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CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



is known as a practical worker as well as 

 a thinker, writer, and speaker. No one 

 who knows of the development of beekeep- 

 ing in Pennsylvania and of the effort to 

 preserve this industry from the destructive 

 attacks of bee diseases will fail to say 

 at once that Prof. Surface has been pre- 

 eminently most conspicuous in this work. 

 Not only is he known in Pennsylvania, but 

 also in other states. 



After an address before the New York 

 State Beekeepers' Association the authori- 

 ties of that state wrote him that the bee- 

 keepers for whom he had spoken had voted 

 his address as the best that was given, and 

 they desired notes from which it could be 

 published; but as it was extemporaneous, 

 and its merits were in part due to the 

 stimulus received from a sympathetic audi- 

 ence, it was, unfortunately, impossible for 

 them to procure it and preserve it in print- 

 ed form. 



We have so many different lines of em- 

 inence that we cannot speak for all; but it 

 is certain in our mind that if the 25,000 

 beekeepers in Pennsylvania could vote for 

 the most eminent man in their profession 

 as well as the one who has been most ac- 

 tive in other lines of agi'iculture, and who 

 is best known for his general agi'icultural 

 service in that state, it would be practi- 

 cally unanimous for their State Zoologist, 

 H. A. Surface. We therefore take pleas- 

 ure in presenting his name to Governor 

 Brumbaugh for all honors and opportunity 

 that can be accorded him. 



Death of A. E. Manum 



In the early 90's we visited Mr. A. E. 

 Manum at his home in Bristol, Vt. He was 

 at that time one of the most extensive bee- 

 keepers in New England if not in the 

 whole United States. We were so well 

 pleased with his swarm-catcher that we 

 introduced it to the public, with the result 

 that from that time to this it has been sold 

 by practically every supply dealer in the 

 United States. He was not only an exten- 

 sive beekeeper in those days, but his in- 

 fluence extended far and wide to such an 

 extent that beekeepers throughout his state 

 adopted his hives and fixtures. 



In late years the beekeeping world has 

 lost track of him. It appears that the cut- 

 ting of the basswoods, that had been almost 

 his main stay, and the failure of clover 

 caused him to go out of the business some 

 ten or twelve years ago. For the last 

 thirteen years he has been in Pasadena, 

 Cal., where he spent his time in raising 



fancy poultry and eucalyptus lumber. 

 The news has just reached us that he died 

 in Pasadena, June 26, at the ripe age of 

 77. Thus another one of the old veterans 

 has passed over the line. 



W. T. Falconer 



In our issue for June 15, page 477, we 

 gave a preliminary announcement of the 

 death of W. T. Falconer, of the W. T. Fal- 

 coner Mfg. Co., so well and favorably 

 known to beekeepers all over the United 

 States. Mr. Falconer, besides being ac- 

 tively engaged in the manufacture of bee- 

 keepers' supplies, was connected with a 

 number of other large enterprises in the 

 capacity of president, officer, or director. 

 From a newspaper clipping announcing 

 his death, it would appear that he was a 



THE LATE W. T. FALCONER. 



public-spirited man, well known and loved 

 by all who knew him. In a business way 

 we found him to be in every way a gentle- 

 man — fair and square, even though he was 

 a direct competitor. 



He started originally with his father at 

 Falconer, N. Y., in the manufacture of 

 sash, doors, and blinds. Later on he 

 took up the manufacture of beekeepers' 

 supplies, and finally became president 

 of the W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Later 

 on he took up the manufacture of rules 

 and some other advertising novelties. In 

 this he was very largely engaged. He was 



