1903 



THE AMKRICAX BEE-KEEPER 



187 



it Avoiihl sfi'iii t(i 1h> an old chostnut. 

 IIt> is convinciHl tliat his twin-hive is 

 tlie l>»>st hive in th(> world and he can- 

 not fortrlve anyont' who docs nut 

 agree with him. 



J. Denli'i- sniiiti'sts to those who an- 

 noinice theniselves as six'akers at the 

 next l)('e-keei)ei-s convention to be held 

 at Strasshnrj;-, to send him a brief syn- 

 oi.sis of their addresses they wish to 

 make, for publication. Thus he ex- 

 l)ects the discussion following will be 

 of greater value as bee-keepers will 

 have time to prepare themselves. 

 (Pretty good idea.) 



from which a honey harvest is com- 

 monly expected. 



BRAZIL. 



The past honey season has been un- 

 satisfactory in Brazil. I'sually by Jan. 

 IS. the larger portion of the honey is 

 taken: but practically nothing has been 

 harvested at this time. A bug. similar 

 to the May-beetle, is destroying the 

 bloom of the Acoute Cavallo. a tree 



ITALY. 



It has been a long-time practice in 

 the city of Milan to give to a large 

 nund>er of school children every morn- 

 ing a good breakfast at the city's ex- 

 pense. Bread, butter, cheese, salami 

 and chocolate were used principally; 

 of late, a noted bee-keeper, von Sartori, 

 has succeeded in having honey added 

 to the list; thus not only directly in- 

 creasing the consumption of honey, but 

 al.so indirectly advertising the use of 

 honev. 



The Museum in Naples exhibited a 

 t)ee-hive containing well preserved 

 comb. It Avas found in the ruins of 

 I'ompei which was covered with the 

 ashes and lava at the great eruption 

 of the Vesuvius in the year 79. A. D. 

 F. Greiner. 





I>ear Bro. Hill: 



Gleanings for ..Inne is great stuff — 

 leastwise in the picture line. Fine 

 apiaries 'mfmg fine logwoods. Great 

 that .Tamaica. (4et 

 Next week "'standing 

 AA'ho said anythiuic 



honey country 

 there ([uick. 

 rof»m only." 

 'bout hogs? 

 Kit Clover 



omplaiHiu 



if a 



|ia\-iu 2l'c. for honey. Some folks is 

 makiu' a durned sight more outen 

 honey than we uns. Surmise 'tis mid- 

 dle mens; nigh 'bout .six bn 'em. 



"T got 'em and got 'em fust, too." 

 Forced swarms. Nit, nit, Georgie. 

 Father Langstroth got there fifty year 

 ago, 



Xow little boys come blow your horn; 

 Yoi^'ll have to speak quick or your 

 chance'll be gone. 



But why l)other the dear innocents, 

 Harry? Dost not remember that Xen- 

 oplion said "there is no sound more 

 ideasing than one's own praises. 



Natural gas don't satisfy all the 

 boys; some of 'em has took to Forma- 

 lin. Less tiresome than much talk. 

 "They never taste who always drink; 

 They always talk who never think." 



That R. I. Miller has bobbed up with 

 a lot of "Whys?" Don't he know 

 children can ask questions that stag- 

 ger savants. Not every (juestion de- 

 serves an answer, anyw^ay. 



Don't try to copy Gleaning's way, 



