TBE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



syrup half-a-mile away from the apiary 

 without all the bees in the neighborhood 

 sharing in the plunder. Dr. Miller's idea of 

 legislative protection in the sole-possession 

 of a given area, would be needed to enable 

 the sugar-syrup feeder to secure his own 

 property. 



But I took up my pen mainly to contend 

 for the propriety of discussing this matter in 

 the Review. I must say, Mr. Editor, that 

 for a comparatively young soldier you have 

 "stood tire" very bravely. Rather more 

 than a year ago. Editor Newman excused 

 your article on " Bee Journalism,'" which he 

 considered "a great piece of foolishness," 

 on the score of "editorially-youthful indis- 

 cretion." Well, I am sure no battle-scarred 

 veteran could have comported himself with 

 more grace, dignity and firmness, than you 

 have done under the triple attack to which 

 you have been subjected. You have stood 

 firm as a rock, and yet been " meek as 

 Moses." I question if some of the other 

 journals would have inserted such sharp 

 criticisms. Their motto is, "Let us have 

 peace." Yours is, " Let us have truth." 

 " Dot ish goot." We don't want any facts 

 concealed. The trio of critics do not find 

 fault with the Hasty article as incorrect in a 

 solitary particular. Mr. Boardman calls it 

 " stufiE." Well, that is not necessarily a term 

 of opprobium, although it is evidently used 

 by Mr. B. with that meaning. But we some- 

 times say of a piece of work, there is " good 

 stiiff'^ in it: or even of a man, that " he has 

 the right kind of stuff in him." The objec- 

 tion of our friends appears to be merely one 

 of policy, for surely they must be convinced, 

 on reflection, that there is no parallel what- 

 ever between the A^'iley pleasantry and the 

 Hasty article. Well, I never could see that 

 it is wise or right to suppress the truth. It 

 has a peculiar faculty of coming out whether 

 or no, like fire hidden in a heap of shavings. 

 We should rather strive to ferret out the 

 truth than to conceal it. Lord Bacon has a 

 noble saying to the effect that " there is 

 nothing better than for a mind to rest in 

 Providence, move in charity, and turn itself 

 on the poles of truth.^' Some poet has said : 



" Sieze upon truth where'er 'tis found. 

 On Christian or on heathen ground ; 

 The plant 'e divine where'er it grows, 

 Reject the prickle, and preserve the rose." 



Right you are in saying that "heretical 

 ideas are usually advanced ideas." The 

 heresy of yesterday is the orthodoxy of to- 



day, and that, in its turn, will be the heresy 

 of to-morrow. Free speech is the grandest 

 method of eliciting truth, and, for my part, 

 even though I do not agree with a man, I 

 respect and admire him if he has the courage 

 of his convictions. 

 GuELPH, Ont., March 3, 1892. 



Some Graphic Criticisms of the Dec. Review. 



They were sent as a Private Letter, but 



are Published by Permission. 



A. SNTDEB.* 



T WAS right glad 

 1 to meet you at 

 Albany, Mr. Edi- 

 tor, if it was only 

 for a few minutes. 

 I had often tried 

 to i m a g i n e how 

 W. Z. Hutchinson 

 looked. Now I 

 know . I had 

 thought you a 

 small man, but, 

 instead, you are a 

 big, nice-looking fellow. Yonr journal will 

 be very much more interesting from now on 

 for the reasoi I shall have your looks in 

 plain sight. 



The Dec. No. is the most interesting of 

 any, so far, for the reason you give us the 

 portrait of each writer. It's the best thing 

 you ever did for the Review. 



You will remember I have been keeping 

 bees all my life ; keeping as many as 8r)0 

 colonies at times ; usually about 225. Some 

 three years ago I sold out all the bee busi- 

 ness and went on the road as a drummer, 

 selling goods, but I still have the bee-fever, 

 and its getting worse all the time. I have 

 also been in the poultry business quite a 

 little, but sold the poultry when I did the 

 bees. I am making great calculations on 

 buying 200 colonies of bees and a nice flock 

 of poultry next spring, and I expect to make 

 it pay well ; and just as soon as I can get to 



*A. Snyder was born 48 years ago in Rensselaer- 

 ville, Albany Co., N. Y. Was a fanners' boy. 

 Lived in Albany Co. nearly all his life. Has 

 kept bees 23 years Has usually had a little over 

 200 colonies. His largest crop of honey was 20.813 

 pounds. Hfi took charge of 400 colonies of bees 

 for E. T. Flanagan, of Belleville, 111., moving 

 them to Kenner, La He was in Va. two summers 

 taking care of bees. He has also been in Cuba in 

 cliargp of 500 colonies for a rich Cuban During 

 the last three years he has lived at his present 

 place of residence, and been a commercial trav- 

 eler, but he is going back to bee keeping this 

 spring. 



