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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
POINTS ABOUT DRoNES.
They Are Fully as Important as Other
Members of the Biye.

Members OF the Biye.
l think the drone bee is fully as
important as any other member OF
the hive. Until the nineteenth century
their true value and use were not I'M
derstood, for until that time some sup
posed that they laid all the eggs, and
some thought that each drone laid an
egg and ''set" on it and Matched it. But
at the advent of the frame hive these
absurdities soon disappeared, and twas
then that the true use of the drone was
discovered. As we have seen, the qlccn
must be fortified before she can lay
eggs which will produce workers. But
any queen will produce drones, as q
drone egg is never fertilized, and be
lieve it is generally conceded by au
thorities that drones from an unfertil
lied queen are as good as any. pure
Italian queen on her wedding tour may
| meet black drone. In this case all the
workers will be hybrids, 1. o., hall
bloods, but all the drones will be pure.
Thus you see how easy it will be to
have pure ltaliansif all your queens are
from pure mother and there no blacks
in your immediate neighborhood. AT
the time of the year when the bees
wish drones the queen deposits eggs
in drone cells (which are larger
than workers, but of the same shape).
They hatch in about three days
into minute Larvae which are cared
for and fed by the bees for; ,out twelve
days, when they seal them i'm with q
large round cap and give thrm nc
further attention for nine days her
they come out and must be care 'o1
again, for they are entirely depen1
upon the workers for food during lii
as they have no proboscis to gather
honey WITH and are so constituted thai
they cannot feed themselves in any
way il they had plenty of food right al
hand. This has been proved in this
wire-cloth basket so that the bees car
feed them through it; they will live fol-
two months or more. But inclose then
in double basket with one-half incl
space between them, and give them ;
frame of honey and pollen and they
will die in day or two.
Drones are of no value but for ont
purpose, viz: the fertilization of tn,
queen, but this one purpose is SO i'm
portant that it is very desirable t.
have good supply on hand whel
needed. Let us see that this supply i
of the very best quality obtainable, TO
they certainly make great impression
on heprogeny of the queens which the,
fecundate, and if we wish to have bee
that will winter well, come out stronl
and vigorous in the spring and show II
a fine lot of choice honey we must pa.
particular attention to the queens ant
drones we breed from. - Joseph II
Place, in Ohio Farmer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

straight line connecting them will run
lengthwise through the center of the
site for the stack. The load of hay is
then driven along the end as shown
in the illustration. and the fork load
ed. The rope for drawing up the load
ed fork is tied to the crossbeam, passed
through the pulley on the fork, through
: pulley 8 on the crossbeam and extend
ing down to the ground at one side
of the stack and toward the oppo-
site end of it Ito avoid too much of a
side draft passes through puliey.2 as
shown. After the fork is set, the load
is drawn up by horse or team hitched
to the rope which runs through the
pulley at 2. The poles remain in the
position shown at A until the load
strikes the crossbeam, when the draft
brings them over to the position B.
The load is then Immediately over the
stack and is dropped upon it. When
the load is off, the poles are easily
tipped and in drawing back the fork
the man on the wagon usually pulls
them back to the position, shown at A,
or ii they are not thus pulled back they
will come into position when the team is
started to draw up the next load. This
is very cheap and easily constructed
device for stacking hay, and can be
used where HAY is hauled on wagons,
hay sleds or by any of the devices for
drawing in Socks. The length of stack
which will be made at single setting
can be varied to suit the builder. Quite
a common method is to put up con-
venient length ana simply move the
stacker on far enough to build another
section to the first and so on, making a
long rick. This method also saves time
in moving as the poles do not have to
be taken down, being simply stepped
along to the new position. The guy
ropes must be quite long, varying some.
what with the length of the stack.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
Sweetbriar.

A great many things have a very
good scent, but which when placed in a
room rather overpower one. Some peo-
pie they affect seriously. The most de-
lightful plant of all, perhaps, for a
room is the common sweetbriar. At
this season, when its little budding
leaves are so fragrant, in the open air,
where we have many hundreds of it, it
is also delightful in London room cut
and placed in water. Sweetbriar should
be much more generously planted than
it is. 1t produces seeds freely; indeed,
if gathered in autumn, and sown in any
handy pot, will produce myriads OF
plants fit for planting in hedgerows, on
banks, or in any place where we like tc
enjoy its delicate fragrance in SPRING
London Field.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
SELDOM SEEN IN DAYLIGHT.
Rare African and Asiatic Animals That In
habit Dense Forests.

Rare African and Asiatic Animals That In
habit Dense Forests.
To the naturalist the most marked
feature of the great tropical forests
south of the equator is the inequality
in the balance of nature between vege-
table and animal life. From the for
ests of Brazil to the forests of the Con-
go, through the wooded heights of
northern Madagascar to the tangled
jungles of the Asiatic archipelago and
the impenetrable woods of New Guinea,
the boundless profusion of vegetable
growth is unmatched by any similar
abundance in animal form. A few
brilliant birds of strange shape and
matchless plumage, such as the toucans
of Guinea amid the Amazon, or the
birds of paradise in the Moluccas or the
Papuan archipelago, haunt the Hottest
trees, and from time to time fall vic
Tins to the blow pipe or arrow of the
natives, who scarcely dare to penetrate
that foodless region, even for such
spoils, until incarnation and sacrifice
have propitiated the offended spirits of
the woods, but, except the sloth and
the giant ant eater, there is hardly to
be found in the tropical regions of the
new world a quadruped which can ex-
cite the curiosity of the naturalist or
form food even for the widest of man
kind.
In the corresponding tracts Of Africa
and the Asiatic archipelago the rare
four-footed animals that live in the SOL
itary forests are for the most part crea-
lures of the night. Unlike the lively
squirrels and martin cats of temperate
regions they do not leave their hiding
places till the tropical darkness has
fallen on the forests, when they seek
their food, not on the surface of the
ground, but, initiating the birds, as
cend to the upper surface of the ocean
of trees, and at the first approach OF
dawn seek refuge from the hateful day
in the dark recesses of some aged and
hollow trunk There is nothing like
the loris or the lemur in the fauna of
temperate Europe We may rather
compare them to a race of arboreal
moles, the condition of whose life is
darkness and invisibility. But, unlike
the moles, the smaller members OF
these rarely seen tribes are among the
most beautiful and interesting crea-
lures of the tropics, though the extreme
difficulty of capturing creatures whose
whole life is spent on the Hottest forest
trees is further increased by the reluc
lance of the natives to enter the desert
ed and painless forests. The beautiful
lemurs, NEST of which are found in
Madagascar, are further believed by
the Malagassi to embody the spirits OF
their ancestors, and the wierd anC
plaintive cries with which they fill the
groves at night, uttered by creatures
whose bodies, as they cling to the
branches, are invisible, and whose deli
cate movements are noiseless. may wei
have left doubt on the minds of the
discoveries of the island as to whether
these were not in truth the cries ant
wailings of true lemures, the unquie
ghosts of the departed, London Spec
| tatOr
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
FOOT-ROT OF SHEEP,
The Nature o. the Disease Explained by a
Seterna rian.

Veterinarian.
Foot-rot of sheep is easily contracted
by the peculiar formation of the foot
The horn of the foot grows downward
over the sole, and unless it is worn
away by sufficient attrition of the soil,
it turns under and forms Judgment
for mud, dung, gravel and moisture,
which soften the sole and in time rot
or wear it away, when the tender yes
cular tissues of the foot are exposed
and become highly inhamed. The in
fiammation degenerates into liberation
and purulcnt matter is formed, along
with fungoid granulations known as
proud flesh. 1t is quite possible that
germs of some peculiar character may
find a seedbed in the diseased tissues;
or that the degenerated cell matter
sloughed off from the diseased feet may
furnish the virus. which comes in con-
tact with feet which, being in bad con-
dition through neglect, are not able to
resist the contact, but absorb the
poisonous matter and so become dis
eased in the same way We do not think
any intelligent shepherd who has had
experience will doubt this l have ex.
amined a good many rotton feet of
sheep, says veterinarian. and, though
often the disease seems to begin around
the coronet, yet the whole foot is in a
condition of Inflammation, and the sole
is reduced to a soft, friable condition,
and is detached from the inner tissues.
with pus and liberated surface upon
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

-Lyonnaise Potatoes: Chop an onion
fine and fry in butter; add cold boiled
potatoes cut in small pieces, when
brown stir in little minced parsley
and serve hot-Farm and Home.
strawberry Parfait: Whip quart
of cream to froth; add half pint of
strawberry juice and cup of sugar;
turn carefully into an ice-cream mold,
press the lid down tightly, pack in salt
and ice and let freeze three hours
Asxper's Bazaar.
Ham ala Russo: Soak three hours.
Trim and cover with paste, half an inch
thick, of flour and water. Bake, re-
move paste, skin, cover fat with paste
of half cupful of brown sugar, one
tablespoonful of flour and moisten with
port. Brown in oven.-Good House
keeping.
-Piccalili: One peck of green toma-
toes and one quart of onions, all
chopped fine, add two cupfuls of salt
and let them stand over night; drain
well in the morning, and add one head
OF caulifiower and one quart of chopped
peppers; stir in two ounces each of
cloves, allspice, cinnamon and mace,
| four ounces of mustard seed, cover with
good vinegar, heat quite hot, then put
in your jars and cover when cold
Good Housekeeping.
! Portfolio for Drawings: A port
folio for drawings may be made of card
board and canvas. Cut the card board
and fold in the form of book, cover it
neatly with brown linen and bind the
edges with black velvet, then cut a
panel from the center of the upper
cover and put in piece of zephyr
worked canvas from the under side,
after binding the opening with black
velvet. The design on the canvas con-
sists of pillars entwined with scrolls.
The inside of the portfolio, is neatly
lined with linen.-Prairie Farmer
breakfast Rolls: Into two quarts
of wheat flour rub piece of butter the
size of an egg, little salt, one table
spoonful of white sugar, one pint OF
sweet milk previously boiled and
cooled, and half teacupful of yeast.
When the sponge is light mold it for
fifteen minutes. Let it rise again, then
cut it into round cakes; when light,
flatten each cake with rollingpin
put bit of butter on the top of each
and fold each one over ON itself Put
them in pans to rise, and when light
bake in quick oven. If the edges OF
the roll are dipped in melted butter
they will not stick together
Farmer.
Dreamed Asparagus Tips: Remove
the heads from two punches of aspara
gus and break the stalks into inch
lengths; cook in boiling sailed water
until tender, adding the tips some time
afterward, as they require less cooking
than the stalks. Make one pint cream
sauce with two tablespoonfuls each o.
butter and -four, one-half teaspoonfu
salt, one-half saltspoonful pepper anC
one point hot milk or cream. Drain thu
asparagus, arrange on buttered toast
cover with the sauce and garnish will
toast points When boiling asparagu
in lunches, it is better to stand then
on end in the kettle, so that the tip
will be above the water, and seven O.
eight minutes before they are done, fill
up the kettle so as to cover the tips
In this way the shape is preserved
making them much more slightly
Farm, Field and Fireside.
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CHEAP AND RooMY HOUSE.

southeast portion of the house from
sunrise until late in the day, While the
other portions of the house are also
favored with sunlight and heat during
a portion of the day. The windows
may be of ordinary house sash, and
be arranged so as to permit of being
raised and lowered for ventilation.
Such well-lighted and warm house will
be very attractive to the fowls. and its
cost will be minimum compared with
the many advantages possessed. The
roost and nests may be placed at the
rear or at the west end. The door is on
the south side, in order to escape ex-
posture to the west and northwest winds.
Farm and Fireside. ~
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
THE KNIVES AND FORKS.
How to Avoid Rust and Some Other Annoy
anCes.

ances.
If it should happen that the steel of
knives or forks becomes rusted dip
them in sweet oil and let them stand
for twentyfour hours, then rub them
with powdered quicl1lime and the
stain will be removed. If the handles
of the knives are ivory, and they be-
come stained, rub them with whiting
and spirits of turpentine. This will
remove all ordinary stains. Still, the
appearance of the ivory will be greatly
improved by vigorous rubbing with
the whiting and turpentine. Frequent
MEETINGS with hot water and soap will
dull the mother-of-peal handles, which
should be wiped with damp cloth and
rubbed dry with a soft towel Silver
handles should be rubbed frequently
with whiting. Celluloid, ivorine bone.
etc, require the same general treat
ment as ivory and pearl. The handles
of knives, no matter what the material,
should never be allowed to stand in
water. The water, particularly if
it is hot, loosens the handles
from the tang and also dulls them. A
tin or graniteware pail or pitcher
should be kept exclusively for knives
When used it should have some water
in it, but not enough to come up to the
handle of the knife. AS soon as the
table is cleared the knives should be
put in this, to remain until the tins
for washing them.
If you have no regular case for the
knives they may be kept in one made
of canton flannel. To make this take
| piece of flannel about three-quarter.
of yard wide and cut off twenty-ont
inches. Fold over eleven and hal
inches of the selvedge end, leaving {
| single thickness of about four inche.
at the other end. Basic the doubled
part together; then stitch it into twelv,
compartments. Bind the bag with tap,
and sew tapes on the single flap at tn,
| center. Of course, the flannel is OF
inside. When steel cutlery is to be pu
away for any length of time melt pur,
mutton suet and dip the steel part O
the knives and forks in it. When cool
wrap in tissue paper and then in thicke
paper or canton fannel.-Ladies HON,
| journal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
CORN FOR FORAGE.
Experiments Showing the Amount of L
gestible Food Per Acre.

Experiments Showing the Amount of Di-
gestible Food Per Acre.
The value of Indian corn as forage
crop to the American farmer can scarce
ly be overestimated Corn and clover
are the two sheet anchors of American
husbandry. A good corn crop will pro-
duce not less than two tons of actual
digestible food material per acre, or
more than twice as much as heavy
hay crDp A very considerable proper
ton of this food is produced during the
later stages of growth. According to
the results of experiments at the Penn
sylvania Agricultural Experiment sta
ton, only about 4 of the total dry mat
ter of the crop has been produced up to
the time the ears begin to fill, while a-5
of it are produced after the kernels be-
gin to glaze. Experiments recently
completed, extending over two years,
indicate that there is no decrease in the
digestibility of this dry matter as the
plant natures, as is the case with most
other forage crops, but rather slight
Increase, especially as regards the
starchy matter and the fat which makes
up the bulk of the corn plant The ac-
tual yield of digestible food per acre in
these experiments was as follows: Cut
when the ears are silking. 1,97S lbs ;
when glazing, 1859 lbs; when mature,
t.Q24 lbs
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

High Stools for kifchens.

Every well-appointed kitchen should
contain at least one Office stool, such as
are used by clerks who write at high
desks 1t allows mistress or maid tc
work as readily sitting as standing al
various employments, without that
wearisome gesture of stretching up the
arm to level with table or ironing
board. Another important advantage
is that the feet rest upon its rounds
and thus remove the weight of the body
from them. This in itself is more com
Portable and refreshing than women
are accustomed to consider, and the
ease with which one may turn about or
revolving seat is wonderful con
tenisnce.-Chicagc Tribune
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
Cruelty in shipping Poultry.

If for no other purpose than to be
humane, do not overlook the sufferings
endured by a coop of fowls sent to
market during the warm days of sum-
mer. A visit along the wharves, or on
the streets where the commission mer-
chants do business, in any large city,
will show that the poor birds suffer ter
ribly for water. Not one coop in ten
is provided with cups for water, and
as the birds sometimes rep,ain in the
coops for week or more, exposed to
the heat of the sun at times, and are
crowded, they require . large amount
of water,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
AGRlCULTURALHI
FOR STACKING HAY.
Homemade Device for Saving Time and
Heavy Work.

Heavy Work.
II. T. Edmonds sends to the Orange
Jpdd Farmer model of the home
made haystacker illustrated herewith.
The frame is made of two poles or
timbers of suitable length, 40 feet be-
ing about what he uses, and this is
long enough to build stacks % to 80 feet
high. Use poles of light wood to avoid
unnecessary weight in handling; poplar
does well. II suitable native timber can
not be obtained use pine. splicing two
pieces together to secure the needed
length. Use 6x6 inch timbers for the
lower section and AKA inch material for
the upper part. At the top they are
bolted together with a single strong
bolt. The ciossbar near the top is about
feet long and is bolted to the posts.
They are set on top of the ground and
supported by long guy ropes which are
attached at the apex and staked at /,
/. These stakes must be set SO the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
SPLITTING STOVE WOOD.

piece of hard wood three or four feet
long, twelve inches wide and one and
one-half feet thick. Take block of hard
wood six or eight inches square; hollow
out the top little and fasten to one
end of the first piece. Place one end of
the stick of wood in the notch and the
other on the block. 1t is then easily
spht.-Cor Orange Judd Farmer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

The stomach that is not turned thus by a
shaking up on the ''briny waven must be a
well fortified one. The gastric apparatus
can be rendered proof against sea sickness
with that stomachc so popular among tray
elers by sea and land-Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. 1t defends the system against
malaria and rheumatism, and subdues liver
complaint, constipation and dyspepsia.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
ROOMY HEN HOUSE.
Its Cost at Minimum Compared with ITS
Many Advantages.

The illustration of poultry house is
intended to show several advantages,
The house should be 10x15 feet, of any
preferred height, and will comfortably
accommodate twenty fowls. Having a
fiat roof it gives the most room at the
least cost The roof may be covered
with tin or tarred paper A window is
at the east end and also on the south,
which brings the suns rays into the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
The Ladies'.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs, under all con.
ditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To
get the true and genuine article, look for
the name of the California Fig Syrup Co.,
printed near the bottom of the package.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

Papa, how is this world divided?''
"Well my son, I've forgotten how it
ssed to be, but at present it's three
.ourths ocean and the balance summe
hotel!"--Athnta Constitution.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

DIDN'T CARE FOR IT.-Music Dealer
Cant sell you copy of our latest Songs
| Without Wordsph Stranger-"No; l don't
think much of the missing-word craze."-
Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

EXPERT testimony explains matters so
thoroughly that nobody can understand
them Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

A PERSON has to have lots Of push to sue
coed in this world. He can't even run a
iawnmower without 1t.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

A BELIEVER in cold water--The iceman. =
Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

SOME of the strongest attachments in this
life are made by the officers of the law.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

IT is much easier 10 stop the barking Of 6
dog than the singing CT Il mosquito.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

TEACuER-"Detine the first person sngu
lar.n Pupil-'Thc first crank
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

A GREAT many Of the women engaged in
advocating sweeping reforms of various
kinds should begin right at home. Their
carpets probably need it,--Buffalo Courier
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

THE acorn looks little, but it contains 6
whole forest.-Ram's Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

No ONE has yet discovered the exact diff.
ference between a facsimile and sick
family.-Brooklyn Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

No CHICAGO building has as many stories
as are told about it.-Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

THE reason the piano is such sympa-
thetic instrument is because it is greatly
touched every time it is played.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

NOTHING less than a strike will arouse
bass drum to action.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

If you really want to "keep off the grass,
let the boys play on your lawn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

EVERY boy has an idea that il his father
had lived at the right time he could have
thrashed Goliath.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

HAsTY consumption That which befalls
the missionary in South Africa. Yonker.
Statesman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19

You will miss it if you guess at the siz,
of lion by his roar.-Ram's Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-07-19
SPLITTING STOVE WOOD.

A Device That Any Bright Boy Can Con-
struct Quickly.
A novel device to aid in splitting stove
wood came to my notice the Other day
and | give it for the benefit of boy
readers, for any bright lad can con-
struct one in few minutes. Cut a
notch as shown in the illustration in a