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VOL. XXXII. CHICAGO, ILL, JULY 27, 1893. 



NO. 4. 





Xlte Canadia.]! Bee Jouraal 



office, we are sorry to hear, was wholly de- 

 stroyed by fire a short time since. We do 

 not know whether its publication will be 

 continued or not, but we presume its pro- 

 prietors have made an announcement to its 

 subscribers long before this time. It is to 

 be hoped that the office was well insured, 

 as it does not pay now-a-days to go without 

 insurance — at least no good business man 

 would do so. 



leather I^augsti'otli, we are pained 

 to learn, is again suffering from a continued 

 attack of his old " head trouble," and "the 

 dark clouds" of despondency once more 

 hover over him. A few days ago we sent 

 him a check for the first $5.00 that had been 

 collected in the "Langstroth Fund," that 

 we are trying to raise for Father L., and in 

 response thereto we received the following 

 letter full of tenderness and anxiety from 

 his widowed daughter, with whom he 

 lives : » 



Dayton, O., July 17, 1893. 

 Mr. George W. York. — 



Bear Sir .—I hope you will pardon me for 

 a few days delay in answering your letter, 

 and acknowledging the receipt of the en- 

 closed check. 



My father's old " head trouble " has been 

 upon him ever since last November, and 

 "the dark clouds" have seemed to him 

 blacker and heavier, and harder to bear, 



than ever before. Added to this, his ad- 

 vancing age has greatly increased his phys- 

 ical disabilities, and he has been very feeble 

 and infirm. 



He desires me to thank you for your gen- 

 erous efforts in his behalf, and through you 

 to thank those who have kindly remem- 

 bered him. 



He is totally unable to do anything 

 which would help him pecuniarily, and 

 whatever is freely offered by those who feel 

 themselves benefited by his invention, is 

 gratefully received. 



With kind regards from my father, and 

 my own thanks for your thoughtfulness 

 towards him, I am. 



Yours respectfully, 



Anna L. Cowan. 



It seems to us that after reading the fore- 

 going letter, all of our readers will con- 

 tribute at least a little to the " Langstroth 

 Fund," so that Father L.'s last few years 

 may be made as comfortable and happy as 

 possible. After he is no more with us, we 

 feel sure it will be a blessed memory to 

 know that we tried to do something so that 

 the Father of American Apiculture should 

 not want for things needful in his last days. 



Let there be a general contribution now 

 that the honey harvest has been abundant, 

 and bee-keepers will once more be cheerful 

 and happy. Share your prosperity with 

 those who are less fortunate, and thus show 

 gratitude for the great blessing of another 

 honey crop that shall sweeten your life and 

 also the life of your friend in affliction. 



AVorUl's Fair J\otes.— On Saturday, 

 July 15th, we spent a little time at the 

 apiarian exhibit in the southeast corner of 

 the Agricultural Building. 



We noticed that Illinois is still unrepre- 

 sented, but we pi'esume that the exhibit 

 will soon be put in place. 



Dr. Mason was there to look after the 



