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THE BEE-KEEPERS' RE^^IEW 



A cosy nook in editor Hutchinson's home, where many of the bright 

 things for the Review were planned. 



new life was swept away by fire. Fcur 

 children were the result of this union, 

 three of whom, together with Mrs. 

 Hutchinson, survive him. 



Mr. Hutchinson began bee keeping in 

 a small way the second year (;f his 

 marriage. He began by producing 

 comb honey and rearing queens for 

 sale. From this small beginning he 

 gradually built up an apiary until it 

 reached into the hundreds of colonies. 



In January, 1888, the first issue of 

 the Review appeared. This venture 

 was not without its difficulties. Sick- 

 ness came. First the little daughter; 

 then the father. He lay in the big 

 bed ; by his side the little girl lay in 

 her crib ; while the wife and mother 

 hung over them and nursed them back 

 to health. But the Review? It was cut 

 down as an untimely frost cuts down 

 a tender plant. Bravely its editor v^ent 



to work ; and, finally, tiny >;hoots, in 

 the shape of subscribers, began to ap- 

 pear. Expenses, however, must be 

 curtailed, and it became evident that 

 the Review must be "home-made." 

 There was a long talk with the printer, 

 in which the facts were fairly and 

 frankly stated. Very kindly he con- 

 sented to give up the contract and to 

 sell, upon easy terms, the type that had 

 been bought expressly for the Review. 

 Then began the discouraging task of 

 setting up the type and making up the 

 forms at home, without previous ex- 

 perience. But the work had its at- 

 traction. The wife and children te- 

 came imbued with the spirit of enter- 

 prise. They addressed the wrappers, 

 folded and stitched the papers, and 

 wrapped them up for mailing — and — 

 the life of the Review was saved. 

 His last illness was without doubt 



