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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



February, 1918 



to let the rest take their chances. The 

 weather turned suddenly cold, and all I 

 saved of the tender stuff was the melons 

 under these dozen sacks. Of course the let- 

 tuce, onions, beets, peas and hardy things 

 came thru, with no protection, but they 

 look a little sick, yet.. All potatoes above 

 ground look dead, but all except those 

 '• knee high " will probably start up again. 

 Now here is a discovery — new to me at 

 least. Just before the freeze, a sack of 

 Triumph potatoes, buried close together to 

 make them sprout, were getting so far along 

 that we were hurrying to get them out in 

 the field ; in fact, they were just beginning 

 to push thru the ground, some of them. 

 Now all the potatoes, out in the field, that 

 were just pushing thru in like manner, 

 were killed black and dead. But this 

 " starting bed," with no protection at all, 



kept right on growing, and are now a mass 

 of green. Some of the potatoes were quite 

 large, and being near each other, they, in 

 some way, generated heat tliat kept the 

 frost off. Is it not true tliat germination, 

 or vegetable growth of any kin'.l, gcneuiLes 

 I. eat, :n some wiv as grow'ng anmials give 

 \}'.i L(at, more cr less? 



Please, kind friends, don't conic to visit 

 my gai-den just now. It isn't pretty. Wait 

 a little. We have had the co'de'-'it November 

 and December, by far, down here, of any in 

 my 10 winters past in this region. 



You may come and see the electric wind- 

 mill, if you wish. The garage for the elec- 

 tric auto is done. Piers and anchors of ce- 

 ment are ready for the tower, which we ex- 

 pect to put up next week, to await the out- 

 fit from North Dakota. 



TEMPERANCE 



A KIND \VORD AXD SOMETHING ELSE FROM AWAY 

 OFF IN WYOMING. 



Mr. A. I. Root: — As I know you are very much 

 interested in Ohio goin,g dry, and every other 

 state for that matter, I am goin^ to send you a 

 song composed by a neighbor of ours. It might be 

 you could use it there for good. If you could I 

 know Mr. Shope would be glad, as he is the ri2;ht 

 kind. I am always glad to get Gleanings, and I 

 always read your part first. The last issue about 

 harnessing the wind for all kinds of uses is all 

 right. I believe our state is the richest spot on 

 earth as regards wind. It is also very rich in oil, 

 coal, and pure air. We also raise fine honey. I 

 will not look for an answer to this. I just want to 

 say that I am glad there is such a man as A. I. Root, 

 or, in other words, " pat you on the back." 



F. S. Harter. 



VVhcatland, Wyo., Dec. 17. 



" Wyoming's going dry." 



Words by P. A. Shope. 



Tune, " Tlie Battle Hymn of the Republic." 



Our people soon will liave a chance to vote the 



traffic out; 

 We'll win in every county with a glad, triumphant 



shout ; 

 We'll beat Old Booze with ballots and we'll put the 



foe to rout — 



Wyoming's going dry. 



CHORUS. 

 Glory, glory, hallelujah ! 



Glory, glory, hallelujah! 

 Glory, glory, hallelujah ! 



Wyoming's going dry. 



The fifth of ne.xt November we will finish up the 



fight; 

 M'e'll put Booze in his coffin, and we'll nail the lid 



on tight ; 

 We'll win because we labor, and we know our cause 



is right — 



Wyoming's going dry. 



Author's Note. — This was written for and firft 

 used in the Sunday-school which has elected me its 

 superintendent twelve consecutive times. (You 

 know we sometimes take undue liberties with " our 

 own folks.") A number of friends were kind 

 enough to express their appreciation of the effort, 

 and to say that it ought to be sung in every Sunday- 

 school in the state. It therefore gives Mrs. Shope 

 and me pleasure to present this to the cause with 

 our compliments and prayers, and to say that, so 

 long as the supply lasts, more copies can be obtain- 

 ed free by addressing us at box 103, Wheatland, 

 Wyoming. 



It is respectfully suggested that the best results 

 will be obtained by teaching the words to your folks 

 and pasting the copy in the back of your song-book. 



Wheatland, Wyo. P. A. Shope. 



USES BEER AND TOBACCO, HAS GIVEN UP 

 GLEANINGS, AND YET WANTS GLEANINGS 



FOR ITS TEMPERANCE ARTICLES. 

 Dear Sir: — I received your letter of Oct. 5th and 

 wish to state that I do not want to renew my sub- 

 scription. I have only two colonies of bees, and no 

 proper tools to handle them with, nor means to get 

 them, and having been stung more than once I have 

 decided to quit bees for good. If I could afford it 

 I would keep your paper for the sake of the articles 

 you write against booze and tobacco. Altho I smoke, 

 and' enjoy a glass of beer when I get it, about once 

 in six months, I have no respect for anybody who 

 wants to justify the use of these articles ; and I en- 

 joy your booze-fighting as much as a glass of beer. 

 Strong liquors I consider poison of the worst kind; 

 and if beer has to go for the sake of killing whisky, 

 then it ought to be killed too. 



John A. K. Schlichting. 

 West Swanzey, N. H., Oct. 11. 



My good friend, I am sorry to know that 

 you have become discouraged about keeping 

 bees; but it rejoices my heart to have you 

 say you agree with me in regard to booze 



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