1881. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



191 



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^° The Volume of the Bee Jour- 

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 for a club of 5, weekly, we will give a 

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^°At the Chicago meeting of the Na- 

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 of Mr. Langstroth we have copied, is one 

 furnished by his daughter, who says, 

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 was in good health and spirits." We 

 are glad to be able to secure one of such 

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