THE FOWL NUISANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 780, 30 May 1881, Page 3

THE FOWL NUISANCE.

(To the Editor Waihaiupa Daiiy.) Sin,-nWjll, you kindly, through the medium of your newspaper, give me some advice as to tlio proper method to pursue to rid,oneself from tho "fowl nuisance," which I am- a sufferer from, and which, I hear, many others complain of likewise ? ' ■ , ; I am fond of gardening 'and my garden, but all the pleasure' and rdturhfrom it are marred by the constant incursions of my neighbors' fowls, which aro so bold that they will return to pick and scratch ten minutes after they have been driven away. Is there any law to prevent me from laying down poisoned grain on the bods if | \yarn the tieigljborq an,d ndvertiso to that effect] And if fowls are kept in towns are not the owners bound to keep them on their own premises ? Hoping you will, for the benefit of others as well:as myself, point' out the right way to be rid of this pest, ■ I am, &c, A.B.

Mhsterton, 28th May. [We do i,ot think onr correspondent rune any risk of legal proceedings if, after giving notice, he lays poison, We aro not. an authority, ••however, on legal questions.—Ed. W.D.]

ftRENINft W A CHESTNUT BURR. ''Any chostnuts 'round here?" asked one of three city boys who met an aged, benevolent-looking farmer out in Livonia Township. The old man hesitated: "You don't want to steal 'em?" he asked.' ~•...■ " Oh, ho; we just wanted to 6nd out." "Well, there's a few trees back there, but if I thought you wanted to steal them I wouldn't have told you, for the owner's gone to town; but you're bright, honestlooking boys,". The boys blushed with t)»o pride of cons'cioua goodneax ''"''' Wji'en will the owner be back ?" " Well, not before dark, I reckon. The boys respectfully thanked the old man, waited till he got out of sight, jumped the fence, and were soon shaking down the burrs.

The shaking was easy, but the oponing of the chestnut burrs..was more difficult and unpleasant. . It'last the boys had a splendid pile of handsome brown nuts pn the ground, and they prepared to put tfiem jn the bags they brought with them. i' l Jlease don't tajfe any more"trouble," aaid thi benevolent" old nihil who stood by the fence,! beaming .kindly on the startled boys. " I amnot so strong as I once was, and I .fear I can't hold in this dog much longer.' If you'll hurry through I guess I can keep him here till you get to the railroad track. Down,,Tige, sir!" _ As the boys looked back from tho railrpad fenpa, t|)ey ooqld see the stooping figure of the old man scooping tjie rich, brown cli.es|'nuts,info a two-bushel bag.

Keminiscbki'eb' nv wsLuwioir.-lnthe year 1845 a worthy citizen pioaded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to Te Aro Flat boing iu search of the 6urveyr's opeg which had been driven in at the iiprper of' what ia now Cuba and Dixon a'ireeti), Uppn this sppt was ereuted a small jitMse, in whic|i a very successful drapery bllsijW'was carried on by two-ladies of t'orhark&blo' taleiit and'' energy, who have long since retired from the soene to the 1 nd of their birth— • ■ . _-,-.- ' ' "Land o* the mountain and the ilood, Land of browii heat hand shaggy wood. In the year 1866 it passed; into the hands of MrJamks Smith, the present proprietor, who gave to the; premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose jnah^genjenp'boaintss .has steadily • profieaM 'vfitlv the'rising fortunes of the city, tftfil atjeiigth'it was..found''.that a oonsulerMle enlargement!,was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro House, -as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in.the colony of New Zealand. Tho jeneral Drapery occupies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 -feet, ■ amply sufficient for all Manchester goods,' Fanpy Ureases, Sillfti, Gloves, Hosiery, Kjbjjons, Lac|3, to.- The Men's, Bay's, and \bio -Clcithinfj Department measures' 24 fee? % 14 feeji/and |ias attached a coml"rt ale pttlng.ro'pm; Carpels' 'and- Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to them, The Show-room for the sile of MillineryJMantles, Jackets, Costumes, &c, is a vefmpaeioUß apartment, elegantly fitted ufc-ffiibeautifully, lighted from the roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet. The stock of goods, s at all times large and well seized, and : patterns are forwarded post [fse on 'application. A special feature at P'Afp House is the Ofdeir'Department, and ypjy pareful attention is paid to the wants of Coliiitry Residents. < Allortaare executed Under the iramediato i supervision of the proprietor, and-s'e'curely pack'dd and forwarded to their destination with that promptness and despatch 1, which' -have always distin guished To Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling OH.—fADVT.I