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(through the wire cloth that is tacked over 

 the slot) nearly the size of the bottom of the 

 coue, aud place the cone over the hole and 

 tack the edges fast in such a way as to pre- 

 vent the bees from passing out in any other 

 way, only through the apex of the cone. 

 Simply place tliis arrangement on the bot- 

 tom board tight against the hive with the 

 cone out and the entrance is completly block- 

 ed to the returning bees; aud right here was 

 where 1 experienced my first trouble as 

 mentioned above. The returning bees 

 would aligiit on the cone and in a few min- 

 utes completely shut off the ventilation, 

 but since placing wire cloth on each side of 

 the coue as explained I fiud that the bees, 

 as a rule, in trying to gain their own hive, 

 try to get through the wire cloth in place of 

 the coue, aud in a few minutes begin to run 

 around, when they will tind the entrance of 

 the hive sitting by the side of their hive, and 

 immediately begin to hum with their wings, 

 " Home is found. " Their comrades will join 

 them at once, making a continual march of 

 bees from the one hive into the one pre- 

 pared with sections of foundation, thus 

 making a powerful colony at once. At the 

 end of three or four days, according to the 

 conditions you wish to leave the colonies in, 

 take away the escape aud move the en- 

 trance a few inches away from the other, 

 and allow them to build up again at which 

 time you can run them in with the other 

 colony as before. C)f course it is needless 

 to say it is a sure preventive of swarming 

 as far as that colony is concerned. 



WiLSONViLLE, Canada. May 12, 1897. 



Open Letter to Dr. Mason; Execntive Board 



Didn't Advise Sending Criticisms With 



Voting Blanks: Old Union Opposed 



to Prosecuting Adulterators. 



New Union Prosperous. 



Makengo 111. May 15,18!)7. 

 Fbiend Mason — 



I've been so crowded that 

 I've put off from day to diiy a word of re- 

 ply to you, but probably it isn't too late yet. 

 On page 10 of the Review you say ; " As I 

 sit and think the matter over, time after 

 time, I become more aud more annoyed at 

 the action of the Advisory Board, six of 



whom are earnest and active Christian men. 

 Three of these six, with the General Mana- 

 ger, must have consented to the publication 

 in the report, at the expense of the Union, 

 of an unjust aud uncalled for 'criticism,' 

 refusing to allow the other side to speak in 

 self-defense. " 



Now doctor, if you'll sit and think a few 

 times more, I think you may see that you 

 have assumed as true something that may 

 never have taken place. You evidently 

 assume that the "criticism" was printed 

 and sent by and with the advice and consent 

 of the advisory board. As a matter of fdct 

 I think the board was not consulted in the 

 matter at all. I am sure it was a surprise to 

 me as it was to you, and if I had been con- 

 sulted in the matter I surely should have 

 advised against any such one-sided sort of 

 business. I would no more think of putting 

 on a blank ballot anything in the line of 

 trying to influence the vote than I would 

 think of having an Australian ballot with 

 the names of Smith and Jones as rival can- 

 didates for the same olfice, with a foot-note 

 added, saying, " If you don't want your 

 business all smashed into smitherines, be 

 sure to vote for Smith. " 



Of course I don't know for sure that none 

 of the rest were consulted, but do as you 

 did, and take the most reasonable assump- 

 tion in the case, an assumption that I feel 

 somewhat warranted in making, seeing that 

 I have positive knowledge that at least one 

 member of the board was not consulted. 



Your apology is now in order, doctor, 

 although I'm not altogether snre to whom 

 jou ought to apologize. 



C. C. Miller. 

 Sta. B. Toledo, May 18, 18117. 



Editor Review: — Your favor of yesterday, 

 with Dr. Miller's letter enclosed is here, and 

 I'm glad to know, as many other bee-keep- 

 ers will be, just where the Dr. " was at " in 

 regard to publishing the General Manager's 

 "criticism " with his annual report of the 

 doings of the .\dvisory Board, or rather of 

 the General Manager's doings. 



I will say to Dr. Miller that I don't need 

 to "think a few times more" * * to "see 

 that you ( I ) haye assumed as true some- 

 thing that may never have taken place." It 

 did not seem possiMe to me when I said 

 what I did ( page 40 of the Review for Feb. 

 last ) that even three of such grand men as 

 compose the Advisory Board would consent 

 to such an unwise and unjust course as was 



