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In 15 minute? more, T looked again; she was on the 

 boltf m board, wiih bees piled on top. I gave them 

 a puff of smoke; Ibe bees got off, and she darted out 

 of 1 he hive, quick as flash, up,— up. I watched faith- 

 full;,- till dark, but she did not come back. Then 

 these words came to mind, 



"Have we ttials and tr mptations? 



!■» there trouble anywhere? 

 Wp should never be discouraged, 



Take it to the Lord in prayer." 



I felt badly. I went way back in the sugar bush, 

 and prayed (kneeling by a maple) to the Good Fath- 

 er. He seemed near and precious to me. I then 

 could realize that I had thought too much of that 

 queen. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." 

 1 now could see that I had let that queen get between 

 me and my Saviour, although 1 had not meant to do 

 any such thing; but our cruel enemy knows just how 

 to deceive us, and ( ntice us away from God. 



I tell you ttuthfully Mr. K., 1 was a happy Christ- 

 ian when I came from the woods, which was bed 

 time. Next morn I watched for the return of the 

 qui en but have looked in vain. I am to day with- 

 out an imported queen; she is not in any' of the 

 hives. 



Please write to me yourself when you can spare 

 the time. 1 know you have good clerks, but I want 

 some of your own words. It would do me lots of 

 good to get a letter from you. 



O. F. Bowen. 



Randolph, N. Y., Oct. 3d. 1879. 



I am glad to be able to add, that God sent 

 our young friend another imported queen ; 

 lie always sends his children every thing 

 they need, just as soon as he sees he can do 

 so, without doing them harm rather than 

 good. It was brought about by sending me 

 a large lot of fine ones, at so low a price, that 

 I was enabled to help some of the unfort- 

 unate ones, at a price that was within their 

 reach. "Only trust him." 



I often think since seeing your wonderful Ency- 

 clopedia of Bee Culture, the ABC series, of the 

 lines in Goldsmith's "Deserted Village." 

 "And still thev gazed, andjstill the wonder grew, 

 That one small Head could carry all he knew." 

 Bl .untsville.jAla., Oct. 2, '79. A. W. Bryan. 



[Now, friend B., I just think that is too bad to go 

 to abusing your old friend in that way, after he tins 

 done the b.st he could. If you don't stop, I will get 

 mad and go off, and never write any mote at all for 

 you.] 



RA«PBERIUES AS HONEY PLANTS. 



You say tint you are going to plant a field of rasp- 

 berries especially for honey. If so. and you have a 

 side hill that you don't wish to cultivate but one or 

 two seasons, on account of wash, &c, or if honey is 

 the first object "and fruit second, and you don't wi*h 

 to cultivate them, plant 'Brandy wines; for they will 

 take the ground and keep it, sprout thoroughly, and 

 sell for the highest price among red berries. If you 

 wish to cultivate and fruit is an object as well as 

 hom-y, plant Sweet Homes. D. D. Palmer. 



New Boston, Mercer Co., 111., July 21, "i9. 



Bees have not made much honey in this country 

 this season. It has been the worst honey season for 

 many years. The most I have got from a hive has 

 been 401b. 



nONEY FROM RED CLOVER. 



Tell'E. E. Hasty that I have red clover that our 

 bees have worked on all the season, on first, second, 

 and third crop. I think I got more honey from red 

 clover than from any thing else. 



SUN FLOWER AS A HONEY PLANT. 



But I havenever seen bees work on Sunflowers, 

 and I have raised them for ten years and I have 

 watched closely. D. D. Lightneh. 



Hobart, L-tke Co., In 1. Oct. 1, 1879. 



[Italiaus always work on red clover with us, and 

 sometimes on sunflowers; but, this season, although 

 we have raised a large crop of the latter, the bees 

 have worked on it so little, I shall hardly dare to 

 class it with honey." plants.] 



OUR CARTOON FOR NOVEMBER. 



THE BEES AND THE SPIDER PLAINT. 



DRAMATIS PERSON.*!. 



Novice, ivho has just got up. 



Tiie Bees, icho have just "got up" too. 



"Old Sol," who has just '■'■got up" too, and 

 who seems to have a lively interest in the 

 proceedings, as he shows his "shining face" 

 just over the top of the wire fence. 



TIME AND PLACE. 

 SCENE, — The flower garden adjoining 



the Factory. 

 TIME, — Half ixtst five, o'clock, in the 



morning, Oct. 11th. 

 For particulars of the "play," see page 



430. 



