1887 



GLICAKINGS IN B£E CULTUKE. 



62? 



Every boy or girl, under 15 years of age, who writes a let- 

 ter for this department, containing some valuable fact, not 



GENERALLY KNOWN, ON BKKS OR OTHER MATTERS, will receive 

 one of David Cook's excellent live-cent Sunday-school books. 

 Many of these books contain the same matter that you llnd in 

 Sunday-school hooks costing from 81.00 to 81.50. If you have 

 had one or more books, give us the names that we may not 

 send the same twice. We have now in stock six different 

 books, as follows; viz.: Sheer Off. Silver Keys, The Giant-Kill- 

 er; or. The Roby Family, Rescued from Egypt, Pilgrim's 

 Progress, and Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. We have also Our 

 Homes, Part l.,and Our Homes, Part II. Besides the above 

 books, you may have a photograph of our old house apiary, 

 and a photograph of our own apiary, both taken a great many 

 years ago. In the former is a picture of Novice, Blue Eyes, 

 and Caddy, and a glimpse of Ernest. We have also some pret- 

 ty little colored pictures of birds, fruits, (lowers, etc., suitable 

 for framing. You can have your choice of any one of the 

 above pictures or books for every letter that gives us some 

 valuable piece of information. 



CONDUCTED BY ERNEST R. ROOT. 



THE BOYS' BEE-HIVE FACTORY. 



I,KSS(»NS ON now TO USK A BU/Z-SAW. 



'E left the boys up in the baiii-loft, lis- 

 tening to the great drops of rain pat- 

 tering on the roof. The drops became 

 inoie frecnient until it amounted to 

 quite a shower. It li;id been very 

 liot and dr> , and this rain was not only wel- 

 comed by our two young mechanics, but by 

 the farmers throughout the country. The 

 harder it rained the harder it seemed to 

 blow% until Sam and Jimmy began to fear 

 that their windmill would take wings. By 

 the noise the mill was making they knew 

 slie was ready to go to work— saw, oi' do any 

 thing else that her little masters might think 

 proi)er. Jimmy ;ind Sam could htirdly re- 

 frain from dancing up and down on the 

 floor; but when their enthusiasm had sub- 

 sided a little they began to iiiint for a good 

 place to hang their lanterns, so that they 

 could see the buzz-saw. Jimmy Avas just t)n 

 the point of putting on the belt that con- 

 nected the buzz-saw directly with the wind- 

 mill, when he saw Mr. (ireen. wlio had just 

 come in. 



" Well,"' said Mr. (Ti'een. explaining to the 

 boys, '' I felt a little afraid you might get 

 hurt. Besides, it is past bedtime for you 

 liotli, and growing boys ought never to lose 

 any sleep. I know that three or four hours 

 from your regular amount of sleep does not 

 seem to amount to very much ; but I am 

 sure that it does not pay. In view of the 

 fact that you are .liable to get hurt here at 

 night, and that it is late, I think you had 

 better postitone your work until to-morrow 

 morning." 



'• Mebbe we sha'n't have any wind, fmar- 

 rer," said Jimmy. 



" Yes,"' said Sam, " we only just wanted 

 to try and see how our buzz-saw worked. 

 You know we have been waiting here for 

 nearly a week ; and if we wait till to-mor- 

 low morning we run our chances of not get- 

 ting any wind." 



"I feel pretty sure," replied Mr. (Ireen, 

 " that this wind will not die down by to- 

 morrow morning, nor during the whole day. 

 As I came in I noticed that the air was get- 

 ting considerably cooler. You will notice 

 that tiie rain has stopped ; and wlien this is 

 the case the wind is pretty sure to continue 

 for 24 or 4S hours. At any rate, 1 can not 

 think it safe for >ou boys to work here to- 

 niglit. To-morrow morning, I will agree to 

 instruct you in the use of the buzz-saw more 

 particularly. In watching the sawyers at 

 the planing-mill you have no doubt imag- 

 ined that it was very easy to cut lioards in 

 two; but as you lia\e never done this kind 

 of work you will need somebody to show you 

 liefore you attempt it." 



The boys reluctantly complied. Jimmy, 

 on his way home, however, grumbled some- 

 what to himself — he knew he wouldn't get 

 hurt ; he could '"cut boards in two just as 

 easy as rolling off a log." 



The next morning, before breakfast, both 

 Jimmy and Sam were on hand. As Mr. 

 Green had predicted, there was quite a cool 

 breeze — a splendid kite-flying day. so the 

 'boys thought ; at any rate, their windmill 

 seemed to say. '' Come on, boys; you see I 

 am ready again for you this morning. 1 

 will work for you to-day for nothing, and 

 l)oard myself."' 



As was his custom, Mr. Green was up as 

 usual, and so he and the two boys went up 

 into tlie barn-loft. Jimmy, impatient to see 

 the buzz-saw going, started to put on the 

 belt. Mr. Green, seeing this, called out, — 



'■ You are trying to put the belt on the 

 wrong side of "the wheel. You may crowd 

 and try as Umg as you please, but you will 

 never get it to catch in that way. In put- 

 ting on a belt while the pulley is at full 

 speed, be sure to put it on the side that is 

 traveling aivay from the opposite pulley. 

 You then need only to catch the belt to the 

 rim, and it will climb on in a twinkling. It 

 is a real art to be able to slip a belt on to a 

 pulley."' 



To" illustrate his remarks, Mr. Green took 

 the belt in his hand, and let it barely touch 

 the rim. It had hardly done so. however, 

 before the buzz-saw beg"an to whirl and hum. 

 Sam was so eager to try the saw that he got 

 a board and was going to push it against the 

 saw, when Mr. (Jreen objected. 



" What do you call them wheels ' pullies ' 

 for ? " said Jimmy. 



'• P»/k_(/,"" returned Mr. G.. " is a term 

 used by machinists in distinction from com- 

 mon wheels. I now want you both to try 

 putting on this belt, while I am here to help. 

 Just watch me while I take it off. You see, 

 I am going to crowd it off from the same 

 side I put it on." 



Having said this, he took a stick in his 

 hand and bore on one side of the belt till it 

 slipped olf. 



'• Now watch again w'hile I put it on. Sam, 

 suppose you try it," said he, handing the 

 stick to Sam. Sam found it was very easy 

 to take the belt off, but he was not so suc- 

 cessful in iiutting it on again. He tried sev- 

 eral times before he succeeded. Jimmy tlien 

 made an attempt, and with about the same 

 results. 



