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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



August 



late in the afternoon they gave almost 

 the appearance of a fine, flying snow 

 squall. They were about the size of 

 mosquitos, but they never sang nor bit, 

 and when touched they crumpled up 

 into a little white powder. — New York 

 Herald, June 3. 



Mrs. A. L. Amos, in Progressive Bee- 

 Keeper: "I have had a lesson this 

 spring in the matter of feeding arti- 

 ficial pollen. I had read of it often, 

 but always thought it needless here. 

 The elms and box elders supply pollen 

 as soon as the bees want it. This spring 

 Mr. A. bought a feed mill and has been 

 grinding corn, wheat, oats and barley, 

 and the way they crowd around and 

 load up with the dust is interesting to 

 see. They surely would not gather it 

 if they did not need it." 



The new official flag of the President 

 of the United States is printed, for the 

 first time correctly, on the cover of the 

 July Ladies' Home Journal. The flag 

 was recently adopted as the President's 

 emblem, and henceforth will be em- 

 ployed to proclaim his official presence. 

 When he is at the White House the 

 flag will be displayed there, and where- 

 ever he may go as President of the 

 United States it will be in evidence. Its 

 publication in accurate color detail 

 will be a matter of much interest, in- 

 asmuch as it will acquaint the public 

 with the President's emblem. 



"Aux Armes" is the cry at this writ- 

 ing, and little comforts and necessaries 

 are the order of the day for the man 

 on the tented field. One of the best 

 things the soldier has had devised for 

 him is a portable letter case of leather 

 that folds so compactly that it can be 

 slipped into the pocket of the military 

 blouse. Despite its small size and the 

 fact that it takes up practically no 

 room at all, this letter case holds pen, 



paper, envelopes, a blotter and a tiny 

 bottle of ink. It is one of the few genu- 

 inely practical articles for the volun- 

 teer or the regular not under the head 

 of "equipment," and, indeed, any man 

 who travels frequently would find it 

 useful. — From "Things Men Want to 

 Know," by Cromwell Childe, in Dem- 

 orest's Magazine for July. 



In the July issue of "Table Talk" the 

 tastes and interests of the housekeeper, 

 the home-maker and the hostess, will 

 find much to assist them. The menus, 

 table decorations and many of the re- 

 cipes, are fresh and new, while others, 

 given in reply to inquiries received, 

 must meet the needs of more than the 

 inquirers, because so practical. Al- 

 though the little magazine is of much 

 aid and value to women who desire to 

 keep up with the household interests 

 and improvements of the day, and to 

 get it in a condensed form, some of the 

 articles are: "Behind the Brass 

 Knocker," by Martha Bockee Flint; 

 "Serving a Can of Salmon," by Elea- 

 nor M. Lucas; "A Shell Luncheon," by 

 Isabel B. Winslow; "July Days, Man- 

 ners, Ideas, Fancies," Mary C. Myer; 

 "Housekeepers' Inquiries," by Cornelia 

 C. Bedford, which always are of deep- 

 est interest to women interested in 

 their table. Any of our readers desir- 

 ing a sample copy can obtain one free, 

 by addressing Table Talk Publishing 

 Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mrs. E. A. Starr, editress of the Phil- 

 adelphia Public Ledger's apiarian de- 

 partment, has kept a colony of bees on 

 the window ledge outside of her room, 

 on the fourth floor of the Ledger office, 

 for the past four years. .\ covering of 

 newspapers over the frames is thi» only 

 protection given the colony during the 

 winter seasons. "The bees," says M. 

 F. Reeve, "come and go nt their pleas- 

 ure, and gather a .great deal of sweet- 

 ness from Independence and Washing- 

 ton squares; the former directly across 



