GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



is that the seed may or may not produce 

 fruit like the parent; and until quite re- 

 cently no one has been able to disseminate 

 the impi'oved varieties by grafting. Pro- 

 fessor "Van Deman, however, informed us 

 that it was then being done satisfactorily at 

 the Government station in Miami, Fla. 



The picture on page 400, May 15, was 

 from a seedling that just happened to pro- 

 duce that sample of large, beautiful, lus- 

 cious fruit. 



GOOD NEWS FROM FLORIDA ; " GOD^S KINGDOIil 

 COMING." 



While a boy in my teens I studied geome- 

 try, and to get some practical as well as the- 

 oretical knowledge of surveying I went 

 around several days with our county sur- 

 veyor, good old Zacary Deane. I distinctly 

 remember a little story he told me of a cer- 

 tain |:)eople somewhei'e that never seemed to 

 know when they were whipped. He said 

 they were so stupid that they kept right on 

 fight'ing, and by and by licked the other 

 party. The experience of the Anti-saloon 

 LeagTie down in Florida brings the matter 

 to mind. During the past winter we tried 

 to make the great city of Tampa dry; but 

 the big giants (the liquor party) whipped 

 us once more, and, as the world looked at 

 it, disastrously. But my good friend C. W. 

 Crooke w^as like the people in the story — 

 he did not seem to know he was whipped, or 

 forgot it, for he went right on with the 

 fight, and finally the Davis bill " won out." 

 It is too long to give it a place here in full: 

 but the following, clipped from a letter just 

 received, covers the ground pretty well : 



The liquor men of Florida are stunned. 



The saloon must die September 30. 



There will be left only liquor-stores selling in 

 sealed packnsres. 



Profits will be cut so small that 200 of the 291 

 saloons will die. 



County-option elections will likely kill the other 91. 



The Davis bill (enclosed) passed by 2 to 1 in 

 both Houses. 



The liquor lobby cannot live under the Davis bill. 



The Tallahassee Democrat says: "The cause of 

 prohibition and good government are immensely in- 

 debted to C. W. Crooke for his effective work during 

 the present session of the legislature." 



Hon. D. C. McMuUen writes: " I wish to com- 

 mend the work done by the Anti-saloon League, and 

 by yourself in particular, in passing the Davis bill, 

 which I believe will effectually break the power of 

 the liquor traffic forever in Florida." 



Florida Metropolh says: "Open saloons in Flori- 

 da will bo abolished f.ve months from Friday." 



Tampa Tribune says: " If enforced, the Davis bill 

 means state prohibition." 



Tlie Times-Vninn says: "The Prohibitionists have 

 won out at this session. The Davis bill went 

 through like a flash." 



C. W. Crooke, 

 State Superintendent Anti-saloon Leagu ;. 



Jacksonville, Fla., May 1. 



HAinUS W. JENNINGS, SPRINGDALE, CT. — 

 LOOK OUT FOR HIM. 



I clip the following- from the Rural New- 

 Yorker : 



I see under the heading of Publisher's Desk of 

 November 28 that W. K. R. is another victim of 

 Harris W. Jennings, Springdale, Ct. I received an 

 earnest quick order for 50 complete Langstrolh 

 hives. He seemed so honest and sincere I trusted 

 him. Well, to this day I have not heard from him. 

 What do you think can be done ? He is the first man 

 I ever dealt with who proved dishonest. I have 

 learned my lesson. W. K. R. is fortunate that he 

 lost only $5. H. J. G. 



New York. 



Nothing can be done except, perhaps, a lawsuit, 

 but the amounts involved are not large enough for 

 that e.xpense. The attention of the Postoffice Depart- 

 ment should be called to the matter. 



On asking our manager if he knew any- 

 thing about the man, I was informed that 

 the A. I. Root Co.. is out over one hundred 

 dollars by this same Harris. I hope it is 

 true there are few such cases among bee- 

 keepers. And this gives me the opportunity 

 to say that if any of our readers have lost 

 any money by those advertising queens, bee- 

 supplies, or anything else in our line, if 

 they will give a brief account of the trans- 

 action, and direct it to A. I. Root person- 

 ally, I will do all I can to help you get 

 your money. If nothing can be done, the 

 person should have his name in jDrint so 

 others may not be robbed of their hard 

 earnings in a like manner. 



" A CORNER IN HONEY." 



On page 414 of our issue for May 15 our 

 readers may have noticed something that 

 looks like " a pretty big yarn," As soon 

 as I saw it I made investigation, and called 

 for the letter written by friend Muckle. In 

 giving the date, 1914, his figures were so 

 indistinct that a mistake was made. Very 

 likely he meant to say 1913; but even if he 

 had a whole year his record was a wonder- 

 .ful achievement. I have written him, and 

 he w-ill doubtless give us the full facts in 

 reaard to the matter. 



A KIND WORIJ FROM THE MOTHER OF A FAMILY OF 

 FOURTKKN. 



I cannot give up that paper. Everything is good 

 in it. I wish evervthing Billy Sunday says could be 

 in every paper, t like to road it. A. I. R. does 

 much good by his writing about how to live long 

 and be happy while we do live. Everything he hears 

 he writes about to help others. My family of 14 

 like his writing. 



Wanatah, Ind. Mrs. S. P. Howell. 



DASnEKNS MAILED TO XEW ZEALAND RECEIVED IN 

 GOOD ORDER. 



A''ery many thanks for dashcens, which arrived in 

 perfect order, one actually starting to grow. I wish 

 you every success. Stephen Anthony. 



Coromandel, N. Z., April 7. 



