5°C for 1 Chtviots; no! Scotch fastidious. ment 31138; '4' dshedâ€" >d stal ALIAâ€"In so‘ short distan ,- ruse: 1 You thg mtï¬w 'le Wow (Ben I flue McKenzie CO URTâ€"N IOHN bonocefl at day ““531! 2 Damask Tablin kins, .T owels R‘ LIV- C l‘flannezsi1 Flaane'nettes, Tickings, Blankets om orters a pure white batï¬n fflli : Floor Oilcioth and Linoleum g ng,) Carpets, Ribbons 3 1 2 " ‘ ‘ - Inelies . > o B1116, Black and Calming??? zwhite, . 0c yd. Winter Underw o ear, ‘ d Unshnnkable, EIZIE?’R§::§CC3 Taffeta dean], plflk, Fall and mEOE Special newlines, patent ri Ion frames, all prices. {5’ Underwear in all wool uniform, Fleece 11 sizes. Linens .ing=, Towellings, Tea Cloths, Nap- Runners, Stand Covers, Tray-Cloths, Prudent Umbrellas :‘Eam MiklNlYRfi o ‘u 'ce “NBS“ g rimmers, steel rods THE REVENUES OF THIS YEAR ‘ HAVE LASTED TO THE PRESENT The Structure Need? Not be Re- built, Hence $3,000 is Saved For the Present-«That is About TWO Mills Statement Presented on Friday Night Showed That the Pro- ceeds .of 28 Mills had Paid so far “We have almost lived within our income so’ far this year†said the mayor after looking over a state- ment suppliecl by the clerk, at. iii- day night’s meeting. t. Does that inclu Ie the $1500 we set apart to pay on last year’s deficit?" asked Ald. O’Reilly. NORTH BRIDGE IS SOLID "‘No, we have not spent that" re- plied His Worship. So that it seems that up to October lst: council had practically lived within its income and paid $1500 at last year’s $3500. deï¬cit. The town engineer had made a ï¬n- al investigation of the Daniel drain matter and found that. the sewer was low enough to give all the fall required. Hence Mr. Daniel will have to pay the cost. of the investi- gation. -A-~ - ‘I’_.‘ Wells for planting 6 trees at) feet aâ€"l part on the street, and led Ald.‘ O’Reilly to say that the town, had offered 50 cents each for trees some years ago when the gox'ernment paid half for it, but now the latter grant had tin cut off and the town ought to revise its ï¬ylaw. Aid. Store: said that Mr. Wells had given him a. good deal of abuse over those trees. The account was paid. The solicitor's bill gave the alderâ€" mcn room to take excercise. There was a charge of $2.00 for being con- sulted about the cement walks. “Why does he change $2.00 ?†de- manded Ald. McCrac. .“Lawyers only charge me $1.00 for consulta- ion. 11’ they charged me any more I wouldn’t pay it. †Advice about Civic Holiday was Worth $1.00. vvv. v-- vâ€"- v “ Don't we know enough to have alunyln "a: uwuv w ~-~--- civic hoiiday Without getting a soli- Here. Coroner Burrows looked in- citor‘s advice ‘2†queried Ald. ('innaâ€" *0 the committee room. and in reply (1 struck the mon, “By dad; there is a lot, of 'to a remark that he ha moneyâ€"" wrong place, replied that he thought The mayorâ€"Wasted. not, for there were plenty of dead Ald. Cinnamonâ€"Yes wasted. Here OMS in there. is a charge of drawing up something RECKLESS DRIVERS nbout the steam roller. That roller At this point the mayor regaled ‘is going to cost us more than $3500. ,council with the story of a woman “To drawing up a bylaw regard-{driving her buggy against a man at ing 14 local improvements $23 " the William-st. crossing. She drove went on the btill. at a lively pace, the hub of the bug- “Twentyâ€"eight! exclaimed several 1 gy caught a pedestrian in the legs astonished aldermen at once. “’I‘Wen- i and upset him. The driver went on tyâ€"eigiht dollarsllf†went on Aid. ‘but His Worship started in pursuit McCrae “ I thought there was to be; ° ‘ ‘ ' ' one copy made, and that copies oint'he dignity of his ofï¬ce would per- it were to be used by the clerk. †{min He followed her into Mann- “ This is the one †remarked the der's yard, and expounded to her the clerk. peril in which she stood of the law, and his inclination to put her in the â€"‘ - TL ..... 1A llNDSAY, IBERSDAY. OCH)? ER 8111. I903. you ceipts. Perhaps you rely upon in the hour of sickness Perhaps you win med them ï¬l- 'qd t‘ï¬s fall or winter. Bring them here and we win give mm the careful attention and anci- nkss 'which bzï¬xs this pueposc, and which fs 1' well‘dstabl'shed rule incur Pharmacy. $28 " the William-st. crossmg. Dne- UlU\Ué at a lively pace, the hub of the bug- everal‘gy caught a pedestrian in the leg 'l‘Wen- i and upset him. The driver went on Aid. tbut His Worship started in pursuit to be . as fast as his physical condition and es oht-he dignity of his ofï¬ce would per- :. †Emit. He followed her into Mann- 1 the der's yard, and expounded to her the peril in which she stood of the law, and his inclination to put her in the ‘ v for .police court. Moved by her plead-‘ - ~ ings and explanation that she could ; too ;not hold the horse, he relented on ft, paygt'hat score for the moment, but de- clared that eVen yet he was not cer- was tain that he would not follow his ï¬rst impulse. This incident brought ;0 getzto the minds of his colleagues simi- :. He ‘ lar incidents and in such» numbers as d have to justify the suspicion that the driving public are making their de- there linquent legislators special marks think~ upon the crossings. Ald. O’Reilly’s a 1-_ agility, composure, and vocabulary had been severely tested by the de- t livery drivers. They did not seem to understand that the pedestrian a... nu. rinht nf wav. but think they iifleren beneï¬t and should be no' cost. to the vvnu- Ald. O'Reillyâ€"It was for the town’s beneï¬t, for if we had not. made the agreement there would have been no band. Mr. Sylvester would not have maintained the band under the old agreement. 0 7..) town. Ala. McCraeâ€"Some of boys told me different. “Consulting regarding drainâ€"nil" read out Ald wvcâ€" -'__ _,=v 7 “Consultin regarding the Eyors drainâ€"nil" read. out Aid. (Jinnmmon. “What !" incredulously exelaimed‘ his astonished colleagues “No charge at all, ‘2‘" and at. such a nOVeity in a solicitor's bill the board gave way to some merriment. The whole cosr. had been borne by Mr. Eyra. "71:11; '{Jtafl'b} 'th'é solicito'r's mu for 32 days was $50. ' - -- ‘___I_ 4.. nuditcn was looking cal-emu): mun the t0wn accounts. In this com- mendation the aldermen concurred. Who ordered that. gravel ? That was a question of Ald. O'Reilly’s that arose out. of the auditor‘s ob- jection that no contract had been signed with the Kawartho. Lakes Navigation Company. “Did you ti.) \r-ï¬..n.. 0" Ian n-nnt on- “Peo' 1"“ "W“ .r-- '7" “No sir, I did not. I did some things, but. that. was not one of them " said Ald. McCrae. AM. Mchttorsâ€"You ordered the Deal walk built. â€" M-A Ald. McCrae ?" l we say 9“; The "Igg'owhâ€"The contract. was not. signed. but there was an undersmd- ing that. we should take the gravel from the company. Ald. Cinnamonâ€"The auditor says the gravel was to be of ’a certain quality. m. -_-.1:A.... bnnmfl The mayorâ€"The a nothing of the qualil montiéns the trrms of Aid. Cinnamonâ€"It fame of the aldcrm unyth‘ng about, it, oil unaI\.y ' The mayorâ€"’1‘ he auditor knows nothing of the quality. but merely mentions the terms of the resolution. Aid. Cinnamonâ€"It seems that fame of the aldermen don't know unyth‘ng about it either. Here, Comm-r Burrows looked in- to the committee room. and in reply to a remark that he had struck the wrong place, replied that he thought not, for there were plenty of dead ones in there. livery drivers. They di to understand that. thl Ind the right of way, bu own the streets. Aid. Robinson 'iS 8 ‘ declares! that the peeplo deal to blame. When *3 approaching they make ‘ across ï¬rst. The ald‘ Aid. Robinson is a teamster and declared that the people were agOOd deal to blame. When they see a. rig approaching they make a rush to get across ï¬rst. The alderman caused an ineredulous 'smile by declaring that he had often been compelled to sharply haul in that grey team of bis to avoid collision at the cross- mgs. ,,______ -u- v A“! A document bearing .the marks of antiquity and thumbs lay at. the back of AM. Cinnamon‘s fyle. It was the butcher’s by-law, drafted months ago but never read. It re- cited that grocers should not Sell fresh meat, nor butchers, tea. add isome furthgr debreés about outsiders1 eeliing meat in town. 'What should be done with that ? The mayor ex- plained that a good many people thought that the existing law should 'he rescinded and mbody alluded" to sell meat. At the moment a more serious matter. in Aid“. Cmnamon's mind. was the solicitorfs-charge for Sdraltigg the byvlaw. Why; asked he “i was the solicitor employed. This. roman t Memes of matters to the solicitor was-~~ an toolish as for the ddeman to Qtaalcwyer to check over 6 bill of W. 'i L{Net a‘b'ill of hardware. THE ROAD ROLLER When was the road roller to be- gin work on King-st“? . Had not ‘ Ald- Storer been ordered long ago to take it over on \a flat car ? "No sir†W the chairman ol the , pond 0! Works, “I was only told ‘ j A ’ ,. : loading it, THE BUTCHER'S BYâ€"LAW he went. on. oftheband ordered long ago .3 flat car ? "NO >r regaled a woman a man at She drove “So it can," 1‘9- man. I can run year." ."Not Sundays." ' ï¬â€˜w wwâ€" â€Yes. Sundays and all ; but the the' water must be drained out of the injectors or else some night thoro'll be a; frost and they will be burst. '- 4" AL- It. .was docid e Undsay-st. brid take the roller 3; tâ€"Jo tï¬e roller aéross it. Aid. Cinnamon was not satisï¬ed to do any more work until money was forthcoming. The clerk produced. a statement showing that the Board 0! Works had spent $658 more than its appropriation. the Board of Health $337 more than its, that $60 was at the credit of the snowplow. with this year to’compiete. For market improvements 825 had been“ set down. but $364 spent. The pig pen did it. â€"- ‘_ --.-" eel!- “What did the pig pen case" un- cd Ald. O'Reilly. â€They say it. cost Aid. lchattcr-s was not in a comâ€" municative mood. but remarked that. they knew what the contract price was. From the statement read he this year. That is a result. of tin-1 heavy loads the old ones have. cur-1 ricd since the Lindsayâ€"st. bridge way closed. Aid. Robbnson testiï¬ed (m havingï¬een 5 wagon loads of mat- t-rial on the structure at. one time: one of these wagons had 100 buahols of wheat on board. And this is the bridge from under which Md. “6' Wattors made the wild dash when a singld buggy was about. to go over. The discovery that tho approaches n... .m-nna relieves council of a, $3000 are strong 1' expenditure. HOW TO PREPARE CHICKENS Birds Fed in That Way Are Better and More Profitable Than Others A press letter from the Departmentithem to the Change 0| mu auu .W of Agriculture says: ‘cenï¬nement. After the iirs-t week The crate fattening 0'! chickens is the chickens should’he given twice a proï¬table business for almost a day as much mash aï¬ they will every farmer to engage in. It is a . consume. For one week before the simple undertaking that can be manâ€"ichickens are killed a small quantity aged by a member of the farmer’s of tallow should be added to the family, who is sufficiently interested mas-hes to increase the jucim‘ss of and enterprising to study the Work the flesh. Fresh water should be and construct the fattening crates. given in the trough twice a day and 'No special building is required in grit or gravel twice a \\’4:('k. At ‘which to place the crateS. Grain all the illustration stations the on hand, with the exception of corn chickens are fed from the trough or peas, When ï¬nely ground and mixâ€" throughout the fattening period. The ed .with skimmilk or buttermilk, is cramming machine has not been us- fed with proï¬t to the chickens. If ed for feeding chickens for two years. it is necessary to buy grain, ï¬ne ___,._+.â€"â€"â€"__. ground oats is proï¬table. The cost of the food for fattening averages TWICE TOLD TALES 'ten cents per chicken. It is advisâ€" â€"The report, published by the able to produce chickens with whiteâ€" Globe that Rev. Dr. Bond had n,» °°l°red flesh. as white-colored flesh signed the editorship of the Chrisâ€" is more palatable than yellow flesh; tian Guardiw‘js denied by the lat- it is ï¬rm, ï¬ne in grain and exceedâ€" ter paper. ingly tender. There are fat g10' â€"â€"'1‘he supplementary estimates bules distributed throughout the were bought down at Ottawa on flOSh and under the skin. When the Thursday. They were fur $10,590, chicken is cooked, the particles 0‘ 863, making the total estimates for fat melt into and increase the juci- the year $67,700,837. ness 0‘ the flesh. With unfatted A boy named Julian la Rue was chickens can be marketed in Cana- caught in a belt in Gilmour's mill was the majority 01 the {at globules. at TrEnton on Thursday. and When the chicken is roasted the wat- fatally injured, his back being brok- er evapora' and leaves the meat an and other injuries inflicted. l dry. The muscles of the crate- Bert A. Knox, a former resident of “M“ “when a" 3m†“with†Cobourg. was accidently killed while ongh Wk 01‘ exercise. To km a threshing on the farm of D. W. 1†chicken is wasteful. - The pro- Burke of Elmore, N.o W. '1‘. It ap- ponion 0‘ :dimabllle wt to bone and pears that young. Knox was climb- one: lsmedso ‘ ' kens in; on a load of sheaves. The horst Al! b 10:8th ’ with theex- jumpéd and be 1011 in front. of tin oeptigrns of.†him “$38- an: of the front wheels pus aim: am e ,i a , , .- . hi ‘ m “ted in the crates with proï¬t. Fatted gilngltl);er ms “8“†“lung " chickens Grubs W in Cans: â€"-â€"Shortly after the adjournment o i d? and t Britain from ten to the House of Commons on Thursday plucked Mr. H. Carg'ill, member for Ens Bruce. died suddenly. He had spo ken in the House during the after noon. and feeling unwell afterward On his return 11 stood'talklng- to trienda, when 11 “suddenly... mind - I heart disoasc " ï¬ve and had bee | anwsvuï¬ I should like you to send me um names of some reliable deglcrs in Ot- tawa or Montreal to whom I can ship the famed chickens when ready.’ "To BUILD THE CRATES Hr. F.‘ C. Hare. chief of the Do .mi-nion Poultry Division in this arti ,cle will give directions {or construe Wion the fattening crates and feedim the cm. A subsequent attic! “will main information Qbout kill Inu- I -_A 15 Cent: 1 Year in Advance decided to w TN :hickcns. A submuem ‘1 contain information about nd marketing the chicktjns the dog: taxes must, be be- d. ‘They had both paid or the ï¬rst time. The the [3011 taxes were not rel iovw . it could run all the said Aid. Cinnamon. " responded the chair- run nevery day in the that-the Board $658 more than the Board of ‘ pen cost" ask- They say it cost APPRO AGNES the W91. ington- like! y be built man“ u! the ait until the 'ï¬nished and SUI “I That dog . I it was not the ‘ had died of P8 to some A may; but it that the animal duce recently had 0‘“ CESS in high. ,fhside momrmments. 15am “to is divided haunts: compart melts. Each Compartment hold: (our chickens. A trimo is built 0 one inch by two inéh umber am covered with slats. The slats an placed lengthwise on thmc sides, bottom, buck and topâ€"and up ani down in front. The s!ats are om inch wide and half an inch thick The spaces between the slats in from are two inches wide to enable an chickens to food from the trough The bottom, hack and top slats or. Ono and a mm “mules a1. top slats are cut above tion and three doors The doors are hinged to she frame. The crates on stands sixteen inch ground. A light "V‘" I two and a half incha: ins a'izxiviéont of mph crate and i tied on brackets nafled on th< of the crate. '-\ If only a small number of chick: m to be fatted, packing boxes c be adapted for the purposv. 'I open top of the box should boco the bottom of the crate and one 5 should be‘ removed for the fro Sluts should I‘e nailed up and do the front: also long-thways of ' If only a smut number of chickens are to be fatted, packing boxes can be adapted for the purposv. The open top 01 the box should become the bottom of the crate and one side should be‘ removed for the front. Slots should I'e nailed up and down the front: also lvngnhways of the crate to form the floor. A board should be loosened in tho top of the crate to remove the chickens. and a should be loosened in the top of the crate to remove the chickens. and a iced trough arranged in‘ front. Dur- ing the {all the crates can be placed outdoors in a sheltered position or in a vacant shed on barn. THE SORT 0F CHICKS Plymouth Rocks chickens of a Sim: from two and a, h each an: preterm Chickens of mod broad. square sh straight legs sot the most proiitahl; THE PRO! A suitable fame removed qm the 1. I‘ht The‘ ( "ens’shmdd‘ remain in the tattvning «tea: for about twentyâ€" four days. . éfore the chick-ms are placed in the crates thew should be dusted with sulphur to kill the lice. The ï¬rst week the chickens shoufd be fed ’the mash sparingly three times. a day. in order to accustom them to the change of diet, and the conï¬nement. After the ï¬rst week the chickens should‘be gi‘-'on twice ~~- "4|! (ODSUIXIC. 1‘ or um chickens are killed of tallow should mas-hes to incrca the fleSh. Fresh given in the trougl suit or’ gravel t“ mas-hes to increase the jucinvss 01 the flesh. Fresh water should be given in the trough twice a day and grit of gravel twiCc a, \\'4:(‘k. At, all the illustration stations the chickens are fed from the trough throughout the fattening period. The cramming machine has not been us- ed for feeding chickens for two years. â€"Shortly after the magnuummw the House of Commons on 'l‘hursda Mr. H. Curgill, member for Ea Bruce, died suddenly. He had 8}) ken in the House during the aim noon, and feeling unwell afwrwm went. for a. walk. On his rctqrn stood talking- to friends, when suddenly expired ‘0! heart (“80:11 He was a; Canservutive and had be ‘ intho Hones £01816 years. -â€"The ï¬rst annual fair of the No: AW «and Fronteqw Agricul '_ 11.! Society 'was held at Arden A lad of eight years {17th bro kc throng powerful m ‘ him and slid (10“.? water. 3001 car $67,700,56l. i’boy named Julian la Rue ht in a belt in G‘ilmour's .A-.-_ An 'I‘hnmdav_ and square sham 3.011 thirty mt. After :kens shduld‘t as much mash For one m O‘V gruut' llUuI [3d with profit a _- chickens aw ft .\‘0 wholv grair cal mixtures an ow a ration cm u-mund oats. C01 young. Knox was cum cad of sheaves. The ho: cl be 101! in front. of t c of the front wheels pa his head. killing him locxs, wya similar ty; a half to 1 :flcrable f0! medium siz 57 after the adjournment of Commons on Thursd-e Curgill. member for E: (1 suddenly. He had 5; In House during the ah i feeling unwell afterwa réwarded the hi nche ight years of oke through irty feet deer Insumtly W |' â€Daniel SC( 33311. 8073“ IN if not 5 pa" ration can be form- oats. coarser hulls two pounds ground ds buckwheat. one u (3) one pound R FOOD Wrandottos or . “‘ilh short. 11 apart. fatten a pal ration is 000 that will pro- gsh. Ground 1. ground bar- lour are mews {it at the sta- n~p fld a 1“th main is given. U nts. Each * compart- ertt holds 3 built of ht lC fl a nd weighing r potmds at toning. A sum :14de t Pal TO n1 La!†car- ends HE and T! was or uninjux ‘ “'0 warm, 5