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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-28
Live Stock Points.

Money is scarcer with country people
in the spring and early summer than at
any other season The wise farmer will
manage to have some money coming in
at this time. The humane farmer will
also try to have some work for the hired
man to do so that he will not have to be
turned off in the cold world with no
shelter in midwinter. Several ways sug-
gest themselves to accomplish both these
ends. There is the winter dairy, which
an intelligent man can always make pay,
either for butter OF for milk, according
to his locality. There, again, is the rear
ing of winter and spring lambs for mar
ket, which pays handsomely when a
man gets the hang of it. Again, there is
the chicken business, either with the in
cubator for early broilers or with hens
for egg production. There have been
times this winter when grocerymen have
found it impossible to get fresh eggs at
any price. The market in winter has
never yet been overstocked with fresh
eggs. In the lines suggested the farm
women can help too. Close attention,
with ones eyes open, will bring success
Do not breed from half blood sires if
you can help it. Scrub qualities are
transmitted more surely than good ones
A man with small flock of sheep will
be able to keep record of each indi-
vidual eve in his flock, as to the milk
she gives, as to whether she is a good
mother and whether she is apt to bring
twins and triplets.
Nothing is better than crushed bone
for poultry in winter. You CAN get the
bones from your butcher and crush them
yourself.
In breaking in young horses for driv-
ing it is recommended in all cases to boot
them at first to prevent the possibility OF
injury.
In Great Britain there are more than
thirty breeds Of sheep, all mutton. They
produce long and medium woods. The
merino sheep is little known there.
Can a wire fence be built that will
keep sheep in?
Eight eggs for twenty-five cents is the
cold weather retail price for eggs in New
York. Those accompanied by certif-
cate that the hen laid them that day
are even higher priced.
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at hand, and when the record is COM
plete the eve is turned to pasture with
the lamb and the work proceeded with
till all have been treated in the same
manner. find this very satisfactory
way in keeping the record, and much
prefer it to the plan of cutting or notch
ing the ears. Putting labels in young
lambs ears is out of the question, as the
ear is so small and thin that the heavy
label will cause it to droop, and the ear
being quite tender the label is frequently
lost by being torn out.-George W..
Franklin in Breeders Gazette.
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Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. R.
STATION FOOT OF PREBLE STREET

On and after Monday. November 20. 1892,
Passenger trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver junction.
Nashua, WinGham and Eppfng at 7.3O a.
m. and 1890 p. m.
For Manchester, Concord and points North
at 7.30 a. m and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred, Water.
boro and Saco River at 80 a. H.. 12.3O and
415 D. m.
For Gorham at 73o and 900 a. M. IL 80.
3.15, 415, $40, $50 and 11.15 p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, West
brook junction and Woodford's at 7.3C.
900 and 1890 a. M. 1890. 200, 3.15, 4.l5.
$50, $50 900 and Ills p. M.
For Forest Avenue Deering), $50 p. m.
The 1890 p. M train from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station.
worcester, for Providence and New York,
via providence Line" for Norwich and
New York, via "Norwich Line" with Boston
& Albany r.. r.. for the West, and with the
New York All Rail via "Springfield."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1.3O p. M; from Rochester at $50 a.. M.
100 and 500 p. M; from Gorham at $40,
$40 and 1o.15 a. M, 1.30, 4.35, 600, $40 and
TAO p. m.
For through Tickets to all points West and
South, apply to s. E. CORDWELL. Ticket
Agent, Portland, Me.
j. W. PETERS, Supt.
- c. j. WIGGIN. Ger'l Ticket Agent;
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Boston g. Maine r. r.
WESTERN DIVISION.
In Effect October 2, 1892.

w DttISAVNs
Trains leave Portland Union Station) for
searbo I Beach. Pine Point. 100 1915 a:
M, $50. 515. $50 D. M; Old Orchard
Beach, saco. Biddeford. 7.3o, $40, 1o.15 a.
M 124o $50, 615 $50 ?. m. ~ ken ne a.
Wells Beach, 7.30. $40 a. M. $50. OLD p. m
North Berwick, Great Falls, Dover, 7.3o,
$40 a m. 124o $50, 5I5 pm ;sh koohesse En-
Great Falls and RochesterJ, 7.3o a. M:
Manchester, Concord, (via So. Newmarket
rence1, 10 a. m. south New Market juno
ton, Exeter, Haverhil1, Lawrence, Lowell,
Boston. 1880 tS.4O a. NJ. t12 40 $50 p. m.
Boston for Portland, 7.3o $50 a. M,
SUNDAY Trains from Union Station for
Boston and Way Stations, 1885, Alb p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION
From Union Station For Cape Elizabeth,
Es.45 q. M; Amesbury. 200 a, m
Newburyport. salem, Lynn, Boston. GZ;lLo
500 So p. M la',' w 80,
daily 1870 p. M, $500, p. H. daily)
FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION
For Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Crossing
-12.40, 4.30p m.
For Portsmouth and way stations. 4.3o p m
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York.
South and West.
tConnects with Sound Lines for New York:
sWestern Division from North Berwick Sun
SWestern Division from Dover.
I-Connects at Scarboro Crossing with
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points South and West
JOHN W. Acting Gen. Man. Boston
W. F. BERRY, Gen'l Traffic Manager. Boston.
j. j. FLANDERS. G. p and I. A.. Boston.
D. w. SANBORN. GEM. Supt. Boston. -.
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BEES IN WINTER QUARTERS.
How Long Can Bees Live on Bee Bread
without Honey?

How Long Can Bees Live on Bee Bread
without Honey?
Following are some ofsthe replies made
to this query, asked in The American
Bee journal by well known apiarists:
G.. M. Doolittle said-They can't do it.
James A. Green said-Not long enough
for any practical purpose.
j. E. Pond replied-They can't subsist
on bee bread alone.
Dadent 6 Son said-They can't do it.
Professor A. G.. Cook said-No longer
than as though they had no food. Honey
is the food for quiescence, and pollen is
not needed. Breeding and activity call
for pollen.
G. Fl. Dibbern wrote-Wh hen the honey
is all gone it will be but question of a
very few days how long the colony will
live.
G. G. Miller replied-Pve had them
starve with plenty of bee bread, but |
don't know how long they lived (if at all)
after the honey was gone.
j. P. 81. Brown replied have not
kept an account to the hour, but have
observed that they can survive only for
a short time. Without the honey, the
pollen rapidly produces disease of the
intestines and death.
Ct. l.. Tinker said--I have had them
starve on plenty Of bee bread in winter.
1t may be known that they are starving
by the great number that may be found
running out Of the hive to die. They
cannot live long without honey.
Mrs. Jennie Atchley wrote-They will
live just about long enough to starve to
death. have had colonies starve just
as quick after the honey was all gone,
with combs quite heavy with pollen.
But we get some pollen here sometimes
that is very sweet or moist with honey,
and the bees can live on that little
while. But as you ask without honey, l
say no.
q. W. Demaree said cont think
that adult bees can live at all on bee
bread. In numerous cases | have had
bees die from starvation when several
combs were full of good, sweet pollen.
When bees consume pollen they must
have honey and water, too, to soften and
mix the pollen into a sort of paste, SO
that they can take it into their stomachs.
Bees can only take food when in liquid
state.
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MAINE CENTRAL r. R.
For Bangor. Bar Harbor, ST. John, the
White Mountains, Quebec, Montreal.
the Worlds Fair and
the West.

On and after January 1st,1s93, passenger trains
leave Portland as follows:
For Danyille Junction Auburn and Lewis
ton, $50 am. LBS and 10 p. m.
Lewiston via Brunswick, 7.15, 1920 a. m.
1.2O, 5.05 and +11.20 p m. and Sundays at
Freeport and Way Stations, 7.15, 1920 a. m
1.20, sos, t11.20 p. m.
Rockland and Knox and Lincoln Stations,
7.15 am: 40 and t1l;2o p ?; on N: :, +, 90
*1.30, sos and I'll 20 p. m;
Gardiner, Hallowell and Augusta, Y15
and 1920 a. M, II 80, 500 and t11.2o p; M N;
am, 1.25 p. M; via Brunswick, 7.15 a. H.
and 1.2O D. m. Rangeley, $50 a. M
Monmouth, Winthrop. Readfield and Oak
land, $50 a. M. 1.25 and BIO p. m.
WatervilIe via Lewiston, $50 a. M. 125, ~
pm: via Augusta 10 and 1920 a. m, *l.oo
and III. 20 p. m. -,
Augusta, 7.15 a. m, 1.3O and f11.2o p. m.
Belfast, 100 and II 20 p: m; % .nd
Dover and Foxcroft, via Dexter. $50 and
Bangor via Lewiston, 1.26 p. M. via Augusta,
7.15 a. M, *1.3O and t11.20 p. M, and Sun
days only at 7.2o a. m.
Bangor g. Piscataquis II. r., via Dexter, az
11.20 p m. via Oldtown, at 7.l5 a. M, ll.2o
Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. 100, 11.2o pm.
Oldtown, Lincoln and VancebOrO, LILO a. m,
NJ. 80 and t11.20 p. m.
st. John and Halifax, 1.30 and 1.20 P. M.
Houlton, Woodstock, st. Stephen and North
*Runs daily, Sundays included. might express
with sleeping cars attached, runs every night,
Sundays included. butnot to Skowhegan Monday
morning, or to Belfast, Dexter or beyond Ban
gor on Sunday mornings.
White Mountains and Quebec Line.
For Cumberland Mills, Sebago Lake, Bridg-
ton, Fryeburg, North Conway, Glen, Bart
lett, Fabyans, St. Johnsbury, Montreal,
jefferson, Lancaster, Colebrook and
Beecher Falls, S.45 a. m. and $50 p. m. For
Sawyerville, Dudswell and Quebec, at
$50 p m.
he 8. AS a. m., the worlds Fair train,'' con-
meets for all points in Northern New Hamp--
shire Vermont Chicago and the West; and
with the Canadian Pacific Transcontinental
train for Vancouver and Pacific Coast points.
The $50 o. m train connects at Montreal
with trains via $500 Line for Minneapolis
and ST. Paul.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal,St Johnsbury Quebec, Cole
brook, North Stratford, Fabyans and Bridg-
ton S25 a. M; Waterville and Lewiston.
$50 a. M. Augusta, Bath, &C.. S.35; Farm
ington, SkOwhegan and Lewiston 12.15 p. M;
Rockland Brunswick. and Freeport, 12.2op.
M; st. John, Bangor, &C., 1890 p. M;
Mixed Train, North Conway and Sebago Lake
45O D. M. Waterville. Bath. Augusta and
Rockland, 6.25 p. M. Flying Yankee, 5.35 p.
H.. ]; RangAly, Pennington. Skowhegan. Water
vile and Lewiston, 5.45 p. M; Montreal,
Fabyans, Bridgton, s. 0 p M. Night Pullman.
A1.40 a. IN. -
PAYSON TUCKER.
Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager.
Portland, December 26, 1892. dn
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THE WINTER HEN.
Decombing Minorcas and Leghorns to Pro-
vent Frozen Combs.

Decombing Minorcas and Leghorns to Pro-
vent Frozen Combs.
One of the great complaints against
the winter layers is that the nonproduc-
ton of eggs is due largely to frozen
combs and improper feed and care. The
high combed varieties, such as the Leg
horn, Minorca and others, suffer consid-
erably during cold weather from frozen
combs. Cutting or clubbing the combs
Of the young fowls has been practiced SO
long now that many do not consioer it a
cruel custom any more than dehorning
cattle.
Quite a number of poultry raisers
adopt this custom regularly, reasoning
that the fowls suffer less from the oper-
alton than they do from the cold if the
comb is allowed to reach large size.
The comb is very sensitive portion Of
the fowl, and the slightest freezing
weather will affect it. Moreover, it is
pretty certain that this freezing opera
ton has a direct injurious effect upon
the birds powers of egg producing. Ii
the combs of the large varieties have not
been cut when young care should be
taken to keep them from being frozen.
A daily application of sweet oil on the
comb will tend to prevent this freezing,
although it does not act as an infallible
proof against the cold.
By feeding the poultry the proper food
now we not only make them produce an
abundance of eggs, but strong, healthy
chicks can be Matched out of them in the
spring. The hens will also be in good
health for the summer season and ready
for the market after d few days fatten-
ing. Our past experience has taught us
that while special food, such as lime and
oyster shells for egg producing and sui
phur for feather growth, may be all
right, the main essential of the all around
food must not be forgotten. If the whole
system is kept in perfect order and
health the hens will lay eggs.
Experience of the past has taught us
that good sound grain, such as wheat,
buckwheat, sunfower seed, boiled or
steamed oats, with plenty Of clean water
and coarse, sharp gravel, with all the
cabbage and turnips they will devour,
are the proper kinds of food, if given one
kind of grain at each meal, with an oc-
casional feed of boiled and mashed pota-
toes thickened with bran and shorts.
Clover, cut fine and steamed and fed
warm in the morning, is preferable to
turnips and other vegetables, as it con-
tains both lime and albumen, and as an
egg producing food it has few equals.
In our endeavors to search for special
foods for special results we should not
forget the foundation principles OF the
whole life of the poultry. Special food
must be fed only as an addition to the
all around healthful food, such as given.
Annie G. Webster in American Guilt
yator.
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RAILROADS.
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada.

Widiu LUNA ldliHh! vi V"h"u"'
On and After SUNDAY. October I'd
Trains will leave as follows;
DEPARTURES.
For Auburn and Lewiston, 7.16 and 7.4o a.
M. Ito, 100 and 5.15 p m. For Gorham
and Berlin Falls TAO am. 1.3O and blo p
hi. For Montreal and Chicago TAO a. M
and 1.3U p. m For Quebec 1.3O p. M For
Buckfield, Canton and Rumford Fails
TAO a. m. and 100 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn 500 am, IL. 10
$40, 5.25 and $40 p. m. From Go ham $40
am 1910 and $40 p. LII. From Chicago and
Montreal 1910 and $40 D. m. From Que
bee 12.10p m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night trains,
and Parlor Cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE.
so Exchange Street, and Depot foot OF
India Street.
Lowest fares from Portland, Yarmouth juno
ton and Danville Junction as follows: To Chi.
cago $40 and $500; ST. Paul, $31 90 and
S25.75; san Francisco. California, $40 and
$685. These rates are subject to change
L. j. SEARGEANT, General Manager:
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w. l. Chamberlain, of Ohio, is a great
admirer of the hedge fence. Mr.. Cham
berlain's road fences and nearly all his
line fences are hedges. He set out mile
this hear. He has some twenty-seven
years old. They have to be pruned from
two to four times year, owing to rain
fall, but a man can average one mile a
day, trimming both sides and top. s'The
best of it is" says Mr.. Chamberlain,
shat the only cash outlay for a neat and
serviceable fence is eight cents a rod; all
the rest is labor"
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In Effect October 8, 1892.

Leave Portland via G. 7. Railway, for all
stations on the P. &. r. F. R'y, 40 a. m. 1.30
p. m.
RETURNING-Leav Rumford Falls $50
a. M. $40 p. m.
STAGE CONNECTIONS AILY-At West
Minot for Hebron Academy; at Buckfeld for
West Sumner and Turner; at Canton for Bret
tun's Mills and North Turner: at Gilbertville
for Canton Point; at Peru for Dixfeld Center;
atnixfeld for Carthage, and Weld; also for
West Peru and Dickvale; at Rumford Falls
for Mexico, Roxbury and Byron.
L. L. LINCOLN, Supt
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Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co

WINTER ARRANGEMENT-On and af
w ter Monday. November 7. 1892. Steam
er Enterprise will leave East Boot hbay every
Monday at IL "a. m. for Portland, touching at
South Bristol and Boothbay Harbor. Every
Wednesday leave Franklin Wharf, Portland al
8 a. m for Round Pond, touching at Boothbay
Harbor Every Thursday leave Round Pond at
$50 a. IN. for Portland. touching at Boothbay
Harbor. Every Friday leave Portland at a.
m. for Boothbay Harbor, Pemaquid South
Bristol and East Boothbay. Weather permit
ting. No freight taken after 7.45 a. m. on day
OF sailing ALFRED RACE. Manager;
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Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
FOR. 8 ALE

@ 2 Fine brick houses. 10 rooms each; all
@;is modern improvements; in center Of city;
6aR first class neighborhood.
ap1 If BEERS PHOTO PARLORS.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
News BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
CHICAGO WATER Is Vile.
Such is the Opinion of the
London Lancet.
WIS BOMBAHDED wITa QUESTIONS.
DR.. LOOMS Under a Severe
Cross Examination.
PLANS OF MLEoD AND FRIENDS.
Will BuyBOstOn and Maine
and n Y. & n. e. Stock.
PLANS OF M'LEOD AND FRIENDS.
1T DEFIEs DESCRIPTION,

$500 -
The Water of chicago Examined by
Experts From the London Lancet
They Find 1t in an Abominable
Condition and Full of FiIth-Ad.
wise No Person to Use Unless it Has
Been Thoroughly Boiled.
LONDON, April THE report of the
commissioners sent by the Lancet, the
leading medical journal of Great Britain,
to examine the sanitary condition of Chi
cago, states that all the samples of Chi
cago river water examined showed an
appalling pollution by animal refuse in
discriminatory mixed with common sew
age. The pollution begins at the mouth
of the Chicago river and increases until
the maximum is reached in the vicinity of
the stock yards, near the southern branch
of the pumping station, where the filthy
condition defied description.
At certain points the condition of the
river was worse than that of crude sewage
The smell was vile and nauseating. 1t
was safe to conclude that the condition of
the river In summer would be more abomin-
able. The analysis of the water of Lake
Michigan failed to furnish distinct evidence
of serious pollution.
The report emphasizes that 1t Is desirable
to filter lake water for drinking, since not
a simple sample of the ordinary supply is
entirely free from sediment, which In the
ma ority of instances consisted of vegetable
debris. Numerous organisms, chiefly of
the kind peculiar to the pend water were
found.
In sample representing the water sup
piled to north side residents, dead water
heas were found. AS regards suspended
matter or deposits, samples taken in the
mains were quite unsatisfactory as COM
pared with the samples from the lake.
With proper liberation, however, the re-
port says, there was nothing to suggest
that the water was not well suited for do
mestic and diotetic purposes.
The Lancet counsels visitors to Chicago
to use no water but that which has been
boiled and filtered, and concludes:
"Our examination has led on the whole,
to reassuring result; but We cannot feel
free from serious misgiving until treasured
on the question of contamination by Ice.
Statistics show that Chicago suffered from
typhoid fever nearly eight times as much
as London in 1890, and nearly twelve times
as much as London in 1891. We commend
In the strongest terms the advice to drink
no water which has been cooled In contact
with ice. To the people of Chicago we ap-
peal to provide water supply free from
this reproech.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
PATRoNlzRp ExTRysTvELY.

The New Star Clothing Company.
The grand opening last Thursday of the
Star Clothing company, which has sue
ceeded the Hub Clothing company at 10
Church street, was q great success. W. Il.
Moore, q very popular, experienced and
reliable merchant, Is the proprietor. and be
has on hand q large stock of new goods,
with prices as low as anywhere In the
state He is both an able and experienced
ciothier and has host of friends all over
the state. He understands the business In
every detail and handles exclusively tsilos-
made goods.
Mr.. Chilson, the manager, was, 10 TO
speak, born and brought up in the bus-
ness. He has won a reputation among the
trade as being one Of the finest card
markers and window dressers In the
United States.
The store is very handsomely fitted up
and travelling men say that il 10 one of
the finest in the country. The design is
entirely original with Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. Henry Hopkins, who has for years
been identified with the firm, remains.
Mr.. Randall. who has been at Oak Lall for
years. will also be one Of the sssistants.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR STREET.

A Prominent Norwalk Merchant TX
pires Very Suddenly-He Leaves 4
Fortune-wen Known to Many in
This City.
NoRwALK, April 7.-William @. Street,a
prominent old resident of Norwalk, died
at O'Clock this morning at the Old Well
hotel in South Norwalk. His death was
very sudden. At Q O'Clock he was taken
with q severe pain in his side and at 4
O'Clock he was dead. The physicians who
attended him pronounce 1t heart failure.
Mr.. Street was seventy-ye old, and
had been identified with the interests
of Norwalk for many years. He con-
Quoted a prosperous hardware business
eminent. He also represented the Dor
ough In the house, and was ct one time
q senator from this district. At the time
the Danbury and Norwalk railroad was
built he was very active In the project.
For thirty years he was president Of the
Norwalk Fire Insurance company, but
withdrew when the company was alb
sorbed by the New York parties last July.
He was also prominently connected with
several banks and was president OF the gas
company. At the time of his death he
WAS tne loa01nk P1ksAeA Al sHS NAo w.
ony Nail and Steel company, doing bust
ness in New York. He had the grip n year
ago and has since been in poor health. He
leaves one daughter. He was quite wealthy.
Mr.. Street was well known to many prom
nsnt New Haven people, the acquaintance
Of many OF whom he formed whom he was
member of the general assembly In years
when IL held its sessions in the old state
house In New Haven. He was very gen.
ial, high-mipded gentleman, who had the
respect Of all who knew him.