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yard, as that bis management was so thor- 

 ough and systematic, as based unon such a 

 complete knowledge of the habits of the bcc. 



If for no other reason, his method of 

 treating weak colonics in the spring, and 

 other helpful suggestions, have placed the 

 bee-keeping fraternity under lasting obligation 

 to revere his memory. 



As a frequent visitor to his apiary I can 

 positively assert that all the wonderful achieve- 

 ments ascribed to him were literally true, as 

 he was successful in every sense of the word. 



It often pained him that others questioned 

 the merit of some of his methods, notably that 

 of strengthening a weak colony by placing 

 it over a strong one, but he would frequently 

 point out where, failure was the result of 

 bee-keepers overlooking some little though es- 

 sential detail. 



Every plan he suggested was the result of 

 successful experiment, and he was _ actuated 

 solely by a sincere desire to see his fellow 

 bee-keepers succeed; in fact, the success of 

 others was a passion with him. 



What he has done for the bee-keeping world 

 entitles hira to a place with Langstroth. Da- 

 dant. Dzierzon, and other stars of the first 

 magnitude. 



Third, as a husband aud father. 



It has been my privilege as a clergyman 

 to enter many homes in various parts of the 

 country, and yet I must say that, for happi- 

 ness, harmony, and contentment, the home 

 of our brother was an ideal one. He loved his 

 home, his wife, and his children. On the oc- 

 casion of a visit he related to me with much 

 pardonable pride the satisfaction he felt in 

 the fact that his children were all doing well, 

 and that none of them had ever caused them 

 a heartache. What a comfort this must be 

 to his sons — noble, manly fellows, every one 

 of them — and to his devoted wife and daugh- 

 ter! It is such sweet homes as this that con- 

 stitute the bulwark of our national right- 

 eousness. 



In closing, I desire fo speak of our brother, 

 fourth, as a Christian. 



Brother Alexander was not only a Chris- 

 tian by profession, but, best of all, he lived 

 the Christ life, and followed the example of 

 his Savior, who "went about doing good." 



Convent io 



Proceedings 



Report of the Chieagro-Nopthwest- 

 epn Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



(Continued from page 342 ) 

 Exhibits to Help Honey Demand. 

 "Is there not some way for this As- 



sociation to exhibit at the Food Shows 

 given in Chicago, and thus help the de- 

 mand for pure honey?" 



Mr. Boyden — I do thoroughly believe 

 that there is a place for us to advertise 

 honey at these shows. I understand 



Our friend made 

 everybody knew that 

 his heart and his r 

 Christ said this wa 

 li( 



10 loud profession; but 



he loved God with all 



righbor as himself, and 



the sum total of re- 



A few days before his death, his dear 

 wife, one of the biggest-hearted and most 

 motherly of women, played on the organ, and 

 sang, at his request, his two favorite hymns, 

 "Jesus. Lover of My Soul," and "Nearer, My 

 God. to Thee:" and when she finished he re- 

 quested that she sing them over again, which 

 she did, to his great satisfaction. 



The day before his death he turned to his 

 wife and said, "Oh, wouldn't it be nice if, 

 when the end comes, I could just go to sleep?" 



Truly, with Paul he could say, "I am now 

 ready to be offered, and the time of my 

 departure is at hand. I have fought a good 

 fight, I have finished my course, I have kept 

 the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a 

 crown of righteousness which the Lord will 



give me at that day; and not unto me only, 

 but unto all them also who love his appear- 

 ing." 



Among those present was Mr. N. D. West, 

 of Middleburg, N. Y., who, in the past fe.* 

 months, has been a frequent visitor to the 

 Alexander home, and who, like the writer, felt 

 most deeply the loss of a true friend. 



"E. W. Alexander, hail and farewell." "We 

 will meet thee again in the dawn of the resur- 

 rection morning." 



The bereaved family have the sympathetic 

 prayers of the bee-keeping brotherhood. 



Whatever provision our dear friend has 

 made for his family is as nothing compared 

 with the priceless legacy he has left them 

 of an honored life. If I were to choose the 

 epitaph to be placed upon the stone to mark 

 his last resting-place, it would be this: 



"His life was beautiful, 

 His work enduring, 

 His death triumphant." 



Courtesy of Bee-Keepers' Review. 



P.\RT OF 70OC0LONY Apiary of the L.\te E. W. Alexander, of Delanson, X. Y. 



