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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 26, 



battle. Great guns, how they charged 

 bayonets ! Again the cowardly smoker 

 /ailed to support me at the most critical 

 time of attack. I tried to at least put 

 on the cover to keep them confined. 

 Not much ! They wouldn't have it. 

 They came at me, thousands strong, put- 

 ting in their best prods at all vulnerable 

 points. They were too many for me — I 

 had to retreat, and — I say It with regret 

 — not in the most approved military or- 

 der. 



Ah — ah — says I to myself — this, then, 

 is the evidence of your gratitude for my 

 solicitous care, eh? All right; we'll see. 



On with my helmet well tuckt around, 

 and fire enough in the old tin thing to 

 run a locomotive. Now, to do or die in 

 the attempt. But the bees were there, 

 my countrymen ! So was my smoker — 

 but no smoke. Betrayed again by my 

 trusted smudger, I determined to con- 

 quer, single and alone. The bees liter- 

 ally swarmed over me, even came inside 

 my glove to shake me a iiery welcome. 

 They overwhelmed me with their demon- 

 strations. Never received such a warm 

 reception in my life before. But the su- 

 pers. I succeeded in petting them on 

 that hive just as they found a conven- 

 ient rent in my armor, and the way they 

 improved their opportunity would aston- 

 ish Napoleon ! 



Thirty-seven stings by actual count, 

 firmly imbedded in my neck, chin, ears 

 and forehead. The unanimous verdict 

 was that I was a prize for any dime-mu- 

 seum. But I " got there." Emm Dee. 



A Ifinn and Ili.w Slioe!<>. 



How much a man is like his shoes ! 

 For instance both a sole may lose. 

 Both have been tanned. Both are made 



tight 

 By cobblers. Both get left and right, 

 Both need a mate to be complete. 

 And both are made to go on feet. 

 They both need healing; oft are sold, 

 And both in time will turn to mold. 

 With shoes the last is first, with men 

 The first shall be last, and when 

 The shoes wear out they're mended new, 

 When men wear out they're men dead too. 

 They both are trod upon, and both 

 Will tread upon others, nothing loth. 

 Both have their ties, and both incline, 

 When polisht in the world to shine, 

 And both peg out— now, would you choose 

 To be a man or be his shoes "'. — Udectnl. 



Tricksters at County Fairs. 



Wherever large numbers of people 

 gather, a class of persons is usually 

 found who make a living by deceiving 

 the public. They have schemes and 

 tricks innumerable that appear to be 

 easy and simple ; but in reality they 

 are quite diDScult and in some cases im- 

 possible to successfully perform. They 

 have wheels and machines that are doc- 

 tored to turn as the proprietor may wish 

 to make them. They have cocoanut- 

 headed negro dodgers to arouse the bru- 

 tality in men and boys. They have 

 tented shows which are disgusting in 

 coarseness and vulgarity. 



Among the throngs at Agricultural 

 Fairs these leeches are out of place. 

 They contribute nothing helpful or good. 

 They do not add to the attraction of the 

 fair. They do not bring desirable pa- 

 trons. They do not swell the gate re- 

 ceipts. 



They are not patronized by Intelligent 

 patrons of the fair. They are not 

 wanted by honest farmers. They are 



Employ Nature 



The best, physician to heal your ills. Send for 

 FREE Pamiihlet explaining bow diseases of 

 tho Blood, Skin, Liver, Kidneys and Lungs 

 can be cured wlihout drugs. 



F. M. SPRINGIS CO., 



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A GENUINE 



Egg Preservative 



That will beep Hea's Eg^ps perfectly throufrh 

 warm weatbc, just as good as fr^-sh ones for 

 cooking' and frosting. One man paid 10 cents 

 a dozen for the eggs he preserved, and then 

 later sold them for 'J5 cents a dozen. You can 

 preserve them lor about 1 cent i»er dozen. 

 Now is the time to do It. while eggs are cheap. 



Address for Circular giving further Infor- 

 mation— 



Dr. A. B. MASON, 



3512 Monroe Street, - Toledo. Ohio. 

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A Special Booklet Bargain ! 



For a limited time we wish to make our 

 readers a opecial offer on booklets on Bees, 

 Poultry, Health, etc. Upon receipt of 75 

 cents we will mail any tt of the list below: 

 and (or $1.25 wo will mall the nrliole 

 dozen ■ 



1. Foul Brood, by Dr. Howard 2.3C 



2. Poultry for Market and Profit 25c 



3. Turkeys for Market and Profit 25c 



4. Our Pbnltry Doctor 30c 



5. Capons and Caponiz'ng 30c 



6. Hand-Book of Health, by Dr. Foote.. 25c 

 7 Kendall's Horse-Book 2ac 



8. Rural Life 25o 



9. Ropp'8 Commercial Calculator 25c 



10. Foul Brood, by Kohnke 10c 



11. Silo and .'<llage. by Prof Cook 25c 



12. Blenen-Kultur, by Newman 40c 



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 KlHclent and experienced Instructors. Day 

 and Night sessions. Seud for Catalog. 



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Bee - Hives. Sections. Shipping- 

 Cases— everything uspd by bee- 

 keepers. Orders fil led promptly. 

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 KEEPERS' SUPPIV MFB. ((P., Nicollet 

 Island, Minneapolis. Minn. 

 22\tf Chas. MONDENG. Mgr. 



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FOR SALE. 



1000 pounds of White Clover Comb Honey. 



Price. 11 cts. per pound 

 600 lbs. White Clover Honey at 7c. per pound. 

 28A Edw. K. Siiiitli, Carpenter, III. 



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Italian Queens 



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 Mail. 



Untested, 50c.; Tested, Jl.OO. 

 Nuclei, 2 frame. $ I. .'15. including a good Queen 

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ITIIiiiieNota.-— The third annual meeting of 

 tho Soul hern Minnesota Bee-Ktiepers' Associ- 

 ation will be held In Winona, Wi'dnesday ami 

 'Vhursdav, Sept. 15 and IG. 181)7. opening at 

 9 o'clock, a.m., each day. Ail are cordially 

 Invited to come and bring their friends. 



Winona, Minn. K. 0. CORNWEM., Sec. 



shunned with fear by thoughtful parents. 

 Because of their presence, even the fair 

 is not patronized by many of our best 

 citizens' families. 



The harm accouiplisht by these self- 

 invited fakirs would doubtless surprise 

 us, were it possible to gather and trace 

 back to their door all the results of their 

 work. They distract the thought, they 

 divert the attention, they destroy the 

 interest in the real work of the fair. 

 The competitive exhibitions, the Tieritor- 

 loiis displays, the awarding of prizes are 

 all robbed of the undivided interest that 

 belongs to them, and which the proprie- 

 tors have labored day and night to 

 develop. 



The morals of the country suffer seri- 

 ously, we believe, from actions and 

 words that, without warning, are sprung 

 upon inquisitive audiences in the tent 

 shows. 



We are glad to see that a strong effort 

 is being put forth this season to keep 

 these objectionable features out of the 

 grounds, and the attitude of the mana- 

 gers is encouraging. E. B. 



Suffolk Co., Mass. 



<jSoo<1 Advice for Everybody. 



If you have a friend worth loving, 

 Love him. Yes. and let him know 



That you love him ere life's evening 

 Tinge bis brow with sunset glow. 



Why should good words ne'er be said 

 Of a friend till he is dead ? — Heltcted. 



Report from Indian Territory. 



I commenced last spring with 10 colo- 

 nies, and one of them queenless. I now 

 have 43 In S frame hives. This is my 

 third year. Last year was a complete 

 failure; this is the first year I have had 

 any surplus. My bees are doing very 

 well, but there is too much honey-dew — 

 honey is dark. 



I am reading everything I can get re- 

 garding bees and honey. I commenced 

 with the American Bee Journal and I 

 can truthfully say I owe a good portion 

 of my success to it. '^ou can regard me 

 a life-long reader. J. T. Haibston. 



Choctaw Nation, Ind. Ter., Aug. 9. 



■Very Light Honey Crop. 



The honey season in this locality is 

 over, and so far as I can learn of the 

 northern part of the state it is a very 

 light crop. My crop is about half what 

 it was last year and there are a number 

 of yards, numbering -40 to 75 colonies, 

 that report little or none at all. 



The honey season here was unusually 

 late. Clover did not get in shape for the 

 bees until June 20 then they went to 

 work with a rush seldom seen, for a few 

 days, but the exceedingly hot weather 

 soon ripened every blossom and put an 

 end to all our hopes of getting that im- 

 mense crop of honey that so much was 

 said about in the papers. 



We have nothing here to give us a fall 

 crop of honey. 



There will be hundreds of acres of Al- 

 sike Clover in bloom here in a short time, 

 but I never knew the second crop to fur- 

 nish any honey. Ik.\ Barber. 



St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Aug. 9. 



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