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GLKANlNdS IN HKK CU I/rURK. 



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this Statf tfii years, and this is thf tiisi fall 

 that lias hiMM) workfti aflor Si'pt. ■-'(). and sonic 

 swarms arc now Uiliinir drones liiat have hccn 

 raised laieiy. \Vm. Iiuk. 



Minnea|ioiis. Minn.. Oct. U). 



A (iOOl) Flow OF IIOXKV. 



I started tiic winter witii <tri coh)nies. 1 had 

 to t><'d .*3t).(K) wortli ol sngar to provision tlicm 

 for winter. Tiiis I did not do until the last of 

 September — too late tor brood raising. What 

 little lioney they had was honey dew . Only 

 live died thrtiuffh the wiiitei'. and tliey were 

 Miicenless. The first of April I had sd colonies. 

 The weather was very unfavorable — wot and 

 cold no to the middle'of June. At this date I 

 had only 4:5. and half of them furnished no sur- 

 l>lus. I'increased to TO by artilicial swarming, 

 and took 1100 ibs., mostly exti'actcd, gathered 

 largely from alsike clover — as tine honey as 1 

 ever took. I have HXK) lbs. ready to take, of 

 fall honev: and if frost keeps otT this mouth I 

 shall get another thousand from not more tlian 

 2.1. spring count, so 1 am not discouraged. 

 There is us good a How now. Oct. 1<>. as I evei" 

 saw. largely from heartsease and Spanish nee- 

 dle. Bees are building comb almost as well as 

 earlier in the season. There will be no discount 

 in wintering this winter. They are raising 

 pls>nty of brood. I iuui a swarm soiue three 

 weeks ago. 



ALSIKE AND I'EAVINE ri,(»VEK. 



I had tnade up my mind one of our dry sum- 

 mers, that peavine clover is the best of honey - 

 plants: hut this year bees did not work on it at 

 all. while alsike was good. It did not com- 

 mence blooming until the middle of June. 



New Sharon. la.. Oct. 10. Geokoe Bkiggs. 



OURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS. 



Prove all thing's; hold fust tliat which is g-ood.— 

 I. The.ss. .5:21. 



A few davs ago one of our readers mailed me 

 a paper entitled the 3//'/( '"(/*' u Afcv-seuf/er, extra. 

 It comes from Adrian. Mich., and i.s dated Sept. 

 17. 1892. He wrote me at the same time, that, 

 if 1 would just read St. John's speech in said 

 paper, he would be very much gratified. I have 

 read it. and I am very glad he sent it to me. I 

 wish everv man and woman in the I'nited 

 States could r^ad it. It may Vje that the state- 

 ments that St. John makes are not all true: il 

 may also he that some of them are misleading: 

 but" for all that, I wish everybody might read 

 it. But I ijropose to consider only one small 

 part of it: and while I consider it. I feel how 

 utterly unable I am to handle such matters. I 

 know I am ignorant of politics; and I have 

 been blamed, and it seems to me I have been 

 somewhat abused because I am ignorant and 

 confess mv ignorance. (Jently. dear friends. A 

 ladv of mv acquaintance once took our good 

 pastor to task (she did it very mildly, of course; 

 because he did not preach tonpentncc more 

 strongly. He replied that Ood called him to 

 preach "Christ Jesus, and not to preach temper- 

 ance particularly, and this I wish to make as 

 one plea for my ignorance. I feel that (iod has 

 called inc to preach in my own way) Christ 

 Jesus. I am well awue. when I say this, that 

 I have done it but |)Oorly and imperfectly. I 

 have wandered from the dear Savior more than 

 once. May he give mc grace and strength that 

 I mav not wander from his dear name w hen I 

 speak to you to dav. .Vnotlier thing. I have not 

 the physical strength lo read and study up mat- 

 ters of government and state. My nervous 



strength fdi' menial work even now is limited. 

 Daily and liourlv 1 must decide what has the 

 greatest call on iliis reinainiim strength. I can 

 read but little compared wit h what, ! used to 

 read in former yc^ars. In view of this, what 

 should I read next to my Bible'.' God surely 

 calls upon me to keep posted, al least to some 

 extent, in regjii'd to matters of government. I 

 love my native land. 1 am proud f)f our great 

 republic, even with its grievous faults and fail- 

 ings: and vvhiMi these faults and failings are 

 held iij) to my face, so to speak, what can 7 do 

 to bring about a better state of affairs? lean 

 trust in God, i.nd I can ask him to direct me; 

 and thi'U 1 mean to follow that direction so far 

 as my strength and wisdom will permit. Now, 

 dear friends, after I have done this, please do 

 not complain. Voti may .siifyye-s-t to me, if you 

 choose, ttiat, from xjanr point of view, I am not 

 voting as I am praying; but please do not 

 tJinur such remarks at me, and insist that I am 

 not honest and sincere necause I do not see my 

 way clear to vot(! just as you do. And now for 

 my brief extracts: 



A few nioiUiisafro an old eliurcli deacon said to 

 me, "St. .John, I am redliot." I said. "Thank the 

 Lord, deacon. I iiave Iieeii waiting for sometliinff 

 to thaw you out for tiie last ten years. What is the 

 mattery" Siiid he, "I have jusi learned that the 

 government i.s pionioting' the beer business." 



After reading the aliove. and a little further 

 along, I confess that, for the time being. I was 

 like the old deacon. If I wasn't "redhot." I 

 felt desperate, if that is the right word. I was 

 ready to stand u]) and declare that these things 

 should no longer be .so. no niatter what il cost 

 or what the sacrifice. There are certain crises 

 in our lives when we almost feel justified in 

 say'ng. " If this thing is going to cost us our 

 lives, then our lives will have to go in the at- 

 tempt." I felt a good deal that way at the 

 time, and I feel a good deal that way even now. 

 Now. here is what made the old deacon "red- 

 hot:"! 



I said to the old deacoji, " Yea, I Think I know 

 what j-oii mean. Vou refer, no doubt, to a pam- 

 phlet recently g-otten out by the Department of 

 State, in relation lo 'Malt and Beer in Spanish 

 America;'" and lie said. "Yes, I guess that is it." 

 I said. "I know it is." T sent on and g-ot one. and I 

 have it here. Just listen to the title of this work, 

 published b>- our government: 



"DKl'AUTJIENT OF STAT?:— AIDuTO BREWERS. 



"Mah and Beer in Spanish America." Where 

 would you think such a document emanated from ':' 

 Naturall.v fi'om llie brewers, wouldn't you ':* N'es. 

 But let us see wliat it .says. "Report of the consuls 

 of tlie United Stales, in answer to a circular letter 

 from tlie Deparlment of State, in relation to malt 

 and lieer in Spanish America. Putilislicd at the 

 pul)lic piiiiting-oltice at Washington, I). ('." (Preach- 

 ers. tea<'hers, tjuinmers. saloon-keepers, tramps, and 

 thugrs ail chip in to Idol tlie liills for tins document. i 

 "All recjuevts foi' these repoits should be addressed 

 to the Secretary of State. " Let me read you the 

 circular letter that preceded this disgraceful docu- 

 ment: 



Department'Jof Stale, 'Washington,' D. C. Dec. 15. 



1889. 

 To till Cniistildr Offiieis III III, Vnitrd Stntesli)i Mexiro, 



Criilnil iiiid Smith Aineiica, aud llir VTc^t Indiei^: 



Ge.ntle.men:— Some ol the leading malsters and 

 brewers in the Cniled States have requested tlie 

 department to procure information relative to the 

 mall and tieer trade in your respective districts. 



Tlie information desired covers such points as the 

 following: 



1. The imports of malt, and whence imported; 

 duties charged thereon ; cost of same per bushel, 

 whether imported or locally prepared, etc. 



3. The Imports of beer and whence imported; in 

 hottli- or wood, and duties cliarged thereon; kinds 

 of t.eer most .suitable for local consumption; detail 

 concerning' prices, wholesale and retail, of foreign 

 and domestic beer, etc 



