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failed to send the annual amount prom- 

 ised. 



The object of this communication is 

 not to urge the claims of the man who 

 has done so mucb' for bee-keeping. 

 Those claims are too well known. It is 

 only to stir up by way of remembrance, 

 with no desire that any should con- 

 tribute who are not entirely cordial in 

 the matter. 



But whatever is done, should be done 

 quickly. Life is uncertain, and the days 

 of our benefactor cannot be many, at 

 the most. Besides, the needs of the 

 present should be met, and if promptly 

 met now, they may become less as the 

 grandsons of Father Langstroth are 

 more and more able to become his pro- 

 tectors. So, if you want to act when it 

 will do the most good, now is the time. 

 Don't send any money to me, but send 

 direct to Rev. L. L. Langstroth, 120 

 Ford Street, Dayton, Ohio. 



C. C. Mlllee. 



Let there be a prompt response to the 

 above gentle reminder, Dot only from 

 those who have subscribed to the "An- 

 nuity Fund," but from all who desire to 

 show their esteem for Father Lang- 

 stroth, and appreciation of his great 

 value to American bee-keeping. But 

 for his timely and marvellous invention 

 of the movable-frame hive,bee-culture to- 

 day might still be carried on unprofit- 

 ably in old-time box-hives and log-gums. 



Father Langstroth has been the api- 

 arist's greatest benefactor, and now, in 

 the evening of life, he should not be 

 permitted to want for anything that lies 

 within the power of modern bee-keepers 

 to provide. This is not charity — it is a 

 debt we all owe to the " Father of Ameri- 

 can bee-keeping." Let's pay up ! 



Preparing Bees for "Winter. 



— Don't delay the matter of getting the 

 bees in proper condition for winter. A 

 good crop of honey may depend upon 

 that very thing. It pays to plan ahead, 

 and especially in bee-keeping, where 

 there is so much uncertainty involved. 



Mr. B. Taylor, of Forestville, Minn., 

 in writing on this subject, advises plenty 

 of honey, young queens, and a number 

 of bees as the great considerations. 



Where the hives do not contain at least 

 20 pounds of sealed stores, the bees 

 should be fed sugar syrup up to that 

 weight. The feeding should be done as 

 early as possible, so as to be well sealed 

 before cold weather. At the Forestville 

 Apiary extra care will be taken to have 

 all colonies in first-class condition for 

 next year's work. 



Fumigating Comb Honey, 



Bro. Hutchinson says in the Review, is 

 something he has never had to do, 

 though many others have been compelled 

 to do it. Mr. Doolittle writes Gleanings 

 that the proper amount of sulphur to 

 use is four dunces to every 75 cubic 

 feet in the room. Put some ashes in the 

 bottom of a kettle, then some coals, and 

 after this the sulphur. Hurry out of the 

 room, peep in the window, and as soon 

 as the last fly on the window stops kick- 

 ing, wait five minutes, then open the 

 windows and allow the fumes to pass 

 out. 



" The "Winter Problem in 



Bee-Keeping " is the title of a splendid 

 pamphlet by Mr. G. R. Pierce, of Iowa, 

 a bee-keeper of 26 years' experience. It 

 is 6x9 inches in size, has 76 pages, and 

 is a clear exposition of the conditions 

 essential to success in the winter and 

 spring management of the apiary. 

 Price, postpaid, 50 cents ; or given as 

 a premium for getting two new sub- 

 scribers to the Bee Journal for a year. 

 Now is the time to read this pamphlet, 

 and thus prepare your bees properly for 

 winter. Send to us for a copy. 



Mr. Chas. Dadant gave us a 

 delightful call one day last week. He 

 was returning from a 6-weeks' vacation 

 up in Put-in-Bay, and looked as if he 

 had been enjoying himself in the cool 

 regions of the north. He is the senior 

 member of the firm that are the largest 

 comb foundation manufacturers in the 

 world — at Hamilton, Ills. 



