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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
BEES ON H Urn.
There IL No branch of Agricultural
Endeavor That Pays More sat-
i~sfnctory Returns.

The farmer as n rule does not get
the best results from his bees. He
usually attributes his small crop of
surplus honey to his locality, and
concludes that IL does not pny To
keep bees any more. II he would
give the same attention to other
branches of farming that he gives
his bees. he would soon conclude
that no branch of farming pays. IL
Is more or less n mistake to labor
under the opinion that the locality Is
TO blame for the bees not laying up
n good surplus honey crop. owing to
the scarcity of honey bearing flow.
crs, rather than the condition the
bees are in. writes A.. II. Dun, In
Farm, Field and Fircsidc.
II matters not what n good honey
locality we may he situated In " our
bees are not In good shape to gather
honey and store II up. The first
great hindrancc with the ordinary
farmer IN profitable bee keeping Is
the hives he usually keeps his bees In.
lie Is naturally slow about taking up
with new things. and he perhaps
leaves the question OF the bees to
the last. lie perhaps has not for
gotten how the patent bee hive max
crs of many years ago worked the
farmers into all kinds Of worthless
bee hives, maybe some Of which were
not SO bad II they had received the
attention they should. Hut II is a
great relief to know now that NO
such hives exist. Not one man is out
with his invention to sell to the
farmer or anybody, but the com
bined efforts of all the leading and
best expert bee keepers OF the land
have united on but N system OF
profitable bee keeping, and there Is
no chance for anyone to make u mis-.
take II he adopts what Is o offered
to the bee keeper In the way OF hives
and fixtures for the bees.
II requires n little study on the
part OF the one that expects to make
bees n success. and this study Is
worth the while even " we do not
keep bees at all. when you pick up
anything nj the present on bees. you
can safely decide that II Is good doc
trinc and n safe method 10 pursue.
II IL true we may find something out
OF the ordinary ON the agricultural
pages Of some Of the political news.
papers, hut scarcely ever In the local
Z papers Of the country.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

On farms where II Is desired to raise
a good many fowls, the incubator will
sooner or later find a place. With the
demand for early layers comes the
necessity for bringing about condI-
tions that will make Matching OF early
chicks possible. In the past when men
were satisfied TO have the chicks come
OF any time during the spring and SUM
mer, the old hen was reliable enough.
Eu, different conditions demand differ
ent management. The old hen refuse
10 sit at the time the man finds II the
most profitable. But the incubator is
ready for business at any time OF year.
1t requires little study to learn to use
incubators and brooders successfully,
but the experience once obtained is a
permanent capltal.-Farmers' Review.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
INrEnlon ~AnRANdEMENT.

double doors, as represented In the
accompanying cut. Windows can he
inserted In the ends and likewise In
the rear. Common lumber, II not
shnky or rotten, will suffice. but the
best quality OF shingles obtninablc
should be used for the roofing, and
pine lumber for the doors. With such
a building there should be no chance
whatever Of fowls or sparrows en-
terlng, which are exceedingly fond
OF roosting on certain kllds Of farm
implements.
The floor should be at lsast n foot
nhovc the surface of the ground. AMI
the approaches to the doors made %
earth or gravel. The dryer the locn.
tions for the building Is, OF course,
the better.
II IL very important. indeed, to
have n place for every article and
then keep II In It's place. Moreover,
when any implement Is put In the
building n good couting Of Kerosene
oil should always he applied To the
bright parts of the castings and
where they are liable to he injured
by rust; II Is advisable. In fact. to do
this ms often as twice n year. Rolled
linsccd oil should also he applied 10
the woodwork, and especially where
the paint has wor of. II Is need
less to add. OF course, that good ma.
chine oil should he used literally on
NIL the bearings Of an implement
when In use.
To go n step further, II Is fine pol
ley to run the binders and other hnr'
vcsting machines into the building
iusi as soon MS the days work with
them Is over. They n be taken out
without serious delay, and viii al
ways he found in good working or
der, which Is never the case II they
are left In the fields for any long
pcrlod.-Frcderick O. Sibley, in n. Y.
Tribune.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
HOUSE.

In putting the machinery into prop
or working condition, and thus IL Is
that u larger percentage Of ngricul-
tural implements rot or rust out
than wear out. Accordingly, money
used in erecting suitable buildings In
which TO store wagons, slcighs, now
ers. grain binders, rcapcrs. corn har-
yesters, sccdcrs. c~ultiyators and all
other kinds OF implements on the
farm Is not only well spent. but
proves soon TO be n paying Invest
ment.
The way 10 do IL to select n site
convenient TO the lanes leading 10
the various fields. and always at n
proper distance from the other farm
buildings, TO insure safety In casc Of
fire. The structure may he any size
desired. but usually. u 90 by 20 feet,
IL will answer every purpose; II can
then he divided into three spaces,
two of ~ feet each and n 81 IL
feet. Three Of the sides should he
incloscd. and the fourth fitted with
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

In which the unfortunate birds are
confined. takes out each bird In
turn, fits the feeding tube eight
inches down It's throat, aud with his
foot pumps the crop full, discngagcs
the tube. and puts the bird back
into the pen. The rnpidlty with
which this Is done by n good work
man IL wonderful ia see Birds once
urtiHcially fed will not again take
food naturally, and once the "crom'
ming" IL commenced II has to he
kept up until the fowl Is ~adjudgcd
"full fat" for the market, when his
neck is wrung and he soon goes ON
his way to the poulterer's.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
selecting Exx. for H.,chins.

An English poultry book says: I'll
any chicks are 10 be reared from home
stock, the attendant should learn to
recognize the egg from each particular
hen. There Is no difficulty in this even
with a considerable number-nearly
every egg, to the accustomed eye, has
a well-marked character" This Is q
phase OF the situation that will not aIl
pear to most Americans. We are skep.
teal. II IL be possible To thus dIstin.
guish eggs the work Of breeding up Ii
greatly simpliGed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
TOLD IN VERY FEW WORDS.
London has $500 fires n year.


Dundee exports over 1900 tons OF
marmnladc n year.
Londoners consume, on an average,
1873 pounds OF meat n head yearly.
Indin holds the worlds record as a
cattle owner with as Oo 900 beasts.
England alone comprises az per cent.
Of the total area OF the British isles.
A $4,000, 900 silk cargo has jus,
reached San Francisco from the orient
There are in the United Kingdom
only 6o3 farms OF over 1000 acres
apiece.
There arc four classes Of roads in
France. 80 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet and 2;
feet wide.
OF & ~, 500, 900 worth Of ribbon manu-.
featured annually, England makes
only & 500, 900 worth.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

Every package Of cocoa or chocolate pnt
out by Walter Baker a Go. bears tho well
known trade mark OF the chocolate girl, aud
the place Of manufacture, Dorchester,
Mass"
IIousckccpcra are advised TO examine
their purchases, aud make sure that other
goods have not been substituted,
They received three gold medals from the
Pan-Amefican exposition.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
Hest for the Bow~ts.

No matter what aila you, headache 10 a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels arc put right. Cascarcts help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy, natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents 10 start getting your health back.
Cascarcts Candy Cathariie, the genuine, put
up In metal boxes, every tablet has 4. G., &.
stamped on u. Beware oi limitations.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
RAMMING OF POULTRY.
10 IL n Cruel Process, nut Quite ropu-
lar in England aud 'ht Con-
tiu-nt of Europc.

Our readers will see In the illus
~iraiion the manner in which some
fowls nrc ''crammcd' for the Christ.
mas market. At Christmas time the
"fattcr." as he Is called, wheels his
examining machine among the pens
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

OF the season lin ten c%olorsl IA beautiful
heads Ton six sheets, l0Al2 inchcsl, repro
ductions Of painting by Moran, issued by
General Passenger Department, Chicago.
Milwaukee a 81, Paul Hallway, viii be sent
on receipt OF twenty five cents. Address y.
A. Miller. General Passenger Agent. Chi
cago.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

"Why did yor ,cayc your last place."
asked the lady II the hired gil who was
seeking 4 loraiion. "Nhy, num-" replied
the applicant, 9Th hired gurl who wurr'k'd
Their before me broke all III chiny .wurth
brcakin', muml"-Ohio state journal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

Get up early enough In the morning
so that you will not have to hurry the
COWS In from pasture and quit field
work early enough at night for the
same reason.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

lie (sAdlyl-T cnn remember when you
used 10 say | wa. al the world 10 YOU.
she-Pcrhaps; but I've studied astron.
omy sinec'-puck.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
Advancing.

Tourist-Are the Indians around here
any progress
Wtsierner-Surcl Their medicine man
i a patent medicine man. Puck.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27

Don't allow you hens to NOPE during
the winter; provide them with plenty
OF dry earth for q dust bath.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
TAYLOR PRAYED FOR MERCY.
He Was More Successful Than His
White Wife.

y rather peculiar scene was enacted
IN Magistrate w. S. Millar's Office yes
terday afternoon. when Payton Taylor,
tall, brawny and colored. with steel
manacles on his wrists and Il half
smoked cigarette in his hand. implored
the magistrate not to send him To the
county jail.
Have pity on po' colored man. al
derman,' he prayed and fell on his
knees before the latter. His entreaties
were 50 frantic that Magistrate Millar
finally relented and dismissed him.
The charge dated back to last Febru
ary Taylor still owing II fine then i'm
posed for disorderly conduct
Taylor's white wife. nate Taylor, and
Kate Mulherin, two residents of Dunn $
patch. were also arraigned before the
alderman charged with disorderly con-
duct by George johnson. AS 1t was the
third or fourth appearance of the Null
herin woman on the same charge, no
mercy was shown and she was fined
$50. in default of which she went to- the
county jail for six months, while Kate
Taylor went up for thirty days in de-
fault of a $40 fine.
The latter followed the example OF
her spouse in creating scene and
with many volcanic accompaninents
declared she would not walk to the
Jail. The patrol wagon was therefore
summoned and she was then removed
from the office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
SCRANTON MEN CONTROL.
They Have Added the Mexican Cen
tral to Their Other Properties
in the Southwest
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Boston. Mass. May AT TIL. meet
ing of the Mexican Central railroad.
at its general offices here today. the
road passed into the control of the
New Mexico Railway and Coal COM
panN, which is largely owned by
Simpson ~ Watkins. of Scranton. Pa.
This move was deemed wise in ~ buSi-
ness way. To protect the large coal.
lumber and railroad interests which
the latter have in New Mexico.
At one terminus the New Mexico
railway now has the Mexican Central,
with It's ZOO miles of road. and at
the other. the Rock Island, with its
1000 miles of track. which insules u
large business to the New Mexico Rail
way and Coal company and its many
subsidiary companies.
The new directors of the Mexican
Central road elected here today are:
John Il. Davis. Mexico City. Mexico;
John j. Mitchell. Chicago. ILL.,: Rich
ard Ohey. Boston. Mass: +. II.
Prince, Boston, Mass: lIbcn Richards,
ST. Louis. Mo-; II. Clay Pierce. St.
Louis, Mo-. j. G. Van Blurcom St.
Louis, Mo; T., +. Yoallpn. st. Louis,
Mo-; &. ID, simpson. Scranton, Pa;
w. l.. STOW, New York city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
full PAID
DEPARTMENT
Idea of Having Bunk and Call
Men Abandoned BY
City Officials.

1t has now been definitely agreed
upon at city hall to provide Scranton
with a full paid fire department.
The scheme projected at the close of
the last fiscal year of appointing twen-
ty-tWo new permanent men and pad
ding out the force with bunk and call
men has been deserted: first. because
OF the difficulty experienced in getting
men to accept the bunk and call posi-
tons and secondly. because the think
Ing men among the city officials have
come to the conclusion that this plan,
at all events. is not a desirable one.
They say the full paid department
has got to come soon. and might as
well come now while the rcorganizing
is on.
You can say for a certainty" de-
clared Selectman Vaughan yesterday.
that Scranton will have a full paid
department inside of three months
The recorder is agreeable to it, Direc-
tor Hitchcock won't be satisfied with
anything else Chairr,len Chittenden
and Calpin enthusiastically favor it,,
and I have yet to find any influential
councilman who is opposed to it.
I'VE now have thirty-siX permanent
men. The appropriation ordinance pro-
rides for twenty-five more. Director
Hitchcock says he can manage nicely
with about Seventy-five or eighty men,
! understand. We will give him eighty
five or ninety men. This calls for an
additional appropriation of $4,000 or
$4,000. The special license ordinance
now being framed, imposing taxes on
COrpOrat tiOuS, will be rushed thrOloh n
as soon as the Ripper matter is settled
finally. and with that ordinance in OPP
Grafton there will he money in plenty
to meet the expense Of expanding the
fire lighting force. If this ordinance
should be delayed, we could fall back
on the additional revenue that is to
come from liquor licenses not already
included in the controllers estimate,
and this, according to our figures. will
be sufficient to pay the salaries Of the
necessary extra men for the second
half of the year. at least. Next year
We could fully provide for them"
The fact that the volunteer COM
panes are leeislated out of existence.
and that many of their members have
applied for places as permanent men.
will tend to Win councilmanic favor for
the new project.
The only thing standing in the way
of elimination Of the plan is the lack
of ready money, but that is not an in
surmountable difficulty. as Mr.Vaughan
explains. so it is quite probable, it
would seem. that Scranton's long cher
iShed dream of IA full paid fire depart
ment is at last to be realized.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
1T WON'T PASS TONIGHT
General Belief That Councils Will
Not Approve of Amendments to
the Appropriation Ordinance.

II seems pretty well assured that
the appropriation ordinance will not
pass councils tonight. 1t will un-
doubiediy pass common on third read
ing. but it is more than likely that
some of the amendments adopted by
that branch will not meet with the
approval of select.
one amendment, in particular, which
was adopted by common council is
said to be inconsistent with the rest
OF the ordinance. 1t provides that the
controller shall transfer all balances
subject 10 be merged and not other
wise provided for to the Judgments
and incidentals'' item.
There is no Judgments and incilen-
tails" item in the ordinance. There is
II general judgment item and an ap-
preparation called the general Incl
dental account" bur the two are not
comoined. as they have been in the
past. Therefore, it is said the amend
ment referred to is not in harmony
with the ordinance and must be stricl-
en- out.
There is also some ;ull of an at
tempt tn be made to re-illsert the item
OF S2,Ooc for the Thirt zenith regiment.
AT any rate. if select council fails to
concur IN only one of the amendments.
the appointment of a conference COM
mittee, to consist of members from
boln branches. will be necessitated.
Select Councilman Melvin is dissatis-
fed with the action of common coun-
ell in striking out the item of $lS6 for
the payment Of the city'S share of the
pavement in front of the Handley ns-
tate. on Penn avenue, and viii to-
night introduce a separate ordinance
appropruting this amount
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
TO ELECT A MAYOR
AND A CITY SOLICITOR
Democrats Quietly Call Caucus of Members of
Both Branches of Councils for Tonight.
Purpose Thew Have In View.

man who was city solicitor, Mr.. Vos-
burg. has ceased performing the duties
of that office; no one has been duly
elected to succeed him, and. conse-
uucntly a vacancy exists in that office
also
The Democrats have a majority OF
two on Joint ballot. a majority of the
councilmen elected. and not a majority
of each branch is sufficient, they claim,
to organizc u Joint convention. There
is nothing in the law prescribing that
u joint meeting, for filling IL vacancy,
must he called twenty-four hours. or
any other given time. in advance of
the hour set for the meeting, as Is the
case under II third-class charter. or at
all events the Democrats are proceed
ing on that presumption.
Their surprise-party caucus having
selected candidates, they can go into
their respective meetings. message by
committee from some one to the other
that a joint meeting is desired to FIJI
vacancies. and with their majority OF
two, proceed to do pretty much as they
please.
All that is necessary to carry out
their programme, they think, is that
they shall have at hand twenty-five
votes. These they have. with one to
spare. the select council standing ten
Democrats to eleven Republicans. and
the common council. thirteen Demo-
Gratis to eight Republicans.
Late last night a leading member on
the Democratic side in select council
was approached timiGly. by Tribune
reporter, with the query: What will
the Democrats do at the caucus tOmor-
row night
The question nearly took him off his
feet. what do YOU know about that?'
he eXcitedly inquired. Where did YOU
hear that"
Just guessed It," the reporter bland
~ replied.
We'll. if YOU print anything about
that you will only hurt yourself. If
there is anything said about it. the
whole thing is spoiled. Just keep that
to yourself and you will have SEN
sation tomorrow night that will give
you corking good story
The reporter said he would think It
over He decided to print it, but label
it confidential
Therefore the reader will consider
this strictly confidential
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02

THE infant
A Cord Was the instrument
with Which the Kill.
ing Was Done.

The dead body Of an infapt was
found in No. Z reservoir of the Scran-
ton Gas and Water company, by
Frank and Henry Misch. who were
fishing there, about . o'clock yester-
day morning.
The chld's neck was tied about with
a shoestring which was drawn so tight
that the skin was broken. There is
no doubt that the child was chOked to
death and afterwards placed in the
water. 1t evidently had not been in
the water more than two or three days
and was evidently killed at birth.
Coroner Roberts was notified and or
dered the remains taken to Undertaken
LetchWorth'S, where ne afterwards
performed an autopsy, which proved
conclusvcly that the child was muir
dered.
So far as can be learned there is
nC clue as to who the parents of the
child are. Coroner Roberts empan-
nelled Il jury, which, after hearing the
facts in the case and the statement Of
the coroner. renda ared i verdict to the
effect that the child met its death as
the result Of StranSulation ut the
hands of parties unknown to the jury.
The jurors were Patrick Keyes, II.
+. LctchWorth. Thomas Henwood. RI.
NJ. Bone, II. Eottger and Charles Curt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
BUILDING FOR THE MONTH.
Inspector Jackson's Books Show
Few Structures Are Going Up.

There We're but thirty-fivc building
permits issued during the past month
by Building Inspector Jackson. and
the total cost of the buildings for
which they were granted amounted to
only $4i,155. The value of the build
inss for which permits We're granted
in March was SCI .29j
The majority of the buildings for
which permits have been issued dur
ing the month just past We're small
and cheap dwellings, averaging in cost
less than $1,000. The only building of
any importance on the list is Il three
story brick dwelling erected on Cedar
avenue by Mrs, NJ Robinson, at ii cost
of $1,000
The building inspector says that the
buildings trades are just now in II
very dun conditioa and that fewer
buildings are being erected than dur
ing any spring for IA number of years
back. The localities in which new
dwellings, are being erected are prin-
cipully in West Park and Lincoln
Heights, he says.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
Confidential.
Scrinton. May ]. 1901.

Scrnton. May !. 1901.
Dear Sir There will be Joint caucus Of the
Democratic councimcn at o'clock D. m. Thurs
dar evening. May 8 before the meeting OF coun
ellis.
business of the utmost importance is t" hc
Transacted Nou are requested to he present
without fail. Very truly youts.
Committee OF Last Caucus.
The above letter was received yes-
terday by every Democratic member OF
councils. 1t was typewriter. even to
the address, and enclosed in a plain
envelope.
Every effort was made by the pro-
moters of the meeting to keep it a
secret but before last night had fairly
set in the meeting and it's business OF
utmost Importance" had leaked out.
The caucus is for the purpose Of
nominating u mayor and city solicitor.
in anticipation of the Ripper act being
declared unconstitutional. The cleo
tion is to take place Immediately after
the caucus.
The Democrats think the Ripper act
Will be declared unconstitutional and
that the decision is likely to be handed
down next Monday. Just what causes
them to father this thought. other than
a wish to that effect. Is something that
has not been disclosed. but it is def
nitely known that they are feeling al
most confident the act will be invali-
dated and that the inValidating will
occur within a week.
If the Ripper act is killed. Scranton.
at once. falls back on the old second
class city laws, such as have for years
governed and still are governing Pitts
burg and Allegheny.
These laws prescribe that "in case
any office Of an elective officer shall be-
come vacant before the expiration of
the regular term thereof. the vacancy
shall be filled by the city councils until
successor is elected and Qualified
and such successor shall be elected for
the uneNpred term at the first annual
city election which occurs after the
vacancy shall have happened"
The Democrats contend that the Rip
per is unconstitutional and that by ac-
ccpting the office of recorder. and ne
glecting to perform the duties Of
mayor. James Moir caused a vacancy
in the office of chief executive. The