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Business Men of Timmins and District Extend Season‘s Greetings HE IS AN EXPERT AT MINDING HIS OWN AFFTAIRNS. ALSO HE IS S YJl RETIRING, UNASSERTIVE AND INOFFENSIVE UNTIL INTERFERED WITH, BUT THEN, OH, YE DOGS, BEWARE! Meet the Gentlemen Who Gave His Name to the District have khad to be shot offâ€"hand because they formed an acquaintance with these little animals. Contrary to a prevalent opinion, the poreupine does not *‘‘throw"‘ its quills. The quills, however, are But loosely gattached to the hide, and any anima@l nosing round a porcupine is aosolutely sure of serious trouble.â€" Innumerable dogs trying conclusions with the quiet poreupine have come away beaten and with nose, mouth, throat and ‘body filled with the quills. The quills are barbed at the end and are yery difficult to extract. In cases where an animal‘s cheeks are piereed by the quills they have to ‘be pushed through and removed through the mouth in many cases, to prevent too serious tearing of the flesh. They also seem to have the vicious tendencey to ‘‘work in‘ farther into the fesh, and this apparent tendency gives rise to many theories as to the quills possessing a power of movement, though scientific fact does not support such theories. Acceording to the count of the returning officers at the last municipal election in Timmins there are now less than 174 poreupines in the district of Poreupine. And there used to be thousandsm of them. fact is that the a a few poreupines early days thore i trict was named ** It took much sk picture herewith. J is seldom, indeed, t ture, even for The that have hbeen take fact is that the ave iVveraze wWerTe Kill, patience The poreupit that he can houg vÂ¥anecg.,‘ Ln¢e: pi L thie poreupir e oldâ€"timer will constantly in be prevailed . The pcture 11 watch]i a shy at animal nosing round a ible. â€" Innumerable dogs have come awavy beaten 1x one 11 that hrou ret vÂ¥eâ€" na! ie has a@ the H)st hat k oc ok or o Ok OE . OE OE