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it's capable of running itself and you, too. 

 I confess I rather like that ability in the 

 bees, and am not looking for, nor expect- 

 ing, a non-swarming race under all 

 circumstances; but am willing to pay the 

 price for the reward I feel sure will 

 come when a colony gets into swarming 

 condition. 



Now, without wishing to be vindictive, 

 I will say that the production of comb 

 honey is no busmess for the slouch nor 

 the laggard; but there never was a better 

 time for the comb honey man who has a 

 good equipment and location to "stand 

 pat" than today. 



LoNGMONT, Colo.. Jan. 14, 1911. 



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EDITORIAL i 



A Monthly index in the Review has 

 been vot3d down by an overwhelming 

 majority — the readers prefer that the 

 space be used for other reading matter. 



Pennsylvania Bee Keepers, if they wish 

 to have their foul brood bill pass, should 

 lose no time in writing their represeiita- 

 tive, in the legislature. Unless they do 

 this, nothing can be hoped for. 



Canadian subscribers, in renewing their 

 subscriptions will please send SI. 10; 

 foreign subscribers, except those in 

 Mexico, Cuba, Hayti, Hawaii and the 

 Philippines will please send SI. 24. 



Advanced Bee Culture has been de- 

 layed in its printing, but will probably be 

 ready tor delivery about the time that 

 this is-ue of the Review reaches its 

 readers. Price $1.00; Review and book, 

 $1.90. 



Congratulations are extended by the 

 Review to its old friend and correspondent, 

 E. F. Atwater, and his bride, who, on St. 

 Valentine's day, changed the name of 

 Fay Gwendolyn Nesbitt to that of Mrs. 

 Atwater. 



A Correction: In February Review, 

 page 55, bottom of first column, it ought 

 to read: "But I tell you that a good 

 periodical, containing the information 

 wanted tomorrow, or very soon, will be 

 read, etc." The Italicized words were 

 left out. 



D. A. Jones, once the most extensive 

 bee keeper of Canada, manufacturer of 

 bee supplies, founder of the Canadian 

 Bee Journal, and importer and breeder of 

 foreign varieties of bees, passed away at 

 his home in Beeton, on the 20th of last 

 November, aged 75 years. He was kind 

 hearted, of a genial, jovial disposition, and 

 very popular with his fellow men. 



Check Raising is so easy of accomplish- 

 ment, and to some the temptation so 

 great, that the only wonder is that there 

 are not more losses than there are from 

 this source. Suppose you give a check 

 for Eight ($8.00) Dollars, how easy to 

 add a "y" to the word "eight," move over 

 the decimal point one place and add 

 another cipher, and lol we have a check 

 for eighty dollars. To send out checks 

 without some kind of protection, is almost 

 criminal carelessness. The best kind of 

 protection that I know of is that afforded 

 by the use of such a machine as the 

 Defiance Check Protector, advertised in 

 this issue. It is the lowest priced of any 

 really good protector with which I am 

 acquainted. 



A Cellar with cement walls, and a 

 cement bottom, has in several instances 

 wintered bees succcessfully even when 

 the number was large, but 1 notice, in 

 each instance reported, that there has 

 been abundant ventilation. 



For instance, Mr. Frank Coverdale, of 

 Delmar. Iowa, writes me that he has 2 14 

 colonies in a cellar with cement walls and 



