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JUVENILE GLEANINGS. 



Aug. 



may think it was a bee that stung me, but it was the 

 queen; but she did not leave the stinger; but the 

 hand swelled as badly as a bee-sting that I got the 

 same day. We put her into a hive, and she is lay- 

 ing now. Another tried to sting father the other 

 day, but did not succeed. 



We get swarms faster than we want them. We 

 have had a good honey season so far. Father had a 

 Are the other day; he did not have the damper shut. 

 He burned his veil and hair a good deal, but did not 

 hurt himself much. Bertha M. Larsen. 



Fairview, Sanpete Co., Utah. 



Many thanks, Bertha, for the important 

 facts you have given us. I have never been 

 stung by a queen, but I have seen young 

 ones sometimes put out their " stingers " as 

 if they meant to sting.— Be careful about get- 

 ting your clothing on fire when working with 

 smokers. We hope your caution will prove 

 a timely one. Sometimes a little fire may 

 drop out of the smoker, and we should al- 

 ways be on the watch to see where it goes, 

 and that it is safely extinguished. 



A NEW liETTER-CIilP. 



A CONVENIENT IMPLEMENT FOR FILING AWAY LET- 

 TERS, INVOICES, OR OTHER PAPERS. 



Ill E implement we illustrate below con- 

 sists of a walnut board 9x12 inches. 

 Near the top, as you will observe, are 

 two stout rigid wires. The ends are sharp- 

 ened to a slope, and on these upright wires 

 the papers are to be pressed down, making 

 two holes in each paper. 

 The sloping points to 

 the wires, however, go 

 through the paper in 

 such a way as to turn 

 back a sort of a cap, as 

 it were, like the cap to a 

 queen - cell, somewhat ; 

 and as this cap comes 

 back into position as 

 soon as the paper is re- 

 moved, none of the writ- 

 ing is obliterated. Now, 

 besides these two upright wires is another 

 pair of wires something like a fish-hook, and 

 these latter spring back when the papers are 



gut on. After the papers are all on, these 

 ook-shaped wires come forward so their 

 points strike the sloping point of the sta- 

 tionary wires before mentioned. As the 

 stationary wires are considerably the larg- 

 est, any portion or all of the papers may be 

 at once thrown over on to chem, enabling 

 you to take out any paper you choose, 

 without changing the relative position of 

 any of the papers. Below is the inventor's 

 description. 



DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE BILL-FILE. 



Open it by pushing back the wire bows; stick the 

 bills, etc., on the two front spindles, using the small 

 middle spindle as a gauge; shut the bows back. If 

 you wish to refer to any particular bill, letter, etc., 

 throw the others over on the back of the wire bows 

 till you come to it. In case you wish to put one on 

 in any particular place, do it in the same way as 

 when getting one off. If you wish to index them, 

 put some stout sheets of plain paper on the file, and 

 mark on the upper right-hand corner the letters of 



the alphabet, the names of different firms, or the 

 names of the different kinds of papers on the file, 

 such as bills, letter receipts, etc., whichever way 

 you wish to index them. Now place your bills, etc., 

 in between these sheets by throwing them over on 

 the back of the bows, and opening it at the proper 

 place. C. M. Ruland. 



VIRGIIi'S TREATISE ON BEES. 



CONTINUED. 



ELL, children, the bill of fare this month 

 consists of very tough beef — partheno- 

 genesis and pantheism. If you can't chew 

 such articles, you may run away and play till next 

 time. Can't apologize much for the dinner, because 

 I'm not responsible for the victuals, but only for the 

 cooking of them. Waiter, ring up the first course! 



PARTHENOGENESIS. 



One law thou wilt admire among the bees 



That doth the man of wisdom greatly please; 



They lead their lives the call of sex above, 



Nor waste their bodies in debasing love; (1) 



Nor bring forth offspring by the throe that grieves. 



But gather children from sweet herbs and leaves. (2) 



A king and little Romans they create, (3) 



The halls and waxen cells repopulate. 



AGE, AND CAUSES OF DEATH. 



Often, indeed, on daily wanderings borne 

 Upon the jagged rocks their wings are torn; (4) 

 And oft beneath a load they give their lives, 

 And struggling fall, and fail to reach their hives; (5) 

 So great a passion for the flowers they bear, 

 For making honey such a pride and care. 

 Therefore how soon soe'er life's narrow bound 

 May interrupt them on their busy round 

 (Truly, not more than the seventh year is led), (6) 

 The race, by wondrous reproduction fed. 

 Remains immortal, and, through many a year, 

 Grandsires of grandsires on the rolls appear. 

 Though seasons come and go with good and ill. 

 The fortune of their house abideth still. 



LOYALTY, AND THE RESULTS OF QUEENLBSSNESS. 



Not Egypt, furthermore, nor Lydia great. 

 Nor Parthian people, nor the Medan state, 

 So bow in humble reverence to their king. 

 Or to his throne in such allegiance cling. (7) 

 The king preserved, one mind is unto all; 

 He lost, all laws in broken ruins fall; (8) 

 Wide ope they tear the honey sealed so well. 

 And of the combs destroy each dainty cell. (9) 

 He owns the works, and him they all adore; 

 Thick they press round him with unceasing roar; 

 Upon their tibcks they raise him oft on high; (10) 

 And cast themselves before in war to die; (11) 

 For his dear sake grim death by wounds they meet, 

 Nor rue the loss, but trustful count it sweet. 



FREE RELIGION. 



Some have declared, by these examples led. 



Part of the mind divine in bees is bred; (12) 



Such wondrous signs denote a wondrous birth. 



And sips of heavenly spirit not from earth. 



For God, Indeed, pervades, as they declare. 



All lands and seas, and heaven's unbounded air; (13) 



From thence, they say, the flocks and herds and men. 



And all the beasts in forest glade and den. 



Each one, as birth its mystery unrolls. 



From God's own essence draws him subtle souls; (U) 



And all things afterward, they say, 'tis clear. 



Borne back again Into their proper sphere; 



