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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
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WHEN A COLONY SWARMS.


sThlch orders the Proceeding, the Bee
Queen or the Workers.:
A subject discussed in the columns of
The American Bee journal, which elic-
tied opinions from som of the best bee
Keepers OF the country, was which Or
ders the swar.ning-the queen or the
workers. Seven out of 23 apairists af-
frmed that the worker bees controlled
the proceedings, three thought that the
queen leads, several believed that both
worked together, and two did not know.
w. NJ. Barnum said: II don't know,
but l think there is usually an under
standing between bees and queen. Pos
slbly the bees create the emergency, and
the queen gives the signal.'
Dadout d Son said: eve think they
arc unanimous on that point. The queen
IS angry because young queens are
reared, and the bees are uncomfortable
for want of ROOM"
Mrs. J. N. Heater expressed the onin-
ion that, with "a normal first swarm. the
queen is among the last to leave tho
hive, while with after swarms with viz
gin queens the queen is about the first
one to leave the hive.
E. I. Abbott remarked: "Neither of
them. The economy Of Il beehive is not
managed on the Dobs plan. Each one
has a mind TO wOrl. the best she knows
how, and when the time comes for doing
g thing they all do it without any Or
dering. Tho workers generally 90 out
first, however,
q. w. Domarco said: ''Thc worker
bees control the whole proceeding. Last
season | |.' watching for tho queen at
the cntrn'.'3 OF q hive where tho bees
were i'll the act of swarming, and the
queen did not make her appearance un.
til throc-quartcrs of tho swarm was in
the ar, and whom she did appear she
was being hustled out by force of nY,ns
l. distinctly saw an ircful worker bite
her as she sullenly 'vacated.' onco
had q swarm to ISSUE while ! had the
open and saw the internal excite
mont, and saw the queen make repeat
ed attacks on d sealed queen cell, but
the guards stood firmly and even used
force to drive her away. The old idea
that tho queen leads out the swarm
looks romantic and all that, bat it is
not according to solid facts.n
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
01V.E!.'=y6z4}ghOCK
LA H;< I,sS.a
>%VESA 4 $780,"
FOR P SHEEP.

Description of Improved Tank with Drip
ping and Drying Floor.
Whenever there is u possibility of
scab, sheep should be immersed in some
of the preparations warranted to keep
off infection AS soon as they are shorn
i'll the spring they should also be dipped,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

M lnclOsod pre-
vious to being
dipped. A is the
approach. II h 6
sheep is walked
to the tank. b.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

Alter Slearlng dip the sheep. Tho
ticks on them Will go to the lambs and
bite then mlrlerouslv if you do not. A
hfe"urr says that the man who does not
dip his sheep at least every other vyal
ought to 90 out Of the business.
First class thoroughbred stations
command higher foes IN England than
they do III America. In this country we
care AS much for Il trotting race rs for
q running one.
A daily paper cannot understand why
1t Is hat while there was an actual in
crease III the number of sheep last year
III Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona there was a falling
oil OF 300, coo each in New York and
Pennsylvania and of so, 900 in Vermont.
Tho reason is that in the eastern states
sheep are largely Merinos and bred for
wool, while in the west mutton is the
object OF breeders, and mutton eating
cannot he destroyed by any kind OF a
tariff law. There is twice as much nut.
ton eating i'll this country as there was
a generation ago. One point let our
sheep breeders always keep before them:
The better mutton they raise, tho more
demand for it there will DO and the bet
ter prices they will get. Even in the
present depression farmers in all sec
lions derive handsome profit every wear
from spring lambs.
Breed COWS for February calves in
May,
Now is a good timo to plant plum
and peach trees in your chicken ward.
Tho fowls will cat tho worms and grabs |
destroy tho fruit. and tho trees
Will mako II grateful shade for tho fowl |
III hot weather.
Mix salt and unslakud wood ashes TO- +
in tho proportion of u pint of
salt to ~ peck Of ashes and keep it whore
your hogs can got ut it all tho time. Ii
is good For their digestion. and they
like it
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
SCIENTIFIC SHEEP SHEARING.
A Man Who Learned the Trade In the
Cid Country.

Cid Country.
The process was as follows: One man
to catch and belt, Or cut off, any locks
of dirty wool; also to wind and tie ur
the f1eeces. The shearer turned up the
sheep, letting it sit upon it's rump, then
placed his toes well under and knees
close to body. Commencing under right
car with right hand open a narrow strip
to the brlskot, which trim. Then turn
ones self to the other side, shearinc
around from open part to center of neck,
thence down to shoulder. When this is
reached, the head of the sheep is allowed
to hang between the shearer's legs.
keeping the knees close up to the shout
der, causing q onvex surface and stretch
ing the skin tight so that it does not
run in front of shears. Continue in this
position until the hip is reached.
should have mentioned that when we
come to the shoulder another strip is
opened from the bare spot on the fore
flank to tho bare spot under the hind
TANK, and also to keep feeling with left
hand for the Center of the back, to shear
just SO far and no farther. In fact, when
shearlng for prizes the shears are often
run right down the center as a guide.
Again, by pulling up the shoulder to its
natural position occasionally ono can
tell whether the limos are perfectly
straight and at right angles to the back
bone. Before laying on the side put
the left hand on the stitlo Joint so as to
press and hold cut the hind lea, then
run the points of tho shears Cnco from
The lowest point where wool crows I'D
along the leg bono. This opens I'D the
fleece nicely, and it is one Of tho hard
est places for an amateur to work at
unless dono as directed.
Whom placed on the side, put the toe
OF the right foot over the neck, which
will hold the sheep down without press
ing upon it. Now let your strips point
q little upward Or toward the head, so
that when finished near the tail thev
point, say, at All anglo of 45 degrees.
Trim belly, etc, when down, also in
side OF legs. When that is completed,
set up on rulnp again, getting toes well
under, and after shearing the neck take
i'i' manu- IN ~ NDiltlnlt UlIlll lllliSnhu,
when if well done the sheep will appcar
like Il barrel with hoops around about
one-half to three-fonrths of an inch
apart, AS regularly and truly as though
with square and COMPASS. When
.killfully performed, it is q work Of
art. 1t canno be learned in "a day, but.
like every work that the hand of man is
required to do, the most simple as well
as the most intricate, there is il right
and u wrong way of doing it. and it j.:
just rs easy to learn the right way a,
wrong.
All this | have no doubt will act as
A red rag to Il bull, and | shall have
,ohle n jumping on me and saying:
All fudge! What does it matter 50
30 you get the wool off, | will I'm.
.lcipate by replying nothing where you
to the buyer by weight or to one
Who has no eye to the niceties OF art
armlnG, WhO cares not whcthcr his
cnc~s are parallel or his blowing welt
and throws stTaight.-3. Gibson
II Breeders Gazette.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

i hutlcc several experiences with rant
IN a season Of drought. | will add my
mite to the list. As many OF Your read.
ers are aware, | have been an advocate
OF the use OF rape as a forage crop fo1
several years, accompanying my faith
ny my works. Last season was one ot
the most satisfactory to us in the grow
ing M use OF this crop. The first piece
was sown i'll drills about MAY | and
was used early in August, being only of
medlum growth. About May Is two
acres OF Ghi sod ground We're plowed,
rolled down and pulvcrized with a disk
harrow, after which it VI worked over
once each week either with a disk or
Acme harrow until june IS, when
ABOUT i've pounds OF rape seed per acre
was sow broadcast with a seeder, har-
rowed with a light harrow and rolled
down III a dust bed. Ono light shower on
'hls dust started the rape, and on Aug.
" we began cutting this piece to haul
out to our lambs. 1t Was all the green
iced we had on the farm. From "a care
lul estimate | believe that 10 to IL tons
per acre was taken off, and on Oct, 20
mere was Il second growth, almost equal
10 the first, being fed off
About June 10 another piece of five
acres of sod was plowed and worked
me same as the first and sowed in the
same way on July Is, which, owing to
inc excessive drought did not come I'D
until the middle Of August, when a
SnoWer started it, and from that time
W. MS never saw q more rapid growth.
Inns believe would have yielded nearly
~ tons per acre when tho sheep were put
I'LL 1t about the 10th of October. One of
my men who was reared in Shropshire.
England, and was used to handling the
APE crop there on the best sheep farms,
PAYS he never saw a better crop. | have
|vlly seen n piece equal to this, and
|aat was an early sown piece this season
" the Wisconsin experiment station.
St me say to every owner Of sheep:
ss aside a piece Of land for rape.
/ you have a rich piece that raises
crop of early potatoes or barley or
zen winter wheat, if plowed immedi-
[sely after removing tho crop and we'll
orked, give it a trial with rape. Do
w sow your whole farm to it, but try
small piece. George McKerrow Of
''sconsin in Breeders Gazette.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

\ coz pt 0uiIicut il Ctcro county has
No trouble ia Keeping tab on tie various
li'trr5 OF I4%5 that come from time to
Time. II" says: ''Nun1bpr tho Filters
each y"ar IN the order Of their birth
and mark each pig with the number of
II" ilttrr-~tl:tt il, all the pigs of the lit.
ter Nlth the same numhur. One notch
III outer rim OF right car is one. ono
notch IN outer run If left ear is three.
On" notch in the inner rim Of right car
Is ten. One notch i'll the inner rim Of
LETT ear Is 80. One hundred ~littcrs can
be numbered this way. For instance,
number the first litter with one notch
Ill right ear, the second would be two
i!otchta III the same ear, the third would
he one III the loft ear, the fourth one in
each car, and so on. If there were 40
@llttcrs, it would be one notch on the
inner rim Of both cars. 70 make the
system complete, a record must be kent,
giving name of SOW and date Of birth,
and corresponding marks can appear in
the book. Field and Farm.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

AS explained by Rural New Yorker,
what is known a. tho cotton worm con-
fines its work almost entirely to the
cotton folds of the south. 1t is a differ.
emit insect from what is known rs the
boil worm in the south, and this boil
worm Is the corn worm of both northern
and southern corntields. In the north
this boil worm also works III tomatoes
usually III the fruits-aud in the pods
OF peas. Thus the cotton WORMS and
boil worms are different kinds Of species
of insectS-rut the adults of both n1o
moths-and it is the boil worm which
works ON corn, tomatoes, etc, in the
north. Tho cotton worm rarely occurs
very far north Of Mason and Dixon's
limo.
American manufacturers II all kinds
OF machines used III agriculture. huvtl-
culture. forestry, dairyiug, hrrwlns.
disabling, otc., have been invited t.
send their machinery for exhibition t.
tho international exhibit ot agricultural
implements at Vienna May l.;
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
FIG. Ili.--GEOTND PLAN.

mas pass into the crowdinp pen, which
is ordinarily IL by lG feet in size. The
hgllres Indicate the measurement Of thc
different parts. This model is adaptnd
TO farms whore 100 or more sheep are
kept.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
Bone SPAWN,

Or. Earl S. Sloan, in his treatise Oh
e horse, says that tho chief causes of
ne SPAWN are working a colt too
Eong, fast driving over slippery roads
= Jerking and stopping the colt too
Eiokly. Ho tells us no never saw u
avn successfully removed by an y
t2n, though no has seen horses that
ne boon butohered in tho attempt to
Ie off tho SPAWN.
------------
American trotting stock hold q prom
mt place in tho arrangements for
ing OH tho Riviera this spring.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10

theh allowed to walk out at G and up
the cloats to E TO the dripping floor, ID.
Inc operator stands at tho outer edge Of
the tank in the pen, II.
The dripping floor, ID, is made of
matched flooring and slopes backward
slightly toward tho tank, so that the
liquid may drain back into the tank.
The dripping floor is divided by a
partition with a swinging gate next the
tank end. Each side will hold 20 sheep.
While II side is filling the other con-
tains the half drained sheep, which
when the second partition becomes full.
are let out into the sheppard. f and
4 are exit gates. Through X the ami
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20

Chicago and Los Angeles for streets.
ton avenue and Glenwood avenue were
not to be matched. he said, with streets
cepted, of course, the vegetable eff
~fects.". as he dangerously put 1t, but
strongly maintained that Chicago has
dirtier streets than Jersey City.
There are much worse places than
Jersey City" he said, and there are
hundreds of streets in San Francisco
which wouldn't be recognized here, and
It is a treat to return to a city where
there is SO much ~eloquence, wealth and
culture, as | find here tonight" Uaugh-
ter n applause.)
DR.. Gordon said in a Satire vein that
he also had in mind that handsome street
on the west side of Jersey City with the
Abattoir on one side and the manure
heaps on the other. Much ~laughter.)
Mr.. Andrew J.. Corcoran, continuing
the fun, grayely congratulated Mr..
Dear for upholding the honor of Jersey
City. and said that now he. Mr.. Dear,
could sign himself with pride, ~. A.
Dear. Jersey City" Uaughter.)
Mr.. Dear having touched the travel
ling "Reminiscences button, other mem
hers hegan to tell their experiences in
foreign cities.
ire meeting closed with the appoint
ment of a nominating committee, which
the President named as follows:-Messrs.
Gordon. J.. p. Hall and Myron Furst,
and they will present names of officers
for 1896, which will be elected at the
next meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20
r sAith and the Federal
Patronage.

The Newark Sunday Calf draws at
tention in an interesting way to the
unique position which Senator James
Smith occupies at present in respect to
his party. He is the only Democrat rep
r~esenting New Jersey in Congress. The
other Senator is General Sewell, and all
the Representatives are Republicans.
This might be regarded as giving Mt.
Smith ontrol of all the Federal patron
age within the State. 1t would do so, no
doubt. IL Mr.. Smith were persona grata
to the President. But is he? There are
some indications that he is looked upon
with disfavor. perhaps the most impor-
tant sign being his own recent interview
in the World"
It will be remembered that the Senator
handled Mr.. Cleveland in very cavalier
fashion. He sneered at him as a man OF
ordinary ability. He took no stock
in his public services. and he was FESTIVE
against his suggestions regarding the flu
ture policy of the party. Altogether the
interview suggested that Mr.. Smith had
very little hope of controlling any more
Federal patronage this term.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20
NEW CORPORATIONS
German Veterans File Articles
industrial Enterprises.

The Deutscher Veteranen Bund of the
wears 1870 and 1871, of New Jersey, an
organization composed of veterans of
the Franco-Prussian war, has filed a
certificate of Incorporation in the County
Clerks office. The officers are: F. o.
Messner. President; Anthony Mildenber-
ger. vice-President; Hugo Sieber. Re-
cording Secretary; Ferdinand Lagerie,
Financial Secretary; John G. Wolf. Treas
urer.. The object is the relief OF such
from work and the interment OF de-
ceased members.
The Appest Glass Co., which win man
ufacture, buy and sell and deal in goods,
wares, merchandise and property Of ey-
cry class and description, nave also filed
a certificate The i~ncorporators are:
Harry W. Mum, of this city, and Her
bert +. Hatch, Of East Orange, The capt
tai stock is placed at 81, 200,0O0, but the
the company will m business
The Power Transmitter Co. another
million dollar corporation, has also filed
a certificate of Incorporation. Herbert
Hatch, Patrick Egan and George Ber-
rill are the incorporates. $1,000 OF, the
million dollar capital has been paid in.
The company will manufacture and deal
in all kinds of W transmitting ma
The Shasta Mining Co. will acquire
m and VIM conduct mining operations in
California. Francis Swayne, of New
York, and Herbert Hatch, of East Or
axlge, are the incorporators and the capt.
tai stock of $40, 900 Is all paid ~.
The Bovine Chemical Co. viii ave a
| capital stock of $4,000. Clarence ].
| Housman, of New York, and Charles s.
s.. Ettinger are the ncorporat9rs They Y
! articles used In the practice of medicine,
| surgery and kindred professions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20
A. to tn. Newark "Daily Adver,iser.'

The Newark Daily Advertiser" the
organ Of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany. should get a new Jersey City cor
respondent. Its present one appears to
be a reckless liar. Perhaps, however,
the reckless liar is at the other end OF
the line, occupying the editorial chair
and cooking the dispatches to crafty his
own malice.
We hear. by the way. that the "Ad-
vertiser" is in serious straits. After cleo
ton there was a razee of expenses. Mem
bers of the staff were cut off in all direc-
tions. For some months the new man
agement' has been spending very freely
the money which came into the concern
with it, in a vain effort to build up a cir
culation. Its unparalleled dizziness, how
ever. has prevented it from making even
the smallest Roadway against its able
and lively rival. the Evening News"
Blackguardism is seldom successful,
and we have observed that the new man
agement of the Advertiser rather pre-
fers behaving in a bl~ackguardly way,
even to those in whose deb it is for
many courtesies. as 1t has been constant
ly in ours. for four or five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20

THE journal gravely announced yes
terday thai the Republican County Com
nittee would appoint a subcommittee to
look after legislation for Hudson county,
and that Senator Herbert, Of Middlesex,
would be its representative on the floor
OF the Upper House. This is a pleasant
example Of the Republican way of look
Ing at things.
The people of Hudson recently chose,
BY overwhelming majorities. twelve gen
tlemen to represent them at Trenton
ona Senator and eleven A-ssemblymen. II
might seem to the ordinary man that
nth these there was no necessity either
for a legislative committee or for the in
4erforence of the Senator from Middle
sex.
Bst. dear bless you, that is not the
-1scpubiican idea. Your Republican holds
frat the people are totally disqualified
70 cs.scse taeir own spokesman or to
,.cr,,,ate their own affairs. It is the mis-
s.on az Republican bosses to repair popu-
lar errors. and correct the mistakes OF
Democrats majorities. Therefore, the
elected Senator and Assesnblymen are to
he ~virtuaiIy set aside. and a committee Of
sam Dickinson's choosing is to arrogate
10 itself their duties.
The programme being arranged = 2
most popular one. too It's main ieal-
ures. te date. are:-
i The transfer Of Harrison and hear-
~ from Hudson to ESSEX.
! The abolition Of the Toard OF Free
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20
THE PBRRING-sLAOK SCANDAL.

TRENTON. Nov. 20. 1Ss5.-AppIication
was made to the Vice Chancellor yester-
day afternoon for a -postponement of the
hearing of the Slack-Perrine habeas COR
pus cas- until after the decision of the
Washington courts on the caveat filed
by Mrs. Slack against the probate of her
husbands will, in which will be named
Mrs. Lewis Perrine as guardian of his
two children until they should arrive at
the age of twenty-one years respectively.
The children are now in the custody Of
Mrs. Perrine, who refuses to give them
up to their mother. claiming that she is
not a fit person to have control of in
fants.
The Vice Chancellor will announce his
conclusion this morning..
Cortlandt Parker of Newark will as
sist Messrs. Vroom and Walker, repre-
senting Mrs. Slack In the trial and argu-
ment Of the cause.
William G. johnson. Of the Arm Of
Carlisle & Johnson Of Washington. will
assist Messrs, Buchanan In the interests
OF Mrs. PerriuA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20
MORRIS CANAL FACTS
Its Length and Levels Described
Sources of Water
Supply.

G =. 10
Ine morris n Whlch Formerly was
the greatest transportation agency ~
New Jersey n n future OF winch Is
apparently bound up in the great prop
lem OF water supply IS lW miles IN
length, beginning at Jersey City and end
ing ON the Delaware River at Philips
burg, where 1t connects with the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company's canal,
following the Lehigh River to Mauch
Chunk. The summit level of the Morris
a is 93 feet above mean tide at Jer-
sey City, the highest point being near
Lake Hopatcong, from which the canal
draws its Drincina] water supp1y.
A. pb~i1,nsh,mg On H. Dslawara tbe
canal is 1Ss feet above mean tide So that
a boat passing from Jersey CITY to Phil
,,..h,.a :. . -o.ia.ur a;s+ann
If So feet Thara are 70 Inclined
plainsand 16 locks on the ascent from
Ta-sa-. ctS - Tasssann 49,
II i ne1insd n,ains and aA : locks On the dss.
cent to the Delaware River at Phillips
burg. These plains are inclined rail
WIDTH OF THE CANAL.
Tho w;dtb ~ tha 600 OF tha s,,rfaca
is generally rally 40 feet sas at lAt the be bottom 8 feet,
and the depth is 4 feet At Little Falls
+ha o.n.1 arossas ~ passaio ~ $500
the cahai crosses the Fassalc py a Stone
aoueduct bridge As feet high. and the
d,'a+ ~ Da..n1a 80 p1-ar
uucI wear DehVlile the hlVer
is crossed by an aqueduet bridge, and at
Dover the boats are locked into tbe
80 oa .oeAeo ~ ~
river. On Inc western slope the canal is
again merged in the Musconetcong River
as Far nc Saxto, Fails
c.aa a. : aiis'
Lake Is another important
feeder of the Morris Canal, which also
draws W ter from tba stanbma raser-
"aeSi non uhe osannope fesef
voir on the Musconetcong River from
Bear Pond and CRANBERRY reservoir. In
ali these lakes the canal has prior claims
tanned by the Morris Canal and Banking
Company, which built the canal and
completed it in August. 1881. The canal
was designed for the oal-carrying trade,
especially. and it was a coninefftor OF
the coai-carrying railroads Until the Le-
high Valley acquired the canal by a per
rates and aboSshing the competition
The railroad company has since anerat fed
the canal at a loss each year.
THE HIGHEST ALTITIiDE.
A. La1 49,. -4L-l -,