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May 



a sure remedy. Tbe hen dislikes to sit on it; and 

 when she gets uneasy, the burr goes with her, and 

 she becomes so disgusted with this sort of egg that 

 she gives up sitting. Our stop was short but very 

 pleasant with the Westcotts. 



THE HOFFMAN FIXED FKAME. 



SOME OF ITS ADVANTAGES IN POINT OF CONVEN- 

 IENCE; A GOOD THING. 



THE BLACKSMITH WHO OWNS THE RICHES OF THIS 

 WORLD AND THE AVORLD BEYOND. 



After leaving them we met an old friend, who, 

 many years ago, wielded the blacksmith's hammer 

 in our native town. He is now a resident of Troy, 

 N. Y., and has accumulated a fortune of several 

 hundred thousand dollars, in the collar and shirt 

 business. Meeting him was like meeting the 

 breezes of sweet perfume from the sunny land. 



" Why, no, friend Kamblor," said he, " 1 never ex- 

 pect to die. All who believe in the Lord Jesus will 

 not die. There will be only a change of existence. 

 We shall only be called up higher." This man is not 

 only ready to testify to the light within and to the 

 hope beyond, at all times, but conducts his large 

 business upon a Christian basis. His large factory, 

 employing over one hundred people, of both sexes, 

 is open to the influences of the gospel. A noonday 

 prayer-meeting is held, and occasionally an evange- 

 list is called in to speak to his people. He is inter- 

 ested in the welfare of all who work for him, from 

 the best to the most humble; and it is needless to 

 say that there are no strikes nor discontent in that 

 establishment; and from what I have learned of 

 him in Troy, Mr. Justus Miller, who started life an 

 humble blacksmith, is universally respected by the 

 good people of Troy. That there may be more such 

 business men is the earnest wish of the 



Kamblek. 



Friend II., it is rather pleasant to know 

 that you have visited that great collar fac- 

 tory in Troy, N. Y. A niece of mine mar- 

 ried a " runner " for this establishment ; 

 and as they recently paid us a visit I hap- 

 pened to know something about what you 

 have been telling us. Surely, " godliness is 

 profitable to all things." I am sorry to add. 

 however, that, allhuiigh the relative of 

 whom 1 have been speaking commands a 

 salary of several thousand dollars, and at 

 the same time speaks with pride of the 

 great business his employer has built up on 

 such principles, he has not seen fit to put 

 his trust in the " Lamb of God that taketh 

 away the sin of the world." 



As 1 have had considerable experience with dif- 

 ferent styles of brood-frames, and in moving bees 

 during the past ten years, perhaps you would like 

 my opinion in regard to the frame I use. After 

 using the ordinary style, and the closed end, and 

 modifications of each, for some years, I finally set- 

 tled down on the Hoffman frame, and discarded all 

 others. This compelled me to lay aside about 20OO 

 frames which I had in use, and I have never re- 

 gretted doing so, having yet to find a frame that 

 suits me as well as the Hoffman. I prefer it for the 

 following reasons: It is as firmly held as a closed- 

 end frame, and yet is more easily manipulated. 

 We can pick up and handle two, three, or four of 

 them at a time, without jamming or bruising them 

 in the least, and move any number of them to any 

 part of the hive at one movement as easily as one. 

 To illustrate: If we wish to take out a frame from 

 the center of the hive, push a blunt knife down 

 beside the frame wanted, and shove all the frames 

 over a little at one movement; then we can lift out 

 our frame with ease, instead of moving each frame 

 a little. 



One great point with these frames is. that, owing 

 to their partly closed top and thick top-bars, but 

 very little brace-comb is built above them ; this is a 

 great convenience. They are more easily covered 

 with a quilt to keep the bees from going above. No 

 bees can get into the rabbet to glue the frames 

 down. They are as easily separated as the ordina- 

 ry frame. They are always perfectly and accurate- 



THE HOFFMAN FRAME. 



ly adjusted. We never have to go over the frames 

 to space them right when we are ready to close the 

 hive. We can pick up the hive at any time, and 

 carry it about in any shape or position, and the 

 frames will never move, swing, or rub against each 

 other. It possesses all the good qualities of the 

 closed-end frame, combined with the advantages 

 of the hanging. To work nicely you can use a di- 

 vision-board or follower, which is removed first to 

 give room to manipulate the frames— ten frames 

 and the division-board nicely filling the Simplicity 

 body; but we manipulate them nicely without this 

 division-board. 



Practical working will show many more advan- 

 tages and good features of this style of frame. 



Oneida, N. Y., Jan. 10. Edavard B. Beebee. 



You make a big point for the IlofOman 

 frame, friend B., regarding the facility with 

 which all of them can be shoved over at 

 once to give room for the central or any 

 other one. All fixed frames possess this 

 feature to a certain extent, but not as per- 

 fectly. With ordinary hanging frames it is 

 usually necessary to finger (i. e., space back) 



