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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



One of President Roosevelt's friends, 

 seeing- him in the midst of a big-, busy 

 day's work, asked him how he could 

 stand such a strain. 



"Oh, I like my job," replied the 

 President with glistening- eye. 



What a finer world this would be, 

 what a more contented, happy people 

 we should all be, if we could bring 

 more joy into our work so as to be able 

 to say just that: "I like my job !" 



Ask the average man about his work, 

 and in nine cases out of ten he will 

 tell you of the hardness of the struggle; 

 of this difficulty, of that obstacle, and 

 of some other care. It is the rare ex- 

 ception that you fi d a man so in love 

 with his work as to wish his son to 

 follow in his footsteps. "Any other 

 trade, any other profession than mine 

 for him," he says. But what a differ- 

 ence when a man's eye kindles as he 

 says, "I like my job !" That is the 

 spirit that grapples with difficulties 

 and conquers them; that looks upon 

 an obstacle as simply something to 

 overcome — the conquering spirit of a 

 relish for the "job" in hand, whatever 

 it is; the playing of the game with a 

 zest that makes for the surest success 

 and the big-gest, truest happiness. — the 

 man who wins. 



That is what we want in our lives, 

 men and women, whatever the work in 

 hand; the spirit that works with a will 

 and says "I like my job '" 



For nearly 20 years I have gotten out 

 the Review once a month, and only an 

 editor and publisher knows of the hard 

 work, and problems, and the obstacles 

 to be overcome. My wife sometimes 

 sa3's that she hopies the time will come 

 when I won't have to work so hai'd, 

 and have so much on my mind, but I 

 doubt if even she, who has worked 

 with me hand in hand, all these years, 

 can fully realize how thoroughly "I 

 like my job." I am proud of the pro- 

 fession in which I have found my life- 

 work. 



In this matter of establishing out- 

 apiaries in Northern Michig-an, I well- 

 knew there would be some serious 

 obstacles to overcome, that there would 

 be a lot of hard work, both mental and 

 physical, but then, "I like my job," 

 and it is simply a pleasure to meet and 

 overcome obstacles. 



Reader, do you "like your job ?" If 

 you don't and can't learn to like it, 

 better quit it and get some job you can 

 like. Without this love of business, 

 this ambition to succeed, man soon 

 drifts back into the rear. 



PURE ITALIAN BEES 



The most beautiful, gentle, prolific, best work- 

 ing-, and being- long-tongutd, best honey-gather- 

 ers. I'rizes—yi, Swiss Agricultural Exhibition, 

 Berne, 18')5: Swiss National E<hibition, Geneva, 

 1896: Bee-Keeping Exposition. Liege, Belgium. 

 1895: Universal Exposition, St. Louis. U. S. A. 

 1904. The Highest Award. Extra select 

 breeding Queen, $3.00: six, S16.00: dozen, $30.C0. 

 Selected Queen. Si.OO: six, Sll.OO: dozen. $20.00. 

 Young fertilized que^n, tested, $1.60: six, $9.00: 

 dozen, $16 00. Special prices on larger number. 

 The addresses must be clear: payments by postal 

 money orders. If by chance a queen dies upon the 

 journey she is to be returned immediately, with a 

 postal certificate, and another queen will be sent 

 gratis. Address. 



• v.ithony Biaggi, 



Pedeville. near Bellinzona. Italian Switzerland, 



This country is politically the Switzerland Re- 

 public, but lies geographically in Italy, and pos- 

 sesses the best kind of bees krown. Bee-Keepers 

 of the Far West can wive their orders to my 

 brother Stefano (Stephen) Biaggi, farmer, resident 

 at Wash, Plumas Co., California, who will kindlj' 

 collect orders. In writing, mention the Review. 



Three-and Five-Banded Italian and 

 Carniolan 



as good as the best and ready to ship 

 now. Satisfaction guaranteed. Un- 

 tested, 50 cts. ; tested, 75 cts, 



C. B. BANKSTON, Milano, Tex. 



Special Sale on 

 HIVES AND SECTIONS 



Until March 15th. Eight-frame, Dove- 

 tail Hives, 1>^ story, $1.25; 10-frame, 

 $1.40; No. 1 bee-way sections, $3.90; 

 No. 2, $3.40; 24 lb. Shipping-Cases, 

 13c; Foundation, Smokers, etc., cheap. 

 Michigan Agent for Dittmer's new 

 process foundation, wholesale and 

 retail. 



Send for 24-page catalogue, free. 



W. D. SOPER, 



F. R. D. 3 JACKSON, MICH. 



