The National tribune., 1891-10-15

week tie nHnIcs of those writing TIE n,si lolsoi
style composition spelling, peninaiishlp an" gen
crHl merit consdered-wll he named nj ile heaa
al this column the Honor Roll. flrst hohoI
viii include I'll of these requirements SECOND
honor will include deficiency Ia some one POi"'
No Others viii he named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor--E Eva H. Crate, Oocanside, CAL
Second Honor-IInmctt Searcy, Nar1race' Tenn
Our ROLL cALL--NEw MEMBERS.
TTbe letters VS.. mean veterans son, v.d' Veier-
Rns daughter and Wv yoteraus widow, iHe,h"S
oiassociations will be marked SN. and D.N'l
Homer A. Palmer v. nephew, Fort Scott Kan;
Fred BUNiu, Mlllviile, n. j.; Grttrule GRANT ~
Fairmout Ne: Fannie g. steele v.d,. Maysvhe,
Mo-; Isaac n. Nhipple, Oswego, y. y; Edward =,
Hum Napuyine. Wash; ID. IL. Bishop, V. V.lh
H., Wsshhurn, 49,. Alice C. Chambers va LlS-
lngstone, Mout,; Albert q. McNolluin' hancgSh'
Me-; guy j. koons, VS., Isabel, H.; Ora l.. RIM
uey, SN.; BculRh ;. Fnney, Nd, Bnrkmcre ;. D.
George Gilmore vs., Utica, Pa DAISY Iialster'
blanchard, Pa. Total, 1886.
HEREDITARY BELIEF"
FRIENDS aF uHE C. g: One writer says for a bet
! ter word thsn ignorance, he viii call superstition
hereditary belief" This seems iliing term Tor
some classes, especially the colored race, Tor we
have noticed that the little pcltnninnles "i me
South. by the time they pratle, are hs iull oi
super-tlons ar an egg Is Of meat III
Most al the superslltous OF the SCUM, eAclu"ltE
spirliualism, originated with the negroes, lho"eh
we fud many OF the whites who pin M mu,l Ih'lh
] 60 these SguS aud Omens az did any ot the Auht-
/ les p" nnd Urcles" Of ante -beiiun times Many
too who tlIiuk aud claim they are Tree from lhein
when show that % ~ elllef iltitul-
/ tary or d has been taught thcm.
Not long since we knew 81 an educated aud re-
fined gentleman bonstiug OF being free from al su-
prr-iIiluus ideas aud crrduliiy. gentleman near
| 10y hearing him, asked him IL he would not rather
/ see the new moon with hu unobscured vision thnn
1 through trees. lie studied moment aud said, i
| buicvc ] wonld" 30 there ID is. Was % ignor-
auc"? To Hce the new moon through ueeIops Tor
| bodies bud luck.
The draiii-watch tells Of the near approaching
death ol some member Of the family, The boot,
Jag at might of "a ~creech owl Iclis the same sad
news; aud the negroes claim that " YOU WIZ pul
/ thc showed "a the fire II wall pat qWetus GA hls
owlshF and destroy her magic Influence Should
rBbbit cross your path from lcii TO rlgll, good
luck viii attend you; but II The reverse, you may
look out Tor dire Caiamitics and mlsiortunes. Bul
"a ~ said that IL viii turn your pockets wrong
side out, walk backward over the place where
tue tie animal crossed the road some OF the evils
may bc avoided. Aud, Then. there u magic ia me
rabbits iu0t Beisey Hamilton in her e Grand
ma Fresh Hours. tells Of her Becky Ann giving
her a rHbur's foot just briore she leii Tor Texas
aud telling hcr 90 obtain its magic power she must
| rub il across her car, hut as Hhe had forgotten
which ear She Just rubbed IL across both she did
mot state whether or not it The lett hindioot OF
| rabbit that killed Ia graveyard on "a
moonlight night We presume IL WAS, or II would
| not have had le desired eff ct.
| Ne v,uiurc TO say that in all Tennessee There Is
! nota negro shat will burn stick oi wood from "A
,rre that has been struck by lightning. The ca
| lfmlIe- ihHt would result from tins they thlhk
Nriid hc inde~Crbable
Ii,eu, there is Tie belief Ia lucky and unluoSy
/ days Fridu, being The worst of all. though Satur-
day b. especially an uulucky day on which TO get
married. no piece Of work should ever be conl-
neuccd On Friday. All are familiar with the evil
said 10 attend the uulucky number l3.
Houses must Ice shingled in certain phases OF the
moon, Co keep the roof from warpiug and the nails
FROM pulling ont. Hogs mus; be- buichered accord;
iuElH. lu order That the meat may not swell. And
, GA about planting corn, potatoes, etc. All 81
which claim TO be tle mcrr-, bOsh. Yet these
ideas will never be rooted out - the minds 81 the
people, and IL we mistake not, thcy are on the ia
crease Whether they are hereditary, due TO igno-
rauce or te.chug, who can say.-Emmett seGrcy'
! NartraCe, Tenn.
NOTES FROM BROOKDALE APIARY.
C. C. FRIENDS / wonder II any 81 our number,
aud especially n any 81 the girls bee-keepers
or Interested ga bees. j spent part - last season
in the Hpiary aud became greatly Interested ln the
ways % the little honey makers. some OF my
friends, who have given thc subject no attention
whatever, have seemed amazed upon learning that
4 know queen a druue when j see It-thal
1 j can distinguish them from the workcr-hees.
lt n ycry Interesting t0 watch the development
Of The young bees from tfe lay egg 10 thc peilecl
insect. You know there are two kinds, or fizcs OF
cells lu ordinary hDHcyC0mb-lhc workeT-conh
measuring about five cells TO the inch, aud the
drouc-cuub, containing hut four
Tine eggs are defo-tcd by the queen one 90 the
bottom of rlch cei., and iu about three days they
hnch. ihe iusec- ihen suirriug the larrai state 81
iHcIr cNHfrroc. just previous 10 llis ihc bees
begin 10 ecd lem, aud after tle eggs have matched
very CLOSE observation wIl Disclose in each cell
my white worm. surrounded hy. or floating in
A arap I'll milky h4Id which Il supposed 10 he Ia q
dlre-ted T.oiIru aud honey. These larSw grow
very rapidly. and lu SIX DAYS, OF nine days from
y
1 size thcy rd Tor the last tlule, aud the Celli
| containing iliem are then capped over with thin
pRpeT-ilil substance, and there they remain in
! twelve days, when ihey EhAw through tue covering
aud emerge perfect, fuii developed insects. li
4 applies 10 b,Ih NoIzer-bees aud dtOnes, with ou'
- exception, Nud that D., That Tie drotes remain u
= their cupped cells iOr about two weeks. emerging
fully grown aud perfect - or = days after the lay
!. inu Of egg.
y The develnpmen Of a queen il a little different
An ordinary wOtkcr-egg, or laIEa, is selected ~
tire bees who give % Hu unusually liberal suppl!
Of the milky food which iu this case IL more con
oeutrHted and scfiled roy jelly; the cell ais
greatly cuiHfged made cOnicaI in form, aud the
scaled a. with lie common bees; after which IL
a only seven dayr, Or lb days from thc time tie *
i. h. laid until ths queen guANs circular opcnti
m ia the end OF the cell and comes out but not ulwHs
m monarch Of all she surveys. II there are othe
a. queen-uclh. one Of her first acts, after he pin
- hersen 10 some OF the uuscaled honey, ~ usual
tie destruction ~ thrmi Otherwise "A contest
liable 10 take place 10 decide the question al wh
shhll be querf. When there D. old queen iu Oh
~ hive size ID b. WHO takes her departure with Ill
49, new swarm, u % D. ia the swHrnIing season; an
,h she VIII usually destroy ANY queen-cells whlc
al the boe- may undertake 20 build AZ any other tim
be- But that briugs me 10 new branch Of the su'jec
ne aud ii b. extensive 10 Introduce ia this hriic
10 30 i viii leave Il for another time; or perhaI
"a one else viii give us the benefit Of his exp
81 ricuce.
decks the trees la brilliant Coiors he 20 kind
send Of the beautiful leavos2 I wou
re- prize them vary highly, for be- this pleasant lHI
J- le trecs do not array themselves in crimson az
an gold 20 greet the frost king. The leaves Of a
All decduOus trees turn brown aud are borne a
or l lreezeH bat the liye-OHks aud other evergreen
id only take deeper green, while in tie tsugl'
- underbruzh the bright cnlors which the poiso
oak puts 90 be- regarded "a "A warning
"hsuds on. You're, Pro Palria-EyA T. Graz
OoeHnslde Gal,
THE CHOSEN g. c. FLOWER.
a DEAR BEoTHEius AID SISTERS or THE C. Q. Al
IL guards NlIic reading some quaint old poem
80. found tins bcnuiifu legend 81 the forget me d,
- the chosen a. O. flower. ] send u on Tor pulls,
''' ton hoping you will all appreciate u as I hH
done. Loyalty, " the Guarls-liae q. Ia!
10 RoyersloTd, Pa.
BLOSSOM LEGEND.
~ Sin here beside me- darling. Ia this pleasant eh
lac While tell a sweet old legend Of a little love
flower
Hower that hides lie baslaful face In wilde
IS lowIicst spot.
And slruns Tie Kisses Of lhe sun, the fair forgetn
not
~. It's said THAT IN tie Eden land the blossoms q
ar the birds
AID Had each a language Of their own. aud spoke
guhutr=t words;
And I've. her waiting mother heart on graciC
a.r intent,
-, Walked lovingly among them, aud named them
&c sue went.
%. Beside shaded river little flower she found.
= LlitinE its shrinking, blue-cycd face up from
~" npssy ground;
tie Sine Kissed aud called il Bloom Of Heaven"
answered 90 her cali,
IA And Of Edru's wealth VI sweet thinRs she love-
- bosl oi all,
out Alasl day poor sin-bowed Eve, with sorr'
alFfHuIluw eyes