| Show correspondence ners GEES aal aai weart SALT LAKE CITY may ma y 11 ll 1885 editor deseret news neus new Is tile the time to look out for the ii dj i BUSY nees BEES or they will leave for parts unknown to tile the owners eight natural swarms have already been cast in one apiary in davi county and by the watchful owner have all been captured and made satisfied with their new homes and with their usual industry have set feet to with a will to gather iu in the thousands of pounds of healthy sweets that otherwise would go to waste only think of from f ecna to oooo of the little tippets pets being thus engaged en aged t in each swarm for this la I 1 4 the atio umber number u of a good 0 o od colony including T one queen queena a few hundred drones 0 or male bees the balance of the swana swarin being being boing f emale female workers all of whom work for noth inand in ing and board themselves vos voi and yet they citey are arc WONDER FULLY NEGLECTED in very ory v many cases this spring has beell been very favorable and early in this vicinity ilc lic hence nee look out for early swarming every watchful ul bee mail man has haa hia hives lias clea cleaned lied ried and prepared for E EAKLY SWARMING and has overhauled his colonies seeing that they are not and and where u weak has strengthened them thein up with extra brood and as a now is the time when they use up supplies as food rearing their young brood where they are short of stores they should be sup pil edwith combs of honey from other hives ives where there is a surplus by exchanging frames f rames or they tiley may be fee fet if found necessary with sugar diluted with water to the consistency of their honey care taken jaken in feed ing 1 I I 1 ho as lot not to 10 drown the eager little folks little sticks slicks may play be placed in the sweet on a tin glate plate and this tills arranged rail rall cd under the cap of the hive great care carb must lie be tallon taken or robben bies bles BEES will be induced to rob even their best friends any opening or crack except the usual entrance which should not be too large lange at present unless the colony is quite bt strona rona should be closed close then they can take care of themselves weak swarms are in the most danger plenty of pollen or bee bread is gathered now and edme some honey arom from orchards and other otner bloom but next month Is likely to be much better erom from 10 a in to 2 p in is the most likely time for bees to cast their s swarms warms but often in hot weather they will issue isu earlier and later laten in the day almost invariably the bees send out their scout la in advance to hunt a home which in our country is dif ind when a swarm of bf bees conclude to depart they will fly around in theair in a it circle until ali all lil of them with their leader aro are ready and go directly erectly to their w new now location without alighting generally thod though agh they are inclined to alight and gor sor sometimes net lines iines re malhiot ma lillor hours before they leave and I 1 am inclined to io think thad thac sometimes they remain or go a distance and alight and und then remain until their scouts go and hunt a home where they have not already secured one this spring I 1 took two six quart pans full of hosey hoxey FROM UNDER A BEDROOM B FLOOR 1 li 14 on south S cottonwood atthe at the farm of brother E 13 tripp there being an opening under the doorstep they had sad selected this home last august and when they came roaring against the fly door the family were alarmed for a few moments but in a short time all ali was wag 0 over v er althey soon made their way under d er the floor and went to work making till their comb the queen beginning her duty by laying from one to two thousand eggs iula in 1 hours in 21 davs from the laying of the egg it is hatched out into a young bee which in the height of the honey season will work itself to death in six weeks nature has provided for the many losses by storms birds and swarming by the GREAT AMOUNT OF INCREASE when a swarm of bees begin to issue from tiie the parent hive the ringing of f bells beils rattling on tin pans or th throwing rowin water or sand amongst them is almost cureto fetch them clown gown in a cluster when they can be shaken into a anew new lilves and it is an excellent plan pian to take a frame of comb with honey and some noung young brood and place it in the nev new cung gung hive ve which induces them to remain satisfied and in fit less than one hour they will go to work making comb honey and bee bread until they acion soon fill up a hive with their luscious product while in canada last year I 1 learned of A sovel NOVEL WAY of capturing an absconding colony of bees IA A good sized looking glass was so held as to throw the reflection of the suns rays into linto the flying swarm shaking it about sufficiently to confuse them when they came dame clown down immediately will some one cone try the experiment an and I 1 report through the NEWS beeb bees have wintered well du during ring the last season one friend of mine kept 50 rio swarms without the loss of one and the prospects are ver vcr good for an excellent honey h arvelt harvest this season I 1 have known of a return of ibs lbs of honey from rom a single swarm E 19 summit county lilah litah may alay 1 y isk ism editor deseret loews in your voun semiweekly semi weekly of may slay jtb I 1 notice that one of our deputy registrars ill in utah has been arrested and fined for flourishing a revolver in i very unbecoming manner tile the line I 1 imposed being enough to rob nim him of all that he is ii likely to 0 get ct for his services under the commission during 1883 1885 after due consideration of the matter it seems entirely unfair for a chui coui coult t to so impose upon one unc af a set of nin men who aru fo so f o innocent as arca aren our registration officers without with but few exceptions for taking ta kin said sald officers of our oun county as an cample example with but few very few exceptions they should be excused for fon committing such paltry offenses as the gue que one referred to for two reasons first 1 ignorance norance should screen them some cin clu being able to sign their own nam names es to their official returns and as a second cause tor for acquittal they are often taken with tits lits of biliousness I 1 guess it could be called that tire cause being an excess of drink water probably the deps 11 have taken lessons f from rom their su superior perlor As there are exceptions to all general rules I 1 lake pleasure in naming one exception to this bell beli being in the person of the deputy for our precinct r some would describe him as a mere more boy 19 who is deat and subject to what are commonly called fits alt tits but as these are not disqualifications qualifications dis under the edmunds law liw nor in ill the eyes bf the commission he might properly be recommended as one of the very best officers in the territory for if it let alone by an evil influence that closely suri rounds him he will at least endeavor to do right AK ax acquaintance NEWS ND drom FROM COUNTY liun emery boutah co utah may esth 1885 editor desei et areus news the farmers here ebeare are now rejoicing at the good prospects for the coming harvest CASTLE VALI ky has been blessed for forthie tae tac last six sir weeks with a anice nice rain every few days und the grain erain and all other crops have a splendid solen did appearance lucern is a foot high peach trees plums api apricots scots and currants are shedding their blossoms this place has increased in improve ments menta and find population very much in the last year there is now about inhabitants inhabitant in this settlement and room for as many more about three weeks agy while our worthy bishop was away from home performing tile the marriage ceremony for mr cook aue Drollinger and miss vilss emma cordingly Cordi ugly r it being the bishops bIr birthday n nis nia is friends friend S got up A SURPRISE for him and assembled at the meeting 11 house with their picnic after which ahiel i they sent forand feraud brought t the he bishop who was surprised t to 0 see five large tables set ready for supper over N people partook of the pien splendid plen did repast prepared after which they were entertained throughout the evenin evening with dancing songs recitations etc president larson lanson and counselors paid us A VISIT last sunday and gave us some very good instructions ats its as they always do when they visit the people we ampre clate date their visits aud and invite them thom to come often surely hIstory is repeating itself in the persecuting of the saints ayd if those who have gone ahead and obeyed thel ligner ilgner law of celestial marriage now those who have not butare but are worthy to be called saints wil will have something to try thein them after a awhile while as thu tha lord will have a tried people those who are now striving to overthrow this church and destroy the liberty of tile the people do not know they are doln doin doing the lords DI ads work in separating th the chaff from the wheat the theline i line has bas to de drawn and I 1 do not know but jt it is b being e hig 1 drawn in the best minner manner it is a also aiso ls 0 necessary that offenses should come but woe be to that man by whom the offense ense cometh IT is A PITY to see see gee men who have borne testimony hundreds of times that they knew this gospel was true deny the covenants they have made and promise to give them up through fear of a little earthly punishment the latter day saints have embarked in the ship zion and the lord has pron promised nihed eternal liv lives ilves es t to 0 all those taase who stay with it t to 0 the end the me voyage and it some lose iose 1 ose their thein lives in trying to reach tile the haven in inthe the way god has directed they will find them again while thon thol e who jump overboard or desert the ship for fear of a little storm lose their the 1 ir lives to find them no more and now that the COURTS AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS of utah are showing their true colors in what they are trying to no it is only fair that the people of utah do the same let the latter day saints hold fast to the constitution and stars and stripes while tho those ie who hoist the white or black nna fla flag may do so and take the consequences I 1 look upon life as but a moment compared with the ages aud and eternities that are to come and if I 1 am called upon to undergo persecution or be imprisoned for the sake of iny my religion I 1 want to be able to stand the test the majority of the hattei day saints will stand this tilis test aa as the lord has established iii lii lilg ilia kingdom never more inore to be thrown down or given to another people that the faithful may be encouraged to endure to the end is the prayer of yours respectfully W H VISIT OF THE PROVO CHOIR TO LEHI lenir may 11 1885 1883 editor deseret ners news on saturday last the provo tabernacle choir paid us a very pleasant visit and it will long iong be remembered bv by the people of lehi our fri friends eneis enois viere were encerti ent entertained erti filed by the choir of this place at 6 0 0 m a tine fine supper was prepared in xe the music hall where about persons assembled to refresh til ill the inner man some 65 visitors being among the G webb welcomed our friends in behalf of the lehi choir and IS of provo prove responded in behalf behalf of our friends after all had partaken partaker par taken of the bounteous repast prepared we adjourned to our tabernacle the citizens had as ambled in hundreds brot brol brother ther S S J jones ones ac tedas chairman and the f following ol 01 lowin was then rendered both choirs and the provo orchestra participating sina sing singing ing by the lehi choir prayer by A it kanderson illic lerson ierson singing ringing by the provo choir a short and witty speech by bishop halliday singing by byth the lehi lehl cboin an overture by the provo orchestra a speech by J taylor of lehi lehl in which he gave his experience as a singer in early days clays duet song a trio ail address by 0 gc cazier of provo a comic song a sentimental song an instrumental piece by the Kirk kirklian liam llam brothers speech by john woodhouse in which he alluded to his experience as an early member of the provo choir a tine fine selection by the provo string band hand followed follow d by a recitation by mrs tene tone taylor taylore Tay loie a song by J it elves a duet speech by bishop cuttler followed by one from the chairman a song and a duet by prof J E daniels and F bee after which the evenin evening entertainment closed with a grand funai finale linale by the provo orchestra on sunday morning and afternoon our friends entertained us with instrumental in music musie usie and lovely sing singing ing both by separate members of the choir and con COD conjointly jOintly tue THE VISIT was a feast to the good people of lehi lehl and especially to the choir and will long tc c held in remembrance by all am our bishop is worthy of a kind ind word for his unceasing labor in helping to entertain and looking after our visitors also our choir leader brother J L gibb who w ho in connection with the committee mitt eel labored hard to make all things pleasant for our friends we hope that prof J E Danl dani daniels els eis with his able body of df musicians will call again and we will asure them that they will ever be welcome JONE A brom FROM PRISON sentiments OF ONE OF THE wilo WHO IS suffering FOR fon co conscience science cL sane SAKE perse PERiE persecution CUTION IN THE same NAME OF LAW THAT SHOULD 31 maxe MAKE ILICE til THE E NATION 1 houin OF correction detroit michigan 1 may ad 1883 editor deseret mews aws dear brother today to day it Is nearly six months since I 1 left my home in the mogollon Mo gollan mountains and I 1 feel that as a time of worry worry SUFFER suffering ing INd ACT agg ANXIETY it will count for years were it not that it is and has been too real I 1 should almost believe myself to be yet dream ing I 1 f have been la in the united states now twenty years and I 1 defy any man woman or child to say that I 1 ever did a person any injury or that I 1 ever took any advantage of any one I 1 never drank whiskey nor used tobacco and I 1 have never seen the day of my life that I 1 would not RATHER DIE THE MOST CRUEL DEATH than have intercourse with a woman who was not my wife and yet here I 1 am condemned by an american judge in a land that boasts of its liberty its religious 0 freedom oh what preus tensel my brethren Christo Christop pherson hersa and tenney and I 1 are derecas he here recas cast into the society of murderers thieves and all kinds of criminals and not a friend within a thousand miles to speak to or associate with and why are we here echo answers why we are not I 1 nihil ests nor communists nor feniane Fen yen ians tans all we have done is i to obey the injunction of jesus christ as implied in his remark to the jews if ye were the chi children loren of abraham ye would do THE WORKS OF ABRAHAM I 1 feel to ask why iphy was jesus crucified why were the apostles imprisoned persecuted and cruelly martyred marty red why were the prophets of ancient lays days cast into ilus lrus ali ils lis dens and andt lery fiery f furnaces ur naces and compelled to hide in mountains mounta ins ius and caves of the earth were all ali those pure and noble men criminals why are art such men as brothers Brot ners and flake and others today to day imprisoned at yuma arizona I 1 have long iong been well acquainted quain ted with brother and knew hi him in to be an innocent honest old farmer as good a man inan as can be found and what has he done to deserve punishment it I 1 is the abe same old old story over and over again the great god of israel lias has again spoken from the heavens the toe words of the ancient prophets of jesus and and his apostles 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