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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

BY virtue of the or Ter of the Marion Circuit Court
of the State of Indaa at the present December term
will offer for sale. at private sale Thursday the
Oath day of December 1885 the real estate situated
in the city of Indianapolis county of Marion State of
Indiana, to-wit: Lot number eleven Il IL in square
number sixty nine (69) Terms of sale: Not less
than the appraised value of SO O00 So, 600 cash in
hand; the remainder of the purchase money in equal
installments, payable one two, three four fve six
and years after date of SALE respectively with
interest at per cent per annum semiannualy with
any relief from valuation appraisement laws,
payments the purchaser shall execute his fourteen
promissory notes payable aforesaid each for one
half of the amount of such yearly instament and two
payable each year, aforesaid, to the order of the
Undersigned commissioner Said sale to be at
Fletchers Bank in said city and, if sale is had on
said day. then said offer win be made fro day to Gay
thereafter. until such sale is made.
FRANCIS NJ. CHURCHMAN, Commissioner.
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800 bales expor to Great Britain, A. 326 bales; ex-
ports to France 4,121 bales exports to the CONT
nent, 1925 bales; exports coastwise, 6 927 bales
sales. 1000 bales stock on hand 329 127 bales.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19.-Cotton easy but unchanged;
middling. sac: sales. 600 bales; receipts 3,773
bales shipments 2603 bales stock on hand, 81 ,6l2
bales.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 19.-Cotton steady; nliddling
8osc receipts. 1867 bales shipments 4442 bales;
stock on hand 145, l64 bales; sales, 2, 500 bales.
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The wool with which sheep are covered is ad-
mirably adapted to exclude cold so long as it is
dry but when thoroughly wet it is AS bad as no
covering whatever. If shelter is provided, sheep
will stay under it in stormy weather, and their
wool will be enough to make shelter profitable,
aside from the greater comfort aud thrift of the
sheep.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19-Cotton-The Post, in its
cotton review says: Futures deliveries opened dull
but were firm at about yesterdays closing. AT the
opening call the sales of the day 43 900 bales
AT the closing call the market weaker and prices
about point lower the futures"
GALVESTON, Dec. observation-disclosures and sell
ers apart net receipts, 1851 bales: receipts
1861 bales: exports coastwise, 1853 bales; stock
hand. 103. 1913 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10. Cotton quiet and
steady net receipts, IA 2s3 bales; gross receipts 49,
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Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsbur1.

Chicago. st. Louis PttsburJ.
Depart-Eastern Mail and Express daily. 400 arm
New York, Philadelphia. Wash
ington. Baltimore and Pttsburg
Express daily. s..-..- 40 ana
Dayton and Columbus Express,
except Sunday LOO am
Richmond Accommodation ..---.. 400 pan
New York. Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pttsburg Ex.
press, daily, s.. h------.-.- 4:55 nm
Arrlve-Richmond Accommodation, except
Sunday ..:.:.-............ $40 ana
New York. Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Elk.
press daily HAS sua
Columbus and Dayton Express ex.
-. cept Sunday. -..-...-........... 4:35 ps
Western Mail and Express, daily $40 psa
New York Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pttsburg Ex-
press daily 1920 nm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KoKoMo p c. q ST. kH
Depart-Louisvlle and Chicago Express
p Ills
Louisville and Chicago Fast Ex-
press, daily, ..1100 run
Arrive-Chicago and Louisville Fast Elk
press, daily. Observation-Disclosures 400 am
Chicago and Louisville Express,
p ........ 1856 um
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half the price of the brs. with soc added TO cover
additional cost of package. Lard--Pure kettle rem
dered, in tierces, 7l4c; also in u brls and SON.
tubs 800 advance price of tsrces 48-ib tin tubs
and 2O-D pals &c advance; 1O-B pals, I4c
advance. Sausage-Bologna, in cloth, 5lsc; in skin
&c: link, 7c.
SEEDS.
Prime clover, so ~ bu; prime timothy So rs
02.75 y bu; extra clean blue grass, $1.4001.60 r.
bu; red top, 75cOSI ~ bu; orchard grass 81 40 az 50
" bu: German millet, 81 % p bu; common mil
let 75c0$1; buckwheat. 6O09oc ~ bu.
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Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad.
INDIANAPOLIS & Vincennes.
Via Vandaiia Lime.

IVA VandaIia Lnne.'
1--we Indpls. 7:3Oam p'l2.00m t4:O0pm st10:45pm
Ar Indpls-- 3:50am t10.00am 3:35pIL 4:l5pm
Via l. 81 st. L.. Ry.l
1--we Indpls. &1O50pm t5:30pm -11:55am 7:10am
Ar IndDls... 3:45am t10:O0am 3:35pm 6:25pm
Daily daily except Sunday parior car, Sleep
ing
These trains carry the magnificent Monarch parlor
between Indianapolis and Evansville. Cars open
for passengers at $50 p. Train does not leave
anLl lO:45 p. N.
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LoEDoN. Dec. 1875 p. M.-Government bonds
--Consols. 80 3-16 for money and 99ss for account
United States bonds tours, 1854; four and.a-halfs
1I5. Railroad bonds--Atlantic q Great Western
6rsts, 1874 Atlantic & Great Western seconds
112isi Canadian Pacific 159ia Erie, 1919: Illinois
Central l4Oi9; Mexican ordinary. "a; st. Paul CON-
mon, 95i2 New York Central 1854.
PARIS. Dec. l9Three per cent rentes, sof, % i9c
for account
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
1wo Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec 19.-Flour--Receipts. s.s77
Sis exports. 7,760 sacks. Dull and weak Sales
81 $50 brs.
Wheat weak and lower receipts. 9 600 bu; exports,
aoi.a Sales 100000 Blu futures, lag, 5000 bu
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
Nay Wheat Declines to Ninety Cents,
but No Feeling of Panic Results.
Large Offerings and Good Demand Cause a
Steady Closing Weak Feeling in Corn
Provisions Weak and Unchanged.
MONEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
Increased Activity in Railway Bonds-Stoc
Dull and Droopiug

Increased Activity in Railway Bonds-Stocks
Dull and Dropping.
NEW YORK Dec. 19.-Money on call was easy at
203 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 405 per cent.
Foreign exchange quiet, but firm and IN
changed
The total sales of stocks day 2S1 1853 shares
including the following Delaware Lackawanna &
Western, "a, 500; Kansas G. Texas, AZ, 1892 North
western, 15,455; New. York Central, 1905;
Pacific Mail 1870; ST. Paul, %, $50; Texas Pacific,
7,746; Western Union, s67O; Northern Pacific.
preferred, 1851; Oregon e. Transcontinental
4.491.
Government bonds were dull and strong to-day.
State bonds were neglected.
Railway bonds were active The total sales were
-. 1856. 900, but nearly $4,000 600 of this was in
West Shore receipts, which closed at 5019 Most of
the advances occurred after it known that Wins
low. Laner d Co. had been awarded So 600 600 at
1926 There sales of $29S, 900 Texas + cifc,
Rio Grande division, coupon off at 46l4 Q42l2 the
bonds closing at the lowest price reached and per
cent. lower than yesterday. The total sales for the
week $19, III, COO, against $40 ZIG, 300 last
week.
Stocks were even duller than yesterday. The total
sales only 236 600 shares The market exhib-
it's dropping tendency, but the power of the real
holders of stocks, with the continued easy money
market, is great that the bears do not care to
interest. There is also disposition to wait until
after the LIST of January before taking large risks
again The only stocks to-day that could be
called at all active were Lackawanna and NJ K. g. t.
with sales of 81, 900 and "a, 900 shares respective
y Opening prices showed only small changes but
there a fractional decline in the early dealings
followed by stronger tone that continued for time
and then renewed weakness that lasted until about
o'clock wien the lowest prices of the day gener
ally made. During the remainder of the day the
ket altogether featureess and steady for most of
the time, with occasional slight rallies, and
it closed generally at fractions above
the lowest figures, but with losses, as
commend with last evening of L to % per cent ex-
cept in few instances, conspicuous among which is
Lackawanna which shows decline OF 50 for the
day. Missouri Kansas & Texas is down / ls Canada
Southern, st. Louis & San Francisco, and Missouri
Pacific each l. Western Union shows an advance OF
L. and st. Paul & Duluth 1. The market closed dull
but steady. The changes for the week are nearly eli
in favor of higher prices, among which are missouri
Pacific 5s Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 3ai; Pacific
Mail 3as and Western Union GA Texas & Pacific
shows loss of 2as. The total sales for the week
were 3, 123 600 shares.
The market closed with the following prices bid:
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Business of the Clearing-Houses.

Boston, Dec. 20-The following table, com
piled from special dispatches to the Post from
managers Of the leading clearing houses in the
United States gives the clearances Cor the week
ending Dec. IS. 1885. compared with the CORE
amending week in 1884.
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Export grades. Observation-Disclosures. $5. OO054O
Good to choice shippers Observation-Disclosures 4.25 0475
Common to medium shippers .......... 3.25O4 90
Stockers and feeders NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.6O03.6O
Good TO choice nefers Observation-Disclosures. 3.p0O340
Good to choice cows NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.7O03 25
Comm on to medium cows and heifers... 1.5O024O
Veals, common to good 3.OO050O
Bulls common to fair. 1.500225
Bulls good to choice. Observation-Disclosures. 2.5O032
Mixers. common to good 2O.OO1 As 90
HoGs-Receipts. $500; shipments, 1900 Quail
ity fair market weak and 10 to Is cents lower Quite
number unsold. We quote.
Heavy packing and shipping. ...-....$36 5 03 70
Light and mixed packing. -...........-. 3.5O03. 60
Common to good light 32O03. so
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 500: shipments $50.
But little doing and demand light Market about the
same, but slow sales. We quote:
Good to choice grades. .......S285 03.15
Common to medium grades .-........ 1.75 60
Culls, per head NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .5O01.OO
Lambs common to choice. ---..--..... 25OD3. 80
Bucks, per head. Observation-Disclosures. 2.OOO3.OO
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Lonsdaie and Fruits
have sold well the sales disclosing much smaller
stocks hand at the time of reducing prices than
buyers thought for and the general feeling is much
better.
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle In Light Supply and Market Slow-Hogs
Weak and 10 to Is Cents Lower.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10

INDIANAPOLiS,
CATTLE-Receipts, 900; shipments, 800. Very
light supply for Saturday Quality only fair, and
market slow at lower prices About all sold at the
close We quote:
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Jacksonville, Madison & Indianapolis.

Indiana Bloomington Western
PEORIA DIVISION.
Depart-Pacifc Express and Mall daily. ESQ am
Kansas and Texas Fast Line re-. $40 pm
Burlington and Rock Island Ex-
press daily. c. and s---.---..-1O :50 sM
Kansas City Lightning Express. 100 nc
Arrive Eastern and Southern Express,
daily, r. and s.--...----.----.- 400 am
Cincinnati Special. r. c. ..---..-- lO4O ann
Atlantic EXPRESS and Nail. --..... $40 pan
Express and Mail .-..-..--..-.. $50 pN
EASTERN DIVISION.
Depart-Eastern Express Mail daily s.. re-. AGO am
Atlantic Express, daily s. and c. c. 400 pan
Night Express, daily ---.---..--.-- 500 pun
Arrive-Pacifc Express. daily, S. and c. G. 7:2O I'm
Western Express. 4:45 pm
Burlington and Rock Island FIX
press, daily, s. and r. c. 1920 un
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
A Fair Volume of Business in Progress-Rol-
iday Trade Averaging Well.

INDIANAPOLIS Dec. 10.
Trade in the week closing to-day has about reached
expectations. Usually, the year nears it's close,
purchases made only to meet immediate require
menus. The produce markets weak. Receipts of
turkeys, chickens and game have been large beyond
parallel yet the indianapolis market has paid better fig
than have other Western markets for poultry and
game. A dull market may be looked for the coming
week it is too late to ship poultry to Eastern
kets for Christmas sale. The egg market is weaker
mild weather tending to make it The indianapolis
Grocer 1.-The staples have received considerable
attention throughout the week. and while changes
have not been marked, the market has been an ex-
tremely interesting one. Sugars have ruled king. A
firm feeling increased to positive advance, and the
market closes strong and active Coffees are not
neglected, but they are not prominent. Fruits have
been in demand, and prices have received consider
able scrutiny.
The local market showed activity to-day than
any of the preceding days of the week. Prices how
ever tended lower. The Board of Trade Price Cur
rent says of wheat: Steady at quotations. with fair
demand for choice grades Off stock in very little
quest. Receipts only nominal Futures not wanted
We quote:
No. Mediterranean. o. t----.....-..--..-..... 81
No. Mediterranean, O. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
no. RED. o. &c. 80
No. red O. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S7l2
Corn-Receipts large. Prices shade lower but we
note an active market with sales of No. 3 white at
ode regular on call. Futures show only q nominal
interest. We quote:
No. white o. -...-.......-.-.-......-... 34l2
No. z white. o. t. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
No white, o. IT, SO
No. white. o. 31l2
NO. yellow, o. t. 81 IL
No. yellow o. t.. 1914
No. yellow, o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
No. mixed. o. 81
No. mixed, o. to- 32l2
No. mixed. o. t. 31l2
Sound ear, O. 49,: .-..-.------...-.-.--- 32l9
Sound ear, white o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1914
Sound ear, yellow, o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Oats-Prces rule shade lower with fairly active
demand for cash offerings. Wequote.
No. white, o. t. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80
Mixed O. t. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 291a
Understandable, o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
Rye-No. g dull: 58c bid
Bran--Steady; S11.25 {. o. b. bid no sellers
Hay-Steady and active; choice timothy $40 25
bid; No. timothy, $1,000 bid held at Sl2 SO: No
2 timothy, $l100 bid, held at $ll.5O
RECEIPTS RAIL PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Corn, bushels. 81 200
GRAIN IN STORE
Dec 18. 1885.
Wheat. Corn Oats. Rye.
Elevator A.. 80. 1872 500 SIS, 500 Zoo 1000
Elevator b.. 100000 So 500 G. 500
CAPITAL Elevator 80. 600 15.0O0l 100000 $500.
Elevator D...... 4,O0Ol 5000 345OOl .
Total -. 17e. 900 Ill 800 5s.4Ool 1000
Correspon'g day
hast yssr..-.. rs, l0ol 10000 1o5. AGO. 1000
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Cincinnati, Wabash q Michigan Railway.
(Over the Bee-line.)

(Ovcr The Bee-Iius.J
Observation-Disclosures and Grand Rapids Elk. 400 an
Michigan EXPRESS: ----.----: l;O3 xnn
Ion;syille and Wabash Express $50 nm
Arr;uaW abash and Indianapolis Express. 11:S0sm
Cincinnati a Louisville Express... l55 pan
Indianapolis and st. Louis Express 1925 pm
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Indianapolis. Decatur & sprin field.
D.part-Decatur and Peoria Through Mail.
Montezuma Accommodation, daily
except Sunday -------.------.
Fast Express. daily, r. c. and g. IL
Arrive-Fast Express. da'lv. T.. C. and So
Montezuma Accommodation, daily
except SUNDAY ....-.-....---.
Through Mail. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Cincinnati. Hamilton g. Indianaooli

Depart Cincinnati. Dayton and Toledo 400 an
Cincinnati. Dayton, Toledo and
New York ..-.---.-.--.11: 05 am
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and
New York Express. ...-.--.-.-. 645 pa
Arrive-Cincinnat Peoria and st. Louis l:53
Cincinnati Accommodation .-..-.. 500 PISA
Cincinnati. Peoria ard ST Lous. 10 45 pu
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Louisville, New Albany Chicago.
Chicago Short LineA
Depart-Chcaeo and Michigan City Mail. 1910 pm
Frankfort Accommodation 4:43 pn
Chicago Night Ex., daily. s.-....-.ll:I5 nn
Arrive-Indianapos Night Ex., daily s-. .; ~ ~ ana
Indianapolis Accommodation ---. lo;v0 am
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Cincinnati. indianapolis. St. Louis & Chicago.

Cincinnati. indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago.
CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Cincinnati and florida Fast Line
daily g. and c. c-.-..-----. 400 am
cincinnati Rushville end Column
bus Accommodation. ------------1 133 am
Cincinnati, Washington and Florf
da Mail. o. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 800 um
Cincinnati ard Louisville Accom-
modation, daily. .-........-.- GAO pm
Arrive-Indianapois Accommodation daily 1898 am
Chicago and ST Louis Mail o. C. 11:45 ana
indianapolis and Lafayette Accom- 455p PEA
Chicago and st. Louis Fast Line.
daily, 6. and c. LOAD pm
CHICAGO DIVISION
Depart-Lafayette and Wabash Ry. Accom-. 7.1O am
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex-- 7:10 arm
Chicago Mail p. 1905 pan
Lafayette Accommodation. pua
Indianapolis and Logansport Ex.. 5l0pa
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Line, daily, g., r. .11:10pm
Arrive-Circinnati and Florida Fast Line,
daily. 6. c. and $3.50 an
LAFAYETTE Accommodation 1;l5
Logansport and INDIANAPOLIS Elk lib am
Cincinnati and Washingn Mail. p. 345 pm
Cincinnati and Louisville Accom-. 620 Nm
South Bend and lndianapoh Ex.- 6:20 pm
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Foreign Stock and Money Markets.

Total. -....$ 81 ,O96 914 $50 Increase :. SO
Outside New York. 2S5. 3l9, 659 Increase IL
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Elevator A......
Elevator b..
Capital Elevator
Elevator De-.
Total . -....-..
Correspon'g day
last yeG......
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to medium native sheep S202 SO. good to choice
muttons, $2.6o03.25; lambs So. % SO; Texas
enaau 81 7E4Q

mon to medium native sheep s202 So good to choice
muttons, $26003.25i lambs, So. rs $780, Texas
sneep, $l7503.
CHICAGO. Oct 2I-The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattie-Recsipts IL. 600; shipments, Q, 100. The
market was slow and prices 15025c lower, shipping
steers, $3.5O05.75; stockers and feeders, So 800
Texas cattle shade lower at $3.50 $3.50; Western
rangers l0015c lower the lowest day OF the season;
natives and half breeds, IS 2504.35i winte-ed Tex
Hoes-Receipts SO 900. shipments. 5000 The
market opened firm, but closed 1Oc lower; rough and
os So light weights IS 10 5s SO: skip pp$ 5oSs
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000. The market
was steady; natives. $20003.60; Western. $1.759
3; Texans $1.5O02.55.
KANSAS CITY. Oct 21.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports Cattle-Receipts, 3,462; shipments,
; L,Ua4. The marksk was weak, slow and 5000
ping steers. 81 S50510 common to medium
o4.4o "a So stockers and feeders, 50. S503 80;
cows S2 80; grass Texas steers S2.60Q3. 20.
Hogs-Receipts, 9,475; shipments 1878 The
market opened steady, closing weak and Be lower;
SO 25034O
Sheep-Receipts, 157; shipments none. The
ket was steady fair to good muttons 80. 6003.2 5;
common to medium. $1.5002.4o.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21-Beeves-Receipts 125
carloads all for the market The market ruled dull and
closed weak with 80 carloads to carry over;
TO prime native steers sold at So So as. 65 Y cwt
live weight including 500 to an exporter at $4 rs a
0oO few selected extra steers went at So. $50 90
and carload of Cherokee cattle at 1878.
Sheen and Lambs-Receipts, $500; nearly fiat and
al the lowest figures of the trading hmited
tar to good sheep sold at So SO ~ cwt. and fair
to good lambs 81. rs 05
Hogs-Rscepts, IL 800; barely steady for live hogs
at P3. 90 04.40 ~ cwt.
EAST LIBERTY, Oct 21.-Cattle-The market
was DULL prime, SIS rs; fair to good $404 20;
common, SIS. % 03.75. Receipts, 437 head; ship
ments, $50 head.
Hogs-The market was active; Philadelphas So 90
a. Workers, So so "a grassers. SO .6003.8O. Re-
cepts, 2,40O head; shipments 2 200 head.
Sheep--The market was demoralized; prime $3.50
1878: fair to good $203. 25; lambs, So So
Receipts. 200 head; shipments. 5000 head
CINCINNATI. Oct. Z1.-Hogs steady; common and
light, So. 8503.7O: packing and butchers SD $50
500. Receipts, 5, 1899; shipments. l. 755.
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American Agricnlturist.
During the present month all colonies should
be we'll protected from the cold All openings
for ventilation should be closed and the entrance
TO each hive contracted. II care is usei in this
respect, breeding may be continued much later,
which extremely desirable. Surplus combs
which have been used for extracting should be-
removed, and general preparations made for win
ter. If bees TO be wintered indoors, il IL
important that the room be clean and sweet, and
we'll prepared for the bees. Many who propose
to build, or arrange a new room for this purpose,
neglect doing so until too late in the season. liz
wall is 70 be laid or plastering done, or even
green lumber is to be used, the work should be-
done early. so that all may become thoroughly
dry. Facilities for thoroughly ventilating q
wintering room should be supplied. The manner
of storing the bees in winter quarters will bs
described later. Some do not have facilities for
wintering bees indoors, and other persons
advocate wintering out-of- DOORS in preference to
in doors. While | strongly advocate wintering
in the house, | aware that it is better to win
ter out-of- doors, under favorable circumstances,
than indoors under unfavorable conditions As
to the needs for outof-door wintering: 1t il well
known that bees do not winter so well upon thsiE
summer stands as they formerly did. The cause
of this believe to be that the country, being SO
thoroughly cleared of its forests, the winter
winds more cold and searching This being
so, we must resort to some means of giving our
hives protection. First then, it is important TO
select as sheltered place possible to set the
hives. Next it Is generally agreed that somo
kind of packing is necessary. Last winter
made some experiments in out-of-toor
wintering the results of which were OF
value to me. The outer cases of my hives
were large enough to allow about four inchss
of packing all sides of the brood combs
and six inches on top. used both chaff aud
dry sawdust for packing, and both proved sue
cessful. The hives were tipped slightly to tbs
'front.' so that the dead bees were easily removed
The brood combs were raised about an inch frola
the bottom board, so hat room was afforded for
the dead bees to drop below the frames. A largo
entrance stick, to fill an entrance one inch deep
and as long as the entire front of the hive,
supplied with small opening made in the cen-
ter of it. This entrance stick could be taken eat,
to remove the dead bees when necessary, and re-
placed to protect the bees from cold Next and
most important of all. the hives were surrounded
with perfectly tight inclosure This | consider
of extreme Importance Experience has proven
that bees can stand extreme cold weather if not
suject to drafts of cold air. Some Of my
experiments, which have brought me to these con-
illusions, have been dearly bought and / urge
those who have not had experience to consider
them WELL