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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



589 



missioner of Labor as to their position re- 

 garding the use of liquor by employes, 6.901 

 establishments replied, representing 1,745,- 

 000 men. Of these 5,363 reported that when 

 hiring men they endeavor to ascertain 

 whether the prospective employes use 

 liquor. Of establishments engaged in the 

 business of transportation nearly all take 

 such precautions. 



Of the 6,901 establishments mentioned 

 3,527 absolutely require that their employes 

 shall not use liquor when on duty, and 

 most of them require that employes shall 

 not use it at any time. The reasons given 

 for this are instructive. Unreliability, in- 

 efficiency, incompetency, bad work, irregu- 

 larity, dishonesty, accidents, abuse of ani- 

 mals, wastefulness, and bad example are 

 some of the reasons given for not employ- 

 ing men who use liquor. Sober employes 

 mean the opposite of all these things, and 

 that is why business men want them. 



Bear in mind that these figures are not 

 compiled by a " temperance crank," and 

 that cranks did not furnish the reports 

 from which they were taken. They are 

 merely the result of an investigation made 

 for business reasons among business men, 

 and there is no sentiment about them ex- 

 cept that of common-sense. — Nat. Stockman. 



Bees Didn't Do Well. 



I am well pleased with the American Bee 

 Journal. I always read it through once, 

 and some of it twice. I think if there ever 

 was another man with as much patience as 

 Job it surely is Dr. Miller. 



My 30 colonies have not done very well 

 this season — only about 3.50 pounds of sur- 

 plus, all sold and delivered at IS'.j and 10 

 cents a pound. 



White clover was a total failure so far as 

 nectar was concerned, and there was but a 

 small amount of linden. Tenn. 



Cannon Co., Sept. 6. 



Afflicted With Honey-Dew. 



I commenced the season of 189S with 38 

 colonies, all black bees. I use a hive with 

 Langstroth size frames. I increast to 36 

 colonies by natural swarming, and had 

 1,400 one-pound sections filled, but the 

 honey was mostly dark on account of .so 

 much honey-dew. There was a wonderful 

 amount of it during the month of June, 

 and just as the basswood began to bloom it 

 started to rain, and hasn't quit yet, so we 

 got but little basswood honey. Conse- 

 quently honey is very cheap on account of 

 its dark color. In July I took a case of 

 honey to a little railroad town some nine 

 miles distant, and askt 14 cents a section, 

 and the merchant said they had been 

 offered all the honey they would want for 

 10 cents a pound by one of my neighbors 

 living some 2'.^' miles from me. 



A few days later my wife and self went 

 to see this neighbor and his honey. I found 

 him in the field at work. After shaking 

 hands I inquired about his crop of honey. 

 He said, " Oh, 1 have lots of it, or I reck- 

 on I have. I baint took any yet. " It was 

 then the 16th of August. He went on to 

 say that his honey was the very best of 

 honey, as it was all gathered from honey- 

 dew. I told bim what I had read about 



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 and Cleome honey — comb or extracted — corre- 

 spond with the Secretary of the Colorado 

 State Bee-Keepere' Association. Our Honey 

 ranks high In quality. Car lots a specialty. 

 Address F. RAUCHFUSS, Elyria, Colo. 



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BEES, HONEY, MONEY 



Qneens for Bnsiness. 

 Suplies at Bottom Prices, 



" Bee-Keeping for Beginners,'' price 50 cents, 

 imparts the instruction. Price-List free. 



J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



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IN PEACE 



as in war, and in the hearts i if Its c. niiitrj men, stands 

 fifMtour coiled sprintr fence -n. twelve-years-oUI 

 hero. Send for autobiot;raphy. 



PAfiE WOVKN WIRE FENCE CO.. Adrian . Midi. 



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Layintf .-isiiie .ill sy^ iil:iticin ttits^' r^ti.^nu -.i^ ihi- 

 rey isitfa "of a [lei ft-L't tViice. O-ir Dupi-'j; .'\iiloiii;itic 

 M.t% liioe makes just saoli a fence in ino stN Ics at tiie 

 rate of sixiy I'll. Is per dav, al a cost for wire of uuly I 



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We will .Kvll you jilnin, coiled spriug or b;ii b wire dircfl J 

 tit whi'lesjije I'^i.>■^, del our tal.'tlijjiiie tie !".■ re buying, 



Kltselman Bros., Box Ii8, Ridgeville. lad. 



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SPECIAL 

 OFFER ^^^ 



For the next no days we will sell warranted 

 purely mated ITALIAN QUEENS at .50 cts. 

 each; halt dozen $2.50; tested, 60 cts. each; 

 half dozen, $3.00. Safe arrival guarantetd. 

 Fifteen yf ars' experience In queen-rearing. 



LEININGEK BROS , Fort Jennings, Ohio. 

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PATEHT WIRED COMB FOUeATIOH 



A Has No Sag In Brood-Frame* 



Inv This Plat-Bottom Foundation 



I lu^f Has So Fisbbooe Id llie Sirplns Boiie|. 



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BelnK the cleanest 1b nsnally worked 

 the qntokest of any FoaQdatlon made 



J. A. VAN DEIISEN, 



Sole Mannfaotarer, 

 Bpront Brook Montffomery Co., N. Y. 



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Don't Forget 



the excursion to Boston over the Nickel 

 Plate Road, Sept. 16 to 18, Inclusive, 

 at rate of $19.00 for the round trip. 

 Good returning until Sept. 30, 1898, 

 inclusive. Tel. Main 3389. (61-32-6) 



this stuff, and be booted at the idea, and 

 contended that it formed and fell just like 

 rain. 



Before leaving, I askt to look in some of 

 his hives, so we opened five or six, and 

 with but one exception we found a great 

 ant-nest on top of the sections, or frames, 

 as a part of his hives contain shallow 

 frames in the upper story; and the honey 

 was as black as if it had been used for 

 brood-rearing. He is also one of those 

 " king bee" men; doesn't read any text- 

 book or bee paper, or anything of the sort, 

 but knows all about bees! 



I marketed a part of my honey a few 

 days ago in the towns of Beverly and El- 

 kins, in our own county (Randolph), at 

 ri'.j cents, partly in goods. 



West Virginia, Sept. 5. Ira Shocket. 



Bees Have Foul Brood. 



I am well pleased with the American Bee 

 Journal; it has been a great help to me. 

 This is my third year with bees. The first 

 year I got no surplus honey from two colo- 

 nies. Last year, from four, I got 75 

 pounds; this year I had six, and from the 

 instruction received from the Bee Journal 

 I learnt that they had foul brood, so I 

 transferred them into new hives on full 

 sheets of foundation, and united, making 

 three colonies, and burnt the old hives and 

 brood. Foul brood is quite bad in this part 

 of the county. Quite a number of colonies 

 have been burned. 



Some bee-keepers tell me they don't need 

 a bee-paper. One bee-keeper living half a 

 mile from me has three colonies and got no 

 surplus honey. I have the same number 

 and got 1.50 pounds of section honey, thanks 

 to the American Bee Journal. 



John F Johsson. 



Schoharie Co.. N. Y., Sept. 5. 



Where Noah Kept His Bees. 



Dr. James K. Hosmer, while recently vis- 

 iting Boston, had occasion to visit the new 

 Public Library. As he went up the steps 

 he met Edward Everett Hale, who askt the 

 T)octor's errand. 



"To consult the archives." was the reply. 



"By the way, Hosmer," said Dr. Hale, 

 ■■ do you know where Noah kept his bees V 



" No," answered Hosmer. 



" In the ark hives," said the venerable 

 preacher, as he past out of earshot. 

 —Ladies' Home Journal. 



The Clover Housewives. 



ny TERCIA V. WHITE. 



The merry wives in Cloverland 



Are flying round in glee. 

 For they've received a message from 



That gay brigand, the Bee. 



• Now load your three-leaved tables down 



With sweets in colors three, 

 For I'm %-ery fond of honey I" quoth 

 That gay brigand, the Bee. 



"And I will tind the pollen-boards 



Of the Miser of Cloverlea, 

 And fling his gold among you !" cried 



That gay brigand, the Bee. 



So they're loading down their tables small 



With sweets in colors three — 

 In red and white and gold — to please 



That gay brigand, the Bee. 



— Youth's Companion. 



