1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



433 



remedy in this country. The profits now will 

 hardly warrant extensive adulteration. 



I present a small photo of Mr. Pallies' api- 

 ary and shop. The latter is a combination 

 affair where bee-fixtures are kept, poultry 

 housed, and Belgian hares bred for market. 

 Mr. Pallies seems to take considerable pride 

 in this species of stock, and he has some fine 

 and valuable specimens on hand. 



" If you had only given us information that 

 you were coming," said he, " we would have 

 had Belgian hares for dinner." That is what 

 we often lose by dropping in upon a family 

 unawares ; but we had a dinner fit lor a king, 

 for all that. Mrs. Pallies and her daughter 

 are evidently experts in that line. Besides 

 the bees, poultry, and Belgian hares, Mr. 

 Pallies has a small fruit-ranch devoted to the 

 raising of small fruits. The sod here seems 

 to be very productive ; and, having the neces- 

 sary humidity, every thing in the vegetable 

 and fruit line makes a rapid growth. Real 

 estate is another factor in the hands of Mr. 

 P., and I have no doubt that he could locate 

 any person desiring to settle in this wonderful 

 country. 



The bee men around the city of Tacoma, in 

 the first flush of their enthusiasm, a few years 

 ago, organized a bee - keepers' association. 

 Two meetings were held, and the various 

 questions were so thoroughly discussed and 

 settled that they have had no need of an asso- 

 ciation since, and it is in the same condition 

 as the Pacific-coast bee-journals — suspend- 

 ed. 



Mr. Pallies is greatly interested in the pure- 

 food movement, and to the women of Tacoma 

 is to be accredited the organization of the first 

 and only State society in the United States 

 having for its object the encouragement of 

 patronage of home industry. The organiza- 

 tion pledges its members to patronize home 

 products whenever possible. A trade-maik is 

 applied to the label of home products found 

 worthy of support, to distinguish them from 

 the undeserving. Several branch societies 

 are organized throughout the State. Testing 

 committees report on the merits of the product. 

 For instance, hone}- that bears the trade-mark 

 of the society can be accepted as absolutely 

 pure. If every State would give more atten- 

 tion to these matters, whi:h are vital to health 

 and comfort, there would be fewer doctor-bills 

 to pay. 



My two daj s' stop in Tacoma seemed very 

 pleasant when basking in the smiles and con- 

 versation of the bee-keepers in their homes ; 

 but when outdoors there was a certain sadness 

 in the air ; for if the clouds were not weeping 

 they were all ready to. I could hardly under- 

 stand how the people generally could keep so 

 cheerful. I suppose it is all in getting used to 

 such a condition of the weather. 



The next morning I turned my face to the 

 north again, and toward the city of Seattle. 

 For conveyance I went aboard the little 

 steamer Sentinel, and had a delightful run of 

 26 miles up the sound. It was cool and 

 cloudy, and a mackintosh was necessary for 

 comfort. My wheel rested comfortably in one 

 of the row-boats on the upper deck ; and on 



the lee and warm side of the large smoke-fun- 

 nel two Indians crouched for comfort. 



In the little cabin below, there were about 

 20 people of both sexes and of various nation- 

 alities, and with us an Indian family. I was 

 informed that this Indian owned a large ranch 

 in Eastern Washington ; and from the smart 

 and well-dressed appearance of himself, wife, 

 son, and daughter, he was evidently prosper- 

 ing. The daughter, of about 25 summers, at- 

 tracted my attention, for she was elegantly 

 attired in a rich magenta-colored silk dress, 

 and wore as nicely befeathered a hat, and as 

 jauntily, as any white girl, and she was read- 

 ing the daily paper. 



The Indian reservation is probably the 

 chief factor in civilizing this Indian, or cer- 

 tainly his daughter, for the Indian children 

 are all gathered into the reservations for train- 

 ing and education. The one I visited near 

 Tacoma was populated with more children 

 than adults, and the result is civilized Indians. 

 One of our leading generals once said that 

 "the only good Indian is a dead one." That 

 would be a heartless remark applied to the 

 family on this boat, for here a good Indian is 

 a civilized Indian, a tiller of the soil, a pro- 

 ducer, a peaceable man, and working in har- 

 mony with his white brother. I should also 

 dislike to hear the word "squaw" applied to 

 a civilized Indian maiden, like this one for 

 instance. They have outgrown that low-down 

 name, and certainly deserve to be treated with 

 polite consideration. 



I have not had much experience with the 

 Indians ; but in my various glimpses of them 

 and their occupations, all the way from the 

 Mexican line to this northern country, I have 

 never found an Indian managing bees accord- 

 ing to civilized methods. The Indians, espe- 

 cially in the southern country, bring in quite 

 an amount of wax ; but the method they prac- 

 tice is close to nature's way. They rob the 

 many bee-caves and trees, feast on the honey, 

 and sell the wax. 



While I was reflecting upon this matter 

 with this Indian family before me, I had an 

 idea that there was a good opening for some 

 good missionary work with the Indians in the 

 direction of bee-keeping. In fact, I had just 

 made up my mind to take up the work myself, 

 and commence upon this Indian family ; but 

 my resolution was suddenly shaken by the 

 boat runniug up to the wharf at Seattle, and 

 all was confusion. Our little group of passen- 

 gers went their various ways, and I no more 

 saw the lovely Indian maiden. 



ANOTHER RAMBLER 



In the Land of the Canebrake and the Cotton-fields. 



BY CARRIE BELLE ROOT. 



[While Miss Carrie was at school in Oberlin 

 she became acquainted with a young lady 

 whose home is in Moorehead, Miss. ; and said 

 young lady took her down to her southern 

 home during vacation time. Of course, Miss 

 Carrie has been obliged to turn over the sub- 

 scription-list, temporarily, to other hands, and 



