THE BEE-KEEPERS- REVIEW. 



pleasure that I lay it before the readers 

 of the Review. 



Having been placed on the Langstroth 

 Monument Committee, I wish to make 

 this final appeal to the bee-keepers of 

 America, before erecting the slab that is 

 to mark the resting place of the most 

 noted character and best loved bee-keep- 

 er in our country. 



It seems to me that if we neglect this 

 opportunity to do honor to his name we 

 shall always regret it. 



Bee Keepers ought to esteem it not 

 only a matter of loyal duty, but a loving 

 privilege to contribute to a suitable mon- 

 ument to one whose services to American 

 apiculture have been so universally ac- 

 knowledged. 



It is one of the strange things in this 

 world, that very often the inventor of 

 useful appliances fails to receive the 

 rewards due to his genius. Thus it was 

 in Langstroth's case. He builded, we 

 occupy. 



The world now recognizes his services, 

 but robbed him of the material fruits 

 thereof when needed. 



Will this generation be satisfied to let 

 him lie in an obscure or forgotten grave 

 when it is understood that the ingratitude, 

 selfishness, and cupidity of jealous rivals 

 darkened for a time the lustre of his 

 achievments, and marred the happiness 

 of a grand good man ? 



The commitee has in preparation an 

 inscription to be engraved on the monu- 

 ment which recognizes the great services 

 rendered by Father Langstroth, and which 

 attempts to pay loving tribute to his 

 memory. It is to be dedicated to him by 

 the bee-keepers of America. 



It is neither just nor wise that a few 

 men should erect this memorial, when 

 everyone interested in bees or bee-keep- 

 ing is reaping the fruits of Lang.stroth's 

 genius. 



A large number of subscriptions in 

 amounts not to exceed fc.oo would be a 

 better recognition than a few large con- 

 tributions. 



If every reader of the.se lines who has not 

 already done so would immediately send 

 in his or hel" contribution to this fund, 

 it would relieve the committee from the 

 embarra.ssment of erecting a moment 

 which they feel is in no sense an adequate 

 expression of the admiration and love 

 felt for the Father of American Bee- 

 Keeping. 



The committee will proceed in the 

 spring to erect such a memorial slab as 

 the funds in hand will warrant, and if 

 the reader does not in the next few weeks 



send in his mite he will mi.ss the oppor- 

 tunity and privilege of being counted as 

 one of the donors. 



vSincercely, Eugene Secor, 



Forest City, Iowa. 



I most heartily second ever)- word 

 written by my friend Secor. Especially 

 do I commend the idea that the monument 

 .should be built of the mites contributed 

 by many loving friends, rather than by 

 large contributions from a few. Brother, 

 in memory of that grand old man who 

 did so much for you, give something, no 

 matter how little. If more convenient, 

 remittances can be sent to this office. 

 When i^ ending in your renewal, don't 

 forget to send your mite for the Langs- 

 troth fund. 



AN IMPROMPTl", OR "MOCK" BEE CON- 

 VENTION. 



Perhaps some of you have at least 

 heard of such a thing as a mock-trial. I 

 believe a mock-trial often takes place on 

 board a ship that is crossing the ocean. 

 To make the hours slip by more quickly, 

 the passengers, in sport, accuse one of 

 their number of some crime, place him 

 under arrest, chor)se a judge, jurymen 

 and lawyers, summon witnesses, and 

 proceed to carry out a mock-trial. 



So much by way of introduction, and 

 now I will say that a few "choice spirits" 

 over at the Guelph meeting of the ( )ntario 

 Bee-Keepers' Association took part in a 

 somewhat similar proceeding — that of a 

 mock bee convention. One evening a 

 large number of the members attended 

 an entertainment out at the .\gricultural 

 College. Returning about eleven o'clock, 

 a dozen, or thereabouts, gathered in the 

 reading room of the hotel for one of those 

 long-drawn-out-chats in which bee-keep- 

 ers are prone to indulge. Finally .some 

 one said "let's have a bee convention." 

 The idea took at once. A President and 

 Secretary were elected forthwith, topics 

 selected for discussion, and at it they 

 went, hammer and tongs. There was a 

 freedom about the whole proceedings 

 that was never seen in a formal conven- 



