The Democratic times., February 20, 1890, Image 1

VOL. XX.
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NO. 8.
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THE ARIZONA KICKER.
mon prairie or wild hay. It is much
Borne or the L'pe and Downs of Editorial
An Effective and simple Way ol I'revent- more satisfactory to both . buyer and
Life in the West.
Ing After swarms.
idler to weigh the hay when possible.
We extract the following items from
I have tried various plans to prevent
In estimating by measurement, 'mul­
secund swarms by hiving in different tiply together the figures representing the last issue of the Arizona Kicker:
Tax L ast S traw .—For the last six
ways, such as moving the old hive to a the length, width and height of the
new stand, and hiving the new swarm fiay, and divide the product by the months Major Davis, of this burgh
or the new one over to 'he old; also puinber of feet in a ton. For example. has lost no opportunity of abusing us
hiving the swarms to themselves, and If the hay is. forty feet long, sixteen and boasting of what he would do If
giving them a portion of the brood feet wide and eighteen feet from the we did not step softly. The reason for
from the parent hives, etc. All of bottom to the top of the mow. and the this conduct lies in the fact that the
these have proved to be unsatisfactory |>ulk agreed is 400 feet to the ton. the Kicker not only called him a horse­
to me. owing to the fact that these mow will contain 40 plus 16 plus 18 thief, but proved him a bigamist be­
methods have a tendency to lessen the pquals 11.520 cubic feet; 11,520, divided sides. Last Saturday the Major, who
amount of surplus, since the old hive is by 400 equals 28 tons and 320 feet, or has no more right to that title than a
so reduced that it is a long while before 28 4-5 tons. It would require consider­ mule has to that of “professor,” bor­
It becomes strong enough to work In ably more than 400 cubic feet from the rowed a shot-gun and gave out that he
the boaea Hence we have only the top of such a mow for a ton; while at had camped on our trail and meant to
new swarm to depend upon for a sur- pie bottom it will have become packed riddle our system with buckshot on
plus, where we depend wholly upon po solidly from the great weight above sight Word was brought to us, and
clover and basswood for box honey. ft, that 400 cubic feet will weigh con­ although we were very busy at the
I always aim to keep every colony siderable more than 2,000 pounds.— time superintending our combined
weekly newspaper, harness shop, gro­
strong—the ones that have cast a Orange Judd Farmer.
cery, bazar and gun store Qill under
swarm, as well as the new onea My
one roof, and the largest retail estab­
experience tfeaches me that light
ABOUT SUNDAY WORK.
lishment in Arizona), we laid aside
swarms during the honey season give
Considered from e Strictly our work and went over to Snyder’s
no profit I would rather have half a Tbs Question
Physiological Standpoint.
saloon in search of the Major. We
bushel of bees in one hive than divided
The question of Sunday work has, of
by two, having a peck in each hive, course, a moral side, and it is that side found him, and we gave him such a
whipping as no man in this town ever
when the honey season is at hand.
which most strongly influences many
In hiving bees, the plan that suits me who are striving to lessen the evil. got before. He lies a broken and
best is to return one-third of tlje swarm Physiologists are universally agreed stranded wreck on the shores of time,
to the old hive, put the remaining two- that men need, for purely physiologioal so to speak, and the doctor says it will
thirds in a new hive, and add to it, as reasons, one day's restout of the seven. be six weeks before he will find any
soon as may be, one or more two-thirds There is plenty of evidence upon this more trails or dogny more camping.
S lipped a C og .—In company with
swarms (without queens this time), question, all pointing in the same
each time returning the third of the direction, and the conclusion is inevit­ the elite of this neighborhood we were
bees to the hive from which they came. able that the almost universal desire of invited to the abode of Judge Graham
The surplus queens, if good ones, may workmen for rest on Sunday, and last Thursday evening to witness the
be returned to their respective hives their strong objection to working con­ marriage of County Clerk Dan Scott to
after cutting off all the queen-cella By tinuously every day, is the result of a the beautiful Arabella Johnson, only
this method the old hive is kept well natural physiological law, which, like daughter of the aristocratic widow
stocked with bees, and work in the all other laws of the kind, can not be Johnson, of Bay Horse Hights. The
boxes Is very little interrupted, and violated without some one having to widow had made a spread worthy of
new colonies are made very strong, and suffer the penalty. There is good the days of Cleopatra, and Dan had on
are in the beat of condition to store a reason for believing that many rail­ a new suit sent by express from Omaha
large amount of heney in the boxes. road accidents are directly traceable to for the occasion. Every thing passed
As I do not desire a large increase of physical and mental exhaustion of off pleasantly until eight o'clock, at
celonies, I strive to secure a large sur­ train-men caused by the strain of which hour the bride was discovered
to be missing, and investigation soon
plus, regardless of incroase.
severe and exacting duties, performed
To prevent second swarms T go to the without relaxation for a period of time brought out the fact that she had gone
hives four days after a swarm has is­ beyond that which is allowed by na­ dead back on Dan and skipped the tra­
sued, lift out the combs one by one, ture. And in the case of street rail­ in, whatever that is, with a bold cow­
and cut out all queen-cells but one, way employes, who are required to boy named French Jim. She left a
leaving the best one if I wish to rear a work from twelve to sixteen hours message to the effect that she could
queen from this stock; if not, all are every day, Sundays Included, it Is never, never love a man with a cata­
out out, and a cell from' some other is probable that society suffers, and will ract in his left eye, and that meant
introduced. Then in four days more 1 suffer, a large share of the penalty. Dan. There was a feast, but no wed­
again cut out any quoeu cells that may For the presence in the community of ding. and Daniel will have to try again.
E xplanatory .—As several vorsions
have been started, after which there is a considerable body of men to whom
no danger of more being started. Now, oivillzation means almost, if not quite, of the incident that occurred in our
when the young queen hatches and nothing, upon whom society has in» office Saturday night are flying around
finds no rival, and the bees not being posed burdens almost intolerable and towu and have probably been tele­
able to rear another, owing to the age infinitely heavier thaï are imposed by graphed all over the world, we deem
of the brood, the young queen is per­ nature as a condition of living—we say it but right to give the particulars as
mitted to leave the hive for fertiliza­ that the presence of a body of men they occurred. We were seated in the
tion, without the bees following her; living under such conditions is a editorial chair, writing a leader on the
and in due time she will commence to menace and a danger to republican in­ European situation, when a rough
character known around town as
lay. But if the young queen is allowed stitutions. -^t'qpericarr Machinist
“Mike the Slayer” called in. As we
to hatch before the other cells are re­
• —
had never had a word with the man.
moved. as recommended by some wri­
Struck Him as About Right
we suspected no evil. As a matter of
ters, even if the cells are remo' ed very
Little girl (readin ’ newspaper arti­ fact we reached for our subscription
soon after the queen hatches, there is
course, that he
danger of a second swarm. But if all cle in relation to He !ry M. Stanley)— book, supposing,
surplus cells are removed before the During his march a< rose this portion wanted the best weekly in America
queen hatches, there is no danger of a of the Dark Contino st heappears to for a year. The Slayer then announced
second swarm; at least that has been have incurred the g eatest prevarica­ that he had come to slay us. not be­
cause wo had ever done him harm, but
tions—
my experience the past few years.
Mother (looking o er her shoulder) because the influence of the press WAS
One night last season my son report­
ed six second swarms that day (this be­ —Haven't you made a mistake, Ethdl? driving out the good old times and
customs. We retreated towards the
ing only his second season in having I think the word is p.ivations.
Father (who has lis doubts about door of our harness department He
charge of an apairy, and he had for­
gotten my instructions of the year be­ Stanley)—Don't inte Tupt her, Maria. pursued us with a drawn knife, We
fore; upon inquiry I learned that he Prevarications is the right word. Go then felt it our duty to draw our gun
and let six streaks of daylight through
Jiad not removed the cells the second on. Ethel.—f'hi<-aoo ,'rib'*“«
his bedy, and as he went down we
time; or on the eighth day, thinking
—A mar. in Australia has discovered stepped to the door and sent a boy for
that if he removed them soon after the
young hatched from the cells left in a process by which he can season the coroner. It was a clear case of
the hive, when looking them over the freshly cut Australian lumber in less self-defense, and the inquest was a
fourth day after the swarm had issued, than seven days. This seems hardly mere formality. We lament the sad
it would be as well. But the result credible, as heretofore it has required occurrence, but no one can blame us.
|was six after-swarms in one day. I leveral years. Steam is one of the We paid his burial expenses, and in
another column will be found his obitu­
visited his yard next day and helped agencies employed.
—Tests made with much care show ary, written in our best vein and with­
him cut out the surplus cells from all
that bad swarmed seven Or eight days that the addition of a fraction of one out regard to space. No other Arizona
previously; and cautioned him to at­ per cent, of aluminum greatly improves editor has ever done half as much.
the quality of caat iron, rendering cast­
No H arm D one .—The boys got after
tend to this matter in the future, which
ings more solid and free from blow a stranger the other evening who was
pe did, and the result was no more
holes, removing the tendency to chill, pointed out as a horse-thief, and ran
Second swarms.—Gleanings.
increasing the strength, elasticity, and him all over town with the object of
fluidity of the metal, and decreasing pulling him up to a limb. In some
MEASURING HAY.
shrinkage.
manner he gave them the slip, and in
Rules That Will Work Well Enough Wh*a
—The different woods for charcoal their zeal they got hold of Judge Dow­
Scales Ar* Not Obtainable.
may be estimated as to value by this ney and held him up to a limb for over
There is so much difference in the
rule: Of the oaks 100 parts will yield a minute before the error was discov­
quality of hay that it is impossible to
23 parts charcoal, beech 21. apple, elm ered. The judge is g>i-guing around
decide the matter accurately. It is gen-
( rally believed that 400 cubic feet in a and white pine 23, birch 24, maple 22, with a sore throat and stiff neck and
willow 18, poplar 20, hard pine 22}. threatens to bring about fifty damage
arge bay taking it right through, or
$00 on a long, wide deep scaffold, will The charcoal used for gunpowder la suite. Take a friend's ad vice, judge,
made from willow and alder.
and hush up. You got off powerful
represent a ton.
When the hay is cut
—Experiments again made in Lon­ easy, considering your general charac­
early, is stored evenly over the mow,
|s well trodden when stored away, and don with carbo-dynamite. one of the ter. While it was a mistake, the boys
latest explosives, would seem to show were not so far wrong after all. We
Is allowed to settle two or three months
that it possesses some important ad­ wish such mistakes would occur oftener.
before measuring, ] erhaps it will hold
vantages over ordinary dynamite,
W e B ide O ur T ime .—While selling
put at tho above figures. When grass
among others that of considerably Mrs. Colonel Prescott four pounds of
Is allowed to stand until nearly ripe be­
greater power, and the generation of prunes for half a dollar the other day
fore
cutting,
it
will
occupy
much leas noxious vapor when ex­ Constable Button entered and asked us
pearly oif
not
quite,
twenty-
ploded in confined plaoee. It is com­ to step across the street to the office of
live per cent more bulk, especially on
posed of nitro-glycerins absorbed by Esquire Williams. We obeyed the re­
p scaffold, than the early cut and re­
ten parts of a variety of carbon, and is quest, and were at onoe served with a
quire about that many more cubic feet
claimed to be entirely unaffected by warrant charging us with keeping
lor a ton. Coarse hay, as timothy and
water.
bales of hay on the sidewalk in front
plover, will not weigh as heavy, bulk
NOTES FOR BtE-KEEPERS.'
ui tne Aicaer oinco to the detriment of
pedestrians. As is well known, we
DRESS AND FASHION.
run a grocery, feed store, harness shop,
bazar and music house in connection Notes on Matters of Interest to Both ¥oaaf
and Old.
with the Kicker, and the hay was out
for a sign. We were tried, convicted
The crocheted handbags of grand­
and fined nine dollars—the grossest mother's time are revived and are lady­
outrage ever perpetra.ed in the name like and very pretty.
of law. We shall bide our time. That
The favorite pocket-book i« almost
is, we shall begin next week and show square in shape, is stamped eakf skin,
'Squire Williams up as a drunkard, handsomely mounted in sterling silver
dead-beat, absconder, embezzler and or silverine.
perjurer, and if we can’t drive him out
Large checks are becoming popular
of the country in six weeks we will for morning aprons, and some of the
forfeit a lung. The man who made the summer skirtings for petticoats are in
complaint did it to get even with us the same style.
for refusing to lend him our only but-
There is a beautiful new trimming
ton-behind shirt. From this out he is that resembles coarse Italian guipure,
a marked man. We will begin on him with a design over it in colored plush,
next week, and we'll bet ten to one he appliqued with silk.
hangs himself inside of a month.—
Mousseline de laine is much in favor
Detroit Free Press.
now, and is likely to be during the hot
weather. Nothing can well be simpler
than the style of making.
THE SIERRA SNOW PLANT
We are gradually coming back to
I Beautiful Flower Found on the M om «
mode trimmings of the material, to
tain HMlght* of the West.
One thing that never fails to interest the Spanish flounce and the drooping
All who see it, when alone it is found lace edgings that ornamented the hat
on the mountain heights of the Sierras, brims of that period.
The favorite headgear for traveling
is the snow plant, known to botanists
as the Sarcodes Sanguinea, meaning is a toque of silk or goods matching
blooded flesh. Both names are said to the suit. Tam O'Shanter cups of vel­
be misnomers. The first was given it vet, either black or a color, are worn
from its supposed birth among the by very young ladies.
The tan suede gloves no longer reign
Sierra snow, some travelers asserting
that it sent its roots into snowbanks as pre-eminent, for it is becoming the
other plants into earth. Superficial fashion to match the gloves to their
observers were deceived by seeing the accompanying costume, as shades of
brilliant spikes of Howers rising from green are the latest aspirants to favor.
Some of the new jerseys, gauged at
the enow that had fallen around them
In the quick mountain squalls after the the throat and top of the arm, have a
plants had grown. No flesh or blood scarf fixed and gauged on the top of
could be as exquisitely beautiful; imag­ one shoulder, carried across the bust
ine a rosy and snow tented, crowded and looped in a large loose bow at the
hyacinth, from eight to twenty inches in side.
While it can not be said that black
height, every miniature bell . ound
about by a rosy and frosted silver rib­ is falling into any disfavor, yet the
bon, all topped by a huge head of aspar­ extraordinary popularity of colors has
agus in hoar frost and silver. The taken them into the street as well as
frosted papilla is very marked n every the assembly, the watering place and
sepal and bract. Though the whole the home circle.
At the last two drawing-rooms it
translucent spike is flushed with rose
and carmine, the petals are the deepest was noticeable that gloves were hot so
and most brilliantly colored parts of long as they were, and "on dit” that
the flower, which is five parted, and the Queen does not like to see theqi
each open one showing slightly the above the elbow. Whether thte is the
stamens and pistils. There have been case or not, certain it was that few,
seen specimens bearing eighty perfect comparatively, stretched over the el­
flowers and a pseudo-bulb twenty-two bow. White suede and kid are well
inches in circumference, brittle almost worn with black, white and gray
as Bpun glass, and although solid as a gowns, and also with those that have
pineapple when first dug up, dried white about them.
A special novelty are the embroid­
away to the size of the stem. All at­
tempts at cultivation have thus far ered pompadour robes in Watteau de­
failed, the b’*lbs refusing to stand trans­ signs and coloring. The ground is
planting . .u. the seeds to sprout For cream, of soft muslin, and the designs
the man who can discover the way to are in exquisite shades of color, some
Introduce them to cultivation there is a being simple, others grand and elab­
fortune in store, and what a glorious orate.
Some of the new dressing gowns
addition they will be to our early gar­
den flora! They have been gathered in have a good-sized monogram worked
their native wilds from May until past on the right cuff in a contrasting
the middle of July, but even at home oelor. Others open at one side, in­
are sain to be capricious in growth. stead of down the middle, and have a
Localities where they abound one sea­ cascade of lace, and full sleeve ruflles.
son may be wixnout them the next. The gown front is full at the throat
They are found as high as 8,000 feet band.
Some of the ornamented buttons
above the sea level and not much below
4,000. It was once said that they would which have been brought into use by
not survive below the level of the sum­ the fashion of redingotes and redingote
mer snow lino, but they have been casques are simply painted with a
since seen almost covering the ground number of the most brilliant colors
far below. The snowbanks seem, how­ placed in such harmonious juxtaposi­
ever, to protect them from the winds tion as to produce a rich and refined
sweeping among the mountains, and effect.
Quaint fichus made of a square of
they make their early growth and de-
velopment boneath the driven snows, plain or embroidered lawn, mull or
and when the approach of summer net, edged with lace and folded diagon­
leaves the surface of the ground ex- ally, furnish a graceful drapery for
posed it ismovered in a few days with untrimmed waists. The back corners
the red crowns of the snow plants. The are rounded and the front corners are
flowers are at first protected by the usually tucked inside the wide belt or
leaf-like bracts, which gradually un­ sasb.
Chatelain bags for ladies are very
fold as the weather warms and appar­
ently close up again when the temper­ convenient for traveling or general
ature becomes suddenly cold. When shopping. The hnest are in real seal
thus closed the parts of the flower are leather mounted with sterling silver,
so perfectly fitted together as to resem­ richly engraved and are very expen­
ble a huge head of asparagus. The sive. A vary handsome Chatelain bag
brittle roots extend into the ground al­ in black grain leather, with oxidized
most as far as the flower does above IL mountings, costs about $3.50. This is
Although once thought to be parasitic a most desirable size with lovely clasp
upon decaying cedar roots, no indica­ and chain.—St Louis Republic.
tions of a parasitic character are found
upon digging them up. The plaat is
—The man that guesses at probabil­
said to be found in soils of varying na­ ities often overreaches the man that
ture, but always where it gets the water waits for the truth.
from melting snow. Perhaps some new
—One may ruin himself by frank­
system of refrigeration will be dis­ ness, but one surely dishonors himself
covered by which the buibs may be by duplicity. — Vloillard.
transported toother regions.—Ameri­
—Waiter—"I can recommend the
can Garden.
eggs, sir. They’re beautifully fresh,
MacDuffer—
—At tne seventy-nrtn anniversary e. new laid, in fact!”
the Baptist Missionary Union, lately "What, to-day?" His Spouse (horri­
celebrated in Boston. 6,000 people sat fied)—"My love, what are you think­
down to a banquet spread in the Massa­ ing about! You don't suppose hens
chusetts Charitable Méchantes' Asso­ lay on the Sabbath F'—Pick Me Up.
—A gorilla in the Bombay zoological
ciation building, and 8,000 listened to
speeches by the Reva Edward Judson gardens takes a bar of iron two
and R. 8. MacArthur, of this city, and inches thick and bends it double in his
the Rev. P. S. Henson, of Chicago bands, and with one bite of his teeth
This was undoubtedly the largest meet­ bo shivers a mahogany knot into match
wood. .
ing of its kind ever held.