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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



Jan. 



obliged the friends to tell about their wives, 

 he had got to thinking of Ids wife. Of 

 course, this raised a big laugh. One good 

 elderly brother, when asked what occupa- 

 tion he followed, aside from bees, mention- 

 ed a variety of industries, winding up by 

 saying that he also preached the gospel of 

 Christ Jesus, and that he occasionally mar- 

 ried young people, and that within the two 

 preceding weeks he had actually received 

 §20 for marrying a young couple. This, of 

 course, started another burst of merriment ; 

 and when Dr. Mason added, " Well worth 

 the money,'" the laughter increased. 



Of course, the matter of employing help 

 to attend to the bees while the owner at- 

 tended to the farm, soon came before us, 

 and Dr. Mason said that no one need to fear 

 to raise strawberries by the acre, if he wish- 

 ed to, because he is a bee-keeper, for he 

 could hire a man to look after the strawber- 

 ries, and another one to look after the bees. 

 Of course, the question then arose, " Is it 

 well for the average bee-keeper to under- 

 take to carry on different kinds of business 

 by hiring helpV" It was finally decided 

 that some bee-keepers might do it, but oth- 

 ers could not ; and then the president told 

 us of the reply of one of our great doctors in 

 pomology. Somebody asked him the best 

 material for mulching apple-trees. The re- 

 ply was, " Brains." A bright young school- 

 teacher had recently commenced with bees, 

 and during the past season he was obliged, 

 before his school was over, to hire one man 

 and three women. lie paid them some- 

 thing like $100 ; but his honey crop brought 

 between .$400 and $500, so he felt well pleas- 

 ed with the experiment. Now, my friends, 

 this school-teacher was probably a college 

 graduate, and had a trained intellect. His 

 judgment of humanity was sufficient to se- 

 lect safely the kind of help required. He 

 also had generalship enough to direct the 

 business understandingly. And this brings 

 us back to the president's reply. '' Brains " 

 is what is lacking almost every time. 



I propose to resume this in our next issue. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The next annual meeting of the Ontario Bee-keepers' Asso- 

 oiation will be held in the City Hall in the city ot Belleville, 

 Ont., on the 8th and 9th of January, 1890. 



Streetsville, Ont. W. C ousE, Sec. O. B. K. A. 



The aist annual meeting of the New York State Bee-kefipers' 

 Association will be held at the Court-house, Rochester, N. Y., 

 Feb 5. 6, 7, 1890. Reduced rates at hotels, and on all principal 

 railroads. Each county association is requested to send two 

 or more delegates. HrograniTue and full particulars will ap- 

 pear in due time. G. H. Knickerbocker, Sec. 



The Eastern New York Bee-keepers' Association will meet in 

 convention, Jan. 20, 21, 1890, in Agricultural Hall, Albany, N. Y., 

 at 10 A. M. All interested in bee-keeping are cordially invited 

 to attend. Farmers' institute is held at the same place, Jan. 

 22. 23. W. S. Ward, Sec'y. 



Fuller's Station, N. Y. 



The next meeting of the Indiana Bee-keepers' Association 

 will be held in the Agricultural Rooms of the State House, In- 

 dianapolis, Jan. 16th, 1890, at 1 o'clock i'. M. Reduced railroad 

 rates secured by taking a receipt from the agent selling the 

 ticket, and having it indorsed by the secretary of the associa- 

 tion. G. C. Thompson, Sec'y. 



Southport, Ind., Dec. 18, 1889. 



The 12th annual meeting of the Nebraska State Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held in the Lecture-room of the Nebraska 

 Hall State University, Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 15, 16, 17, 1890. Every 

 bee-keeper, and lover of honey, is invited to meet with us. The 

 Horticultural Association meets at Lincoln at the sarae time, 

 and arrangements are now being made to hold joint sessions. 

 I shall take pleasure in receiving and placing on exhibition 

 any article used in connection with the apiary, that may be 

 sent to me at Lincoln, express piepaid. J. N. Heater, Sec. 



Columbus, Neb., Dec. 23. 



The next annual meeting of the Vermont Bee-keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Burlington, Vt., Jan. 21, 22, 1890. Excel- 

 lent hall accommodati(ms have been obtained at the Van Ness 

 House. The Vermont Central Railroad has granted round- 

 trip tickets from the following places: Rutland, White River 

 Junction, Cauiliriilgc Junction, Richford via St. Albans, Ticon- 

 deroga. and int<inudiate points, to Burlington and return, for 

 fare one way. A good meeting is expected, and all are invit- 

 ed. For further information"and programmes, apply to 



J. H. Larrabeb, Sec'y. 



Larrabee's Point, Addison Co., Vermont. 



T^B^cce C@iiWM]M. 



CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE GIVE SMOKERS TO PERSONS WHO 

 STOP USING TOBACCO. 



First, the candidate must be one of those who have given up 

 tobacco in consequence of what he has seen and read in this 

 department. Second, he promises to pay for the smoker 

 should he ever resume the use of tobacco in any form, after 

 receiving the smoker. Third, he must be a subscriber to 

 Gleanings. Any subscriber may, however, have smokers sent 

 to neighbors or personal acquaintances whom he has labored 

 with on the matter of tobacco-using, providing he give us his 

 pledge that, if the one who receives the smoker ever uses to- 

 bacco again, he (the subscriber) will pay for the smoker. The 

 one who receives the smoker in this case need not be a sub- 

 scriber to Gleanings, though we greatly prefer that he be one, 

 because we think he would be strengthened by reading the 

 testimonials from time to time in regard to this matter. The 

 full name and address of every one who makes the promise 

 must be furnished for publication. 



MINISTERS AND TOBACCO; DR. A. B. MASON'S PO- 

 SITION INDORSED. 



I want to say a loud amen to A. B. Mason's re- 

 marlis about the " tobacco hobby," as given in the 

 account of the proceedings of the International 

 Bee-keepers' Association. I used it very nearly 

 sixteen years, smoking and chewing; but when I 

 was converted to the Lord Jesus, ten years ago, I 

 learned that I must " cleanse myself from all fllthi- 

 ness of the flesh," as well as " of the spirit " (:i Cor. 

 '1:1). I learned that the tobacco habit is one of the 

 works of the flesh and not the fruit of the Spirit 

 (Gal. .5:19-24), and from the day that I threw it away, 

 and in my weakness asked the Lord to take the 

 taste for it away from me, I have uot touched it nor 

 had any desire for it (I don't want a smoker for it 

 either). To the Lord be nil the glory. I have known 

 some professed ministers of the gospel who used 

 tobacco. I have seen them kneeling in prayer, with 

 the tobacco juice running down their beard over 

 their clothes. I have sat beside them in meeting 

 when their clothes smelled so strong that it fairly 

 sickened me, and made me feel more like vomiting 

 than responding amen to their prayers and exhor- 

 tations. I have known ministers that I thought 

 were starved off the circuit to which they were ap- 

 pointed, when the combined tobacco bills of his 

 flock (of goats) would, if rightly applied, have sup- 

 ported him in comfortable circumstances. I re- 

 joice to think that the air in the kingdom of God 

 will not be tainted with tobacco smoke, nor will the 

 redeemed saints of God spatter tobacco spittle in 

 my face when we rehearse to one another face to 

 face the wonderful grace of God. C. A. Meade. 

 Fremont, Mich., Dec. 20. 



A BOY OF 17 TAKES THE PLEDGE. 



I will send you the name of Fred Kester, who has 

 used tobacco for five years. He says he will stop 

 now for good; and if he uses it again, he will pay 

 for the smoker; but should he again use it we will 

 pay for it ourselves. He is only 17, and came to 

 live with us in March; and as we alwa.ys read 

 Gleanings aloud he became deeply interested, 

 and said if those who had used tobacco for so many 

 years could stop, surely he could. Surely we can 

 see the good effects of the Tobacco Column. 



Mrs. J. H. Dabolt. 



Shirley, N. Y., May 14, 1889. 



