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does not contain the germs, as tlie heat 

 destroys them, but germs can be intrc- 

 duced into wax warmed only enongh to 

 melt it, and made into foundation at thi 

 low temperature, yet foul brood does not 

 develop when such foundation is used. 

 As already explained. Prof. Harrison 

 thinks it is because the spores are embed - 

 ed in the wax, hence can do no harm. 



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The Tan American exposition, which 

 is to beheld next year at Buffalo, N. Y., 

 will approach in magnitude the Chicago 

 world's fair. Bro. Root, O. L. Hershiser 

 and myself went out to the grounds the 

 next day after the Ontario convention. 

 The grounds comprise 350 acres, and the 

 buildings, while not so large as those of 

 the Chicago fair, are veiy beautiful; being 

 of the Spanish .style of architecture. The 

 decorations and colorings are unusually 

 artistic and beautiful. 



By the way, there is some prospect that 

 the National Association will meet there 

 next year. Much will depend upon 

 whether the G. A. R. encampment is 

 held at Denver, Col., and reduced rates 

 given. Thus far the railroads have re- 

 fused to grant the one cent a mile rate 

 which they have been giving in the past; 

 asserting that they lose too much money 

 by so doing. Cleveland has been making 

 some heroic efforts to secure the encamp- 

 ment and the low rates, but has not yet 

 succeeded. If the usual one cent a mile 

 is secured lor Denver, which is very un- 

 likely, we would be in duty bound to go 

 to Denver; otherwise the convention will 

 probably be held in Buffalo sometime in 

 October, when the Irrigation Congress 

 meets there, and low rates can be secured. 



Chri.stm.vs P^ditions of magazines 

 are enjoyed both by the enterprising pub- 

 lishers who get them out, and the appre- 

 ciative readers who receive them. It has 

 several times been my delight to give a 

 holiday number containing extra pages, 

 pictures, etc., but I must ask my readers 

 to excuse me this year. With the skip- 



ping about the country that I have been 

 doing the past month, it has been impos- 

 sible. Nearly all the editorials in this 

 i.ssue have been written while on the 

 train going from place to place. I am 

 writing this while on my way to our 

 Michigan State convention. Of course, 

 I might have stayed at home and gotten 

 out a handsome holiday issue, and proba- 

 bly had it out earlier, but I always look 

 the ground over carefully and do that 

 which seems best, all things considered. 

 I always say to myself: "What will make 

 the Review most valuable to my readers ?" 

 and when they come to read, in the Jan- 

 uary number, of the good things picked 

 up in my Eastern trip, some that will, I 

 am sure set some of them to thinking, 

 I trust they will agree with me that I 

 chose wisely. Next month several pages 

 of advertising and the index will go out, 

 leaving room for more reading matter 

 than there is in this issue. 



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The Utter bee and peach suit, refer- 

 ence to which has already been made in 

 these columns, was, upon appeal, carried 

 to the circuit court, and has recently been 

 tried; the jury deciding in favor of the 

 bee-keeper after being out only five min- 

 utes. T"he National Association took 

 great pains and went to considerable ex- 

 pense to win this suit; knowing that if it 

 were lost it would lead to endless perse- 

 cution of bee-keepers by ignorant or ill- 

 disposed fruit growers. Frank Benton 

 was there in his official capacity as assist- 

 ant U. S. entomologist, and showed by 

 means of drawings that the bees' mouth- 

 parts were not adapted to cutting the 

 skins of sound fruit. O. I^. Hershiser of 

 Buffalo, N. Y., W. F. Marks of Chapin- 

 ville, N. Y., E. R. Root and A. I. Root 

 of Medina were also present, and assisted 

 by their evidence and counsel. 



One point that was brought out very 

 strongly was that early peaches of the 

 clingstone variet}' are very likely to de- 

 cay upon one side. The side next the sun 

 ripens first, and then begins to decav, 

 while the other side is yet hard. The de- 



