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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



[For years, bee-keepers have felt that they 

 owed the Rev. L. L. Laugstroth— the Father 

 of American bee-culture— a debt that they 

 can never very well pay, for his Invention of 

 the Movable-Frame Hive which so completely 

 revolutionized bee-lieepine: throughout all the 

 world. In order that his few remaining years 

 may be made as happy and as comfortable as 

 possible, we feel that we should undertake a 

 plan by which those bee-keepers who consider 

 it a privilege as well as a duty, might have an 

 opportunity to contribute something toward 

 a fund that should be gathered and forwarded 

 to Father Langstroth as a slight token of their 

 appreciation, and regard fell for him by bee- 

 keepers everywhere. No amount above $1.00 

 is expected from any person at one time— but 

 any sum, however large or small, we will of 

 course receive and turn over to Father L. 

 All receipts will be acknowledged here.— Ed.] 



r,ist of Contributors. 



Previously Reported $9 50 



Blackburn Bros., Lamont, Iowa 1 00 



L. W. Rich, Lamont. Iowa 25 



John Elliott, Lamont, Iowa 35 



Chas. B. Allen, Central Square, N. Y. . 25 



Total $11 25 



Family Papers. — In the June num- 

 ber of Home and Country Jfagazine, the edi- 

 tor shows it to be his desire to please the 

 tastes of others besides the serious readers 

 by serving up a humorous morsel under the 

 title of '■ Family Papers," which are con- 

 tributed by Theophilus Rasp. In it Theo- 

 philus himself is the hero (or we may say 

 victim) of a baby-marketing expedition, 

 and its consequent complications. A darky 

 is delivered to his house instead of the one 

 he selected, and the trouble begins. The 

 "Papers" are vei-y interesting, and bear 

 such evidence of sincerity that they touch 

 our heart-strings, causing us to feel a fel- 

 low-sympathy for Mr. Rasp, and we will 

 surely give him a call the first time we visit 

 New York, to enable us to get better ac- 

 quainted. 



Bee-Keepiiig: for Profit.— We 



Lave just issued a revised and enlarged 

 edition of Dr. Tinker's book, called 

 "Bee-Keeping for Profit." It details 

 his most excellent " new system, or bow 

 to get the largest yields of comb and 

 extracted honey." The book contains 

 80 pages in all, and is illustrated. Price, 

 postpaid, 25 cents, or clubbed with the 

 Bee Journal for one year, for $1.15. 



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 In advance of coming to Chicago 



Young LaJles Specially Cared For 



You are invited to correspond at once with 



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 987 IVilcox Atc, CHICAGO, Il^L., 



Who will be pleased to help all desiring to 

 nave a comfortable and pleasant place to stay 

 while visiting the World's Fair, and at very 

 reasonable rates. 



Reference : By permission, " American 

 Bee Journal." 



C. A. BUNCH, 



NYE, IND., 



Will mail you Choice Tested Italian 



Queens at $1.00 Each. 



Mention the American Bee Journal. 



U/irr SAYS SHE CANNOT SEE HOW 

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profit. FREE TRIAL and FREE CATALOGUE. 



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ALiIa young, and for Gentleness. Industry 

 and Uniformity of Color, their Bees are 

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O Sample of the only 50c 

 a year 16-pa^e ag'l & 

 home weekly ; eircii- 

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See last woelc's Jouinal for full description. 

 7 Dtf Me7itio7i the American Bee Jou/maL 



