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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



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The Yeliiperliig of Spriufi-s. 



It iy a nice y \> to ttniJiH r a steel 

 spring prouei'v Like uniuy othe:r 

 tbiugs, the pui. ,r;it( ry work should he 

 well done, or the tm.periug proper will 

 never be a success. The forge work 

 should be doue with a rather low tem- 

 perature aud gentle taps. Smiths are 

 begiuuing to uijd( rstand that very 

 many bits of forging have the life 

 pouuded out of (hem Ly heavy aud con- 

 tinuous beating. Light taps smooth tlie 

 surface and create w'hat is equivalent 

 to a cuticle over the metal. This should 

 be carefully preserved. Light hammer- 

 ing consolidates the particles of steel 

 and toughens (he forging. It is said 

 that continuous, steady aud light blows 

 with a hammer w'ill magnetize steel. 

 It seems to put life into it. If it is nec- 

 essary to grind a spring, do it at the 

 outset aud before much of the hammer- 

 ing is done. Do not put it on an emery 

 wheel. It breaks the cuticle and de- 

 stroys the integrity of the metal. The 

 hardening maj- be doue by heating a 

 large piece of iron to a red heat, then 

 putting the spring on the iron until it 

 is heated through. 



Another way is to hold the spring 

 over a bright fire until it is sufficiently 

 hot. It should be kept some distance 

 from the fire, so as not to heat too 

 quickly. When it is of a light red and 

 all of a color, plunge it into cool water. 

 Do not use ice water, as is so often sug- 

 gested. Be careful in putting in the 

 spring that the sudden cooling of one 

 side does not draw it out of shape. If 

 it is put in slowly, it is warped by the 

 sudden cooling of one portion. When 

 fully tempered, polish the spring with 

 emery cloth until it is thoroughly clean 

 and bright. Saturate a piece of paper 

 with oil, light it and alluw the smoke 

 to collect on the spring until it is en- 

 tirely coated with the black. Then heat 

 it over the fcrge fire very slowly. Do 

 not let one part burn off clean while 

 the other is still black, but let it dis- 

 appear all over the spring at the same 

 time if possible. The perfection of tem- 

 per comes from slow aud careful han- 

 dling and the utmost deliberation in 

 heating and hammering. — New York 

 Ledger. 



She rHade Sure. 



It was a bank near the suburbs of 



crooiiiyu ]a waaeu u utue ^m., ueit 

 more than 8 years old, made her appear- 

 ance the ether day, asking if she might 

 see its workings. A polite little girl 

 was not to Le refused, aud she was 

 taken inside and shown the various de- 

 partments of the institution. But that 

 was not where the money was kept; 

 could she tee where the money was 

 kept? Certainly, and she was taken to 

 see the vaults, ttili there w"as no iron- 

 ey to be s:gu, aud she was not satisfied. 

 Gould she see the money? Certainly, if 

 that was what she wished, and the 

 vault doors were thrown open, and, 

 with a sigh of satisfaction, the little 

 girl saw some of the money in which 

 she was interested. "Do you think bur- 

 glars could get in here?" she asked 

 finally. "Certainly not," replied the 

 bank ofncial who bad been acting as 

 conductor. "It would be very difficult 

 for burglars to get into the bauk, and 

 they could not pot into the vaults. But 

 now," he continued, "you have asked 

 me a great many questions, little -girl, 

 and I should like to know why you are 

 so much interested in this bank." 

 "Well," said the littlegirl confidential- 

 ly, "my papa put $5 in this bank for 

 me the other day, and I wanted to be 

 sure that no burglars could get in and 

 get it." — New York Time.s^ 



Cost of House Building. 

 There is a mistaken idea very preva- 

 lent that a small house that shall be at- 

 tractive enough for a man of taste can- 

 not be built for less than $2,000 or 

 $3,000. Less than half that sum is suf- 

 ficient if it is judiciously expended. 

 Any amount of money can be squander- 

 fd in nonessentials and in decorations 

 that are as useless as inartistic. In the 

 main one only requires from a house, as 

 from a man, that it perform its duty 

 well, and do the things it was intended 

 to do in the best way and be pleasing 

 aud graceful in doing it. A model 

 home, if it be skiiltuUy planned, can 

 be erected for a snriuisingly small sum 

 in these days. — Cbicago Record. 



A Check. 



"How do ycu stand on the financial 

 question?" 



"I think I shall stand pat. At least 

 when I went to the bank I was told I 

 could not draw." — ludianapolis Jour- 

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