Gleanings in bee culture . So many things had been suggested forside lines that Tim Smithers was ready todeclare there was nothing new nnder thesun. Tim was wrong, and, being a big manand a successful one, he was ready to ac-knowledge it. It is only the little two byfours who never make a mistake, and thenonly for varietys sake ! Tim was wondering on this particularearly spring morning just what he couldfeature that the other fellow hadnt thoughtabout, when a Avoman all out of breathhurried into his store and asked him in apeculiarly wheedling manner if he wouldntplease tell her where she coul
Gleanings in bee culture . So many things had been suggested forside lines that Tim Smithers was ready todeclare there was nothing new nnder thesun. Tim was wrong, and, being a big manand a successful one, he was ready to ac-knowledge it. It is only the little two byfours who never make a mistake, and thenonly for varietys sake ! Tim was wondering on this particularearly spring morning just what he couldfeature that the other fellow hadnt thoughtabout, when a Avoman all out of breathhurried into his store and asked him in apeculiarly wheedling manner if he wouldntplease tell her where she could buy somenice honey, either strained or in the went on to explain that she had been inthirteen stores and had not been able to. locate what she wanted. It was either alldried up, mussy looking, or the people de-clared they didnt keep honey. Tim winkedfour times, turned the toothpick in hismouth around the other end (o, scratched hishead, and broke into a beaming smile. Well, he said at last as he placed thehoney on the counter, youve come to the right place this time. Seven is called thelucky number, and tliis is the fourteenthplace, so it is doubly lucky. The woman added, as she took the honey,that her small boy was sick and would notbe comforted until she made him one of herfamous honey cakes. Tim Smithere winked four times again,turned the toothpick around to its originalposition, and reflected silently that thiswoman certainly had given him the hunchhe was looking for. What he said aloudwas simply this: Isnt that queer? We are planning tosell honey cake at our soda-fountain lunch-eonette—large, nice, square, luscious piecesof it. Wonder if your recipe is like mine? The customer assured him that hers wass
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