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The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Bees In Central Kansas.

This has been hard winter on every
thing and especially bees. The sudden
changes from warm to cold with high winds
killed many bees that had plenty of honey.
The most killing storm came from the
northeast with fine snow that drifted into
the doors of our hives and frOze three that
had clustered over the door.
Reports from over the county are not
encouraging; some lost eight out of ten;
four out of five, and 50 on. Our loss is, up
to date, four out of seventeen. But one
does not need to be discouraged. Those that
are left must be hardy stock, and can be
fed with the honey from those killed out,
and put in frst-class condition by swarm
ing time, so that they will soon fill the emp
ties, and will have full drawn combs to
start with
Now is the time to feed out the money
from the old black combs filling in with
the newest bright frames.
BE sure to look over the hives after every
blizzard and shut up tight any hives that
have been killed out or you will have the
whole apiary robbing as soon as they find
the hive has no guards. A. X. BOYLES.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Educating Farmers.

No State has been more active in the
education OF its farmers in improved dairy
methods than the State of Wisconsin. AS a
result of the education of the people of that
State in this direction the net gain in the
manufacture of butter in ten years has
been six and half million dollars, and
the net gain in the value of cheese manufac-
tured in that time has been round million
dollars, making total net gain in ten years
for butter and cheese alone of seven and
one-half million dollars. And the increase
in the value of the dairy cattle has been
many millions more, to say nothing of the
saving of feed and labor that was formerly
thrown away on poor cows that did not pay
for their keeping but were kept at loss.
This shows that the education of the farm
ing classes adds to the wealth of the State
and is a benefit to all the people.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Breaking Colts.

Break to lead very young, never put q
halter on that may be broken, as break
may spoil the colt. Feed grain as soon as
possible. Break to drive early. Never
work until four years old. In breaking a
colt always hitch with q steady, strong
horse Always have the harness fit well,
especially the collar. A work horse should
have daily two pounds Of feed for every 100
pounds Of live weight, and lS pounds OF this
should be grain. 1t is mistake to feed as
much hay as most farmers do. Water be-
fore and after feeding. Keep the teeth in
good shape, as all the reward and pleasure
that many of our farm horses receive is
what they eat, and we should see that this
process is not painful. A. Harvey.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

When planting the trees 1 cut off all
broken roots; also about half the length of
the long ones; cut off all the limbs and
about One-third of the top of the small trees
so when set they look like so many sticks
stuck in the ground. If the trees start
well, and throw out plenty of little limbs, 1
pinch off those / don't wish, and so am
able to grow the tree very near vase shape,
with open top, so plenty of sunshine can
get in. For plant food use chemical fertil-
izers solely. The phOsphorfc acid supply
with fine ground bone and potash in some
form, usually from hign-grade muriates
Canada ashes are excellent for the peach
orchard. Nitrogen comes from the bone
and what clover is plOwed under In setting
the trees 1 use two or three handfuls of
fine ground bone mixed with the soil, and
after the roots are covered, put on few
ashes, then finish filling. After the first
year SOW broadcast over the land bone and
potash separately.
l believe the word cultivation means
large part of the success that will come
to us as fruit growers, or if we will take
the two words intense cultivation and fol-
low thoroughly on this line, we will be able
to secure an excellent growth Of wood and
foliage of large, long leaves, of the darkest
green color. If we are so fortunate as to
have good set of fruit, and it has been
properly thinned, we shall have every rea-
son to expect beautiful and luscious
peaches. But to get them we must keep up
this intense cultivation until the very last
of August or first of September Best fruit
grows on the trees with large, healthy
foliage. If the buds are not killed by the
cold winter or late frosts, we get full
bloom and the peaches will set very thick,
especially with some varieties. Then we
have no small job on our hands thinning
the little peaches; we don't thin the fruit
very much until after the pit is formed in
the peach, because there is what is called
the June dropping, and as it would be rath-
er unwise to do the thinning until nature
had done its share. But we like to get
them off before the pit gets very hard, as
it takes large supply of plant food to
grow them. Thin so there will be no two
peaches within inches of each other; 6
inches is better, but it requires the closest
attention to get the men to thin them.-
E Bliss.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

less their roads are in such passable cOndi-
tion as will justify the service, hence local
tiles will vie with each other in making the
roads good enough to warrant free delivery.
Another objection to rural mail delivery
comes from country storekeepers who keep
postofIices in their stores and consider them
as means for drawing trade. They seem TO
fear that delivering the mail at the farmers
homes will keep trade away from their
stores because the carriers who deliver the
mail are permitted to carry packages for
the farmers and even to peddle tobacco and
cigars and take subscriptions for newspa-
pers and magazines The carriers are paid
only $40O year each, and as this is small
for the service required they
are allowed the privilege of earning what
they can in other ways that do not inter
fere with delivering the mail
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
A Great MILK Trust.

A milk trust has recently been formed
with an alleged capital of $3O,OOO,-
600, and it proposes to monopolize the milk
business in the States of Massachusetts,, New
York, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode
Island. 1t is called the New England Dairy
Company anu proposes to make the farmers
in those States dance to the tune of the
prices it shall put upon the milk and milk
products they may have to sell. Where
this business of forming trusts will end no
one can foresee They will either become
30 ponderous as to fall to pieces from their
own weight, or else legislation by all the
States working in harmony will have to
strange them as a poisonous viper that is
dangerous to the best interests of the mass
es Of the common people.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Plantlng and Uultlvntlng Gown.

This will be late spring for planting
corn and hence extra care should be taken
in the selection and testing of the seed so
that there will be no failure in getting a
good stand at the first planting Because
the spring is late, do not be in too great q
hurry to commence planting. Do not try
to mud the corn in, but have the ground in
as good condition as possible before the corn
is planted. If the seed is good and the
ground in good condition it will come up
quickly and make q strong, healthy growth.
Replanted corn fields never do so we'll as
those where good stand is obtained at the
first planting. If the corn, is fat planted,
set the fine-toothed harrow at work as soon
as the planting is finished and keep it going
until the corn is high enough so that the
two-hOrSe cultivator can he used in it. The
harrow will keep the surface of the ground
pulverized. This will be beneficial in two
ways, it will hold the moisture in the soil
by preventing evaporation and it will ena-
ble the heat from the sun to warm the
ground, for evaporation produces cold, and
preventing evaporation holds both the heat
aud moisture in the soil and heat and moist
ure viii make the corn grow. The harrow
will also kill the young weeds as fast as
they start and keep the hills of corn clean
and free from weeds. This will save
great deal of after work in pulling or hoe
ing weeds from the hills The harrow is the
best hoe for this purpose.
If the corn is listed in, as soon as it is
up, so that the lister cultivator can be
used, it should be set at work. This pulver.
lies the ridges and stirs the earth and kills
the weeds in the sides Of the burrows.
As soon as the harrows and lister culti-
vatOrs are laid aside set the shovel cultiva-
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

tors at work and keep them going SO as to
get entirely over the corn once each week
until the corn gets so large that it cannot
be cultivated any longer. Do not wait for
the weeds to start before cultivating, but
keep the cultivators constantly at work
until the corn is finally laid by. II any
cookie burs or noxiOus weeds of any kind es-
cape the cultivator send man through the
field with sharp hoe and eradicate every
one of them before any of the seed has a
chance to ripen. One weed going to seed
this year may produce thousand next
year, and weeds take nourishment from the
soil that should go into the growth of the
grain.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Farnern, MAIL.

Free delivery of mail in the farming dis
tricts seem to be making rapid progress
and constantly growing in favor. In In
diana, Illinois, and Iowa it is being tried
in quite number of places and where once
tried the results have proved so satisfac-
tory that the people would not consent to
its being discontinued. Bad roads are the
greatest drawbacks to the efficiency of this
service. The Postoffice Department is try
ing to establish the routes so that carrier
can make a trip of twenty-five miles in a
day, If the roads are good this can be
done, but if the roads are in bad condition
it is impossible to cover that amount of dis
tance and distribute the mail in day
Hence the department in locating the routes
for rural mail delivery is obliged to select
localities where the roads are in the best
condition, especially in the spring OF the
year and rainy seasons, and those are the
times that farmers need free rural delivery
the most, when it is difficult for them to
get to town. II seems likely that free rural
mail delivery may become one of the great
est inducements for making good roads.
The farmers win come to understand that
they cannot have this great convenience
furnished to them by the government un-
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

and cared for just the same as those sent
from the nurseries.
One advantage in prOpagating at home
is, you always know just what variety you
have, while INSCRIPTIONS dealers often send
vines not true TO name. We have vines or
dered and received from two different nur-
series, both called Niagaras; one lot bears
sweet, delicious grape, white, with thick
skin; the other green-white grape, great
bearer, but watery and of inferior quality.
Michigan Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Sorghum for Hay.

In growing sorghum for forage we SOW
thickly with seed drill. 1t is cut when
about waist high and allowed to remain on
the ground until thoroughly dried out 1t
is then raked and stacked at once. Cattle,
horses and sheep do well on this kind Of
rough feed. 1t is eaten up more completely
than any other kind. Sow the regulation
sorghum syrup seed.-William Thompson.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

The liver filters out the poisonous germs
which enter the system. just so surely as
the liver regulates the system, so do DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the liver.
Keep this in mind, and you solve the prob
lem of good health and good living.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Practical Farm Notes
From Actual Experience.

Agriculture tho aSah Noble Employment OF Man."
George Washington
Evening star., 1899-11-24
Anxious for Return of Fox,

The Alaskan blue fox which recently es-
capped from the National Geological Park
On Rock creek is believed to be roaming
about in the vicinity of that reservation.
The officials are very anxious to regain
possession of the little animal, and are
willing to pay liberal reward for its safe
return. 1t closely resembles a spitz dog.
and the officials fear some harm may come
to 1t unless the people are warned. The fox
is gentle and fairly domesticated, and is
likely to be found inquisitively prying into
yards or woodsheds. His capture would
not be difficult.
Evening star., 1899-11-24


trated. Boston: Lee & Shepard Washington:
William BaiantyHe Sons.
AN UNKNOWN PATRIOT; Story of the Secret
Houghton. Mflin K Company. Washington:
William Ballantyne Sons
KNIGHT CONRAD OF RHEINsTEIN; a Ro-
nance Of the Days Of Chiyahy. By julius
LndOvic Illustrated by the author. Chicago:
Rand, McNally q Company.
WILD LIFE AT HOME; How to Study and Pho
tograph il BY Il. Kearton, +, u. y. Illus
trated by reproductions from photographs. New
York: Cassell Il Company.
sARAGOSsA: a Story IF Spanish yaIor. BY B.
Perez Galdos. Authorized translation from the
original by Minna Caroline Smith. Boston:
Little. Brown II Company.
HENRY IN THE WAR; or The Model Volunteer.
ly Gen. O. o. Howard, L. y. \. Illustra ted.
Boston: Lee * Shepard. Washington: VIII
lam Ballantyne & Sons.
LITTLE PRUDY'S CHILDREN SERIES WEE
LUCY'S SECRET. BY Sophie May. Boston:
Lee K Shepard Washington: William Bal
lantyne * Sons.
\ LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PHILADELPHIA BY
Amanda NJ Douglass New York: Dodd. Mead
{ Sons, ''''''''' '''
0rne Jewett Boston: Houghton, Mflin &
Company. Washington: William BaIantyne &
Sons
BECK'S FORTUNE: a Story for Girls BY Adele
F. Thompson. Illustrated. Boston: Lee &
Shepard. Washington: William Ballantyne &
THE ADVENTURES OF \ FRESHMAN By
Scribner's Sons. Washington Brentano's.
DOROTHY AND HER FRIENDS BY Ellen Olney
Kirk. Boston, Houghton Miffiin & Company
Washington William Ballantyne & Sons.
Evening star., 1899-11-24

DR.. c.. F. B. Burchmore,
House Physician of the Suffolk
Dispensary, Boston, writes:
''There is no question regard
ing the remarkable curative
value of WARMERS SAFE CURE.
| have watched very. carefully
the results of this great remedy
upon patients afflicted with any
of the many diseases of the kid
neys and urinary organs. From
the benefit derived. l feel it is
most assuredly a specific ofgreat
value.''
Evening star., 1899-11-24

WE -FOUR GIRLS a Summer Story for Girls BY
Mary G.. Darling. Boston: Lee Il Shepard.
Washington: William Ballantyne & Sons.
MANDERS; Tale of Paris. BY Elwyn Barron.
Boston: l.. c. Page & Company. Washington:
William Balluntyne & Sons.
THE YOUNG BOSS: Book for Boys. BY Ed
ward William Thomson. New York: Thomas
Y. Crowell & Company.
ROMANCE OF GRAYLOCK MANOR; a Novel.
BY Louisa +. P Hamilton. Chicago: Rand.
McNally x Company.
LITTLE BEASTS OF FIELD AND WOOD. By
William Everett Cram. Boston, Small, May
nard & Company.
BRUNO; the Biography of a Dog. BY Byrd Spill
man Dewey. Boston: Little, Brown ~ Com
pany.
JUDGE ELDRIDGE; a Novel By Ope Read.
Chicago Rand. McNally Il Company.
LYRICS OF BROTHERHOOD. By Richard Bur
ton Boston: Small. Maynard & Co.
SATAN'S REALM. BY Edgar c. Blum. Chicago:
Rand McNally Il Company.
Evening star., 1899-11-24

has given you notice. What's the troubles ,"
Mrs. Suburban. don't know but
think she does not like my cooking"
Evening star., 1899-11-24

Bv James Edgar Smith. Founded upon Na-
f6aniel I4awtEorne's novel, The Scarlet ht-
fer Washington: James J. Chapman
Evening star., 1899-11-24

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tained through the want columns oc Tht
Star.
Evening star., 1899-11-24

I.If .E.-EFlRU: the History Of Giles de Retz OF
f.-f-r.Hy- France. who WAS executed st Nantes
II. ffi,t \ u arH W fa WAS fEe Original blue
E.lrI IL the Tales Of Mother Goose I;y
T...mas Wilson. LID Illustrated New York:
z. l. I'I--r.l.a'~ SsUs.
Evening star., 1899-11-24

GR az for Fashionable Atwood Plaid
'O - Skirts. in all the newest and most
,ought-for color combinations, well lined and
nni,nd y,-nrth g. and So
Evening star., 1899-11-24

Tomorrow in Cuba" is certain 10 be Of
va,rs .a al who seek TO study the Condi-
tf.as iG the island from a helpful. con-
-rructivc point Of view. II * as entertain
irg as novel although dealing with the
most serious facts. Tor it disCloses one Of
-Ir most romantic stories in history.
Evening star., 1899-11-24

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Evening star., 1899-11-24

Tomorrow will place sale another lot
Of those Ladies Fine pongola. Box Calf,
Chrome and Wei Kid Lace and Button Shoes
that weie advertised last sunday The shoes
created such Il sensation that we bought the
balance the manufacturer had on hand. They
in ali sizes and widths.
with cork plain scleS. ~ n ~ -
and in all the newest ~ III Il u ~
shapes. They regular oED Ii n " oV
Evening star., 1899-11-24

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combination shown-with and without hoods
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Evening star., 1899-11-24

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Of upward of one hundred and forty young
: rs us of both sexes. whom he treated to
awful cruelties and then butcheTei, often
with his own hands. He did this mainly
To- secure the ingredients for diabolical de-
c1c,Ious. which We're relied upon to pro-
duce for him the elixir Of life and the
philosophers stone. Passion. greed and
vanity thus combined to make of him
monster beyond parallel. his own con-
fessio7 revealed He was tried by both an
,cclnS5astiral and civil court and was
hanged and burned. DR.. Wilson believes
that herein lies the basis for the Blue
Beard tale. and in this he is supported in
measure by Dr. Thomas ]. Shahan. also a
student g folk lore and myths. The book
X a valuable reelection of the life Of the
fifteenth century in France. with its miracle
Incidentally appears as a character con-
uected with Giles martial career.
y fooKEE oN N LONDON By Mary II. Krout
,aurh"r, - Hawaii in Tim ~ Revolution -
inr-al- WrIirm RaIlanrync & Sons
The author spent in London that remark
able period between the opening Of parlia-
rrert IN August 1895 and the diamond
Jubilee which was marked by a number OF
the most important events. She brought
her qualifications as n newspaper writer to
bear uuon rhe situation as It was revealed
- her from month 10 month with the re-
sult 1r "a book Of unusual interest. II
touches upon The killing Of Prince Henry
ot BAIT enbrrg in Africa the friction be
tween England and the United States over
the venezuelan boundary. the Jameson
raid and the Jubilee. all IN the spirit OF
modern journalism The account of the
Jameson trial is Of special current interest
In view Of the tragic sequel which is even
row being ~'u lerei in Natal and Cape Col
ouy- Miss Kvaut writes a number of chap
terS about The modes Of London life and.
though at times a bit ICug-winded in her
descriptions. she neVerthless furnishes
many pages of good reading.
ACTIVE SERVICE: Novel Ey stephen Crane.
Nv No-k: Frederick y Stokes Company.
Washington: Brentano's.
Mr.. Crane oficiated in the Turko- -Grae-
clan war as correspondent. and in that
capacity gathered the Impressions which
form the main portion of this story. 1t
carries a New York newspaper editor, sud
denly dispatched at his own request to
Greece, through a rather prep0sterous pre-
dicament which involves love story and
the intrigues Of an treSs-correspondent-
adventures. and introduces a party OF
American college students under the guar
dianship Of a conventionally peculiar pro-
fesSor. Active Service Will not startle
the world for its brilliancy, nor shock II
with its stupidity.
TIE SCARLET STIGMA; a Drama in Four Acts
Evening star., 1899-11-24

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Douglas Island news., 1899-03-01
SAID ON THE QUIET.

That the News man ncgligently omit ed mentioning the arrival of J. A. Car ter in the city.
 That hack and cab bills are eXpon- sive on the Alaska boys at Seattle.
 That it was not J, A. Arthur that the Gen. Arthur cigars were named after The Generals name was Chester A.
 That the query column of the News has not been up to date recently.
 That Frank Vestal knows good thing when he sees it, and never lets it go by.
 That the Juneau boys like the Doug las Island girls exceedingly well.
 That bright young lady of Douglas City is soon to marry a business man of Juneau, but it is being kept very quiet.
 That Mrs" s. Annette, having en- gagged the preacher, is now looking for a partner to share his earthly joys.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-01
The Moore Whist Party.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore entertained at progressive whist on last Friday evening, at Juneau.
 The Iady's prize was awarded to Miss Saxman and gentIeman's prize to Mr.. Alfred Maltby.
 Lunch was served, after which the company enjoyed music and dancing.
 Those present were: MT. and Mrs. McWatters, Dr. and Mrs. Rogers, MT. and Mrs. Behrends, MT. and Mrs. Van Doran, Mir. and Mrs. w. II. Moore, Mrs. Held, Mrs. Gertrude Knapp of Sit ia, Mrs. Terrell, Miss Swineford, Miss Moore, Miss Miller, Miss SaXman, Miss Duncan, Messrs. Henry, Shattuck, Allen MaItby, Alfred Maltby, Ames, McCloy, Bowman, Hoffman, Bradley, Ryus.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-01
Now We Are Glad.

Our friend Blumenthal has received word from Dawson that his mining claims that are being worked this win ter are unusually rich, and that the cleanup in the spring will give him a sack of no small dimensions. He got this word through a letter received by a party in Juneau and there is no doubt as to the truth of the good news. The News reioices with Louie on his good fortune and we hope the sack may be as large as a crockery crate.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-01

Pat Milauweu to Haincs Mission OH the Wolcott the first of the week.
 Rev. Chas. RepIogle visited the city across the channel last Monday.
 We have nothing to say concerning Jack McDonald's fire Tuesday.
 Our stock of Silk and Cloth Waists at greatly reduced prices at s. Blum X Cos.
 By patronizing the Occidental Phar- macy. Juneau. you are sure to get the right stuff at the right prices. Always open day and night.
 Gold Nugget, ladies' and gents Pins, any style, Jos. Schell, Jeweler
 It will pay you to look at the Capes and Jackets which are going fast at S. Blum & Co.'S at marked down figures.
 Your Watches Repaired promptly and warranted at Jos. Schell's.
 Where did you get that cold? Why don't you cure it? Laxative Bromo Ouinine will do it in twenty four hours. For sale at the Douglas City Pharmacy,
 Herbert Wilson, the cake walk dan cer of Trcadwell, was laid up for re- pairs the first of the week. We wish him a speedy recovery.
 DipIomatically speaking, the "inci' dent" is closed and the editor of the News still lives. A calm always fol, lows a storm.
 Louis L. BlumcnthaI. that prince ot good fellows aud hustling merchant ot Juneau. sends copies of the News East every week. Louis knows a good thing when he sees it.
 That superb hustler and prince of good fellows. W. \. Matlock of the City Brewery. was upto Skaguay last week