1882 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



new, and that you long to start out some- 

 thing original — to do something that some- 

 body else has not already done. My friend, 

 you can find a place unoccupied in every 

 community, and, I tear, in every household, 

 by taking the blame of what goes wrong, in- 

 stead of shifting it on to somebody else's 

 shoulders. Don't censure ; don"t find fault, 

 and don't criticise. Tilings go wrong, no 

 doubt, and there is much that needs mend- 

 ing. IBreathe in your heart a " God help 

 us," and then quietly, but smilingly, start 

 out. The world wilf brighten and broaden 

 before you ; you will have more love for 

 your fellow-men, and more love and thank- 

 fulness toward God. 



Nearly a hundred hands are now here working 

 to please you. 



We are rejoicing to-day because we have 4513 sub- 

 scribers, and lots of bees. 



A NEW HONEY-KNIFE. 



fjEIEND JONES has been so kind as to 

 mail us a new honey-knife made under 

 — his supervision, with the following en- 

 thusiastic description of it : — 



I send you a honey-knife by mail to-day. My first 

 lot is nearly all gone. Everybody wants one. They 

 will beat the world, sure. They get thinner toward 

 the point; they are beveled from one-third of the 

 handle to the point. You should just see them 

 working, to appreciate. The cappings do not fall, 

 but stick, and you have to scrape them off. If well 

 made, they are better worth five dollars than some 

 as a gift free. D. A. Jones. 



Beeton, Can., March 3S, 1882. 



D. A. .lONES'S HONEY-KNIFE. 



'We present a cut of the knife, and have 

 sent it to our honey-knife makers to see 

 what they can be made for. We presume 

 the price will be the same as iiingham's, 

 about a dollar each. You will observe by 

 the cut, that it differs from Bingham's, in 

 having the bevel extend clear up to the mid- 

 dle of the blade, giving a thin, keen, razor- 

 like edge. 



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And now I say unto yoii, Refrain from these men. 

 and let them alone: for it this counsel or this work 

 be of men, it will come to nought: but if it be of 

 God, ye can not overthrow it. — Acts .5 : 38. 



Busy work should be the order of the dny with all. 



No sensible bee-keeper has now any time to quar- 

 rel or find fault. 



Do all you advertise to do, and then do a little 

 more, just for the fun of it. 



The tin points advertised by W. C. Gillette will be 

 furnished from hei-o at his prices. 



If any of the manufacturers of one-piece 1-lb. sec- 

 tions can furnish more than they have orders for, 

 will they please give us a sample of their work, and 

 best prices on 100,000 lots. 



J. H. Martin has sent us samples of his fdn. lined 

 with very light strips of wood, all ready to put right 

 into frames. Those who have trouble in getting the 

 fdn. to stay, may And this quite a convenience. 



At present, sweet clover (or melilot) seed is not 

 to be had; but we can furnish Bokhara clover, 

 bought of D. A. Jones, at .'iOc per lb. Many pronounce 

 it the same thing as sweet clover, but friend Jones 

 thinks it is not exactly the same. 



Supply dealers should commence work now at 5 

 o'clock in the morning, and work until 10 at night, 

 if they can stand it. It is no time now for picnics 

 and pleasure parties. Stick to "biz," and do the 

 visiting after the honey season is over. 



Until further notice, we will pay 10c. each for 

 Jan. or Feb. Nos. of this year. 



Those wanting help, or those wanting a situation, 

 in the care of bees, can have their wants made 

 known in the department for that purpose, for 20c. 

 each insertion of their names, in accordance with 

 the suggestion of friend Jones last month. Send in 

 your names, and we will have the department 

 started. 



A GriExVT many kind words have come for Mr. 

 Merrybanks, and he tenders his kindest thanks for 

 the same; but as by far the greater part of his 

 friends seem tobelong to the younger portion of our 

 readers, we have decided to give him and his neigh- 

 bor, together with the Temperance-hotel-tin-shop, a 

 place in the Buys' a>:d Girh' Joiuivil hereafter. The 

 all-absorbing topic at Onionville, just as we go to 

 press, is the fact that John's mother has just been 

 appointed Postmistress of the burgh. 



It seems from the following, that friend Doolittle 

 has also wintered all his bees this time:— 



Cold here most of the time all through this month; 

 and as I write, the mercury stands at 18°, with the 

 ground frozen so it fairly rings as I walk over it. 

 Bees are clustered as closely as in winter, and some 

 of my weaker swarms are beginning to sutfcr there- 

 from, although I still have my number (SO) reported 

 last fall all alive yet. No pollen so far, and, with the 

 exception of winter wheat, vegetation has scarcely 

 started to grow in the least. Hope it may warm up 

 soon. A part of my bees are still in the cellar. 



G. M. Doolittle. 



Borodino, N. Y., April 25, 1883. 



GKE.A.T troubles still come from imperfect ad- 

 dresses, and often, too, when goods are ordered in 

 great haste by express. Well, a few of the friends 

 are bright enough to have shipping-tags with their 

 own address printed on them in large plain letters, 

 and when they make an order they just inclose one 

 of these tags, saying, "Put up the following goods 

 forme, and tie to them the inclosed tag." Thisends 

 the matter, and saves them the trouble of giving 

 any directions at all. Now, to help j'OU, we will 

 print you 100 such tags for 30c., or 1000 iflr S2..50. By 

 mail, 3c. per 100 additional. We will include, on the 

 above, a brief business card for 15c. per 100, or $1.00 

 per 1000 extra. Samples on application. 



