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Year: 1869

EVERY skillful apiarian knows that if
he depends upon the increase of the colo
nies alone as the only means of making
his apiary profitable, and render the bust
ness of keeping bees worthy of his atten-
ton, he will fail to realize success. Hence
it is that hives have been invented, and
brought to high standard of excellence,
for the purpose of obtaining surplus
honey, and at the same time not to inter
fere with the operation of the bees in
rearing broods, and increasing their num-
bers


Supposing the hives to be of the most
improved patterns, and honey boxes placed
upon them at the proper time, propose
to give few directions as to the best way
of removing them when filed. 1t is never
good policy to destroy single bee when
it can be avoided, and especially in the
honey harvest, when every bee is required
to gather the produce of the flowers.
Careless apiarians are very apt to destroy
bees unnecessarily while obtaining sur
plus honey.


When hives are so constructed as to
allow of the use, a piece of sheetiron or
tin to slide under the box to be taken of, so
as to prevent the bees from below from
fiying out when the box was removed,
is very handy. Smoke of some kind,
(either tobacco, rags or wood, will an
swer the purpose( and should always
be used to quiet the bees, and
prevent them from singing the operator.
A little blown under the box as il is lifted
from the hive will cause the bees to be
very peaceable and harmless. AS soon as
a box is removed, an empty one should be
put on, for if it be delayed, the bee keeper
will often lose the best of the harvest, for
n few days i'm the height of the honey sea-
son are often of more value than weeks
afterwards would he.


The best method / have ever tried for
driving the bees from the boxes, is to take
them off just before night and place them
upon the table after supper. They should
Year: 1869

Under this title the Gardeners Magazine
(English) gives the following hints


Feed your poultrysson raw onions chop
ped fine, mixed with other food, about
twice week. 1t is better than dozen
cures for chicken cholera. Fowls exposed
to dampness are apt to be troubled with
catarrh, which will run to roup, if not at
tended to. Red pepper mixed with soft
feed, fed several times a week, will re-
move the cold. PulveriZed charcoal, given
occasionally, is preventive of putrid af-
fections, to which fowls are very subject
Sitting hens can be cured by putting water
in vessel to the depth of one inch, put
ting the hen into it, and covering the top
of the vessel for about 24 hours The
vessel should be deep enough to
allow the fowl 10 stand up. This is
the best remedy L have ever tried.
Pulvcrized chalk administered with
soft feed will cure diarrhea This disorder
is caused by want of variety in the food
or by too much green food Garlic feed
once or twice a week is excellent for
colds.
Year: 1869

The commonly assigned reason for the
Presidents pIlgrimages is that he NAV in
form himself of the state of the country
and the drift OF public opinion. Not very
familiar with either before assuming office


it may well be that he is now, if not an
apprentice, at least jOurneyman, acdlIir-
ing while he practices the art of civil GOV


ernment. These are his wandering wears


and he is to come out Of them a finished
master in political wisdom The people
are very tolerant of such an exclamation
as this, which fiatters our vanity while il
promises good results foran inexpcrienced
President. But they will soon begin to
inquire why it is that he confines himself
to SO small part of the great country he
governs-why he hOnOrs New York and
New England with so much of his com
pany, and neglects a journey through the
South. That portion of the land calls for
his closest inspection; it is with that he is
least acquainted, while needing to he most
so. If he knows SO little about Tennessee.
Mississippi and Texas that he cannot dis
tinguish his friends from his enemies there.
he ought to go down and learn to discrimi-
nate better If he is debating whether to
place Georgia under martial law or not
why should he not visit it, and see for
himself what it seeks and what it needs?
The industry, the finances, the politics,
and the social aspect of the South all de
mand his closest study: why, then,
does he avoid the line of travel that would
show him something of them? Is it be
cause in his last journey there, under the
orders of Andrew johnson, his observa-
tlons and his report were so quickly con-


radicted by events that he bears displeas-
Year: 1869

THE question is frequently asked ::
"What kind of grain is best for fattening
shecp?' [ answer, for me, corn is the
best for the main feed, although | like Il
few oats mixed to start with, and have no
objections to beans, peas and oll-meal, if
they don't cost too much. Whenever they
cost as much or more than corn, dis
pensc with them, as Il sheep feeder must
count his cost as well rs his reputation if
he intends to succeed.


Another question arises: "DO you find
whole or gGund feed best - For horses,
cattle and pigs, prefer ground feed, but
for sheep, especially fattening sheep, |
choose whole or unground feed. | find
that the sheep viii grind it just as well as
the mill TO Which we must give every
tenth bushcl, besides having the trouble of
hauling the grain to and from it. j also
find that fat sheep will hold up to their full
feed much better, especially in soft
weather, on whole than on ground feed
consequently drawing grain to and from
the mill, and paying toll, is, in my estima-
ton, labor and money lost.


1t is asked, "What kind of hay is best
for Sheep" Emphatically 1 say clover,
but it should be cut early, and cured nice
and green. Timothy is probably best for
horses, but for cattle and sheep L prefer
clover, and would rather have Il ton OF
nice green fine clover than ton of timO.
thy, although in market one ton of timO-
thy will bring as much as two Of clover
| have sometimes fed some timothy hay
to my sheep, but always found that
it was not the kind for them; they
would grow lank and thin upon it-not
very good sign that fattening animal is
thriving well. AS soon as they got the
clover again they would plump up and
look full and nice, and | can assure you
unless your sheep look full ana plump, the,
are not fattening very fast


Is straw good for feeding sheep? One
feed ut noon ofnice bright oat, barley or pes
straw, prefer to hay, as they not only
relish it, but it is change for them. Sheer
are very fond of variety, and will eat
daisies, weeds, thistles Or almost anything
of the kind that is cut and cured green
Nice green cOrn-stalks are not very bad
for sheep and when have plenty of them
/ always feed the sheep with them at least
once a day, and consider them as good as
hay. | prefer, however, feeding them the
fore part Of the winter, as towards spring
they will sometimes contract dampnesS
and then the sheep do not cat them as
we'll


With regard to the value of roots for
feeding, my experience is that whenever
they are worth more than seventy-five
cents per barrel, and corn not over from
one dollar to one dollar and twenty five
cents per bushel, the corn is the cheapest,
and | would use only a few roots as sub
Stitute for green food consider carrots
and ruta bagas better than common
turnips; still by feeding little more OF
the latter than the former, | think the
sheep do just as well on them.-M y Agri-
cultural Report.
Year: 1869

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Post
says: Few people trouble themselves to
think what the effect would De if the
eclipse of Saturday were to last any length
of time, and the sun We're blotted from
the heavens. Philosophy declares that
not only would a horror of darkness cover
the earth, but the moisture of the at
mosphere would be precipitated in vast
showers to the earth, and the temperature
fall to fearful point of cold, nothing less
than $50 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit.
The earth would be the seat of darkness,
and more than arctic desolation. Nothing
could survive such freezing cold moment,
more than one could breathe in scalding
water. In three days after the cooling
process began, nothing created would be
alive but monsters that wallow in the
deep ocean and the eyeless reptiles that
make their haunts In caves which pene-
trate far under ground"
Year: 1869

be inverted, as several of them can be
placed side by side, and box of some
kind turned over them, which is just large
enough to cover the entrance of the caps.


In the morning the bees will be found


clustered together, when they can be set


out of doors and allowed to seek their own


hives. Or if it is preferred, each set of
boxes may be numbered, and kept separ-


ate from others, and the bees emptied in
front OF the hive from which they were
taken. The chief advantage this plan
possesses over others is that it prevents


the jarring of the boxes, which in warm
| weather, when the comb is tender. often


does serious injury to the honey, both in


appearance and value-C0r. RurM Ameri-
Year: 1869

ATeuth Punished for Ugly Words In
| HrsI dIsersetIy speken.g fsi fHm
A young man, whose name is nameless


here in hope Of future good conduct was


indiscrset enough to say sIanderous words


about "a young lady OF good charse.


ter TO whom he had previous-


ly endeavored to- pay some deli


cate attentions. This shabby course


on bis part was probably induced by the


fact that she did not seem to be very fa-


vorably Impressed with his style. A


Knowledge of his ugly words was impart-


ed to the slandered maiden, and she was


deeply grieyed and somewhat exssperated


over what he had said about her. She


scarcely knew what redress or reparation
to seek, or in what other way to
vindieate her hitherto unsullied reputatior.
In this dire extremity she conferred with
8 male friend as to what was best to be
done. he advised her 10 quietly demand
an apology and retractiOn Of the SANDER,
GUS words. She made this demand, and
Friday night last was agreed upon as the
time for the indiscreet youth to call
Snd make ali possible amends" He
called, but before being able to do
more than introduce the subject, injured
innocence pitched into him with rawhide
which she had obtained for the purpose,
ard gave him an awful bssting. At FIRST,
seeing the penalty in store for him, the
imprudent youth made a desperate
effort to escape from her enrsged
presence, but it was not for a time
convenient for him to do so. .As he
turned to run, she made firm grip on his
coat tail with one hand, while with the
other she vigorously applied the twisted |
tormentor. Finally, sfer getting much |
more than he went for, he made desper-
ate lunge and was frse-but minus the
by which he had been so IN
pleasantly restrained. The torn of coat
tail is still in the possession of the fair
ayepger, subject to the order Of its owner, |
or anybody else who may happen to want
Il ...n .HHf ..HH
Year: 1869

We were in hopes this morning to have
been able to rsporta full and complete set
Element of the agreement made between
the taxpayers and the corporation. We
learn nov that they ask until Tuesday
next, when they pledge positively to effect
it. Col Colysr has stated his intention to
proceed 10 Gallstin on Monday to ssk for
a Receiver, and now this ssking for fur
ther time comes with bad grace. l1 71-
We know the effects upon our city
abroad By the appointment Of Receiver
will be Injurious, and would prefer set
Element; and yet we hope they may ar
range with the attorney in behalf OF the
citizens tc bring about speedy conclusion
of this matter 10 the satisfaction Of our
people, who are heartily tired of this sus-
pension and agitation. r..s-.....
Year: 1869

effected, one chance Of the failure


of the conciliatory policy alone re-


mains; and that is the chance aris-


ing from apathy on the part of


white citizens, or the disgust which


some affect because clauses to which
they object are not to be submitted
separately at the election. The ex-
tent to which this contingency af-
fects the position of parties will be
known when the registration, now
in progress shall be completed. If
it proves formidable reality it
will be another instance Of the
power of prejudice and passion,
and of the folly which impels men
to throw away a substantial good
because it does not quite come up
10 their standard of perfection.
Year: 1869

Ice IN JUNE.-At Marquette, Michi-
gan, last week, there was remarkable
sight. With the thermometer at eighty
FIVE degrees in the shade, the bay and
harbor were so full CT ice that it was
with difficulty vessels could make theii
way through it. At. night the wind
changed to the west and moved tbs
large body of ice out into the lake. The
bergs are still so solid that it is danger
cur for vessel to strike them wher


under headway. AZ ..f
Year: 1869

Hundreds suffer on in silence, and hundreds of
others apply vainly to druggists and doctors who eli
ther merely tantaize them with the hope OF a cure
or apply remedies which make them worse. would
not assert anything that would do injustice to the al
hiced, but am obliged to say that although it may
be produced from excessive exhaustion Of the powers
ofiie, by laborious employment, unwholesone air
and food profuse menstruation, the use Of tea and
Coffee and frequent childbirth it is far otener caus
ed by direct irritation, applied the mucous mem
brane of the vagina ITSELF


When reviewing the causes Of these distressing
complaints it is most painful to contemplate the at
attendant evils consequent upon them 1t is but sim
pie justice to the subject to enumerate few of the
many additional causes which SO largely affect the


ute, health, and happiness OF woman in all classes of
society, and which, consequently, affect more or less
directly, the welfare OF the entire human family. The
mania that exists for preeocous education and mar
rage, causes the years that nature designated for
corporeal development to be wasted and perverted
In the restraints otdress, the early confinement
school, and especially in the unhealthy excitement
of the ball room. Thus, with the body half clothed
and the mind unduy excited by pleasure, pervertine
in midnight revel the hours designed by nature fol
sleep and rest the work of destruction is half accom-
plished.


In consequence of this early strain upon her sys.
tenn, unnecessary effort is required by the delicate
voary to retain her situation in school at later day
thus aggravating the evil. When one excitement is
over, another in prospective keeps the mind morbid
ly sensitive to impression, while the now constant
restraint of fashionable dress, absolutely forbdding
the exercise indispensable to the attainment and re-
tenion of organic health and strengths the exposure
to night air; the sudden change of temperature the
SoAAPioe0 PAosehduoH pIouuCeu py excessive uanclng
must OF necessity, produce their legitimate effect Al
least an early marriage caps the climax of misery
and the unfortunate one hitherto SO utterly regard
lees OF the plain dictates and remonstrances OF her
delicate nature, becomes an unwilling subject OF
medical treatment This is but truthful picture Of
the experience Of thousands of our young women.


Long before the ability to exercise the functions
the generative organs, they require an education OF
their peculiar system, com posed of what is
called the tissue, which is in common with the fe-
male breast and lips, evidently under the control Of
mental emotions and associations at an early period
OF life; and asw shall subsequently see, these emo
tons, when excessive, lead long before puberty, tc
habits which sap the very life of their victims ere
nature has self-completed their development.


For Female Weakness and Debility, Whites or Leu.
corrh@a, Too Profuse Menstruation, Exhaustion Too
Long Continued Periods, for Prolapsus and Bearing
Down, or Proapsus Uteri, we offer the NEST perfec
specific known:
Year: 1869

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.-Gen. Grant arrived


in this city early this morning, and is stopping


at the Continental Hotel. He is so iatigued
from travel and his labors in New York as to
be unable TO attend the wedding in this city at
which his presence was promised.
Year: 1869

NEW York, Feb. 9.-The Tribunes Wash
ington. dispatch says the Ways and Means
Committee promise to oppose any extension OF
the time for the payment of the tax ON whis-
| key IN bond, and any attempt to revive the
practice OF shipping whiskey in bond
Year: 1869

John Sullivan, employed at the Eagle Sugar
Refinery on Gray's wharf, fell into vat Of
boiling sugar last evening. His skin peeled of
from his waist to his neck He is not expected
to survive.
Year: 1869

THE INCREASE OF THE POLICE FORCE
The bill for the increase of the police force,
which was reported favorably in the Assembly
some time ago, was on Tuesday recommitted
to the Committee on Cities. The Governor
lately vetoed bill to appoint president pro
tenn. of the Commission, and the referring back
of the Police bill to the committee is said to be
aruse on the part ofcertain individuals to have
clause appointing president pro tenn. tackled
on to it. As Mr.. Acton's leave Of absence
viii expire in month or two, and as the Com
mission have got along very well so far with
out visible head centre, there does not
appear to be any necessity for the appointment
of any such official at present The bill for
the increase Of the force is q good one as ft
stands, and should be passed; but the action
of the ''recommitters" may kill 1t eHtectually.
After all, II the Commission cannot well live
without president pro tem., why not appoint
one Of the present Commissioners to the posi-
tion and thus end the mattcrf Better this
than TO load the bill with a clause certain TO
cause its veto.
Year: 1869

A NEW PHASE OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
Row.-Suddcnly the scene changes and the
whole interminablc, inextricable and almost
incomprehensible Pacific Railroad dispute IL
moved to the wider sphere Of the United
States courts. That railroad originating in
Congressional enactments and being national
institution altogether, federal court would
appear to be the proper place for the determi-
nation Of any questions Of right concerning Il,
and so far its removal on the mandamus Of
Judge Blatchford looks like progress. But
finally shall we there get at the right OF the
dispute with more facility than elsewhercr
Will the heavy swearing be reconciled or the
false swearing exposed, so that we shall
really know whether the Credit Mobilier In q
grand swindlc or whether the public Is only
assisting at another of Fisk's theatrical enter
priscs? We doubt IL, and we fancy that case
like this Is one more evidence that there are too
many lawyers. There is too much "darkcr-
ing counsel with knowledge"
Year: 1869

solved the other night that labor does not
receive it, just and equitable share Of the
Joint profits Of capital and labor" What they
propose to do in the premises is to organize
and act from their standpoint on the Legislators
TO produce workingman's millennium. They
demand that they shall have the right 10 ''com-
bne' FOR the regulation OF wages, that the Eight
Hour law shall be enforced, and that one class
Of workers shall be allowed TO opprcss another
class by debating how long they shall be kept
in apprenticeship-reqnirins the waste Of
seven years for learning trades that can be
mastered in one year.
Year: 1869




We give to-day in another column the state
ment of an American gentleman, who has just
arrived from Cuba, narrating his personal
experience in . ride Of three hundred miles
through the insurgent districts from Puerto
Principe to Havana, and who was shown
through the revolutionary camp with the
express injunction that he should come and
tell the HERALD what he saw and heard.
He has complied with his promise, and our
readers now have his statement before them.
1t is plain narration and is entitled to credit
and consideration. From personal observa-
ton he is impressed with the belief that the
Cubans will succeed in driving the Spaniards
out of the country, but will want more and
better arms than they now have before they
can capture the fortified ports and harbors.
Inasmuch as the armament for these ports
and the ammunition are largely sent from
here by every steamer for Havana, 1t will be
no more than common justice that we let
the Cubans have some also, with the bel
ligerent right to use them. These are what
Spain was in haste to grant to the Con-
federates in the late war, and it is our turn
nOW
Year: 1869

COLLECTOR OF THE PogT OF New YORK.
Mr.. Moses II. Grinnell, the well known mer-
chant and gentleman Of excellent reputa-
ton, has been nominated by President Grant
for the post Of Collector Of the Port Of New
York. The varied and extensive commercial
and government interests which are directly
affected by faithful or dishonest discharge Of
the duties OF this Office render IL In every way
desirable that Mr.. Grinnell should accept the
responsible and important position.
Year: 1869

The Purity Of the Fountains OF Educn-


We have a large number of public schools in
this city. For their support and maintenance
the taxpayers have to be largely assessed.
Over three millions are demanded for the
educational fund the present year. What are
our citizens to expect from this outlay2 The
fountains of education must be kept pure and
unpolluted, else there will flow therefrom
stream whose poisonous waters will permeate
and damage every relation Of political and
social life. Hence arises the necessity for the
exercise Of discretion in the selection OF
members of the Board Of Education. That
Board should never have been allowed TO
become partisan organization. The matter
of educating the rising generation is one that
attaches to no particular party; but any
party that ignores or tampers miserly with
the subject must suffer ingominious failure.
In order to secure the advantages which
the expenditure Of a large sum Of money
might demand for educational purposes the
people expect Board of Education composed
of gentlemen of solid substance and personal
responsibility. The proposed new Board may
be an Improvement upon the old; but the
very movement for change shows that
reform is necessary. In Governor HoG-
man we have sensible chief magis-
trate who will not allow his prejudioes
to lead him astray in this matter of educational
reform. He has the ability to grasp the sub
ject and the good sense to use that ability to
the advantage of our municipality. The Tam
many ring is divided. There is rift in 1t that
will require time and exquisite manipulation
and Water street-between the Sixteenth and
Sixth wards, ringing in the First by way Of
giving Supervisor Hank Smith word 10 say.


Now why cannot the Board of Education be
constituted upon the plan on which the Cen
trail Park Commission operates2 That COM
mission has given extraordinary satisfaction TO
the whole community and added largely to the
prosperity not only of the city and of the
State but to that of the whole country. A
Board of Education might be selected from
such men as Royal Phelps, Moses Taylor,
Moses II. Grinnell, Marshall 0. Roberts,
A. I. Stewart and number of others who
would stand the test of scrutiny and present
an invulnerable bulwark against all sorts Of
corruption. With such men as these at the
head Of the fountains Of education there need
be no fears that the stream flowing therefrom
will not be one of social health and political
prosperity. The eyes of the friends Of our
great educational system rest upon Governor
Hoffman.