1887 



GLEANINGS IN HEE CULTURE. 



709 



my picked up a board and pit)ceeded to cut 

 it "into strips, as did Mr. Green. 



" That is just fun." shouted lie, when he 

 had ripped one or two strips. As lie got 

 about half way through the third strip, the 

 wind gave visible signs of giving out ; and 

 before he could cut tlirongh it, the windmill 

 stopped altogether. .Jininiy wiihdrcw the 

 board, and impatiently waiti^l for the wind 

 to return. This time, however, he was not 

 obliged to wait long. He had hardly got 

 the board out before the Inizz-savv began to 

 hum in a low key, and then finally it reach- 

 ed its usual speed. As the board was not 

 cut quite through, he changed ends so that 

 the saw might meet its former cut. Sam 

 noticed that Jimmy's linger was quite near 

 the saw-teeth ; and that when the saw 

 reached the former cut the board was liable i 

 to slip by, endangering his companion's lin- 

 ger ; but before he could speak, his fears 

 were realized, and the other screamed out, 

 " I am cut! I am killed! oh, oh dear!" as he 

 saw the blood spirt from the end of his lin- 

 ger. It proved to be, however, only a flesh 

 wound, for the skin had been cut through 

 only enough to make his flnger bleed pro- 

 fusely. 



" I was just going to tell you," said Sam, 

 "'that you were liable tocut yourself there.'- 



" Well, why didn't you, then?'' moaned 

 Jimmy angrily. '' You are a pretty fellow, 

 you are, to let a fellow get cut in tliis way." 



'' The fact is," said Sam, endeavoring to 

 justify himself, " I tried to tell you just as 

 soon as I could ; but it seemed to me 1 

 could not get it out in time." 



Mrs. Green, hearing Jimmy's first scream, 

 came over to ascertain what was the matter. 

 She looked at the wound, and pronounced it 

 nothing serious. She quickly wrapped it up 

 in rags, and told the boys they had better 

 not do any more that day, as neither one of 

 them seemed to be in a very good mood. 



" You ought to be thankful," she contin- 

 ued, '' that you were hurt no worse. You 

 miglit have lost your finger, or two or three 

 of them. I don't know, but I can not think 

 it is wise for you boys to try to do any thing 

 with buzz-saws.'' 



'•'• O yes, ma, it is." said Sam; " we won't 

 get cut.'' 



That evening Mr. (ireen inquired how it 

 was that Jimmy was cut. In the first place, 

 he discovered that Jimmy had omitted to 

 use the push-stick. This, he had forgotten. 

 Jimmy, however, was inclined to lay the 

 blame on Sam, because he didn't speak 

 (luicker. 



" I have been in just that predicament 

 myself," said Mr. Green. " I find that it 

 takes time for mind to produce a sensible 

 effect upon the nerves. Sam probably saw 

 what was about to hai>pen : but he found 

 that, before he could cause his vocal organs 

 to give the alarm, the mischief was done. 

 It is not definitely known how long it takes 

 the mind, in conjunction witli the human 

 frame, to result in action. IJiit repeated ex- 

 periment has shown that it takes an appre- 

 ciable time. Sam, under the circumstances, 

 therefore, did the best he could. .\ buzz- 

 saw, you know h\ this time, .Jiiuiny, will 

 not wait for l)oys to get out of the way.'' 



JaYE^mE IiEJF^FE^-B©^. 



]3()0-MJS. OF COMB HONEY FHOM 60 COLONIES. 



This is my first letter to you. My papa is> Chris- 

 tian preacher, and keeps bees. Ho has HO colonies. 

 We kee]) supplies of all kinds. We took about 1300 

 lbs. of comb honey. It has been very dry since 

 the first of July. Oren Hummel. 



La Fontaine, Ind., Aug. 18, 188V. 



HONEY FROM SUMAC. 



My brother has eight bee-hives. The bees are 

 getting- honey from suinac. It is very dry here 

 now. My brother uses the Simplicity hives. When 

 more than two stones are used he puts the new 

 hive ne.x't to the bottom. I am anxious to know 

 how Jim and Sam are getting- along with their bee- 

 hive factory. Wm. Morgan. 



Belton, Te.x., Aug. 14, 1887. 



HONEY FROM IVY, ETC. 



My pa has seven swarms of bees. My uncle win- 

 tered them for us, as we moved to town last winter, 

 and we could not take them very well. Bees are 

 not doing much now. They have been making a 

 little [honey from sourwood and ivy. I do not like 

 ivy honey. It makes me sick. I am much interest- 

 ed in Sam and Jim's bee-hive factory; also how 

 they got along with their buzz-saw. I like to read 

 the juvenile letters, also the many other interest- 

 ing and useful letters. Ernest B. Hughes. 



Pipestem, W. Va., July 29, 1887. 



MAGGIE'S POETRY. 



Papa has 45 stands of bees. He has more bees 

 than any one else in the neighborhood. Our next- 

 door neighbor, INIrs. Lowden, had one stand of bees 

 at first, but papa kept increasing until she has four 

 stands of bees now in good order. We have taken 

 oft' quite a lot of honey. Everybody in this valley is 

 afraid of bees except papa, so he has to take care 

 of them all. Mamma always helps papa take care 

 of his bees. Here are some verses I wrote: 



Ht-ai' tiif little'.bees, 



WorkiiiK' all the day. 

 Siiiiiinj.' honey from the (lowers 



TlKil mow along- the way. 

 We should love the little bees. 



And treat them very kind, 

 For they have;t)urdens urcat to hear. 



For svioh a little niind. 

 We KO into their little homes 



And rob them of their honey, 

 And take it to the city 



And trade it off for mone.y. 



Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. 



Maggie Jones, age 10. 



SWAKMING, as REPORTED BY CLARA. 



Our apiary is situated between two hills and near 

 a swamp, and within half a mile of the Harford 

 fair-grounds. Pai)as 16 swarms of bees have in- 

 creased to ;>2. One of the first swai-ms that came 

 oft' came'out and alighted down in the swamp. Pa- 

 pa went and brought them up and hived them, but 

 they went hack into the old hive. The next day 

 he was going past there, and he heard some bees. 

 He looked up in the tree and saw about two <iuarts 

 of bees that h(> Inul left the day before. He 

 brought them iiii and put them into an tmpty 

 hive and puta li-atiic ol' brood into it. When he 

 brought it up he stqiposed that the queen must 

 be with thoin; but :i large swarm came from that 

 same colony the next day. He then put them in 

 with the two (]uarts of bees. 



Papa has had but one secoml swarm this year 



