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Xlie L,atest Bee-Escape made 

 by Mr. C. H. Dibbern, is illustrated on 

 page 253. We intended to have inserted 

 the engraving in the reading columns, 

 as stated in our last issue, but Mr. 

 Dibbern sent it, with an accompanying 

 advertisement, and we were compelled 

 to let it appear in the advertising depart- 

 ment. 



The interior arrangement may be seen 

 through the wire cloth — for lack of 

 better descriptive words in our last issue, 

 we called it a "Chinese puzzle, or laby- 

 rinth," because the latter is defined as a 

 place of intricate passageways. Now, 

 every reader can examine and name it to 

 suit his fancy. Mr. D. calls the Escape 

 "The Little Giant" — quite expressive. 

 The escape proper is 2Kx5X inches. 

 We measured from outside to outside, 

 when giving dimensions of it on page 

 203. 



A Specimen of motherwort is sent 

 by Mr. Joseph Mason, Wallace, 111., 

 stating that it is a great favorite with 

 his bees, growing in waste places. He 

 asks its name and value as a honey plant. 

 Its botanical name is Leonurus cardiaca, 

 and bees work on it from the time it 

 commences to bloom until the last blos- 

 som withers. It produces excellent 

 honey, in liberal quantities. 



l^e Congfratulate friend A. N. 

 Draper upon the arrival of a bouncing 

 boy, on August 2, as a regular boarder 

 at his residence. 



Queens are now cheaper than at 

 any time during the year, and this is the 

 best time to re-queen colonies, if new 

 blood is desired in the apiary. 



Tlie Palsy or shaking disease, 

 among bees, is again reported. It is also 

 called "the nameless disease." To give 

 the bees a new queen will usually cause 

 it to disappear. Feeding the bees with 

 salted water, in the open air, has been 

 very successful in curing the disease. 



OruTbb's Patent (?) Prame.— 



In reference to this matter, mentioned on 

 page 168, we have received the follow- 

 ing testimonies : 



I used the frame illustrated on page 

 168, some 15 or 16 years ago. The 

 first foundation that came to this locality 

 was bought by Mr. John H. Hodgkins 

 and myself, and used in that kind of a 

 frame. We discarded it, having obtained 

 a better frame. — H. W. Conklin, Rock* 

 ton, Ills. 



Mr. JohnKlich, of LaCrosse, Wis., has 

 been using a frame similar to the one 

 illustrated on page 168 of the Bee 

 Journal, for th^last 12 years, the only 

 difference being that Mr. K. uses melted 

 wax instead of the V-shaped piece of 

 wood to hold the foundation in place. — 

 C. F. Lang, LaCrosse, Wis. 



Fourteen or fifteen years ago I used 

 the same device as is illustrated on page 

 168 of the Bee Journal, for holding 

 foundation in place. I learned of it from 

 Henry W. Conklin, of Rockton, 111. How 

 long he had used it previously, I do not 

 know. — C. H. Stordock, Durant, Ills. 



Xlie medal engravings were not 

 ready in time for this issue of the Bee 

 Journal, but will appear next week. 



Mr. Cliarles Dadant called at 

 this office on the 12th inst., on his way 

 to Sturgeon Bay, Wis., where he goes 

 annually, to escape the hay fever. He 

 was accompanied by his wife, and they 

 will remain in Northwestern Wisconsin 

 for several weeks. 



The Honey Crop of E. France, 

 Platteville, Wis., is not so bad— 80,000 

 pounds. 



i^^The Springfield Exposition opens 

 on Sept. 7, 1891. On Tuesday of that 

 week the bee-keepers are requested to 

 meet, at 1 p.m., at the office of the 

 President of the Board, to formulate a 

 programme for the annual meeting. 

 The average attendance at the Fair for 

 the past two years has been 50,000. 

 There are hundreds of bee-keepers 

 among them every day, and the above 

 meeting should be largely attended. 



