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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-10

In the business meeting OF the Wom-
ans Missionary Association OF tho
United Brethren church, which was
entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
r. L. Cosgrove at her home, BOT South
Second street, Mrs. Robert Kemper was
elected secretary to succeed Mrs.
Cosgrove. who resigned on account of
poor health. At the close Of the af-
ternoon the hostess was assisted in
serving refreshments by her sister, Mrs.
Nick Schmelz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-10

Mrs. George M. Lyon left FRIDAY
night for Minneapolis to visit several
weeks with her son, Burke, and his
family. She was accompanied by Miss
Vera Guthrie, a teacher in Franklin
school, who will visit in Minneapolis
for a few days and then go to her home
in Andover, S. ..
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

bees the ground that they damage the ripe
fruit. The crop quickly decreased in size, how
ever, that the fruit men were glad enough to
have the bees back again. There is welles-
tabllshed belief that bees puncture grapes in
der to extract the sweet juice, but the faacy Of
this belief has been proved beyond doubt. Ripe
fruit has been placed inside beehive, with thou
sands of the insects present, but 1t has not been
moested. 1t is true that If hornets or birds make
holes in grapes, pears other ripe fruit the bees
Will feed on the juice which is eXuded. In point
of fact, the jaws of the honey bee are made
that 1t would be unable to bite into otherwise
make holes in fruit even If 1t had will to do So
Orchards in which bees are present In large
numbers are almost always much more productive
than those In which only few bees are to be
found and many apple growers
tablishing aparies in or near their orchards is
not necessary to have the hives actually under the
trees and 1t may be better to have them in an ad-
Joining field If the orchard is to be cultivated
otherwise the hives might be in the way apd the
horses stung Bees seem to have 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
Bookkeeping is not to be recommended to hostlers
To the orchnrdst the honey and which he
gets from his bees are merely by-products. An
extra yield in fruit is what he is after. And he
gets it, as may be judged from an instance cited
by one Of the state experiment stations. 1t seems
that two orchards situated in the same part of
the country were cultivated in exactly the same
manner and had the same kinds of trees. Yet one
was prolific and the other failure. When the
experiment station appealed to, the trouble
diagnosed lack of bees to pollinnte the
flowers. You wrong" the answer flashed
back "for there bees In either orchard"
The inspector was not convinced, however, and
after n search he found very strong colony of
bees in fallen log in corner of the bearing
orchard. Bees Immediately Installed In the
other orchard by the owner. and result he
netted nearly $1,000 the next season-pretty good
interest investment OF S15 $50 in bees.
Most people do not know that apple blossom
requires to be fortified several times in order
produce the best fruit, but this is fact More
over the blossoms of some trees must be pollinized
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 a test case. 1856 apple blossoms were
covered in order to keep the bees away, and only
three apples mntured. OF course the bee does not
ponize the blossoms purpOsely. She is in search
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
- Our Opportunity In Latin America ::

all, they spread nearly 100000 square miles,
or three times the connected area of the United
States They contain mountains higher, rivers
longer and more navgable valleys wider and
more fertile. and climates more varied than those
of the United States.
starts the small end of the list with 100000 in
habitants, and Brazil tops 1t with 2OOOOOOO. All
Latin America supports today approximately
population of 75OOO,OOO. which is increasing by
reproduction faster than is the population of the
United States. When the new emigration from
Europe starts in after the war, and when the
Panama canal Is in full by the shipping Of
peaceful Europe, this total may soon Overtake and
pass that of the big sister nation of North Amer
lea.
We almost astonished by the figures of
Latin-American commerce. They make respect
many of the southern republics and peoples, even
If some other influences may not be so favorable
Last year the twenty southern neighbors of the
United States, through sheer strength and capac
iy, pushed up the total of their foreign trade to
the huge of nearly $1,000, 100000. This was
divided almost equally between exports and I'M
ports, with the actual balance of trade in their
favor. Argentina, for example, with an ambitious
vigorous and prosperous people numbering about
nine millions of souls, conducted foreign COM
merce valued at the surprising total of 100000,
900, which makes an average of about 800 per
head Chile, land of achievement and promise
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
n Shaw was too dead to appre.

william Shaw was too dead to appre-
ciate II.
Shaw was a quiet, Industrious, God
fearing man who occupied one side of
a double house in Edinburgh, his
daughter Catherine being his house
keeper. She was beautiful girl, who
had many suitors, and, with per-
versity that has distinguished many
beautiful girls since the world was
new she chose as her favorite man
who was unworthy. He was fond of
holding high wassail with reckless COM
panions, he looked upon honest toll as
a nuisance, and there were many sto-
ries concerning his criminal exploits.
Catherine had winning smiles for this
undesirable citizen, but she had moth
ing but frowns for certain Aleck
Graham who wanted to marry her so
bad that his bosom ached.
Aleck was all young man should
be. He worked like Sam Hill and
saved his money and already owned
considerable property. He had no bad
habits and he was handsome and agree
able. Many a damsel longed to be his
bride, but he yearned for Catherine
and Catherine yearned for her black
sheep.
It is not strange that William Shaw
was grieved and aggravated. Any safe
and sane parent would be incensed
over such condition of affairs. Many
and many a time he talked to Gather
ine, pleading and arguing with her, try
ing to induce her to appreciate the
merits of Graham. and to turn the 9TH
er man down. Neither is 1t strange If
he lost his temper once in while
when the girl stubbornly protested that
she'd marry the man of her choice OF
die an old maid.
The other side of the double house
was occupied by man named Morri
son, and it ,eems clear that Mr.. Nor
rison had long nose and longer ears
for when the trouble came upon Shaw
Morrison could repeat from memory
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
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of nectar from which to make honey, but all I'M
consciously she brushes the pollen from one flower
and carries 1t along to another. thus carrying on
her part of natures plan The value derived from
the cross fertilization of blossoms in this way is
probably much greater than that of all the honey
and wax made by the total of all the bees in
the country.
1t is practically impossible to grow cucumbers
in the greenhouse unless bees are depended upon
to fertilize the blossoms and the market gar
deners obliged to yield tribute to this useful
insect. Even in the dead Of winter. with snow
drifts six feet high outside, thousands of bees are
to be found flying around In the great glass houses
where cucumbers produced for the exclusive
winter trade. 1t is true that the bees get but lit
tie nectar from the blossoms and have to be fed
on sugar sirup but they accomplish the purpose
of transferring pollen from one flower to another.
OF course this work might be done artificially.
That is a man might go from one blossom to an
other with small brush and transfer the pollen.
but the process would be tedious and too expen-
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

taking honey out is trouble at all, when a bee
escape is used for the bees do not even know
what is going
The best way to begin Bookkeeping is to buy
colony two from some up-tO-date apiarist in the
neighborhoOd but hive full of bees can be
shipped by express the insects may be bought
by the pound IL one already has an 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 1t is not
an unusual thing for bees to 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 were honey bees in this
country until they were brought here by the Pill
grim Fathers.
If the farmer owns more than half dozen colo
MES of bees 1t will pay him to get an extractor.
This is n simple device for separating the honey
from the combs. the latter being placed in
frame which revOlves ut high rate Of speed.
the liquid honey being thrown out of the wax 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
usually get more honey this way and will
have less swarming
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
A JOKE ON JUSTICE.
3s,s.s<ssI(
I O0aAAenA 0l04Nl

For weeks the body of william Shaw
bet near Edinburgh. In daylight and
darkness, in sunshine and storm, the
poor husk of that unfortunate man
swung and creaked. Such a spectacle
was not uncommon two hundred years
ago. but usually the victim had friends
or sympathizers, who gave the passing
tribute of tear. william Shaw, how
ever, was an object of general execra-
ton; and passersby shook their fists
at his swaying form and said his fate
was too good for him. Parents took
their children to see that shriveled relic
Of humanity, for no moral lessons could
be too violent In those days, and eau
toned them to mark and remember the
punishment of man who slew his own
daughter, as bonnie a lass as there
was in Edinboro town.
Then one day a clergyman and sew
eral officers of the law, followed by
many citizens, went to that wayside
gibbet and tenderly took down all that
was left Of William Shaw. The re-
mains were borne to the consecrated
ground of church cemetery, and there
buried with all pious forms. The min
lister made a talk that melted all the
hearers to tears; and representatives
Of the law planted flag on the grave
when the dirt had been filed in.
For justice had made terrible blum.
der. and was doing what she could to
remedy things. 1t wasn't much, and
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

so largely instrumental in bringing
that hideous malefactor to justice,
Then a new tenant moved into the
other side of the house, the side for.
merly occupied by the Shaws, and the
wife of the new tenant being an in.
dustrious woman, she proceeded to give
the house thorough cleaning. While
thus engaged she saw piece of paper
protruding from crevice in the floor
just below the mantel. She drew II
forth, and when she had read it she
ran screaming to the authorities. For
the paper showed that justice was q
murderer.
The paper was a note written by
Catherine Shaw, and addressed to her
father. In it she expressed her de.
termination to end her life, but said
that he was responsible. my DEATH
she said, II lay to your charge. When
you read this consider yourself the in.
human wretch who plunged the knife
into the bosom Of the unhappy Cath.
crime Shaw"
So the judges s=d lawyers and sher.
IFS and other functionaries who had
sent the unfortunate man to dis.
graceful death got together and agreed
that he was entitled to Christian burial
and flag over his grave.
This case is celebrated in legal an
nails and has been quoted Thousand
times in arguments against circum
stantial evidence.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

sive to be feasible. 1t has to be done In green
houses where strawberries grown, for when
bees are used the fruit is always misshapen, but
the winter Strawberries sell for dollar two Il
pint!
Perhaps 1t may be said without getting anybody
into trouble that the free Of water by spray
Ing makes possible some of the remarkable
hibitions which bees occasionally give. Water is
not always used by any means, but when It is the
bees are rendered surprisingly tractable and doc
ile There bee tanners however. who
are not stung ut 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
bees are much gentler than others. Many times
1t is a good plan to kill the queen in cross col
ony and replace her with young queen from Il
quiet colony. Yet the cross bees are likely to be
among the best honey producers In the apiary.
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
a great amount of attention and do best when
left alone most of the time Yet there
tain things which have to be done just at the right
time and in just the right way. These are 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 on sugar strip II no honey
Is available. Equal amounts Of sugar and water
may be used and 1t is best to have the water
warmed. but the sugar should never be melted
the stove, 1t is likely to be burned. The strip
may be given in of several different kinds of
feeders, but few better than shallow pan
from the ten-cent store with little excel
sor in 1t for the bees to walk II this pan
filed with strip is placed on top of the frames
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

entire dialogues he had heard. with
his ear to the keyhole.
One evening father and daughter had
longer discussion than was usual, and
Morrison was Johnny on the spot, lis
tening to every word. He heard the
girl say, "Cruel father. thou art the
cause Of my DEATH" Then Shaw left
the room and went into the street, and
when he was gone Morrison heard the
girl groaning, as though something was
seriously wrong, SO he notified the au-
thorities and presently several officers
arrived, and entered the Shaw abode.
pool Of blood, knife by her side. She
was too far gone to speak, and when
the officious Morrison asked her II her
father had stabbed her, she nodded her
head and expired.
Just then Shaw returned, and when
he beheld his daughter lying dead his
anguish seemed uncomfortable. But
the astute officers believed he was over.
acting 1t. They had made up their col
lective mind he was guilty. and their
belief was confirmed when they no.
ticed blood on his clothing. He ex-
planned that he had been cut on the
arm, and he certainly had cut on the
arm; but in all probability he made
the wound himself. as an afterthought.
when he had left the house. When u
policeman gets theory firmly fast
ened in his mind, he can make any,
thing dovetail with 1t.
All the evidence was against Shaw,
and, although he told a straightfor-
ward story, in his patient. sorrowful
way, nobody believed him. He was
considered a monster, and had he been
allowed to appear In public he would
have been torn to pieces. He said that
he talked with his daughter on the
absorbing theme of her love affairs
until they both lost their tempers, and
he left the house, feeling that such
recrimination was useless. 1t was true
that his daughter spoke the words at
tributed to her by Morrison, but he
paid no attention to them, thinking
they had no significance. When he left
the house the girl was alive and well,
and had taken a pen and a piece Of
paper, as though about to do some
writing.
His trial was brief, and he was con-
victed and sentenced to death, the
learned Judge enlarging greatly upon
the enormity Of his crime. So one
cold November morning in 1921, he
stepped upon the scaffold at Leith
Walk, and, after saying that he was
innocent of bloodshed. was duly exc
cuted md his body was left in chains
to the winds and the ravens.
For several weeks Morrison had an
audience whenever he condescended to
tnlk, and he came to look upon himself
as public benefactor for having been
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

This is what call an ideal place
for home" said the real estate man.
ITS high and dry, only five minutes
walk from the station, handy to church
and school and there's fine 1S-hole
golf course right across the street"
ut won't do at ALL objected the
man who was being shown around. "a
have three young children, and / don't
want them to learn any profane Ian
guage."
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

of the hives the bees will
quickly take the liquid down
and be tided over the period
of famine.
1t Is u 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 well us exciting process.
Likewise. thousands Of bees
are needlessly sacrificed. and
the hives are almost sure to
be 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
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

lying on the Pacific coast of South America Qike
the states of California, Oregon and Washington.
the Pacific slope of the United States), cover
ing area of nearly 100000 square miles, or more
than that of Texas, and directly tributary to the
Panama canal bought and sold in foreign com
merce products valued at nearly $262, 100000
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
BY JOHN BARRETT, in the Review Of Reviews.

BY JOHN BARRETT, in the REVIEW OF HeS'e"s'
These are the times when everybody should
be 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 a new epoch In the
material. social and political relations of North
and South America.
The next ten years going to be 'all Aneri-
can" ye,frs All America is to attract the atten-
ton of all Americans. This new development Is
inevitable The is found in the natural
wealth, resources and potentiaties of Central
and South America, their actual commerce and
trade, their remarkable progress during recent
years. together with the unceasing propaganda
of the Pan-American union, which was Mt 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 1t Is worthy of keen interest. Let us
first look at 1t geographically and physically we
see twenty countries ranging in area from little
Salvador. with less than 5000 square miles or
smaller than Vermont, up TO mighty Brazil, with
B,2oOOsO square miles, or grentcr than the United
Sister proper with Great Britain thrown In! In
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
Colonies of honey makers
necessary to fruit raising
because they are the chief
fertilizi1g agent And
there can be nothing more
tempting than hot biscuit
and honey for. breakfast
on a crisp winter morning
BY ROBERT H. MouLToN.

ARMERS 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
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06
Advantages of the Telephone.

Evan B. Stotsenburg, attorney general, tells II
story concerning the early days of the telephone
in New Albany.
A character of the town. who operated an Office
in rooms just above the livery stable, i'm
pressed with the benefits of the telephone and
had one placed in his Office.
Meanwhile the new-fangled instrument also
went into the livery stable Then the town char.
acter sat down and waited for someone to take
advantage of the instrument No one did
One day the telephone bell in the livery stable.
however. rang with all Its 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.-Indianapolls
News
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1916-10-06

Seventy per cent of the worlds cork supply Is
said to be produced In Spain and Portugal
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-22
MUCH INTEREST
IN TWO SERMONS
Tho Rev Wright VIII Preach At
tho First M. e.
Church.

There seems to be much public in
tereSt IN the coming discussion Of the
WilliamspOrt pike accident that Is to
be dealt with in a sermon by Rev. r.
l.. Wright at the First Methodist Epis.
coDal church next Sunday evening.
On the following Sunday evening he
will discuss law enforcement in this
state, the speakeasies, and the rela-
tionship Of Berkeley county and West
Virginia to the Maryland campaign.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-22

breaking crews when the first car out
on the West Pttston run was wreck
cd.
Tie car war blow. 20 spliuters,
md the motorman and conductor mi
racuIousiy escaped. The latter sus-
ia 'ned injuries, probably the los, OF
an eye. Because VI he boycott no
Dawen9ers were on the car.
Tuesday mig /: on the Ashly line q
car was dynamited, the explosion
shattering the windows OF an entire
City block, but the crew escaped.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-22
BATTLE EXPECTED
WITH VILLA SOON
Bandit Leader Said to Have Beer
Definitely Located-Expect
CAPTURE

MEXICO CITY, July 2O.--Reports
today from Chihuahua state say that
Villa has once again been definitely
located, and the Carranzistas have ev.
cry expectation OF capturing him. A
Villa messenger sent to seek medical
aid was captured and killed by the
constitutionalist cavalry.
The Carranzista commander report
ed today that he expected to engage
the main body Of the Villistas at an
early date. .sase