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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-17
THE APIARY.

Harry Stewart Of Prophetstown, I'll.
writes as follows to the American Bee
journal:
1t is to the investigations and teach
ing of others that We are all indebted
for the most of what little we know; the
wisest and most learned in the apiarian
sphere have only become such by gath
ering up the Titles which have been
first studied out by the myriads, and re-
futing, improving and weaving these
into network which the possessor
chooses to boast of as the knowledge of
his experience, but which in reality is
in the main but rehash Of the ex-
perience of others. Each of us should
be only too glad to contribute our mites
to the great store house of knowledge
when opportunity presents itself.
In my last years experience with bees.
] have learned much from the pens OF
others, as we'll as few things from my
own Investigations, and couple of
these will describe.
FASTENING MOVABLE BoTToM-BoARDs.
About year ago purchased few
colonies Of bees in hives with loose
bottom boards, which desired to move
five miles by wagon, and how to fasten
those pesky bottom boards without driv-
ing the hives fulliof nails, was the ques-
tion which soon solved, by the use of
the common butter-tub staple, which I
found to be Just the thing in the right
place. Not only did I find that staples
were useful in this instance, but /
fastened on the bottom boards Of my
new hives with them, using one at each
corner, thus making bottom board
which is perfectly solid, and holds the
hive true and firm, yet one that can be
easily and quickly removed by the use
Of chisel in pfying out the staples.
TALLY FOR SURPLUS HONEY CHAMBERS.
The other discovery is a 4tally" for
indicating the condition Of the surplus
chambers during the working season.
This is very simple device, but it is
practical, and prize it highly. 1T is
absolutely necessary to become better
yard full Of bees, than the memory of
the average bee-keeper will permit Of.
I have tried several different ways of
keeping these records, but / found them
very unsatisfactory until I found this
one which is simply as follows:
cut small circle with q lead pencil
on tn6 blu6 OE emu Oh vu6 hive. = ulb 10
the tally board, and for tallies / use
little, sharp .brads and small bits OF diff
ferently colored paper. / use the paper
to indicate the date when the hive was
last examined, and the position Of the
brad in the circle.
To note the condition of the surplus
chamber the first week in the month,
use simply q brad without paper; the
second week use brad on which is q
small bit ofred paper, the third week
the brad with the white paper and the
| fourth week. the blue paper.
"A brad placed on the circle indicates
that the observation was taken in the
middie Of the week; on the outside Of
the circle the FIRST, and on the inside Of
! the circle, the last Of the week.
"A brad on top of the circle, indicates
y
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-17
THE STOCK RANCH.


There are two theories in regard to
handling horses; the first, and most
common one, looks upon the horse as o
refractory animal that is to be brought
into subjection, or broke" as the term
is. The other theory regards the horse
as an animal of intelligence and general
good will, ready to do az he is bidden as
soon as he is taught how. The man
who goes to work on the first theory pre-
ceeds with soycre bit and severer whip
to punish his subject until he winds up
with baker, kicker, runaway, or a
spiritless, detected thing that crawls
along the road as though life was a
burden. The other man, looking we'll
to the intelligence and temper Of his
animal, proceeds with kindness backed
by frmness, to initiate him in the mys-
teries of refining and driving. Behold
him then in due course stepping along
full Of spirit and courage, rejoicing in
his strength. So much for the hand
ling of young horses.
The horse in his general make up,
variableness of temper, intelligence and
all, is very closely allied to the genus
homo. And the same course of treat
ment applied to either will yield sub
stantially the same results. Put man
at hard labor and keep him at it from
sunrise to sunset, and he will soon
learn to take the slowest gait possible,
and take few minutes of rest whenever
possible. Whipping, il continued,
would accelerate his speed only so long
as be felt tine lash. The same is per-
fectly true Of horses; tho more they are
whipped the more will be required to
keep up the same motion, and the less
whipping the less needed.
| All horses have q limit to the amount
of work they can do in one day without
drawing upon the store Of nerve force
needed for the next day. They also
need certain amount of time in the
stable to masticate necessary amount of
food. And il citherof these conditions
are encfoac!,cd upon the temptation is
to make up for lost spirit tpaid vitality BY
the usc OF the whip.
But what about the horse that is ma
tMrally slow and lazy Oh old and infrm,
/ il wc cannot have auy whip? Did any
body eyor zee horses nature changed
fiom slow and lazy to fast and spirited,
or from age and infrmity to youth and
strength by tho use Of tile whip2
There IS no horse that has intel lligence
and good temper enough TO be trained
for general farm and road work but will
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respond in spirit and increased action
generous feeding and kind .-eAtmeng.
And kept in the harness : reasonable
number Of hours in q day i(say ten) and
kept in steady motion from the time he
is hitched mp until unhitched, will do
all in a day that he is we'll able to do.
TO sum up: Ahorss is an animal pos
sessing more intelligence than he is
generally credited with, is prompted to
more bad habits by his driver than by
his own nature, and has to take allthe
punishment.
OF course there are exceptions to all
general rules, and it is general rules
that these remarks have sought to fol-
low. And they are submitted to the
farmers having the best conditioned and
best walking teams for a verdict Of their
truth or falsity.-C s. Beach, in Farm,
Field and Stockmdn.
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THE POULTRY YARD.
The white Guinea.

Inc w ntto Gulne0s
The guinea fowl is native of Africa
and is sometimes called African Pin.
ado or Gallenia, They have never out
grown their wild nature enough to be
closely confined when bred for domes-
tic use. With propriety the white
guinea may be called the watch dog Of
the poultry yard. Ever watchful and
on the alert it gives the note of warning
on the frst approach of danger.
They are very profitable on farms as
they are industrious foragers and excel
lent insect destroyers; will destroy more
insects than all other poultry combined,
and they are not destructive to growing
crops. They cam be kept without cost,
but it would be better to give them an
evening meal when young to entice them
to come up to roost at night. The white
guinea is not polygamist and has but
one mate. They are quite domestic in
their habits and will run with the
chicken hens and 10y with them. The
white guinea is. fine layer of very rich
favored eggs. As layers they almost
rival Leghorns. They begin early in
the spring and continue until late in
the fall; until many of the hens have
stopped. The eggs require about four
weeks to hatch. The young are hardy
and easily raised if given the required
attention. The flesh of the white
guinea, unlike that of its speckled re-
lation, lis very tender and toothsome. As
table fowl they come nearer the wild
game birds than any of our domestic
fowls. Their scarlet trimmed heads and
beautifully snow white plumage attracts
many admirers, The white guinea grows
rapidly, and for broilers sxcell young
chickens, and farmers who want to
raise something pretty as we'll as tooth
some would do we'll to raise flock of
these pretty little birds. A few dollars
invested in eggs for Matching will we'll
repay them for the outlay.-Mrs. s. e.
Ellars in Farm, Field and Stoskman.
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feelers, to ascertain the whereabouts OF
the Federals, at the same time throw
ing some sixty-four Founders over the
works into our camp, which caused us
to keep our eyes open. We soon got
the range and could see the missiles
coming, and could tell about where
they would light. The Confederate
skirmishers came on unmolested. and
kept firing into the woods, expecting
an answer. The word to fall in was
given with the word charge, and we
ran up the hill and through the woods,
right close to the heels of our enemy.
Over the works they went, head over
heels. Some kept on running, some laid
behind the works, some laid down be-
hind stumps, some came back to us
with outstretched arms and surren-
dered. Four regiments were now FIR
ing into the bewildered Confederates,
who were skulking close to the ground.
All at oace strange e-looking man, with
out weapons or equipage Of any kind,
put in an appearance, as If he had
come up ont 81 tie ground, and with
in twenty-five feet Of the Thirtieth In
diana, with form erect, walked nearly
mile into his Owl lines. Nearly two
thousand soldiers fred at him from one
to four shots apiece, but he never
wavered nor looked back once. We
could see the dirt III oil around him,
and yet be vent aafely back to his own
lines from whence he came.
ANVWEHr, 0lIio.
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an empty chamber; at the bottom half
full; and half way between these, either
one-quarteT or three-quarters full. So
in walking through my apiary the third
week in the month, observe hive with
q red paper al the three quarter point;
know that chamber was three quarters
full, and, il ready, give them new
case; / change the paper to white one
and place 1t on top of the circle.
With this method one has only to
glance at a hive to know if it is in need
Of his insuisitive eve or not.
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Brcotiing Young Heifern.

The earlier heifer is bred the more
likely she is to- become good mixer.
The tendency to beef production is soon
established where the feed is good,
and breeding is the best antidote. The
good feeding after the milk tendency is
fully established will secure enough
growth, and if the COW is somewhat un-
dersized through life. from being put
early to milk production, she will be
none the worse for it. Besides, a breed
ing animal necessarily has hearty ap-
petite. and will not cloy on rations that
would put another animal off its feed.
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AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
IRrrRUcrIvE SUGGESTIONS roR oUn
RURAL READERS.
sen' Information of vaias to tie FHrms..
stoek-Breeder, Dee-Keepsr, Housswifs.
and Kitchen-Maid.
THE FARM.
solid Floors for stables,

Manure is now of SO much more i'm
portance than formerly that the saving
by use Of stable floors with wide cracks,
through which the maSure teaches, is not
to be compared wits. Sas resulting loss.
The very best foos & one of cement,
and if under barn, where il
can be protected against frost, it will
last indefinitely. Many old barns have
under them the teachings Of years. and
this, if cleared out, will pay 0 consider
able part of the expense for putting a
wall under the frame and cement floor
on the bottom.
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Take one quart Of finely chopped
cabbage; add to it three tablespoontuls
of thick, sweet.cream and stir we'll, add
ding one teaspoonful of salt, one heap
ing tablespoonful Of sugar and pepper
to taste. Lastly, add half a pint .of good
cider vinegar.
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i .Sift II pints Of -four with two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, add four
tablespoonfuls Of sugar, half o tea
spoonful Of salt, two eggs and half
pint Of milk. Bake on hot, creased
griddle, and sift with powdered sugar.
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THE AoUsEAOLD.



Every one, but especially children,
should wear properly fitting shoes, no
matter how common their material.
They should be neither too large nor too
small, and should have low. fiat heels
that must be promptly -righted' as soon
as they begin to wear to one side. If
the toes Of the foot show tendency to
overlap they should be rubbed with the
hands once or twice each day; and If
this care be given when the curying
commences, IL viii, as a rule, prove
sufficient to correct any irregularities of
this nature. If nail is wayward in its
growth, trim it only lightly at the ailing
corner, but fully at the opposite corner.
If both corners grow too deeply into the
flesh, clip them carefully and lightly,
and then scrape the center Of the nail
from the tip to near the root until II is
thin and flexible. This process seldom
fails to correct refractory nails-pro-
vided, of course, they are not neglected
too long.
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Wasteful kconOny.


Many young wife" said motherly
woman the other day, would find the
wheels of her household moving much
more smoothly if she would spend lit
tie less money on the furnishing of her
drawing-room, and devote it instead to
supplying her kitchen with labor saving
appliances and plenty of utensils.
Economy in kitchen utensils may easily
be pushed too far, and if there is an
other place where woman may be more
readily excused than another for sxtrav-
agance, it is just here.
To have to stop in the middle Of,
making o dessert, in order to clean
saucepan or kettle in which the soup
had been prepared, because you have
not another, is folly, when soup kettles,
can be had for Is cents each. To have
your kitchen knives of such poor metal
that they will not stay sharp, or to let o
good knife remain dull, because you
think you cannot afford to spend 10 cents
to have it sharpened, is real waste of
strength, out of all proportion to the
saving.
To have nothing by which you can
measure your ingredients accurately,
because it costs more to buy set of
weights of graduated glass measure
than TO trust to guess-work and an old
tea cup, has spoiled many o good dish
that cost just as much, and has brought
humiliation on many good cook. To-
scrape your porridge pot with spoon
because you will not buy patent pot
scraper for IL cents wears outten spoons
to one pot-scraper, and the hired girl
invariably selects your best spoon for
that purpose. Sitting the coal ashes Isl
such dirty business as it is usually per-
formed, and the servant kicks against 1t
SO vigorously, that the most economical
housekeeper soon abandons it in des-
pair. A patient ash-sifter that allows
no dust to escape, and preserves all the
half-burned coal, will pay for itself in
one winter and last five. A cheap re-
frigerator can be had for one-third the
cost of good one of the same size, but
if you buy it your ice-bill will be twice
as large.
There is hardly anything in the
kitchen Of which there are not two
varieties, the cheap and the dear, and
the result of the use of either is genera
ally it's exact opposite in actual cash.
But in comfort 10 ones self and to ones
husband and children, and saving of
time, temper, brain worry and backache.
they repay their own cost many times
over every weekly. Y. Tribune.
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AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER ExPERI-
ENcEs AND SPIN YARNS.

The Blue and tho Gray Revive Incidents
OF the Late War, and I'm . Graphic and
Interesting Manner Tell Of Camp, March,
and Battle.
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THE KITCHEN.


One cup of -four, two cups Of Indian
meal, butter the size Of an egg, sweeten
and salt to taste, one teaspoonful of
soda,l one cup of sour milk or butter
milk
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Best plgs from old soms.

That old sows bring the strongest pigs
| rs generally known, but the reason is
not often thought of. The yotng sow
is or should be growing, and part of the
| nutriment she eats must 60 to make her
| own bone and flesh and muscle. The
old SOW, except to maintain her present
condition, can devote all her energies
to providing sustenance. for her young.
The old SOW gives more milk, and it is
| richer in bone and flesh forming nutri-
tion than that of the young SOW. As
the best breeding varieties of hogs grow
until they are three and even four years
old, it follows that sows have better pigs
up to this age. This is the fact, as many
experienced breeders are aware. Kill
ing sows after they have had one or two
litters of pigs is q great mistake and
cause deterioration. The breed inn
proves by keeping the SOW as long as
she breeds we'll. After five or six years,
however, they often become very mis-
chievous or acquire other bad habits.
Applying Manure
At q recent meeting of the Elmira
IN. W Farmers Club, G. W. Hoffman
said:
The best time to apply manure is
when you have got it. would not leave
it to draw out in the spring, and then
draw out and plow under, but would
draw on the furrow as made and drag
it to get the best results. We clean the
stables with the cows in and draw out
every day. We are not drawing on the
fields at present on account of the soft
ness of the earth; but think it is best
to draw and spread as made, on side
hill as well as flat land. AS rule
farmers take quite good care of their
manure"
Mr.. George s. McCann asked: as it
not good idea to apply manure on
potato ground after they are planted?"
Mr.. Hoffman: Yes, it is good idea
to apply on potatoes or any other crop
If you have got it. would prefer it on
top and dragged in, not plowed under"
Commenting upon this the Farmers
ReuieW truthfully says: 1t may be true
that Eastern farmers take quito good
care of their manure, but this cannot
be truly reported of our Western agri-
culturists. After all, manure needs
little care if, as the majority believe, it
should be drawn to the fields as made.
When it is placed in largo heaps in the
barnyard much care is on the other
hand absolutely necessary. Unless care
be taken in such cases there is serious
loss both by teaching and evaporation.
AS to applying manure to growing
crop of potatoes, our readers should
bear in mind that the speakers evidently
referred to the use of decomposed ma
nure. For top dressing such manure is
preferable, but unmade manure freshly
drawn to the fields before decomposed,
may be expected to give the best results
when plowed under. Rank, unrotted
manure acts best below the potatoes;
finely decomposed manure is most
profitable for feeding the little roots of
growing plants, which search for such
food in the surface soil.
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BY ]. T. B1aGs, 77TH ILLINOIS.

URN G. q
period of al
m os t two
years (1861-
|63) Vicks s.
burg W a s
one of the
Confederate
Is t T o n g.
holds, and,
with her wa
ter batter
les along the
shore a n d
heavy siege
guns plant
ed along the
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One teacnpful Of molasses Or . half
cup each Of molasses and sugar, three
tabiespoonfuls shortening, two table
spoonfuls water, warmed IL butter ia
very hard,t one teaspoonful each Of gin
ger and soda, little salt. door to make
dough stiff enough to roll in fiat cakes
the size Of the baking pan.
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Mullins.

Scald one pint Of milk, take il from
the fire, add four ounces Of butter, and
whom lukewarm add half-cup Of yeast,
or a half yeast cake dissolved. When
the butter ID melted add teaspoonful
Of salt, d teaspoonful Of sugar, and one
| and one- half pints of sifted flour. Beat
thoroughly, cover, and stand in d wErm
place until very light. Bake the same
as Yorkshire mufins.
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BuIiet-Proof.
BY CHARLES F. ROBERTS.

|HE day that General
8 herman s tarted d
around Atlanta the
Fourth Army Corps
stopped in the rear oi
the Fourteenth Corps
works. The Confed.
crates sent a line d
skirmishers out as
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10
Relieved.

e A. Shearer, Agent for the South
ern Pacific Company at this place,
has 5een relieved and his place sup
piled by Jno. M. Morrow, formerly
Agent at Halleck. The many friends
OF Mr.. Shearer regret his departure
from our midst, for aside from being
one OF the best and most accommo-
dating Agents that ever filed the
Office at Elko, he has, during the
several years Of his residence here,
made many warm friends who will
miss him. Mr.. Shearer leaves for
San Francisco tonight.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10
H, F. BartIne.

The Democratic threat Of contest
ing Bartines seat will be read with
interest by those who believe that he
voted for tho Window bill, but there
are not many of them.-t Enterprise.
There will be nearly one hundred
more Democrats than Republicans
in the lower House at the converting
OF the next Congress. The question
will not bewhether or not Mr.. Bartine
voted for the Window bill. 1t will be
how many scalawags were purchased
to vote for Mr.. Bartine.1 Virginia
Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10

Virginia Chronicles HAS anybody
heard OF the Democratic cyclone
which has played such particular
sheol with the Little political arrange
ments OF the Tat friers Of the EastH
viii some Ohio Justice Of the Peace
please issue search warrant for the
political effects OF one Mckinley;
supposed at one time to have been q
resident Of that State2
The total number of votes cast in
Douglas county was 45S. The follow
ing figures are the majorities that
each candidate received: Colcord, So;
Poujade, 66; Bartine, SO; Blgelow, 43;
Rising, 128; Cheney, 43; Talbot, 43;
Wells, %; Torreyson, SO; Josephs, 81;
Grey, 30; Horton, IS; Egan, 70; Jones,
lib; Mackey, (d)3; Ring, 80; Haines,
52; George, II; Springmeyer, 43; Man
ming, 70; Blakeslee, 50.
Virginia Chron icle:-Czar Reed
will not warm the Speakers chair in
the next Congress. He will, in fact,
be lucky if he Is permitted to occupy
a seat even upon the floor of the
House. The infamous bribery in his
district Is certain to be closely investi-
gated and the chances are that he will
be invited to take walk in the same
direction that he and his cohorts sent
fourteen legally elected Democrats at
the last session.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10
special Notice.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Elko- Tuscarora Mercan-
tile Co. will be held at their Office in
Elko, Nevada, on Monday, the 10th
day Of November, 1890, at o'clock
H., for the election Of q Board Of
Trustees aud the transaction OF such
business as may come before It.
w. T. SIXTH,
w. T. HIT, President.
Secretary.
Elko, New, Got. n, 1890.
The above meeting has been post
poned to Thursday evening, the 18th
instant, at 2 o'clock.
81 W.T. SIXTH,
Y President.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10
A Word to Ladies.

Ladies who desire a beautiful clear
skin, free from pimples, boils, blotches,
and other eruptions, should commence
at once to use DR.. Gums Improved
Liver Pills. They will also remove
that heavy look about your eyes and
make them bright, and will cure
headache from whatever cause 1t
arises. Remember, you are only re-
9uired to take one small pill at bed
qme, which is coated with pure sugar,
ind will not grippe or produce any un-
pleasant sensation. Sold at % cents
hy Il, T.. Muller
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-10
Nackey Gets his Prize Bull.

Mr.. Will U. Mackey received his
Holstein bull yesterday and present.
ed it to Mr.. Bath, strong Democrat.
When the green fields of Mr.. Bath
ranch are covered with Holstein cat
tie. wearing polka dot spots, it will be
q pleasant sight to see. When the
bull saw the tall figure of Mr.. Mack
ey coming up the lane yesterday, he
realized at once ne was wanted, and
bidding his relatives good bye walked
to meet his new owner.-Carson APP
peal.