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THS SIGNAL: GODRRICH, ONT:, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11. 1664.
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Mels by AU eeeeeee sed Flee le
MA. W. O.ZZAZ . Zboweete
THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
e ('eery of • Seb..l-bey** Otter t. Me
■.ober.
A correspondent of The Loudon Spectator
has promote 1 to that partial a copy of a
"genuine letter" from a lad at school to his
mother. After complanin.ig generally of the
school, end o•rr•tnag some trotting mishaps
that had befallen him, the young reatleman
says " 1 hope Matilda', cold is batter. 1
am glad .hu as not at echoic. n think t have
g ot ,onsumptron. the boys at this place
are not gentlemanly, but of course you did
n ot know this when you sent me bare. i
will try not to get bad habits- The trowsers
have worn out at the knees. 1 think the
tailor meat have cheated you. the buttons
hare wine off, and they are !ogee bebind. i
don't tbmk the food a good, but 1 she uld
net mind d i was •(roarer. The Arte of
meati send you is off the beef we had on
`Islm.lav, but oe other days it IS more
stringy. There are black beadle. in the
kitchen and sometimes they cook them .o the
.limner, which cast be holwome when you
are not strong do not mind my being
so uncomfortable bemuse i do not think
.hall Iase Ione. Please send are some more
money as i o ed. 11 you cahoot spare t
think i can borrow it of • boy who is going
to leave at the half quarter, but perhaps
you wd. mot like to be under an oblig•eion
to hie parries M they are tradespeople. l
think you deal at their shop. - 1 r. loving
but retched roe." • _
It bee the Angel
The doctor-shakestts-La4-eree the
nurse asks if little Berney will last until the
meewieg. There are wars in tet music
eyes as she returns to her post by the sick
child's bed : it is very sad to die on ficin(
rtes eve and Barney has looked forward to
the coming of Sot. ('taus w cagetiy.
Throurb the windows of the quiet hospital
ward, the moonlight caste silver bars,
g �B Y
teat seem bnglit in contrast to the dim
lights that horn at intervals through the
stillness. elate d' lane, represented by half
a dozen ladtts. had come and Boar. leaving
many bright toys and peture books on the
dying child's bed Teey had teen that the
little lad was past apprecuung the a ea•
meant gifts, yet they could not bear to pass
him by -- hu1e.,l1a[ann,who had always
.teal now welcomed :hem witi, ■ anile that
lighted up hu tbm patient face. With dos -
...1 eves. the child lues, so still that more
than once the nurse fancies he is dead, and
lease over hon, lta'.mtng intently.
•• Norse TM watcher starts a: the
unexpected addrrd. " Nurse, has `testa
t'lause come yete'
" fee, dear."
" An' brought me nice thing. • kooks,
an pretty toys, the ladies promised
" lee, dear ; would you like to see
than e'
The nurse holds up the treasures for in-
spection. Barney's ryes close wearily. "I
am tired, so tired, i ee't play w alit them
A swami FOR CHICKS.
to re Messed by a Wawa tame -tee welter
lie ll aware.
This temp brooder was originally de-
scribed in the columns of The Farn. and
Fireside by a New Yorker who heel used
it with success one season.
It is 4 fart long. 22 inches wide and 16
inches high on one side aud 24 inches
high on tlw other side. The box for the
lamp is 19 by 1d inches insiar. The
There a aileace ler a time.
" Nurse. please won't you hold my hand.
len se sleepy '"
The nurse takes Barney's thin wee hand
loviagly in ber firm, stneg one. After a
long time the little lad speak. sgau.: his
voice is very weak. Nurse beads her head
to listen.
" When will the angel comae '
" TM angel, Barney, what angel
" The one the lady told me -'bout,
that fetched Jean to his mother •
Nurse does tat answer the •usetion. A
shimmering bar of light from: the seting
moos talking across the bed lights up the
last . experience tells her that no words
uttered by human lips can answer Barney's
question. Is it the shadow of the sneers -
wing that gives a holy radiance to the dead
face on the pillow ` The angel has come and
answered haraey's query l.emtly the
nurse draws the sheet up over the quiet
fratares, then stepping to the window she
sees Oa dawn breaking in the eat, just as
the dawn of a better day broke for little
Harney wino the angel earns. Fruci.tt H.
H01.1.Ai u.
110. 1-A nouniZ m0uomtt -
brouder but has en open bottom. but the
cover fits tight, the top having two or
three inches air apace ever the tank
should the lop be level. The water tank
1 Fi,c. 2i is stale of galvanized iron an inch Klin another farm, eave troughs and ton-
dtep and 1'e by ret inches. The stand tractors will lee found leading ole
piprain-
e i. $ inches long, Indo large enough water into cisterns conv.•nieutly located,
to insert the trek ut a quart bottle in1 with pumps aud water troughs for the
the tp. I stuck. au arrangement tint greatly ler.-
Any bursa lamp can los (tate', the top acne the labor of taking care of them, and
of the chews. y being felt an inch from. eaves the water for ancreaary_Uses, M-
ille under side of the (auk The tank u stead of its keeping everything in a dtra-
ev,i'tterd with cloth or lagging, sewed on grewble condition around the buildings.
clues and light. The mother is a fracas i Where manure is to remain in the bare -
made of piny, covered with paper or yarl until spring. it coats very- little to
tarred telt, with aisles cut nt strips itittbl a shed over the pile that will pro -
tacked to tisk edge, and when in pow -feet it u ufk•iently to prevent its fertility
Don lira on top of the tank. The moth -
front lcrcl:iug out. By timely attention
er ie a little sandier than the iusiele t,, the many things that prem.. tit them -
of the brooder -lay, five or six incites. echoer, such as u proper homing of tools
Cie a aiding plrtbmm for thnechicks aid, and egrit•nitnral implements as well as
art H at tits( three itches lower than the of the annals and poultry, a great deal
/ARM CONVFNIENCES.
tib glsN,6.r.ie largely se ib. Cease rt
sed WMfare of tet Ower.
There IS . surprising difference to be
observed up many (Emus as regards the
attention given to what re commonly
coneidereed tatters of secondary impor-
tance, but which neverthelsee largely
contribute to the comfort of the inviter
cod the welfare of hs annals Many
barna and atablee are to be tuaud on
good farms w hens the rain drips from
the eaves in emit a way iia to wake go-
ing ht and out of thoua exceadiugly dist-
agreeable. quite often, tui, this drip
may le. found falling to: an uncovered
manure pile, Ieschiug out its fertility
au.l carrytug it of in streams as it ruts
oat of the yard. Again, little or no at-
tention is paid to w•rlke by which the
building can be reached without trivet-
ing in the mud.
Not many farmern now in the.regioh
of inclement winters leave their annuals
quote unprotected by shelter, but in-
rimera aro not infrequent Where cattle
are No cramped up by etatichtions and
narrow stalls that they Wight well be
excused if they preferred liberty out of
dais in the cold to such confinement.
under side of the tank and lower the plat- will lie done that wall pay well fur the
form half an inch every 10 dais.
The illustration ebows adouble brood- labor and expellee.
er, with tight partitions in the middle,A very useful article about farm build -
and with openings for the [hicks on ups' tugs.
though out very commonly tetrad,
petite sides. Tlw chieke in each brooder is a ,.t ppnip enmities, with hose int.
rotes. To set the brooder, fi'» nto throw water on the top of a
braiding. Tuna tau now he °teethed
have the awl over the Knoop (three -quer- n
overter( of an inch the lowest from the top quite t ilelyph . The legate can often ba
of the lamp• but hall .aa inch is better;
used to greet advantage for other pur-
of
• th,•aster will (Keely dirrnlate. Fill pf1L"inestimable and in the (sine of fires may prove
the task to the top ot! the standpipe: where inelaving a building
where other means. at hand world fail.
then fell a bottle with water and place
the neck of the bottle in the opening of
the standpipe. which gives preeaure tc
the were; and the circulation will be
complete. When chicks are very yontey.,
keep tatB inclined plane raiied np. This
'r'u'de* is an improvement over many
t7(i. ii-w'ATER TANK FOR awt*O*Rt
others, as it beats with lint little oil,
and eme need not go to the expense of a
belles. 1'heckt nutted in it had nu leg
weekn:Nate testi( ,crew splendidly.
lit Fig. 1. AAA show the taok,,
lamp, t' the movable platform, 1k tine
ettue.l-platnr.or run'. and S tbAf epr .
(which is. also need for filling tbd,tauk.
In Fig. 2 the tank to shown. A being the
cud that goes overuse lamp. and Sshowe
the etssdpip.r. The sketch shows uta'
half of the cover rcinovel, and also the
side left open to have a view of the in
side.
A
rveaeblas se Owlet..
s doe of the religions journals tell. at.
tanning story of the Rev. 1)r. Macgregor,
of St, l:ubert'a, Edinburg. Entering orae of
the Scottish pulpits, c'i'te wee minister," a
he is popularly called, fogad that. owing te
his short stature, he could not see over the
edge- Heiner. be red himself equal to
t he occasion. isg on tip -teas he gave
rat the psalm b.giaaiog, " i.ord, from tabs
depth. to Thee 1 cry," and thea .at down
to a nelder the rasa list e.asid.ra
ties gage me relief ; his had to shad
ea tin -tee all three. the MKewea- tondos
Tidbits.
• Gleed Sem era "f0aAery--
Heria one ea 1-bauseey D.pew. The
g enial d.ot.r had dropped is to sse• gesta-
tion .a seam basise.a at his private resi-
dence. Aa inquisitive small boy was play-
ing is the ext e.ioe-room book of the parlor
He seemed to take • great iatere.t is the
visitor, and every now and thea aa.peaded
hie *pert to reooa.oiter him. Whea Mr.
ikepow left, the lea ran to rhe frost wted.w
and looking out. asked •
' Who is that mea, papa i"
" Hi . the r.atl.nsaa your mother and I
were talking alma at t1a breakt.d table
shim (names, Mr Depaw, the greatest story -
Setter I ever heard.
A kw dare after the visitor came Spite.
The lad we. *tending as the front steep,
and es $r. Dspsw raag tba bell be seed to
hiss :
i know yen."'
Mr. Daps* is hoed el ehlldree. and, pet-
ting the lith. fellow .n the head..t..rved,
....ar.aLGIy t
' 0ents. saw. if yes think yen kasw .h.
wamIt'
" bsaire 1bt gentian.• that Isle the trig.
awn whoopee MP ewer hnA." - Nee
York Then.
• ressaeaMaa'. Massa.
" i have great plmmmsr. 1• sertifyias w
thea�.ms el Hp
aard's Y.1Mw USI,'.
INN= p. Kamenegis, ps.telamMr .f Users -
the " bet end it ler sienna of
`jhKrlwt,
bend, ettol6m. Ma. I led ttmlNtl/
Need be t•" >11,
ey
SIDE HILL. ICEI10USL.
6.perir to 'Keay. Rat It lee Ilene mems
wore t. Della.
Fanners who are not already provide/
with an icehouse will du well 1,1 oar'
street are biota the aaasun.arrivrla
cutting and packing the tee, and the
eloper epee that this -work is dune the
better. A side hill icehouse Isaa several
advantages, and it has aleat noun draw
bake. 11 is more expensive to build;
bid, The Owintry lienlletauaeye, it ham
the atvautage of the more ready filling
of t1.e upper part by (Inswing the loads
of uw •I*,te mud p.aeetug the blocks
through the upper doer. A form of con -
61 reel snggeste,l be the authority
quoted is that of buil.lin;; the lower part '
of *tone and the eloper rot c.,mttion verti-
cal lswnlitgt. A. the lower part is more
then a foot in thickne oi, the timbers of
tl.,' upper mast be au constructed as to
give an equal thiekneean and to allow all
the contents to settle alike. It, however,
the whole is boil* of Moue. this provision
as to thi,•kneew t* not twee/wary.
It is hardly ueceseary to mention the
common provision for making 'mescals'
ducting walls by allowing air spaces to
be filled with wwdeat. This'Mede$.
ahuuhI he 10 t'we'e or a f.a,t in thitk-
awe and ear•fult•V and (compactly filled
in. It there is a perfect drainage below.
it should always be kept. in the same
place. hanging up, in madames for tme
mediate
use. and with oue tune
pump
at the bou& and one at the barn it can
be t.quickly attached to either as the case
may require. With water convenient
and plenty end a hose in working order
at hand, muddy wagons and carriages
can be quickly cleaned and be kept.in
readiness for going out agent. Besides
this,. a farmer who can Phew such an lir-
-Minot hie build-
rangewrnt for the p
"Only the Scars
Remain,"
SIM Itretey III emus, of 16-x1,Jaae/
r-1.3I11t1l Woolen
lilac hiime yleo..
11tihalelkhia.
Pa., Mho certi-
fies a. 'shows:
'• .tram the
many testimoni-
als wide 1 .re
111 regent/aver.
(sin 7m-.ii.iaes
performing
coir. s, eleaa.m.g
ih., Wool. ere ,
n. Mimeo, not
mere Mae my
owes- ease.
Twenty yt'ars
ago, al the age
of IS!, ,'are,' hurl
swellings Mew
on my begs,
which broke and
beenene rsn-
■Irg •orae.
(lir family ',loy-
al. uua could do
one 00 gide', sod It 0 W f..rn.t rh:.t tiro
bones would be alit a teal. At lout, toy
good .1.1
Mother Urged Me
It-I:tit.t•i:E ecu -T In R11J.NDE-
the side walls well constructed, the ice
covered with sawdust on top, over which
,there is a free ventilation, the ice will
keep well. 'An interior nide of 11 by 16
and 9 feet high will bold alo.nt 40 tuns
and will keep eilernty of ice daring the
time mentioned for a nio4 ! 'family.
if properly caret' ter.
metered n'itri'c helms Oat.
There exists a difference of oIeinion
minting bee emu a" to the value of see-
etions partly drown QUtelend lett tires to
the next season. Some thinEi►at t
are only fit to be melte' up. ()titers go
to the other extreme and think they are
worth very mtuh more than sections
filled with frrithluurnlati.on. The editor
of The American Bee Journal inclines
Loth& latter view, and says:
If the sections are clean we would not
hesitate to ane them over again. But
we should not went to put on such sec-
jug"tiln►'' tunably get tions without knowing that they had
a k,weer�reto of than he can Leen thoroughly cleaned out by the bees.
where l►qg iei►Itt diet .ken For ifs Lest year's action Mesabi be
put on this year tight in the iw.y stur-
eager Came Hams. tag time. and part4.lee of granulated
In the absence 6190. pec hotter lrnti
ey should be eai. it is towable
mediae wfs,4irs
Have heed WAS p
Gentleman. As 1
venation in the pr
Mennethe taste of
which is best for hi
Ohne ounce salt t
meat, an ounce salt
meant. 5 pounds %u;,•a
Meets la Tile Drains.
Stone striking instances are given it
the New England Farmer of the chekiu(
of water connote and tile drains by the
rests of Steel. In these cases the rout,
entered at the joints between the piece,
of tile. To prevent this clogging. it itimportantregar ed as important to rim
make the ditch-
es straight, so that the tiles will e in
close contact at Ole end.. There is to
doubt that it may be well to lay the
„Joints in water lime tenant for eosin
time 'before the ditch is filled, whet.
trouble is expected. The importance of
packing the earth well around the tile td
prevent it from becoming di.plac. it.
filling should be well underetuod. Tin
roots of tallow/ are found to be special' y
troublesome, and have spoiled the value
of wells iu thief way, with a mase of root,
that seriously obstructed the flow e1
wetter.
Kest omanufactured
the tile that is
sufficiently porous to admit the re
at
tres of water through the stiles when
tbs joints are closed with cement. 11
the :Attire of the ground prevents mak
ing the drains perfectly straight, very
long curves should he resorted to, which
will allow the ends of the o 40 to
le t
brought into close contact. Tbs writers
of the article which we have referred to.
who appears to have .wasetaed many
eases. says that however formidable the
roots of willows have proved, he hat
known of no instances when roofs from
fruit tree/ have proved seriously trou-
blesome. and he urges a spatial raison
why drains abonll be atraight beside
ro
that given. in that a coked tile drain
u sure to cause eedimoeet to settle at the
crooks and eventually to choke the drain
entirely. -
stories lee At Mall Karam..
Every farmer needs ice during the
heated term, and • t many defer
storing it, thinking the expense of build-
ing an icehouse tori great. Now. every
one can have plenty of los if he owns an
outbuilding of any kind, according to
the Ohio Farmer. which says: The
building should stand on dry ground. If
not, it should be provided with good
drainage. This is very essential on ac-
count of keeping the ice weld in the bot-
tom.
oa
krm.
The bnildiug can be made of old boards
If the sides ars made tight enough to hold
the packing firmly in place. The paek-
hg meet be on all four sides, and may
.owaiet of fins aandnst, chaff, charcoal
or any sock material that you Kan
in hard and HEW afoot 16 ill�.e
When tied cold lay arrived. 611 It 1f per
Giblet all at owes, attar potting a thick
layer of packing in His bottom baron
the first Imyer .4 be goes he Thee 611
to M fast as poslible, ewer thick with
fat k*g fitted pet a debt rod over. Leave
w
both geldsap apse• amid yon will hive
See all anmtner with very Niels Berk.
menialkers
ral formulas that the been would go 'pn filling up with
. cleaning tits by The (:gantry (reek honey wit'nt » cleentr g oust the
re is more or leas old granulated honey. and thus the new
nertiun of tete negro- would he injured by the old.
user must decide It is 'not nr.e•seary that the sections
ahould be put on the. hive to be cleaned
every pound of Gut after extracting, lint 1t is (I.c udWlly
er to 20 ponds necessary that they be put somewhere
to 1011 poundit for the twee to clean out. They'll slake
meat, water to cot er. surer work of it tiff the hive than ou.
For tett pounds'mrat, 9 pounds salt, a Pnt your rulers of sections wnnewleere
miners ifdtpeter, 3 psxin.le mulaasee sag- where the bees can visit them, protect-
or. eh once bicarbonate soda. 6 gallons ing them fr•..m rain. aud allow veru small
water. Leave in pickle six weeks tad entrances so that only two or three hews
smoke to taste, using fragrant woods.
For 100 pound. swat, 9 pounds salt. 4
ounces /altimeter. 3 ponds brown ginger.
Dry luring -fix a pint tine salt with
a pint toffee sugar and rub every part of
pains fur three clays. As moisture omen
from meat, lay in., ani, dip over
meet an you rub on that MK end anger.
in three or four weeks smoke, ,a -little
lack pepper on surface, put in cloth
bags and whitewash.
Hampshire Bacon -In a shallow, wide
tub pnt brine strong enongh to float an
egg. To each peck of salt add 2 ounces
refines' saltpeter and 1 to 2 pounds brown
sugar or good molaaaas. After being
six weeks in the pickle take out meat
and smoke it; or, when dry. rub with
wheat lour. wrap in newspaper and put
in dry place.
Aa 6anetiv Dwelt f■Iter•
Thanks are due to Tbe Farm Journal
for the rock puller here delineated. It
is greatly appreciated on the Connecti-
cut farms where it is used and where
• comer. ' err DOCK PULLED,
atones abound. It was mads by a local
blacksmith and has done .ac 'lent work
for years. The handle and Orris to a
heavy old plow were nand, but • power-
ful new oak beam of extra length was
pet in. It has drawn out rocks weighing
from 300 to 600 pounds.
Tb/dap T.Id by Others.
Place an extra pair of screws in your
guts prat (of the old fashion strap hinge),
and when aces Sise rains the gate a
notch. Twill save lots of hard work in
opening -
A practical painter tells In The Farm
Journal: To prepare Iowg unpainted
buildings for repainting, use white led,
colored with a little lampblack. thinned
with linseed d1 and a lite. turpentine.
Add japan drier. It they have sever
been painted, pet on a goat of let tee'
boiled) linseed oil.
Matured birds of tet Astade breads
ate disposed to tab os tat rapidly and
aro not likely to lay assay eggs while
doing so. To prevent this state of affairs
feed the hens plenty of bran. meet and
veg lablee and ooiopartatively little cora.
If you wish roses striving horse to have
s abort. sleek coat, keeii'• biswbai his
arty.
can para ata tine. 11 you allow Moires
accrue the beet, will tear the combs to
lames•
to try fryer'• Sarsaperill*. 1 took threw
beetles, the conn 1. alcd, and 1 have 11.4
1e... tnnbl. d�t4.;e. Gully the sears
remain, and the memory of the
past, to reenlist! me of the good
Ayer'. Sarsaparilla has done me.
I now weigh t•.•s hundred and twenty
pounds, and Al -t in the Leat of health.
I have been on the road for the past
twelve tears. have noticed Ayer's Klee.
.aparilla advertised in all parts of the
United States. and always take pleas -
are In telling what goal it did for me.''
Ayer'* Sarsaparilla
Preparedly Ur. J. e . A ter a JO-. Lowed. K.s..
Cures others, will cure y016
CONFESSiON CANE TOO LATE.
1 e
711 Merderer fader Death thwallase.
Com-
mitted NM Crla.r to girl/-iaefestre•
Vi. -r..10.. N.C.. fete. w►.-Altrrt Strsilr'
J. the health Aeslaabia carder -r, who i
eine meanly eot.vtcted on purely circua-
etantial evidence. has vindicated the ver
dict of the juty by eonfeseing shot lie did
the deed for welch bus ei sentenced to hetet
our Jan. :1.1. He alleges. howeier, that it
we. done in self-defence. but .his expiator -
lion, though n will no doubt recite« con-
aideration, is made too hue in the day.
Stro•trl baa berm twice• tried for the cringe
which. veiled in much mystery. has been
brought home to him. Now, alter every
endeavor. inrinding •.eine dlunbtful swear -
Me. has failed to prevent a corvictime
Wruebel seeks to give as tratirely (few ver-
sion of the affair. If the deed wa.,tion.in
self defence, it was a sed blunder not to
make that plea before. and • blunder
which will now be bard to remedy-.
Patting Away Items Nage.
The following plan is recommended by
a Rural New Yorker eorreapundent as
the very bee/ .114 pnttin% away bass
for summer use on the farm. -.1U -says:
After toe harts have been properly
salted and smoked. put each in a com-
mon mnslin sack -1 make mine of fionr
narks or cheap brown mnslin and as
nearly the shape of the hart as 1 cats
roughly block it out, but they are never
perfect fits. Then stitch a firm loop
male of at scrap of cotton folded and
stitched at one and. Have your peke
large enough -et the open side so that
after the ham is in yon can fold the open
edges over well and saw tightly. Now
have ready a tub or big bucket of slaked
lime that is creamy in thickness and
warm enough to penetrate cotton easily.
Put a wire hook in the loop on the sack
and dip the latter np and down (with the
ham in it of course) several times in the
lime water until you aro sure the pores
of cloth are filled with the lime. Hang
them np in the air till perfectly •try,
then lay or hang away anywhere that is
convenient`
71ne atony of the crime woo laid bare at
the trial just concluded (to the evening
ie the kith of April last =old mast raised
.Kohn Marshall, • farmer living alone near
Ilaaun, don, It.('„ was found dear' on the
threshold .f bias lathe,, death having been
cause.' by eisootlt.g. There was no trace
by which the ,1ete.•tiyes could form any
idea aas t.. who did the deed. _It was eat
dent. however. prom the fact that a table
bad been eat for two. that Mareball had
entertained a yisit.erni, the last evening of
his)•i(e. The pair h0 eaten the meal to
get er befe.r.• the foul deed hal been done.
A mystery it was and a mv.trn •t would
bate remained heel not Mea Ifartlet• a
boar.ling-huese keeper, foam' a revolver
between the quilt aid maltreat of the bed
,oveupie.l by a lodges(. Albert Striate' who
was uh.ntly t., be married to her daughter.
She notified the police of the discovery.
though she airmails regretted having
done so and tried to shield the munlerer
With the rev.elver, • rusty old :1•: calibre
Smith 11 Wesson wrap". were found two
empty cartridges, which corre.poudesl in
size and make with the bullets extracted
from the dead man's body. Expert testi
many showed that the missiles were iia
charged from • rusty weapon, ao that in
(bre• particulars -make. size. and condi
tion -the revolver found corresponded with
the one Weal by the murderer. Tillie wile
the most damaging evidence against Strom,
MI. The motive which twompted the deed
was alleged to be robbery.
Accenting 4i Str ab»I'a story Marshall
toll him at the aunt er table that he want
ed to unary l.tryie Bertha, who. it ape
pears, is young enough 4o have ben his
daughter. Strophe! twpliel that he was
engage.' to the girl. Thereupon the old
man jumped np, says Strobel, in a stfse
of fury. and tried to kill hien with an axe,
and in self-defence he Grad the fatal shot.
0. the Comers need.
Turkeys need more grit than other
fowls.
Goverment crop report points to 400,-
000,000 bushels of wheat, 1,370,000 bush-
els wore and 6440.000.000 bushels of oats.
The cherry tree appears to be peceltar-
ly adapted to roadside planting. because
it thrives with little care and no cultiva-
tion. ('berries make handsome shade
trees, and their fruit can be sold profit-
ably during certain seasons. Their
growtu is shoo rapid, mad few woods
command better prices for lammaserirea
Ston the root crops in • cool, maid
cellar or pit
A Country Gentleman corTettpondert
e.ys that he has found .awdeet to be an
excellent covering for silos. He nave no
weight, but covers one foot deep with
aowdsat that follow* the ensilage closely
when It settles, as planks eanwot, paOlo.
.larly 1f it mettle. naevenly. >etl
Reducing hens by burning is
mended by The Rural New Yorker as
the cheapest mode when Insall queen -
Nee are to be applied. and it is rooms -
mooted also es the only way that arms
farmers can get them into fine meal or
p.wdeer.
The wheat rant to tet Witrld'a fait
from Oregon weighed heavier than that
, from any other state. He average was
Ibetween 664 sad 63 pounds par bulbs/
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SEE TOK FOL1OYllM llEflllETIOJS:
Ladies' Fur Coats
*45 0(4 for $29
49.00 " 23.00
Astrachan Curls
$3 00
4.30
3.25
11:30
3.(13
Oath
610:00
xa0,
7.30
660
6.00
10.00
a 30
5,00
for 14.00
„ :150
" 190 •
1.75
Mantles
for $ 7.15
6.35
5.62 -
60
5.0(4
333
2.90
1
Cloth Mantling*
9t413 for ;11.73
t°I3 " 1!a
1. 1.11)
1.,. .97
Note these Sweep-
ing Reductions.
Our whole Stock I
of these Goods must '
go, regardless of
price.
The Greatest Bar-
gains ever offered
in SEASONABLE
GOODS.
ecce:.:
sL.AUC+H'1'ER ,
i�
what we metal. eau and it, and ret- Cjocti.
Less than wh.elesati-e price-.
A l.ig stock of New (;jarlx tom, 1 Ill 1'lu,
Lace and ('henille Curtains, (ug. and M tT.
- Highest market price paid for Butte taeelXigio.
53: d tt.easunt for Carp wi doer cut regular prices.
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a�.� tient clean ih•.•,-b and . ImntJe .Laker up -stairs.
COLBORNE BROS.,
GODERICH.
Great- Cr4i,ltret.Zo lli ouse I-
A: of the (_rout-iTrj.
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BOOTS
andSHOES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Protect your fa • t and avoid la grippe. You -can do this by pur-
chasing your 1•'uutw tar ft Ont
L. DOWNING
Overshoes,
Rubbers,
Gum Shoes,
Mackinaw Sox, &c.
•
Warranted FIRSTS. No SECONDS, or old llankrulot, Muth -eaten
goods but the bent finality at prices chargee' else% litre ter an inferior
article.
A LARIA% 1'11►CK OF '
GENTS' FANCY
MIAbout twenty different
Very cheap.
The ramose Cas.. ((model.
Puts. Jae. 9. -The Figaro publishes
two duseineets. wick if authentic, will, it
is said, revive the Plasma canal eseadal.
s TME WILSON TARIFF MU.
Beset Cbawg.e wtil be Cesemid NI Ae.ld
Ketb.rr•dilaa O.Ibremb
Wswim (non, Jan 2. -The Deaner sew
caucus of the tarig bill will probably he
held on Friday or Kimmel*? evening Mr
Willem gave notice just before the Hour
adjourned fee. the rooms, that km would
move the neat *eradia of the hill on the
day foltowinp the restore nblitg of c ern•
green, and the tire between Tbnre.lay ane
testorday will probably he svcnpie,l with
long opening speeches by Mr. le'leen and
other Democratic leaders. it is net likely
that the opptattiou'se t tbs lts,nneratio side
will have an opportunity to secure recta
tuition until the .lobate is taken up ander
the five minute rate rHy is the fulk.wing
week. 1t is expst.•.I that minor changes
in the bill sill be cunr..lr.1 to avold any
embarrassing entbreak w the Hones It is
pprre arable ohm that tree internal revenue
fmattress proposed by the Were and Meana
Committee will be d}neMnitted to the caress,
It is believed that Alt. It.-moeratie aide will
fttiff 110* piwt.eally united on
Ibis portion the Leel '1 he income tag.
M likely le h.• the .only prge.ettten that
will emeentee any de. -toed •q•piettiou
1'bs Denes retie• eseeita a is Monett,
wilt ming shoos • saua..etory enamel 'nil
ins with rally '•f in • disrsi,Aed Remo
rn.h wee hat. ler- n t dhoti et I..n ply
.t...l owe the boil, wits the ria alt
ti,at k;A. all it tribe el e:.t .t,l.aeota will
fs• ages*, tot b: that e .wnatttre, 1t le self
spe.•te.l tt•t Caere Ind he M/ eerwdsei
Ivro t"e,. , •n
Bucci
SLIPP,ES,
to choose from. II.:.utiful goods
E. DOWN . G.
WE mai TIZLLINU AI.L co PETITORY
flrom $60.00
.. .. " 20.00
PNNUDI ATIO
CUSHION TIMM = f
O*1R IIDNP MORS ACM elitPi IO? Ile 1T FOR QUALITY On PRP K.
GOSHEN CARPET S
LAWN MOWERS. Tub y.•an posers b yerfeerea.
GARDEN TOOLS AND HOSE.
np
ERS, the edit Ilse Imported RIGHT.
Oer line is (oapbtm.
R. P. WILKINSON.
CHRISTMAS
GOODS !
The Fnest Quality of Christmas
Fruits, Nuts and Confectionery.
R.W. RUNCIDIAN.