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thorough consideration ought to pre- 

 cede every decision, l)ut, once a course 

 Is decided upon, it sliould be abandon- 

 ed only for the best of reasons— never 

 on account of some obstacle. Over- 

 come the obstacle; each one over- 

 come gives added strength for the 

 next; finally, the overcoming of ob- 

 stacles, difficulties and discourage- 

 ments becomes a fixed habit, and its 

 owner never thinks of such a thing 

 as failure. 



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SHAI.I, THE NATIONAI, PAY THE WHOLE 

 COST OF SUITS ? 



Upon another page is urged the 

 point that the National Association 

 ought not to be expected to defend its 

 members in all cases where they are 

 threatened with prosecution— ought not 

 to defend unless the members have the 

 right on their side. There is still an- 

 other point that needs consideration: 

 Shall the Association bear the whole 

 cost of the suit when it is thought 

 best to defend? I believe the consti- 

 tution is silent upon this point. It 

 does say that one of its objects shall 

 be to "defend its members in their 

 lawful rights." But it does not say 

 to what extent it shall defend them. 

 I believe I am correct in saying that, 

 in the past, the Association has borne 

 oJily a part of the expense of a suit. 

 1 must admit that I do not know what 

 l/ooportion of the expense it has been 

 customary for the Association to bear, 

 but I do know that some members 

 have supposed that it bore the whole 

 of the expenses of a suit, and have 

 been greatly disappointed when they 

 found that they must bear a part of 

 the expenses. Perhaps it might have 

 been all right, in the earlier days of 

 tlie Association, when there was not 

 so much money in the treasury, to 

 bear only a part of the expenses, but 

 now that it has become more power- 



ful and riclier, it seems to me that it 

 mlglit better bear the wliole expense 

 of a suit. It is a nice thing to have 

 a goodiy sum in the treasury, but it is 

 siili better to have used the money 

 for the good of the order. Piling up 

 ti'.e money does us no good; It is using 

 the money judiciously that does us 

 good. If there is any good reason why 

 the Association ought not to bear the 

 whole expense of a suit In defense of 

 the rights of a member, then this rea- 

 son ought to be made known, instead 

 of allowing members to join, expecting 

 that they would be fully protected, 

 when the protection is only partial. 



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A CAR LOAD OF BEE-KEEPERS CROSSES 

 THE CONTINENT. 



There is something new in bee-keep- 

 ing. We are able to record an unprec- 

 edented event. A car load of bee- 

 keepers (26 in all, including one baby) 

 spent one solid week together in 

 a tourist car, going from Chicago to 

 Los Angeles to attend the National 

 Convention. For one week that car 

 was our home, both day and 

 night. Business, for the time being 

 was dropped, probably forgotten, as 

 we could not get at it if we would. 

 That trip will linger long in the mem- 

 ory of those fortunate enough to have 

 enjoyed it. The jokes, the stories told, 

 the songs sung, the groups that formed 

 here only to break up and reform in 

 another part of the car, the long quiet 

 chats of one friend with another, the 

 sights that were seen and discussed, 

 all combined to make one continuous 

 round of enjoyment. I could sit down 

 with Bro. A. I. Root and discuss north- 

 ern Michigan, an hour or two; then 

 slip into the seat M'ith Bro. Prance and 

 swap experiences with him regarding 

 the queer customers we had to deal 

 with in treating foul brood; presently 

 Bro. York would come along and join 



