. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 304 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. November Empire contained fully two million colonies of bees, with an annual gain of twenty-two thousand double cent- ners of honey (a centner is one hun- dred pounds.) The King of Saxony accepted the protectorate over the 40th Wanderversaminlung of German bee-keepers. And while thus reading the encour- aging account of bee-keeping in Ger- many, in came my mail with the American Bee Journal, bringing the sad news of the death of Father Langstroth, from whom I had not a month ago received a letter thanking me for the sm
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 304 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. November Empire contained fully two million colonies of bees, with an annual gain of twenty-two thousand double cent- ners of honey (a centner is one hun- dred pounds.) The King of Saxony accepted the protectorate over the 40th Wanderversaminlung of German bee-keepers. And while thus reading the encour- aging account of bee-keeping in Ger- many, in came my mail with the American Bee Journal, bringing the sad news of the death of Father Langstroth, from whom I had not a month ago received a letter thanking me for the small amount 1 contribut- ed toward his journey to Toronto ; and my heart was again filled with sorrow, as every bee-keeper could not help but love the public benefactor of the bee-keeping world. I will give you the contents of his letter. Dayton, Sept. 12, 1895. Mr. Stephen Roese. Dear Friend : Mr. G. W. York handed me a dollar at Toronto, en- closed in a letter to him from you. I thank you sincerely for your re- memberance of me, and for the ver}' kind wishes which accompanied it. You will be pleased to learn that 1 have I'ecovered entirely from that head trouble which lasted three years. I never felt better in my life, and al- though almost 85 years old, can still do much work with my pen. Trusting that we shall meet in the better world, 1 remain Yours effectionately, L. L. Langstroth. 1 am so glad 1 got these few lines from him, for 1 really esteemed him very much, and may his memor}' be lasting among the bee-keeping frater- nity. Yours truly, Stephen Roese. Maiden Rock, Wis. Oct. 19, (From the Canadian Bee Journal.) WHERE ru KEEP 00MB HOSET. BY G. M. DOOLITTLE. Multitudes of the toilers of the world who labor faithfully to secure a har- vest, in their vocation in life, fail to receive the just reward of their labors, on account of not properly caring for their crop when it is within their own hands. Thus we find butter selling at half price after it is made, through c
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