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The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Raising Queen Bees.

Modern bee keepers do not leave the
rearing of queens to their bee colonies.
Left to themselves bees rear queens
only when they want to swarm, when
their queen is accidentally killed, or
when, on account of her age or for
some other reason, she does not lay
enough eggs.
That is natures way. Man has dis
covered that if a colony has new
queen every year or two he gets the
best results. That is, he gets the larg-
est colony and, therefore, the most
honey.
Consequently, he raises as many
queens as he wants. Any worker-bee
larva, if fed on royal jelly, will develop
into queen: n fact which is most con-
venient for the would-be queen rearer
All he has TO do is to provide some
artificial cells, which he daubs with
royal jelly. Then he puts a little of
this jelly in the cell and places a larva
upon it.
When this inviting start toward a
future queen bee is put into a queen
less hive the bees accept the hint, build
royal cell about the Iarva and feed
it with royal jelly till the time comes
to seal it up.
In nature. about seven days after the
first or prime swarm (Which goes off
with the old queen after sealing the first
queen cells), the first young queen
emerges and goes off with the first af-
ter-swarm. After-swarms continue to
go out as queens are hatched, until the
colony becomes weakened in numbers
and depleted of bees of flying age, when
the first queen from, perhaps, the last
batch of cells proceeds 10 cut out all
remaining cells, or If several hatch to-
Sether, there is IA battle royal among
them, the final survivor being accepted
as queen of the colony, she going out
on her mating flight when about five
days old. "hen she goes to housekeep-
ing at the old stand. But this is n
waste of good material which the mod
er,i bee keeper cannot permit. So his
artificially-renred queens emerge into
little wire cages, or nurseries, where
they can neither xiii their neighbors
nor be themselves killed.
In this way an adequate supply of
queens is constantly available. The
progress of agriculture in this country
may be inferred from the fact that
queen bees of the Italian variety are
actually shipped from the United
States to Italy to be used there as
breeders.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

was as much surprised as any one to
find that he had received a majority.
and it came In such a way that 1t was
impossible for him TO resign, since that
would give the Governor q chance to
appoint Democrat. There is a prob
ability that he Will become a National
figure before his term expires.
Alex. E. Orr, who succeeds John 4.
Mccall as President of the New York
Life Insurance Company. is known as
q Director who directs. He has been
for years prominent in great CONNER
cial and charitable Institutions, and all
the time has made his connection and
influence decidedly felt.
Captain of Engineers John Wiikie
Collins. of the United States Revenue
Cutter Service. died last week at Ami
would have retired this year. He was
born in Brooklyn, and entered the Navy
when the civil war began. He served
ter. Later was on the Kearsarge when
she sank tho Alabama. He participated
in many important sea fights, and was
advanced to Chief Engineer. He en-
tered the Revenue Cutter Service at the
close of the war and in July, 1897.
President Mckinley appointed him Cap
tain of Engineers.
1t would be strange If Emmons
Blaine, the grandson of James q.
Blaine, had not strong business in
stinct. He gets IL from both sides of
the house, and "sasiety" was startled
and amused by learning that the fol-
lowing card appeared in school paper:
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
The 18th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a snort history of the 10th Ind-a.
Linsacum. Newsalem. Kan.
There were two 10th Indianas The
first regiment was organized at Rich
mond in May, 1861, to serve one year,
and mustered out May %, 1862. Col.
Pleasant \. Hackelman was the first
Colonel, promoted to Brigadier- General
and succeeded by Col. Thomas J.
Lucas. 1t was intended for service ir
the State. but it was offered to the Cen
eral Government and was the first regi-
ment that marched through Baltimor,
after the 9th Mass. 1t was engaged al
Balls Bluff and afterward took part in
the operations in the Shenandoah VAL
ley.
The second 18th Ind was reorganizei
from the first at Indianapolis May %,
1862. but not mustered in until August,
1852, with Thomas j. Lucas as Colonel
1t was sent at once into Kentucky, and
lost 200 men killed and wounded and
500 prisoners at Richmond. Lieut.
Col. Joel Wolfe was killed in this ac-
tion. After being exchanged the regi-
ment was sent to Gen. Grants army
for the Vicksburg campaign. and was
the first regiment to plant its colors
on the works at Arkansas Post 1t was
later assigned to Gen. Hovey's Divi-
sion of the Army of the Tennessee, and
after the surrender of Vicksburg was
mounted and served in the cavalry on
the Banks expedition. Col. Lucas was
promoted to Brigadier-General and
Lieut.-Col. Robert Conover succeeded
bin. The recruits and veterans were
transferred to the 18th Ind. Cav. The
first regiment lost one killed and. IS
died from disease. The second regf-
ment lost S5 killed and 2f2 died from
disease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

style three-cylinder reciprocating en-
gine of the Whitehead. Two four blade
steel propellers, operating in reverse di-
rection, to prevent undue rolling. make
1900 revolutions per minute The ad-
dition of an extra pair of propeller
blades is one of the minor improve
ments over the Whitehead.
Model and Dimensions.
The torpedo is quite uniform in
shape, the war-head more blunt, while
the afterbody or tail tapers down less
sharply than the Whitehead. Its
length is 16 feet 8 inches, largest diam
eter Is inches, and it weighs 1900
pounds. The shell is assembled in three
parts-the war-head holding the ex-
plosives, the air-fiask or chamber, and
the tail. containing the engine, gyro-
scope, steering gear, rudders and propel-
lers, etc. The air-hask is larger and long
er than previous types, and is made of
heavy forged steel, tested 10 Withstand
q pressure of about 5000 pounds 10 the
square inch, although $3.50 is the regu
lation working pressure. The explosive
charge packed in the war-head, which
IS fitted with automatic firing appara-
tus, is 1872 pounds of wet gun cotton
containing % per cent. of moisture. The
torpedo is fired out of tube some 90
:eet in length. the inner side being well
creased. About 20 minutes is required
to force the 1880 pounds of compressed
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Burial I'm Arlington.

Editor National Tribune: What aTx
the regulations governing the right OF
burial at Arlington Can any honor
ably discharged soldier be buried there.
or Is 1t necessary to make application?
d. II. Robbins. Vineland, Mimi
The law prescribes that Arlington
shall be used as burial place for off,
GERS and enlisted men of the army.
navy and marine corps. Beyond this
il is in the discretion of the Quarter
master-General. Any honorably-dis
charged man IS entitled to burial there
The way to proceed is to make an ap-
plicatisn to the Quartermaster-Gen-
eral. u. s. a, Washington. ID. c., for
a permit. accompanying this application
with a statement of the facts in the
case. Upon receiving the permit the
remains can be presented at Arlington
and will receive interment.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Railroad Rates a Tax.
CFebruary Century.l

No other tax is 50 subtle and all
pervading as the railroad rate. 1t en-
ters into the cost of every commodity,
it lays tribute upon every activity of
life; and yet SO unObtrusive is its ac-
ton that he who finally pays it is hard
ly aware of that fact. In no other
manner can the fruits of monopoly be
so safely gathered. One mill per mile
added to the passenger fare of all the
passengers carried by our railroads for
the year ending June 80, 1901, would
add to the revenues of these railroads
$21923, an increase of one cent
per 100 pounds in the freight rate for
the same year would have increased
their revenues by s12S.336,109. 1t is
the right to impose this tax without
legal restraint. with all the tremendous
financial. social. political power which
that right carries. for which the rail-
ways are expedding millions in this
contest.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

air into the air-fask. An impulse
charge of 80 pounds starts the glisten-
ing shell of steel, with propellers a
going, on its course. After making a
five-foot dive, striking the water nearly
horizontally, the -panting-like missile
darts off on beeline, tearing straight
through the water at first at the rate of
q mile a minute, to attack an imaginary
foe.
The Mark.
This is satisfactorily represented by n
submerged net, 100 feet wide. located
1900 yards from the point of fire. The
torpedo goes through the meshes, and
after each shot the net is hauled up,
the torn opening indicating the exact
striking point. The required deviation
in range is Is feet to the right and left
of the bulIseye and 80 inches above and
below at five feet depth. Each torpedo
must come within these measurements.
three out of five trial runs, In order to
be passed. The average speed is SO
knots. The time run is about 0a
seconds for 1900 yards. The distance
gear previously set for this range auto
maticaliy shuts off the air from the en-
gine and stops the torpedo at the end
Of the run, causing it to float to the sur
face. 1t is then towed back to the
seamer by launch, carefully hoisted out
OF the water Dy ring fastened to It's
center, recharged, and fired over again.
The cost of the 1S-inch torpedo is said
to be $4,000, the 21-inch probably
$1,000. The great damage a we'll
placed shot is capable Of inficting, such
as blowing up OF disabling an enemy's
S6,000,000 or sS,000,000 battleship,
permitting the capture of crew of
700 to 900 men, is thought well worth
their price.
Special Training for Crews.
Special orders have recently been is
sued by the Navy Department for the
officers and men to give more attention
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
FROM A SOLDIER IN GRAY.
An Ex-COnfederatc Sends Word, of
Greeting TO His Former Focmcn Who
Wore the Northern Blue.

Editor National Tribune: read in
your valuable paper recently an article
written by James r. Clerihan, Co. C,
9th III. Cav, Girard, Kan, who ex-
presses great uneasiness, fearing the
Confederate soldier will be pensioned
He says he trusts he will be in glory be-
fore that sad day. In reply to him
] hope he may be the recipient of all
the glory and live to see the error of
his nasty remarks. i know and feel the
sentiments he so rashly expresses are
not in accord with the patriotic soldiers
of the G. a. r., for / know full well
| could travel through the entire North.
regardless of section or community.
throw myself among the largest Grand
Army Posts, and ] know | would be a
welcome guest.
/ am now corresponding with more
than 40 noble braves who donned the
blue in the war from 1861 to 1868, and
! would not ask for a greater pleasure
than to meet them personally. / am
afraid this Apostle James has been
keeping bad company, and my advice
comes with fears that he has been
forming the acquaintance of the Jay
Hawkers."
The time is ripe, in my Judgment,
and if not fully So it Will be soon. when
our children will be taught to admire
alike the matchless bravery of the men
of the South and the men of the North
as common heritage OF vaIor. The
future historian will place their ser
vices In Il still clearer light in the hours
of peace as in those of war, and il is
the plastic hand of the soldier that is
moulding the sentiment of the rising
generation. The soldier has ever been
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Germ Diseases.

Most of our sickness has, in late
years, been traced to germ attacks. The
list OF known germ diseases now num-
bers about one hundred.
Some Germs-as in skin troubles
directly attack the tissues Some create
toxins. causing such troubles as Rheu-
matism, Blood Poison, Kidney Disease
and nerve weakness. Some destroy
vital organs, as in Consumption. Some
like the germs of Catarrh-create in
fammation; some cause indigestion.
Directly or indirectly, nearly every
serious ailment is germ result. Such
diseases call for Liquozone-not drugs,
which can't kill germs.
Every germ attack. no matter what
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

The new turbine torpedo-Bliss-
Leavitt model-just adopted 10y the
United States Government, gives to the
American Navy one of the speediest
and deadliest of this class of projectiles
in existence. The new missile is su-
perior both in speed and range over
the latest Whitehead type, now prac-
tically considered to be obsolete. The
turbine torpedo has an extreme range
of 1000 yards, $500 being the guar
anteed contract range. The best dis
tance covered by the most improved
Whitehead is about 1000 yards, going
at a speed of 2S knots. while the new
torpedo, at the same range, travels at
the speed of SO knots. The two vital
features of surprising Importance en-
bodied in the new shell are the excess
speed gained of over % per cent. and
nearly double the distance it will travel
over others. This new American in
vention is considered marked advance
and deadly step in the evolution of the
modern torpedo, furnishing an inval-
liable armament for both present and
future battleships, destroyers and sub
marines. The torpedo can be dis
charged equally as well from sub
merged tubes as upon deck. For some
time back, before finally passed upon
by a Board of Ordnance experts, full
account of the achievements of this
torpedo was, for obvious reasons, with
held from the general public. Two con-
tracts, amounting to several millions
of dollars, have been awarded cover
tng the purchase of this new weapon,
which is designed to supplant the
Whitehead. Being of somewhat similar
shape, 1t can be fired out of the old
tubes. Four hundred of the turbine
models have been contracted for, 900
21-inch and 100 1S-inch. About 80 Of
the latter size have been delivered at
the Torpedo Station at Newport, where
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

Inquiry developed that Emmons
Blaine, who is II years old. and at
tending school had gone into the chick
en- business with his mother for a part
ner. He says that she furnishes the
capital and he the experience. and has
been instructing her to feed the chick
ems extra we'll in order to supply eggs
enough to fill all the orders that he
anticipates.
1t is a mistake 10 imagine that Carrie
Nation is either dead or in the hospital.
She recently appeared in a club at Hot
Springs. Ark. and began one of her
lurid lectures. but was interrupted }.
the officers. who placed her in Jail on
the charge of disturbing the peace. Gh-
was a little later released uDon her
promise that she would keep out of all
the saloons.
The older generation. viii learn with
Florence. widow of the Irish comedian
DilIv Florence. WHIT * Dlace in Ne
York. Feb. Is. She began her career
mere than so years ago. and achieved
reputation as a dancer and comedienne.
She and her husband had years of bril-
liant success in all parts of the country
In their later ears they toured the
country. meeting with much success in
the ALMIGHTY Dollar"
Lieut.. Sidney 5. Burbank. of the 9th
L. s, has been found guilty of false
hood in regard to his marriage to a
Filipino and of embezzlement of com
missal on each charge and on the latter
to an Imprisonment. in addition. for l..
months. and the President has approved
the sentence.
William j. BRYAN has resigned his
Presidency of the Board of Trustees OF
the Illinois College. ut Jacksonville. be-
cause the Board wishes to take adVan-
taPe of Carnegie's offer to extend aid.
He saws that the college cannot serve
God and MammOn. and he Will not be
connected with it if it is subsidized and
prevented from teaching economic
truths The college was established in
1850. and is one. of the Oldest west OF
the AlIeghenies but is a small inStitu-
ton and in much need of money. Mr..
Bryan graduated from it.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

regarded as a peculiar character who
has educated towards the people and
not from the people. and has given the
world more dominant thought than any
other species of educators in removing
the crown Of thorns and laying down
the cross Of prejudice.
In Charity we Will forgive AID ex-
cuse the oversight of some who never
experienced the valor of the soldiers
of the blue and the gray, as they were
incompetent as soldiers and poorly
fitted 10 fill the places chance placed
them in. In closing / will say | am
proud of my Government. 1t has done
its full duty to the soldiers. | speak
only in praise.
No, the old Confederates do not want
pensions. only what their States offer
them, and no one need harbor a
thought that they Will ever become a
care or a charge to the National Gov
ernment-A. Baker Co. G, 44th Va.
c. s. y, Granbury Tex.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
We Paid 100000

For the American rights to L.iquo-
zone, after hundreds of tests had been
made with ii. after its power had
been demonstrated. again and again,
in the most difficult germ diseases.
Then we spent, in two years, more
than ten times that sum to let others
test it at our expense. The result is
that millions of people, scattered
eV eVerywhere, have shared in the benefits
OF this invention.
We make the same offer to you. We
ask you to prove. at our cost, how much
this product means to you. Let Liquo-
zone itself show how wrong it is to
suffer from trouble that it cures.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
The I5th Il. s.

Editor National Tribune: Would It
be asking you too much to publish a
history of my regiment. the 18th U. 8.
Inf, from 1861 to 1865 IT. E. Hite.
i02 w. 4th Ave, Columbus, o.
The 18th u. s. was organized for the
war Of the rebellion May {. 1861, and
consisted OF three battalionS of eight
companies each Sept. 81, 1866, the Cd
battalion became the gath l. s. and the
Sd battalion the 33d L. =. Aug. IL,
1869, the 35th L. S. was consolidated
with the 18th. The first Colonel war
Fitz John Porter. who was succeeded
by o. l.. Shepherd. who was in COM
mand from Jan. 81, 1853. to Dec. IS.
1870 The 18th L. S. belonged to Rous-
seau's Division, Fourteenth Corps, Army
of the Cumberland. and lost 13+ killed
and 2Z9 died from disease-Editor Ma
tiOnal Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
The Important Comma.
(The Kings Own.)

a certain business man thinks he has
an exceedingly bright Office boy, and
nothing pleases him better than to tell
how he acquired the young mans SER
vices. a short time ago he posted in
his shop window a notice which read
as follows: Boy wanted about II
years" A lad of that age, with little
that was prepossessing in his appear
ance, came into the office and stated
that he had read the notice. "Well, do
you think you would like to have the
place my boy?" asked the merchant,
gazing patronizingIy over the rims of
his spectacles at the youth.
Yes" came the prompt answer; II
want the job. but l don't know that I
can promise TO keep it for the full IA
years.
Then the merchant remembered that
he had left out a comma on his sign,
but he told the boy he might have the
place.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

to this hitherto neglected branch of the
service, SO as to acquire additional skill
in the discharging of torpedoes. These
evolutions together with the equipment
of the high-speed, long-range torpedo
are destined to bring the United States
torpedo fiotiila up to the highest grade
of efficiency. While the supremacy of
the gun, which is recognized to have
reached its limits in rapidity and range,
Is still largely to be relied upon in feet
engagements, yet many strategists and
tacticians, owing to its enormous de-
structive power, extraordinary accuracy
and almost limitless possibilities of i'm
provement, strongly regard the tor
pedo as the coming sea weapon of the
future
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Cost Exceeds Receipts.
CWorld's Work.

A rural post wagon carries. on the
average, 54 letters and postal cards
107 newspapers and circulars and three
parcels This amount Of mail weighs
less than 20 pounds and would about
fill bushei basket. Only 20 letters and
postal cards and two pieces of other
mail are collected, weighing about two
pounds. The average route costs the
Post Office nearly $50 a month, and
pays only a little more than $40 for
business originating on it. Between the
cost of all the routes and the income
from business originating on them is a
discrepancy of $9,500,000 year.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
What Liquozone Is.

The virtues of LiquoZone are de-
rived solely from gases, by process
requiring large apparatus, and from 8
to IA days time. No alcohol, no mar
cotics are in it. Chemists of the high
est class direct the making. The re-
suit is to obtain from these harmless
gases a powerful tonic-germicide.
The great value of LiquoZone lies in
the fact that it is deadly to germs, yet
harmless to you. Germs are of veget-
able origin; and this gas-made product,
when absorbed by them, stops their ac-
tivities. We publish an offer of $1,000
for a disease germ that it cannot kill.
But to the body LiquoZone is eXhilarat-
ing, vitalizing, purifying. 1t is helpful
in the extreme.
That is its main distinction. Com
mon germicides are poisons when TAX
sn internally. That Is why medicine
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

We make few claims of what Liquo-
zone will do. And no testimonials are
published to show what it has done. We
prefer that each sick one should learn
its power by a test. That is the quick
est way to convince you.
So we offer to buy the first bottle and
give it to you to try. Compare it with
common remedies; see how much more
it does Don't cling to the old treat
ments blindly. The scores of diseases
which are due to germs call for a
germicide. Please learn what Li1uo-
zone can do.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Hancock Made Millions.

NJ. T. Hancock who was recently kill
ed in an automobile accident in Cali
fornia, made his millions from a SIM
pie invention--the disk plow He
thought out his idea while driving
mules on his fathers plantation in
Georgia, 25 years ago. He perfected
the invention 10 years later, taking out
his first patent in 1901. His device is
now used I'm all narts of the world.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
A Hind Couufcrfelier

One of the most skillful counterfeit-
ers ever arrested is blind man who
was captured by Government officers
a few weeks ago. He is known as the
man with the velvet touch" and could
engrave die for making counterfeit
coins by passing his fingers over a good
coin and thus securing the mental i'm
preston Of it's details.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
Soc. Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone, and have
never tried it, please send us this cou-
pom. We will then mail you an order
on local druggist for a full-size bot
tie, and will pay the druggist ourselves
for il. This is our free gift. made to
convince you; to let the product itself
show you what it can do. In justice
to yourself, please accept it today, for
il places you under no obligations
whatever.
Liquozone costs SOC and 81.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22

its symptoms. calls for germicide. The
mildness of Liquozone makes some Of
its results seem almost incredible. But
in that mildness lies the power that
germ diseases need. And diseases
which have resisted medicine for years
often yield at once to it.
The National tribune., 1906-02-22
We Will Buy
You a Bottle of Lquozone and Give It You Try.

proves so nearly helpless in germ dis
ease. Liquozone is tonic.