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of UP," he Ib a bee-keeper, and thone bee- 

 keepers who are lovers of music will be glad 

 (o encourage him in the musical publishing 

 line by sending him 10 cts. for this his 

 maiden efifort. The tirst page of the sheet 

 is adorned with a portrait of the author, 

 also of "Queenie," and just how much ro- 

 mance there is hanging over the affair 1 

 don't pretend to know. Mr. W. writes that 

 this song is meeting with kind words from 

 all over the country, that it is being sung in 

 the place of ".lane" in the opera "Olivette," 

 and that it is having a good sale. 



HOW YOU CAN HELP TO IMl'KOVE THK KKVIEW. 



Every editor knows that, other things be- 

 ing equal, the larger his circulation the bet- 

 ter journal can he make, and you can help 

 to make the Review better by inducing oth- 

 ers to subscribe for it. Don't you know of 

 some bee-keeping neighbor, or several of 

 them, perhaps, who might be induced to sub- 

 scribe if the matter were brought to their 

 notice in the proper way '^ If there are any 

 such in your vicinity won't you have the 

 kindness to send me their names and ad- 

 dresses, and I will send them sample copies 

 of the Keview, and continue to do so at in- 

 tervals of two or three mouths, and in each 

 number I will enclose a slip that will read as 

 follows : " For this coi)y of the Review you 



are indebted to the courtesy of Mr 



(here your name will be put in) who would 

 be pleased to receive and forward your 

 subscription." When you meet any of these 

 bee-keepers all that you will have to do is to 

 invite them to subscribe for the Review, 

 you offering to receive and forwartl their 

 subscriptions. If they are not yet decided, 

 tell them that you will be glad to receive and 

 forward subscriptions at any time. For 

 each subscriber that you secure you may 

 keep 30 cts., sending me 70 cts. There are 

 probably many readers of the Review who 

 could thus easily secure enough subscribers 

 to pay for their own copy and at the same 

 time helj) to make the Review better by in- 

 creasing its income. Each year these men 

 could be easily led to renew and more to join 

 with them. In the early days of my bee- 

 keeping I secured a club of ten subscribers 

 for Gleanings, and it did not require any 

 very great efifort. Several friends have done 

 as well as this for the Review. Even one 

 new subscriber from each of you would 

 work wonders. Let me know if you will 



join me in this plan to improve the Review 

 and extend its influence and I will do my 

 part in furnishing sample copies. 



WHO SHOULD HAVE CREDIT KOK AN INVENTION? 



Last month the Review contained an arti- 

 cle from Mr. B. Taylor in which he told how 

 he was led, years ago. to use a shallow, sec- 

 tional hive. In this issue he also shows 

 where there is an advantage in using a sec- 

 tional hive. I have an article from Mr. Hed- 

 don in which he says that he bears no ill-will 

 towards Mr. Taylor, and then he goes on at 

 considerable length to i)rove that he (Hed- 

 don) should have the credit for the inven- 

 tion of the shallow sectional hive. To argue 

 this matter seems to me a waste of space ; in 

 fact, I don't see how there can be any argu- 

 ment. It makes no diflference if some other 

 man invented or used a sectional or horizon- 

 tally divisible brood chamber hive before 

 Mr. Heddon did, he is the man who not only 

 invented but paJenled and made known to 

 the world the value of this style of hive, and 

 to him belongs the credit. Any number of 

 men may now assert that they invented and 

 used such a hive before be did, and even if 

 such assertions could be proved they would 

 not, or ought not, detract from Mr. Heddon's 

 rights and honors in his hive. To invent and 

 keep in secret benefits no one ; it is the man 

 who patents and makes known, and thus al- 

 lows the public to enjoy the benefits of his 

 invention that should reap the reward. In 

 short, I agree on this point with my friend 

 Bingham as he expresses himself in this is- 

 sue of the Review. On the other hand, I 

 feel certain that it was not covetousness 

 that led our Minnesota brother to mention 

 these things. He was going over his years 

 of bee-keeping, and, incidentally, with no 

 thought of robbing Mr. Heddon of honor or 

 profit, mentioned the style of hive he used. 



Sugar Candy for Winter Store.s ; the Size 



and Shape of Combs: Oiarrhcea, Etc. 



Too many of us forget that what may be a 

 success in the South, or considerably further 

 Wouth than Michigan, may not be so success- 

 ful in the North. VV hen Mr. E. T. Abbott 

 was advising wintering bees with candy 



