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W. Z. HUTCHlNSOfl, HditOP & PPOp. 



FLINT, MICHIGAN, DEC, 10. 1892. 



VOL, V, 



NO. 12. 



The special topic of this issue is 



^est Articles From Best Men. 



That of the next issue uiill be 



Miscellaneous Matter. 



Bee Keepers Must Expect Only Health, Hap- 

 piness and a Comfortable Living. — Out- 

 Apiaries Run for Extracted Honey a 

 Move in the Right Direction. 



G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



" T N which direc- 

 1 tiou ou I 



ight 

 bee keepers uow 

 to work to better 

 their coudition ?" 

 is a question asked 

 in the last Review, 

 andoii this subject 

 I amiuvited (with 

 all the rest who 

 write for the Re- 

 view) to write the 

 best article possi- 

 ble, "as though it were the last I ever ex- 

 pected to write." Well, let's see ! If that 

 comet, which the papers say is approaching 

 the earth at the rate of a billion of miles a 

 day, strikes us, surely this may be the last 

 article I may ever write, and if so it should 

 be my best. But what do you mean, Brother 

 H., by "better their condition':"' If that 

 comet is to strike the earth, there is only 

 one thing to think of regarding a better 



condition : the one thing which we all should 

 have thought of long ago, and that is, "Am 

 I prepared to inherit everlasting life f " 

 With the command " Seek first the kingdom 

 of heaven," handed down to us by the 

 Savior of men, how many ought to have 

 heeded and been prepared for that kingdom, 

 especially as we must soon pass hence, 

 whether the comet comes to us or not. And 

 this brings me to the main point I wish to 

 dwell upon in this best (?) article. 



Every one, or nearly so, seems to have 

 gone crazy over the dollar and cent part of 

 our pursuit, as though that was the acme of 

 our existence. It is reported that Astor once 

 said to a man who was envious of his fortune, 

 "Would you take care of what I possess for 

 what you want to eat, drink and wear?" 

 " No I " was the response. "Well," said 

 Astor, straightening up, "that is all I get." 

 "But." says one, "I am anxious for my 

 chil Ireu." I- it any worse for your children 

 to toil for their liviuj^ than it has been for 

 you to do so ? Let ine change that. Would 

 you deprive your children of the keen enjoy- 

 ment you have experienced in building up a 

 home of your own, by giving them one 

 already built up? "Lots of money" does 

 not bring happiness; on the contrary, it 

 often brings discontent, and if given to one 

 who has not earned some money for him- 

 self, as a rule, it spoils the usefulness to 

 the world of one who would otherwise have 

 been one of the " pillars " in the community 

 in which he lived, and in the nation. If we 

 as bee keepers can secure to ourselves a 

 comfortable home, though it may be humble. 



