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\-ar(l, when an escajx.' may be used to free 

 the lioney of the bees that are left, or the 

 bees may be easily secured by setting a 

 hive of combs, one of which contains 

 someyounj; brood, on top of the pile of 

 cases. The work should not only be 

 done rapidly but it should be cut short 

 quickly on the first indication of undue 

 excitement on the part of the bees, and 

 a few hours' rest given them. Some days, 

 and some parts of the day, are better than 

 others for this work. As a rule, a bee- 

 e.scape is a nuisance. 



L.\PKKR, Mich., Autf. 30, 1899. 



EDITORIAL 



fferings. 



Chicago is where will be held the next 

 meeting of the United Bee-Keepers' A.s- 

 sociation. 



The Review is late this month on ac- 

 count of my absence attending the Phila- 

 delphia convention ami stopping on niv 

 way home to make a visit at Medina, 

 Ohio. 



Eugene Secor'.s essay at the Phila- 

 delphia convention was all in rhyme. 

 It is pleasant to know that we have both 

 a poetand comp<).ser of nmsic (Dr. IVIil- 

 ler ) in our ranks. 



Gr..\s.s is the proper material for pack- 

 ages holding one pound or less of honej'. 

 For more than a pound tin is better. 

 This is the experience of Mr. Selser of 

 Philadelphia. 



The Oei-icers elected at the Philadel- 

 phia convention were as follows: Presi- 

 dent, E. R. Root. Medina, Ohio; Vice- 

 President, G. M. Doolittle, Borodino, N. 

 v.; Secretary, Dr. A. B. Mason, Toledo, 

 Ohio. 



CoNTROMNC PRICK.S was the gist of a 

 paper by P. H. Elwood read at the Phila- 

 delphia convention. He thought that 

 there was no insurmountable obstacle in 

 the way of producers and dealers consult- 

 ing and agreeing upon a scale of prices 

 based upon the cost of production. 



Extracted Honey, said O. O. Pop- 

 pleton, at the Philadelphia convention, 

 ought to stand at least 24 hours after ex- 

 tracting, and then be drawn oflF from the 

 bottom of the receptacle, leaving what 

 wasatthetop undisturbed — that is, the 

 top is not to be bottled up, as it is the 

 thinnest of the lot. 



M.\NUFACTURER.S use more honev than 

 is used on the table; if Mr. Selser of 

 Philadelphia is correct in his views. He 

 is in close touch with the Eastern mark- 

 ets, and has great opportunities for ob- 

 servations in this line. He said that one 

 baking firm, of Reading, Penn., used 

 twelve carloads of honey last year. 



Rapid Extracting was done by W. 

 L. Coggshall and Harry L. Howe of York 

 State, when they and a boy extracted 

 1,400 pounds in an hour and a quarter. 

 Before this, these two men, unassisted, 

 had extracted 900 pounds in one hour. 

 This does not mean simply extracting the 

 lioney from the combs, but includes the 

 taking of the combs from the hives as 

 well. 



The Decorations in Philadelphia 

 during the meeting of the G. A. R. were 

 fine. In the business portions the fronts 

 of the buildings resembled great walls of 

 waving banners. At night the electrical 

 displays were very beautiful. I noticed 

 one large banner made of colored lights 

 in which the current was shut off in suc- 

 cession, beginning at one end, and it gave 

 the flag something of the appearance of 

 waving in the breeze. 



