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1HE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



ber to conduct the heat away as soon 

 as fruit blossoms as it will only re- 

 sult in loss to the bees, and no gain 

 in surplus honey. Before giving ex- 

 tra room on top, be sure that the 

 brood-frames are all occupied. 



After all, about the best way to 

 get the wax out of the old combs is 

 mash them up in cold weather, soak 

 them a day or two, and then boil the 

 mass with plenty of water. To sepa- 

 rate the wax from refuse, scoop all 

 into a strong burlap sack and press 

 out all the wax possible. Repeat the 

 pressing as long as any wax remains. 

 The refuse will be good kindling 

 when day, to start the fire with. — 

 C. H. Dibbern, in Western Plowman. 



LITERARY ITEMS, 



An article that will attract consid- 

 erable attention in religious circles is 

 "The Christian Endeavor Movement" 

 in the June New England Magazine. 

 It is written by the Rev, Francis E. 

 Clark, Amos R. Wells, and John 

 Willis Baer, three of the most active 

 leaders and workers in the organiza- 

 tion. It is fully illustrated with por- 

 traits of eastern and western presi- 

 dents and workers. 



The famous revolutionist, Karl 

 Blind, the friend and associate of 

 Mazzini and Garibaldi, has written 

 for the June number of the North 

 Ameaican Review an article on "Mod- 

 ern Revolutions and Their Results," 

 into which he woven many personal 

 reminscences. 



Maxim, the inventor of the Maxim 

 gun, one of the greatest of American 

 inventors, explains in the June Cos- 



mopolitan how it is possible to build 

 without further discussion a flying 

 machine which will travel through 

 the air at the rate of 100 miles an 

 hour; this without the aid of aDy gas- 



The complete novel in Lippincott , s 

 Magazine for June, "John Gray; a 

 Kentucky Tale of the Olden Time," 

 is by James Lane Allen, who gives 

 his readers a tender historical picture 

 of the region named, singularly apart 

 from anything written against a Ken- 

 tucky background heretofore, yet 

 brimming with local knowledge, and 

 rivalling in its exquisite sympathy 

 and touch all that the author has be- 

 fore produced. The peaceful theme 

 of the tale, under Mr Allen's own 

 marked originality of handling, only 

 serves to enhance the interest of the 

 story. 



One of the most interesting arti- 

 cles in the number is Prof. John 

 Bach McMaster's historical sketch of 

 The Struggle for the West. 



Hon. John James Ingalls contrib- 

 utes an article on the West, entitled 

 "Westward the Course of Empire 

 takes its Way," bearing the impress 

 of the ex-Senator's powerful style. 



A powerfully written story, entit- 

 led "The Little Death," which is a 

 mysterious tale of Ex-Governor 

 Adams, of Colorado, a convict and 

 the ex- Warden of the State prison 

 The account is circumstantial and 

 claims to absolutely true. It is as 

 analytical as DeQuincey's celebrated 

 confessions, as exciting as a Gaboriau 

 novel and as exact £as a legal docu- 

 ment. It will be read all over the 

 country. Ten cents secures the June 

 issus of The Great Divide, of Denver, 

 Colo., in which it appears. 



