1905 



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of towns that are now cursed by the liquor 

 traffic could be redeemed and emancipated by 

 the efforts of a single person almost single- 

 handed. The churches and the temperance 

 people are ready to respond ; in fact, they 

 have been praying for this very thing for 

 many a long year. All that is needed is a 

 leader; and the Anti-Saloon League is un- 

 dertaking to educate and drill the leaders. 



Mrs. Richards gave us a pretty little story 

 at the close. I think I will call it the "dog 

 story." During a part of her temperance 

 work she visited England. Manv of you are 

 aware that the railway cars across the water 

 are different from ours. There are compart- 

 ments for a certain number of passengers, 

 and no conductor goes along with the train. 

 The station agent puts the passengers in, 

 and the one at the next station lets them out, 

 etc. Well, on one of these trips a fellow 

 got in who had a big bulldog, and insisted 

 on taking it in the car with him. This dog 

 was rather vicious, and his presence was an- 

 noying to the ladies and other passengers. 

 When they arrived at the station there was 

 a general request that the dog should ride 

 somewhere else. The agent politely informed 

 the owner of the dog that he would have to 

 put the animal in the baggage car, as it was 

 against the rules to carry dogs in a passen- 

 ger car. This man, however, had his own 

 notions and peculiarities. He said the dog 

 did not do any harm, whatever, and he want- 

 ed the animal in the car with himself. The 

 agent informed him politely but firmly that 

 the dog would have to ride in the baggage 

 car; but the owner was so ungentlemanly as 

 to tell them to come and put the dog in the 

 baggage car if they wanted to ; but when the 

 railroad o'Scial proceeded to lay hands on 

 him he showed his teeth in such a vicious 

 way that they gave it up. The door closed, 

 and the passengers proceeded on their way, 

 dog and all. Now, it is not a usual thing 

 to find an Englishman or anybody else so un- 

 gentlemanly. But this fellow seemed to be 

 greatly delighted that he had outwitted the 

 railway officials. When they arrived at the sec- 

 ond station the passengers again requested that 

 the dog be taken from the car. After the 

 agent, however, (who had been notified by 

 wire), found the fellow was contrary, he 

 apparently gave it up, as did the agent at the 

 previous station ; but while the dog's owner 

 pretended to be reading his newspaper very 

 intently, he quietly motioned to the other pas- 

 sengers to step out. After our English 

 friend had waited quite a spell for the train 

 to start he began making inquiries. Then 

 the agent spoke to him something like this: 



"Why, my good friend, the train has been 

 gone these two hours. As to when you will 

 start on your journey depends on yourself. 

 You and your car have been standing here on 

 the side track, and I fear that you will have 

 to stay until you can conform to the rules of 

 the railroad company, and comply with reas- 

 onable conditions, just as all the rest of the 

 traveling public do." 



1 he dog story was received with clapping 

 of hands, and cheer after cheer. The sa- 

 loonkeepers and others who persist in defy- 

 ing our laws, and inflicting their hateful busi- 

 ness on a patient and suffering public, are 

 just beginning to discover they are "side- 

 tracked," and a good many of them will also 

 find they have been side-tracked when they 

 didn't knozv it. We are marching on. 



OUR " ROBINSON CRUSOE" ISLAND. 



Friend Root:— I see in Gi.EANiNGS your plan for this 

 winter. Let me tell you about Osprey, for I believe it is 

 the place you are looking for I live on a key two hun- 

 dred yards wide -gulf on one side, bay on the other; 

 bay nearly a mile wide. I am lold it never freezes on 

 this key. I have been here two years, but have seen no 

 frost. My bees are carrying in pollen and a little honey 

 now. I have five stands, and they are at your service if 

 you will come. I have 3-5 stands on the mainland, one 

 and a half miles from home. They are the only bees 

 nearer than six miles. Osprey has only a postoffice, a 

 small hotel, one store, and quite a number of residences 

 along the bay ; daily mail ; telephone, sail boats and 

 launches; oysters, clams, and fi.'-h in abundance; ten 

 minutes' sail tra postoffice. The railroad is this side of 

 Sarasota. I think it will be to Osprey in three months. 



If you need help in queen-rearing, one of my daugh- 

 ters, 17 years old, would be glad to help, to learn the 

 business. The only drawback I see is, I have no empty 

 house. My son-in-law and I have one each. We have a 

 beautiful oak grove. Couldn't you live in a big tent, or 

 build a " cabin in the woods," where you could look out 

 over the beautiful Sarasota Bay? 



Last, but not least, we need your Christian influence 

 and teaching. We have a beautiful little chapel, built 

 by a young lady from the North, who died here. The 

 tourist has Episcopal services for about three months, 

 and the rest of the time nothing. 



Osprey, Fla., Nov. 28. L T. Shumard. 



Our arrangements are now to accept the 

 above kind invitation: and if you wish to 

 write me, direct your letter to A. L Root, 

 Osprey, Manatee Co., Florida, But let me 

 remind you that, if I am going to raise 

 queens, I shall not have very much time to 

 answer letter-^, as I shall probably have no 

 stenographer in Florida, I shall be very glad 

 to hear from all of the friends, and I think I 

 can promise you a fairly prompt reply if you 

 will be satisfied with such an answer as can 

 be put on a postal card. We expect to leave 

 Medina on Tuesday, Dec. 12. 



SOMETHING FROM THE GOVERNOR-ELECT OF 

 THE STATE OF OHIO. 

 Just before election Mr. Pattison passed 

 through ^Medina and called at the Home of 

 the Honey-bees. Somebody informed me 

 that one of his daughters has some bees and 

 has our ABC book. In view of this I wrote 

 him a letter of congratulation, and called his 

 attention to my editorial in our issue for Nov. 

 15, page 1200. Below is his reply: 



My Dear Mr. Root:— I thank you very much for your 

 kind letter of congratulations, particularly your good 

 wishes for the commg administration. I received a 

 copy of Gleanings in Bee Culture. I have also read 

 the article on page 1200 with much interest, and thank 

 you for it. Very truly yours. 



Cincinnati, O., Nov. 22. John M. Pattison. 



OHIO'S VICTORY. 



Never again will any political party in Ohio nominate 

 a candidate for governor, or any other high oflice, 

 again't the united protest of the church and moral 

 forces.— Wayne B. Wheeler, Columbus, O, 



