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IJI.KANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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siuTt'ss in iiiiiiliiii; is chiclly n\\ iiijj to \ho fact 

 tlial wi' arc carcl'ul to select the rinht time of 

 the year. 



Kamim.kh. (Imiiig 1S<t3. will s(>nd some views 

 and sketches of hees ami hee- keepers in Mexico, 

 as well as of other ijortions of th(> I'acltic Coast. 

 He is a \(>rital)le raiiiltler— Iw can not i<eep still. 

 He likes to >jel around and see folks, and we 

 are jrlad tliat he does, hecaiise he is somehow 

 able to make all the rest of lis see with his eyes. 

 The Langstroth biojiraphitvil skinches will con- 

 tinue, witli illustrations, into 1S'.)3. The Remi- 

 nisccMices will have more to do with bet^-keepers 

 and bee-kt'cpiiig of the early days. There will 

 be brief sketches of the lamented Samuel Wag- 

 ner—the first editor of the Ainencdu Bee Jour- 

 nal. awA oiu' to whom the bee keepers of the 

 present day are iluiebted much. Vou can not 

 alTord to let your subscription run out. 



MORK ABOUT COMB FOUNDATION. 



In calling attention in our last issue to the 

 superior quality of Roofs foundation, as now 

 made, it was not our purpose to detract from 

 the popularity of l)adant"s. The testimonial 

 inserted may be understood in that way, as we 

 examine it more carefully: but we did not so 

 intend it. Our friend whom we quoted may be 

 an enthusiastic admirer of the Home of the 

 Honey-bees, and overstated the matter, for we 

 can hardly believe that his statement would be 

 borne out by the facts generally. Dadant & 

 Son make excellent foundation, which is ac- 

 knowledged the standard, and they deserve the 

 patronage of those in want of this requisite of 

 all progressive bee-keeping. 



" BEES, HONEY. AND HOME INTERESTS." 



We copy the following editorial from the 

 American Beekeeper: 



Old reliable Gleanings in Bee Cultuke will 

 have to cliang-e its name unless it sticks closer to 

 the text. The November 15th number contains 

 twenty-nine pages of reading-matter (exclusive of 

 advertisenienis . and there are lourteen pages of 

 matter wliich does not bear on the subject of l)ee- 

 keeping in the least. Wherefore is this tlius ? 



Quite true, neighbor Merrill: but there are 

 some other things that are true also which you 

 have failed to mention. When I occu[)ied so 

 much room in our issue for Nov. 1, 1 distinctly 

 stated that we had printed and added to that 

 number eight extra pages, so that no one might 

 find fault. Another thing, (ii.EANiNGS is not 

 devoted exclusively to bee culture. On the 

 front page of every issue you may read, " De- 

 voted to Bees. Honey, and Home Interests." 

 Now, inasmuch as it has over ten thousand 

 subscribers, and lias had for several years, and 

 continues to hold its own, it seems to me it is 

 doing pretty well; is it not? A. I. R. 



THE WHEEL, FOR CARKVING BURDEN.S. 



On page 849 I spoke about a low-down pack- 

 age-carrier. Well. I have beeii using one for 

 about a month. It supports a sack of mail 

 right over the front wheel. The principal part 

 of the weight comes on the foot-rests, and it can 

 be lifted oflF from the machine oi' dropped back 

 in its place in a second. With it I carry 'JO lbs. 

 of mail with ease. You see, that would make a 

 pretty fair wheelbarrow load, and you sit on 

 top of the wheelbarrow and ride, besides. Thus 

 far this winter neither ice, snow, nor rain has 

 prevented me from making my five daily trips 

 to the postoftice— half a mile away— and hack 

 again. Yesterday, the 13th, the stone pave- 

 ments were so icy that people kept on their feet 

 with difficulty; but the inflated rubber tire 

 carried me safely with a big sack of mail, even 



over llial ic.\ tlagging, where it was cfinsifler- 

 ably on an incline. You see. I)y taking upon 

 myself the office of messenger-boy I get regular 

 open-air riding every working day, no matter 

 what the weather may be, and I scarcely ever 

 finish my tripwilliout a feeling in my heart, 

 '■ May (!od tie praised for tliis wonderful ih'W 

 gift." I think it is going to give health, 

 strength, life, animation, and enthusiasm to 

 thousands during the new year of 1893 tliat is 

 just before us. A. I. R. 



THE WASIIINOTON rOXVENTIOX. 



Every patriotic American citi/.en. at least 

 .some time in his life, should make a pilgrimage 

 to the Mecca of his country — Washington. 

 There may never be a bettcsr opportunity for 

 some of the bee-keepers to visit that city, and 

 take along their wives. If they feel that they 

 can not afford to go, simply for what they 

 might "pick up" at the convention, they cer- 

 tainly can for the sake of the many interesting 

 things they will see before and after in the city. 

 W'e have liad a number of inquiries about this 

 meeting; and if this means any thing there will 

 be a large attendance. 



We expect to be present ourselves — that is, 

 A. I. R. and E. R. R.; and it will give us f)lea- 

 sure to shake hands with our old friends, and 

 any new ones that we may run across. Do not 

 forget that one of the pleasures of all bee-con- 

 ventions is the usual hand-to-hand face-to-face 

 meetings with bee-keepers whom we have 

 known long over the printed page, but whom 

 we have not seen before. Some of the best 

 things we ever got at conventions were picked 

 up between sessions from some of the brethren 

 who felt a little shy about telling what they 

 knew before the whole convention. 



OUR ROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 



In Ernest's editorial in regard to the conven- 

 tion in Washington, on page 896 of last issue, 

 when he suggested that bee-keepers should get 

 together at Pittsburg on the mornlufj of the 

 2(itli. it never occurred to him that the :i()th was 

 on Monday, and that, in order to make said 

 point of meeting, some of us — perhaps many of 

 us— would have to travel on Sunday. It is a 

 little unusual, and it seems to me that it is a 

 little unfortunate, to have the first day of the 

 convention on Tuesday. Hut, on the other 

 hand, if we should put it on Wednesday, the 

 last session would come on Friday afternoon, 

 and many of us could not well reach home by 

 Saturday night. This would necessitate Sun- 

 day travel, or else spending both Saturday and 

 Sunday in Washington, starting home Monday 

 morning. I suppose this is a matter that de- 

 volves upon tiie conscience of each and every 

 individual; and yet the (juestion will come up, 

 '• Bro. Root, some of us would like to know 

 what you and Ernest propcjse to do under the 

 circumstances." We propose to take another 

 route, in order to avoid Sunday travel, and this 

 will take us into Wheeling at 7:4.5 I'. M. From 

 there we shall take a train direct to Washing- 

 ton, leaving Wheeling, rla the H. i*t O.. at 13:2.5 

 A. M., and arriving at Washington at 12:10 i*. .m. 

 3 A. I. R. 



L. L. LANGSTROTH — IMPORTANT TO AEI.. BEE- 

 KEEPERS. 



On page 913 of this i.ssue w(> take pleasure in 

 presenting to you a large portrait of the Rev. 

 L. L. Langstroth. This picture was taken by 

 our own artist here in Medina, seventeen years 

 ago. when Mr. Langstroth was making iis a 

 visit. It shows him in the prime of his life, and 

 the possession of health and mental vigor, and 

 is a very good likeness of him as he then ap- 

 peared. 



