THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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Fked H. Loucks, of Lowville, N. Y. 

 writes: "I am going back to tlie old 

 way — plenty of winter-stores, and a 

 young queen, and then quit all spring- 

 tinkerinsf. " 



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Cuban Competition, which some of 

 us have looked upon as more or less of 

 a bugbear, keeps looming up in a way 

 that makes us think that it may yet 

 prove to be tlie real thing. 



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E. D. TowNSEND, in his closing 

 paragraphs this month, writes some 

 of the most encouraging words that it 

 has ever been my lot to read. One 

 most cheering feature is the fact that 

 they are written from actual exper- 



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Missouri State bee-keepers will 

 meet in St. Louis, Sept. 26, in the 

 same hall as the National meets. Fur- 

 ther particulars later. Arrangements 

 are being made by C. P. Dadant for 

 their accomimodation in connection 

 with the N. B. K. A. 



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An Old Bicycle wheel fitted to a 

 wheel barrow is described in Glean- 

 ings by Mr. C. A. Bostwick, of Ver- 

 bank Village, N. Y. Such a wheel on 

 a wheelbarrow used in the apiary 

 would take off the jars that are so 

 irritating to bees, and sometimes break 

 down combs. 



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"The Irish Bee Guide," is the title 

 of a book for which I have to thank its 

 author, J. G. Digges, editor of the 

 Irish Bee Journal. The book contains 

 220 pages, is nicely printed and well 

 illustrated, many of the cuts being 



made from photographs taken by the 

 author. It is a book that will compare 

 favorably with most of the standard 

 text books. 



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Texas bee-keepers are making up a 

 carload of bee-keepers to go together 

 to attend the National convention next 

 September, in St. Louis. They will 

 leave San Antonio the evening of Sep- 

 tember 24tli, overKaty. Anyone wish- 

 ing to go with this crowd, or join it 

 while on its way out of the State, can 

 obtain full particulars, sleeping car 

 rates, etc., by addressing H. H. Hyde, 

 of Floresville, Texas. 



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Difficult Problems ought to be 

 settled in the morning when the body 

 and mind are fresh and rested. Many 

 a time have I laid aside some puzzling 

 question at night, saying to myself, "I 

 won't think about it anj' more tonight. 

 In the morning I will feel brighter, and 

 can think more clearly." When 

 morning came the matter was decided 

 so easily that it almost seemed as 

 though it had settled itself. 



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Good Management, and enterprise, 

 often win even under adverse circum- 

 stances. For instance, the winter- 

 losses of bees were very heavy last 

 winter in New York, and Mr. Fred H. 

 Loucks, of Lowville, instead of sitting 

 down and mourning over the loss of 

 nearly half of his bees, went to work 

 and bought up all of the bees that he 

 could find for sale within fifteen miles 

 of his home. Now he is getting agood 

 crop of honey from these — July 4th his 

 best colonies were nearing the 75-pound 

 mark. 



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A Roused Up, or angered, colony 

 will sometimes decline to be subdued 



