Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1914 — Page 2

Rmstlatr Republican DAILY AND SEMI-WEEKLY ewv.WY & err. aww FubUshexw TRB FRIDAY XESUB IB REGULAR WEEKEY EDITION SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily, by Carrier, 10 Cents a W eek. By Mall, $8.60 a year. Semi-Weekly, in advance. Year, $1.60. Friday, February 20, 1914.

Trustees’ Report

MARION TOWNSHIP. Annual report* of the receipts and ex penditures of the Trustee of Marion Township. Jasper County,' Indiana, for year fund. Receipt*. „ Bal on hand last set ’ l,d S C Irwin, docket fees ••••••• • • ° Hiland Park Band Co., q. c. d, 1.00 G A Williams, soldier, sailor blk . First Nat Bank., June dist... .1,335.44 Co Treas., as Elmore, Shields d 4.20 Harvey Wood. Sr., sewer, Tyler d 7.00 S C Irwin, docket fees .. ± ..•■■■ 10g J F Bruner, same —.••••• a-ug J P Hammond, Dec dist S C Irwin, docket fees •• Il uu Total bal and rec $3,781.29 Expenditures. G E Murray, stamps i gg D H Goble Co., 6 voucher bks ... 4.68 Harvey Wopd Jr, serv trustee .. 30.00 W H Parkinson, of r, atty fees .. 1100 Healey & Clark, print rep 25.10 Harvey Wood, Jr., trustee serv.. 20.00 F E Babcock, pub report 231“ Harvey Wood. Jr., trustee serv .. 40,00 Same, same jv.vv N. A. Hendrix, super bO.OO A D Padgitt, horse hire 1 Harvev Wood, Jr., trus serv ..... B F Pendig. sup • •y ■ • — z.,-' 0 - W H Parkison. off rent, at fees 2_ A A Fell, as Gar. ditch 11.95 J P Hammond, field exam 20.55 Kiger & Co., sup b. 34 D H Goble Co., sup 22.85 A R Kresler. trans to city s. . 836.00 R J Yeoman. Newton tp gr as --3 A M Yeoman. Halstead g r as .57 Harvey Wood Jr. trus serv 75.00 D H Goble Co, sup .... A A Fell, Borntrager d as ... 548.<6 Harvey Wood, Jr., trustee service 3a.00 Same, horse hire Devere Yeoman, Tyler d as . . . 17.44 John E Robinson, work 2.00 Harvey Wood, Jr., trustee serv.. 2V . Same, horse hire # 30.00. —F E Babeoek. printing notice .... -4*o E P Dane, clean ditch 20.00 Harvey Wood, Jr., trustee serv 25.00 Same, horse hire 40.00 W E Jacks, serv super 60.00 A A Fell, field exam 24.00 W H Parkison, of rent at fees .. 34.20 D H Goble Co, sup ............ 105 N A Hendrix, super ....... 60.00 Chas Battleday, same F W E Jacks, same 60.00 Harvey Wood Jr., trus serv 25.00 Kiger .& Co., sup ...... 2r,. H. E. Parkison, horse hire 26.0 Harvey Wood Jr., tru serv hors h 15.00 Total expenditures $2,512.36 BOID FUND. Receipts. Bal on hand last set ..... First Nat Bank, June dist ...... 474.88 Same, road rep .................2,074.80 J P Hammond', Dec dist 17.31 Same, rec collected .7.. 3.88 Total bal and rec . SMAI_ T O& Expenditures. J. M. Caldwell, 'gravel ......... 3-BQ t Philip Heuson, ra labor 17.67 Chas. Burns, same 15.0< A A Fell, rd rec redem 2,070.80 Same, same ............ 4.00 W I Hoover, same 6.52 Rens Dumber Co., sewer, cement 20.6 W W Sage, tile ........ 15.87 John Albertson, unload culverts 1.00 Thomas Crockett, same ........ 1.00 J A Grant, draying culverts ... 1.50 Kiger & Co., sewer pipe ....... 98.00 Elmer Humphreys, rd work .... 11.00 ~J H Chapman, tile 30.00 Joseph Cain, tax rec redem ..“/ 1.58 Wilfred Maxwell, work ....... 10.00 Blanch D Chapman, r tax rec ... 7.37 James Downs, same ............ 1.96 Thomas Bowe, wk ............. 4.00 B T Lanham. tile rd 34.00 John Mohler, rd labor 6.00 Thomas Bowe, same 2.00 Gallion Iron Works, culverts ... 368.50 Michael Kanne. tile on rd 30.00 T & S Bank, r order 21.00 John Mohler, rd labor 1-50 John Donnelly, tiling highway./. 2.50 J M Caldwell, gravel ..-.. 16.50 Warner Bros., nails, saws, etc.. 8.40 I N Warren, tile 31.81 Geo Gowland, rd labor 7.00 H E King, repair bdges, e.tc ... . 13.00 Chas Summers, rd rec red 7.59 A A Fell, same .. ....... 3.88 Walter V Porter, bdge luin 4.48 Victor Juber, gravel 6.70 Marion I Adams, gravel 119.87 —Blanche. Chapman, same 75.00 George Borntrager, same .. ’..... 5.50 Mrs H F Parker, same . ... .. 16.15 Rens Bum Co., bdge lum ‘ 7.38 Grant-Warner Co., same 41.28 J C Gwin & Co., same 15.02 E D .Rhoades & Son, tile scoop ... I.l*o

Total expenditures .......... $3,167.82 b*® ol4ll sckoqj* gram. Receipt* 1 Bal on hand last set 1,146.46 First Nat Bank, June dist 2,098.64 J P Hammond. Dec dist 1,667.04 f’ ' Total bal and rec .»$4,912.04 - Expenditure*. J. M Caldwell.naul pupils ~ .. 20.00 B T Lanham, same .... 30.00 John Hurley, same 22.00 S E Kershner, same 27.70 Scott Bros, pair blankets 7.00 A B Lowman, haul pupils 162.50 Mrs S W Williams, same 28.80 B T Lanham, same 25.00 Elmer Jacks, haul cobs 1.50 John T Murray, repair sh .... 1.00 J M Caldwell, haul pupils 25.00 J P Hammond, to correct error ■I.'IO Hiram Day, repair s h 4.35 B T Lanham, haul pupils 25.00 John Hurley, same 20.00 J M Caldwell, same 20.00 J W Smith, repair s h 4.50 John Hurley, haul pupils 3.00 Cynthia Beoughter, barn rent ... 2.00 James Donnelly, repair sh ... 5.75 Albert Duggins, haul pupils ... 60.00 J M Caldwell, same 10.00 Elmer Jacks, haul coal 1.50 B T Lanham, haul pupils 20.00 Mrs S W Williams, same 24.00 Carrie Pierce, Inst and jan ... 18.95 B T Lanham, haul pupils 25.00 Paul Wood, oil floors 1.25 John M Shields, haul pupils .... 10.00 Mrs 8 W Williams, same 25.20 8 E Kershner, same 25.00 John Shields, same 5.00 Henry J Oowland, haul cobs 2.00 Fred Llnback, repairs 2.00 Laura E Clymer, janitor fees .- T —- 0 70 To correct .mistake B-ll 2.90 Fred Tyler, Inst and jan 36.75 J M Caldwell, haul pupils 30.00 C M Blue, Inst ana Jan 13.00 Nell Sawin, same 30.10 Nelly Knapp, same 30.24 John Shields, haul pupils .... 14.00 James Amsler, repair ......... 2.00 C A Parklson, supplies 19.60 Joe Putts, repair 3.00 8 W Williams, haul pupils 26.40 Watson Plumb Co., repair wells 9.95 B F Fendig. sup 2.45 Albert Duggins, haul pupils .... 65.00 8 E Kershner, same 34.50 Mrs 8 W Williams, same 10.40 A B Lowman, same 2 50 B T Lanham, same 4 2 0< Henry Paulus, same 60.00 W W Pettit, clean vaults 36 E R Hopkins, janitor work 3.00 Pear! Wasson, Inst and jan ..... 36.59 Benjamin Welsh, posts 70 20 KJffer * c ®-> "UP * ..... 2.50 Wflma Peyton, Inst and jan .... 23 • U e H ry haul pupils 62.6' E P Lane, use schl wagon 16 •• Hamilton & Kellner, coal 5 15 Nell M Sawln, hold exam 4.60 Mabel Youngs. Inst and jan ... 30.24 r L Parks, transfers 52.60 - 18 80 haul posts .... 4 25 A ■!. Crockett, carpenter wk ... 18 90 Curtis Beoughter, fence schl ... 4.00

C J Hamilton, paper,, etc ...... 34.36 James Wood, clean No. 9 ....... 2.60 Clarence Hamilton, papering sh . 34.80 John Sayers, haul coal . 7.50 Clarence Hamilton, papering sh r2o.it; Albert Caldwell', cleaning ...... 10.00 Clarence Hamilton, painting andp 12.00 John E Sayers, haul coal ...... 11.86 Joseph Putts, cleaning ..//A. 1 . 5.00 George Culp, same .. . . 6.0 C C A Parkison, coal '. 52.0* B T Danham. repairs 1.0 Cynthia Beoughter. clean 3.50 Ralph Bowman, haul pupils .... 40.00 A D Padgitt, livery horse ...... 15.0< F E Babcock, printing ........ 7.20 Elmer Jacks, haul coal ........ 4.< O G Barrett, Breeders’ Gazette 5.50 Arnold Duers, repairs ..; 1.00 James Donnelly, repairs .%v,.... W 3.12 Warner Bros., sup ............ 27.40 S E Kershner, haul pupils ..... 40.00 Henrv J Gowland, clean ....... 2.60 Joseph Putts, repairs ......... 4.00 H F King, s wagon repairs .... 19.60 A F Dong, supplies 61.20 Jarrette Variety Store, same ... 4.81 Hov Rishling, haul coal ..... 4*o' Henrv Gowland, same ........ 5.00 D H Goble Co.. S & H Vis 12ZElmer Jacks, help fence 2.00 Estella Sage, Jan fees, clean sh 7.39 T J Prouty, clean yard ....... 2.50 Darsh & Hopkins, sup ....... i. 36.94 B F Fendig, same ; 20.0! Kiger & Co., same 26 May Stanton, inst and Jan 17.30 S E Kershner, haul pupils 20.06 Anna Spangle, laundry 2.50 Ralph Bowman, haul pupils 100.00 Gilbert Dewis, same • 3.20 G M Blue, inst and Jan 19. 1 James Donnelly, repairs ......... Z 20.37 CAV Eger, sup ~.... •■ ■ ■ 17.2? Samuel Fendig, same .. 1:8 G E Murray Co., same ......... 19.5? Hamilton & Kellner, coal 159.29 E Jacks, haul cobs 4.0 F Horsewood, haul cobs ....... 5.0 Q Rens Bum Co., repairs 137.86 T C Gwin & Co., same 1.26 E D Rhoades & Son, repair materl 11.

Total expenditures $2,6 4 3 tuition rtnrarz Receipts. Bal on hand last set 2,877.41 First Nat Bank, Jan int 5-33 State Bank, sanre 4.1'. Trust & Savings Bank, same 2.7J P Hammond, Jan dist ...... 84 8. -To-cortect error 1 First Nat Bank, Feb int 5.15 State Bank, same 3.-« Trust Savings Bank, same .3.29 First Nat Bank. March int 5 State Bank, same 4.' T & S Bank, same 3.30 To correct error 2.90 First Nat Bank, April int ...... 4.76 State Bank, same 2.95 T & S Bank, same 2.79 First Nat Bank, May int 4.53 State Bank, same 2.39 T & S Bank, same 2.89 First Nat Bank, June dist .... 1,527.58 Same, June int 7.83 State Bank, same 2.5 T & S Bank, same 2,79 _E P Dane, transfers 122.51 J P Hammond, July dist ...... 919.56 Same, dog money . . . First Nat Bank, July int ...... 8.87 State Bank, same 6.37 T & S Bank, same 3.72 First Nat Bank, Aug int 1 -State Bank, same 7.5(> T& S Bank, same ’ 2.97 First Nat Bank, Sept int ........ 6.68 State Bank, same .............. 6.7'< T & S Bank, same 2.7 W H Wnrtloy,—ifsnsfera 25.80 First Nat Bank, Oct int ........ f. 46 State Bank, same 5 T & S Bank, same 2.78 J P Hammond, Dec dist ......1,213.78 First Nat Bank, Nov int 5.2 State Bank, same 4.60 T & S Bank, same 2.78 First Nat Bank, Dec int 4. State Bank, same Total bal and rec $7,767.2 Expenditures. Martha Capper, teaching ...... 38.06 Wilma Peyton, same 45.00 Nelly V Knapp, same 25.00 Mabel Youngs, same 40.00 Pearl Wasson, same 10.01 Charles M Blue, same 11.0' Charles Blue, same 19.00 Nelly V Knapp, same 10.00 Nelle Sawin, same 138.00 C M Blue, same .............. 10.0 Fred Tyler, same 300.< Wilma Peyton, same 40.0 Daura Clymer, same 45.0 G. Charles Blue, same 15.06 Mabel Youngs, same ............ 30.0 C -CM Blue, same ...... ........ - 5.06 Same, same 40.00 Nelly Knapp, same 50.0 Chas Blue, same 11.0Pearl Wasson, same 10.00 Carrie I’ierce. same ............. 14.20 Daura Clymer, same 71.00 C M Blue, same -7.90 Pearl Wasson, same 30.00 Wilma Peyton, same 35.0 C M Blue, same ............... 8.00 Nelle Sawin, same 25. i -C „M Blue* same- 12.0 Nelly Knapp,'same 15.0 i Laura E Clymer, same 52.0( Fred Tyler, same 155.00 C M Blue, same »... 73.0 f. Nelle Sew in, same 6. Nelly Knapp, same StPearl AVasson, same 188 Mabel Youngs, same 129 Wilma Peyton, same 63.2 A R Kresler, transfers 500.00 AV H AVortley, transfer ; 5.40 Pearl Wasson, teaching 15.0 Clifford Boulder, —same ........ 40.0 Dols Crawley, same 40. t Blanche Kessinger, same _4o May Stanton, same ............ 20.01 Flora Kahler, same 30.0 Florence Allman, same 4o C M Blue, same 60.00 May Stanton, same 30.00 Dola Crawley, same 15.00 Pearl Wasson, same *. 50.00 Clifford Boulder, same 10.00 Same, same 30.00 C M Blue, same ........ 45.00 Pearl Wasson, same 10.00 Blanche Kessinger, same 35.00 Florence Allman, same 20.00 Flora Kahler, same 30.00 May-Stanton, same ... „ 25.00 Dural Anderson, same 45.00 John Richards, transfer 1.68 Clifford Boulder, teaching 10.00 Dola Crawley, same 45.00 C M Blue, same 50.00 Pearl AA'asson. same 70.00 Flora Kahler, same 10.00 Blanche Kessinger, same 50.00 Clifford Boulder, same 42.00 May Stanton, Same ® 15.00 C M Blue, same 10.00 Dola Crawley, same 40.00 May Stanton, same 15.00 C M Blue, same ...’. 5.00 Same, same 45.0 Pearl Wasson, same 35.00 Blanche Kessinger, same 35.00 Flora Kahler, same 30.00 Dola Crawley, same 16.00 Florence Allman, same 25.00 May Stanton, same 10.00 Clifford Boulder, same 50.00 May Stanton, same 60.0 C M Blue, same 2.50

Total expenditures $3,717.89 FOOB TUJTD. B«C«lpts. Bal on hand last set 517.8 e First Nat Bank, tp poor 475.6' Same, Rens poor 10.72 J P Hammond, Dec dist 378.87 Same r -Rena poor . .. ,37 Total bal and rec z. ...$1,383.37 Expenditures. Mrs .1 M Wasson, hs rent pr... 6.00 James C Passons, same .....; 6.00 Nancy Tubbs, same 5.00 A Leopold, same 6.00 Wm W Reeve, same 6.00 James C Passon, same 6.00 Nancy Tubbs, same s.oi> Mrs. J M Wasson, same 5.00 A Leopold, same 5.00 Henry Amsler, same 10.0< Wm W Reeve, same 5.0« James C Passons, same 5.00 Mrs J M Wasson, same 5.00 Nancy Tubbs, same 5.00 A Leopold, same 5.00 W H Beam, trans 87 Same, same >; . no W W Reeve, hs rent 5.00 B T Barnes, lodge poor 1.00 Harvey Wood, serv oversr p 26. Rowen & Kiser, groceries 76 Hamilton & Kellner, coal, wood 34.60 G E Murray Co., groceries .... t. Dr F H Hemphill, medical aid ... 15 John Eger, groceries ... 13 50 J C Gwin & Co., coal ......... J. 50 Rena Lum Co., same 2 50 James C Passon, hs rt . 5i C G Spitler, same 5.04» Mrs J M Wasson, same 5 oo A Leopold, »omO' r^?fT7rfTrrrr.--; 5.00' Henry Amsler, same 10.00 W U. Beam, transportation 3 W W Reeve, hs rent s.oo

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James C Passon, same .......... fi.QO <3 G Spitler, Same 5.00 A DeopoldJ same 5.00 Jane Platt, hs rent 2.00 Mrs. J M WaSsbn, hs rt 5.00 W W Reeve, same ........... 5/00 J C Passon, same s.ik. A Deopold, same 1 5.001 C G Spitler, same 5.00 Mrs J M Wesson, same ......... 5,' Harvey Wood, oversr pr 26.00 W W Reeve, hs rent ... H J Kannal, clothing, etc ..... 54.10 Rowen & Kiser, groceries ...... 36.25 John Eger, same 23.50 Hamilton & Kellner, coal, wood.. 11.50 F H Hemphill, medical aid ... J C G Spitler, hs rent I 51 J C Passon, same. 5.00 A Deopold, same 5.00 Henry Amsler, same 15.0 Mrs. J M Wasson, same 5 W W Reeve, same ............. 5.0< C G Spitler, same 5.. A Deopold, same .............. 5.r W W Reeve, same ............ 5.00C G Spitler, same 5.00 A Deopold, same 5 Mrs J M Wasson, same ;..... .10 W W Reeve, same 5.1 F H Hemphill, medical aid 1 A Deopold, hs rt 5.00 C G Spitler, same 5.0 t Rowen & Kiser, groceries 27.5Harvey Wood, oversr pr 2’ John Eger, groceries 21.8' Hamilton & Kellner, coal 1 J C Passons, hs rent 11.00 Henry Amsler, same 15.0. W W Reeve, same 5 it C G Spitler, same ~7., 5.00 Mrs. H F Parker, same 9.00 A -Leopold, same .. s-.-r.-m*-*-, Mrs J M Wasson, same lo o W W Reeve, Same 5.00 A Deopold, same 5.0 t C G Spitler, same 5 < W H Beam, transportation .... 1.50 Mrs J M Wasson, ns rt 5.00 W W Reeve, same 5 Of Henry Amsler, same 10. F H Hemphill, medical ai<l 17 Rowen & Kiser, groceries ...... 15.0* John Eger, same 12.14 Hamilton & Keßper, coal 4.00 Mrs H F Parker, hs rt 5.0 n D E Grow, coal .. >.. * . ... i .oHarveyi’Wood, trus & h hire .. . 26.01

Total expenditures ......... .$881.98 DOG FUND. Receipts. Bal on hand last set 186.00 S S Shedd, dog tax col 148 6 Harvey Wood, Jr., same "T 4.00 Total bal and rec $348.00 Expenditures. J P Hammond, excess d fd 86.00 Henry Duers, turk killed ...... 2.16 Walter King, 1 sheep killed ... 4.15 Grant Rishling, 15 turks killed. . 19.98 Mrs. Dizzie Zeigler, 32 turks killd 33.16 Total expenditures $145.45 LIBRARY FUND. Receipts. Bal on hand last set 437.62 First Nat Bank, June dist 478.28 J P Hammond, Dec dist 378.9 —Total bal and—ree ..........$1.291. — Expenditures. R D Thompson, city library ... 500.00 Same, same .•.. 415.90 Total expenditures $915.90 SUMMARY. Bal and Fund Rec Dis Bal Twp $3,781.29 $2,512.36 $1,268.93 Road 4,401.09 3,167.82 1,233.27 _Sdl scl 4,912.04 2,643.12 2,268.92 T u i t ion 7,767.21 3 ,T 17.89 4,049732' Poor 1,383.37 881.98 501.39 Dog 348.00 145.45 202.55 Dibrary 1,294.81 915.90 378.91 Total $23,887.81 $13,984.52 $9,903.29 HARVEY WOOD, Jr., Trustee. Examined and approved this, the 6th day of January, 1914/ HARVEY W. WOOD, RIAD B. HARRIS, BERT R. AMSDER, Members of the Advisory Board.

JANUARY REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Miss Sawin’s Room Did Not Have a Single Case of Tardiness—Enrollment Was 554.

Report for January. Boys Girls Total Enrollmt for month 247 287 534 Enrollmt to date 268 311 579 Ave. No. belonging 239 282 . 522 Ave. attendance 230 269 499 Per cent attendance 96 94 95 Cases tardiness 22 31 54 Dropped 11 3 14 Att. primary 93 94 93 Att. Grammar 96 95 95 Att. high school 99 95 97 Report for Last January. Enrollmt month 259 269 528 Enrollmt to date 268 286 554 Ave. No. belong 253 262 515 Ave. att. 232 259 492 Per cent att. 91 99 95 Cases tardiness 39 29 68 Dropped - -- — 8 -.. 3 11 Enrollment by grades—lst 53, 2nd 59, 3rd 50, 4th 44, sth 45, 6th 38, 7th 36, Bth 43, 9th 56, 10th 30, 11th 47, 12th 33. Total 534. The following had perfect attendance: The boys in Miss Malchoiv’s room; the boys in Miss Shelbourne’s 6B grade. The following had no cases of tardiness: Miss Sawin’s room; boys in Miss Watson’s 2nd grade; boys in Miss Watson’s 3rd grade; the girls in Miss Hemphill's 3rd grade; Miss Malchow’s 4th grade boys; Miss Anderson’s 4th grade; Miss Anderson’s sth grade; girls in Miss Brusnahari’s sth grade; girls in Miss Dyer’s 6th grade; Miss Shelburn’s 6B grade; boys In Miss Shelburn’s 7th grade; boys in Miss Norris’s 7th grade; Miss Norris’s Bth grade

Don’t forget the date of David S. Alter’s pubMc sale, Wednesday, Feb. 25th. See the full list in this paper. Get more eggs by feeding Blatchford’s egg mash. Sold by Hamilton & Kellner. Order a rubber stamp today from The Republican.

Ws.ss.i *»■*> i 'fChicago to Worthwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and the South, Louisville and French Idck Springs. MHXSSBLAH* THCB TASXJB. In offset November and, leia. ■■ 11. J NORTHBOUND. No. 88.. 4:44 am No. 4 4:5* am No. 40 7:11 am No. 33 ....10:11 am No. >8 8:88 pm No. 8 8:88 pm No. 30 .8:03 pm Na 18 , 8:88 pm SOUTHBOUND. No. 85 18:18 am No. 81 4:38 am No. 18 ....18:84 am No. 87 11:88 am No. 8 .....<.11:47 am Na 88 ~ 8:00 pm No. 88 8:88 pm Na 8 11-88 pm

BEES AND BEE KEEPING

THE CAUCASIAN BEE. - Most Desirable and Profitable Breed To Keep. The Introduction of the Caucasian bee in this country is one of the beneficent works of the Department of Agriculture. In 1902 Frank Benton, the expert apiarist in charge of the governmental hives at Washington, D. C., brought a number of mated Caucasian queens to this country. After the manner of queen bees, upon their arrival here they proceeded to lay eggs by the thousand. In a short time the government had a number of queens and thousands upon thousands of the gentle honey gatherers. They were studied most carefully. It was found that almost nothing that a human being could do would persuade them to attack him. Their hives could be shaken. One could rub them off the comb with the unprotected hand. They were not disturbed in the least. The only times they showed any irritation were on cool mornings when the hives were severely or when they had been robbed by. other bees. With the exception of the testy Cyprian bees, they were found to be the equal of any bees in the gathering of honey. It is believed that they will revolutionize the honey business. A number of queens have been distributed, but the only imported queen bee of the race in the apiary of the department died some time ago.

It will take a long time to eradicate from the American mind the fear of a bee. Long proximity to the stinging varieties has deeply impressed upon the American the wliF dom of giving the busy, buzzing bees a wide berth. The first bees brought to this country were the common brown, or German, ones. They came over in one of the tubby vessels of the seventeenth century. For two centuries they held their own, and were distributed from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In comparison with

the other races now known, they have nothing to recommend them. For all this bee was a spiteful creature, it poorly defended its supplies of honey against other bees. It was lazy in the matter of gathering honey. Just as soon as the supply of q.eotar began to decrease and a little efiergy was required in order to find it the bee gave up the effort. It did not multiply rapidly, so the hives at the beginning of the harvest were likely to be as shorthanded as the Kansas wheat farms. Therefore, when in 1860 the comparatively gentle, prolific and industrious Italian bees were imported the beekeeping world became much excited. Fabulous prices were paid for the queens. Then a score of years later came the Cyprian bees, from Cyprus. These bees were hustlers in the matter of gathering honey. One colony has a record of one thousand pounds in one season. But they were veritable devils. Nothing would subdue them. Smoke only irritated them. Occasionally they went out hunting for trouble. The story is told of one swarm of these, bees which drove an entire family into the cellar and stung every living animal in the neighborhood, including; horses, cows, pigs and chickens. These were followed by the large gray bees form the Alpine provinces of Carnlola, Austria. These bees were gentle and also good gatherers of honey. Last of all have come the Caucasian bees, which one can handle practically with no more danger than if they were so many files.

Farm Less and Make More.

Some men go on the theory that if farming Is a paying business and a good thing, more of it will pay better and will be a better thing. If a man could do a lot and do it as well as he can do the right amount, there would be no reason why this theory wouldn’t stand the hard knocks of practice; but no man can hire work done as well as he can do it himself; that is, farm work. And here is where the overreaching farmer falls down.

Of all farms in the United States those paying best per acre are the 40 and 80 acre farms. It Is true that there are some Instances that almost anyone ean cite where the 200, 800 and 400 acre farm is paying the best, but we speak of farming as a whole—of the average farm in the United States. . We know of no better advice right now than that of a far-seeing farmer of fifty years ago who said: "The man who gets hold of only what land he can farm and farm with his own hands, Is going to be the contented and prosperous man of the future; get this much and leave the rest for the other fellow.** It is an oft-repeated sentence, but real farming, real producing in the West hasn’t been stretched yet Men who are, year in and year out, farming more than they cam farm well are responsible for the low general average of all farm crops per aero, Do only what you can do well and leave the rest for the other fellow, instead of hiring him to do It for you. —Rural Home.

To Keep String Beans.

If there Is a surplus crop of i string beans they may be packed away In salt for use In winter. They can be to kept until beans comes again. No crop Is more easily grown than string beans, as they grow rapidly and are usually very prolific. Being a summer crop, they may bo bad in succession until frost. , ■J

LIVE STOCK

GUARDING AGAINST GLANDERS. How it is Spread, Dangers From it» and Rules of Precaution. The manner in which glanders spreads from one 1 animal to another. Is an improtant subject. Since the bacillus of glanders is the sole cause of the disease, it follows that the spread of the malady is dependent upon the dissemination of this germ* Every portion of the body, every organ, in whloh the glanders has obtained a foothold, contains the dis-ease-producing bacillus. Consequently, portions of the affected organs, as well as secretions of these organs, which also contain the glanders bacilli, must be regarded as the conveyors of the infection. The must dangerous of these are the nasal secretions and the discharges from the so-called farcy buds, when the disease has its seat in the skin. For the protection of horses from glanders, as well as for the safety of their own person, every owner of horses, and prospective buyers of horses, should observe the following.:

Suspect every horse that is suffering with a chronic discharge from the nostrils, no matter what the character of the discharge, either aq to quantity of quality, or whether only one of both nostrils are affected.

Certain forms of heaves may be due to pulmonary glanders, and therefore, if the history of an animal thus affected is not absolutely clear, such animals should be regarded with suspicion. Suspect any and every horse that is in the hands of a strange or unscrupulous horse trdaer. Remember that glanders is a very prevalent disease among the range horses of the West, and that, therefore, branded horses must always be regarded with suspicion, until they are proven to be otherwise. Never permit any of the above classes of horse to put up in your private stable, but if you are compelled to feed or care for them have a special stable for the purpose that must be disinfected before other animals are allowed to go in. Keep your horses away from blacksmith shops and livery stables, especially in large cities, except when you are compelled to use them. Make as little use as possible of public watering places. Keep your own stables in a sanitary condition.

Made Hogs Pay.

A hog grower says he had twentyfive pigs, and kept careful account of what they cost him at the time he sold them. He says he began to fit them for market June Ist, and from that date to July Ist, a half bushel of ground oats were consumed dally; from July 1 to September 10, one and one-half bushels, and from the latter -date to November 20, when sold, four one-half bushels of ear corn were fed daily. This made 120 bushels of oats and 815 bushels of corn, the entire amount of grain fed. Oats wore selling for 80c. and corn sos 25c per bushel, the cost of grain consumed was approximately slls. Adding to this $6 for pasturage and $26 as cost of the lot up to the time feeding was begun, we should have approximately $l4O as the entire cost of production. The average weight when sold was 240 pounds, selling price $4.10 per <rwt.- making about $9.85, apiece, or $240 for the entire lot. This loaves a net profit of about SIOO, or the income on the investment was over 80 per cent.

Hogs and Pasture.

Applicable recommendations of Prof. Soule, of the Virginia Experiment Station farm, are the following: •

"Prepare the land with the greatest possible care, and seed alfalfa. Alfalfa will be the most desirable of all the gracing crops, as it can be graced over two or three times during a single season, and will remain in the land several years, if well established. He also recommends artichokes to feed through fall and winter. "Some grain should be sod to the hogs In gracing crops—one to three pounds per day, depending on the ago and sice of the animals. An ear or two of corn will often be all that is necessary. By using grazing crops the corn can be made to go much farther, and a better quality of poi* obtained at a lower cost per pound. Hogs kept in grazing crops are under the very best sanitary con. dittoes. The plan suggested will provide gracing for 25 to 50 hogs, depending on the character of the land and the crop season.

Tendency to Degenerate.

In all pure breeds the original "scrub" blood It the foundation is •rar seeking to reinstate itself. In Short, there Is a tendency in all purebred animals to degenerate or retrogross toward original and less perfect types, and nothing will mere surely and speedily stimulate this tendency than lack of nutritious food. In the absence of sufficient nutrition, the possibilities of perfection Inherited from pure-bred sires or dams but partially materialize or wboffiy fail to assert themselves*— Wisconsin Bxporlment Stolon.

ROADS AND ROAD MAKING

COSTLY NEW YORK PAVEMENTS Greater Number Are Asphalt -and Call for Frequent Repair. The first asphalt pavement was put down in Washington in 1878, and a year later New York tried one short block of it It was not until 1888 that any great amount of the then new pavement was laid, but for the past ten years New York has spent more than $2,000,000 for asphalt alone. The wood block pavement was tried in Chicago as far back as 1878, and the experiment attracted considerable Interest. Although at the present time asphalt pavements are probably the most common in use, there are places where the bltullthic. the wooden, or granite block or brick should instead be chosen without a moment's hesitation. At present the subject is an extremely broad one, upon which a great deal of technical writing has been done. To say that it pays for a city to have good paving is merely an axiom. At present the question is rather what good pavement is. And the answer to this varies not only according to the traffic, the latitude and longitude, but even -other atmospheric conditions. Another important consideration after the good pavement Is down is to keep it in repair and to keep it clean. The common American custom is to wait until practically the whole structure goes to pieces and then to lay a new one. The European practice is to .keep repairing all the time. If an inch of pavement becomes fractured or in any way out of repair, it Is remedied at once.—Good Roads Magazine.

Cost of Road Improvement.

In the improvement of a road with the average amount of grading with no unusual or extraordinary conditions to be constructed, the cost of the necessary grading to secure proper drainage as estimated per mile* in New York State varies from SBOO to $2,000. The cost of concrete and masonry in culverts, small bridge abutments, retaining walls, etc., and paving for gutters, etc., varies from SSOO to SI,OOO. The cost of wooden guard railings, ditch crossings, underdrains and other small accessories is about S2OO to SSOO. The above items are essential in any proper improvement of the average New York State county road, and when completed constitute an Improved earth surface road.

Crushed Stones for Roads.

In our trip through Ohio, says a writer in Indiana Farmer, we frequently noticed long piles of limestone in irregular sized blocks along the road side. They were gathered on the hill sides and hauled there by the farmers, to be crushed for repairing the roads. After the thrashing is finished the traction engines are hired to run the crushers, and these long piles of stone are soon put in shape to keep up the fine roads that are so common throughout the Miami valley. Prof. Blatohloy, State Geologist, says: “My experience has been that, in the long run, the crushed stone road, if properly made, is far superior to the gravel road. The stone road wears down more evenly, and will outlast the best of gravel roads. That is, always, of course, if the stone road is properly made.

“In the first place, the roadhod shauld be ten inches deep. The lower six inches should bp of the larger stones, though these should bo of a size that would pass through a twoinch screen. The upper four Inches should be smaller stone, that which will pass through an inch or an inch and a half screen. This should be packed with a steam roller, and with proper drainage at the side this will make an excollimt road. If good rock is available, that is, within hauling distance, the cost will be about SB,OOO a mile." '

What Ashes Are Worth.

Wood ashes not only contains potash, but servo to loosen stiff soils and perform valuable service as a chemical reagent. This is due to the large proportion of lime contained In the ashes—about 85 per cent—which is In the best form in which It can be used. About 120 pounds of potash Is the proportion in a ton of wood ashes, while 700 pounds of lime accompanies It. These proportions may be more or less, according to the kind of wood from which the ashes are obtained Ashbs are worth only |6 per ton, according to the above proportions, so fur as the actual potash is concerned, though the lime and other substances contained possess value, the phosphoric add ranging from 2 to 5 per cent—lndiana Farmer.

Fertilizers for Asparagus.

Recent bulletin from Washington states that the common fallacy that salt is an essential fertiliser for this crop is no longer adhered to by modem growers. The natural habitat of asparagus is the seashore, and it was reasoned therefore, that salt was beneficial to it. In modern commercial practices bods of asparagus have' yielded as well without salt as with It Salt, of course, aids in preventing the growth of weeds, but it la believed that oxoopt in the small garden patch, whore Intensive culture Is practiced and whore largo amounts of stable manure afro applied each year. It, may not bo especially useful in the field culture ad asparagus.