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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



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3rcl. The silver-leaf linden. This has 

 been imported from Turkey and Hun- 

 gary. It has a splendid shape and foli- 

 age and a profusion of blossoms. These 

 open in July. 



4th. The American linden. Imported 

 from the United States into Europe in 

 iS/i, It blossoms- in Holland in'' Au- 

 gust- 



By combining the four kinds a Hon- 

 ey flow from June to August, inclusive 



could be obtained in Holland. But the 

 summer climate of Holland is much 

 colder than ours. The efifect of it is a 

 much larger and a much later blossom- 

 ing period. Nevertheless, it remains 

 certain that the four kinds blossom in 

 succession. And should they be intro- 

 duced here, the linden flow would be 

 twice or three times as long as it is 

 now with only one kind. 



Adrian Getaz. 



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MANY THtNG.^ 



Dear Brother Hill: 



"Let Hercules himself do what he 



may, 

 The cat will mew, the dog will have 



his day."' 



Which is quite apropos of the cats 

 and dogs who are having their day at 

 the head of the "National," and from 

 the ructions I surmise they are hav- 

 ing their last days, and high old ones 

 too. Deucedly secretive they are, but 

 just wait until the boys get at tfie true 

 inwardness of matters and the whole 

 top of the thing will follow the top of 

 old Mt. Pelee. If we uns don't get some 

 sound scheme for electing officers and 

 directors by a popular vote that can't 

 be "fixed." we'll 'wake some fine day to 

 find our beloved little association has 

 become a veritable "Old Man of the 

 Sea" and we'll have a tougher job than 

 did Sinbad to get rid of him. 



TTie endless term directorate business 



IS generating unsavory odors. Two 



terms are enough and they. shouldn't be 



consecutive . 



■"When impious men bear sway, 



The post of honor is a private station." 



Some of the "dearly beloved" are 

 trying to run the thing as they; want it, 

 not as is best for all. Hope you won't 

 say nothin' about this, for if it got out 

 'mongst tITe boys 'twould raise a right 

 smart rumpus and Denver couldn't hold 

 the ex-directors. No siree, they'd' skip 

 into their holes quicker and take the 

 holes in after thent. "To reign is pleas- 

 ant though it be." etc., but to lose the 

 job — say Harr}', that would be some- 

 thing awful to contemplate. 



What will the editor of Gleanings do 

 next? June 15 he had a picture of per- 

 sons he thought were "twins." One 

 was the genial doctor of "Straw" fame, 

 who is some seventy odd years of 

 youth and t'other governor publishes a 

 bee paper in Cook county. North 

 America, and rejoices in forty j^ears 

 and sundry other things. Poor E. R., 

 the camera is too much for him. for 

 one picture shows a cigar in his mouth 

 and now he is very busy explaining. 

 Condone with him, can't you? 



Have you heard the latest news from 

 Rambler? Well, he went to Cuba just 

 to "prospect" don't you know. Find- 

 ing the laws more liberal or lax than in 

 Utah vicinity he's squatted and has now 

 sent to a friend for a score or so of 

 "esposas." Ye shades of Brigham 

 Young! Lively times ahead for the 



