. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 215 I feed my bees when they need it, and do not allow them to starve. In 1890 I wintered 4 colonies, in 1891 I wintered 13, and last winter 19 colonies, and have not lost one colony. I am a great friend of the bees. We have very few bee-keepers in this neighborhood, but a great many " bee ; We will have to drop this season, and work for the next one. J- O- May. Flattwoods, Pa., Aug. 2, Combed and Extracted. Fuel for Bee-Smokers. Take dry cobs and pound them up the size of hickory nuts or walnuts, and s
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 215 I feed my bees when they need it, and do not allow them to starve. In 1890 I wintered 4 colonies, in 1891 I wintered 13, and last winter 19 colonies, and have not lost one colony. I am a great friend of the bees. We have very few bee-keepers in this neighborhood, but a great many " bee ; We will have to drop this season, and work for the next one. J- O- May. Flattwoods, Pa., Aug. 2, Combed and Extracted. Fuel for Bee-Smokers. Take dry cobs and pound them up the size of hickory nuts or walnuts, and start the first time with a few coals from the stove. When refilling, save a few of the coals to start the fresh cobs ; and if they have gone out, you can start or light them with a match, or use a little rotten wood to start them, as you cannot easily light the fresh cobs with a match. I prefer cobs, as the smoke is more agreeable to me, and to the bees, and it takes less to quiet them; no sparks to burn me and my clothes, nor ashes to blow into our honey while smoking the bees out of the crates. I can load a Clark smoker with cobs, so it will last three or four hours.—Ches- ter Olmstead, in Gleanings. Personalities in Conversation. Keep clear of personalities in general conversation. Talk of things, objects, thoughts. The smallest minds occupy themselves with personalities. Person- alities must sometimes be talked, be- cause we have to learn and find out men's characteristics for legitimate ob- jects ; but it is to be with confidential persons. Do not needlessly report ill of others. There are times when we are compelled to say, "I do not think that Bouncer is a true and honest man," but when there is no need to express an opinion, let poor Bouncer swagger away. Others will take his measure, no doubt, and save you the trouble of analyzing him and instructing them. And as far as possible dwell on the good side of human beings. There are family boards where a constan
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