T H E T I M E S . F R I D A Y . M A R C H ..ORNER.


RY. - BIRDS. lii Mri!>. sriu. to us III' .isc<-ri;iii) tj|w


■ '{• .nil, jibl havi; inuml. oi;r c\;un!n.i- ,il it has 1» cu ilui- to .stifi I'n.-Hl ainl •io:u (• *m roiii'oting roiiml


ioum-]j


• '•■ as'i s i.n ih:* i'irujsiinrs. cMusiui^ aji I u]i!'.if!v iiii'-i'k'ftl. •rails, of I’ours:*. w ,• rch r l;i tin*, liii-h- i! lai. ni.ai. '*«'!'! \v^rr;iMi*s, ])U«hhti'4 i hiva.I. aii;l any wasi.c which conns ■ :ai*l'- anil rpaii ih.n kil«‘lion. ’ I'ho.s,.


.'!! Ill- |iut. lo^i’ihcr ill an oM s;uu-.{*- a


in iht- niomiuy: wht.h a. iiuii.. : ihr hisitoin. so as lo i)p -c< ni i.h:.*ni


tr-hn^c .aMIiiiii nf jioiihn jMiAvih'.r will }•„. un-ai iii'ip iM i.ht* I'lmls ih's moiuii.


M li- iu(\i-il in iho soft iVjinl in rlu- .\h-:nl oil;- Iras)mi;nifiil 1/» o\orA j-«ls ii\4* ilnio.s a wcrk in j)n)|)on.iou,


. .1 hi'.nu; .i1j:ui iht- uowilrr is ihal h .hsi-oiuinuril a.i any linvc, ami il-ps


nr.- liir iiiril.s hi tiir loast. a.ml il' iv u \iTi lor a wi ak ir assisls ilu-in vcrv aii'l «:fn n imlms-s ilu-ni lo lay at


I Mam lar;/i- hri‘ ’«lrr.s usn it to liriji^ I - k I'iriis on to Ia\ oarly.


■ iii« s ■ who ha\ r a lar^<i j^anh-n i-r I an siiilT for fill' niarkoi.s can in'ovhli- .'UDjily of frosii ;;i> an fooM for vln*


iroiighou. ilv wiiiivr and s|>rin^c iiin rt sh iihi In* mado M supiily ilv.-tn ninoh as jui.ssllili-. Manifold wur- _a:':-d snl»sllnt;-s. !u ns at this itnio of llu.- year a.n*


\i us lo U'-t .shod and L?r‘r. wo t;hink *


rr.


. ■ •ariv in i!ir siu'ing iiia.n larex n-n. lonld .ih\a\.s havr .siMiit* lo run l«i as :ii V .in- oui. in di»- morning, as Uu.-y Jtis ii; oat that. rlia:n duiT


"i. In .idflii-on i.i*du-supply {rrll :i in !iioir mu. t.i)o\ shiuild ha\*e Hint


:d-d to (heir ft htCjl. a 1 hjwilio ijiir- nfnl 1.0 oaoli l»ird i*vory day. - should alw.iys hr allowod lo ha.vr. a .1 ,<or.itrh loforr vliry aiv h.td in ih,-. , a.s


.rppr.i.r to enjov tiicir


1 s-1 ninoii Iv fCrr afionvards. When n.a run .ifu r lih ir food ;;rcedUy. a


■ vuhl Is- ni!s:v-d. ihni ihr hinls will \ i-.u thrir in-\i fr»-d with .avlh-lity: ill' y should hn\’r a d'^s,. -if Kosnni ;llo\Vi'd hy .a daily do?fa of D»up f i' '.I* a \\«-*-k or irh dav.s.


n '* I 'lvm , 7wV/V and Firesided* -----


lilKD.s AM) Till'. S l ’KIXC. • lii'- .-<]).irj) M


iiq i.i J'Vbni. i:r\ . tilt' weather h::ls l.iceti ily miM. iuiM itln -.niy


-Jl 111 winter ■ A . l.-a «:t ih.- « «!s '


: f'.). ■ Ill' ; 1! th. • 1 XI n-in’kics t:if ilu- w il. r.- lilt: V


.'.


till- *:!i. suiih; in-<-s. a.nd a1 rudd> Ik mild cuj auqli


•(iininq sjn'iu^^ in ih1“ SM'cI-


r :i-•.• \‘* 'q' •Ell !<;:t in this maiKnor. wild : ■: ' ■ : .S la-inml r. • bt-.l l.ljt' ufl'cY*.t.<, cs- V wic 'll tlu- wcatliLT lias 1)0C.ll fiv»*


•■'r 6"rii :<Is <rf I'n^si. .md tile bf rds an.' 'v in lllli; Cf III' ]


■'■q t 'nif \ i-i IM ill'* “ nivrry nnmill i f b::: ui- .-xh.i! i .-s


iiiiun. .'V M S U.:l


nc. :k-


.iffairs 111;|Mr. W ( )f cuui'sc. :i.


l ln-j r ^ if suei l e;irlv Tlirn.slics (Ynimnaicin^ -- n.-ali>e .^])rnq


lb,:sl. lu i >' '1• lim-r da\.s lb, .• wrii«-r •I a ii.iir of haud omr lor


hands


ii'-i^r ;iio ^Tas.s hi'-ii liiry hav*- 1- 1 tho :


r two :na\ ii.cnn-


siray


Starliiiri's hhs


irrii'd aAva.y to ;f \hr hill. 'J'hey may a i, cIs .IS I in


iniwii;:; ai 'ir.s'.-huildhi^. ami a lapsr 1)', fore a»n:\ atleinpli d. Ida St'ill ar»: .s'Lui.s of the* h-*r- 'i'hr K<;hin di'ir


1 I'irds.


an* '! lit.- -.jrdru all tin- winter It '• nnd .1 .naiM.tnion wiih .»ViiV t. m* jna’T' i.


'■ a i.rl\


III.^ .'inhcs I;* lore I'ns Is) an- most .^I'O.-'-a ;.»c.


dr.,)) ins Winn-.; ami lliUiW l.*s ]•;• al


a kwards. ij’ia: ii i.s a womicr ited«s*s ids halam-.,. :.-:d min a


ni:. .\t dnies h-- will sta.i't and • ow A ' n. hii; hi.s 1 laniirr is I|uilr. 4.ihli\T'


id I lis ji.irad'-. and eoiuiuue.s Iln.s^’J't* in in-' in- St unoouei.-rm.*d inaninrr-


k l.;r<l iias hr-i-n a eonsl:mt S'hij^er • r. only asiiii^ for a. few* ^lay.s H


- il,ud froCi. it is doilhlful if he


mi'- ]i ion^^rr, for aIthon;;h wc JiaA'*'* i ' hi r i-riuaelrs alKJUt' that' would


iii*- n Mi;c: .sites, ilr pn-hu'S h> nttt'he • in Ml.* adjniuln!.: i>ark. where


!iy It) d's'urh his dnuiost.-e .arran^^"- ihn w ■ :*e\-.-r <)uho lose


•''f


■■ i> hi and out of ilu; yardeii all • 1'* sn nnier mouihs*. k’or his sv-n


‘ n i< .1 r.idvr ^riNs h-etk-r, and will ' a anxiiiiiy:," liiai ean U* foulnd don i'--aT>. Mr d<i s not rare a. Inf a al'nou'j-h he will p.-rk at a. p'*-'**’


’ ■ ' i'an.ni.i skhi tlia! lie may lind ■ nj. . From Cage Bird%d*


X lii*.- (::m .see ClvITHEROE


Oddfellows andthe Insurance Act. D I S T R I C T M E E T I N G .


1 iddfellow.s <)f the Clilherur Mi.slrict


assejiihle.d hi die i•'r:ie'lKlly Society’s ItuUd- inL,s Kiiu^ Street, on Saturday e\'enui”' to iieiir the (1) Ropurl <.if the Mepuiy tu ill* spi.ciai coiilereuceou the Insurance .Art, a;nd (j) ui euM.siiU-r the question of JV?rinin^^ a P-inale Icd]^e in the district. hixi. Jclin I’arkinsou, <I..\I., presith. il,


jnd in a. few prelini'iiary remarks describetl the Insurance -Act as of vital importamY; to rvi-rNoni* I’onneetLvi wirh friendly soefetles. hu:. I.larkeiy llu- Deputy, a.t iJv outset


tieinkoJ the Uddh-llows .most hea.rtlly for jppoim.iii”'h.im tu uiterKl tiie confere:nce'in i.oiid«-n at which, ho sai<l, they wctc i.io.ur. d wiiii a. \-;s’r from the Lord .Mayor .nul Sh« riff of l,(aid(>u In a well i\eei\-ed ai.nycn'rai addiv.ss. the <Iraml Master ^ave


.1 e:<.'.d oudh'ie o| the .Act and j \ery healed diseu.-’d- M h.M.nwi'd as lo tiu- action of ilui hoard of I )ir<-ci<irs in aiipraliii;; m the Mouse ii! l.ortls II, hohl up the Mill.


1,1.It i'uil III Maiielu-Ver «;|iii;:.;i ill J I'r. '•;*.rs in pi-r'iioidn ni le lu UP die hill


c-ediig L'u'lx


a,l vlu-


I.V'4':roin as a wiirkini.^ man <l<*srnhed the ..ppi.ti lo ;iu* I lon.s:-<;f Lords as an insult. Il was an hi-iult to appeal to im-ii' “ w'lio to-J no! i:.-‘iher do flu.-s spin." ’riu-n- wen- er'- s of *■ no politics ' at this, hul the ( Ira.ml M.i>;rr said “ Jot iiini proceed whli Ids »- riptural -junialion. “ Ip-o. Hanu-.s. how- ippcalid (o Ih'o. l.iiu^sirom l»; keij) hailard (I.ondeiid moved :f roi>reseMial'\v.s of i.he il ( )d<ifcllo\vs was of the aoiioii of ill,. hoard of the Mouse of I .ords for 12 moi'ilhs wa.s


hro.


eonir.irx lo du- -rt-s'duliou of ilu- hri^hlou A.M.M.


'rids n-solupou. wldoh eaus-ed


KiiNidera!'!; - o.-aicm-ul. was SLa-(;nd,-. d iiv hro. (Iraliaiu. o.j .Sea rho roue’ll, whosahl In- did S ' oci! ot n.-i sp’rii <d li(;.<rdil\ -to the din re rs. hu; hi-eausi-he was sure Unit when ill.- leei.rd ol 1911 <*am<‘ l(; l:e wnti -u ;t would he sIkiw’i! that they had made a vctv yri.i: h!umU-r. Me was of the opinion that tic- d'leeior' were identifying^ Illcmcsl^eves uiiii the liquor trade. !)irei-tor Kilviui^lf^n sa'd i\e was no! ;i.<li;uiud of the. .slaml he li.itl laki l.


in appealin.;^^ to th<* Mouse of


m. ipi-r oanui hi'lon- the hnanl they had a si lY li.iide which they lou^hi'like men and :i Miai'ied good friends afterwards. Me ludd


i


*di'-y had IK. inandati- t(» ask die lairds to la.’M up (he hill. Me\Y-'rf.hLdess he h'oiied hi'., hallanl would withdraw Ids amenrl-


nii-inhi liis II- l.i;


iiieiu. Me was preiKired to he jn<lg<‘d .liv die vf.te il ca\'- on llu- ijue.siion and de- ' land h's inleiiliou of inforniine the llrsl he niei ouisale du- hoard room of


■ OMinii. 'I'lds haiiparned to he hro. roui. than whom no !:etlt*r man (amid


Act. _\My nieniher whn wlslRid


i:.ndm* the le.suranee .\ei (said hro. ci.mid do .so wi.th.oiu enming ir.tcj the inner !edg(\ h.nt h«* Ii(;ped every insured ]*er.sun wiui joined an ajippued .'ajeioiv wonhl go I.n Inr tlx;.- lull heiielits c.| ihait soeietx . what­ ever .speic-ty it mi.giii he. Tlu-i\- w;i.s an anu.-ndmeiiL that new nu.-mhers ht* ma.de<>nlv


:Ui 91 Ihvrk.


on tile old lines and hrn. Idnliom spivke sLiYmgly in hn'ouref this hut eveiitiiallv it was suggest.-d lieu ih'e new eiuomls under the .Act shond i:e adx'i.sed to go in as full meiiib'ers and t.he amendment was withdrawn. Seelioix hair deahiiir with volnirlarv coiMri-


iiuiions was nio\*. d h\ Dirt-etcr Kiix'ingiiai. It h;id relerene<- toper.sens whod d no., com * muter tiie Insnranee Aei. i.Iif;.<e of tJie;r members who re(Yn\-ed above ^160 a vear. ( hrrks who rec.


sii*k,!-r,-ss pav from cm- lin.tilv, r


plox’urs Would not come- under du- Act. It was dithcnii to stale al i)r<-.^:-tu wliat the pi».<iti<,in ol xolnutary coniribnlors wnnld be. In. the host (AtViee scriion members would


jiay 7(1.. I'ltt under an appmved .soeietv thev uc-nld pa\ ^pl. extra. (>::e brollier lli(,:agln they might m.t'rei|n*i*e the ,pl. and might U- ^ al ik* to (I'spense w i.tli it a 11< :gethe-r. ( )n t hi- qiie.sitoti ej nu-dical examin;iti(.(:!p. the difeetc.r.s moved that they be d,isju-ns.*d with. e\(!(.pl in special easi's. and licit lhe\ snb- slimte a decla:rati(ai .such as was at pixocnl tin.- c.!s.- a! hlacklairn where they had no d(;en;r. kb: (hro. h;p-k-.'r) reiiiemfiered iJiai they Ml tile (Millu roe d;’.s*riei were .«(nrpri.-;(.-d when llieA found ilial <meof their kidgf s had iu'eii accepting niemhei's wM.Iiont a nied’cal exanv.nal.Ioi’:. hnt of I.'ni.o he iiad found there were many ioilges in mam districts who did not enb.vnx: this cxa.tiiinaiion.


It was onilv


in disir.els where liu-y eiiiploved doctors iliai tills was rumplied with. Members of the Liiclv who became insured jiersons wxaild not: be etit’ulcil lo jiaynieni from tho State, for (1) the first liiree days of sickness: (2) nied'cnl beupfiL during the (ir.<t six months


i;r«ls ;uh! Mireeio.r hourn,- .s:i.l<l when the


a.fi:er the (V.mnienc. nu-n; of the .Act : (3) .sickii'. ss be.nellrs until 26 weeks af|..-r <-mrv ; .‘ind (.}) ilisabieiiient lien-, fits iiiilil io.| weeks after liiey had (-titered, 'file l)inY.*lors wore strongly of ojiinion th.ai iire.sent membc'rs should not be deprii'c'd of ilic.se Irendits and snlmii.tp'd that llie ’liab-U’ l ts in f[nest.jon .should lie under,taken by die Society.


'Phe


r:ibieetot ilii.s was to pri'leet nre.seni nu-mlir.-rs (Mea.r. hear). Director I>avi*s moved a re.-Jolniion relating to the c; ssa.tion of sick- no's him; fils at 70 a.nd recomna-tuling .that all fnmre nu-nibiM-s' s'ek pay .should ce.’ise at 70 but that ill rc.siiect of nre.scnt membcr.s


!i.i\r !ie.-ii !di upon ilirongliont the lengih ; .iiid h.readlh of the coniilry, aie/d who had k. \ piihlUhed in die ]>ress right away. l)ii\-etor W’rigiit was asked if lu' a-tu-mied ihe e'on- ter«nee .!.•< a diree.lor or a.s a (Io\Y-mim-nl i'-' tiiier. which h.- (the .s]>eak<rr) thought was .1 \ery hard thing to say nga.iiiisl <riu* of tin.*: l!( ard. Mowev.-r. Director Wright, fjaid he. w.is iio{ ashamed at lia.ving l:*.-en to a eonr.se I'f I«-cpir-.s held at iIk- in.'^tanet- (;f the N'al 'oiia! I nsiiranei-. ( iomnikssionors. though il • I1-. ver gave any lectures <iu their l»-half. He had hen sirniigly ojiposol lo die hill, l iil M


-;\v it w.is an .Act he would ho loyal


Niit, Direrior Mawki:!’;-: f<,-!l^:wcd with some strong remarks in wldidi he wished the Act al the IviPom of ihi- se.'i and the- author with ii. dioiigh lie had no w’sh to hijnrc .Mr. i.loyd ('leorge. {I ,angli(;.ir.) The Ifepnty asked, ii ih,- ilisenss'oii was to he eonliiinerl ‘>


11 tliiK-e lines aiul call<’d on Mirector I


Mani- s lo repK. 'rile opening section of hv Dir. ete.rs’ rep(;rl was agreed to a.nd I^ro. Ikdl.ird’s resoinlio':’ w;is lost. On Wetlnes- day I'Vuidu'g du-y all liad a .hearty i’n\-italion till* (ira.nil .Maslc’r s irecc-iilioii al the pies hal.-i(-(- at Stcimey Orc-eii whveh liugv* .’-mceess. close upon, 2,000 ju-ojilc g present. 'Idle ( Iraml .Master heartily


w;l> ;


'•vln;tn,.p tin* deputies to London and tlv.-y aiv.; had wiiii die«n th<- .Mayors of Stejmey •‘>'d I'oplar and the Mon. Harry J-aw.s«m. ni'.mli.T for .Mile IMid. .all of whom


>pi.ke. ()[» tli(. Second day they caiiK- to the vital jiart of tin; c<snrerc.n(Y*--the In-


sprane,- .\eL Itself. Ilro. Varley, the Deputy Mi'and. lo-k the second clause of the I ).r. (-i.-;t-s’ reiK.ri which covered the work of Hie eoaimiuee in deal'aig with ameiulmcnts di*- hill. Me said the .spe<'jal riimmitlce


-'!'!'*■ '■ '•led hv tin- hrlghton A..\T.C*. h:id done tl'e lii-si they eonhl to improve tlu- HiilL I Ih-y got many oonecss-ion.s on points like


ii»i* Wag'S ela.M.se. niodTieation of the <xm- 'f den as i^


> nu-mliers under 21. Te-icntioiit of


duir own inwstim.-nls and part of their hilure investnienis. .A.Itogether they had .M


M •iii’U


-«-r edvf| in jiass’teg iiitu* of du-ir amend- -*- Inn had failed on the qnesn'on of die


Ins; thr.-e«ia\s(}f sickms.s and on tlie control “I di,.-arrangements .with tin; doctors. After snnie rlisenssiou, th'c flan.s<* was agreed to. Ihe. Hfaime til* n mc.x’t'fl thaii: the action of di(‘ !>:rei-tors in making application to he- ‘ '•I'le an approved .soctPly ;he cotifirmed. Aliraij


speeches were made on this


ll.asiuLOon Mali- lh-a<l ( *Iiur<*h 93--lh[ f oiin*'d


Paxlhonur (a^llllnJ M h t-woli (ihurefi go.90 : Ha.'^hah


niin h Sh. i I ; MrnidlciOU 8 5 *)j * I’apK-iiial S.phi ; Idiltoiivh}" friiun-h 78.89; W'addiiujlon' aiin :r.idff;rd ('huroh 77.27; SlaidlRn’- id ,s I'.m 1 66.66.


bilKl) rOjtrT'OFXT) ” for Couchs fnnrl Idnneiiinl Troubles. 1. Of Chemists. . •


;6 ”*


the feeling being generally favonnil.ilo |":e(:mi,ng an approved society., Jtro.


''■ 'dVr. \ortli Dindon, nitwefl a.n nnienclmcnt diat Ki<-hs he taken to form nix approved ‘'Ceifty separate section imtlef the Act.


hr.-etor Wrtiglii: siuipnrted this in a veiy


h-r<'»l,te -speech, ludng of the .opi'nioir tliat /> tliis.nef.oii they ronfd retain.their pre.scnt j"d* pen,Ie:)<-c. This vk-w w.a.s .supported jy ‘^'Uiers but <ai being mil to the volte only


.*'9_ voted in favour and 501' for the nial molion which wa.s tiiu.s ca'nried by VYit.;-s. ^ .SetMlo;-: diree c»C itli'e refXJrt',


nio\(M by Director Smilh’i T^omnicTKlf,-rl <afl- Sociity' of tlioso who'did ncirf.'


to make provi's'on Ixn'ond thnt' of the


: tile lodgv-s and distrVls conlinni* sick pav ,'i.s iK’fore. St-clion 9 cnxiled eon.'^Ak-rnble discussion.


It was somcwlitil dlfficnl»i for


tile ordinary nu-ml:er to ne<lerstand ami r-.*- lated to the anionnr to be rclnrnod to *tho im-mbe.r from his eontribn'iiai. a table being .snlimtfp-d showing liow q worked on.’ . k'or a full crvnnm-hensinn of ‘ i


ilu-y would h;i\-e


to wait nnli! tin- new rules (*amc out;. M: * took il that llu* nuMiib* rs’ ccii'lributions for mana.gement would be 2s. 2d. instead of IS. id. as at present and iv did not think


tlu-y wonlid b.e able to t.ake any surplus to- wards llieir manage-nuert fund. riaii.se* 10. in winch l.iie DlTec|<;r'< w'vsiu-d to make pro- \-'si(m for insuring nicml;ers for further bmiefits. was nirwcd by Lro. Hawkin.s,,


lowaig i>cn, fii.< uidiant oavinent of cociri- buiioMs lor the first six months. A.s to ihf 'piy.slMm i:t i*c:!t.-a.'fd TiSi-rves j' was the (!p nioc, c.| tin- Diivclors that llic nia.Uci* shtaild stand <jvcr imiil llu- a.niouni relba.svd


could b-c ascciua; ivLd and then lodges shtaikl alic.scalt* ih.eir snn)lus. Jt w;is (-(^11- puied that about ^2 millkai wonld be the


amoniiL released i«.i the Matuhcsle.r L' iP.ij v , . i'l,' to:ik* it


till* <j\*er


inijii- !,y i.hi.^- MMioiiiil (,r ilK.-ir l:i:i.liiliii.-s tli;iii ll’ !'


r:ik-in- IVcm ,|li,r ,-;(;cvu-. I K- ,|i,l luu u-sh tlirm iM tli:nk tiii'y wciild


inr.i’.(,*y in


hard I'.i.sli. r.-ji- rr.aii it. I.m j I'ilt iircvidin.,,' ih-.'itr di'lii'i.Mirifs the I'eniaiiid.T w.mM


hy :i.vaila.l>!f Icr fiuiiiv hrin.-lli.^. The I iirycusr.s .slniii^dy ivcomnu'ndrMl rh;i.| ;vll lli.'rr I>n-.,i,,-p.f niirml:;.r.s .^ilimdd .■ lioiw- tin- .\r;iMrh.,*.sii*|- L.nily a.s t.h.’ph'aDDrovrd .'.ririe-Lv


iHM'aii,.',:- id thi- h'i'iv:i.'-!-d hiMirlir.,. ihcy would ili'i:i\’i,' l,roni sm-li :ui .imint;ns.o ro.'.i-iwo. ’|■ h(• <'hlh.i-ni' d'su'irt. would |irolialiI\ hr \-;ili',-d in till' lll.iridium arc.i as they had nol. Ihc requiio T.ooo niemhcr.s lo ni.ake a distrirL oj' thfi.r own. In the ca.se cl' nersoiis iiiuler ' -I.s joh'iiiy I.he lodyv.s h.d'olv‘lK.- .\el. oamo ! ■I'-'iioiirraiioii l:h.r I iavcinrs iirono.sed lo ha.\',. ' an iusuniuc,. u; roe;.,- ilic la-riiai ol' wail.layo. , uh i'h wou.hl hr a on-.'U. .■ideanlaor lo now ni.-mhcr.s.


Dcjuily arijued lha.l Ihev ’


weiv. Iju-inj; these uew nirmla'-rs |c.o niui'li". (•ll'cr j.roj»;s:llors wen.- rii.sh I'he |im|ios,i.l ihar rhoy irv In


liolaycil until ihe uroeoedini


In rt*l>!y


.lanuary 1915 wa.s e.a.rried and r.s olo.seihwiih uacsef thanks.


I’OJ.vT.’-i l•;.\■ ^l,.Al.vl■ ;l). 1


ba rk;•r .x'liil lille jiawt-i1 da\s


* to I'tx tlu.*


itavf Stale 1-1'c'r


linn


lodge 1icfor- iiould bavt


ro. 'P. I-Iarg,rc;i\x-.s. Hro. icejgrs wcpiliil iiaw: the nnounl to C(uvr the throe


.'ii.ck.c.v:.ss in uliiHi mvmlxTs would n<2i pay.


Any ])crs(.>n who ju:.nui.l


ihi- .\et <*;uii|.- into opora- llie adiMnUige of this


1> ne.lit. Kegard-iig the j*tr.<i.uis win: joiiuid :lIU;T ill;; A(‘L eilUle i.l’ilM (.ipel'a.l 1« :u lie still li'.cnghi ilu-v cnglu i.t grant rliem this iliivc • lays pay \l they were lull meinhers but if ihi v wj-re yinly .si.itv msni'eil ni'.'mbors lliev


ccnhl not expeer it. .\nswering l!m. iirgg^, ii„- Deputy said


ill; cenld not .say wli**t:her new members lumld get the’ .sanif; b* in-fits thronghont ;is oM niL-mbei-s. l-.v-urv ledge would tfthtir ic\''ise .Ls rules or make new onvs and rthc provisions would U- .slated in thes'.- rnle.s. I hise nik-.s wonld emiaac** .‘-■ ni)i nVa* bt-rii.-fiLs


to ill.* .siai.e insurance. (]-Iear. liear.) In reply to a question by Hro. W*. ikirkiii-


xay l>ro. barker .said lix eaxes of iTcciclcnt a man would iiov b;; abl.- to draw l:otli com- peiKii.tlon and sick i(eii.!.ht.. but it was ptis.'i-iilo that if a ma.n dal not dra.w nji txi 10s. as half Ins wa.grs under tile Compensa­ tion .Act h niig-lit. !>


,■ niadt- i'lto dial sum


<.uiL of sa*k benc'Pif. -\nswcring fnri.lier questions bv bro. C.


rlirc'.udli. dl l i.hf .Act


‘MM.VSTIED CO’irPOlTXT) ” i.s n goorl ^ ongii Mixture. I*,flcctivo :hk1 EconomicnI. Of Ch'.-mists onlv.


R I R H LI r E . i'.APKk n\- .MR. J. HRl l iOS. Uiuler tile ;uispi(V..s of rile Cliitheaie ( ';u;e


HiiM .StK-iilv -\lr. J. Hnyijs. ilie, uell-knomi l.'utcler. .leliwi'e.il a. \'er\' iiulcTe.il 11117 jKij.uir on Isn.l liJe lu u ino.deni.te a.ur'iK!auce of iiii.'iiili;!-.-;. '.rile lULT'Ling wa.i helrl in Jien- iieli .s ■ ria.an on Monday, and .Mr. R. .SmMi iii;eu|iied the chair.


M r. Ilriggs ,ia!:d: I n la.kiiig nii k(Y lan.i •ei>i.n g ,a.s a hoMiy . I hi ire are a lot ol’ Lli’itigs


\\ ilkin.son and bro, \\‘hiiaker. of ih.e l)epnty said a mi-niber now paving IS. 6rl. a nionr.h would only ha\*e 2d.*])i-r motuii tri pay under the Act, qd. jxir wt-ck being deducted from his w,-ig.*s l>v h's cm- jiloycr. It was possible. i»crliaps rUa-lv, ithat j faaey' be might ])ay inrir<- tlv.ni ad., and' lva\-e Increased beiicPils. .A mcmlx.-r who jinid sav 8d. p(*r. month to his Inendlv soe.Y-tv would lie cntimly covered for life by the qd. per week:di;dncted from Ills wages In the eas.e I ol a niemli.'i* of some yc-ars .^landing who was | entitled to full benents. he .did cot think liicy could iireak their eentraef ; l.hese Ik.*ii. fils wi-o' granted a.s long .as llu- Ualge


cvisi.-d and h*- dal not tliln.k tin v eonbl gel beyoMd them. In the ease of a man \\-ho is a. member of


.A


sckiie.ss lieneflt was proposi-d of ^os. p'-*r W('ek .and a. fnn{.-ral benefit of yC-|o lo .a memlier and ^20 to a meiiilicr's wife. .An amondmen!. was moved to iticre.'LSi^ this Iwo- ih.irds but i.i was lost by a large majontv. 'I lii.s. c;f <.*onrse. wciuld liax'e to be pawl h>r liy iiK'iYia.sed conlributions. . 'Plien ('nme a. rosolnlicar relating to the. rediiekioii of .sick­ ness lieiieflt in ca.scs of compcns,T(ion for acc:dciifs.


'Plieni was a clause in Ihc Act


t.hat a p<Ts<ai should not rei.Y'Jve more than a. I'ertaiu sum as .sickne.'-s benefit in cases of .‘U'cideiit.


'Phus a pv-rson earning i6s. a '


week wonld .ret'eive compeiisafitai at the raii.e | of 8s. and lii:-could ("laitii another 2s. out of sk:k liny. W'lth reference to .the maternity i beii]:*fit clause, the- I ):rectors snggesltxl lIuM lodges sIwMild n-in.snre with (liter districts


tin* .same a.s tlicy did a.s ivga.rdod fncierals. (.)n the qiie.stion of nitnal w1ih*1i came iic*-xL die P)ireclors rcconiniendi.al that it slionid he a.boli.sJied except in (.-a.ses where the hi- snrtd peivon who c-ntered de.sire.d to join, for full l>.*nenis.


'l*lu*re wa.s a senfmienUii


foelhig <m this (luestion and the -dcsju iisirig with their !eciuri*s. signs a.nd x»a.<swords was keeniv felt.


lorwa.nl U.i itlie.se things a.s linitialing new members into the triui .spirit a.nd princiiple of ( tddfeilmvship, and it was hard, lo part wUh these ceremonies. Imt t:Ii.vy liad to look at it from a:no!lier point of ut:w, that all these insured per.stiics under the -Act might not taki; the. .sa.mc interest In Oddfellowship or in fr’endly societies genenaily and they might pay their contributikms witliout coming into


i.h.- lodge pkhii. He. Hro. barker, would like e\'ery member lo do ali in hiis ])ower to prevail npc-n thesxr new mcmbirr.s. wortln* characters a good many of them would be. to cnim.* into their lodge or (-(.lurt meetings


.a.n.tl go hi for the fuMer benefits o f the Scaiietv. U’lidi regard to fenialesi, it w.os thought -tliat new rules and tables would be required and the.se were drdcreiJ to .be pre­ pared at once. It wa.s akso ileer'ded to issiu' .some propaganda' liternliire explaining the ]»osifion of fenmle.s under the A(*t. . TJie matter of juveniles was of great hhiiortaince. 'i'he Dircclons proposed to rev’isi;' the hilR.s \vh(.*fe n'ece.ssaTy aiul 'wlie-re menibhrs were. ]>reclVuled from lieconung AvOrkc'-rs at’ 16 thev .sboiild 'lx; cohtintiod *as 'hichibers’’imLil tluxy were 2 i uhle.ss they ofilainecl work ' fore. ■ Under the A c t origlrSaMy was no ;j^?ov*is:onToL jirv^'ml bn t 'the ooncessicni Uiat ha.d bwri m'ade'i^mce ^lad p


the juvenilie^ on a very saLisfa-Ctbiy fcolipg, aL


.<e\'erai appro\'e(I soeictres. one of wb.u^li he nominaies as b.ls own approv.-d .s(;eieT*v for


the rec(‘Ipt of slate pay. atid wb.o snltscqttemt- 1\’ deSM't'S fca* la.x'isons r;l Ids own to eluLiige


iiv(w to aiiother .society xif wliieli .I1.2 is a rnembr-r. it was slat.-xl iha'l ]»rc.\-IsViii might jjrjssibly bi; mad.- bn* lids in xlu- regnl.YtiVnis of the Insurance CVmimissiocvrs. " It i.s a j»o’’.in wli'ich ought not to be losi sight of. as by (lie tiniir tinigs aia.* working siiiootblv manv a nu*:nbcr ina>- find lie has nia.de a wrc.ng choice. .A nieinb,-r of a Iriendly s(jc'*.-1\’ earn,ing


over ,-£‘ i6o ;i. yr:\v would lie ontsid'e the Act but he would still draw ;a,ll tlie biaicfits to which .he wa.s entitled as a friciidiy societv iTif.-nihcT.


bro. i-idward (*licster. moving llia.nks lo


the Deputy tor his able and lucid report of the London eonb-renee. r:l>ser\’e(l lhat -a. man ctaild i;eanrivate member a.s well asa State inemlier of :i f.riouidly societv. but it might nrii be a.d\’isa.l>!e. for frix'udly .soc!i»-ties to lake him on. bro. (Ihe.sier (juo!; <


'Phey as Oddfelkuvs look-, d j really now but M


\\h:('li it wonld lie ini.advi.sab'Ie to do so. ^VitlI regard lo the 3.I mil linn of money t iic Mo\-('nmiei:t were not gii'nig it them in ca.sli stra’':gl\t oil. 'I'he 'fInter had tlie monev . w<a»Id nor be eligible for


I disiribuliian until they had iirovided alI r.liev j had contracted for. I bro. (leo. W'.ilkin.son. .seconding, said he was extremely iileased tlie.y had had sncJi an al>le man as bro. Itarker t(» attend tlur eonrereiicc.


in ackiunvledgmeiir. bm. barkxir .said


there was not a Iriendly society member but what wonld iia\x* jwefeiTed ia go on in the edd way 1 ail they liad lo rcj'ognisx* that thiies had eluinged a.nd tlu-y ninsL eliangc with them. Thcire were millions of jieojjle who .had Iki'ni members f:f a friendly .scHuety but who ihrougli no fault of their own .ha.d :d low<-d th’e,:-.r mcmherslrip to‘lapse. 'Pliere were in addition thou.sa.nds wiio could not get .into a. sick .soeiety. Under the .Act pro- vLsUm was mad:? for all these, thongli he hoped that m- thriY; years' time things wonki be improved in tlic* way of Ix’iicfits.


FENr.Ar.r-; r;oDOE.s.


r>ea’Iih" with fhi.s qiiesbloii ,Hro. liarker strongly ursed theni to fomi a reniale lodge,


•as fenVale.'. would 1)0 piw’ided ror l.)v tiie tirade iinidnl;' wlio'.h.a'd female iucmhe.TS and w.lio l>e<'a.mo approverl Kociol.it.s.


.Thev


migl).t IVavei oenrrairJodpre atOlitheroc and Ijra.iTioIres at;,Cliatburny .Sirlxlcn, Pendlelbn, Nfytton, and rive .irirrdnndinig vjli.a.jres.


Bno. T. Robin.icn (C.S.) said the Tesolii-


you have to coi'Kuier. ^■ ir.‘^tor aill you have lo decide whicli \'ari/rty you I'aricv most, as l;i(.*i*e .art.* many vjiri.etie.s ci C;iiui.ries, [ktIuxjxs you iiKiy (.>ix!\' wa.nt cnie for singing pnrj)os.(,-is. c.r yon ni:ty go i!n, b;ii- breixling some r>f the varit-f.es \Yin lia.\x* befon- \xai to-night. 12 soi'ts. Il yon were to ask nu; I should most ecrla.;nily recommend the M.irwich class whie.h is eomnionly e;dled the wirrkimg Hum's liird because it is not ;us much tronlde lo llieir xiwirer a.s .some ol ihi* <_;tlier vrotelk'S sneh ;is the \ orksh';.re. belgiau or .''^c.nU'.h la.ncy uliieli a.r<; birds ol ])o.s:ii<;n acal rx*qni.re a great ainontu of Lra!*iixing to s!k.;w them- .'=e.l\ es oil U.i duar be.si a.dva.iilago. that is if >(iu wauL tht-m bn- the show luaich. Von wonld l.;c* surprised if you l isi'led some of onr .sliowks and iieard Laneu rs telling luuv they ira.'ln their l>i.rds a’lnl the -anKuuiL of tinii; they haVf .sjrent in doing .so.. 1 ha.ve v’lS'.ted nuss'. (sl onr shows both UL*air a:nd far. duriinr lh(ctinie that I havi.- bi'en in the 1 lia.v<- Ixu-n as fa.r as the ( ’rvsla.l


baiaiY; siujw. London, Lwa.'e, a sliow which


i.< lh(* d<*sireof every true bmclt-r u» see, and wliieii 1 l(jr one uxuihl newr .miss ill mv health and jjockit alh.jwed m<- l(; go. It cs looked niitm by ;l11 fane;ers as dut event of die vt-a.r and wlien oiu.- has got; some birds ih.al ean win tlionr. he r.s considt-red to ha.\x* got to the Itq) ol the tree. N'oii have ilie ph.-asure of see.qjg most of the birds iJtat ha\Y* been taking’ a;il iieforc thi.-m during ih(' show season and perhaps the owiu-r of them. \ <


.5U meet: men here \\ hom y<.»n lia\*c


nev'er .sceiii belorc. l.nit have read tiie.ir pajiers or Iieetnres in ‘‘ f'age birds,” onr weekiv jia.jier. on (hfrereni subjects. ^*on nu-ot .Skim


,-.- <:t onr leading jndg«-s or jierluqis t-;<.:me-


one Irom wh(an yon ha\’e bonglu a b'-rd some liUie beftax*. ha\'ing sx-en by ^\•at<*Ilillg onr slu;w re])ort.>’that he was do'mg \x-ry well irii; iht; .show bench, and thinking yon woidd like a fillle of his blooil as we pirm it nn the lancy.


I hey will talk a.nd w;dk about


with yon as if y(ni had known <3Cie aiurtlun* a.ll your livxs.


I ean assure yon that I the W


siudi ne\-(.-r’ fo-rget my llr.st visit to .'iJur great gl.ass luuise. as we call it .sonurtimes, I mav tell y<5u llui't it is iIk* l.argesi gk'i>;,s hon.^Jo iiin (.t I(1. On both my vi.'jlts then- was


1 inslanees ;in


ccn.^.r-Jorab-ly c-ver two tlumsand binfs on yi-ew. ealalcgned at various j*rt(-e.s ranglrig irom stpXM'a.I iiciinds to 1000. 'Lhev are not all (.’anarii-.s init british and fon-ign birds some of tlu; f<M'eigners ar;.-; a iTcat lo See tlie'.r b(-anty b(*!Ug beyond (K-seriplion. I uvll inc-w pn^ieed to give yon as far as -it


:s in my power my metiiods ba* the breeding and rearing ol canaries. I said at the ('ommencemciit of my paper


that yon ha.ve to decide wlu(-h variety von la.ncy nuxst a.nd ha\'ing doix* so \'on must gei to know how much room yon have at \onr disp(;sal. Ikjw muclt lime you .have to attend to them, where to get your birds, aiiul last but not 'I'east. how fa.r your jiockot w


f,l rhi- ctMuriluilion.s ilu-v wer,-


lion sul,milled t,, d'e |•o.ll^e|•e.llI■ e was as I'ol- lou.s: 'I'h,- r, i|uire;nee,lsol' ilu- .\ri musi lead lo a coj!K..tleralde e.\lensi.iai of Ienia.'* ju-


suianre and lo a eiaiseiiiit.-nl. deeeloiunenl of ’he Soeieiy |n ihal d'reciic.u. ‘ |•■ om;Li|; lodges may Ium .sl.a,hh,slv al iu enmiec.lIr.ii, with ex'si.ine diil'i-iris or sci.arale disi rii:r orj;‘aiii- s.il'iiais coveiMio the same a.rea nia\ he lormt-d loi- Uma'i.’s. \\\* rerommend dial a, uii.lorm lahle <.!' eonl.r.'hutor.s for fema.l • lod.o... he preliared. linwidine siekiiess hene- lits e(iu:il lo those of die .Siale selieme. v.iih a ruiieral heiRlii III’ _£.‘7 ,os.


lire. Kol,iu-


■ y.ii .-mecrsi:-d Ihal ihe he.sl method of drai­ ned "ilh the m.alier would hr to form a.


commiite.- of dist.riel nllieers air,d one or two niemlie.r.sof eaeh lod'd*' lo .d*' ihoroudliI\‘ ‘into


the r|uesri(>ii of riili s and -fay ii.-irficulnrs he- foi'e ,1 I'uim-e me'lind. Hro. I’ollai'd si-eorided and lids wa.s ear-


red. liro. Harkur expiessiud Ihe h.oiie dial liy the aece.i.s-km of females and die increase of malle in-nihers |■ |■ -roU


d■ h the,new .Ae|- ihev would evenitially r.'acli a memher.slviji o|


5.000 and ilu'.s heeomi’ an indeueiident area of Iheir own. I he iiro.ved'nes then ferminaled with a lot ■ o! I'ha.nks to the Chairman.


I''!' Icnr (vr live birds. Tlu; .single breeders ea.n :iiso !.,• used for those you I'utcnd sliow. :i;g '.xMaild uni l»e bniiin.ate enough to breed Siam-.


1 hey sIrmiUI b'e kept in these cages


lor s!i(;uid one get some feathers tilucke.d (uii It :.s S[K2 it for e.vliibition puqiosc-s.


in. < ,t in. being 't'he


pere!io.s lor a:II yc;ur eago.s must In* neither ictr large. n:;,r too .small, just .so that t.lie birds can grasp them 'iiticely.


a very snitabk- s/o. sbgliily mnndiil a.t rlu- t;:p. a.nd the edg,-s la.ken <.>ff underneath. We. will lY.nv snppo.*;;* dial yon Iku'c madie (n'


gel ma.de st nie (;f tia .si* rag, s a.nd are readv lo buy uinr bird.s. ()n mt acrontM (n'rr- crowd. b.T i.r is bi.r brUi r t<; havi.- -two (jc tlirer pairs <if-goj.ul b'irds than li\'-i* rw .sj\\ pa.iis nl secom.l raters., ( )\-:«-.rerowding is niosi lala.l in a liinl rc.im. don't get more birds rha.n yon hav«- linu; to ailoial to pro]>cr- ly and regularly, as eleaiii'ne.ss a.iid \'enti:la.- iic.n, wirlKuil drangiu. thus keiping the a.ir pure-, are t-»voof riie greale.st ite.nis in .a bird pjoin bn* keeping your birds 'in- a, .sound hi.-althy c(nid:tion, Wlu-n yon bn\ vonr iiinLs place yoniv.ell in tin- .ha.nds of .some relia.l»lc ianeier yon know, tell l\im what yon r«*- qn-IV. aiii-d the a.miaiiM yrai are j»re]ia.red to gi\'C. a.i'K.l l;e gnide.d i-niirely by his advice, as u i;S la;r In-tler than Iniylng a. bird liere and a bird tlu*re, h - k.nou|.s liow the birds are bred, and wliat l;h(.-y are likely to breeil. a.nd il lu; l*ea true ;iind hone.st fancier, lie wi! give yon full value for v(inr monev, (kan’t I’.*.! Lemj>led i.>y .some eJuraii advertiseimnit or y(!U may i,-e deeeAvd, Iml if ;tt any fuUirv-


lime when viai liave ga.Hied a. littilu knowledge pur(,:ha.si; through the pa.jiers 1«* sure lo ha.\-e uluni <;n tile dep(xsit apiiroval svstem. .\'e\'(.'r Iniy a liird that istiincJied b:. the head as 1 lia\-e found that it is easier Ui broad -in them than lo i»r(.-ed out. L<*t e.aeh bird !ia\ t* jilenty <jf head and l>e xif good siA* and eolonr as it is the e(.ick bird that 1 kxik to tin* s.ztr and eoloiin. ;uhI lyjie ;i.nd qualify from che hen. 11 yon are losiVig gr(.vnnd in slyiC. I slu.aild advi.*-:e. yon to breed fnsnv a Iniff


cock a.nd yel'knv lu-n as yon are aw.are we ui get Ia.rger buff eoirks than yelknv coi'ks


a:ad so .stand a U.'Ui.T cluince of g<-'tt!ng .some larger young ones. Double buffing is an­ other wa.y to improve .size l.ait yon must lie trefnl what kiiul of birds you n.se or vou £rt too much, feather.


If you a.re .siuirt of


colour you must nsi; ;i green or va.rigaUad >lnl. When mating your Innks together


ie\*er mate; two liirds it^xther with the s.ame ailing. ()nality of feather (,*an l.f,- im|)ro\'ed


bv using the cinnamon breed. The. next ])roi»lem iLs as to which i.s the


best umc lo buy them. I .slanild .say Deax-m- ber or January is ;i vt-iy snital.ilo time be- a.iise yon ha.ve by then aiU-idea what a bard is g<'bng to 1».*, and il also gives them time.


to g(.*t .seltlei.l down Ln their new quarters lie- fore the breeding .season arrl\x;s.


will now take Jt tha.t .von lia.ve got: your birds.


l ‘la.(X' vont hens i-u <me of the loiii. nights til! the end of k'ebriiairy or tht; middio


of .March a.nd feed them for the Jiiext .few weeks on the lie.st Spaiii.sh eana.ry seed as diC'lr regular divt, w:it.h half a. tea-Spooiifnl per bird of fli*rman .summer rajie twio.- a Week, with ;i little .sweet apple on; tJie da.ys yon do not give iJie rape. .-\lsu g*;ve them


them in one of the double breeders with the pnrtit’on out: but if they light it wxnild be best; to put them in separate cages witli the .same diet as llu* hejus. omitting the .tviga.. (bvi* no grtreii food in winter, kir should it i:e touched with fm.sT it would be fatal to y<air birds.


March yon should i>ut yoiir .hens '-in


.AIkhu the .s.(.*on<l week Ini . thefr


breeding enge.s so as to get s2ttle«J down aga.iit by tlu; end of tin: month. While von aire clnmging them look a.t ihe'r cla.w.s and i»ea.ks. i.lit-y may want cutting, they aix^ like onr finger 'iiails. th(*y grow and w.ant trim­ ming.. by holding tlu; bird’s foot up fo l.Iie light yon will ob.*;(*rve liow far the vtfins (-xtend. .naui do not cut witliin an eighth of an .in<*h ol the.se or yon will cause i>lor5d to fie.w and x>'')h) lo tii'e bird. See ih.-it thev have a pics-A* of enltlefi.sli bone in their breed:ng (*a.g(s :is it answers two j)urpos(\s. I'*ir.st it j)rovidt-s them wlUi .matcria.1 for


^iiM


allow y(;n to go before yon get your lords yen will requirt; .some (*ages. and if yon be a- handy man willi tht; '.saw aurd .hammer vou will he a.bk* to l»ny the wood a.nd make l.he;n yoursell. Wire fronts (‘ain be iionght at sixpi-nce ]>er S(|uare foot, nf you cannot ni^:* tht* strldoring iron atvl make them ;is nianv fanciers do. If yon decade to make vonr own ea.ges bt; very p.TrLi(*nlar a.bont Vunr joijits for if yon dont there is tronblt- in .store l<a‘ yon wIk-ii the bixX’dlng season arnl\x's.


'I’lierx* a-re three kinxls of ea.ges


whit'h I prefer lo h.ave in a bird <room, namely, .‘^aiglt- breeders, donifile breeder's,


shelling thevr eggs and it .also kt> ns tl>-- beaks from g(;fting too .shaqi. as- a shaq> »;;-ak Is daMgerons to the eggs w.hen the hens arc turning them over during incubation. ^'on may tinw ('onnnenct; to kaal them a lik more liberally Iiy giviiig them egg food. ■ .\h'''ch is ma.de hy iKiiling a frtrsh egg*~not a. box egg—-for 15 ar 20 minutes then nut in cold water t(,i (xtol, it is'then it ady for n.se by putting tiirough the egg mill or cnished V(.'n- line with a fork, mixing a slice of lo,af bread ami half of ilu; egg together, give a half teaspoonfn] of tins .to each bird twi<Y^ a week, and on-'the alterna.1e day.s a mixture ol d'ilTerent .seeds such as honm. raiie, nig.a. maw. millet, gold of pleasure, .and Hrvsectl v..hich can b.e Ixaight in tlu; n.ame of con­ dition seed. If yon mix iit yourself be enre- Inl in,ot to put to much liemp or i|iga, as hemp sc*ed gets your birds too fa.t which is one of the ca.nses of unfertile eggs. niga. is a se(.*d wlv.rh afTe('Us the llv;;ir if gi\'an in loo large a cinantity. Imt both seeds are useful and honeficial when us?(l wi'.th care and jnrgnuMit. A'on ni.ay al.so .g.i\x* them now a littl'e watercress but he sure It l.s free from frost. I iirefer to let it stand overnight be- k;ne using. "With the alxive treatment-for. fourteen or twentv-one d,a\-s vour coc'k birds


.Wo


luij ih.en _\on must supply them with a iu;st pan, and moss and hair for building pur­ poses, ;iiiitd ill ab(jui a. week or ten davs time >011 may <-x]k-,-i f,., Und that thev Jiav'e buiif


.a ne.st and comnieneed to kiy.' 'I'here are ciisrs whei't.* de- I; nls will not take lo tiie


[Miiiiii \on ha.\‘e b.aind bsr them, ha'/mg iiidred to some <aJii.T by sight or s(,.m 1 of v(,ic.‘ while tluw have beuii, in ihci.r separate 'Mges and will not t;i.ke to any other. Kc- move tile I'ggs till; morning thev an* laid iiU'o a b(;x with compartnients nnmbev-d


aeconling to tht; cinmlvrs on the bn-e-in;g ' ag; .s ;mkI n-plaee them w ith dnnimv on --’; imiil the tinrd cr binrlh egg is la.Vl then return tiu-m in the ewn-ing ‘ a ml 'ihe hens sl'.aild tliLM^ e(,mmt nce to sJt. \'ou must, insert K*-aliiig's powder a.s a .sa.bgiuird .i.getin.-i \eni:'ii>. l-eed them <;n eanarx'seed tdcaie during the time they arc siiting'whleli is thirteen or r.tnrleen da\s accrading to the wealhi-r. ^ ou mlglit a.^.k whv do von reTiiovx* ulie rggts W.'il It is lor iliis reason, hy so d(Mig lhe_\ lialeii out inon- r.loselv ’to'- ge-liier. an'd >:n gives e\k-ry young liinj an etjua.1 start in lile. wiu-n*;is if yon left tixein in they would jM-*rh.'q»s be two or three davs • liffei'ent in lialeliing. according, io the laV- ing ef .them, ami ’So iOu* finst out of the .dnv4! wonil have a. great adwiniage over tif* best 'uu.


I-or t.he fir.sl few days t.lu* yo.ung lilrds


do not ref|nir<- inneh, but y<?n must gwe tIu; parent l:irds a small (|nantily of egg foot iresli three l::nu s a day and w.hen tliev a.re t.im*e or loiir days old yon nui.st .supplv die cjM l;irds with hemp and raiie seed laVul.-s the nsna.l cana.ry sx*ed and egg food. \'on .Muaild also ghv; die old l)irds a little green load, daimleboii or htinc-e wall dex as it in­ duces the hens to k-ed their yoiiiig. Con- linne fcLaktiig l-:.ke this and in about t:hr&(* wex*ks time the young will t>e rea.dv for le:iving their Uk-st. and yon may exiieet to


.see them on the ne.st ]ian edge .anytinu*. a.nd at a month (;!d. out all together, and jiicklng a iMile bvr themselves, put them nua nnrsi;r\- f a.gt; with a ’Illle egg fetal insh.le aJid hang tiu-m.tm the front of the bre(.*dijng c.age for a. .lay or two. 'I'heir iiarents will eor.t'juu; to bx'd tiiLin ami at iD* same time start c;!! fr?r ,.nother ik-si ol young. \'ou must .siqiply them w’itJi bnildiiiig nuaterial or ihev will pluck their young to imild their new ji.,-st v.nli. When tile young giA*e over erv'iii:tg to he ftd by their p.a.rents, or yon see that they are :tli do:aig for tJt('msel\Yts. yon can remove diem iiitogelvtr into one of the double Ivretalei's or niglit (aigi.'S. give tJiem now In additio‘11 to tlv: egg foc-d crushed hemp and canary- .stvd with a little milk sot> once or twice a week and a.s they get okler givt; th(-m Ies.s egg f<;:.-d and more crushed .sr.ed ajuLbv the tinx-r thi-y are -seve:n or eiglit weeks oUI they should l:e doing for theimi.-ives and krioking at their liest. :i.s im


; a week or fwo


they will ec.mmence to shed tlna'r ne,*^t feadiers. In coneln.sion I ftoLihat I should be (kiviiig ngliL Jf I did not s.'iy a word ■


iv.Yv io, anotlu-r direction. J may hai-*? glveji yon the impre.ssion that yon have only to lolloiw tile instiai(n,^!ions given aiod all' will Ixi right, hnt yon nni.sn be prc*r>,ared to meet with dilficiiltles ,ari.«'ing from varioii.s causes. Aon will hav(* ycair trials, tronhles .and <iisa.-


niga .sped ono.-* a wx-ek. If your cock Ifirdis Iiointmoiiit.s as they occur ui the best m.anagcsl :nre U(;t in a foiavard (Yindilion yon may jmt


1 bird rooms but you must get over them -------- ' ---- -----‘ " '


i»y .saying “ better luck next linte.” ,Tt is tive niuY-rlainty of tilings that keeri the in- Icre.st of the hobby up to If at fcsC yon don't succeed, try. i:r>’ again.” J liave done mv liest to enlighli-n yon on tlie .subject. If I Iiavt* failc:! in my attempt I ;isk yon to l:>e lenient witii me. If on the o-ther haiod t have .said anytliing th.at has l>et;n interesting or ediicaling I am amply repaid for the


time tha.i it has taken me to imt these word.s together. A bref rliscnssicn took pl.ace and Mr.


briggs was eventually thanked for lias paper.


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ROW MOOia. CU.VC1':RT A.\U il;i)' 1C.I100I -Moor orowtU'cl cm .SciUirday I'jst,


tile iH'ocrcecl.s of over ^ 8 being handoci to Mr. SanuiL'l Fatclield, '.vlio Juus bem laid aiiclo by i!lnL'.is for a long lime. The fol­ lowing gaw. tlieir semoei> a.i VQcalist.i: Mis<e.s \V. Wllkinsdn, R. Oddie, Aio.ssrs. J. Haniiil'ton. '1 . Elartley, J. Uuerden, cuid


J. E. Hames. During the evening dancing was heartily iiwliilged in, tliere living an excoMent band in atlendiutce. Mr! \V. Wilkinson acconnianietl cm the piaaio rliraiighiouc the ei'cining.


'I'he promoters


of the eiUert.ainment were much pleased bv the result.


WESEEV.A.V CH-APEL.— l.a.st Sunday


-Mr. J. J. Greenwood, of Jxiwer Danveii. occupied the Tostnim at the alxive place monvng alnnl eveniaig and gave two excel'lent dfscour.ses to gootl congregations.— On Wed­ nesday ei'eniiiig a c.apital meeting was held vvheji Air. S. Clarke kindly itook thje dviir. 'I'he speakers werie the Keiis.- G. N'ates and ■ bred 'Paylor. The former read a very eu-


<-our;iging report on tlte toim, amd coir-nry miss'ions, .stiting th.at a great amoinit of tlie ;^38,ooo was spent in the coiintry districf.s


’'■ I


'il.i


11 I 111


III It'i'kill


4®


,and Mights. Single I>reeders are 18 inches long. 16 ineiies higii and 11 Inche.s from hack to fromt: -double hreecDrs are '36 .inches long. 16 fjiK'liJes high'a.nd 11 incites fronr back lo front: fliglit cages he.ing 5 feet or 6 fee*t long, k'liight cages derive their na.me from, the birds Ixfng able to fly from one end ^to the other, thus ' giving e.\'erc.i-se*‘ to their wing.s whirli is one ,of the best ■ thing.s a voting liird or a hreecUng bfird candVave'duri!i>g.,tIie .Autumn ancl NVintor nionllrs.. The double ’’ breeders .are made witlj' a loose pardon in r


ing tiheir wings, tngging away at their breast feathers, and flyiiiig about tlieir ca:ges. carrying anything al.iont in;,their licaks they ean get; Iiold, of, tiiese .are tliie'signs'-wliicii tell iLS that tliey are. re.ady for paiiring up.


W iM now suppose that it is the Im .e vb gin-


to Dr. liall.aTd, who went .about thb country: from north to sontir exposing the evil's whiclr e.xist.. He .-liso preached dm the work of jirison- ciiniilniiis, Coilectilons xvere m,ade at the .servicc.s and .at the meoting. Hoartv thanks wore accorded to the chairman and


ning of-Aprii:,ivhiclt..is quite sdan etiougli for paimtig vour liirds. N'ou may now p u t ______ yoiirdiirds togetlier. always your cock'liirds into.-the c-tges ithb 'hteiis dccuriy. : never tlio opposite. .i.Conl'imue, gia-ing the eggfood one' day and tlto mixed .>ieed aiiotlier day, \v)Itih-


Pf two every day. catoful .at hs dneei from


the centre wldch vou c.an remove imd tlresc '“ '‘I PndOT ,onrIiimr>y.rc)rciim.^^^ c.agr-s .are ven' useful in liic mouldn-- seasoir


im a day or


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