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is wet. I then set it over a stove and heat until 

 everj' particle of sugar is dissolved. When it is thor- 

 oughly melted or dissolved, remove from the stove 

 and keep stirring it until it begins to cool or grain, 

 then put it in the cages. M. G. Keeney. 



Quercus Grove, Ind., Aug. 6, 1878. 



Aug. 12. — It is now over three weeks 

 since the hj'bricl queens were imprisoned on 

 the water and candy, and still they are alive 

 and brisk. A few of the bees have died, 

 but this length of time would sulTice for a 

 journej' to California and almost across the 

 ocean. As the bees in one of the cages 

 seemed disposed to cluster as bees do in 

 building comb, I have had a cage made of 

 one of our section boxes, and supplied with 

 sugar and a bottle of water in the same 

 way. About 200 bees were put in, and the 

 miniature hive stands beside my typewriter. 

 Somewhat to my surprise, they commenced 

 comb-building at once, and show no signs 

 of wanting to get out. Perhaps we may 

 get out an obsexwatory hive for a parlor 

 ornament, to allow the bees to fly, or not to 

 fly, as we choose. Instead of glass, which 

 is generally used, I would have the sides of 

 a coarse-mesh painted wire cloth. This 

 seems to annoy them so little that they do 

 not act as if confined. 



Aug. 25, 1913 — 35 years later: 



I want you to notice particularly the sec- 

 ond heading — " How to Get out of Trouble 

 of any Kind." The above article came to 

 mind just now because of the success our 

 company is having by the use of water for, 

 sliipment, not only by mail but by express, 

 especially during the hot months of June, 

 Juh', and August. At the time I made the 

 discovery that the lack of water was the 

 " missing link," I had copies of the above 

 articles printed and sent out as advance 

 sheets to the large number of friends who 

 had been engaged in raising dollar queens, 

 and I confess I was a good deal disappoint- 

 ed and perplexed to find this matter of wa- 

 ter-bottles was for a time dropped, not only 

 by other shippers, but by The A. I. Root 

 Co. I still felt, however, that it was in di- 

 rect answer to prayer; and when the matter 

 came up again, 35 years afterward, I thank- 

 ed God, because, after all these years have 

 passed, it transpires that I was then exaet- 

 hj right. Ernest has told you elsewhere 

 what wonderful success we are having, not 

 only in mailing queens but in shipping bees 

 by the pound all over the country. In giv- 

 ing place to the above, printecl 35 years 

 ago, I have been wondering how many of 

 those whose names are there mentioned are 

 still alive and keeping bees. 



Later. — After having dictated the above, 

 Ernest reminds me that we stopped using 

 water in queen-cages because we found the 

 " Good candv " answered so well that, bv 



general consent, the somewliat expensive 

 and troublesome water-bottles were omitted. 

 If the Good candy is freshly made, say the 

 day the ciueen is sent off, and the distance 

 is not too great, there is generally sufficient 

 moisture, depending. largely, of course, on 

 the locality and the state of the weather. 

 But for long shipments, and especially with 

 bees by the half-pound or pound, or more, 

 during hot sultry weather, water in some 

 form, and in considerable quantities, ac- 

 cording to the number of bees, seems now 

 to be almost an absolute necessity. Let me 

 refer again to that quotation of 35 years 

 ago : 

 •''how to get out of trouble of any kind." 



The above indicates that 35 years ago I 

 was getting into the habit (like George 

 Mueller) of going to the great Father with 

 all my troubles. Now, I am not sure that 

 I have followed this up all tlu'ough the past 

 since that time; but whenever any real trou- 

 ble has confronted me or mine, I believe I 

 speak truly when I say that, sooner or 

 later, I got off by myself and told the dear 

 Savior all about it. A good many times 

 what he pointed out looked difficult and 

 hard; but when I followed the dictates of 

 that " still small voice," peace, comfort, and 

 happiness came. On page 467, July 1, a 

 suggestion is made that I " ought to do an 

 immense amount of good," if I have access, 

 in the way I have d&scribed, to divine help 

 in all emergencies. Without any desire to 

 boast, let me submit the matter to my read- 

 ers. Has not our journal, in the years that 

 are past, to use that writer's own expres- 

 sion, done " an immense amount of good " 

 to the world? If so, as I said 35 years ago, 

 give God the praise. 



A visitor called on us yesterday who is 

 interested in gi'owing alfalfa. He said a 

 friend of his out Avest has secured this sea- 

 son 90,000 lbs. of honey. Bee culture alone 

 has made great strides, and for this Ave are 

 devoutly thankful'; and if our journal has 

 been also the means of helping righteous- 

 ness, temperance, and purity to make tre- 

 mendous strides I shall be more thankful 

 still. Give God the praise. To go back to 

 our opening text, let us not be afraid nor 

 get weaiy in continuing to cast our bread 

 on the Avaters of humanity. And let us re- 

 member the promise that Ave shall " find it 

 after many days." 



that '' great unexplored region." 

 The Sunday School Times for June 28 

 has been kind enough to comment as foUoAvs 

 on my Home papers for June 1 and July 1 : 



We are liable to know some truths better by hear- 

 fjiy than by personal experience. ^ man who had 



