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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



August 11, 



is made? If Mr. Holtermann will again read carefully the 

 Item he has quoted, he will fiud that it is not an attack, but 

 merely an effort briefly to chronicle some of the thrusts and 

 parries in the engagement between Messrs. Holtermann 

 and Root. 



Winteringf Bees on Solid Combs of Honey, D, W. Heise 

 says, in the Canadian Bee Journal, he has seen practiced with 

 entire success, altho formerly he was an utter disbeliever In 

 the practice. In that connection he takes occasion to call this 

 department of this paper " Bee-Doom." If that young man 

 finds this Boiler after him with his little stirring-stick, he will 

 think it will "Bee-Doom " enough for him. 



Haking Bees Fly in Winter. — D. W. Heise says it some- 

 times happens that on a day In winter when the temperature 

 rises to 5U^, one colony will rush out and have a good flight, 

 while another sitting beside it, apparently like it in every re- 

 spect, remains dormant. In such case he thinks it good prac- 

 tice to stir the latter to action by removing the cap and top 

 packing, letting the sun shine directly on the quilt. — Canadian 

 Bee Journal. 



Systematic Pilfering. — The Item under that head on page 

 394 of this journal is quoted by Editor Holtermann, of the 

 Canadian Bee Journal, the item ending by saying, "But by 

 all means, Mr. Holtermann, be sure you first follow the in- 

 struction given by the Great Teacher, in Matthew xviii, 18." 

 To this the editor replies: 



" Did it hit. When thq editor of the Canadian Bee Jour- 

 nal transgresses as per above, he will be obliged if. you will let 

 him know it." 



No wonder Editor Holtermann felt guiltless of any charge 

 on reading Matthew xviii, 18, but if he had read the verse in- 

 tended — the I'Ah verse of the same chapter — he would have 

 found these words : 



" Moreover, if thy brother shall tresspass against thee, go 

 and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall 

 hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother." 



That remark, "Did it hit," (by the way, Mr. Holtermann, 

 you ought to use an interrogation point after "Did it hit," 

 also after another question in the same column) — that remark 

 makes this Boiler feel sure he is the guilty party. He con- 

 fesses the crime, is sorry for it, promises never to do so again, 

 asks pardon of the editor of the Canadian Bee Journal, and 

 will anxiously watch the editorial columns of that paper to 

 see that pardon duly proclaimed. 



Ho^. Eugene Secor, of Winnebago Co., Iowa, wrote us 

 July 27 : " Honey is going to be a light crop." 



Hahnemann, a German tailor still living in South Amer- 

 ica, was the inventor of the queen-excluder.— Gleanings. 



Messrs. R. H. Schmidt & Co. wrote as follows, Aug. 4, 

 regarding their trade this year : 



" We have had a very large rush of business this season, 

 exceeding that of previous years, and we are now making 

 plans for enlarging our plant." 



Mr. John Cline, of Lafayette Co., Wis., is an old bee- 

 keeper. He wrote us thus when sending in a new subscriber 

 lately : 



" I am taking the Bee Journal — can't do without it. I 

 have been tending bees for 66 years, and think I know some- 

 thing about how to get along with them, but I find something 

 new and valuable in the Bee Journal." 



Dr. Peiro, as we announced his intention some time ago, 

 started for the Pacific Coast last month. After reaching Salt 

 Lake City, Qtah, and seeing Mr. E. S. Lovesy, the President 

 of the Utah Bee-Keepers' Association, he wrote us from there 

 as follows, July ii8 : 



Dear Friend York : — You see where I've come to. Just 

 arrived this afternoon. I lookt much like the chimney sweeps 



of old, so begrimed with the sweat and dust of travel. 

 But a fine bath and fresh linen soon improved my personal 

 feelings. It was after so exhilerating a performance that I 

 called on Mr. Lovesy. I found him very cordial and up to his 

 ears in honey. He states the flow has been very good, and 

 the evidence shown me quite proves the statement. I never 

 saw nicer, whiter alfalfa comb honey anywhere. I got a 

 pointer or two regarding the prevention of swarming, which I 

 will tell you about when we meet again. 



I am glad to have met Mr. Lovesy, and only regret I could 

 not avail myself of his generous invitation to visit his apiary, 

 some 15 miles distant, among fields of sweet clover and 

 alfalfa. 



So far on my journey I have had a fine trip, but I have 

 reasons to believe that henceforth I'll strike it dry and hot. 



Kindest regards to you, Mrs. Y., and office force. 



Fraternally yours, Peiro. 



As many of our readers know. Dr. Peiro is a good neigh- 

 bor of ours. He expects to be gone about a month, and will 

 likely call on other bee-keepers. We shall expect quite an 

 interesting report from him wheu he gets back from his 

 "tower" through the great Western country. 



Mr. a. I. Root's Chicago Visit we mentioned last week. 

 The foliowi-ng is a little description of what he saw in one or 

 two places in this great city : 



On account of the rain when arriving I stopt at the Great 

 Northern Hotel, near the depot. It is 18 stories high, and 

 things are in flue style, I tell you. I should like to show you 

 an electrical device that turns out the electrical lamps when 

 you take the key out of the door of your room. If you remove 

 the key from the door when you are on the i?isi(i6, the lights 

 don't go out. 



When you go Into the bathroom It is lighted up and stays 

 lighted until you go out ; as soon as you go out and shut the 

 door the lights are out. This modern hotel has many similar 

 surprises. 



I am writing these notes on a shady seat in Lincoln Park, 

 close beside the Aquatic Garden. Water-lilies of gorgeous 

 hues, and as large as dinner-plate.^, are all about me. Yes, 

 and the celebrated Victoria Regia Is near, and in full bloom, 

 too. Almost all the water-plants are In bloom. The water- 

 poppy Is a pretty plant, and seems to thrive at common tem- 

 perature. Some water hyacinths of immense size, far larger 

 than those in Florida, are making a beautiful show just now. 



I came over here on a wheel that the editor of the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal was kind enough to loan me. Very early in 

 the day I askt a policeman (near the big hotel) If he could tell 

 me where I could rent a wheel this early. He thought awhile 

 and then said, "Oh, yes I I can fix you out exactly; there is 

 a fellow that sleeps in that place right over there, just to 



catch such trade, but you will have to make a of a racket 



to get him up." Now this policeman was very kind and gen- 

 tlemanly with the exception of that blank word. Would it be 

 too great a thing to expect of the Chicago police, or would it 

 be too great a task for them to consider that the stranger ask- 

 ing for information miy}it be a christian, and that he mhjht be 

 greatly pained to hear talk like that? 



I am afraid I have said it before, but I must say it again, 

 never before In my life have I seen such entrancing, gorgeous 

 beauty as the scene before my eyes, as I sit contemplating an 

 acre or two of bedding plants in Lincoln Park, The flowers 

 and plants are not new, but their grouping and contrast form 

 a harmony of colors that I did not before know was possible. 

 Several things perhaps combine to give me this thrill of joy 

 and pleasure. 



You see it rained last night, and the warm rain was just 

 what the plants "thirsted" for. I have had a wheel ride and 

 then a delicious nap here in the shade of a tree, with the lake 

 breezes " fanning my brow." Then there are boys and girls 

 all about me. Little ones are trudging along delightedly with 

 their pas and mas, lunch baskets, tin pails, etc., for they have 

 come out on the street cars and are to have a picnic in this 

 beautiful place. Besides the flowers there are animals and 

 birds ; birds of plumage that rivals the flowers, and beautiful 

 fountains are playing and splashing on this warm July day. 



I don't know what this great and beautiful park cost, but 

 say what you choose of Chicago she has done a grand and 

 noble thing for her people, especially for her children, in mak- 

 ing this beautiful spot where they can get pure air, exercise 

 and health. I have visited the parks of nearly all of our 

 great cities, and I would put Chicago ahead of them all. 



A. I. Root. 



I^" See " Bee-Keeper's Guide" offer on page 477. 



