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THE, AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



September 



A discussion of the subject at the Vic- 

 torian Convention discloses the fact that 

 bee-paralysis is very prevalent. 



SWITZERLAND. 



The question has been asked by the 

 Revue Internationale whether extracted 

 combs should be cleaned by the bees be- 

 fore being put up for Winter. 



The answers are about half for yes 

 and half for no. Those who do not have 

 them cleaned say that they are not so 

 brittle in the Spring and are much more 

 quickly accepted and filled with new 

 honey by the bees. But they must be 

 kept in a mouse-proof and dry closet and 

 be fumigated two or three times during 

 the Winter with sulphur, in order to 

 prevent molding and to destroy what 

 moths might be there. One of the cor- 

 respondents says that sometimes the 

 supers of combs not cleaned are about 

 half full before those of cleaned dry 

 combs are touched. 



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Mr. Maupy {Revue Internationale) 

 weighed the nectar brought in the sacs 

 of bees coming from the field, and found 

 from thirteen to seventeen railigrams to 

 the load. 



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Among the advertisements I find veils 

 made of very thin silk threads with 

 meshes as large as possible, yet prevent- 

 ing the bees from passing. They do not 

 appreciably obstruct the sight and give 

 better ventilation, which is a valuable 

 advantage in warm weather. 



Adrian Getaz. 





"All advice is not good, and it takes 

 wise man to make judicious selections." 



The Johnstown Flood. 



One of the best attractions on the Midway of the 

 Pan-American Exposition is the Johnstown Flood 

 Not only as a highly pleasing entertainment does 

 it appeal to an observer, but also as an interesting 

 and instructive exhibition from an artistic and 

 scientific point of view. Some idea of the magni- 

 tude of the concesaion may be realized when it is 

 learned that its total cost amounted to nearly 

 *T5,000. The story of the Johnstown flood is graph- 

 ically told and vividly illustrated. Aside from its 

 educational interest the entertainment is particu- 

 larly meritorious for the wonderful meclianical 

 and electrical genius shown in its construction and 

 operation. To the younger as well as the older 

 ones it proves to be an attraction that well repays 

 a visit. 



Oak Hill, FLi., Aug. Hi, IDOL 

 Mr. Editor: The heart is made glad 

 when success crowns our efforts. I feel 

 that way especially when noticing the 

 editorial columns in the August number. 

 I do not know how to tell you, dear 

 friends, how much I appreciate the prize 

 I am to be honored with; but you may be 

 sure 1 am very glad to note I am to be 

 awarded the second prize in the subscrip- 

 tion contest which has just closed. 



Please accept my many thanks and I 

 hope to be able to repay you in return a 

 much larger number of subscribers. I 

 assure you, gentlemen, I will spare no 

 pains in doing so. I desire to speak in 

 regard to The American Bee-keepek 

 and wish to say it is stepping out in a 

 new era, as it were; it is always progres- 

 sive — an up-to date journal. Its pages 

 are always filled with good things for 

 the bee-keeper of to-day. 



I notice the editor is pleased that Bro. 

 Root has disconlinued advertising those 

 so-called $300 queens; which I think 

 myself is right, for no such fabulous ad- 

 vertisements should exist. While I have 

 said nothing I have been giving the 

 matter much study indeed. As Mr. Root 

 has come over on our side and acknow- 

 ledged his mistake, so like in every day 

 life "the heart speaketh unto repent- 

 ence." We should all appreciate his 

 confession for we are all of Adam's race, 

 full of guile and mistakes. 



Porter A. M. Feathers. 



Fort Pierce, Fla-.. Aug. 10, I'.Kil. 



Mr. Editor: I*leaM> allow me space in 

 your valuable journal to relate my ex- 

 periiMice of the past week with a swarnt. 

 or uucUmis of bees. 



During several weeks of illness in the 

 family I have had to neglect the bees. 

 One d;iy last Aveek we saw .symptoms of 

 scouts hunting a location for an outgoing- 

 swarm. The next early morning, as I 

 went to a neighbor's for milk lor the sick 

 husband's breakfast. I passed the bees 

 and all was harmony. In the early sum- 

 mer I had placed some empty hives upon 

 the inhabited ones to shade the bees from 

 the intense heat. As I returned with 

 the milk — only gone a few moments — I 

 found that a small swarm had h^ft their 



