Publisht Weekly at 118 Michigan St. 



George W. York, Editor. 



11.00 a Year — Sample Copy Free. 



38th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 2, 1898. 



No. 22. 



Mr. D. W. Heise and His Apiary. 



I was born on a farm in York county, Ontario, 20 miles 

 north of Toronto, and within three miles of where I now re- 

 side, 37 years ago. My parents were of German origin, as 

 the name would readily indicate. As soon as I was able to 

 lend a helping hand, my time up to the age of 16 was spent 

 on the farm summers, and attending a country school In the 

 winter months, which was the extent of my theoretical educa- 

 tional opportunities; but the practical knowledge that I have 

 acquired since leaving school I prize most highly. 



The farm work became very monotonous, and out of har- 

 mony with my inclinations, having early in life formed a 



country in consequence of having, in a moment of weakness, 

 agreed with a person so to do. By the way, that is now, and 

 has been since 1885, my " other half," as might be expected. 

 And that moment of weakness is one which I have never had 

 the slightest reason to regret. 



At home again, and among friends, and as I thought a 

 fully-equipt wood butcher, it was only a short time until I 

 succeeded in working up a good trade In the building business. 

 For a few years I took in as partner my younger brother, and 

 together we conducted the business until 1891. During a 

 term of eight years there were erected under the direct super- 

 vision of myself or brother, about TO new buildings, includ- 

 ing dwellings, barns, stores, school-houses, etc. I now look 

 back with pride upon that record achieved by a stripling. 



At the last named date I found the labor too arduous, ani.' 

 the responsibility too great in connection with the above busi- 

 ness — for a lazy man ; I therefore decided to retire from the 

 same, which I did, and engaged In a general mercantile busi- 

 ness. 



I first became Interested in Apis mellifica, to a very lim- 

 ited extent, when I was about 10 years old. Accompanying 

 tny father one late September afternoon to a neighbor's place, 

 we past close along a worm rail-fence which enclosed an Iso- 



Aputry ijf Mr. V. W. Hclse, of Ontario, Canada. — Canadian Dec J uurnal. 



strong desire to learn a trade. So with the consent of my 

 parents, at the age of 16, I adopted the carpenter trade as 

 my choice. After following up this line of work for four 

 years around my native home, I took Horace Greeley's advice 

 and went West. I " pulled up " at Hamlin, Brown Co., Kans., 

 March 19. 1881. Following my trade for two years more, I 

 then, at the age of 22, entered Into business on my own re- 

 sponsibility. One year later (1883) I returned to my native 



lated pine grove, and in thus passing I observed what turned 

 out to be a swarm of bees, which had settled on the corner of 

 the fence where the rails Intersect each other, and about 18 

 Inches from the ground, with the sky for their roof, the grove 

 on one side, and the open plain on the other for their protec- 

 tion. Here they built their comb in such size and quantity 

 that when cut loose they completely filled a large straw hive. 

 Now for a little of my first experience with bees. But be- 



