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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
.A BEES 5.
|Fysr-\rz AND :
+; BEE KEEPING
MORE WILD BEES THAN EVER.
Hunting for Profit Thing Of Past, ow-
Ing to the Passing Of the
Great Forests.


1t is commonly thought that with
the passing away of larger timber the
wild bees would have to go; but such
is not the case. There are more wild
bees to-day than there were 30 years
ago.
At that time trees had but little
value, and the bee hunter found no
trouble In cutting a bee tree wherever
1t was found, and many men followed
bee hunting for profit and pleasure,
and as the bees we're more often found
In large trees with decaying limbs or
trunks they became an easy mark for
the hunter who understood their
habits.
Now all timberland is under fence
and the cutting of tree on another
mans land often ends in trouble.
Bee hunting is a thing of the past,
but the bees are here more plentiful
than ever. The old-time colony with
80 and 100 pounds of honey is not
found. They have been compelled to
use the smaller trees for storehouses,
which soon become overstocked and
a new home must be found. Thus the
colonies are smaller and more numer-
Gus.
In removing the timber from three
acres OF land the owner found nine
trees with bees and honey. OF these
nine trees the largest amount of honey
stored was about ten pounds, and on
two of the trees the bees were storing
honey by building it fast to small
twigs outside the hollow in a tree.
The old-time bee hunter knew his
business well, and many were the
ways he had of finding the stored
sweets.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
UNCERTAINTY.
Why Brother WaIIoon Was Mighty
Mixed In His Mind.


Brother Cyphers un'erstand sab.
dat yo' son-de one wild de big ears
has done Hoped wild dat. ar yallah-
completed young lady ellercutionist
dat give de entertainment at de church
tudder night? Well. now, II it's a far
question, what does yo' oppose to do
bout It?
Brother Walloon-U Uh-well, sab. rs
nightly mixed in muh mind. Dat
boy had de most promisin' appetite
yo' ever seed on a young pusson.
schooled him, I did, plumb th'oo sus-
traction, perdition, adoption. amputa-
ton, and all sich as dat twell he
wasn't good for nuthin' in de world
but to pink de gee-tyah and sing tam
ner in de barbah-shop quahtette. And
II / was plumb sho' de lady wouldn't
never fotch him back, an could whup
him as well as out-talk him, muh mind
would be at rest: and I'd send muh
aughtah-in-de-law muh puffound
blessin' an a fine fou' u'-dollah clock,
SOS she could allus have de erect
time to beat de scoun'rel by!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
Makes Disseminated Bees.

The process of secreting wax and
building comb is slow. hence every
empty cell in the brood chamber, and
often perhaps those In which eggs
have been laid. are speedily filled
with honey. AS fast as the brood in
the outer circle of the brood nest
matches, the comb is filled and sealed,
while all through the nest are cells
filled temporarily, especially in the
later part OF the day. Often there
is scarcely a cell left In which the
queen can lay an egg. AS a result 1t
is easy to see that we have here a
state OF things that makes queen and
bees alike uneasy and discontented,
hence the impulse to swarm.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
"Tooked Il Off"

A little girl, aged three. had been
left in the nursery by herself. and her
brother arrived to find the door closed.
place:
81 wants to tum in. Cissie"
But you tan't' tum in, Tom"
But l wants to-"
We'll, Use in my nightie gown, an
nurse says little boys mustn't see lit.
tie girls in their nightie gowns"
After an astonished and reflective
silcence on Toms side of the door,
the miniature Eve announced triumph
antly, you tan tum in now, Tom;
looked 1t off!"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
The Winter Rest.

The necessity of conserving the
heat in the brood chamber is evident;
and the Importance of double walls
and coverings of nonconductive ma
terials is recognized. But as a Ure-
liminary to packing the bees up snug
ly for their winter rest, the size Of
the brood-nest should be limited to
the size of the cluster; for instance,
if there are only bees to cover six
frames in September, it is folly to al
low them nine or ten. or even more.
1t is seldom that more than seven or
eight frames are necessary for an Or
dinary colony. and the removal of
superfluous frames should be the first
step to successful wintering, so that
the space in which cold air can circu.
late may be reduced IS much as pos
sible, with view to lessening the &C
tiyity of the bees, and the consequent
consumption of stores. 1t is from all
points of view better to allow each to
stand and take its chance without a
lot Of coddling, unless 1t is to preserve
valuable queens.
Where the location is subject to
winds, and even if it is not, a wind
break should be provided; cold winds
are disastrous upon an apiary in the
early spring. A win-break of ever
greens does not cost much. and is
perpetual after 1t is once put down.
One consisting of barn and out build
ings, with an OCCASIONAL stretch of
board fence on the north and west
sides would be equally effective-F.
G. Herman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
As Represented.

Irate Stranger Look here.
thought you told me that dog bought
from you had good many fine points.
of arrows.
Mountaineer Pete-Those be the
fine points, stranger He tackled a
porcupine the day before you bought
him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28

Three thousand copies Of the Okla.
homa game laws, printed in the Choc-
taw and Cherokee languages. have
been sent 10 southeastern Oklahoma
for distribution among the Indians.
The Oklahoma Indian believes that
his right to hunt Ii based only upon
divine laws.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
A Close Observer.

Schoolmaster tat end of object les
SOM Now. can any OF you tell me
what water is?
Small and Grubby Urchin-Please,
teacher. waters what turns black
black when you puts your hands in i'll
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
How to prevent swarming when

How to prevent swarming when
working for comb honey. and not at
the same time seriously interfere with
honey storing. is a problem. writes r.
G. Herman. The way We prevent
swarming is briefly this; allowing un-
restricted room for brood rearing by
placing an empty body OF combs un-
der the hive proper. then to keep the
bees from filling 1t with honey, have
plenty OF storage room above.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
What He Missed.

Miss Peachley-Do you believe in
co-education, Mr.. Higgins?
Mr.. Huggins-Indeed | do. | shall
never forgive myself for neglecting
to take a postgraduate course A. Vas
sar
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
Prevents Grease SCATTERING.

Have perforated covers for the fry
ing pan. so the grease will not splat
ter on the stove. The holes allow the
steam to escape. and do not prevent
the food from browning. Any lid that
will fit over the pan may be perforat.
ed by punching holes in II with a naI
or ice pick and hammer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ERIE TRAINS.

Trains leave at S:25 a. m. and
PAS p. m.
Sundays at 2:4S p. m.
Trains arrive at 1:40 and sos
p. m.
Saturdays, arrives at 3:45 and
leaves at 7:10.
Sundays at 7:e2 D. m.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
Just So.

Little willie-Sa pa. what is a
synonym?
PA synonym. my son. is a word
that can be used in place OF another
when you don't know how to spell
the other"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
Can You Beat LII

Mabel-So you and Jack don't
speak. What's the troublef
Marjory-We had a dreadful quar-.
rel about which loved the other most.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
Do You Suffer from
PiIeSor HemOrrhOidS?

Hemorrhoids, commonly called Piles,
cause untold agony to the victim. II ne
elected, the condition always grows worse
with every attack, until the only recourse
is an operation. You may think that you
are predisposed to piles, and that nothing
you can do will prevent them, but this is
not true. The one certain cause of Piles
is constipation, and if vou will keep your
bowels open and regular by taking Smiths
Pineapple and Butternut Pills you will not
only avoid this painful and dangerous
disease, but your whole general health will
greatly improve.
A torpid, inactive liver goes hand in
hand with constipation. Smiths Pine
apple and Butternut Pills are composed of
the two great vegetable agents, pineapple
for the stomach, liver and gastric secre-
tions, and butternut for the mucous men,
brane, circulation and bowels, and always
give best results - they are Natures own
laxative. Physicians use and recommend.
They form no habit. You should always
keep them on hand. These little Vegeta-
bic Pills will ward off MANY ills.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
OF Interest
to Women
81 T.

Wholesale Business Built Up in Ten
Years BY Two Women-Result Of
an Original Investment in Stocks
on a Capital of 81 .25-Travel To.
eether Annually Through Europe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28

Seedie-So the moths caused the loss
of your spring overcoat?
Hardup-Yes. They ate hole
through the ticket.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
METEOR PATHS.
why They Seem to Change Direction
and Pace.

WHY is it that the points in the SKY
from which shooting stars appear to ra-
date change places slowly in some cases
from day to day, while in others they re-
main stationary? This is due. Prof
Pickering of Harvard has recently told
us. to the relative dispositions of the
earth's orbit and that of the swarm to
which the meteors belong. Says a writer
in Cosmos:
1t is well known that meteors belong
ing to the same system of shooting stars
describe paths that are parallel one to
another When they enter our atm0S-
phere, they appear to diyerge from Il sin
gle point of the heavens called a radi-
ant. The position of this point depends
on the motion of the earth combined
with that of the meteors. and if the
meteoric swarm is sufficiently extensive
TO require several days for the earth to
traverse it, the position of the point Of
emanatlon changes, because the direc-
ton of the earth's motion alters dur
ing TINS time, on account of the Curya-
ture of the orbit. In the case of the Per-
seids, for instance. which are visible dur
ing two or three weeks in July and An
gust, the position of the radiant is dis
placed by about a degree Il day, because
the direction of the earth deviates APP
proXlmately by the same quantity. This
is a well known fact
Nevertheless, Mr.. Dennmg. who for
many years has devoted himself espe-
cially to the study of meteors. has many
times observed stationary meteoric radi-
ants. The shooting stars that proceed
from these particular points must thus
move III a direction that remains the
same for days or weeks. Several other
observers have also noted this curious
phenomenon, but none of the numerous
explanations hitherto advanced has been
confirmed.
The Astronomical Bulletin of France
reports new explanation made by Prof
w. II. Pickering; it is the more worthy
of interest in that it is based on our
present knowledge of meteoric orbits
The meteors describe eliiptieal orbits, in
cl:ned slightly or not at all to the plane
Sf the terrestrial orbit, and they move in
tue same direction as the earth, so that
their radiant appears stationary Liter
airy Digest
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
Bridge Grating.

Where trees are found girdled in
the spring. the only method of saving
them is by the practice of what is
known as degrading
II young trees be girdled in late
spring just as growth is beginning,
they may be successfully treated by
binding about the wounded parts a
heavy covering of smooth, tenacious,
soft clay. 1t is safer, however, to in
sert few long scions, as shown in
the accompanying picture. The sap
circulation of the tree, cut of by the
wound made by the rodents, is re-
stunned through the scions, which be-
come part of the tree-enlarging
and growing together until, In after
years, only a slight enlargement or
bulge" on the trunk of the tree thus
treated will be noticeable.
In bridge-grafting the wounds
should be made clean and smooth with
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

Contract and for Remuneration you
shall pay me One Cent for the First
Week. Two Cents for the Second Week,
-Four for the Third. Eight for the Fourth,
and SO on, Doubling the Amount for
each of Fifty-two Weeks. OF course, to-
wards the End of the Year, the Amount
will be much Larger, but in the Mean
time you will he having the Use of the
Money How does this Proposition strike
your"
The Millionaire thought a Moment, and
the Idea sounded Good to him. Wait,
he said; and Hurriedly he took pencil
and paper and did some figuring. He
found that at the end Of Ten Weeks
the Man would have drawn altogether
Only $1023. so the Millionaire hesitated
no longer, but drew up and signed the
necessary Documents.
This is all of the Story, except that at
the End of the Year the Employe had
all of his Employers Hundred Million
Dollars. and the ex-Millionaire owed him
$40. 035. 796, 273, 704.95, besides.
The moral of this Fable is that it
doesn't pay TO be Pig.-Lippincott's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
Poultry Pickings.

Watch closely and mark the hen
that is laying an egg each day. She
is the kind you want to perpetnate
in the flock
Weed out the hens that lay the
small-sized eggs They are the IN
profitable ones and never will i'm.
prove the quality of the flock.
There are some poultrymen who adj.
vocate pullets for breeders instead Of
yearling hens. 1t is generally found
that well-developed fowls make the
most prolific breeders.
If you have both pullets and old
hens in your flock keep close watch
and see which one is laying the NOS,
eggs. A little knowledge along TINS
line may assist next season in select
ing flock of winter layers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

he didn't believe that she was his new
landlady AT all. His arguments and
protests were useless, however, for in
the end he was forced TO hand over the
$40 and received a receipt for the same.
Then the woman left him after thanking
him for the good time he had given ner
Everal paid the SD dinner check atD
then left the restaurant with Jhn intPn-
zion Of returning home, cursing all WON
en- in general and his new landiady in
particular.
Just as he got out Of the door he was
seized by a couple of policemen. who
eruffly Informed him that the best thing
he could do was to come along with
them peacefully.
He was hauled off to the police station
and charged with stealing taXicab.
exceeding the speed limit with same.
and for disorderly conduct. After much
argument he was made To pay fine of
SO and 50 for the time he had used the
cab When he walked out of the sta
ton house he didn't have cent of the
$50 he had found.
When he reached his boarding house
and climbed up the stairs to his room
he found a letter under the door. which
read:
MIR Overall, your new landlady re-
quests the immediate payment of $40
the last six weeks. If same is not forth
coming by tomorrow night at the latest
your room will be rented TO someone
more desirable. Arthur +. Whitney in
the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

The silo is a text which is always
inspiring to the man who knows its
value and it cannot be preached from
too often, writes S. c. Miller. Wher-
ever 1t is seen it denotes farming,
1t solves the problem of turning into
the highest efficiency that portion of
the corn crop which fails to reach the
desired maturity as feed. The silo
can be filled at less expense than the
same amount of dry feed can be cared
for and 1t makes better feed. This
is, after all, the main point to con-
slider. Dairymen have learned that
when COWS are kept in the stable for
five to seven months they cannot re-
turn as satisfactory profits If they are
confined to a ration of dry feed alone.
Ensilage gives succulence and is very
much easier to masticate and digest
than dry corn fodder. There is also
a great saving of labor in feeding en-
silage, over feeding dry corn fodder.
The initial expense keeps many silo
from decorating the landscape, but
1t is good practice to economic In
other directions to provide for it. Once
built and rightly built it will not have
to be renewed for many years, so the
cost is spread out so thinly that 1t
cuts no great figure in the business
Of feeding.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
THE CARDINAL.

In the breezy blue of the April weather.
When each sun-ray seemed a golden blade.
l caught the CLEAN Of crimson feather
Deep In forest glade.
There was just the hint of the rattle out
breaking
OF beryl buds on the beechen boughs.
And roster CLINT on the naples making
Their whispered yernal VOWS.
Then sudden the CLEAN grew glowing
vision
Of shimmering wing and of shining breast
As though from out of some realm elySiaD
Had futtered this feathered guest -
A radiant spirit with song for guerdon,
plaintive, penetrant, minor strain,
Yet one that bore no quaVering burden
OF human want or pain
Just the voice of the April weather.
With it's faint but passionate under-thriu.
That told of the tide Of the loosened
tether
And the reawakened will
Then the bird was gone, with its song and
splendor,
Adown watt of the April wind,
Yet something stirring, Il something
tender.
Was left in its flight behind
Both TO eye and to ear had it clearly
spoken,
Bidding the heart of wanderer know
That the bond of beauty is never broken
AS the Apris come and go.
Clinton Scotland in Lippincotts.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
MILLS HOTEL FOR HORSES.
Indiana Business Man Landlord to Poor
but Deserving Beasts.

A sort of Mills hotel for horses has
been opened i'll Evansville, Ind. 1t is the
scheme of Adolph Meier, described as a
successful business man of that city.
When Mr. Meier first thought of
starting in as Il benevolent landlord 10
poor but deserving work horses he visited
other cities for the purpose of getting
ideas, but found that there is no such in
stitution as he intended to maintain. Ac-
cordingly his first step was To enlarge Il
barn he had on his own city property
Stalls, both of the box and open de
sign to the number of fifty were built.
convenient watering troughs were dis
tributed through the place and many
windows were inserted in the walls. says
Vogue What Mr., Meier eventually
hopes to do is to form company of bust
nessmen and incorporate this cheap hotel
for horses, the owners to pay for the
feed consumed, computed at cost price,
but the expense of running the barn to
be borne by Mr.. Melzer.
If an owner Is too poor to pay for the
anlmaFs suStenance plan will be de-
vised whereby he can give labor of some
kind, and i'll certain instances if a pro
jecfed investigat ting committee find him
verify lie will not be required to pay
until comparatively prosperous.
Mr.. Meier besides looking after the
health of his equine boarders will require
that they have comfortable harness. as
Sisting owners to provide il if they are
unable to do So. He is also planning to
give every OyerwOrked Evansville horse
q few weeks vacation on a farm and to
secure more stringent state laws in re
gard TO the protection of animals. Vogue
thinks that Mrs. Huntington Smiths
tBoston) Home for Rest of Horses is the
only institution resembling the Evans
Y lie philanthropy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22
Renting n Farm.

The following is from the Almanac
and Encyclopedia for 1910, published
by the International Harvester Com
pany:
THE greatest risk is always on tn,
landlords side In the rental of prom
erty. He is putting his property into
the possession and care of another
who may be person Of doubtful utiI,
ity. 1t is well to observe these rules
and cautions: Do not trwst to a yer
bal lease-let it be in writing, signed
and sealed. Its stipulations then be-
come commands and can be enforced
Let it be signed In duplicate, so that
each party may have an original
BE careful in selecting your tenant.
There is more in the man than there
is in the bond. Insert such covenants
as to repairs, manner of use, and in
restraint of waste as the circum-
stances call for. AS to particular slip
lations examine leases drawn by those
who have had long experience in rent,
| ing farms, and adopt such as meet
your case. There should be covenants
against assigning and undertaking
IF the tenant Is of doubtful respon.
sibility, make the rent payable in in
stallments. A covenant that the crops
shall remain in the lessons till the
lessee's contracts with him have been
| fulfilled is valid against the lessee
creditors. In the ordinary case of
renting farms on shares the courts
will treat the crops as the joint prop
erty Of lord and tenant, and thus pro
tect the formers rights Every lease
should contain stipulations for forfeit
ure and re-entry in case of non-pay-
ment or breach of any covenants.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

The removal of the personal property
tax on property credits and money. as
commonly now understood. would make
for Il higher public morality. 1t would
make the work of the assessor lighter
and would not in auywiSe reduce the vol
una of money raised from taxation, only
the adjustment might he some different
If the state is to have an income tax it
must conform to the spirit of Mr.. Hau-
gems letter lin the Free Press ana at
the same time abolish the personal prop
erty and credit tax. In truth this tax
should he abolished an~w precisely as
per the recommendation of orr first tax
Observation-Disclosures journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

Authorities say that fresh manure
loses in the process Of decay from 20
to 70 per cent of its original weight.
Some tests conducted by the Cornell
Experiment Station showed that two
tons of horse manure exposed in
pile for five months lost 81 per cent of
it's gross weight, 60 per cent of its
nitrogen, AZ per cent of It's potash
Five tons of COW manure exposed for
the same length of time in a compact
pile lost, through teaching and dissi.
patton of gases, 40 per cent in gross
weight, Al per cent of it's nitrogen,
10 per cent of its phosphoric acid and
s per cent of its potash.
A ton of average fresh horse ma
nure from animals fed on ordinary
balanced ration, contains about 10
pounds potash.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

This is a troublesome pest and hard
to fight Clean cutting, especially in
ridge culture. keeps them we'll under
control in spring, but considerable
harm is done later on by slugs or
larvae. Poultry are very fond of these
beetles, and a few fowls will soon
capture the matured insects If allowed
in a garden bed. An extensive grover
Of asparagus in Massachusetts finds
that most of the beetle eggs have been
sucked dry and destroyed by a species
of small fly. which has made its ap-
pearance for the first time in large
numbers this year.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-22

sharp knife and covered entirely
with grating wax The scions should
be cut trifle longer than the span
to be bridged, so that, when they are
inserted, their curving form will tend
to keep them firmly fixed in position.
The two ends of the scions are cut to
thin wedge form. Incisions are
made in the bark with a narrow chisel
those above the wound sloping up.
ward and those below sloping down
ward. Insert the scions firmly and
wax h avily and securely all wounds
made in the operation, especial care
being exercised to press the wax firm
~ and neatly about the points Of I'M
Ion of scions with the body of the
tree.