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but what is fenced, except in the west- 

 ern portion, near the line joining Lam- 

 passas. We have plenty of prairies, and 

 plenty of timber, also mountains, hills 

 and valleys, and wild flowers all over 

 Texas. 



Our timber consists of elm, sycamore, 

 cedar, and several kinds of oak, includ- 

 ing the live oak, which is the most 

 plentiful. Walnut, pecan, black-jack, 

 wild plum, black haw, hackberry and 

 chittim ; all kinds of berries, grapes, 

 plums and peaches do well. Apples and 

 pears do well in some parts of this 

 county, but not everywhere. 



We have some ever-flowing springs 

 that run out from the banks as cool in 

 summer as water can well get without 

 having ice in it. Almost all the wells 

 that are being made now are bored 

 wells. They make them from 25 to 

 200 feet deep, and a good many artesian 

 wells are to be found here. 



Bees do well here, but there are not a 

 great many of them. The people do not 

 take enough interest in them to make 

 money at bee-keeping. All they want 

 is enough honey for family use, and to 

 divide with a few of their neighbors who 

 are so unfortunate as not to have a few 

 colonies of their own. Seldom is one 

 often found who has over a dozen colo- 

 nies — that is all they need, although if 

 they had it they could sell any amount 

 of honey. I would love to see some 

 good bee-man come to this county, for I 

 think he would do well. We have good 

 schools and good societies of all kinds. 

 Hunting and fishing carry the day now. 

 Squirrels, birds, and rabbits are in 

 abundance. There are scarcely any 

 wild turkeys here now ; that day is past, 

 and the country is getting too thickly 

 settled for them, although there are a 

 few here yet. There is plenty of game 

 here that is not eatable, such as rac- 

 coons, possums, wild cats, foxes, wolves, 

 coyote wolves, and sometimes a panther, 

 though the latter is not so plentiful. 



The healthiness of this country is very 

 good, or has been so far since I have 

 been here ; but every one is crying for a 

 good medical man. We have plenty of 

 so-called medical men here, but not 

 many good ones, and those that are good 

 are kept busy because they go so far 

 to see their patients. 



I have nientioned everything of much 

 interest, but if there is anything you 

 want to know that I have not told, just 

 let me know, and I will answer ail ques- 

 tions, or try to do so, at least. 



Mrs. Josie A. Webb. 



Turnersville, Tox. 



[For years, bee-keepers have felt that they 

 owed the Rev. L. L. Langstroth— the Father 

 of American bee-culture— a debt that they 

 can never very well pay, for his invention of 

 the Movable-Frame Hive which so completely 

 revolutionized bee-keeping throughout all the 

 world. In order that his few remaining years 

 may be made as happy and as comfortable as 

 possible, we feel that we should undertake a 

 plan by which those bee-keepers who consider 

 it a privilege as well as a duty, might have an 

 opportunity to contribute something toward 

 a fund that should be gathered and forwarded 

 to Father Langstroth as a slight token of their 

 appreciation, and regard fell for him by bee- 

 keepers everywhere. No amount above $1.00 

 is expected from any person at one time — but 

 any sum, however large or small, we will of 

 course receive and turn over to Father L. 

 All receipts will be acknowledged here.— Ed. 1 



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 L,ist of Contributors. 



Previously Reported $3 00 



Mrs. M. E. Springer, Wilmette, Ills ... 50 



E. J. Wheeler, Hebron, Ind 25 



John Royer, Clarion, Iowa 50 



Mrs. Jerusha Zug, Perhapsa, Wis 25 



Jacob Smith, Rengoma, Ills 50 



Total ^5 00 



The 'World's Fair ^Womeii 



" Souvenir " is the daintiest and prettiest 

 book issued in connection with the 

 World's Fair. It is by Josephine D. Hill 

 — a noted society lady of the West — and 

 contains superb full-page portraits and 

 sketches of 31 of the World's Fair 

 women and wives of prominent officials 

 connected with the great Fair. It is 

 printed on enameled paper, with half- 

 tone engravings, bound in leatherette 

 We will send it postpaid for 60 cents, or 

 give it for two new subscribers to the 

 Bee Jouknal, at $1.00 each. 



Bee-Keepins: for Profit.— We 



have just issued a revised and enlarged 

 edition of Dr. Tinker's book, called 

 "Bee-Keeping for Profit." It details 

 his most excellent " new system, or how 

 to get the largest yields of comb and 

 extracted honey." The book contains 

 80 pages in all, and is illustrated. Price, 

 postpaid, 25 cents, or clubbed with the 

 Bek Journal for one year, for $1.15. 



Ificyclcw are getting to be very com- 

 mon now-a-days. We have two for sale, 

 jind any one wanting a bargain in a good 

 liicM'k'. should write to the office of the 



BiiU, JOLKNAL. 



