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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15 



there are so many bees in native hives. If 

 a law is made for inspection there should 

 be another to compel all owners of bees to 

 use movable-frame hives. 



It is well known that the two Harrys and 

 the one Fred came to Cuba at the instance 

 of Mr. Cogg'shall ; and while the Beaver 

 and Fred M. are managing Coggshall's 

 bees, Mr. Howe has taken in a Cuban for a 

 partner. 



I expected to meet Mr. Coggshall in Cuba, 

 but was informed that, owing- to poor health, 

 he had given up the journej', and that is 

 where he missed it; for if he had arrived I 

 am sure we could have sent him back to the 

 States a well man; and while the Rambler's 

 plans for him were of the broadest benevo- 

 lence, he was thinking evil of the Rambler. 

 Harry Beaver said (and Harry has a way 

 of lengthening some of his words), "Say, 

 Rambler, Mr. Coggshall writes that if the 

 Rambler gets into Cuba we must get a 

 whole bagful of f-1-e-a-s and put you into 

 the bag of f-1-e-a-s, and then get another 

 bag of f-1 e-a-s, and so continue until you 

 flee from Cuba." 



"He wants to do me up with fleas, hey? 

 Well, we will see about that. I am sure to 

 disappoint him; and, pray, why should he 

 have fleas on his mind like that? Sickly, I 

 suppose." 



"Whj'," replied Harry, "you have come 

 over to Cuba to write it up as a great hon- 

 ey country, and we'll soon be overrun with 

 bee-men from the States." 



"Yes," said Harry Howe, "we all feel 

 in sympathy with Coggshall, and I have a 

 pushing-in place for the Rambler. Who- 

 ever is pushed in never comes out." 



' ' And, ' ' said the Beaver, ' ' I have a push- 

 ing-off place, and a machete hereto enforce 

 the push." 



Fred Munson sort o' took my part, and 

 said, "You needn't worry, boys; for if you 

 can keep the Rambler with Somerford any 

 length of time, he will be used up." 



And Somerford kept right along talking. 



"Well, gentlemen," said I, "seeing that 

 3'ou have started the subject let us consider 

 this matter of writing up a country. Where- 

 in will it harm any one?" 



"Here we are," said Harry Howe, "set- 

 tled fairly upon our locations, and we shall 

 seriously object to having anybody from 

 the States crowding in here." 



"Yes," said the Beaver, "and there'll be 

 such a production of honey as to still re- 

 duce the price." 



And Somerford talked. 



"Gentlemen," said I, "your fears are 

 groundless. Like many other people I h.ive 

 met, you are crossing bridges before you 



J. E. crane's comb-hone/ bleaching-house. 



