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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
RlPENESS OF HONEY.
How One Beekeeper Determines
Whether Honey Is Ready for
the Extractor.

In discussing the ripeness of honey
taken for the extractor, Mr.. Dickinson,
at the Ontario Bee Keepers conven-
ton, said:
II do not take any mere than ordi-
nary pains to have ripe honey. 1work
cr a method that seems very simple. I
always take my extracted honey from
the third story, counting the brood
story az one, the next two, and then I
take it from the top. I agreed with Mr..
Mcintyre, of California, when I read
his paper, that two-thirds or one-half
capped is all that is necessary If that
principle is adopted. But do not ex-
tract honey from bombs that the bees
have had access to to put in the pres
ent days gather, where you can shake
some or it out like water. We do not
want that in the extractor at all. There
is no secret about getting good, ripe
honey. follow that principle. am
not particular about having every cell
capped If I work on that principle, but
: want every cell capped if I take it
from the second story, because know
there Ia no room for the present days
gather"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
Market Chickens While Young


If you want to make money from
chicks the best thing is to know when
to market them. An early two and
one-half-pound bird at Is ceuts per
pound brings As cents. Keep him I'M
til he weighs five pounds, feed lot of
grain and sell for seven cents, and you
have IS cents. This is what many
farmers do. The best way to market
chickens is to make arrangements
with some hotel and boarding house.
You often can If you try to furnish
them a certain number of chickens on
a given day. I drive seven miles with
10 chickens every Saturday. l cleared
the past summer $500 from my poul-
try. Pretty good for farmers wife,
isn't it? Il sold some to merchants,
who appreciate q fresh young chicken
for Sunday dinner and will be on the
watch for you as soon as they know
you come regular with good stock
Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
BULKY FOOD FOR POULTRY
There Is No Good Reason Why the
Hens Should Be Confined to
Concentrated Nations.

A leading poultrym&n who met with
success states that he made it a rule
to feed his hens the same as he did
his cows-that is, he fed grain, hay,
ensilage, cooked roots, and added to
the rations of the hens ground meat
and bone, good, clean bone-meal also
being given to the cows. There is no
reason why poultry should be fed al
most exclusively with concentrated
food. Such practice is not economical,
is not the best mode, and is sometimes
injurious. If horses and cows were
kept on corn or ground grain to the
exclusion of that which is bulky, they
would soon fail to give satisfaction to
their owners, and this is SO we'll
known to farmers that none of them
attempt to keep stock without supply
ing them grass in summer and hay
in winter. The hens will eat grass,
and they will also eat hay in winter,
provided it is cropped for them, and
especially if it is stepped in water and
softened. They prefer coarse food to
grain exclusively, and they lay oftener
with such food, and keep in health.
The hens on farms where food ia
given but three or four times week
can derive all they wish by consuming
the heritage of the fields. Some farm
ers SOW rye in the fall and oats In the
spring for the hens; and find that it
pays them to do so. The gizzard works
in it's grinding capacity to it's best ad-
vantage when the hens are provided
with a variety of food, and better d.
gestion Is thereby secured. 1t is
cheaper to use bulky food with grain
than to confine the hens to concen-
trated materials, and they will pro-
duce more eggs by such treatment
Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

the fluffs is that favored by the great
majority of market poultry men. They
are constant layers, especially in cold
weather. The plumage of the fowls
is radically different from any other.
1t resembles wool or fine hair as much
as anything. An advantage derived
directly from this difference in plu-
mage is the inability of the fowls to
fly. The web of the wing feathers be-
ing Incomplete and merely fringe,
as is also the case with the tail feath-
ers, thoy will not support the bird in
the air for even a short flight, and a
three-foot fence will confine them.
Roosts and nests have to be placed
near the floor on this account, or
steps provided. The legs of the tufts
are clean and of rich yellow hue.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
BEES ON THE FARM.
But a Small Portion Of the Farmers
Are Engaged in the Rais-
ing Of Honey. 4

In proportion to the population, the
number of persons who keep bees Is very
small, says the Philadelphia Record,
yet there is no branch of farming (for it
should be connected with farming) more
profitable at certain seasons than the
keeping of bees. A good, strong colony
in the midst of the busy season will col
lect and store four or five pounds or more
of honey daily, the amount of work done
by the bees depending upon the forage
and the strength of the colony. AS soon
as colony become weak and incapable
of defense it will be attacked by the
stronger ones and robbed. Hence, In Or
der to keep each hive up to its fullest
capacity, the beekeeper must provide
plenty OF comb foundation, in order to
lessen the work to be performed, and
SOW such crops as will afford honey later
in the season, when the flowers have
finished poisoning.
The swarming process is nothing
more than the departure of the old queen
and her working bees, in order to aban-
don the hive to the younger queen and
bees. BY being on the alert, and hiving
the swarms as they alight, the number
of colonies may be largely Increased,
but the weak colonies seldom swarm.
Moths usually attack the weak colonies,
and only the stronger colonies are able
to pass safely through the winter. The
common bees may be gradually replaced
with the Italian or Cyprian varieties, by
removing the old queen and substituting
a new fertilized queen of either kind
preferred. If she is carefully guarded
in small cage for few days the bees
soon recognize her, and in the course OF
a few months the old bees will all be dead
and the new ones will be Of the desired
kind. The queen is compelled to lay
numbers of eggs daily in order. to supply
the great loss constantly occurring by
the destruction from birds, storms and
other difficulties. They should be left
plenty of honey for a. winter supply, and
the hives should be well protected from
storms.
What the beekeeper should aim to do
is to sow such crops as will enable the
bees to lay in large supply OF honey.
and he can we'll afford to do so if he has
a number of hives. At this season the
bees find plenty to do in working on the
flowers, but later the crop of bucNwheat
affords ample forage while it is in BIOS
som. Enterprising beekeepers combine
beekeeping and poultry raising, finding
that small piece of ground may in that
manner return large profits. How to
manage bees we'll cannot be explained in
a single article. All WHO are interested
should first make themselves familiar
with the details before beginning by
consulting authorities on the subject.
That beekeeping is a profitable occupa-
ton, however, has been demonstrated
satisfactorily to all engaged.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
Wintering the Bees.

It is none too soon to be making
preparations for the wintering of bees.
Bees are not hard or difficult to win
ter, If given proper attention in the
fall. Given abundant stores, and time
TO fix things to their liking, good COL
ony will winter under all manner of
conditions. Be sure that you have
enough bees in each colony-~the first
thing you do; If you have not, unite
until every colony is strong. Good
apiarists never feel safe, unless each
colony contains a peck of bees.-Mid-
land Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
AN INVITING PROSPECT.

viii Canada in tho next quarter Of q
century take the place Of the United
States as the great wheat exporting
section Of the western hemisphere?
Everything points that way. In the
opinion of experts the United States has
reached high water mark as q wheat
exporting country. The increasing
population over there has reached the
point when home consumption is be-.
coming annually greater in proportion
than tho increase in wheat production.
As q matter of fact wheat production
Is decreasing over there as the land be.
comes more valuable and by reason Of
the demand for other forms Of produce
for home consumption. 1t Is said that
the wheat crop this year is not more
than 20 per cent. Of the crop Of 1901
and much below the crops of 1902 and
1903. 1t is estimated that this year
the United States surplus for export will
not be over 1O0.000,000, which is less
than any year since 1878 with two ex-
ceptions. Not only is this the case, but
a considerable quantity Of the best Can
adam wheat is being imported into Min
nesota and also Chicago.
All this tends to keep the price OF
wheat near the collar mark, and dol
lar wheat" is the loadstone that will at
tract farmers to the Canadian North
west, where land is cheap and can be
farmed on a wholesale basis, particulars
Of which may be had from any agent
Of the Canadian Government The xe-
duction Of American exports will have
tho double influence Of increasing Can
adian production and keeping up the
price. It constitutes a roseate prospect
for this country, and needs no exercise
Of optimistic enthusiasm to foresee the
near expansion Of the Dominion into
the actual position Of the "granary Of
the empire"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
Paint Your Tools.

Paint should be judiciously used. It
is a great preservative, in fact the best
and only practical one Of its nature,
and for this reason it should be gen.
erously applied. Spring is the best
season of the year to paint, as tne paint
dries better. Always put on two coats,
preferably three, the first containing
much oil and the last nearly all paint.
Apply these as fast as dry, but let them
become thoroughly dry. Slow drying
paint LISTS better.-Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
PARAGRAPHIC PERSONALS.

Manuel Garcia, at one time noted
singer. is living in London. He is 100
years old.
Mrs. Louise G. Smith. whose mother
was sister of Thomas Jefferson, is dead
at Louisville.
Hon. Manuel Lucuaino Diaz, secre-
tary of public works for Cuba, is in this
country for the purpose Of studying i'm
proved railroad methods.
DR.. Chrysander, formerly private Sec
rotary to the great Bismarck, is patient
in lunatic asylum at Hamburg. He
suffers from fits of nervousness. 't''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

walk at all, and every makeshift tried
and all tho medicine I took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until ! began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and I must say y
was more than surprised and gratifed
to notice the back ache disappearing
gradually until it finally stopped" 4
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mailed on receipt Of price,
so cents per box. Foster.Milburn Co..
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

A strong reaction in temperance
sentiment in Vermont has taken place.
It will manifest itself in the legislature.
Forty-four towns which last year voted
in favor OF license this year votad 10
license.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

The growth Of the beet sugar indus
try in Colorado is constantly creating
a demand for new factories. Lamar,
COL, is to have new beet sugar fac.
tory which will employ 300 men at
least five months in the year. The
plant will handle the crops of the east
ern part of the Arkansas valley and
will be ready for the 1905 campaign.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
Electricity in Far East,

Electricity never played SO Important
q role as it does at present in the far
east. The Japanese generals use both
telegraph and telephone in issuing their
commands. AS soon as firing is heard in
any direction bamboo poles are planted
and wires strung, and in a short time
the line is ready for use.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
TRpUhl Z
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3S@7E21S
SOMETHING NEW.
The Odd Breed Of Poultry That Has
Woolly-Like Feathers and
Can't Fly.

You have heard that "there is moth
ing new under the SUM-" Well, it de-
ponds upon how you look at 1t, says
Commercial Poultry. The really new
variety of fowls now known as the
t'fluffs" are interesting. The size Of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

sayst "A De-
vere cold set.
tied in my
kidneys and
developed 20
quickly that
1wasobliged
to lay of
work ON nc
count of the
aching in my
back an d
sides. Tor q
time I was
u n able to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

Some Melbourne undertakers re-
Gently formed a ring and bought nearly
all of the vacant lots in the general GEM
etery. When this was done they raised
the price of funerals.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

only takes few extra strokes to bring
the water each time. When winter ends
the hole may be plugged with wooden
pin.-Farm and Home
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
EVERY WALK m LIFE.

4. A. Boyce, farmer, living thres
and Q hal1 miles from Trenton, No.,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09
KEEP PUMP FROM FREEZING
Simple Way in Which the Farmer
May Avoid an Annoying
Experience.

TO keep the pump from freezing my
method is to let the water of nights
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

IuIOuSu tue u ! . .
charge valve which
is made on the Gu
Gu m b er. b a n d
pumps near the top
Of the porcelain
lined cylinder (b).
under the platform.
II no valve is on
the pump, bore. q
small gimlet hole
(a) and let the
water leak out in
cold weather. II
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-09

Geese require less grain and less ex-
pensive buildings than any other va
riety of poultry.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
FASTEST BIRDS THE BEST.
Purchase Of Ostriches Always, Rreceu.
ed by Race.

Purchase Of Ostriches Always Preceu.
ed by Race.
''Eave you ever seen an ostrich
FARM" the sailor asked.
NO. said the druggist.
Then, of course, you've never seen
an ostrich sale. I'll tell you a strange
thing about that. When a dealer
comes to buy an ostrich he always has
two or three birds he likes best run
a race.
"The ostriches are ranged in line.
A bunch of figs is shown to them. The
man with the figs walks away about
a quarter of mile. Then the os-
triches are let Off
Il tell you, the big birds run. Those
long, bony legs of theirs put the
ground behind them in way that is
astoundin'. In the race saw there
were three ostriches and one left the
others far behind him. AS he ran he
kept lookin' behind him, like human
racer, and when he saw that there
was no chance for the others, he
economized his strength by slowin
down and he reached the figs on a
walk. He, bein' the winner, was, OF
course. the bird that the dealer
bought
"Why are these birds always raced
and the fastest one purchased?' said
the druggist.
Because" replied the sailor, sthe
fastest is always the strongest and
healthiest.' Chicago Chronicle.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Chubby Ceqs Of the Mayoress.

One Of the ancient customs Of mu
nicipal government in England. and
maintained until this day, is that the
wife of the mayor; who enjoys the title
Of mayoress, except in London, where
she is the lady mayoress, shall be
represented in sthe event of her death
by her eldest daughter if she has one
In observing this regulation, there was
presented in Chatham, a few days ago,
an unusual spectacle. The mayor was
driven in his brougham to the town
hall to go through the ceremony Of
installation in office. The mayoress
sat alongside of him. She wore a
large picture hat, and all along the
route ate chocolates and displayed
her legs. incased in white stockings,
with evident pride. Not even the prim
church folk of Chatham were shocked.
for the mayoress is 3 years old and
has particularly pretty pair of chub-
by underpinnings. Her mother died
when she was weeks old, and as the
title descended to her Immediately,
she became the youngest mayoress
that ever lived in all England.-New
York Press.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

proved apparatus is not unwieldy for
the reason that the mechanical end
of the combination is disposed of in
what might be called the handle.
The spring is contained in the large
circular barrel, and is wound up by
a crank attachment not large enough
to be in the way of the barber while
passing the cutter over the head of
his patron. The device is supplied
with the proper arrangements for ad-
justing the action of the reciprocating
blades, the means of starting and
stopping and controlling their speed
being lever which is located at a
point at what might be called the
waist of the device, where it is con-
venient to the thumb of the operator.
This combination emanated from
the fertile brain of an inventive
genius hailing from a Pennsylvania
town bearing the euphonious name OF
Manly Clio. He claims with the aid of
this device the barber can go over
the head of a client in two minutes
without missing hair and with a
very small part of the labor hereto
fore required for the operation.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

was scene of unprecedented destruc-.
ton, the swift running stream carry.
ing all before it, even the strong iron.
bridge of the most modern pattern
which makes four spans across the.
water and over which, with the. poles
strongly secured to the iron structure
itself, run forty strands OF No. 8:
copper wire. Anticipating that. the
bridge would go down.. a wrecking
party was sent with cable ready to re.
pair the break. but great was the: sur
prise of all interested in the phenOme-
non when the crash finally came and
the ponderous weight of iron swept
down as if made of yellow pine:. the
huge poles, dragging at the forty wires
above and drawing tons on tons as the
bridge washed away, suddenly snapped
-four of them-1eaving every wire
intact and the upper stumps suspend
ed in midair.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Bee. Routed surveying Party.

A surveyor in Pahang accidentally
discovered a nest of bees, reports the
Malay Mail. On seeing what he had
done he turned and bolted through the
jungle. But it was of no use, for a
large number of the insects pursued
him and stung him on the eyes, nose,
cheeks, neck and hands. After a run
of about a quarter of a mile, with the
insects at work all the time, he fell,
and the bees appeared to pass over
him. But shortly afterward several
of them returned to the charge. Dur
ing his wild rush through the jungle
the unfortunate surveyor tore and cut
himself badly with thorns. Finally
one of his coolies discovered him and
took him back to his quarters. Dur
ing this encounter some of the sur
veyor's coolies took refuge in an ad-
jacent stream, but, nevertheless, they
were also attacked, and finally had to
bolt through the jungle.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
How Animals Turn Robbers.

Animals-some of them-have a
curious way of joining together and
robbing other animals.
A traveller tells good story of a
highway robbery committed on a
heron by three black rogues. aided by
q couple of dishonest followers in
black and white.
The heron had gone a-Ishing, ana
had caught and eaten an eel and some
On Ter. fry. On his way home he
wSa ccosted by a carrion crow and
lEwo hooded crows, and requested to
stand and deliver his hard-earned sup
per. the magpies waiting to see if they
could get any profit out of the neferi-
ous business. They were sleeping
partners In the firm. Driving the
heron to an open space between two
woods, the crows came to close quar-
ters with their victim. One struck at
his head from above, while another
pecked at his side. The third seized
him by the feet, which are thrust out
behind. when flying. and upset him
SO that he turned complete somcr-
sault At this the villains cawed hilar-
ously.
Unable to stand their treatment, the
heron disgorged fish. which the mag
jpies seized and made Off with. An
lother somersault was turned and a
second fish fell to one of the crows.
iHeeing he could not get rid of the re-
maindng thieves, the heron at last
yielded up the eel, and went home
supperless, while the crows had tug
of-war with the fish.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

Tunis of Windsor Hills, a suburb of
Baltimore. In an interview with the
World Magazine correspondent. Mr..
Tunis said: The fundamental prin-
ciples of the monorail system lie in
having the center of gravity as close
as possible to the weight-bearing tee
rail. When this condition is fulfilled
there is but little lateral force needed
to keep the car in an upright posi-
tion. For this reason, and also to over
come resistance to the elements, the
cars will be built of steI, covered with
veneer or pressed fiber. This makes
them strong and very light, and also
places most of the weight within a
foot of the rail-
The Tunis monoraiI patent covers
long. narrow car running on single
tee-ra1. This is spiked to the ties
in the usual manner. The car is held
il an upright position by means OF
two angle iron guide-rails overhead
on which run flexible overhead trucks
on the top of the car.-New Fork
World.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Played III. Own pirae.

A student named Anton Czernevics
recently shot himself in dramatic
fashion after playing the piano at a
students concert at Temesvar, Hun.
gary.
Czernevics, who was a fine must
clan, had been in the best Of humors
all the evening, and had played 4
piece which was much applauded,
when he suddenly turned to the instru.
ment again and began playing the
Dead March in Saul"
The audience, amused at the freak.
allowed him to play to the end, whep
he rose and declared that he had been
abandoned by his sweetheart, and life
was no longer worth living.
Mounting a chair, he then showered
a handful of gold coins among the
students, and, begging them to accept
the money as a memento of himself.
quickly produced revolver and shot
himself dead.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
When BOYS Play MinstreIs.

When you boys want to blacken UP
your faces for minstrel play or any
other kind of fun, here is good way
for you to blacken up:
Take a few gals, bruise them to a
fine powder, and strew the powder
nicely upon a towel; then put little
ground copperas into basin of water.
which will dissolve and leave the wat
er perfectly transparent After any
person has washed in this water and
wiped with the towel ON which the
gals were strewed, his hands and face
will Immediately become black.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Parisiap Railway Stations.

In nothing is Paris more artistic
than in the designs of the metropoli-
tan railway stations. Beauty and util-
ity, divorced by our railway architec-
ture, are blended there in building
like miniature palace. But there
are malcontents. The new station in
the Place de POpera is denounced be-
cause it is not what the French jour
nails call modern STYLE" It. is eight
eenth century, and looks like the
Trianon at Versailles on a small scale.
What have we to do with the eight
eenth century," cry the conscientious
objectors. mo true Republican can
take his ticket at such a station with
out violating his principles. A bas
Louis Quinze! Conspuez. les Bour.
s!''-London Chronicle.