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THE FARM AND GARDEN.
eOME ILLUSTRATIONS OF MODERN
METHODS IN BEE KEEPING.

Raising Asparagus from seed--Ex- Minis.
ter Sargent ON Riparian Rights-The
Best Beehives-Bees Sting Illnaturesl
Peorie-A Vineyard Apiary.
Among his means of income the farmer
should always have some stands of boes, a
larger or smaller number, according to his
success with them, 1t is not great amount
OF money from fcw main sources, but
small amounts from many sources, that the
agricuturist in our time should count on.
Honey Is not as profitable as It used to be, be-
cause the price per pound is lower. On the
other hand, its consumption Is increasing year
by year. New uses arc being found for it in
chemistry and the manufacturing arts, so that
after all tho thing is about as broad as 1t Is
long.
II you have never kept bees, begin to do so
this year. Honey il good for Sunday even
ing lunch, with bread and butter; it is good
for the children's sore threats, and for help
ing to make a cooling drink in harvest it
cannot be beaten.
Find out where you can get Italian bees
and buy couple of stands. They are more
gentle and easily handled than the lively and
hot-footed native American variety. Move
the bees in cold weather when they can't get
out and punish mankind for buying and sell
ing them like SO many slaves Or dumb, driven
cattle.
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HExAGoNAL VINEYARD Ap1ARY.

We have only space for notice of one more
interesting matter. We reproduce here It
picture of model apary. 1t is from Mr..
Roots book The square blocks rcpresen,
stands of bees, the lines just beneath them
grape trellises. The bee plot is in a vineyard.
Evidently Mr.. Root is not afraid of the bees
hurting his grapes The hives are seven feet
apart from center to center.
In the center of the plot the square is the
honey house. A miniature railway and car
lead to and from it to the wagon road. The
track and ties are of oak. The car is large
wooden box mounted upon iron wheels and
axles. The railway is great convenience,
for both honey and grapes have weight about
them.
The only questionable point about this
handsome and picturesque apiary would be
the inquiry arising in the mind about how the
vineyard could be plowed and tended with
the beehives in it. No patent ever yet in
vented kept bees from singing either the man
or beast that disturbed them. But perhaps
Mr.. Root can Explain this satisfactorily.
In the advanced style of honey raising bees
no longer swarm. They are kept from doing
SO by management on the part of their keep
ers. The svarrls are divided. Anybody can
learn to keep bees, though it will take a
couple of years for novice to make it
profitable. Begin very small, with only two
or three hives. Remember this: Bees al
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Good PlunS.

In setting out fall orchards don't neglect
the plums. The following are among the
best and most reliable varieties
Bradshaw, a'large purple plum ripening
the last of August. Goes Late Red, medium
size, light purplish red, September. Duane's
Purple, very large, reddish purple, last of Au-
gust. Lombard, of medium size, violet red,
very productive, last of August. Red Mag
mum Bonum or Purple Egg, etc., large, pro-
ductive, valuable only for cooking. Bleeck-
er's Gage, medium size, yellow, excellent
Goes Golden Drop, very largo, yellow, late,
excellent. Green Gage, Imperial Gage, both
fine and well known. Jefferson, large, green
ish yellow, end of summer. Mclaughlin,
rather large, yellow sprinkled, with red, ex-
cellent RENE Claude de Bavay, yellow
spotted with red, very productive. Wash
ington, very large, yellowish green, early and
of good quality. Damson, if wanted, and
some of the German prunes. The jefferson
should be added to the above list as being
very desirable. There are many newer vari-
cites than the above, many of very fine quail
ity, but with regulations not yet established.
Trees selected from the above cannot be far
wrong
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He Broke Up the Filtration.

A husband who was apprised of his wife's
Irritation with the handsome basso of a comic
opera company at Long Branch, wired her
that he would run down from New York and
arrive at Long Branch at 6:47. Instead he
arrived early in the afternoon and saw her
drive off in the family equipage with the
basso. He followed in hired cab for long
distance, then called to his own driver, who
halted. Stepping out of his hired equipage
he sent it back, forced the basso to mount the
box by the coachman, stepped in and sat by
his wife, and then had the coachman drive
very slowly by in full view of the hotel The
Irritation was completely broken up.-New
York Letter.
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Asnnragus From Seed.

An asparagus bed from the seed Is cheaper
than one from plants, although 1t takes year
longer to come. Below arc Peter Hcndcrsons
directions for starting such bed; In the fall,
prepare the land by manurins, dcepplowing,
and narrowing, making it as level and smooth
as possible for tho reception OF the secd
Strike out limos three feot apart and about
two to three inches deep, In which sow the
seed by hand or seed drill, as Is most con-
venient, using from five to seven pounds OF
seed to each acre. After sowing, and before
covering, tread down the seed in the rows
with the feet evenly; then draw the back Of
u rake lengthwise over the rows, after which
roll the whole surface. As soon as the land
Is dry and fit to work in tho spring, the
through the ground, sufficient to de-
fine the rows. At once begin to cultivate
with hand or horse cultivator. and stir
the ground so as to destroy the cmbyro
weeds, breaking the soil in tho rows between
the plants with tho fingers or hand weetlcr
for the same purpose. This must be repeated
at intervals Of two or three weeks during tho
summer, as the success of this plan is ell
tirely dependent on keeping down the weeds,
which, if allowed to grow, would soon
smother the asparagus plants, that, for tho
first season of their growth, are weaker than
most weeds. In two or three months after
starting the asparagus will have attained ten
or twelve inches in height, and it must now
be thinned out, so that the plants stand nine
inches apart in the rows. By fall they will
he nom two to three feet in height, and, IL
the directions for culture have been faith
fully followed, strong and vigorous. When
the stems die down (but not before, cut Them
off close to the ground, and cover the lines
for five or six inches on each side with two or
three inches Of rough manure. The following
soring renew cultivation, and keep down the
weeds the second year exactly as was done
during the first, and SO OH to the spring of the
fourth year, when q crop will be produced
that will we'll reward all the labor that has
been expended Sometimes, IL the land is par
ticularly suitable, marketable crop may I've
secured the third year, but as rule it will be
better to wait until the fourth year before
cutting much, as this would weaken the
plants. To compensate for the loss Of years
time in thus growing asparagus from seed,
cabbage, lettuce, onions, bcets, spinach or
similar crops that will be marketable before
the asparagus has grown high enough to in
terfere with them, may be planted between
the rows of asparagus the first year of its
growth with but little injury to it. had an
old friend near Macon, Ga, who grew an
acre of asparagus after this plan. 1t was sold
in the New York MARKET and brought him
an average of $1,000 year for six years after
it came into bearing. He died some ten years
ago, and | presume the plantation was neg
lected, or it might have been in full bearing
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Closing Fruit Cans With Cotton.

In reference to the "cotton batting" canning
process Mrs. Kedzie, of the Kansas Agri-
cultural college, thus relates the result of ex-
periments under her supervision: "In the
college kitchen laboratory, experiments were
tried with five kinds Of fruit, including toma-
toes, and the results were perfectly satisfac-
tory in every case, not even a particle Of
mold forming in the can. In most cases the
cotton was simply tied over tho canful of hot
fruit; IN some cases there was a piece of
white paper put on first, to prevent the cotton
from becoming juice soaked. This seemed to
be the preferable way. The cotton is taken
just as it comes from the roll, the thickness
being about as it unwinds, aAd it is tied down
with strong twine."
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RiDarian Rights.

Ex-senator and Minister A. A. Sargent,
contributes an important paper to late
number of The Overland Monthly, on the
subject of river rights Ho takes ground in
direct opposition to the English common law
ON this subject. According to that, the
water flowing in front of mans premises
belongs to that man. Mr.. Sargent declared
that this should DO changed and that inland
owners of the soil should be permitted by
law to ditch and draw water from the river
through the riparian lands to their own
ground. This would open up to cultivation
large amount of fertile land now lying
barren in California and other western states
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CARRIED OUT BY THE TIDE.
She went to the assistance of her friends.
But what could girl g years old doa She
was as helpless as fly would be to stop a
railway engine. She, too, got beyond her
depth, and like the rest was carried into the
terrible channel crying for help and getting
her throat and nostrils full of water.
b. Then it. was that Alansony did the brave
deed which ought to gain him renown the
world over, and gold medal besides.
How could boy only years old save four
girls from drowning, two of them much
older and larger than himself9
A little boat was convenient on the shore.
Alanson did not stop for second when he
saw the danger, but jumped into the boat,
seized the oars and rowed out to them. In a
moment he was in the midst of the drowning
girls. He seized his sister just before she
went under and dragged her into the boat.
Jane Warren was disappearing for the last
time, when he snatched her and held her. He
tlgged at her till he was able to draw her
into the boat, too.
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PERFECTION SMOKER.

fhHSEorioS snoAAN' clog. The furnace is
lined with asbestos so that it will not burn the
operators myers, and make him say bad
words, and VOW that the smoker is worsc
than the bee sting. There are various pat
terms of these smokers The particular fca-
ture about them is the bellows attachment,
which enables the bee man or woman to blow
the smoke upon any point needed.
One of tho most helpful and ingenious de.
vices lately invented is an actual foundation
honeycomb. 1t looks even better than the
real 1t is taken in thin strips and put in q
hive for fresh swarm to begin work upon.
1t encourages them to set about their labors
at once, as it were. 1t really saves the bee,
in some degree, from consuming its substance
making comb. This is very exhaustiaC opcr
alton. The beautiful artificial comb founda-
ton is the invention Of an ingenious Illinois
man. On the whole, the country has reason
to be proud of the achievements of her bee
keepers
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Strawberries.

Now is the time to be preparing to set out
new strawberry beds. But before starting
into the business one must take into account
the manure he can get, and also find out
whether he can get pickers enough when the
season opens. 1t is of little use to think of
raising Strawberries for market without
manure and pic,scrs in abundance
An Illinois farmer has sixty acre straw
berry bed, from nine acres of which he gath
cred, in one season, 65,500 quarts of berries,
which is at the rate of about 221 bushels per
acre. The Crescent has proved the most
profitable berry in that locality.
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ooh. Wind ALLOWING All Day Long"
why He Knew-Concealed Clties-Read
Of . boys bravery, and Then Go and
Learn to Swim.
A story Of tho remarkable presence Of mind
Of a little 0-ycars-old boy named Alanson
Hewlett will interest you. II you have q
spark Of tho brave, generous soul that Is in
boys and girls before they get old and
cross and stingy, looking out only for number
ono and those that belong to him, then tho
little story will thrill your heart through and
through. II will mako you resolve that you,
too, will be brave and good, and keep your
wits about you, just as Alanson Hewlett did.
Then, il ever time Of danger comes, you
will instantly begin to think what you can do
to help.
-Four girls lived with their parents on the
shore of Long Island, near tho town of Far
RoclIaway. Three of them wcro sisters
Amanda, Jane and Emma Warren. Amanda
was IS years old, Jane -, and Emma 8.
They and little Hewlett girl, the sister of
Alanson, went into the water of tho ocean to
battle ono afternoon lately.
Bathing in the pure salt water gives life
and health, and in the summer many persons
day. The four girls were quite accustomed
to doing So
At tho point where they went in there is a
deep channel, little way out from the shore.
The tide here is very strong 1t happened to
be running out when the girls entered the
stream.
They were merry enough at first, and
laughed, splashed and ducked one another.
But in a terrible moment the two younger
Warren girls ventured too far, and the power
full tide carried them right out over the deep
channel. They felt that they had lost their
footing, and screamed to their big sister for
help. She hurried toward them, but the
water was far over her head, and she, too,
lost her feet and was carried into the
channel.
All three sisters were now screaming, and
struggling helplessly in the deep water. Only
one girl was left in safcty-the Hewlett child.
She was only years old, but she was good
pluck to her last drop Of blood.
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AFTER THEM WITH THE BOAT.
II thought I would never get her in, she
was SO heavy" he said; "but did just
could do it, and that was ALL"
People are lighter and easier to handle in
the water than in the air, or he never could
have done it.
Next he looked for the Others
But alas! alas! By that time the tide had
carried them far out and the water had
closed over them The sea casts all things
upon the shore at last, and the dead bodies
washed upon the beach were all the heart
broken parents ever saw Of their pretty
daughters Amanda and Emma. If these
girls or any one Of them had known how to
swim all might have been saved. Learn to
swim and do not put it off.
As it was, all four Of the poor girls would
have been drowned, only for the courage Of
one little boy, years old.
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THE WIND.

saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass
wind, a-blowing all day long,
wind, that sings so loud song!
saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid;
l felt you push, heard you call,
could not see yourself al all
o wind, ALLOWING all day long,
o wind, that sings so loud songl
Oyou that are so strong and cold,
o blower, are you young or olds
Are you beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than mel
o wind, ALLOWING all day long,
o wind, that sings so loud song!
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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The Ghost and the Real.

After the ghost scene in recent perform
ance of Hamlet" in London, Mr. Wilson
Barrett went to the private box of the Prince
of Wales to pay his respects, and found, be-
sides the heir to the English throne, modest
man sitting in corner. "Allow me-" said
his royal highness, ito present to the fictitious
prince of Denmark this real prince of Dem
mark-my brother-in-law Chicago Herald
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ways sting . person who Il afraid OF them, or

ways sting person who n afraid OF them, or
al illnatuiVd or nervous person.
There arc some books on bee keeping which
will aid You In learning this pleasant and
profitable business Two Of tho best arc: "A
Year Among tho Bees" by DR.. G. G., Miller,
and "Tho A, b, G Of Bee Culture" by Rev.
a. !. Root. There are also two small PAM
phlets by Charles F, Muth; Bookkeeping, and
How It can be Made Profitable" and "Practl-
cal Hints to Beekeepes."
Beekeepeis' supplies, bee wells and gloves,
honey jars, extractors, etc., can be got from
dealers In most parts Of tho country.
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Things to Do and to Know.

This is an extraordinary fruit year. Plums,
pears, peaches and grapes are especially fine.
Plant out lily bulbs the last of September
or first of October. Plant deep and have the
drainage good.
The British wheat crop has turned out well
after all. The grain yield in Austro- Hungary
is very poor, while in New South Wales it has
not been so promising since 1870.
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Get the Langstroth hive 1t is about the
best, though the Blanton Simplicity and the
Martin spring frame are also highly COM
mended There is no patent on the Lang
stroth, and after buying one or two, if you
are handy as farmer ought to be, you can
make your own hive and save money. The
Simplicity is adapted for use in the south.
The Langstroth hive has brood chamber
below and honey chamber above. Honey is
stored in rows of sections holding either one
or two pounds each. There are different
sizes of the Langstroth hive, having slight
differences in their construction. They are
numbered /, 2, 3 and l. Charles F. Muth,
the famous Cincinnati bee keeper, prefers the
No. 2 hive to all Others Frames holding one
pound of comb honey meet with the best
sale. There is not space here to describe the
interior arrangement of the Langstroth or
any other hive. Full explanations will be
given to the purchaser of the hive, wherever
obtained so that he can readily understand.
Strained honey is now obtained by a pro
cess very unlike the old way. There are
honey extractors which by means of whirl-
ing motion force the honey from the comb
and leave it empty and dry. There are many
inventions nowadays which make beelieep-
ing comfortable and profitable , One Of these.
to be especially commended is the bee smoker
The "Perfection" Cold Blast Muzzle Feed
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Unequa||ed Cures
Almost Helpless Three Years-Cured and
Gained 1s Pounds,


Giles S: Appleton, Esq, z3a Maple Street. Burling-
word is good as bond He states that he has rela-
tive who helpless three years with spinal disease, nvov
ing the liver, kidneys, stomach and nervous system:
weighed but go pounds. DR.. Gage cured her withou,
Could not be Carried to the Doctor.
L. G. Boutwell,, Esq., Elm street, Montpelier, was
very low with lung and other diseases; could not be
carried to the Pavilion Dr. Gage treated him without
seeing him. and strange as it may SEEM he is up and
out again, attending to business.
Doctors were Mistaken.
Mrs. S. R. Colby of Montpelier, wife Of the well
known baggage master the Central Vermont railroad,
had complication Of difficulties which doctors failed to
agree upon, much moe relieve her Of Her recovery
under Dr. Cages treatment is remarkable she gained
pounds in very short period.
Desires that it be Known.
Mrs. jessie Flint, Montpelier was terribly afflicted
with Complication Of diicultes The change wroushs
is wonderful, and she desires that it be known.
Ora Bishop, postmaster at McIndoes VT, says; "My
wife was very lame used crutches Dr. Gage cured her
EDITOR CALEDoNIAN;-Two years ago l was help
less with spinal disease-could not move foot Kidney
Bladder and Bowels greatly affected. Dr. Gage sent
medicine without seeing me- and performed a cure.
am in good health. CHARLES L. BUFFUM, North Mon
roe, N. II.
Another Marvellous Cure Without Seeing
the Patient
From the result Of DR.. Cages peculiar treatment it is
quite evident that he possesses method Of great merit
desperate diseases, without seeing the patient
will cite the case Of Duncan Mckay, ESQ.,, Groton, VT
He was Frustrated by complication of difficulties, and
very low. The was laid before Dr. Gage, Of New
York. Strange as it may SEEM DR.: Cages diagnosis
without seeing the patient proved be csrrec and the
medicines he sent acted like charm. He was relieved
at once, has gained five pounds per week He states
Indeed he feels that DR.. Gage saved his life-[ Mont
pelier Paper
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TAXES {!

The taXpa! ers of Union School district o
Bradford, are hereby notified hat have in
my hands for collection school tax for 1886.
and all taxpayers are hereby notified to pay
thei, respective taxes rs above to the under
signed, treasurer of Union School District
within ninelv days rom The date thereof
(said time expires Sept 18th, 1850 as per act
No. 90 A. D.. 1880. laws of the state of Vt.
Dated at Bradford, VT, this 18th day OF
June, A. d., 1889.
81 j. B. w. PRICHARD, Treas.
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Concealed Cities.
THO in each group J

t1UO IN edch group
l. "You look paler, mother" "This mad
riding is dangerous" 2. "Did you throw a
bombl" GAY, sir; but we have luck nowhere"
s. "This mackerel is bony, and there are for
sale many Others" 4. High art for doltsi
Well, taunt on if you like.
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Why He Knew So Much.

A Persian philosopher, being asked by what
method he had acquired so much knowledge,
answered: "By not being prevented by shame
from asking questions when was ignorant"
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PoMpANoosuC. VT. Nov. 3. rs Is

u 3,
Mr. MANSON husband derived
the Mineral Spring thought would
shoulders and
have
recommend ealh Mrs
Mr. MANSON
Spring for kidney trouble and
bic with
probably
whole combined did
Spring three Would
benefit Yo-rs Truly, ALFRED /
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ing Smoker is the
one shown in the
illustration. 1t was
designed by Charles
f. Muth. Its into
)rior arrangement
is such , that the
smoke pipe cannot
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P,ERMoNr. N. H.. Oct. II 1913!

Mr. MANSON drinking your Spring
ommend Spsg who
Respectfully Yours Mrs
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having
benefit myself and family and would
give it fair trial. JOHN D. MARTIN.
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V ~ we ' EDWIN J. bartlett MD
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
A BOY o YEARS OLD SAVED TWO
GIRLS FROM DROWNING.

ooh. Wind A.Dlowing All Day Long"
Why He Knew-COncealed Clties-Rcad
Of boys bravery, and Then Go and
Learn to Swim.
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For sale b, IL, G. Day, Bradford. Vt.
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him and no was enabled by superhu-
man effort to regain the roof The
woman stood near the edge Of the
cornicc with her hands clinched. In a
moment she renewed the attack. By
some means the struggling couple
managed TO reach the scuttlc leading
ing into the house. Down they went,
fighting fiercly at each step. Through
the house they fought TO the front
hallway. Mr.. Vernon opened the door
and they reached the street, and cries
of "IIelp!' brought two policemen,
who spent the next five minutes in
capturing the infatuated creature. She
was quiet in court this morning, and
Justice Ford sent her to the island for
three months. She had been drinking
heavily, and during the struggle with
Mr.. Vernon was under the influence of
dclirium tremens. ..