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bees on the ground that they damage the ripe
fruit The crop quickly decreased in size how
ever. that the fruit men glad enough to
have the bees back again. There is Il weles
tnbiiShcd belief that bees puncture grapes in
der to extract the sweet juice but the fallacy of
this belief has been proved beyon4 doubt. Ripe
fruit has been placed inside beehive. with thou
sands of the insects present but II has not been
molcsted. 1t is true that If hornets birds make
holes In grapes. pears other ripe fruit. the bees
will feed on TIE juice which is eNuded. In point
of fact the jaws of the honey bee made
that II would be unable to bite into otherwise
mike holes in fruit, II IL had Il will do so
Orchards in which bees are present In large
numbers almost always much more productive
than those in which only few bees to be
found and many apple growers
Publishing apuricS In or near their orchards. 1t is
not necessary to have the hives actually under the
trees and II muy be better to have them In an nd
joining field If the orchard is be cultivated. as
otherwise the hives might be In the way and the
horses stunE Bees seem Ia have an instructive
dislike for horses and will even attack the bee
keeper sometimes IL he starts to work in the bee
yard when the odor of horses Is upon his clothing
BeckeepinG Is not to be recommended to hostlers
To the orchardst the honey ard wax which he
gets from his bees merely by-products. An
extra yield In fruit is what he is after. And he
gets It, may he judged from an instance cited
by one Of the state experiment stations 1t seems
that two orchards situated in the part of
the country cultivated In exactly the
manner and had the same kinds of trees. Yet
prolific and the other n failure. When the
experiment station, appealed to, the trouble
diagnosed lack of bees to pollinnte the
flowers. "You wrong" the answer was flashed
back. "for there bees in either orchard"
The inspector not convinced. however and
after n search he found very strong colony of
bees In fallen log In one corner of the bearing
orchard. Bees were Immediately installed in the
other orchard by the owner, and result he
ncttcd nearly $1,000 the next scnson-pretty good
Interest Investment "a S1b $50 in bees.
Most people do not know that apple blossom
requires to be fertzed several times in order
produce the best fruit, but this is fact. More
over, the blossoms of some trees must be polniZed
from another source II fruit Is to be set The
work is done largely by honey bees, although wild
bees and other insects help out to some extent
once, as test case, 25SG apple blossoms We're
covered In order to keep the bees away, and only
three apples matured OF course the bee does not
polinize the blossoms purposely. She Is in search
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

taking honey out is no trouble ut all, when bee
escape is used. for the bees do not even know
what is going
The best way to begin Bookkeeping is to buy n
colony two from some up-to-date apiarist In the
ncighborhood hut hive full of bees can be
shipped by express the insects may be bought
by the pound If one already has empty hive.
Indeed, this is practice which is becoming very
common for even experienced beekeepers often
invest in one. two three-pound packages of
bees in order to build up weak colonies. II is not
unusual thing for bees be shipped all the
way from Texas to Canada.
Sometimes wild bees may be captured in the
woods and brought home. Although called wild
bees these honey makers which are found in logs
and hollow trees have escaped from captivity at
some time, for there We're honey bees in this
country until they We're brought here by the Pill
grim Fathers
If the farmer owns more than half dozen colo
nies of bees 1t will pay him to get extractor.
This is n simple device for separating the honey
from the combs the latter being placed in a
frame which revolves at high rate of speed.
the liquid honey being thrown out of the cells
by centrifugal force, Just cream is separated
from milk. Then the combs may be put back in
the hives for the bees to fill again. The farmer
can usually get more honey this way and Will
have less swarming
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al
he cf river.
railroad bridge, driveway
traffic will of
of
April will be of the held this
that atp submarines and other vessels will participate in the
will
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sive to be feasible 1t has to be done in green
houses where Strawberries grown for when
bees are used the fruit is always msshapen. but
the winter Strawberries sell for dollar two
pint
Perhaps 1t may be said without getting anybody
into trouble that the free use of water by spray
ing makes possible some Of the remarkable ex-
hibitions which bees occasionally give. Water Is
not always used, by any MEANS but when it is the
bees rendered surprisingly tractable and doc
lie. There bee tanners however, who
not stung at times Indeed, they may be
stung very often, but they are Injured to the expe
rience and do not even vince And, of course an
experienced beekeeper learns how to handle bees
without making them angry. Furthermore, some
Lees much genter than others. Many times
1t is good plan to kill the queen in n cross col
ony and replace her with young queen from
quiet colony. Yet the cross bees likely to be
among the best honey producers in the apary.
Many farmers fail to succeed with bees simply
because they neglect to learn anything about their
management. 1t is true that bees do not require
great amount of attention and do best when
leSs alone most of the time. Yet there are GER
tain things which have to be done just at the right
time and In just the right way These the few
things that the farmer should know about. In
early spring for example, the bees may easily
starve to death for lack of stores. although they
may have come through the winter safely In that
event they must be fed sugar sirup if no honey
is available. Equal amounts of sugar and water
may be used and it is best to have the water
warmed, but the sugar should never be melted on
the stove, as it is likely to he burned. The sirup
NAV be given in of several different kinds of
feeders but few better than shallow pan
from the ten-cent store with a little excel
sior in it for the bees to walk on. If this pan
filled with sirup is placed on top of the frames
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

These are the times when everybody should
he studying the twenty American republics lying
south of the United States. These are the days
of unprecedented and legitimate opportunity in
Latin America for the commercial and financial
interests OF this country. This present year
should be the beginning of new epoch In the
material. social and political relations of North
und South America.
The next ten years are going to be "all Ameri-
can" yenrs. All America is to attract the atten-
ton OF all Americans. This new development Is
Inevitable. The cause is found in the natural
wealth. resources and potentnlities of Central
and South America their actual commerce and
trade their remarkable progress during recent
years together with the unceasng propaganda
OF the Pan American union which was at first
even ridiculed and little appreciated. but Is now
generally valued and recognized. The occasion
of this new interest at this moment Is the Euro
pean war and the emphasis 1t has placed upon
the geographical segregation and commercial soil
darity of the nations of the western hemisphere.
Consider Latin America in any phase one pre-
fers and II Is worthy of keen interest. Let us
first look Mt 1t geographically and physically. We
see twenty countries ranging in area from little
Salvador, with less than 5000 square miles. or
smpller than Vermont. up mighty Brazil, with
3 100000 square miles, or greater than the United
States proper with Great Britain thrown I'M In
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
Advantages of the Telephone.

Evan p. Stotsenburg, attorney general tells n
story concerning the early days of the telephone
in New Albany.
character of the town. who operated an office
in rooms just above the livery stable, was i'm
pressed with the benefits of the telephone and
had one placed in his office.
Meanwhile the new-fanged instrument also
went into the livery stable. Then the town char
acter sat down and waited for someone to take
advantage of the new instrument. No one did.
One day the telephone bell in the livery stable
however. rang with all It's might.
Hello" yelled the livery stable proprietor
Hello. Yourself" answered the voice of the
town character. upstairs.
Just pass me the broom up through the front
windows. will your said the voice.-Indianapolis
News
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

lying on the Pacific coast of South America Qike
the states of California. Oregon and Washington
on the Pacific slope of the United States)
ing an area of nearly 100000 square miles, more
than that of Texas, and directly tributary to the
Panama canal, bought and sold in foreign com
merce products valued Mt nearly S262, 100000
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

of the hives the bees VIII
quickly take the liquid down
and he tlded over the period
Of famine.
1t is n mistake for any
farmer to try to keep bees
in the old-fashioned box hives
for they cannot be managed
so well and getting the honey
out is likely to be n painful
as we'll as exciting process
Likewise. thousands of bees
are needlessly sacrificed, and
the hives are almost sure to
he neglected. Modern hives
cost but little, yet may be
taken entirely to pieces and
the bees looked over without
the loss of n single one. And
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

preached nearer. Several exception
ally timid women fed, terror-stricken.
A snake on Chestnut street was not
an everyday occurrence.
Finally n group of men, braver
Than their fellows, formed a circle
around the snake. 1t lifted it's head
once, wi-gled Its tail and the crowd
broke for cover. A reserve policeman
approached. took look and advised
the hystnnders to move away.
That's rattlesnake." he said. II
guess l better call for the cruelty
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

the about 20 running high the and
kind of light uodoo work during the latter period The association
a
~ for
in
of the of Of family to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

snnctum Sanctorum, the mHyor OF
flee "A soft answer turneth away
wrath" quotes "Bill," meaning there
by that with the average crank. man
or woman, who comes to see the
mayor about renting city hall or sell
ing him n charm for several millions
whereby his mayoralty chair is insured
to him forever-some of the actual
things that have happened in the past
the best way to handle them Is the
easiest way. Then you get their con-
fidence and their good will. 1--WE have
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

Arkansns. The bridge, with us ap-
proaches. is three miles long, has cost
SS,O00,0O0 and will be fully completed
this winter and formally dedicated
next April. 1t viii have required
three years and half to build. In its
used.
The spans over the channel of the
river total one mile, while on the Ar
kansas side there are two miles of
steel and stone construction over the
low river bank district. The bridge
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

evenings OF their lives in something
else beside idle and eventless days.
Another purpose of the workshop is to
provide light work for men tempo
rarily handicapped by sickness until
they can go back to mans full
fiedged job. The working capacity of
none Of these men is great and their
tasks must be comparatively easy.
AS a result, the workshop schedule
calls for six hours day and the
minimum wage paid is about go cents
a day. The average attendance at the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
Memphis Preparing to Dedicate Immense Bridge

TENNmost the where De Soto stood when he first
the of
Misssppi Tennesee
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
Old Mems Workshop Is Unique New York Charity

NEW YoRKThe Mans WORKSHOP
~ condition of the
chance reman selfsupporng
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

AS ne departed man approached who has known snakes all his
snake and walked He had recognized
smallest of North
believed the
dropped in the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
Little Snake Causes Quakes in the Quaker City

12nch snake wrgged
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

Seventy per cent of the worlds cork supply il
said to be produced in Spain and Portugal
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
Cranks and "Buqs" nfest Gotham's City Hall

NEW YORK-As MOTH city hall attract
who guards that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
BY ROBERT Il. MouLroN.

in this country are just
coming to realize the debt which
they owe to the honey bee. 1t
has long been understood, of
course, that this busy little in
sect fertilizes the blossoms of ap-
pie and other fruit trees and so
helps to increase the crop. yet
the bee has seldom been credited
with doing so much good as is
actually the case. Indeed, In
times past some fruit growers
have sought to get rid of the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
MAKE GOOD DAIRY
FEEn

Corn is not necessary in order to
make Northern Minnesota the Den
mark Of America. Rutabagas make a
good substitute for corn on newly
cleared land which will not grow corn
for silage proitably, according to ex-
periments at the North Central Ex-
pertinent Station, Grand Rapids.
AS succulent feed for dairy cows,
young stock and hogs, a twenty ton
crop Of rutabagas is equivalent to a
twelve-ton crop of corn. With clover
hay and oats they make balanced "a
ton. Twenty pounds of clover, fifty
pounds OF rutabagas, and six pounds
Of oats make an ample dairy ration for
a COW giving thirty pounds Of milk
containing per cent of butter rat.
From fifteen to twenty tons of roots
an acre IS the average yield in North
ern Minnesota on MANFRED land. So,
an acre-yield, on the average, will pro-
vide fifty pounds dailv to each of three
COWS for seven or eight months.
Rutabagas may be planted any time
in June. The seed bed should be thor
; oughly prepared. One and a half
pounds Of seed will SOW an acre and
seed can be bought at so to 70 cents a
pound. An ordinary grain drill with
a grass-seeder attachment is a good
machine for sowing. Three out Of ev-
cry four holes should be stopped up
in seven-inch drill. This viii make
the rows twenty-eight inches apart.
In six-inch drill, four out of every
F.; five holes should be stopped. The seed
drill can then be set as for clover
seed, of course setting it for four or
five times the amount Indicated in the
register, as only one-fourth or one-ffth
OF the holes are left open.
The plants may be thinned with a
hoe. A strong plant at from every
nine to twelve inches will give the
largest yield. Cultivation should be
like that Of potatoes. When ready to
harvest, the tops may be cut off with
a hoe and the roots dug up with a
potato digger.
The roots may be stored in a cellar
or root house, which saves the expense
Of silo.
The dairymen of Denmark and
neighboring countries grow little corn
and depend largely upon rutabagas fol-
feed for their herds. Young animals
wintered on rutabagas make faster
gains when turned out on pasture il
the spring than stock on grain.-Ott<
I. Bergh, superintendent North Contra
Experiment station, Grand Rapids
MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
A FREAK OF NATURE

Long Prairie Leader: John Siegel
is proudly exhibiting to all interested
a freak specimen Of the bovine king
dom in the shape of thorobred short
horn calf, the animal being out Of the
ordinary in that it's heart is placed
peculiarly. There is a bunch on the
right side Of the animals neck, which
upon being examined, proved to be
the heart, which may be plainly de-
termined by the pulsations as we'll as
by its contour and size. The heart is
situated just in front Of the animal s
breast bone, and aside from the fact
that it gives the calf deformed ap-
pearance and that it prevents the
calf from moving it's head except to-
ward the side Of the body on which
the heart is situated, there seems
nothing else out Of the ordinary.
Many from the village have been
out to the Seigel farm to see the freak
animal, and all have pronounced it
one Of the most unusual things which
has ever come to their observation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
DIXYILLE

May 3O.-Mrs. j. A.. Thoen left for
Seattle, Wash, last week, where she
will visit with relatives for some time.
Aug. Sauer purchased new Max
we'll car last week.
Mrs. Ida Mowan went to Morrill, last
Tuesday to visit with friends for a
few weeks.
Chance Parkins and Peter Houn
motored to Rices in the formers car
Friday.
The school closed in district No. IS
last Friday, with picnic. Miss
Emma Ellis was the teacher.
Some Of our young folks took in
the barn dance, held at Morrill, Sunday
evening, and all report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Parkins called on
Geo. Denzen and wife Sunday.
Theo. Pohlkamp and son Will motor
ed to St. Cloud Monday.
Otto Kurtsahn returned from Pine
River Monday, where he has been the
past winter.
Most Of the farmers are planting
corn during this weather.
Some of our folks took in the show
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
Accounts Payable
RIPLEY

May 31.-Wm. Gaboury left last
Tuesday for Tower City, where he will
be employed.
Joe Pusc took load of oats to Lit
tie Falls Tuesday.
Mrs. Martineau, who was confined
to the hospital for some time, returned
to her home Saturday.
David Gaboury made a business trip
to Little Falls last Friday.
Frank Lutzke went to Little Falls
Friday evening to take in the dance.
He reports a very good time.
Those who were in Little Falls last
Saturday were Jerome Martineau,
Mr.. Sandwich, Erick Poissant and
daughter Ora and Mrs. Frederick and
son Frank.
Joe Labrie and brother David each
took a load Of wheat 20 Little Falls
Saturday.
Charley Rychner Of Belle Prairie
bought load Of hay from Joe Pusc
last Saturday.
The Sunday afternoon hail storm
was the worst we have had for a num-
Der Of years.
Jerome Martineau made a business
trip to Little Falls last Monday.
Hector Ledoux lost one Of his best
horses Monday morning. The horse
died suddenly.
Joe Labrie took load Of wheat to
Little Falls Wednesday,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
sKMPING FOOD OF COLT Is *
PENS1VE

It is a poor policy to skimp the
colts feed, says j. S. Montgomery Of
the animal husbandry division Of the
Minnesota college Of agriculture. The
feed and care a colt gets the first
years and half Of its life determines
largely what it will be at maturity,
Mr.. Montgomery says.
elf the mare is worked, keep the
colt in cool, dark stall during the
days. he suggests. "For the first
few weeks after foaling, bring the
mare to the barn and allow the colt
to suckle. Do this in the middle of
the forenoon and in the middle Of the
afternoon, as well as at morning,
noon and night.
Encourage the colt to eat early,
preferably feeding crushed oats and
bran in equal parts. Let him have al.
fsifa and clover hay as soon as he
will eat it. Experience shows that
a ration Of corn and alfalfa gives bet
ter results than ration of corn and
timothy or prairie hay.'
Mr.. Montgomery says the best ra-
ton for the colt during the summer
is good pasture grass. Maximum
growth comes with feeding Of some
grain with the pasture grass. Horses
and colts in the pasture should be
given ready access to fresh, cool, clean
water and to salt. A colt stunted ear.
ly never fully RECEIVERS, he says.
A little attention to the feet of the
colt will greatly repay by better feet
and legs in the mature horse, Mr..
Montgomery thinks. The heels should
be trimmed, he says, for they soon he.
come high, narrow and rolled under
and the toes should not be allowed to
grow abnormally long.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
PIKE CREEK

May 31.-Miss Helen Lepinski of
Little Falls closed successful term of
school Friday in district No. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Sobiech of Two
Rivers visited Saturday and Sunday
with friends ad relatives here.
Miss Frances Sobiech of Little Falls
was guest Of Miss Stella Wielinski
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krause and fam
lily Of Little Falls spent Sunday at the
home Of his parents.
Steve Ringwelski called Sunday on
his cousin, Thomas Krause.
Miss Mary Wielinski of Little Falls
visited Sunday at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Copa spent Sunday
at the home of A. Krause.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
PAGE SEVEN

Miss Helen Hoeglund Of st. Cloud
normal visited Miss Stone Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Chapman is spending sew
eral weeks at Walker.
Rev. Galbraith and family visited
at the home Of J. R. Stone Tuesday.
Frank Puchalla went to Royalton
Wednesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
WEST BELLEVUE =; !.

May 31.-Mrs. j. w. Denny is here
from st. Cloud visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. FISHERMAN WIS.,
tied at the home Of T. Coenen Sunday.
Miss Pearl Trask Of Kelliher arriv-
60 here last week for several weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02
PARIS GREEN HIGH-USE LEAD
ARSENATE

Paris green is now at prohibitive
price for spraying plants. Arsenate
of lead can be used as a substitute,
however.
Arsenate Of lead is sold either dry
or in the form Of paste. Dry, it
costs about 20 cents pound; and in
the paste form it costs from 9 to IL
cents.
In the dry form it may be used
either mixed with dust or air-slacked
lime, the same proportions being used
as for Paris green. It may be mixed
with water at the rate of one and a
half pounds of arsenate to fifty gal
Ions Of water.
In the paste form, usually sold in
small pals, it is to be mixed with
water at the rate Of three pounds to
fifty gallons of water.
AS well as being cheaper by one.
third than Paris green arsenate of
lead may give better results. It is less
likely to burn the foliage of the plants
and sticks to the leaves better.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-06-02

Has the lawn been raked clean,
holes filed up and all made ready for
the mowers Start the mower early.
Protect the birds. Give them
houses and shrubbery and they will
work for You and give you entertain
ment. Place a pan Of water where
they can drink and battle.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
BRITISH REFUSED
TO SAVE GERMANS

Berlin, by wireless TO Sayville.-
Comparisons with the Baralong case,
In which British sailors refused quar-
ter to drowning German seamen. ac-
cording TO official German statements.
are drawn by German newspapers in
discussing the missing Zeppelin Liz.
Tho Overseas News Agency summar-
lies the case In this wise:
German naval airship Liz has not
returned from a accommodating trip.
a British news agency reports that
the airship and her crew we're seen
drifting In the North sea by the Eng.
lish trawler King stephen. from
Grimsby. and that the airshlp crew.
cllnging to the parts above the water
OF the halfsubmerged craft. asked for
rescue, which was refused by the
British crew, the British sailors CIV
ing as reason for their refusal that
the German crew outnumbered them"