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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
Hints TO Bee Keepers asy Pract'
icai Apiarian.
NUMBER EIGHT.


EDITOR BEE: In Hints No. Z" l
promised to give your readers the method
of feeding swarms that were deficient in
winter supplies, and as the fall weather
has held on warmer than usual there will
be many more stocks that will be light
in the number Of bees than usual, and
this is as bad as being short of honey so
that there are two reasons now for feed
ing-one to increase the number of bees,
the other to fill up the deficit amount of
syrup is the best thing to feed, and it
should be given at night, in either of the
boxes chambers: on absence of the box
chambers bore hole in the top of the
hive Gf box hive) and cover closely
with box to keep other bees away.
To make sugar syrup use one quart Of
boiling water and two quarts of A sugar
lit goes further for feed than the cheaper
.sugars), set it on the stove and stir until
the sugar is all melted then add small
much cream tartar, and let it come to a
boil; as quick as it bubbles take it from
the fire and let cool then the syrup can
be put into w1de-mouth bottles or fruit
jars, tie piece of cotton cloth over the
top and turn it down sideways to let the
bees lick the syrup from the cloth Gt
should only just soak through and not
run off the cloth); If they are weak in
numbers give them only few table,
spoonfuls every night; this amount can
be given in piece of old comb, and just
as soon as the queen has got well to lay
ing, feed as fast as possible until all the
comb is full of syrup, or until they all
have at least twenty pounds of stores, and
twenty-five or thirty pounds are none tx o
much if the hive is of good size, as the
queen will begin to lay much earlier and
the bees increase faster for having pier
ty of stores.
Those having Italian and black bees in
movable comb hives will find it to their
advantage to shut them down to as few
combs as they will cover, putting those
containing the least honey in the center,
and feed a few tablespooBfuIs of the
syrup nightly for two weeks. thereby fur
nishing good supply of young bees for
the early spring brood, and also strong
bees to gather the early pollen from alder,
soft maple, skunk cabbage and pussy
willow. Don't forget that the bees now
in the hive and flying will live only until
April or May, excepting the queen. The
worker bees live only from forty to $50
days, according to the season-shortest
in summer and longest In winter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15

! Dust t.! Dust ~

Dust Dust ! Dust II
Streams and wells are running low.
Grain that is sown grows very slow
The gross receipts OF the fair at New
Milford was 81, 800.
Now is the time to gather your ferns
and autumn leaves
Butter has been q very scarce article
In this village during the past week.
"A Stratford man has read the Bible
through one hundred times since the
year 1927.
Mrs. Belden presented us last week
with two apples. which weighed two
pounds and two ounces.
Thousands OF dead blue fish we're
seen floating down the harbor at Bridge
port on Friday morning.
The managers of the Housatonic r.
r. state that the road is doing a very
large and constantly increasing business.
A new pin manufacturing company
With capital OF 800, 900 Is being formed
Mt Waterbury.
Walter and Sammie Peck left at our
Office sample of wild raspberries which
thoy picked Saturday.
MIR. Meeker, a Bridgeport butcher,
went through town, Friday, with six fine
steers which he had purchased in the
nelghborhood OF New Milford.
You may note in your diary, IL you
have such n volume, that the first two
weeks In October gave us the finest
weather of the season.
With decided rise in the price Of
straw, grain. butter and cheese. the far
m~rs begin To look smiling again. In the
hope that better times are " coming right
along"
MIR. Louis G. Prindle. city editor of
the Bridgeport Standard, has returned
from vacation. Mr.. Prindle Is I'M
doubleday one of the best newspaper par
agraphers In this State.
1T Is reported that malaria, which
has prevailed to such an extent In the
town OF Fairfield, has nearly disappeared
since the pond and surface water has
been drawn off by the sewer recently laid
through the town.
Five cows, belonging to Mr.. Thos.
Costello, we're killed, Wednesday morn
ing, by train on the shepaug Railroad.
The COWS got out on the track through a
broken pair OF bars.
While standing at the depot, Friday
morning. a horse. attached to heavy
wagon, became unmanageable, and col
lided with light wagon belonging to
Mr.. Julius Beers. The buggy was sadly
demoralized.
We will endeavor to secure list OF
the premiums awarded Newtown people
at the Danbury fair, last week, and pub
Ilsh them In our next issue.
Bee raisers are familiar with the
sweets Of life Waterloo Observer. We
infer that our friends Of the Newtown
BRE must continually diet on sweet pick
les. sweet cider and yams.- Meriden Re-
cortier. Yum! Yum! ] Yum!l y
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
Yellow Peach Trees.

An exchange says when the leaves on
peach trees turn yellow and the trees
a generally unhealthy look, the trouble
is apt to be that borers are at work among
the roots or ON the lower part of the
trees trunk. II on examination of these
parts gummy substance is found ex-
uding from the bark, it advises that the
ground be dug away and a half pailful
of soap suds. almost boiling hot, bepoured
into the hole. IF the borers have not gone
too far into the tree, this application will
kill them.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
ITyIncnial.

On Thursday, Mr.. @. Taylor, the eff
cient and gentlemanly agent of the Hous-
atomic Railroad at this place, was united
In marriage to Miss Ella j., daughter of
Mr.. Augustus Peck, of Sandy Hook. The
ceremony was performed at the residence
of the bride's!parents, Rev. j. L. Hoyt Of
ficiating. The happy couple started for
New York, and will visit Niagara and
other prominent places before returning.
We unite with their many friends in wish
ing them a happy and prosperous journey
through Iife
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Taunton.
MIR. George Jennings has gone to
Seymour, Conn.,, to work.
We understand there will be four
weddings here this fall.
There was free fight at the upper
end Of the lake. town meeting day.
-Danbary Fair was well represented
from this place.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
COLD spring.

COIu SprImKe
John G. Squires, of Albino City, Is
suffering with erysipelas in his foot. DR..
Vile is attending him.
Michael Troy is improving his prop
erty by erecting q new fence in front of his
residence. Charles T. Conger is doing
the work.
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Marriages..

In town, Thursday, Oct. 9th at the residence of
the brides father, Mr.. Augustus Peck, by Rev j. p
Hoyt Mr.. c. B. Taylor and Miss Ella j. Peck.
In Seymour, at the Congregational Church, Oct.
9Th, by Rev. s. G. Leonard. assisted by s. Stanley
Root, MIR, Theodore B. Beach and Miss E. o. Lock
wood, daugh liter OF G. H. Lockwood
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
Grand Central School Supply Depot
REE-HEIXE PRICE LIST OF NEW BOOKS.

ARITHMETICS-Eat Primary .................S 10
do do Intellect,Ia! 80
do do Common School
IGERRA ooms,
GEOMETRY 9o
BOOK q STATIONS 20
Blanks, is Pages. 10
copy ROOMS Spepcerian and others ............ 10
DRAWING BOOKS Excelsior ........... 10
MAN--Comforts German Course =. .......... |
do do do Reader ............... / 90
GFOcR Apply -Monteiths Elementary ............. so
do do Comprehensive ............ / 90
do Houston's PHYSICAL. ............... ! 20
GRAMMAR-Kers Short Course .................. so
a Anderson's Grammar 80
do do l 40
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
Deaths.

In Danbury. October 9th, Mary F. Sears, aged "a
years.
In Brookfeld, Oct 9th, Ormond Bradley, aged 78
years.
In Danbury, October 10th, Prince Halsted, aged
so years.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05

Gus and efficient Agent at this place,
who with his afable and accommo-
dating assistant, Mr.. Charles Goodwin
attends assiduously to the interests of
the Railroad, and withal gives entire
satisfaction to every one who has any
business at this office.
We have often been the recipie mt
Of their kinl attentions, which we SO e
bestowed upon all without favor or
partiality, and therefore we know Of
what we speak.
In closing these notes, in which we
can only hope to indulge occasionll-
ly hereafter on Saturdays, wo will
say that our observation ha, brought
us to the conclusion that he science
of agriculture in our midst has mad,
most gigantic strides since the days
OF slavery. Where an acre ofgrounl
produced five bushels of corn before
the war, it is now made to yield fiftee IL
or twenty, and we are inclined to put
much faith in the obser vation recently
made to us by practical farm ,r,
that he believed that the day WIS not
far distant, when, if q man did not
make two bales ofcotton to the acre
he will feel that he is not farming ut
| all.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
For the .Orangeburg TIMES
He Goes for Road worker.
LOWER ST. MATTHEW'S,
August 25th 1879.

august AoLn lOIJ.
Edi'or Orongcdnry Times:
In the multitude Of counsellors
there is safety. With this feeling 1
beg leave to offer few thoughts for
publication i'll your noble paper,
though "Road Worker" has said all,
and perhaps more than ought to have
been said. Being disintercsted him
self may cause Il stir among the as
pirants for the position of Overseer,
if you make it az Office Of profit as
well as honor. The honor will pay
we'll enough to serve one or two
years, thon let another have the
pleasure. We now have too many
Offices of profit for the good Of the
taxpayers. Under the laws before
the war very little money was needed
TO discharge the duties of the County
Commissioners. Now where will it
count up? l believe the Offices ought
to be distributed among the sons Of
the County, and in this way you can
make them OF more honor than pro.
fit which will give us tffices seeking
men and not men seeking office. |
have heard that our asteemed County
Auditor in this way got some Of our
best citizens TO act OH the equalizing
board, some Of whom had to rid c
thirty or forty miles, and act three
days without any hope of pay.
Mr.. Editor, had an occasion a
few days since to ride over the whole
length of the Five Notch road, and
when / saw "Road Workers" piece
thought it bid for Overseer, but he
says not. Perhaps he lives on the
road and would like to have a turn
out or way.station at his place, as
friend Connor is making it a narrow
gauge road. We found great diff
Guilty in passing wagons on the road
Mt these new points done so much to
the satisfaction ct "Road Work err"
1t is to be regretted that the law has
been changed. When your CORES
pondent was und er roll call the law
required this road to be opened twenty
feet. But | know it has been chang
ed. 1t is well known that frie nd
Connor measures all of his action by
the law. l write not as road
worker, but rs
TAXPAYER
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
WOmen's Dress.
" >SttCii,
IKE SLIMKINs.

Silly fools say that women dress
extravagantly to pl ease the men. A
more absurd fhlschood was never de-
viscd. The more plainly dressed
woman is-by plainly we do not
mean dowdy-the neater and simpler
the costume, the more she attracts
the eye and wins the admiration of
the opposite sex. So with m,n. The
dandy makes no conqucsts, and is de-
spised secretly by nearly every wo-
man whose regard is worth having.
Woman dresses in fashionable style
because it is the mode, of which she
is a slave; because she will not be less
fashionable than her companions; be-
cause she has the bad taste to love
finery, or because she doesn't tn nix
about it at all. and so puts on what
the mantuamaker provides without
demur. Some have said she dresses
rs she docs to excite the envy of her
Sex; but that is slander, too. The
fellow that said that ought to be talk
ed to death without delay.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
NUMBER 80

but twenty two, Was five years ago
worth comparatively speaking moth
ing; to-day he ownes a fine place. pair
of fat mules, good horse and buggy,
stock Of cattle and hogs, oil the re-
suit of good farming 6 and economy.
His crop of this year consists of thirty
acres of splendid rice, heading beauti-
fully, which will yield twenty-five to
thirty bushels per acre, forty acres of
first rate corn, tie greater portion
having two ears TO the stalk, which
will produce twenty to twenty fl ve
bushels per acre, and q superb pea
crop. His experience may do some
thing towards answering the oft re-
peated question, "does farming pay?"
OBSERVER.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
For the OrangcDurg TIMES.
Ike VS.. Eli.

MStur Edaur:
cell" ses in his las peace that he
h opes Mr.. Seine will make n big
"Hall."
Well, sumhow Use spter skary
bout desc Hauls, ef dey are maid like
Mr.. Boliver's Haul. Yon sea las
year Mister Boliver huu'ed a parole
OF Dimicrats ober to his side, an '.iat's
what's de matter wild Hannah" now.
You sea, eli ne hadn't to hauled desc
Dimcrats ober den, we Guild ov
fixt him up by dis time wus dan
eli" was on de flatform de mite oh
de Koncert.s And desc Dimicrats
hadn't orter dun it.
Howsumebcr 1 tink he will neber
make anudcr haul like dis agin, be-
kaursc dem fe!lers look like dey is
sorry for what dey dun, an maybe
wont do SO no more.
But to chaing de subiec. Spekin'
bout do Konccrt, eli" ses dat he
didn't want any bokays bekaurse
sumboddy gave him one before he
went up dere. Now, cell" needn't
talk so ii rpendunt and himindei |,
bekaurse l believe dat when dat gurl
dat he run up agenst OIL d, fatform
sung u peace, "Eli" fl ing dat same
bokay at hur. Now, ef dis WIS SO, 1
tink it was berry rong fer eli" to
take bokay dat was given him to
kepe, an thro it at anuder gurl, when
dere was plenty OBJ bokays goin' round
at 10 scents apcacc.
Dcre is anuder ting Mister Editer,
| hab to say bout cell" l axed him
III my las peace to take kare OBJ de
"Old Folkes" at de Kon cert an do
dem jus.is. But what does he do ?
tie ses dat when de peace got thru
dat he was in, "you jus orter had sean
the bokays fallin' on the fatform. 1
didn't want any, SO gave them all
to the girls" Now, I kali dis doin'
justis to himself purity we'll, an
payin' tent;on to de gurls before de
old folkcs which was ot accorden to
de kontrack.
Dere. are many ulder subjics Mr..
Editer, dat | want to expashiate up
on, but rs cell" ses he is "borcd"
man, and dusn't want TO be "bored"
any more, tink l betl er be little
kareful, an finish my letter after
hairin' from him in your mex: ishur.
l will stop now until kommence
agin.
Yours tel death,
| IKE SIJMEIEa
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
For the Orangcburg TIMES.
Does Farming Pay?
A Practical Answer.

ORANGEnuRG, August 25th 1879.
Editor Ormgebmg Times:
The course adopted by your valu-
able paper in publishing accounts of
the crops from various sections of the
County will | believe by producing a
generous rivalry among the farmers
do much good to the planting interest t..
This being my lea, allow me to call
your attention to one Of the best pro :
vision crops in this County. refer to
the crop of Mr.. w. G. Sandcl of Mid.
die Township. This young man now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20
InteIlccfs in Rrutes.

One evening soon after my arrival in Eastern
Asam, and while the five elephants were, as
usual. being fed opposite the Bungalow, I OBJ
served young and lately caught one step up
the stakes up. Placing it under foot, 1t broke o
piece of with the trunk, and after lifting it to
It's mouth, threw 1t away. 1t repeated this
twice or thrice, and then drew another stake
and began again. Seeing that the bamboo was
old ana dry, asked the reason of this, and was
1t seemed to get piece that suited, and hold
ing it in the trunk firmly and stepping the left
foreleg well forward, passed the piece Of bamboo
under the armp1t, SO to speak, and began to
scratch with some force My surprise reached
its climax when | saw large elephant-leech
fall on the ground, quite inches long and as
thick as ones finger, and which, from It's po-
SittOn, could not easily be detached without
this scraper, or scratch, which was deliberately
made by the elephant. / subsequently found
that it was acommon occurrence: Leech-scrap-
ers are used by every elephant daily. On ano-
ther occasion, when travelling at a time of year
when the large flies are so tormenting to an
elephant, noticed that the one 1 rode had no
fan or W1Sp to beat them Off with. The mahout,
at my order, slackened pace, and allowed her to
InentS she moved along rummaging the smaller
jungle on the bank; at last She came to cluster
of young shoots well branched, and after feel
ing among them, and selecting one, raised her
trunk, and neatly stripped down the stem, TAX
ing off all the lower branches and leaving fine
several times, and then laying hold at the lower
end broke off beautiful fan Or
switch about five feet long, handle
included. With this She kept the flies
at bay as we went along, Tapping them Off or
each side every now and then. Say what we
ments, each intelligently made for definite
purpOSe,-(Ndtu7p,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20
Sunday in Paris.

Sunday in Paris seems to be becoming. in
one respect at least, more like Sunday in Lon
don than was the case formerly. Nearly all the
respectable shops are closed, and the business
traffic in the streets Is small The streets and
boulevards, with the cafes and restaurants, are,
however, far from being deserted Sunday is a
with their parents or the friends of their par
cnts, and do not return to the dismal college
dormttory until night. 1t is largely for the ben
eft of this public of schoolboyS and their par
ents that morning performances take place at
the theatres. Yesterday there were matineeS
at thirteen OF the Paris theatres, and there is no
eXaggeration In saying that they were all well
attended. The performances vary from those
of the classical works of Racine Corneille and
Moliere down to the modern meodrama and
operetta taking In, on the way, Victor Hugos
"Hernani, comedy Of Labche, and q s;ance
by the conjurer Hermann. Then for the lovers
or music there are the Conservative and the
Pasdeloup Concerts; and for the lovers of pull
pit oratOry the lectures of Pere Didon, the Do
minican preacher, the successor and rival of
Lacordaire, and the sermon OF Father Hya-
cinthe-or rather l should say OF NJ. Loyson-
Father Didon Is entirely opposed to the instttu-
ton Of divorce, while NJ. Loyson thinks that it
ought to be admitted only in very grave cases.
Sunday being holiday, not only for the boys
and girls who are at school, but also for the
servants, many families of the middle classes
dine out. and all the restaurants are consequent
other day Of the week. Then after dinner, il
you have not had enough amusement, you have
the whole range Of the theatres, from the hum
BE shanty OF La Vilette to the still humber
temple Of the drama at Mont Parnasse, each
Offering something attractive. The casinos are
open as usual, the cfrcuses are filled with o
special Sunday audience; and all purveyors OF
amusement are beating the big drum to attract
the public. With such varied programme, It
is no wonder that man, no matter of what
nationality he may be or what tastes he may
have, finds no difficulty in passing Sunday In
Paris Picture galleries, churches, elegant
promeDades, theatres, shows-in short. relaxa-
ton, amusement, instruction, or ediflcation-
are equally within his reach The T,legraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20
Cigarette smoking I'm Paris.

Numerous persons go along the boulevardS
in the vicinity of the cafes and restaurants at
night and pick up the fragments of cigars
which are there thrown away, and sell them to
the Government officials, who manufacture
from them all these choice (and expenSiye) CT
garetteS which we smoke For fifteen cents one
can buy pretty fair cigar at the high-toned
TeStaurantS-about such cigar as sells for
eight to ten cents at retail in Newark. Boxes
Of cigars which have been imported are always
marked, Supported by M for his personal
use," (D and when you order a fine cigar in a
restaurant you will always find such an in
scription upon the cover, next to the revenue
stamp. Almost everyone in Paris smokes and
it is no uncommon sight to see lady seated In
front of cafe holding cigarette between her
thumb and index finger in jaunty fashion.
and taking q delicate pull in the intervals be-
tween her sips of ChartreuSe or Gaze nofr. The
cac0tfes especially incline to smoking almost
without exception. Still there are many very
respectable women who do the same. The
revenue to the Government from this source Is
enormous. A considerable number OF Russian
and German cigarettes are also sold in Paris,
Il Ough, because OF the duty on them the price
l. higher than that Of the French made '.La
Ferme" cigarettes are liked here. but are not
the great favorftes that they are anoag Amer
can smokers. 1 often hear Americans ask:
Where can buy good cigar" The general
answer is 81 don't know; not In Paris."-t PLris
Cor. NterdTk Advertiser.