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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



JUtY 1. 



ber lhat it is a thousand times more important 

 weshoul' itach these children to follow " in 

 his steps " than it is to succeed will crops or 

 doaieslic animals, -r money-making of any 

 kind ; and it is a thousand times more impor- 

 tant, also, that we should ivrest the reins of 

 govermnent from the hands of these wicked 

 men who have no regard for our children or 

 any thing else but money-getting. If there is 

 any class of people in this world who should 

 be trying from the bottom of their hearts to 

 do every day as Jesus would do, it is the ones 

 who make our laws, and manage the affairs of 

 government. In at least one town in our 

 United States the people decided a while ago 

 to have a Christian marshal instead of the kind 

 they had been having. This Christian marshal 

 happens to be a subscriber to Gleanings, and 

 I have obtained his permission to publish the 

 following letter for the encouragement of 

 other towns. 



Mr. A. I. Root: — You have done me so much good 

 by your Home talks I must tell you the good news 

 from Marion. Six saloons have run here for many 

 years. I,ast year we elected three temperance alder- 

 men, but could not put out saloons. This jear we 

 elected one more, which makes four tetnperauce 

 aldermen out of six, so saloons will go out of Marion 

 the 21st of June, 1000. 



We have had two different citj' marshals here in the 

 last year. The aldermen refused to confirm either of 

 them, therefore the mayor had to appoint them every 

 month. They stood in with the .saloons, and did not 

 enforce the law; so at the last election the temperance 

 people of Marion asked me to take the office, promis- 

 ing me their support. I took the appointment the 

 14th of May; was confirmed by all the aldermen over 

 five or six other applicants, and I had been here only 

 14 months; but the people knew that I was strictly 

 temperate, hence my appointment. 



The other day a saloon-keeper said I had done more 

 in one week than the other marshals had done in a 

 year. I am sweeping clean as I go, in a mild and 

 pleasant manner, but firm ; I favor none, yet, Bro. 

 Root, it is not I that is doing it— it is the Lord. I ask 

 him to go with me in all my duties, remembering 

 that the Lord and one make a majority. 



R. H. Humphries, 



Marion, 111., June 4. City Marshal. 



CHRISTIANS FOR MAYORS, POLICEMEN, ETC. 



Now may I say to the people of your town, 

 friend H., that the wets will go right to work 

 to get you out of office if they possibly can. 

 No hook or crook will be left untried ; and if 

 temperance and Christian people get an idea 

 that the victory is won, and that they need 

 not bother them?elves particularly about it 

 hereafter, they will get into the background 

 again. Nobody knows until he has had a 

 hand to-hand conflict with the powers of evil 

 how wily Satan is. 



Along with the letter from our ^ood friend 

 Humphries came two newspaper clippings 

 which I take pleasure in giving bflow. The 

 latter was taktn from a local paper printed in 

 Marion. 



Our former fellow-citizen, R. H. Humphries, is 

 now city marshal at Marion. Mr. Humphries is not 

 a very fluent speaker, but his magnificent physique 

 will in itself .serve as a .strong deterrent to evildoers. 

 Besides, he is a determined man who will do his duty 

 without fear or favor. The peoule of Marie n are to 

 be congratulated on the selection, and t>'e lawless 

 element will have to " toe the mark" while Henry 

 wears the star. — Galatia Monitor. 



City Marshal Humphries played a funny trick on 

 one of our saloons the first Sunday he was out with 

 the star and club. He stepped up to the rear door of 

 Askew & Cash's saloon, and, giving a peculiar tapping, 

 awaited results. Presently the door was cautiously 



opened, and the star-and-club man socked his big foot 

 in the crack thus made. He quietly opened the door 

 and stepped in, where lo ! he saw several of "the boys" 

 refre.shing the inner man with the juice that sparkles 

 and beads and foams. No, the boys didn't any of 

 them break their necks to shake hands with nor set 

 'em up to Humphries; but when the little bill was 

 pre.sented to Askew & Cash on a plea of guilty, it 

 read ; "Thirty dollars and costs." That's more than 

 it used to cost to shoot a man here. 



NOTES OF TRAVLI, 



k BY A. I. ROOT.- ■ 





A VISIT TO THE OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION. 



When it was fairly daylight (even before 

 four o'clock at this time of year) I was on my 

 wheel again, and almost alone, in one sense, 

 for rarely did I see a farmer up at that early 

 hour. I wonder if farmers are not taking- 

 things a little easier nowadays than they did 

 fifty years ago. Most of them have fine com- 

 fortable homes — at least through the part of 

 Ohio where I rode that morning. In fact, they 

 have every thing in such good order perhaps 

 it is not necessary (any more) for them to get 

 up before sunrise. For my part, however, I 

 believe I shall always want to be up at the 

 peep of day, and then take a rest when the sun 

 is hottest. 



I was afraid I should not be able to find any 

 breakfast in the large town of Wooster by the 

 time I reached there ; but one enterprising 

 restaurant was already open ; and for a very 

 small sum I had a breakfast that should prompt 

 any one to give thanks after the meal as well 

 as before it. 



For the first time, I think, I rode all the 

 way up the great hill that leads to the green- 

 houses at the station. My good breakfast may- 

 have had something to do with it, and also my 

 light Cleveland wheel, with its gear-case over 

 the chain. I dropped my chainless for this 

 wheel about a year ago because the makers 

 would not give me a chainless as light as the 

 present one I am riding. They insisted on 

 making me use a wheel that would carry a 

 man weighing 250 pounds, while I weigh only 

 half that. This light Cleveland wheel I am 

 riding, with a rubber case entirely inclosing 

 the chain, will run as long without oil, I be- 

 lieve, as the chainless. 



When I reached the greenhouse a small boy^ 

 said he did not think anybody had got around 

 yet, but he guessed he cottld show me where I 

 could get inside and look at the plants. Very 

 soon a bright young man was showing me 

 around. Then I ran across another one, who 

 was formerly in my employ ; and later still a 

 bright young boy who was brought up near 

 my home, and has always been greatly inter- 

 ested in high-pressure gardening. He has just 

 secured a place in the service of the station. 



I can not tell you of all the beautiful things- 

 in that greenhouse. It is mostly occupied 

 with tomatoes, and they have been selling- 

 them for several weeks past. Their market is 

 the city of Cleveland, and they get 20 cts. per 

 lb. for them. Prof. Green told me later the 



