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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Much Appreciated have been 

 the many words of sympathy and con- 

 gratulations which have come to us out 

 of the great kindness of heart which 

 abounds among all the bee-fraternity. 

 As said before, we cannot publish them 

 all, but can only express our sincere 

 thanks for the kind expressions, and 

 give place but for a few in the Bee 

 Journal. 



Mrs. L. C. Axtell, of Roseville, Ills., 

 who has for years been one of our 

 pleased readers, wrote as follows on July 

 9, 1892: 



I was sorry to hear of Mr. Newman's 

 poor health and withdrawal from the 

 Bee Journal. Yet I am glad it has 

 fallen into so good hands, for I see it is 

 still spicy and good, and should be read 

 by all who keep bees. May you be pros- 

 pered, is our wish. 



Mr. & Mrs. L. C. Axtell. 



Mrs.' W. C. Steddom, of Oregonia, O., 

 on July 8, 1892, expresses herself in 

 these encouraging words : 



I was quite sorry indeed to learn that 

 Mr. Newman had sold his interest in the 

 American Bee Journal, but as it 

 comes to our home every week in the 

 same pleasing style, and is read with 

 the same interest, I feel assured that it 

 has fallen into good hands. That Mr. 

 Newman may soon regain his health, 

 and have a long and happy life, are the 

 earnest wishes of 



Mrs. W. C. Steddom. 



From across the Atlantic also have 

 been received heartiest words of sympa- 

 thy, and wishes for the continued pros- 

 perity of the American Bee Journal. 

 Mr. William Carr, of Manchester, Eng- 

 land, wrote thus on June 29, 1892 : 



I was very grieved to see that, through 

 Mr. Newman's continued ill-health, he 

 had sold the Bee Journal. I do hope, 

 and will pray to God, that he may soon 

 be restored to good health again, which 

 is the greatest blessing we can have on 

 this earth ; and that if I should be able 

 to come to the great World's Fair next 

 year, I shall find him quite restored to 

 health. I am very much pleased to 

 know there will be a grand apiarian ex- 

 hibition at the World's Fair. 



I sincerely wish Messrs. George W. 

 York & Co. every success in their under- 



taking, and I will do all I can in this 

 country to assist them. 



I often look at Mr. Newman's photo- 

 graph, taken at Mr. Cowan's house on 

 July 28, 1879, and I have shown it to 

 numerous friends, and told them about 

 the American Bee Journal. I wish to 

 thank Mr. Newman for all his kindness, 

 and sincerely wish him every happiness 

 he can desire. William Carr. 



"Where to Keep Honey.— The 

 Indiana Farmer gives the following ad- 

 vice on the keeping of comb honey : 



Do not on any account store honey in 

 a cellar. The dampness causes it to 

 sweat, and then the cappings will break, 

 and you have a lot of ruined honey. 

 Our honey room is in the second story 

 of our house, and will hold two tons. It 

 is six by ten feet, and nine feet high, 

 with two doors — one on each side — one 

 opening from the hall, the other opening 

 into a room over the porch. This room 

 has one window. Here we put our 

 honey first to let it harden, keeping the 

 room light. 



After exposing it to the light for 

 about two weeks, we place it in the 

 honey room. Never on any account 

 place more than two boxes on top of 

 each other, but place shelves above each 

 other on the order of a library. 



If little red ants bother the honey, 

 place the honey on a bench, and put 

 each leg or foot in a pan of water, and 

 my word for it, if you keep water in the 

 pans no ants will bother the honey. Our 

 honey room is as dark as anything can 

 be made to be, writes a bee-keeper in an 

 exchange. 



Music will be one of the delightful 

 attractions at the World's Fair. Ac- 

 commodations for musical entertain- 

 ments have been decided upon, and the 

 construction of the necessary buildings 

 has been ordered. They include a re- 

 cital hall, seating 500 people ; a music 

 hall, with accommodation for 120 

 players, 300 singers, and an audience 

 of 2,000 ; a festival hall for perform- 

 ances upon the largest possible scale, 

 with 200 players, 2,000 singers, and 

 an audience of 7,000. The music hall 

 will contain a fine .concert organ, and 

 in festival hall will be placed an organ 

 for chorus support. 



