses, are excellent chards, as they require no whim Such a harness is illustrated in ti nell university bulletin on orchm Professor L. E. Bailey. A Word About Ducks. When ducks have been proper-l: for, they often begin laying as e January, though February is th usual time. The eggs from duck: nearly double the price of hens’ some markets, and as the duck r from 100 to 140 eggs she is aver able fowl. In feeding ducks do 1 them too much grain to the excl1 other foods Cooked turnips, small quantity of ground mea1 and enough ground oats and a to make the mess palatable, wi? w Ana-v vuv __ a cheap meal and answer all p1 but if they are laying well the} be fed three times a day, beginn‘ ly in the morning. They must 11: mal food in some form, or they lay well. Weak legs indicate :1 that the ducks are averted, bu tb; quarters are damp they wil A A‘A.‘ _Lannxof1.€‘n\ It i‘ tifnes get: the rheumatism. 1 allow them to run out- for ex‘ it can be done, and their qua I)? clean, with plenty Of a the floor. nmxzss FOP. WORK Support: For Burns and 851' Country Gentleman sugge farms of timber supports. one is represented in the first fig: in the accompanying cut. T post supports not only the cam TIMBER SUPPORTS. horizontal timber, but also 3 tion of this timber without a spikes to weaken it. In Fig.5 bination of timbers giving gre: and leaving an entire openiJ These timbers will be very use Mating barns_ bridges. practiced in Franoefol' m8!!! tom the improved 899113119 vented the Operetion yes w 0?. WORK Ix ORCHABDS too high rather thaz wor'king close to fleet of encoura; There is a. tendc ra’ mam-mm us with a i the flooras It