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The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Our Arst aim = TO Give tAe queen
plenty q breeding room. No Aattes
what method ws pursue. Il The queen
- crowded q dinatiG2ed, ~ ned MOI
look for the been to stay. We there
sore want plenty Of brood-cAambel
space. and We want Il IN In one story,
% the queen win not have to hunt
1t mp or 90 out Of tie cluster In cool
weather. Not only . peoli1e queen with
plenty OF breeding-spaeo makes .
strong colony that harvests . large
crop. but this colony also stands the
inequalities Of temperature best In the
next place. We want plenty q room.
and II possible plenty Of empty comb
for the bees to lodge their crop. esDe-
cially ut the opening n the honey har-
vest. Hence. va want . wide ceiling
mat may enable 10 to put On . large
super. In q own practice. We al
ways have supers full Of empty comb.
and this makes the giving Of room to
inc bees much more practicable than
when empty sections are given. for
there needs be NO lull In the work, no
waiting on the builders, no hanging
In clusters while the honey u vast
Ing In the fields. The young bees
Alone do the comb building, and this
10 proper. We have had WARNS for
want OF room. in such circumstances
as mentioned In my last article, even
though the space occupied and not
nlled might have been sufficient. Bees
swarm because the circumstances do
not suit them. they are Ill at ~ and
lack elbow-room. II We do not wish
them to swarm. We must give them
mat elbow-room. and the better the
seasons open the moro elbow-room We
should give them at the start.
Towards the end Of the harvest, when
the queen becomes tired Of the inces-
SAINT e~gg-laying. 1t il Of much less Inn
portance to keep them supplied with
SO much space: and q little crowding,
SO We do not make them feel uncom-
Portable. does them no harm. It II
then that they will MI every spare
cell OF the brood-combs, and make the
frames too heavy with honey. Drone-
rearing is q factor in swarming. In
nearly every instance the colonies that
swarm are those that have reared
quite . large number Of drones
other things being equal. The droEs
ID stupid. he Is big and noisy, and
does not know how to get out Of
the way. See them on q warm after
noon tumble in and out over the bees,
or on some cool morning lie right In
the way OF the workers by the hand
ful like SO many lazy dogs. Do We
not see them often crowded in one
Of the super by the bees. and
seemingly asleep? But come noon,
and they wake up and roar and
Put yourselves in the work
ers' place. Are not . few thousand Of
fellows enough to disgust any
peaceable laborer? Take out tho
drone-comb and replace 1t With work
er-c0mb. Is that SO difficult? You
need not do 1t now. 1t would do no
good, for the harm il done. Do it in
spring, early. when the honey is
out Of the combs and there is but lit
tie brood yet We do 1t, and do not
do 1t enough.-C. p. Dadant In Ameri-
Bee Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

WIN Keep Five Hundred Hens.
A reader at Marion. Ohio, intends to
keep i've hundred hens, and from his
letter below he has much to learn, and
we give the inquiries for the purpose
of discussing them. says Poultry Keep
er. He says:
We are going to put up one Of the
new hen houses ESQ feet long by IA feet
wide. capacity Of 500 laying hens, 20 to
the pen, 10 by II feet Qeghorns.)
Now do you think they will do a. well
BY letting these run all together or
shall I keep them separate? I will
leave runs Is feet by 10 feet on each
side Of the building, with q large win
dow to every pen to the south, ten feet
apart for plenty Of light. We want to
keep 1000 hens for laying. which II at
tended to right and everything is
looked after and kept clean, there
II money in 1t. Please give US ideas on
this, for We are sort Of laying luck ON
your paper for q success"
It would require . whole book to
comply with this request to give ri
IDEAS" for there are hundreds. Of de-
tails to be considered-sickness, lice,
etc.,-but let NJ look into 1t some. We
do not advise IN inexperienced person
to attempt to keep 500 hens. but to be-
gin with . few and gradually increase.
Here IL q reader. who asks IL 500 hens
should run together. Certainly not
the smaller the focks the better. He
says: I'VE want to keep 1000 hens
which. II attended to right" etc. Stop
right there. II attended to right
well, that II Just what We have been
trying to find out for over forty years
Every one means to do It right, thinks
It can be done right, and that It II IN
easy matter. But what n "right?' We
|publish our paper every month, filled
with excellent articles ON how to do It
right, and we try to add our views. yet
the how to do It right" II not known
yet. Nov, the reader 1t Marion
knows that he has nj sympathy, and
that We mean no olfense in thus dis
|cussing his letter. for We admire his
courage. He has the night breed. and
he writes like one determined. We
will say, however. that Leghorns will
not stand confinement we'll and his
are too snail. They are active.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

An Italian fashion for cooking fresh
mackerel is to make . dressing from .
tablespoonful of butter, mixed with .
little minced shallots, parsley and the
green tops of young onions Spread
this on the fish. wrap them we'll in
strong white paper. saturated with
olive oil. and boil or bake them in .
quick oven Garnish them with lemon
and parsley: Sweet peas,
with shallot and minced parsley, are
also sometimes served with fresh mack
ereL Salt mackerel is very good cooked
sfter the English fashion, that ID. BY
lmmersing it half IN hour in water
containing . handful of fennel and
dash of vinegar. Drain and serve with
hot gooeeberry sauce
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A striking story of Gettysburg is told
by General Doubleday, and published
in the Chicago Times Herald: IAN Of
ficer of the Sixth Wisconsin regiment
walked up to Col Dawes, who was in
command-COl Bragg was in Wash
ington Of crutches. The officer was
very erect and very pale. Dawes and
Doubleday both thought he was com
ing with = report to receive orders.
But he was not He had . favor to
ask. Colonel he said to Dawes, will
you tell the folks 1t home l died a .
man and a soldier should?' Then he
unbuttoned his coat. His whole side
was shot away. 1t was his last effort
He died Standing.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

There ID . point beyond which medication
cannot 60 Before IL 10 too late to meme
persons Of . rheumatic tendency, inherited
Or acquired, should use that benfgnant de-
tense against the further Progress OF the
super-tenaci0us malady- rheumetism. The
name of this proven rescuer 10 H0stetters
stomach Bitters, which. it should also DO
recOllected, cures dyspepsia. liver c0m-
plant. fever and ague. debility aud nervous
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Party with Demijohn-Why don't
you lay in . stock of whisky for Sum
dav IN Saturday night the same as ]
do?
Uther Party-Man alive, do you sup
pose ! would be able to sleep il l knew
there Was whisky in the house? Id
be walking the floor the whole night
Truth.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

The Canadian pork syndicate re-
fefred to In our last issue comprises
some Of. the Wealthiest men in To-
ronto. Ottawa and Montreal, who are
interested to the extent Of }1,0o0,0 900
and ara prepared to take delivery Of
the pork. The bulk Of the purchases
were made at and In the vicinity of
$7.0zh per barrel in Chicago. A rich
Toronto lumber firm has purchased
10000 barrels. and other large pur-
chases were made for account Of To-
ronto and Montreal firms. This Il the
largest pork syndicate since the days
when the late Mr.. Ross, Of Quebec
MessrA. Thomas Workman. Hugh Nc
Kay, Louis Renaud and others. Of
Montreal, ran . similar deal in Chi
cago over twenty years ago. Tho
latter syndicate bought the pork and
took delivery Of 1t, but the quality was
much inferior to that purchased and
after delivery . considerable portion
OF It was found to be sour and un-
merchantable, 20 that when the deal
finally closed 1t was discovered
that the Chicago men had the best Of
It, and the Montreal syndicate lost
nearly $1,000. 900. Thousands Of deals
in Chicago pork have been put
through since then, but none of them
in dimension that Of the
present Canadian syndicate. who have
bought the pork at a low figure and
are determined to carry out the deal
even to taking delivery Of the goods.
As stated by US last week, the above
syndicate Is rich enough to Withstand
the onslaughts Of Armour and the
other Chicago packers combined.
the syndicate cannot be
out wen II prices decline from
this out. It appears that the late
heavy purchases by the syndicate have
quite q flutter of excitement
among the packing interests of the
windy city. as they were made in diff
lots so as not to excite sus-
but when it was discovered
that in the neighborho0d of 1,O00.0 900
had been bought by q rich
Canadian combine for future delivery
prices that are considered all right,
md that the stock Of contract pork in
Chicago at present is about $50, 900
which, along with other
kinds, only amount to 225.000 barrels,
It looked as II for once the Canucks
had made q good deal and had got in
we'll at figures that must show q profit
Montreal Bulletin.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Ia HIS r
An incident Of commercial import
ence happened yesterday showing that
Texas Is making rapid strides to keep
up with the pace. Mr.. Lang of the
Galveston Fruit company, was called
to the telephone yesterday morning.
Hello. is that Lang?" came q dis
dnct voice over the telephone.
Hello. Falkner. I didn't know Won
were in town. Where are you now?"
Il am in my orchard. I have Lad 4
long distance telephone put in"
Isn't 1t rather expensive:"
yes; but I had to have Il to keen mn
with the progress Ut the world. Anv
time you want anything just call me
up"
After some business talk they rams
of. The orchard man IL Mr.. C. Falk.
ner, who owns quite an orchard about
three miles out Of Waco. go miles by
wire from Galveston. He 10 an excep-
tionally intelligent fruit grower who
came to Texas from the east and IN
working his place on business princi-
ples.-Galveston News
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

~ read of . Chicago minister who
displayed great presence Of mind last
Sunday when he discovered his church
on fire during the services"
"What did he do-order . collection
taken 90 IS to have the congregation
leave quietly and speedily"
"No-better plan yet. He announced
that Mrs Smith rown-Jones- Robin
maker Porkrib -Pygmete had been
run over by . car in front of the church.
Almost every man present exclaimed,
Heavens, my former wife, and leH
the building.'-Truth.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
Work for Wide Tires.

Our friends should not forget to
speak a word now and then for the
wide tire. It is difficult to have per-
manent roads without 1t. We too fire.
quently see where some ma with a
narrow tired wagon has driven onto a
lawn and dGaced it. Unfortunately,
the one that does the damage is seldom
the owner of the lawn. The narrow
tire damages the dirt road, while the
wide tire improves 1t by packing down
the dirt instead Of cutting into it. Who
has not been on q country road Just
afte. the mud had dried out and found
the .uts 81 deep and the clods SO num-
erous and hard that it was with the
greatest difficulty that one could drive
over it at all. II the wide tire makes q
rut at all 1t is 30 broad and smooth that
1t makes IN easy track for driving, and
leaves less bubbles.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
HE Cornell Expert
ment Station thus
sum ixes its
tests with toma-
toes:
I. Frequent
transplanting o (
tho young plant.
good tillage.
are necessary to
best results In to-
mafn cultune

A0SSS
!. Plants started under glass about
ten weeks before transplanttng INTO
0elds gave fruits from . week to ten
days earlier than those started two or
three weeks later. while there was q
much greater difference when tn"
plants were started six weeks later.
Pf0ductiveness was greatly Increased
By the early planting.
]. Liberal and even manurtng. dur
ing the present season. gave great tn
crease In yield over NO fertilixing. al
though the common notion IL quite to
the contrary. Heavy manuring does not
appear. therefore. to produce zinc ut
the expense Of fruit.
4. The tests indicate that poor soil
may tend to render fruits more an
gular.
5. Varieties Of tomatoes run out. and
ten years may perhaps be considered
average life of . variety.
s. The particular points ut present
In demand In tomatoes are these: Regu-
iarity in shape. solidity. large size.
productfveness of plant.
.. The ideal tomato would probably
conform closely to the following scale
OF points: Vigor Of plant, S: earliness.
10: color Of fruit, s; solidity of fruit
~: shape Of fruit, 20: size. 10; flavor. s.:
cooking qualities. s; productiveness. 20.
3. Solfdity of fruit cannot be accu-
lately measured either by weight or
Keeping qualities.
>. Cooking qualities appear to be
largely individual rather than varietsl
keeping qualities.
IL. The following varieties appear,
from the seanson's work. to bc among
me best market tomatoes: Ignotum
Beauty. Mikado. Perfection. Favorite.
Potato Leaf.
IL The following recent introduc.
tons appear to possess merits for mar
ket: Bay State. Atlantic, Brandywine,
Jubilee. Aatchless, and. perhaps, Lori.
lard, Prelude and Salzer.
L. The following recent introduc-
lions are particularly valuable for anna
e cultivation: Dwarf Champion, |
Lorillard. Peach. Prelude.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Some naturalists believe that the
whale Wa originally . land animal.
and that Il ned 70 the water for safety.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Miss Clara Howard is working her
way through the University of Califor-
MIA by selling newspapers. 81 believe
in work." she says 81 do not think
that any woman need allow any pecu-
mary obstacles to interfere with it
She car always reach an intellectual
object through manual labor. 1t is a
means to an end, and, besides it is
conducive to cleanliness of thought
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Preparing for Wheat.-Good soil ia
the prime requisite: and 1t is not al
ways that the farmer has It, or the fer
tilizers to make it 50: in such case he
should look ahead q little, and Get
aside q piece Of ground. and endeavor
to bring 1t into condition for a crop a.
soon as 1t may be done. This In most
respects can be best or cheapest done
by sowing the ground to clover or
rye. One OF two crops Of these put
under will insure a fairly good crop
Of wheat. Plow the clover under in
the fall when fully matured, then
early in the spring SOW clover again,
or, II preferred, q crop of peas may
follow: and whatever tbs crop, the
las: one should be turned under lust
before the time for sowing the wheat.
II fertilizers can be supplied they
should be lightly narrowed in the sur
face soil, II not put in with the drill
Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Never let the laundress in her com
mendable desire to give . gloss TO table
linen. starch it. To produce . high
satiny polish on damask it should first
be thoroughly dampened and then
ironed with y heavy Hat iron until IL h
absolutely dry. Table linen should
never leave the ironing board until II
il absolutely dry.
II the Da6y - Castlng 1essn.
, ass and .ss asosa sad ven IND ss.says ~
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

The cannibal king summoned his
chef IL think" he said, ''that . light
browning will be sufficient for the
blond oce."
He rubbed his hands together de-
liGhtedly.
IL overheard her say that she came
from the juciest part of the tenderloin."
New York Press
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

49,.
dow Of the COW. The trouble II In the
nature Of garget, but commences In
m entirely different way. A small sore
like . blister, commences at the very end
Of the teat, and refuses to heal. closing
the channel. and to get the milk. 1t has
to b torn open each time. The dis
ease works its way up inside the teat.
the Inflammation getting more marked.
and 1t last gaining admission to the
udder: the infammatory stages are
rapid. and all the troubles Of . real
case Of garget r present: with this
dtsadvantage. the low Of milk does
not return with the reduction OF the
fever in the milk glands. All treat
ment seems to b Of little avail. and
The COW Is ruined. While hot water
and like treatment IL valuable, It II too
late to prevent the loss and treatment
must commence at the first appear
ance Of the little blister. Take an ounce
Of carbolic acid crystals and warm
them to q liquid. and to this add an
ounce Of ~glycerine. Mix this in ten
ounces OF lnseed oil: and then with
Q SINAI glass syringe inject some Of It
into the end Of the teat at least three
umes q day, first washing and cleaning
The teat as well as can be done. The |
disease seems to be another Of germ
origin. and as the carbolic acid is death
70 germs. the trouble 10 arrested at the !
start In some sections this disorder is
very troublesome. and in our own
stable one Of u best cows has lost
Two quarters Of her udder. despite our
snorts to cure her. not knowing at
inc start the character Of the trouble. |
D! the remedy. When q blister forms
st the q Of q cows teat, don't delay,
put use the carbolic acid at once"
~. bennett comments on the above
- ioIlows The dairy editor Of Rural
d has made the acquaintance Of this
u'aiady. but was not aware that It IL
common In the country. Two or three
eows nave each lost the use of a teat
ana The possibility that more may be-
affected is not pleasant. The
remedy Is therefore given for the bene-
NC OF all who are liable to have occa.
ZION to use it. As to its efficiency We
nothing personally, and do not
usually give full credit to the claims
@aae Tor cures by doctoring. It will be
aoticed that delay Is fatal, that the
remedy must be applied when the
buster hrst forms. We have NO doubt
nat II this is done nearly all cases
"oold recover, and the reason for this
oeiief Is that We find that many cases
ecover without treatment of any kind.
the application would hardly pre.
'ent recovery. to say the least. How
sver. 1t may be useful in these Gaze.
"n'cn 90 not recover without treat
nent. and they are by no A
uncommon. 1t seems. as could be wish
ID"
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

euY8 stopped FIRE and permanently cured. No
nts ait. r nrst days u~s Of DR.. Kline'a0Peas Nerve
Rest0rer. Free. 3! trial bvttle aud treatise.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.

II yu want to git at the aktual value
ov q pekok, buy a bOb-tailed one, and
wonder If hiz tale will v gro out.
The man who IL never ashamed to
borrow. will. after a while. git &c that
he won't be ashamed to beg.
The more a man knows the more he
haz got to kno to be very wize.
1t isn't so mulch what a man kan lift
a what he kan hang onto that shows
his strength.
Ideas are what win, but even ideas
may be smothered in words.
1t IL the sting ov the hornet that
makes him r~especktabel. and the want
ov It that makes the butterfly a failure
Kerosene is good for keeping bright
any wood vanished In oil.
No n has ever attempted to pull teeth
by christian scien e.
Most important cope in the world are
those who mind their own business.
There is more cruelty to animals in the
country than in the city.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
AND POULTRY,
INTERESTING CHAPTERS ron
OUR RURAL HEADERS.

De0ase0s0s - ths YaR0-A Few
Hl.as - - sAs 0Ass e Isvs oessaE
aoA I0altEy.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
GladnesS Comes

NA/lC0 q OctCeI uUOcISt60OI0& OI tOS
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a c~onstipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs. prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed 50 highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
z on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, 10 note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
II in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. IL
afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need Of . laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Fiss stands highest and is most largely
H00da1dgivesmost general sa~tistactton.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Zone moment" said the fated queen
Of Scots Is she paused at the foot of
the scaffold. Il have q last request to
make. When you come to bury me
and are about to restore my head to my
body, be sure to remember one thing"
"And what is that" quoth the impa-
tient wardeE.
Just try your best to put It on
straight"
And the cortege swept on.-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Prices for hogs arc much lower than
last year.
Stock keeping hseps up Tie fertility
Of th0 fAIm
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A pretty, yet serviesbls sown. which
imported lately, would suit any
kind Of ordinary weather. IL va
mad In moss-gFeen eanvss. lined With
. bright shade Of pink. The tightr1tr
ting basque bodice had long. square
revers Of white satin, over which fell
cascades Of eo6eo-colored lace. and Ne
vest, Of white chiffon, was also yelled
with lace. Pink ribbon encireled tho
waist and the neck, which was fnished
with pointed motifs Of lace
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Enriched Cheese.-The a~dulte-ators
Of cheese have found . new nd q for
their ~nefarious product. They call It
enriched" cheese. but neglect to inform
the buyers that It h enriched with hog
fat s~upplanting the removed cream.
Gullible people are very likely to in
fer from the name that they are pur-
chasing . very superior brand Of
cheese, one containing not only the
usual amount Of butter-fAt but . good
deal more.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
a.. Halle Catsrrh Cure
Il Q constitutional cure. Price, 75c


e an EtOQ0OOI oPOOCus
A pretty little story ID told about
Mrs A. A. johnson, the dean of Ober-
lin college. 1t is said she never leaves
American soil without carrying with
her q silken American flag. At . dim
uer party in Germany On one occasion
the host asked each of the ladies pres
ent what in her country she was most
proud of. Mrs johnson could not
speak German very fluently, but q hap
py thought striking her she left the
liable for q moment and returned with
ar American flag, which she waved
while all applauded.
EaeG~aaa'sCaaphor Ice With GIyoesioa.
The original and only genuine. Cures ChaPped Hands
John Hardy.
john Hardy, the inventor of the
sacuum brake. who died in Vienna on
June e3. was born in 1870 ut Gateshead,
England. his father being . modeler.
lie was ~apprenticed to . locksmith
and worked in various factories for
some time under George Stephenson.
lie left England at the age of 81 for
France. and in 1860 went to Austria rs
head of the repairing shopof the South
ern railways He brought out his in
vention in 1875, and in 1885 retired in
to private life. He is believed to have
been the last of Stepbenson's assist
ants.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A Hit 1t Oleo.-TAe latest thing the
English dairy journals have found out
about oleomarEarine II that It II made
out OF the mArrow Of the bones Of
human skeletons. n well ~ out Of
other homes! This ID. We believe. the
toughest accusation that has been put
forth against the mixture-Ex
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for C0nsumption.-John A.. Miller;
Au Sable, Michigan. April 81, 1895.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
John Hardy.

HeG~0aa'sCaaPh0r Ice with G~1yoes10N.
The original and only genuine. Cures ChaPped Hands
anA Face. Cold Sores. &c. &C. Clark %. N.AavenyC&
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Kerosene is good for keeping bright
any wood vanished In oil.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

There is more cruelty to animals in the
country than in the city.