1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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from home, as the boys did who stole my money, 

 but seek work where you are— not easy work, and 

 don't do any thing: until you find it. When school is 

 out, if you have no work at home perhaps some of 

 your neighbors have; and, if you are willing- and 

 handy, they would be glad to pay you for doing: it. 

 Peoria, 111. Mks. L. Haurison. 



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THE AATAY THEY KEEP SALOONS OUT, 

 IN LOMPOC. 



CALIFORNIA GREAT FOR HONEY, BUT DEATH ON 

 WHISKY. 



JT^EAR CHILDREN:— We went to Lompoc re- 

 j^Jc|l cently. Now, Lompoc (pronounced Lom- 

 'f^ poke) is a villag:c where they are trying: to 

 -*^ keep out saloons; and when any one is mean 

 enough to talk of starting one there, every- 

 body is interested to know what the people will do; 

 for, unfortunately, there is no State law against sa- 

 loons yet; but when our Band of Hope boys and 

 girls get to voting we expect to have a law of that 

 kind; but at present no one has authority to keep 

 out saloons. Still, three have tried to have a saloon 

 there, and the first one was opened in a hotel. The 

 people went to the owners and asked them, in the 

 name of God and humanity, and, knowing the sen- 

 timent of the people against saloons, if they would 

 not discontinue it. But, no. The love of money 

 was greater than the love for humanity. So after 

 every means was employed within the law, and par- 

 ents were saddened by learning that their boys were 

 enticed there, and even some fathers who had mov- 

 ed to Lompoc to got away from the temptations of 

 saloons, were being ruined, a few met in secret 

 council, and decided that it must go. 



Well, one morning an unlighted bomb was found 

 in the saloon, and the proprietor was so alarmed 

 that he sold out his hotel, and left within a week. 

 Then some others built a house and kept liquors, 

 and a strict watch was keist, night and day, for a 

 time. The same entreaties were used with them, 

 and failed. The pi-oprietor had to go away on busi- 

 ness one day; and while his clerk was away at sup- 

 per, the building was blown up with liyhtcd bombs, 

 and the ruins stood as a memento for more than a 

 yeai-. 



Then two other beings tried it. They built their 

 6 -x 8 building close to an innocent man's house, and 

 defied being blown up. The people met — men, wo- 

 men, and children — and after prayers and songs to 

 God in the open streets, men and women went to 

 that building and begged of them to shut it up. 

 They only laughed, and said no; they would not. 

 So a rope was run around the house in a twinkling, 

 and men, women, and children had that building 

 torn down in short order, the proprietors getting 

 out the best they could. They went to law about it; 

 but although we have lots of liquor-drinkers in thia 

 lovely country, yet not one would convict any of the 

 people, and so Lomjwc is loft in iicace for the pres- 

 ent. 



As we were going to Lompoc, away uj) a good- 

 sized mountain we saw a large lake. It is called by 

 the Si)anish, Seco. Now, Seco means dry; but as 

 there is always lots of water in it, I can not imagine 

 why they call it dry, unless it is because it has no 

 inlet nor outlet that we can see. There arc no trees 

 around it, and there must be great evaporation 

 during \Mc summer, yet it does not get lower. The 



watei-s ai-e rily, and no one dares drive into it, as the 

 quicksand is very bad. The Spanish say that there 

 is no bottom, but we rather doubt that; but as no 

 one has a boat to try it, we have to take their word 

 for it. 



As we were coming back from Lompoc the sun 

 was just setting behind the mountains that rise on 

 three sides of the lake, and the beautiful lights and 

 shades cast by the setting sun made my heart glad 

 and thankful to God for strewing such beautiful 

 and beneficial things in our path ; and I am sure the 

 cattle which surrounded the lake, quenching their 

 thirst after the heat of the day, were grateful too, 

 for they were all so peaceful. 



RECORD OF THE HILTON APIARY FOR 188i. 



We had 100 stands, spring count, and have 175 now. 

 We got 10 tons of honey, so clear that fine print can 

 be read through an inch bottle full of it, and it is de- 

 licious in flavor, and thick. We never have had any 

 of that kind candy, although we have kept it over a 

 year. I don't know what it might do if frozen, but 

 we can not try that here. Mrs. J. Hilton. 



Los Alamos, Cal., August, 1884. 



It may not be just the thing at the present 

 time to blow np saloons with bombs, or to 

 put a big rope around them and pull them 

 to pieces, as you tell us they do, Mrs. 11., in 

 California; but still, 1 think the determined 

 spirit exhibited by the people of Lompoc is 

 about what we need just now at the present 

 crisis. It seems to me it is an indication 

 that there is a screw loose somewhere, when 

 a small minority of uneducated, besotted 

 liciuor-selleis should defy the efforts of our 

 schools and cliurclies, and of the pure men 

 and women lliat represent the intelligence 

 of our land.- 



VIDET'S OBSERVATORY-HIVE. 

 Also a Description of the way Bees Behave. 



A letter from ONE OF MY LITTLE NIECES AWAY 

 OVER IN ENGLAND. 



If* EAR UNCLE AMOS:— I am a little girl 9 years 

 c|l old, and I claim you as my uncle. I know 

 J you will not mind. I want to tell you about 

 bees. I am staying with my dear sister; her 

 name is Mrs Tomlin, and my new brother 

 keeps bees in an observatory-hive, 4 L. frames. 

 You can see the bees on both sides; you can seethe 

 queen-bee back into a cell and then lay an egg in it. 

 You can also see the workers hatch from the cells. 

 I sit at the window watching the bees come home 

 with knickerbockers on. Then I can see them come 

 up into the hive with a great fuss, twirling round 

 and round on the comb before they put their load 

 away into a cell. Another bee is waiting to press 

 the knickerbockers down to the bottom of the cell. 

 I can always see the queen in a ring of bees, some 

 kissing her and others making way for her, so that 

 she can lay eggs. 



We take Gleanings, and 1 read the Juvenile. 

 I like it very nuich. We always read the Home Fa- 

 lters, because they are so nice. 1 go to Sunday- 

 school. ViDET Beknhard. 

 351 Green St. .Victoria Park, England, .Tuly 13, 1884. 



Thank you, friend Videt, for the very ac- 

 curate description of the way your bees be- 

 have. I know it is true, for I have seen 

 them do almost every thing you mention. 



