1892 



tJLKANINCJS IN MIOK CULTURE. 



887 



TluM'iiiK-atiaiial advaiitiiKcs arc good uiilcss 

 a sottlciut'iil is luadi' in a remote portion of tlic 

 State, (.'alifornia ()ro\ id<'S line— yes. elegant, 

 — soiiool-buiidings. 'riii> on(> d(>scril)ed in the 

 last lianilile is a fair sample. Care is also taken 

 for the i)roper qnaiilii-alion of the teaeher. 'I'he 

 standard of excellence. I tiiinU'. is higher than 

 in many Kastern Slates, ami the pay thoy re- 

 ceive is |)ropnrtionati'ly higher. 



Religions work is very active all over this 

 coast. All of the ortliodox cluirches are repre- 

 sented, and some that are not so orthodox. In 

 nearly evei'y town of .'iiioo population or ovei'. 

 the V. M. c". A. is an activ(> force. The Salva- 

 tion Army is aggressive and progressive. In 

 California is exercised the greatest amount of 



prolilahh^ investments are always o()en in the.se 

 new growing towns; and a tract purchased now 

 will, in a veiy few years, double in value. A 

 journey, however brief, to this coast, will en- 

 large your ideas in relation to the great and 

 glorious couiitiy of which you ai'e a citi/,(m. If 

 yon hav(> but a latent jiride in your nation as 

 yon have seen it in the East, nniler tliese skies 

 what is latent will be fanned into a patriotic 

 Hame. and the old stars and stripes will ever 

 after have a new meaning to yon, as they now 

 also have to the Ramblkr. 



[Our readers will notice that this article of 

 Rambler's is conspicuous on account of the 

 absence of any engravings accompanying it. 

 The Rambler thought it might be a 

 pleasant change to the readers; but 

 the more we thought of it, the more 

 we felt impressed that the usual 

 Ramble would look lonesome. Well, 

 it so happened tbat our artist came 

 to our rescue. lie was thinking how 

 lonesome Rambler must be off on the 

 ranch keeping house all by himself; 

 and as his mind turned toward the 

 World's Fair, he began to speculate 

 as to whether the Rambler would be 

 present. A picture came before his 

 mind; and. of course, being an artist, 

 it naturally found expression in mate- 

 rial form, and ire couldn't resist the 

 temptation to place it before our 

 readers, for you know tbe Rambler is 

 a single man. 



It seems that Dr. Miller and A. I. 

 R. have been rather worpying be- 

 cause Rambler has been dwelling in 

 single blessedness. Perhaps this will 

 give them a gleam of hope. The 

 Rambler has given us no authority to 

 speculate as to his future prospects; 

 and if the picture above will not rep- 

 resent the true status he must lay all 

 the blame upon our artist.] 



RAMBLEK AT THE WOI?I>D's FAIR; "BARKIS IS 



willin'." 



toleration, religious and otherwise. We go to 

 church, and. while listening to the sermon, per- 

 haps the musical notes of a hand -saw or the 

 staccato of a hammer is heard in the back yard 

 of a man who is not so conscientious about the 

 use of the Sabbath as we are. Or there may be 

 wafted to your ears the distant report of a gun. 

 This man seeks his recreation on vSunday in 

 hunting rabbits or quail. No one seems to have 

 much concern as to how his neighbor spends 

 the day. lie is a law unto himself in that 

 respect" and that's what we call toleration — 

 something the world has been trying to learn 

 for the past several thousand years, and isn't 

 the world better to-day under this broad spirit 

 than under the iron heel of persecution, and the 

 " thou Shalt not '' of creed ? 



I have given the above facts in relation to 

 this portion of California. I have no advice to 

 give, but am desirous for every would be em- 

 igrant to act upon his own judgment. 1 would 

 not advise parties to tear themselves away from 

 passably good circumstances at a sacrifice; for 

 in all such cases there is more or less hardship 

 and some disappointments to endure in a new- 

 field of action. Our bright skies are somewhat 

 shaded with sandstorms; and during the dry 

 months the dust is •' numerous;" but when it 

 comes to a choice between mud and dust, dust 

 does not afHict when we ride against the wind; 

 but mud we have to take, wind or no wMnd. It 

 is an excellent plan to first come and see the 

 country, and find a location. The family can 

 then be brought out. With a little money. 



BEE PARALYSIS. 



EXPERIMKNTS IX REGARD TO THIS DI.SEASE. 



During the early part of the season, Mr. 

 P'ord. as below, purchased a colony of bees 

 with a queen. Bee paralysis subsequently de- 

 v(!loped, and he wrote us. asking[^for particulars 

 for treatment. We advised him to try the salt 

 cure. He did so. but it seemed to have no effect, 

 and the bees continued to grow worse and 

 worse. It seemed to be a peculiarly aggravated 

 case of the disease, and we desired our corres- 

 pondent to keep us fully informed. 



Desiring to experiment further with my 

 diseased bees, and thinking there might be some 

 infection in the combs or hive. I transferred the 

 colony a few days since to a new hive, giv- 

 ing them new comb and a frame of sealed comb 

 from a healthy colony. They are dying at a 

 more rajtid rate than before. Robbers have be- 

 gun to assail the diseased colonies, and I think 

 that they will soon clean them out in spite of 

 all that I can do. 



A friend has suggested that the disease might 

 be foul brood. I find that the few cells of brood 

 left are apparently healthy, and the combs 

 appear normal in every particular, so far as I 

 can see. My experience will tend to elucidate 

 the cour.se to be pursued by the apiarist in 

 handling Colonies affected with bee paralysis 



