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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-10-16, Page 2Address commenicatlons to A 'C:�Pomist, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto UNITING COLONIES FOR paper, The other colony is then lifted) WINTER, a. off its floor -board and placed over the One 'of the essential factor; for first colony with the paper between them. The bees will gnaw holes �iceessh the wintering of krhes to through the paper in a short time an young bees that haveor d Piave colonies well filled'' withno will gradually unite together through , done little these holes. If there is brood in both Heid work. •'ete should to atcover least colonies this can all be placed in the; hough bees in the hive dmat lower chamber later on, • and the . top theend orseven full sized frames at chamber removed. It is well to kill the end of September or early in an' one of the queens just before uniting When Any colony with less bees than' the colonies, the best queen of course this should r united'. One good strong being left. If there is no preference colony s.vorth more than many weak1for queens they can both be left and rues. the bees will kill one of them. When uniting 'colonies two things must be borne in mind: first, that fly -I Another plan of uniting and one in '' Ing bees have located themselves and which all the queens arweather saved iin to s if their hive is moved they will return follows: During dull to the old location, especially if it is late fall when the bees have been con good flying weather when the moving fined to their hives for several days is, done, and second, that bees of age fie of the lightest combs, slakiremove from each of the weak ng the lonies Preen' colonies are likely g . n a free for all fight when brought bees from thein downtin he o fi of fe othe e i ; hive and pushing togethere a one eepe. Where a beekeeperhas two or more to one side of the hive. Two or three Varies the first difficulty can be days later place a tight-fittingh hives ivision apiof aries .uniting the weak colonies board in thnort one side and then of one yard.' those of another. Where with the'bees ere is only° one apiary the uniting bring the combs and bees e the from the te there d lace is best done: during dull weather when the bees are confined to their hives for several days at a time. An easy method to unite two col- onies together without the bees fight- ing is to first smoke the colonies well and then to remove the cover and quilt from one of them and placing over the frames a single sheet of news - of BIGGEST OZOMOTIVE IN THE BRf SI-� EIVti fl E THE CHILDREN'S L. 1. HOUR i ,:... Y91 A4 :�.�n ♦ Engine No. 4100, the new freight lo- comotive, with new type tender, just built for the Canadian National Rail- ways by the Canadian Locomotive Works at Kingston. It is the last word in designer's skill for lines, weight and power. Ninety-two feet in over- all length, it weighs 325 tons, and tas he on a level track. Its boiler has 3,200 ; horsepower, or more than what is used by the civic electrical plant at Kings- ton, with` a- population of 25;000, for lighting and industrial purposes., The remarkable progress made in the construction of motive . power on Canadian railways is illustrated by comparing this giant new omotive her hives an p I hoc s division boards thus bring- ing together two weak colones into one hive. Provision must be made for a double entrance. These colonies can be fed in the usual manner and can be wintered either in the cellar or out- side. By this method a surplus of queens can be had in the spring. fide of the ,• f LOTS OF FUN ON HALLOWE'EN ti ower o 14 500 tons, or atrac tractive power to move 150 loaded freight cars the fortunes of everybody at the same or wife. OnDraw them tops of ic various heights fres mmencin November 15, 1922, iCommencing time by telling each one to look at his measurements—some ordinary, and continuing until May 15, 1923, an BRUIN FINDS THJ3 RUNAWAYS With a grunt, Jackie Rabbit sighe and rubbed his stomach. Ile wa chuck full, and so:were Johnnie Musts rat and Willie Woodchuck.. Mo11t Meadow Mouse had fed them so sump tuously that they felt ever so much better, They told her all about 'boa they had lost their way after the) had come to shore on their log ship. "I'm sorry friends, that I can't tell you the pay home.. I have alway! dived in the wheat field and only a fell times have ventured out into: the Big Woods. But I do know that way tt Frog Hollow path. If you go that was you may meet someone who can tell, you the way to Woodland," So off tramped Jackie Rabbit, Wil• lie Woodchuck and Johnnie Muskrat with Molly Meadow Mouse in the lead. A queer procession it was, a mouse ]leading a rabbit. They were only a short way into the Big Woods when they heard a heavy tread, tread, tread in the bushes on their right. Molly Meadow Mouse ducked behind a big toadstool, hex with the first railway engine used in heart' pounding, Jackie Rabbit and Canada, a drawing of which is shown Johnnie Muskrat wasted little time in inset. The engine was used on the , finding an old hollow stump big Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad enough to hide them both. Now Willie was named the "Dor-Woodchuck was so scared he didn't ' 1837 and it, in Chester," The drawing is made from a print in the possession of the Cha- teeu de Ramezay, Montreal. of the Canadian National Railways Feeds for Poultry. Fortune Telling is Thrilling and Anybody Can Do It You Kn ow. BY MIGNON QUAW. Fortune telling is the theme of this; The Teller of this Past is dressed Hallowe'en party. From the time the! inblack, ga and wearseaks ina model, mysterious guests arrive until they leave, they) All the facts about the past can are learning something about them -i easilybe told by reading the palms, selves This is bound to please, for;d not mean that the Telfer know where to O. so he slipped in be- hind the stump where his two friends were hiding. Was it the Man after them again, or another hunter? They were all so terribly frightened they scarcely dared to breathe. Nearer and nearer it came, tread, tread, tread! "It must be the man," thought Wil- lie Woodchuck. "I wonder if he has is gun? I'll just peek slyly around own handwriting. For instance• r .You! Rub:surds comb on sleeve. Now experiment was carried on at the slant of the whole sentence indicates • most absurd. much. Does it slant upward- of tissue paper with it. Agassdz; B. C., Dominion Experiment -this stump and see. My coat is dust. full' of energy, in- pick up pieceal Farm comparing various scratch the color of the tree and he won't are optimistic, gay,feeds and mashes with the home mixed see me," dined to look on the bright side of On the piece is written the name of scratch and mash in general use on the, So, very slowly and slyly Willie • life. Does it slant downward? You the person you are to go to supper plant, the purpose being to arrive at peeked around the stump, What a are pessimistic, gloomy, have the blues, with. Have dfferent baskets of papers something conclusive concerning var-1, surprise he got! A pleasant one, too, often, but you are cautious and.for, for men and women and two combs to loos commercial poultry feeds in the so much sohe that he gave a glad cry. that reason are aa better business it r ,run er- dothisAny stunt numberithof fortune telling son that the other blow -1 market. The home mixture consisted' "Whatever is the matter with Willie on the level? So do you. Even tem- games maybe done with candles, of scratch grain of equal parts oats, I Woodchuck?" thought each of his pered, easy going, good to live with' ing them out,.lighting them, waving; wheat and cracked corn; mash, 100: friends who wire hiding. When at but yet inclined to be a bit monoton-, them above heads, dropping wax, put -j parts bran, 100 parts shorts, 100 parts last they got up courage to see, there like a level road through a flat ting them in draughts.eimportant. one Dorn meal, 100 parts crushed oats, 50 stood a little brown bear, and it was ous {corn beef scrap, and 25 parts char -I Bruin. How pleased they all were to country." Go on reading many things.!m$owls with various things under I coal. Water was kept before the birds see him. Small writing, large writing; cavy .them are overturned on a°table. The ostentatious capital letters; heavy or chooses a certain.11 thet' The Superintendent in "You runaway rascals, where have d guesses period at a time. , his report says, "The results are in you been? • I have been hunting for have our end of sentence no period;, crow gue •� If'tl crossing bowl, They are then turned over and l favor of the home mixture for this you for two days, and soh y 1 thers and fathers," said Bruin :• b found any more absorb- This does f ybody dotting of s and s. ing topic than ourselves? The invitations are written on any! present. This takes too. much time of a t runs. away le grow impatient to' the person is hasty; quit , bachelorhood or maidenhood. Another the each one means something. One has particular occasion, This might be me t, it means k cannot -a single obiect under it. This means, the case generally where the poultry- Each one large story at th where can a would examine the palms o ever after began to tell a part of the people d !man can purchase feeds in e same time. the familiar Hallowe'en playthings) and other p P has two. This, means a -helpmate. An of l hear about themselves, Instead, *have wait. If the letters are sharp an quantities when prices are low.' On I „b "Never mind; naw, you can tel•1 all um t witches, black cats., or her own angular, it means the person is new , her has three. This means two hus-, ie hand,kwhen it is. possible tot aout v .e ,,wennou get, home," all On asp es ; , everybody examine histhe other the following vers Teller i ous,•sharp, irritable. If they `are Pott of r wives' and so forth. satisfactory, poult`ry•'Bruir - "If we get back -before dark, On these writepalms and hands while the stance: and generous, so is the maker of them, bands o , obtainsat y i a the fellows "Comeon Hallowe'en, ` the information, For in g thiel LING FORTuriEs. feeds' from reliable firms, the question we mut hurry.. You li �,,,,. to out house giving means. move must, be tired., Bop on li . b ck " he • („Fortune Teller, This stunt can be made'to last , spirits will past eight, "The5 ' and p thumb, says the Iy a There ghosts - � and keel the interest of the ' '= " g freshmen's can of spending time, which y ,,. •things.” llZeaiitime. minu`t�es p i 'The serving of r'e for- in mixingup feeds must be con -1 said as he dropped on all fears: The time. we've set at half past eight, indicates many .(Meantime d the entire time. They ill wants also be made the -means of telling So that was the way the three little Andyou will learn+about your fate. it fat? examining thumbs:) . 'fie crow '� Thick? indicates you were to ask all manner of questions about tunes—the Future in` particular. Tea slurred.. runaway: boys. from Woodland. , got I_. Your Fast and Present, Future too, it fat? chubby That o ble chin their own handwriting—these can be could be the beverage with plenty of I back home, riding on the back ofl 11 h bb baby with a d d •t which, a few Cause of Worms in Cattle. What you have done—what you will a fat, c u y a y do I 't stiff? Can you made the subject of some good-' leaves in i or coffee an 1• d erre �-- s b f Market. all such. things are plainly I Ila For child; held By, everyone on Hallowe'en," have our fol owing sugg and dimples, s i s i rounds have purposely been slipped. bend it backwards easily? No? Then natured laughs g 1 Worm eggs points out Mr. S. Had - you were a stubborn 'your , The decoration of the house is dart your breath; you wouldy 'rhe fleetly all farm animals, m faces way; you received many a spanking." ture might tell:. a long journey with suitors. Four, a love letter. rest! of the fun. Feature the smiling to five the opposite riches—Paine—political success—hus- good news in.a letter. Seven, g so than in those which live in cities' of the Sheep and Swine Division at youof' Ottawa: pumpkins tris lige you can. If Remember alwaysg P PSomebodymay ask, "My1bands—wives—children—lives to be %rtune, Many, Pinel luck. Fod in cuP, or towns. od left animalsThe on the farm ason arethis const ret : grade lambsnarehalvays an indication have electric lights have each fingers too. l and uncastrated fingers are long and pointed, what ninety—married within year—success bad hick. .Few, good exposed to infection from.eating of primitive in the handling Cutuht insidelia pasteboard shoethe mean?" Have something in marriage—go to live elsewhere— on plate indicates n ouare rea thus losegit ' f ae contaminated by manure. eatinFirstg, of sheep, and methods Podin who takes g a smiling face in each sidetof ack ready that e 1 and if possible, some- operation—financial reverses -trip in forget some belonging l ngn g and been sere. thoy comeno inn contactdbwith manure, of set is red n flock will ,neglect anthe box; cover the entire box with black, reply, round about the farm buildings, and,; er, cutting the paper out: thing- to bring a laugh. It is remark -1 air ship—single life—letter—good, When re per - performance of these operations. Both tissue pap , g _I able how many people will begin to news company coming—a disappoint -,ed, find out which girl has the great- secondly, they pickpworms out at, are very sic le and if properly per for the features of the face; paste yet I and say, "That is just right. I I ment coming with the week tooth go- est number of husbands, which man pasture in the ups or fields that p teal tis:ae paper ea the inside of the. not a Y, This readingof ing to be extracted—going to receive the greatest number of wives. They are left uncultivated. These small,: formed at the right 'age there is little box over these features. When thei was a fat baby—" i consolation.' rarely cultivated paddocks on -a farm or no danger of loss. (See Pamphlet be done by somebody whoa resent—will receive an invitation THE FUTURE, One leaf or *ground indicates singe wen of the Dominion Agricultural • est what the Fu -fife, Two, marriage. Three, tr 1 u b e I Dept., are present in the dung of prac 1 uch more Bruin. Preparing Lams for Says Mr. A. A. MacMillan, Chief light is put inside, the eyes, nose and: p-- understands how to do it, but mouth shine in yellow splendor. If really you have . no electric lights, the effect' if such a person can not be found, a of faces may be secured by putting a really convincing talk can be invented pasteboard box around a lamp as it sets on the piano or table. The box should be large enough so it win not catch fire. THE PAST. If the size of one's house permits, the Past could be told in one room, the Present in another, the Future in still another. These rooms could then be - decorated to suggest these three per- iods. Over the doorways could be big signs PAST, PRESENT, FU- TURE. The first could be black, the second white, the third, gray. The hostess calls on three of her most gifted and original friends for "' formation about the past. s un in costume a 'old custom of putting various articles' can be lengthened out for thirty min- would be a good costume. Better Hog Prices. utes. But if the palms grow monoton- i ke such as rings and thimbles! ous, take up some of the features of fun Why not serve lit- i There was the face—nose, eyes, chin, mouth, tell- ing the past from their peculiarities. THE PRESENT. The following are suggestions for the Present: subject has many friends —is selfish—has great talent which needs developing -has good appetite —j ealous—steady — brave — troubled with snoring—likes sauerkraut—is fine dancer—stingy—sweet tempered with all manner of illuminating receive the prizes as a con •No, 46 of the Dominion Dept. of Agri - d' rings pug- are most dangerous as regards worms p, --going to a wedding soon—and sol Said prizes are. we ing ten -cent store. chased at the ten c and doubly so because they are coin -I culture.) Moreover docking adds to forth, morel infected with dung -feeding the neatness,comfort, and appearance The Teller of the Future needs more - The refreshments for such a party beetles which act as carriers for of the flock, while castrating enables • t. He or she will also dress need not be elaborate but they route the farmer worms and convey them to stock. h f mer to hold his wether lambs for the late fall sales, when a heavier weight usually brings a higher aver- age price per pound. Rang lambs be- in- equipmen t Thist t • and be masked White carry out the fortune idea. a go I • n ca 1 encouragement for breeid- Chalk murk on floor. Everybody toes the frosted cakes with some small ob- ers of swine in the Dominion Live' come troublesome in the autumn, their this mark. If they can stand on this ect 'in .each one, said object having a Stock Branch market report of Sept. gains are lower, they have to be sep chalk merle on one foot for one mixt- j p crated from the rest of the flock or e will make -a model husband significance about the Future? If ice 18. At Toronto the to price fox ute, they cream is served or sherbet (and apri- selects was $11,25 against $10.85 on{ sold, and their value per pound is be - or wife. (Seven or eight of the guests cot sherbet would be delicious and the same date. last year, for thick `low that of ewe or wether lambs. can do tins at once.) isgivena Garry out the orange. color scheme) smooth $10.25 against $9.85; for' Untying knots. Each person 6 t $8 85 for extra which is tied in several knots. something. The heavies I Neglected p g Things to tell the Future with: makes much through long adversity—political as - assistance in planning the program.! pirations—fine singer though nobody One. is given the Past, another the! realizes it—is writing poetry in secret Present,he third, the Future. They; —loves bobbed hair—loves jazz—fond each try to outdo the others in secur-' of ladies (gentlemen)—nervous— in thebest fortune Impress upon i sharp tempered—should diet, too fat g Past must be concerned'—generous—pessimistic—good bust - each that the Pas only with Was, the Present with Is, the Future with Will Be. Thus, the • Teller of the Past can not say "You are ,self-willed and stubborn." Following are some of the things that might be told of the Past. The s or was not: a pretty baby --smart at an early age—bald-headed h an infant -••-troubled with colic ---,Have each one write the same sen subj ect wa ness man (woman)—fond of ostenta- tious clothing like red neckties and loud hats—and the opposite of these. The Teller of the Present is •in cos- tume and wears a mask. The Present the hand- writing. be easily told through writing. This snakes a very fire stunt. Each est has pencil and paper. Put Away the Plow. tooth pick of varying lengths could heavies $9.7 against , a implements are a source a string be inserted and mean so . $8.25 against $7.85,for shop If they can untie all the knots in a little frosted cakes could have orange .hogs $9.25 agarinst $8.35, for lights of loss to the owner and the common= given time, they will succeed in motel � frosting on them and eyes, nose and and feeders $9.25 against $6.85, for m y g uth marked in chocolate roughs $7.25 against $6.85, for sows sty, Ontario's implement bill is a large one. If every farmer took as f close of the evening, one No. 2 $6,25 age ns $ . , an good care of his p on. . R ` Toss Toss a ring over a peg.' ma znp imp and tools as the best farmers do, many factor- ies and much capital could be devoted to work other than implement 1n'il:ing, But so long as there is needless, pre- ventable waste in implements some one must supply, at his own price, in - Be ore the If they do it first try, this their fortunes to the rest, or there could be a grand review, the Tellers asking questions and the guests hold- ing up their hands as certain ques- tions' "H are going to take a trip?" are asked. r Such a party as this is not too big a drain on the strength and pocket- book of a 'hostess and yet will thor- oughly delight the guests. Dress. Top An application of fine manure, ap- plied as soon as the ground freezes, to. the thin spots in the alfalfa field, r ill tare.. w the wheat •field, or any grass h w handsome returns next June. Do means mar- or two people should be chosen to tell ridge within the year. Two tries, two years and so forth, To speed this up, there should be several pegs and rings. Give each person an opportunity to 11 string out from a basket of strings. Those of a certain length indicate the person will live to be ninety. • i at Toss balloon over string. First I tempt your dream will come true. 1 Lighting ?notches. If they burn first trial, it means good news within the week. Burning candles. Rin with lighted candle, If it does not go out, it means urns alore • )resent journey. long, Jumping ' br•oomnstick. Success in ' matrimony or a sure marriage. i 1 t f our prospective'husband w en had measles—hard child for parents fence: "Billy: is going to Toronto to. on the Railroad." working manage take a job wo g to manage—been hard to g Thisolves the use of had capitals,doomb •• +, of i s and c school teacher—had a •(named) num t s• The .Pr -been hard to manage ever since—• sentence ing one very severe illness -loved first rousing of Teller now .begins to read beg of youthful love affairs :had dant stead ten years ago—fond of .History in school—was always popular with boys (girls) ---an event of great im-1 portance early in life completely, changed the nature from sour disposi-1 tion to one of gentle goodness—had financial reverses—crossed in love a (named) number of times—one great disappointment happened a certain number of years ago --lost a treasure or keepsake of which they were very fond, have not :found it yet—and so on. Local hits and jokes pan be intro- &Iced,•. depending upon the guests 'who are invlt: d. Have all the fun of a good-raatured variety with no sting in such as ow many stags $4.25 against $3.85. At Mon- treal also there was an increase for some sorts,,but from the West the re- port was not so good. Sheep showed an increase at both Toronto and Mon-, treat. At Toronto stock yards a sheep- i dipping tank has been installed. Cutting'Alfalfa. Considerable injury may be done to alfalfa fields by late cutting or pits The alfa lfa tome.. � urin in the au t b'' plants should be free to grow after • September 25th. Cutting or pasturing after this date is not good practice. o sto:nd the winter the crowns of the i, be coveted with a „end hold s plant vigorous growth of leaf and, stern when the snow comes. it before snow. comes. . . The Prince of Wale.``+' best "grass Cutters" are shown many prize Wili'tiers, work. oa hist ranch plements and tools to keep the farm work going. Now that the close of the tillage season is at hand, a dig spent in cleaning, oiling and storing away in a suitable shelter the implements and tools of the farni will pay you well. Canning and P•eserving. The Dominion Dept. of Agricul- ture sbulletin on the ' canningand pre- serving of fruits and vegetables is a valuable guide to the housewife, and will be'found most 'useful at this thine of year. In addition to describing tep by step the various methods of canning and drying, the booklet con tains a number of favorite recipes for making pickles and. preserves. The bulletin should be in great demand throughout Canada„ Corn -Ear Worm. The corn -ear worm is the larva of caterpillar of a ::fight-fiyina moth, Ii is difficult to combat, bet as it drop to the ground and spins its cocoon ail inch or two beneath the surface o the ground, late ct ltivixtiot will de at High River, Alberta. They are a famous herd and Include stroy that and it ssen the iniuty th, followinu at+psoto - .. .,, .:...