THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, .U'LY 8, MUO.
AND
BEE KEEPING
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TREATING FOUL BROOD.
Best Done When Honey Is Abundant
In the Evening.
Tho Minnesota Experiment Stntion
has found that treatment for Ameri
can Foul Brood Is best done when
honey la abundant, and In the evening.
Rwnove diseased comb, nnd shnke the
boes Into their own hive, having first
placed In tho hlvo clean frames with
foundation starters. Let them build
comb for four days. On the evening
of the fourth day take out the combs
which have been started, and which
may be partly filled with diseased
honey, shake the bees on to now
frames with foundation starters, de
stroying the comb nnd honey which
they first made before other bees havo
access to It. This, the officials of tho
station state, should effect a cure.
One's hands should bo thoroughly
washed, and the tools used In this
work carefully cleaned with boiling
water or ilcohol to prevent contami
nating another colony. The hives
should also be disinfected previous to
Inserting tho second set of frames
with starters preferably by placing
straw In same and burning, slightly
charring the Interior. The alighting
board and entrance should bo disin
fected in tho samo way. All infected
honey and comb should be destroyed
by burning, at night, to prevent rob
bing and consequent spread of dis
ease. If a bee-keeper bears in mind the in
fectious character of this disease, pre
cautions to be observed in handling
diseased colonies will naturally sug
gest themselves to him. He should
also bear In mind that where a colony
Is dwindling from the effect of Foul
Brood, It should be carefully guarded
against being robbed, since robbing
may be the most prolific cause of
spreading the disease.
Winter Passages.
Dees often starve In the midst of
plenty. They winter in lots called
"seams" between the combs, and may
be seen packed like slates upon a
house roof, the top row removing tho
food from the cells above them to feed
themselves, and by passing it down,
those below. While the weather re
mains mild the bees are alHe to move
about from comb to comb in search of
food, or with the object of bringing
to thecenter combs food stored in the
outer frames; but this activity ceases
as soon as really cold weather sets In
and they then pack themselves close
together fpr mutual warmtlt. Then,
ai the food around thorn is consumed,
they die simply on account of Hie cold1
air by which they are surrounded;
"and they" cannot passarouhd or under
the frames to a probable abundant
supply close by. Though they are
prevented going around or under the
frames a provision may be made allow
ing them to pass over the topbar In
the warmest part of the hive. This Is
dono by giving what are known as
"winter passages." The old method,
now almost discarded, was to cut a
,hole through the comb In each frame
near The top "bar" A more effective
passage could hardly be devised, but
apart from spoiling the combs It is a
tiresome and troublesome operation,
and 1b thereforejiot recommended. A
simple plan Is to fay Across the top
bars four pieces of wood half an inch
'square and about six inches long, halt
Inch apart. If the quilts are then laid
evenly across, effective passages for
the bees will be provided. Then again
a cake of candy laid upon the frames
when closing up the hives in October
will be equally satisfactory, for pas
sages will be formed as the candy is
consumed over the bars.
Beehive of Concrete.
Among the occupations which offer
profit and amusement, and at the same
time entirely suited to women, is that
of boo raising Its advantages are
that little spaco is required, there is
no great expense and the work Is
light, requiring only a limited amount
of time and care. Much of the ap
paratus required may be made at
Concrete Beehive,
home and where tho facilities for this
are not present, tho tilings may bo
purchased without any great outlay
of money.
Thoro have been many Improve
ments 'lately In the manner of con
structing the beehives, nnd probably
tho moKt Interesting is one which Is
inado of concrete. A patent has been
recently Issued covorlng the manu
facture of coneroto beehivoB, but any
ono vlth a little ingenuity may oasily
mako them, and a Bet of molds onco
having been mado satisfactorily, may
be used Indefinitely and any number
of hlvua mode from it Anyone nt
tempting to make a hive of tin's ma
terial should acquaint themselves
with tho character of tho oement and
should also be familiar with the habits
of bees.
A TALE OFJWO CITIES.
Klnka In the Hlitorlet of New York
nd Chicago.
The manner In which the metropolis
of tho western hemlsphero got Its
name Is a matter that has been dealt
with by many able chroniclers. Tho
most trustworthy nnd nt tho same time
tho most plausible story Is ns follows:
After the Dutch had ceased to bo
dominant In the city n prominent
member of one of the English families
that had gained Influence In tho rapid
ly growing young community one day
traded oxen with n neighbor anil on
his way homo stopped in front of a
tavern somewhere on wliat Is now low
er Broadway. As ho dTd so several of
tho men who were In tho habit of fre
quenting the place assembled in tho
front yard, and one of them cried out:
"Hello! Those ain't tho oxen you
used to have."
"No," replied tho owner of tho cat
tle. "I've got a new yoke."
"Now yoke" nt onco became n com
mon phrase and was soon adopted ns
tho namo of tho city. It was an easy
step from that to "New Yawk." the
present name of tho place.
The naming of Chicago came nbout in
n curious way. Shortly after tho build
ing of the first few huts near tho
banks of the river ono of John Kin
zlo's boys caught two crows, n nialo
and a female, which he tamed and
taught to speak the English language.
Tho Klnzles hnd nt that time a young
Indian maiden, who did plain sewing
and other household duties, and she
became very fond of the pet crows.
One day the female crow managed
somehow to get out of tho cage in
which the birds were kept nnd nt once
flew away. The Indian girl chanced to
see tho crow make Its escape, and,
greatly excited, she rushed Into tho
dining room, where tho various mem
bers of the family were waiting for
tho linger bowls. Waving her arms
up and down as If they had been
wings, the young squaw cried:
"She caw go!"
Shecawgo was at once adopted as
the name of the town nnd remains so
to this day. the spelling only having
been changed. Chicago Record-Her-ld.
A Suggestion For the Revivalists.
Rip Van Winkle had Just brushed
the last of the cobwebs out of bis
eyes.
"1 subbose somebody vill werry like
ly make a play about me," ho said in
his Catskill stage dialect.
"No doubt about It," replied a by
stander. Rip yawned heavily, tho spell of his
long nap being still strong upon him.
"Veil," be said. "I hope if dey do
write such a play dey von't try to re-
Tiro it after It has been asleep for
dwenty years."
And then be smiled, and they all filed
into the tavern and imbibed another
one of the kind that didn't count-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Deacon's Parable.
A self conscious and egotistical
young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit of a country church. After the
service be asked one of the deacons, a
grizzled, plain spoken man, what be
thought of his jnorning effort
"Waal," answered the old man slow
ly, "I'll tell ye in a kind of parable. I
remember Tunk Wcatherbee's first deer
hunt, when he was green. Ho follcred
the deer's tracks all right, but he follcr
ed 'om all day in the wrong direction."
Housekeeper.
-" Between Neighbors.
"This thing has gone far enough,"
stormed tho man in tho bungalow.
"Your chickens como through the
fence and ruin my garden."
"Well, why don't you keep an eye on
them?" asked tho man In tho cottage.
"What? I'd have you understand
that I'm not going to mind your chick
ens." "Mind them? Well, If you don't
mind them what In the world are you
talking about anyway?" Chicago
News.
Crushing.
Mars on being introduced to Bellona
became very sentimental.
"You look nice enough to eat," he
simpered.
She regarded hlra severely. "You
mistake the name, sir Bellona, not
Bologna." quoth she, with crushing
froldeur.
Whereupon such of tho gods as were
within earshot gave way to Homeric
laughter. Puck.
Logical Deduction.
"A Nevada coroner's Jury decides
that a prizefighter met hia death in
tho ring by collldhig w4th tho floor."
"By tho samo token a man pushed
from, a skyscraper roof by another
would meet his death from tho falL"
Often Unintelligible.
It was a rioston baby
That came along one day
To grow amid tho culture of
The famous old Hack Bay.
Tbey named the Infant Browning,
For he was simply grand,
'And then he said so many things
They couldn't understand.
Kansas City Journal.
jgtaturday 0ght
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Rer. F. E. DAVISON
Rutland, VL
THE KING AND THE QUIBBLER.
International Bible Lesson for July 10,
10 (John 6! 63).
There nre a great many people In
this world who nre born halr-3pllt-tors.
They take keen delight In set
Ing Intellectual traps for the unwary,
and hooking the unsuspecting with
the horns of a dilemma. They put
themselves forward to hurl confusing
questions nt the modern stump speak
ers, not beoause they care n rap nbout
the answer, but because they like to
boo the speaker flounder, or dodje.
When they go to church they bristle
all over with question marks, and
como away criticising every statement
of tho preacher. They never smell
tho flowers, they pull them to pieces.
They never hear music, they only
watch for discords. They never taste
food, they criticise the cooking. They
never enjoy conversation, they can
not agree with any one. At the ordi
nary statement they covll, and the
putting forth of nn opinion about any
thing Is the signal for an Intellectual
battle. They will argue, Just as long,
and Just as earnestly over n comma ns
over a creed, over a molehill as over
a mountain, over a flaw as over a
fundamental.
An Ecclesiastical Qulbbler.
Ono of these smart Alecks under
took to floor Jesus Christ ono day. A
lot of people had been trying to en
tangle and confuse Him, and hnd got
hurt in the operation. This ecclesias
tical pettifogger was standing by, md
after all the others had been silent ed,
he tipped them a knowing wink, as If
to say, "Watch me discount this Gall
lenn rabbi," never doubting but that
he would win their applause as a
sharp cross-questioner. So this little
manikin lawyer, hunting for cheap no
toriety, brought out his great gun and
bombarded Christ with his quest. on.
'"What Is the great commandment of
tho law?" If Christ had replied tho
flrsL or the fourth, or the seventh, oi
any one of the ten, this little mustara
seed lawyer had a poser right on his
tongue's end as an argument to com
plete his victory. But he had found
his match at last, and Christ sln..,ly
swung round where he could fire a
whole broadside at once, and said,
The first and the last, the greatest and
the smallest, the Inside and the out
side, the meat and the kernel com
mandment Is love to God nnd love to
man. All the law and the prophets
hang on one word L-O-V-E. And the
little popgun qulbbler sunk out of
sight as though hit with a bombshell.
Microscopic Quibble rs. .t
What a good thing It would be for
the world if these little microscope
carriers who are everlastingly hunting
for "flaws In something could be as ef
fectuallysllenced. Every now and
then somebody rushes Into print to
challenge the world In regard to some
question of the Bible, or the church,
or the ministry, or the creed, or the
denominations, egotistically propound
ing an ecclesiastical conundrum, and
strutting about with a chip on tho
shoulder waiting for some half-scared
disciple to attempt to knock it off. it
is amusing to see these little bantam
hair-splitters run to cover as If they
expected to be hit with a cannon ball,
wh"n everybody knows that bird shot
is plenty big enough for that kind of
game, g" .
Love, the Whole Law.
Love Is the whole law. It is not a
question of sects. It Is not a question
of understanding the book of Revela
tion. It has nothing to do with the
theory of where Oaln got his wife, nor
the size of the Ark, nor Jonah's sub
marine voyage to Nineveh, nor who
wrote the book of Hebrews, nor wheth
er the second advent of Christ will
bo pre- or post-millennial. What has
love got to do with any of thehe
things? Love never discusses the dif
ference between tweedle-dee r.nd
tweedle-dum. Love never quibbles over
non-essentials. Loves serves with
Jacob 14 years and counts It only a
few days. Love denies Itself of ever'
comfort and Indignantly repudiate
tho charge that sacrifices are hnrd. It
is nil boiled down and compressed into
ono word of love. Is. that all? That
is all! A person might as well say
of tho mighty ocean, "Is that all?"
Fastidious Qulbblers.
If tho fastidious hnir-splitters could
havo their way, there would never be
another Thanksgiving or Christmas
dinner, the ned Cross would never
again minister to tho wounded on the
battlefield, every hospital and asylum
would crumble, every pulpit would be
vacant, every creed would bo burred
up, every church would be disbanded,
every government would bo over
thrown, every machine would stop,
ovory ovil would have Ml BWlng. ovory
aggressive, Satanic, demoralizing
flood of Iniquity would overflow socie
ty nnd debauch mankind. Tho quib
bier Is tho ecclesiastical nihilist hav
ing no object In life but to criticise
and destroy.
Understand, there is no objection
to reasonable Inquiry. To ask ques
tions Is the right and privilege, r.nd
should bo the aim of every man. Only
so, can wo obtain light on llfo's path
way for our guidance through tills
world. Thero is all the dlfforeucu
imaginable between tho man who sin
cerely wants instruction, and tho roan
whoso popgun mind Is only looking for
material with which to shoot In tho
back the soldiers of truth, or shar.ion
a Ptllletto with which to assasslnato
tiio world's deliverers. From such
qutbblera may wo all unlto In praying,
"Good Lord, Deliver ubI"
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NECESSITY OF IDEALS,
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BY REV. GEORGE DOWNING
SPARKS.
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Text I will lift up mine eyes unto
the hills. Psalm, cxxl., 1,
It was no haphazard chance, but
tho yielding to a natural instinct, thnt
men in early times offered up their
sacrifices on tho tops of mountains.
God seemed to be nearer on a lofty
peak than In tho valley below. Heav
en appeared to touch the earth when
tho clouds kissed the hilltops. This
was the thought that stirred the heart
of primitive man; and to-day, I Imag
ine, the majority of us can think of
God more easily when we gaze from
some towering elevation Into "the
silence of the starry sky" and feel, al
most as a divine Presence, "the sleep
among the lonely hills."
It Is absolutely necessary for us to
have Ideals. If we have none, then
we will sink to the level of tho beasts
of tho field. Wo will go through life
as dumb driven cattle, and. not ns
heroes with tho light of God shining In
our faces. If we wish worthily to
achieve our destiny, then there must
ever be before us "the vision splen
did." Our religion, as the highest of
ideals, beckons us upward and bids
us go forward and practice what we
believe In dally life and duty.
If it be true that most men "chat
ter and love and hnte, gather and
squander, are raised aloft, are hurled
In the dust, striving blindly, achieving
nothing," then lot It not be true of us.
We can, if wo will, cherish some
splendid ideal of character and ser
vice. Many men have done this. His
tory glitters with their names. Why
cannot wo do likewise?
Let us therefore determine to be
"souls temper'd with fire," and refuse
to look upon life as something mean
and contemptible. It is good, not
withstanding what cowards and croak
ers say to the contrary. It Is always
our own fault If we let it be barren
and Trultless.
"Look up," then, must be our mot
to, not "look down." Look at the
things which make for righteousness
and peace, not at the things which
produce sin nnd discord. Keep our
eyes on the things that are true, hon
est, pure and of good report. So gaz
lpg, our eyes will bo effectually turn
ed" away from things false, Impure
and. low. Jsa. '
We shall have oportunlties every
day, almost every hour, of showing
our philosophy of life. It depends en
tirely upon ourselves In what direc
tion we will direct our gaze: toward
those things which will lift us up or
drag us down; toward the snow cap
ped mountain peaks, glittering in the
sunlight, or to the dark, foul, fever
haunted swamps of the valley.
Bunynn, in his "Pilgrim's Progress,"
sees a man with a muck rake. Over
his head hovers an angel proffering
him a celestial crown for that which
he holds In his hands. But the man
will not look up and continues to rake
together the sticks and straws on the
floor. It is a true picture, grim in Its
reality, of a man with no ideals, the
saddest kind of a human tragedy.
"It Doth Not Yet Appear."
The Blblo is our only source of In
formation concerning the futuro life.
Almost everyone has, at some time
In life, earnestly wished to know more
about Heaven than the Bible has re
vealed. But we are not sure that a
fuller and clearer revelation would
serve any good purpose. Perhaps It
would render men discontented with
their present lot and unfit for present
duty.
Perhaps there is no power in hu
man language to convey to men's
minds a fuller and clearer Idea of tho
heavenly world. It may be that In our
present state we do not possess tho
capacity to comprehend theso things
oven If they could bo uttered In hu
man speech. Whatever be tho rea
son for tho comparative obscurity in
which this Interesting subjeet has
been left. It 1b enough for us to know
thnt thero Is a holy city whero tho
saints of God are being gathered
home to bo fovover with tho Lord. Wo
aro invited to enter through tho gates
Into that city, and the fow falut
glimpses of that heavenly place aro
enough to win our hearts to a holy
llfo, and to cheer us on our Journey
through this valo of tears.--Chrlstlan
Advocate.
Go Tell Thy Father.
Whatsoever It Is that presses theo,
go, toll thy Father, put over tho mat
tor into His hand, and so thou shnlt
be freed from that dividing, perplex
ing care that the world Is full of.
When thou nrt either to do or suffer
anything, when thou art about any
purposo or business, go toll God of It,
nnd acquaint him with It; yea, burden
him with It, and thou hast dono for
matter of caring; no moro caro, but
quiet, sweet diligence In thy duty, and
dependence on him for tho carringo of
thy matters. Roll thy cares, and thy
Belt with them, as one burden, all on
thy God. R. Loighton.
Through tho resurrection of Christ
the bollover has victory; not only
over sin and the law, but thanks be
to God over death and the grave.
C-AFelty.
Test Is Localized.
Tasto Is curiously localized In tho
mouth. Put a lump of sugar on the
tip of your tongue nnd you will And it
distinctly sweet. Then try it lmlfwny
back on tho tongue nnd you will find
it tasteless. All sweet or aromatic
substances, such as wine, sugnr nnd
coffee, can bo properly appreciated by
tho front half of tho tongue, n pleco of
knowledge that every true connoisseur
applies when ho sips Instead of taking
a mouthful, with most other sub
stances, however, tho revcrso Is true.
In these cases tho tip of the tongue
serves only for touching it is tho back
part that tastes, The sides of the
mouth, too, are quite Insensible to cer
tain substances not tasteless. Put
some salt or vinegar between tho teeth
nnd tho cheek nnd you will find them
absolutely flavorless. London Stand
ard.
Wrestling For Rent.
In several cantons of Switzerland
the custom prevails of holding wres
tling matches nnd other exhibitions of
physical strength at their choral, gym
nastic and rifle festivals. The cham
pions tnklng part In these athletic
sports belong to tho most diverse
ranks In tho social ucalo. Thus at a
recent festival at Grenchcn. n little
town In the canton of Soleure. a
wealthy property owner and his ten
ant, a carpenter, stepped Into the are
na to wrestle according to tho rules of
the art There were to bo four founds,
or "falls." Tho stake for each "fall"
was oue quarter's rent. After the car
penter had thrown his landlord four
times the victor's prize was awarded
to him. nnd he accordingly found him
self entitled to live In his house rent
free for a whole year.
A Henpecked Astrologer.
Lilly, the astrologer and alchemist.
could not see for himself sufficiently
far Into that future which he professed
to bo able to scan so clearly for others
to gunrd him ngninst making a fool of
himself by marrying. Ho caught a
vixen, "of the temper of Mars," to use
his own words, and the fact that she
brought him C0O ns dowry did not
count for much in the way of compen
sation, seeing that "she nnd her rela
tions cost him 1,000."
As to Truth Telling.
There Is an eastern saying which
runs: "It Is good to know the truth
nnd to tell It. It may be better, know
ing the truth, to talk of date stones."
London Truth.
As Bill Nye Saw It.
Bill Nye described a five shot Colt's
revolver as "Professor Colt's five vol
ume treatise ou the ventilation of tho
human system." Kansas City Times.
His Suggestion.
Wigwag I never knew such a fellow
ns BJono. He is always looking for
trouble. Henpecked Then why doesn't
he get married? Boston Courier.
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TRAFFIC OF DEAD SEA.
One 8matl Sailing Boat Carries Most
of the Passengers and Freight.
"Many false nnd foolish report
about the Dead Sea that strnngo nnd
interesting lake have been circulat
ed," said Abraham 3. Abrahams of
Jerusalem and London, who is on a
tour of this country.
"Much has nppcared from time to
time In papers and periodicals about
steamboats navigating the Dead Sea,"
continued tho banker. "This too la a
fabrication. Tho only boat on tho
Dead Sea is a small sailing boat about
twenty feet long.
"This vessel makes trips as tho
wind allows from the north end of tho
sea to tho bay on the eastern side of
tho tongue that divides the water near
the middle. At this terminus Bomo
Jews aro located. The whole concern
Is, In fact, In the hands of Jews, who,
at a low rato, buy wheat and bnrloy
from the Arabs to be delivered on tho
seashore. From there It Is shipped to
the Jericho side nnd carried on don
keys to Jerusalem, where It finds
ready sale at a good price. ,
"When adverse winds blow the lit
tle craft Is In danger of being swamp
ed, for tho so-called Dead Sea becomes
a living mass of waves. Not long ago
I spent four nights such as never will
be forgotten on these waters, and tho
smartness of the old man at tho helm
and his boy with the sails saved ua
from being wrecked again and again.
A charge of one mejedie. which Is
nbout 80 cents a trip. Is made for each
passenger, and for a unique voyage it
is not exorbitant.
"There Is some talk about a small
steam tug being put on the sen, but
the authorities are loath to grant per
mission. It will be a great boon when
It does arrive, as It will bring the east
and west sides of Jordan nearer to
each other for communication and
trading purposes."
MICROBES JUST A FEW.
A Small Matter of 126 Billions In One)
Corner of the Human Body.
Tho nllmentary canal Is the most
perfect culture tube known to bacterio
logical science. No part of the body
Is so densely populated with micro-organisms.
It is estimated that in the
alimentary canal of the average adult
about 120,000.000,000 microbes come
Into existence every day.
They crowd this region so densely
that scientists originally believed that
they were indispensable to human
life. According to a writer in Mc
Clure's, Pasteur, who first discovered
them, maintained this view, but re
cent investigations have rather dis
proved it.
There are many animals that exist
In perfect health, without any intesti
nal bacteria at all. Polar bears, seals,
penqulns, elder ducks, arctic rein
deer these and other creatures In the
arctic zone have few traces of theso
organisms.
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