1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



645 



see how fast it could g-o. Well, just about 

 as the speed began to frighten me I remem- 

 ber thinking- it was a little too near the 

 edge of the road. There was a rather deep 

 ditch at the side, full of muddy water. I 

 undertook to bring- it a little nearer the cen- 

 ter of the road. 1 haive a dim recollection 

 that it seemed to have "the bits in its 

 teeth," for it just shot over into that ditch 

 like a flash. I remember something about 

 trying- to make it get back in the road; but 

 when it came so near being turned over I 

 was afraid it would fall on me, I sprang out 

 into the grass on the opposite side of the 

 ditch. I suppose my. hair was almost 

 standing on end from fright. I got up on 

 the sidewalk, and legged it for home. I 

 burst up into Mr. Auble's sleeping-room; 

 and, even though I found him snoring; 

 awa\-, sleeping the sleep of the just, I did 

 not hesitate to rouse him up. 



" Mr. Aublel get up quick, and g-et my 

 machine out of the ditch." 



He sprang up, rubbed his eyes, stared at 

 me a minute, then ejaculated: 



" Out of the ditch! What in the world is 

 3'our machine doing in the ditch at this 

 time of day?" 



" Well, that is just what I can not un- 

 derstand. And the worst of all, it is just 

 now time for the milk-wag-ons to come 

 along, and I want j'ou to get it out before 

 ever^'bodj' sees it and tells the story all 

 over town." 



" Yes, j'esi I see." 



In a very brief time he followed me to the 

 scene of the disaster. One of the front 

 wheels was down in the mudd}' water, and 

 one of the rear wheels was away up in the 

 •air. It was in such a predicament that we 

 said we could turn it either side up with 

 one hand. 



" Shall I go and get our team? " 



" No, nol I never had a team yet, and I 

 do not think we want one now." 



In my fright I had not even pulled off the 

 power, nor put my foot on the brake. Here 

 is one good thing about the gasoline-ma- 

 chines. They will almost always stop 

 themselves as soon as the driver is out of 

 the seat. He started it up right where it 

 stood. For a little time the wheels " pawed 

 the air," if I may so express it. But we 

 managed to get that front wheel up on the 

 bank, then he straddled the ditch, and ran 

 to a place where the roadway goes into a 

 private house. This was so very steep, 

 and the mud in the ditch so soft, I thoug-ht 

 the machine would not g-et up. But he com- 

 menced backing up, and running toward 

 the bank. Pretty soon he had worn a 

 track so the machine had a tolerable path 

 to get up momentum; and then it popped 

 over the bank into the road, and went off 

 apparentl}' uninjured and unconcerned. 

 Half an hour with the hose made it look al- 

 most as new, after its experience, as when 

 it came out of the salesroom 12 hours before. 



You see I had been planning to start my 

 trip through Michigan after one day's ex- 

 perience in running it from Cleveland to 



Medina. All the children had protested; 

 but I thought I knew what I was at. After 

 running- into the ditch I lost my confidence. 

 I was glad to have Mr. Auble by my side 

 while I ran it one more day; and even then 

 I thought best, as the rest advised, to wait 

 for Huber to come home from school, to let 

 him go with me. On this 9th day of July, 

 Huber and I are read3^ to start out. He 

 has had two weeks' experience with the ma- 

 chine, and I suppose I can say, without 

 exaggeration, that he is a tolerably expert 

 electrician; in fact, his education for sever- 

 al years has been in that direction. He 

 has had the machine pretty nearly all to 

 pieces, and knows every part of it. How 

 we get on I will let you know in Notes by 

 the Way. 



The National Bee - Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association: 



To promote nnd protect the interests of its members^ 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint. Mich , President. 



J. r. Harris. Grand Junction, Col., Vice president. 



i^iicoRGi W. York, Chicago. Ills., Secretary 



N. IC. FRANCt:, Platleville, Wis , Gen. Mgr. and Tieas. 



Board of Directors: 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 

 W. A. Selser. 10 Vine St.. Phildadelphia, Pa. 

 R. C. AiKiN, I,oveland, Colorado. 

 P. H. Elwood, Starkville. N. Y. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



Udo Toepperwein, .San Antonio. Texas. 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE. Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville. N. Y. 

 J. M. Hambaugh, Escondido. Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, Wis 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



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