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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-23
BEES.
The Profits That Can lie Realized by an
Intelligent Apiarist.

The Profits That Can BE Realized By an
Intelligent Apiarist.
In these times of seeking for new
sources of profit on the farm, as that of
grain growing wanes, bees come in for
their share of attention. Prof. Cook re-
lateS how Bookkeeping may be profitablv
associated with general farming: I'VE
often hear that only specialists should
keep bees. that bee-keeping is no bust
ness for farmer or for person with
any other business" The Professor re-
lates the experience of his brother. f.
D. Cook, of OwOSso, who is one of the
best farmers in the State. and whose
crops are always among the best in the
county where he lives. "a few wear.
ago he purchased few colonies of bees
more to interest his boys than with the
expectation of making moncy. He
winters them in a good cellar and hag
never lost any. In 1888 his colonie,
reached fifty. and last year sixty. IL
1888 his profits from his bees exceeded
by a considerable sum those from his
farm. Last year the excess was even
greater. Either of his bows. one sixteen,
the other fourteen. is capable of entirely
the bees. The apiary has
been source of valuable thought and
study to all, and the constant profits
have brought no small satisfaction. Mr..
Cook and his bo=S have spared no pains
- secure instruction and never refuse
needed attention TO the bees. They say
they had better neglect the farm"
Prof. Cook further says of the profits OF
that a good, thoroughly !
prepared bce-leeper can easily care for |
)ne hundred colonies with no help. |
Except from the middle OF Nav to july !
he could care for two hundred |
colonies, which. TO do well. should be 4
into two apiaries which should |
De at least four or five miles apart.
Thus, by hiring an assistant for two or
hree mrothS during the season for
tOring, good apiarist can care well
or two hundred colonies In "a good
zee region which abounds in such honey
plants Is white clover, Eastwood, rasp-
berries and abundant fall plants, it is
lot too mnch to expect as the years
.verage fifty pounds of comb honey per
OlOnv and increase to double the num-
'er OF colonies. This estimate is below
ather than above what has been Sc
ured by our best Misrepresentation
'osL.
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Piano put away
In de garnet for to stay:
DE banjo am de music dat de gals am crazeC
about
De songs dat now dey choose
Am spired by de cooTed muse,
An de ole kind O. poeckry am all played out
CHORUS. o. Maud Elaine,
Sweet as sugar-canei
Hush dat music, let my poor heart 60
For hits sweeter dan de band
TO heah yo' little hand
unk-plunk-plunkin' on de ole banjo
Clog dance
] amt from de Souf;
But 20 pretty, pretty mouf
Done took to singin' darkey songs in such
angelic tones
Dat jest TO yo' sake
Use a-gwine TO to take
Some lessons On de tambourine an learn to
Play de bones.
CHORUS, and double shuttle.
III.
o, when Maudie sings,
And picks pom de strings,
IWould charm deafand-dummy, or a DOS
sum from tree.
She holds dat banjo so.
In her arms as white as snow
I'd glib half-a-doilGh if dGt instrument was
me!
CHORUS, ami uoaK-around
So play. play an sing.
For de banjo am de king
Its music brings de bellies an beaux a-knock-
in at de doah
We'll dance heel an toe
I'll de lamp burns low,
an de Turkey carpets worn away from OF
DC parIOr fiOGh.
CHORUS, and grand breakdown.
Henry TD1TCU, ia CeRtry.
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Successful experiments have

Successful experiments have been
recently made at Cincinnati with the
new electric railway brake. The trial
was made with heavy coal train of ten
cars, each car weighing empty about
eleven tons and having a tonnage ca
pacity of 10000 pounds. The loaded
train, with full steam on, was put to
speed of forty-eight miles per hour on
q down grade of sixty-eight feet to the
mile, and brought to dead stop in 375
seconds after putting on the brake, the
distance run in that time being AS
yards, exact measurement-Cin Cincinnati
Times.
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A Gambling Incident.

A clerk in large German counting.
house was spending his honeymoon in
Italy, and while there firm paid him
40, 0O0f., owed to his employers. HAY
ing the 40,O0Of.. the clerk thought be
would 90 to Monte Carlo. He knew If
was the worst possible place for him.
because ne would be tempted to gam
bic, but nevertheless beng the foolish
and weak-minded clerk ne was, he set
off for the spot. Lest he should be i'm
PEELED to go to the rooms and speculate
with his employers money. he handed
the sum over to his wife to keep.
Devoted to each other as bride and
bridegroom were they ranbled about
this very small place Independently of
each other. The wife, with 100000. in
nor pocket. went to the tables, lost all.
ana jumped into the sea.-N, T. Posi-.
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~ An communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name of the
author; not necessarily for publication but
as an evidence of good faith on the part of
the writer. Write only on one side of the pa
per. BE particularly careful in giving names
piain and distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-23

White china, with gold bands and
the monogram in large gold letters OF
rim, Is coming again into fashion. ana
very satisfactory it is. since one maJ
then be certain of being able 10 replace
a piece which has been broken.--IaIa.
deLphid NeUs
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As the star fish is the oysters
greatest enemy. it is suggested that
feminine fashion decree that the star
fish shall be stylish ornament. 1t is
believed that this would result in the ex.
termination of the pest, rs a similar de-
cree exterminated tho song birds in
many localities.-N. Y. GraOaic.
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--''Main street, about half way I'D.
On the lett side, in tall building" was
the address on letter received recently
n the Buffalo (N. W Post-osice and
destined Tor delivery in that city.
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AN ARCADIAN ROMANCE.
Which Ended as All Such 70
manceS Should.

ICaptain Prentice, C. s. A., to John
Forbes, Esq, Brook Rancho, East Park,
COlo.l
New YORK, June II, 1SS4.-DrGr Forbes:
When promised to write you during nv
leave l hardly expected to shower such
favors upon you within fortnight after
leaving you in Denver. But the fact is, |
have, as usual, a request to make. DON'T
feel in your pocket for your check book,
for this time | am not going to ask loan
met an old friend of mine at a reception
last evening, Mrs. HARDWOOD, whose hus-
band was Major in the Seventh Cavalry.
She played the dickens with my heart ten
summers ago, and | have not seen her
since. But in the interval she has mar
tied, become widow, and, if reports are
TO be trusted, has broken a dozen hearts.
Well. l did rot start out to write YOU the
history of my first love affair, or the fate
of the heroine, but to tell You that Mrs.
HarwOOd is going to Colorado for the sum-
zneT, and that have suggested the Park to
herlf she wants the best of times in the sim
pleSt of ways. Why | did il can not i'm
-agine, for have heard OF her as 4 belle of
the Sayest New York set, and she does not
LOOK suited to Arcadian simplicity. But
she seized upon my proposal: said she
get just the attractions l held out, and to
the Park she seems bound to go. Possibly
when she reaches Denver she will decide
on some other place, but my knees are
knocking together lest she may carry out
her present plan, and hate me as its author.
Now for the favor. Will you, when YOU
visit the hotel, look over the register for
Mrs. Alice Harwood's name, and, if you
ever find il, will you look her up
Z have promised her this in your name, |
and know if you once meet her YOU will |
he friends and her stay will be made de- |
EgEtful.
Mrs. Harwood's party will consist of her |
two sons-have [ told you she was the |
mother of Withstand an aunt who PLAYS |
ducnna.
IL you were not the best fellow in the |
world, and l not sure of the resulting
pleasure, | would not ask you to give YOUR
self a thought for one of my friends. But
here's your chance, old man, of STUDYING
the best type of the American product. |
am desperately glad you are going to be
on the ranch tbs summer, for l should
1remble TO ask Wyniham anything in this
lire. l leave this afternoon Cor Washing
ton. Beyond that my plans are not made,
50 write me care army headquarters and
your letter Will lie forwarded.
IS Won have written me one letter and a
postal during over six years friendship, |
great entertainment from vour |
pen " lille or ray travels. With regards TO |
Nyndh2m, am, very truly yours,
j. ". Prentice.
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[Brantly Wyndham, Chicago, to John
Forbes, Sommerset Club, London, En-
gland.

[Brantly Wyndham, Chicago, to John
Forbes, Somerset Club, London, En-
gland.
SEPTEMBER 21.-Dedr jack: l suppose
Duncan wrote YOU that | had started East
so you viii not be surprised at the post
mark on this letter. Everything was SO
satisfactorily finished up at the ranch that
L decided to come on to Chicago, settle
with the commission men, and get to New
York ten days before l sail. Perhaps this
will not reach you before am on the ocean,
for | am booked for the Galla the 22d.
l have had tremendous summer. Rich
ards was with me for six weeks, and he
did not get away until he had been taken
captive, bound and made a slave by a girl,
from the East somewhere, namad Steph-
ems. The poor old man IS completely gOae,
aad the only remedy see for him IS matri-
mony. Speaking of the fair sex, | met
Mrs. HARDWOOD after all, AMI knew her quite
well. The fact is we were thrown to se ID ar
by chance. Her horse ran off and lett her
alone on the ranch road. | came alon",
gave her the vacant seat in the cart, AMI
took her home. OF course, after that we
met more or less, and she is such a sensi-
bic little woman, with as much horror o.
Irritation aud all that as | have, that we
became good friends before the summer
was over.
That's right! Shout all you please.
FOR, or course, you are making an ass OF
yourself.
Richards wanted his love over for the
day, so | asked Mrs. HARDWOOD with her
aunt and children to join her and lunch
with US. The new china had come, so we
could make decent enough appearance.
They seemed to enjoy themselves SO thor
ughly that we repeated the invitation,
and had them all over to dinner, driving
home later by moonlight. Mrs. HARDWOOD
has gone blck to New York, so l shall see
her before | sail. Don't think l am going
to be a second Benedict. Remember,
Beatrice did not have twins.
This is all stuff and nonsense, old man.
Your widow turned out to be a jolly little |
woman, and improved my summer. bat !
have no intention of trying to replace the |
late major. So make your plans to meet |
M in Lonion, and early in November We
will start on our jaunt.
Business has been magnificent this year. !
We cleared fifty per cent.
Auf wiedersehen.
BRASTIY IVYYDuAM
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THE Same to the Same.l

Ny DEAR EDITH: 1t was so sweet in Won
to pretend to find such an interest in nv
rambling letter. L show my grateful ap-
probation by answering yours at once. 1
do not like to think how soon this lovely
summer will have ended, and nv Journey
back to civilization commenced But l do
long to see you and tell YOU all l can not
write. And so l really excited in your
breast wild desire to see Mr. Wvndham:
You would detest him, know: and he
would disapprove you from your Langtry
bang to your Louis Quinze heels, so YOU
can imagine how little l should love to be
the means of bringing YOU to-
gether. l have grown to know him
quite well and like him better every, time
we meet. He is so genuine, so honest and
frank, that he is like new element in INV
life. Ny set OF men at home are so detesta-
bic. worldly and blase. Yes, 1 like him.
and yet l never get over my surprise that
know him, he is sc little of a woman's
man. After that day on the veranda-of
which wrote you, did I Motive met
several times casually, when one day. to
my surprise he asked me to drive over the
scene of our first meeting with HMM his
Garland that jaunt completely broke the
ice. So have driven with him, and ridden
Mr. Forbes horse, and spent one delightful
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ETHIOPIOMANIA.

Hcrs de Societe new style. Dedicated to
a fashionable Young Lady who Plays the
Banjo.
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- W At-ANA 1IA1tls
BRANTLY WYNDHAM.
Hrs. Alice HARDWOOD, New York, to Mrs.
Mary Van Littart Boston

Hrs. Alice HARDWOOD. New York, to Mrs.
Mary Van Littart, Boston,
Oct ., 1SS4.-1Uy Dearest, Most BaI0red
AHAty: L have something to tell Won the
most surprising, the most unexpected, and
the most delightful it has ever been INV
good fortune TO contide to you. Are Won
prepared? VIII YOU swear Won will NOT
faint! Very well, then, here is nv news:
am engaged to BrantIy Wvndham! O.,
my dear aunt You who have been a mother
to mo, wish | could lay my head on your
breast and tell you how happy l am. Ii
all came about so strangely. l hal
not heard a word from Brantly
since we left the Park, but know
ing he had his passage engaged
on the Gallia 1 expected to See him herr
about the 9th, and that was one of nv rea-
sons for refusing to so with you to Boston.
W ell, Sunday evening | was sitting alone
over the fire, feeling forlorn enough
you know how | hate my own society
when his card was brought me- | don't
know how il happened, for l was all
unconscious of my state of heart, and
Brantly vows he came t. call without n
thought OF Offering himself to me. But
some way IL came about. He had told ms
that he loved me, had asked me to be his
wife, and had accepted him, all in a min
ute, and without any preface as | look back
to 1t. And we are the two hapniest crea-
lures the sun shines upon. am in too ex-
cited condition to write inteligently.
This Is oaly word to beg OF YOU to com.
home and give me your blessing. jim AL
Edith came up from Newport this morning.
They dine here tonight and meet the man
of my choice. | want to look nv p-ettisss.
So will say goo1-bv to my dearest of aunts
and HE me TO my bed to snatch a beauty
sleep. Come home and help me make my
friends approve my choice. OF course I
need not say that BrauSly has given ur
sailing. He has postponed it until Janu-
airy, when we will go together. Lovingly.
ALICE
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Extract from New York Paper Jan. %. 1885.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ednesday, Jan. y
at the residence of the brides brother Mr.
James Creighton, Percival Brantly WIND
ham. second son of Sir Lhyniph wyndham OF
INVERNESS. Scotland, TO Alice Creighton Har
wood of this city, the Rev. DIR. Banner osficia
Tribunc.
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highly. With good wishes from Beale.
Richards and myself for jolly holiday, I
am, hastily, BRANTLY WYNDHAN.
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ITO John Forbes, Somerset Club, Lon.
don, Eng
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 1SS4.-Can not ioip
YOU. Make plans without me. Have given
up passage. Will write reasons.
BRANTLY WYNDHAa
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tentlOn OF capitalists. and probably
would if the capitalists knew more OF
This promising indu ,trv. The very CHEAP
lands now II be obtained in favorable
locations must certainly increase in val
ne. whether utilized for the purposes
named or left idle: bur if those partly
covered with forests were stocked to
Their fullest capacity. they would in a
very few Years begin to yield fair re-
turn upon cost from the sales of timber
taken out to give room for those that
are TO remain until fully grown
The same is also true of plantations
made on cleared land. for if Il man was
20 make a plantation of hickories. he
would commence with about twelve
thousand per acre, and as soon as they
were tall enough to make hoops for
kegs, butter firkins, and similar wooden
ware, he would cut Gus every alternate
plant, aud have six thousand small hoop
poles to sell. \ few years later
the plants will heed thinning
out again. and although the hoop poles
obtained would be less in number than
at first, their value has been enhanced
In proportion to the increase in size.
From this time forward the treatment
of the plantation must be varied accord
ing to the purposes for which the trees
are to be used. If hoop poles are
wanted, then the cutting out would be
made at season most favorable for the
production of sprouts from the stumps.
and much larger number of trees lett |
per acre than if hickory timber of good |
size Is the object in view. In the man
agement of oak, beech, and ash planta-
tons, the same course may be pursued |
in the way OF thinning out from time to |
lime as required or the saplings reach |
he sizes demanded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27

The funeral of Mrs. Jane E.
Smith, whose death occurred early
Thursday morning as mentioned in
the CAPITAL, took place this morning
at Il O'Clock from her late residence
on Main street. The interment was
in the Catholic Cemetery and the re-
mains were followed to their last rest.
ing place by a large concourse Cf
friends, the deceased being very pop.
ular. The pall.bearers were selected
from among her relatives and intimate
acquaintance. They were Messrs.
John B. Flood, VIM. Flood. and
Frank Smith, her three sons; VIM.
Smith, VIM. p. Smith and Joseph
Naughton. Rev. Father McInerney
Otticiated at the house and grave.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27

The Fourth Of July falling this
year on Saturday Zone week from to-
day, the holiday very much inter-
feres with merchants and business
men. It is q national holiday one
in which ell have q right to participate
and it don't seem reasonable nor just
that the merchant and his clerk should
be denied this privilege; but as SER
wants Of the public, the question arises
how can they close their places ol
business on Saturday, which Ii the
busiest and most important day to
the merchant in the week and to
large extent, the the supply day Of
the family 7 It can be done by noti-
flying the public that their places Of
business will be closed on that day at
q certain hour in the morning, and
reopened at night. This would give
all an opportunity Of spending few
hours Of the day at least, in recrea-
ton and enjoyment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27
Communicated.
ANNAPOLIS, June 2T, 1885


Mr.. EDITOR You stated 10 the
CAPITAL of Yesterday, that the party
who fred at officer Mitchell Sunday
night was unknown. This was .
mistake, and we hope you viii be
good enough to correct it. The par
ticulars are as follows: Officer Mitch
ell, in company with two gentlemen,
was on official business and while on
the way to the Government Farm,
the officer was stopped by q gentle-
man who held some conversation
with him while the other two passed
on After the conversation, officer
Mitchell started to overtake his friends
and when between the College and
the bridge watchman employed il
the Naval Academy, who was of
duty, fred at officer Mitchell, and
came near striking him. The man
is known, and he was not hid, bat ID
the public road out on the commons,
at the time. A CITIZEN.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27
OpenIng tlle llaII.

Senator A. P. German was in Bal.
timore yesterday. A caIl has been
issued for meeting of the democratic
State central committee Wednesday,
July 8, at Barnum's Hotel. The com.
mittee will meet for the purpose Ol
fixing the date for the State conven.
ton and arranging for the primaries.
The convention will nominate clerk
for the Court Of Appeals and q Comp
tr0ller for the State. A new State
central committee will be appointed
by the convention.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.
CRY zaR County
Here and There.
Closing d St. Aune's Mission School.

Closing Of st. Anne's Mission school.
The closing exercises Of st. Anne's
Mission School, Miss Spalding. prin.
cipal, was held last evening in the
Mission Chapel, corner of East and
Prince George streets. "A large num-
Der of the parents and friends of the
school were present to witness the
closing exercises, which were of .
highly interesting character. The
programme of exercises was as fol-
lows
Song. "Once Again We Meet, .
School; Recitation, Welcome, School;
Song, Birds Return" School; Dia-
logue-"G Golden Rule, " Bernice Glad.
den, Charles Martin, and Bunyan
Chambers; Song. Sports Of Child
hood" School; Recitation, "Easter
Bross," Eliza Mitchell, John and
Thomas Strange, G. Corcoran, Thos.
Brewer, Lizzie Morgan, Mamie Null
len, Mamie Mitchell, Rosa Robinson,
Daisy Brown, Florence Martin, Lucy
Craig and Maggie Parkison; Song,
"Sing Away our Sadness" School;
Dialogue, Rival Orators" o. Cor.
coran, j. Strange; Song, "Morning
Song" School; Dialogue, evil it
Pay Thomas Brewer, and Alex.
Evans; Song, Angel Guarded !"
School; Recitation, Don't Want to
be Good" Worden Spalding; Song,
Summer Days" School; Dialogue,
Pride, y Lucie Craig, Annie Holland;
Song, Evening Song" School; Dia.
logue, Playing Doctor" j. Strange,
Sammy Hardesty, Eliza Mitchell;
Song,l Father Pray with me Tonight, !
School; Recitation, ''Nobody's Child, "
Eliza Mitchell; Song, "Gently Even
ing Rendeth," /" School; Recitation,
"Only A Drunken Fellow" John
Strange; 'Doxology," st. Anne's Par
ish School,
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The Canning BnsInesa.

The packers are growing about !
snorfness in the strawberry CROP
Lney did not get enough berries to
iill their orders. Again they saw that
al their peas are sold, and that they
have not factory capacity to put m
any beyond orders to hold over for =
an advance price in the fall. A mum.
per Of the Gamers are packing from
900 70 700 bushels Of peas per dsv.
and yet the demand and the orders Is
on contracts are hard 10 fiIl, and thew
claim that when the season Is ended
there VIII not be surplus can left.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN the subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county,
letters Of administration on the personal
estate of
BENJAMIN w BROWN, colOred,
late of Anne Arundel county. deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the
9Th Day Of December. 1855.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of the said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Givyn un-
der my hand this 2nd day Of June, 1885.
s. TH0S. MCCULLOUGH.
in5. Administrator, Annapolis.
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a Masonic Entertaanmens.

A most enjoyable feast wes served
last night in the large dining room Of
Wolfe's hotel, corner Main street and
Church Circle, given by number Of
young Master Masons, in honor of
their recent accession to the order
The large dining room was beautiful.
" and tastefully adorned for the oc-
casion with flags and. bunting, and
brilliantly lighted. The menu, which
consisted of delicacies Of the season
was gotten up in mine host Wolfe,s
best style, and were highly enjoyed
by all present. Toasts were drunk
and responded to by the members
and general grand time was spent.