1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



751 



win a place in his heart that would hold 

 stronger than massive cables or iron chains — a 

 bond of sympathy that would hold him secure 

 when Satan commences, as he will a little 

 later, just as that boy bejiins to feel the throb- 

 bings of manhood and ambition through his 

 boyish frame. Mav the dear Savior bless these 

 words and make them phiin to the fathers and 

 mothers and the children. Excuse me for just 

 one more illustration in this very line. 



There is also in our household, thank God, 

 one who is " almost a woman." Her studies 

 were interrupted a year or two ago in conse- 

 quence of overtaxing her eyes. She must drop 

 her education for the time being, or somebody 

 must be eyes for her. Different members of 

 the family took their turn; her relatives lent a 

 strong helping hand; but sooner or later suc- 

 cess or failure depended on the mother's assist- 

 ance. The mother did not. in her girlhood, 

 have the advantages that most of us do now; 

 but through long years, oftentimes as I close 

 my eyes in sleep at night. I have listened to the 

 reading and the recitations from the school- 

 books: and history, physiology, and even Latin 

 have been gone over: and the mother has sur- 

 prised me again and again by giving me facts 

 gleaned from schoolbooks, that I knew nothing 

 about. We thought it a pretty hard dispensa- 

 tion of Providence when physicians declared our 

 daughter must not use her eyes to read; but 

 the mother's life has been refreshed and broad- 

 ened by her school studies, even after she was 

 fifty years of age. I mention this for the en- 

 couragement of other mothers. A man, or 

 woman either, can commence and successfully 

 master every branch of study taught in our 

 common schools, o/ier they are jlfty'.years old, 

 if they only hav e the will to do it. ' ty^,~-:M 



I have been told the English people are clan- 

 nish — that they hang together: that the differ- 

 ent members of the family will stand up for 

 each other. From my experience with one 

 daughter of " Merrie England "I half believe 

 this to be true. May God grant that it is 

 true; and may England's sons and daughters 

 both teach us Yankees wholesome lessons to 

 the extent of being clannish enough to make 

 the family circle hold together. 



Now a word to this hoy. Dear young friend, 

 let me whisper to you to bear with your father, 

 if need be. Do not have trouble with him if it 

 be a possible thing. Write kind and friendly 

 letters to him often. Make him a visit now 

 and then, no matter what it costs you. Keep 

 up and preserve friendly relations. Read that 

 grand old story about the prodigal son; read it 

 again and again. And. oh if I could only hope, 

 dear boy, that my poor efforts during this 

 pleasant afternoon could have the effect of 

 calling your attention toward that precious 

 book, the word of God. how happy I should be! 

 Very likely I shall meet your father before 

 many years. Perhaps I may see you too. 

 Would it be hoping for too much to believe 

 that I might some day hear you fell me you 

 have given up tobacco, strong drink, and 

 games of chance for ever? May be your father 

 is a little mistaken about these things. Won't 

 you set to work to convince him he is wrong ? 

 You speak about being naturally unsociable. 

 Why. my dear friend, that is one of my failings, 

 if I don't guard against it and look out for the 

 tempter. Won't you write briefly and tell me 

 that I am at least pretty nearly right about it? 



thank the Lord for our enemies, for they tell us 

 of our faults. Well, now, it seems the enemies 

 of temperance are doing a still greater service 

 in the State of Ohio. They are advertising the 

 Anti-saloon League. At a meeting of the Ohio 

 State Liquor League, recently held in Spring- 

 field, O., the president, in his address, made the 

 following speech, which we copy from the 

 Cleveland Plain Dealer: 



" Few of you are fully aware of the powerful or- 

 g-anization that luis been etfected throughout the 

 State by Rev. Howard Russell, devoted entirely to 

 this vievv of your business. He was our most bitter 

 enemy in the Ohio legislature two years ago. He, 

 with Ills aids, came near pushing legislation through 

 the House of Representative.s that would have 

 meant death to the liquor-trafflc. Since then he has 

 tripled the strength of the Anti-saloon League. 



•" We are in a position to wipe the hquor-traffic 

 entirely out this wmter.' are Russell's own words. 

 Rev. Mr. Russell says the time for organization is 

 not when the legislature is in session, but when it 

 is not in session, and be in position to niake a pow- 

 erful front when it does convene. These are my 

 sentiments exactly; and the Oluo State Liquor 

 League has used every effort to do likewise; but, 

 gentlemen, we have abvindance of room for im- 

 provement, which I am afraid you will learn before 

 this time next year. 



" I have been through the mill, and will predict 

 that, unless the liquor-men, who have millions of 

 dollars invested, come closer together, become more 

 thoroughly organized, discard all petty jealousies, 

 and work as a unit, there will be legislation rail- 

 roaded through the coming legislatnie that will 

 wipe 7.5 per cent of the liquor-dealers entirely out of 

 the business." 



HOWARD H. RUSSELL'S TEMPERANCE WORK IN 

 OHIO. 



Some years ago our pastor, in his opening 

 prayer one Sunday morning, took occasion to 



WHITTAKEK OR MULTIPLIER ONIONS, FOR FALL 

 PL. \N TING. 



I have had 2.5 years' experience in planting 

 these same onions in the fall: No, it is not too 

 late. I always tell my audience, when talking 

 on '"revised edition " gardening to plant a bed 

 of Whittaker onions the time that farmers are 

 sowing the first wheat; but I planted earlier 

 this year than ever (Sept. 1.3). for the reason 

 that it is so exceedingly dry here; and when it 

 comes wet we may be detained. If your ground 

 Is not very mellow, incorporate wood ashes; 

 for the greatest trouble you will likely have 

 will be that your ground will get hard by 

 spring. Guard this point. I have quit mulch- 

 ing in winter, but it is advantageous; but don't 

 mulch heavy. A little corn-fodder is good;""' 

 but old tomato- vines are best — thev don't fit 

 down to the surface so close, and the onions 

 grow up among the vines. Brush are good if 

 they are just the kind — any thing to prevent 

 the ground from freezing and thawing, for it 

 has a tendency to raise the big bul bs out of the 

 ground. Plant a little deep, and hoe the crop 

 as soon as they start to grow. I have had them 

 start very little in the fall, and still make an 

 excellent crop. I have, when times were better, 

 planted a good large onion, such as I will send 

 you, and in the spring I pulled IS onions from 

 the one. and sold them at 10 cts.; but now times 

 demand a nickel bunch, and we put in a dozen 

 for a nickel. They are the best-selling vege- 

 table I ever grew. In the spring we get south- 

 ern onions here, three in a bunch, for a nickel; 

 but a week or two later, when we begin with 

 our nice fresh onions, the southern onion stops 

 quick. 



What may be called a "trick of the trade" is 



