THE AMERTCW HEE-KHEPER 



EXTHACPdHS. 



A firm advertise? extractors run or 

 rather geared at a very high speed, 

 claiming that the honey is so well 

 thrown out that no cleaning by the bees 

 is necessary. My own extractor is 

 home-made, and geared to a higher 

 speed than those made by the factories. 

 I use it chiefly to empty partially filled 

 sections. At first I broke a good many. 

 Now. I empty both sides at a low 

 speed, first: then when most of the hon- 

 ey and therefore the weight is thus re- 

 moved. I can use full speed without 

 breaking the combs. 



Knoxville, Tenn.. Feb. 14.- 1902. 



My Apiary. 



Of all the sunny charms of home, with- 

 in and without. 

 Amid blossoms of trees and odors of 

 sweet peas. 

 To me the bower of Eden, mi earth, 

 no doubt. 

 Is close around the old hive, sweet 



home of the bees. 

 Home. home, sweet home of the bees. 



As I sit me down in my bower of 

 beauty. 

 Wakeful of thought, under the trees, 

 among the bees. 

 And musing of life, of prompt action, 

 and duty, 

 I learn from this hive the rejection 



of all ease: 

 Busy. busy, busy bees. 



There are charms of music, m church, 

 parlor and hall. 

 Music in the grove, f'i the bees among 

 the trees, 

 And the birds singing sweetly, more 

 sweetly than all: 

 But melody richest, the humming of 



the bees. 

 Humming, humming, of the bees. 



Powers and kingdoms are covering all 

 the zones. 

 Dispensing law on land and sea. for 

 you and me: 

 But the hive of state, the killing ot¥ the 

 drones. 

 Is the example only of the plucky 



bee: 

 Ruling, fighting, piuckv bee. 



There are treasures of soil and treas- 

 ures of money, 

 Diamonds come over the seas, and 

 fruits from the trees; 

 But what is more precious than liar- 

 A-ests of honey — 

 The nectar of flowers, the sweet gift 



of the bees: 

 Oh, for honey, trees and bees. 



— C. M. Herring. 

 Brunswick. Maine. 



The initial number of the Lone Star 

 Apiarist, the new journal which claims 

 the distinction of being the "only bee 

 paper in the South," has made its ap- 

 pearance. It is published at Floresville, 

 Texas; edited by Louis Scholl; con- 

 tains 24 pages, and is evidently in the 

 hands of experienced bee-keepers. As 

 the honor of its publication is therein 

 accredited to Mr. Frank M. Jones, and 

 also to the Lone Star Apiarist Publish- 

 ing Company, we cannot be sure upon 

 this point. The new paper thoughtfully 

 takes occasion to present to its readers 

 the portraits of the three gentlemen 

 who comprise the firm — Messrs. G. F. 

 Davidson, Frank M. Jones and Louis 

 Scholl — three very good-looking men. 

 We wish the Apiarist a long and suc- 

 cessful career; and trust it may become 

 a power for good in that far-off coun- 

 try (?) — the South — in which it recog- 

 nizes no competition. 



JOSEPH JEFFERSON IS A "SUN- 

 SHINER." 



The Purina Mills branch of the Inter- 

 national Sunshine Society in St. Louis 

 has the honor of numbering among its 

 members the famous actor, Joe Jeflfer- 

 son, says the president of the society in 

 the February Ladies' Home Journal. 

 The last time Mr. Jefferson was in St. 

 Louis he was asked to address this 

 branch at one of its monthly receptions. 

 When he had seen and talked with the 

 Sunshiners he became deeply interested 

 in the work, and before he left the re- 

 ception his signature was added to the 

 list of members. Just how he paid the 

 dues — one kind deed — is not told. 



If we only knew of the heartaches of 

 others, how averse we would be to add 

 to their sorrow by an unkind word or 

 adverse criticism! 



