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on his return trip. After leaving Dr. 

 Miller on Friday, Aug. 24th, he went into 

 Wisconsin, calling on Harry Lathrop, of 

 Browntown; E. France & Son, of Platte- 

 ville, and others. 



He walked into our office again on Tues- 

 day morning, Aug. 28th. That forenoon he 

 called on Bro. Newman, and in the after- 

 noon we two "youthful editors" went 

 down to the old World's Fair Grounds, and 

 beheld the ruins of the once beautiful, 

 fairylike White City. The great fire which 

 occurred about two months ago, destroyed 

 many of the largest and most artistic build- 

 ings—such as the Administration, Agricul- 

 tural, Machinery, Electricity, Mining, Man- 

 ufactures and Liberal Arts, etc. Oh, what 

 a conflagration it was ! From our home — 6 

 miles north of Chicago, and 14 miles from 

 the place of the fire — we could see the re- 

 flection of the fierce destroyer, as plainly 

 as if only a mile away. 



After strolling across the restful "Wooded 

 Island," and gazing for a time upon the 

 huge piles of fallen iron arches, burned 

 bridges across lagoons, and the general 

 wreckage, we visited the Field Columbian 

 Museum, which occupies the building that 

 contained the Art Gallery of the Fair. 

 Within its walls are gathered portions of 

 the various exhibits seen last year. Prob- 

 ably the most complete is that representing 

 the railroad and locomotive improvements, 

 made principally by the Baltimore & Ohio 

 Railroad Company. 



Well, to condense what might be a pro- 

 longed story, we would say that we had 

 what to the writer was a -most enjoyable 

 visit with Bro. Root. We were so glad to 

 have a good opportunity to know him bet- 

 ter, for we believe that as editors come to 

 understand each other's motives and aims, 

 just in such proportion will their efforts be 

 in harmony and for the best good of the 

 industry which their several periodicals 

 represent. 



On Wednesday morning our brother 

 editor started on his homeward journey, 

 leaving behind him firm friends who wish 

 him everything that is pure and good. 



A Hive I'sicloi-y l><;Mtroye4l. — The 



California Bee-Hive Factory of B. S. K. 

 Bennett, in California, was completely de- 

 stroyed by fire on Aug. 23rd. Mr. Bennett 

 expects to rebuild as soon as possible, and 

 be ready for the coming season. 



Xliese Bce-Jotting:s were handed 

 us by Dr. Peiro a short time ago : 



Mrs. D. Fobes states that her boy's lungs 

 were in a precarious condition, and when 

 physicians' remedies failed, she resorted to 

 the plentiful feeding of honey, with happy 

 results. The boy is now well. 



Notice is taken that foreign bee-papers 

 copy widely from Dr. C. C. Miller and the 

 American Bee Journal. 



I/Apicoltore states that another remedy 

 for bee-sting is the application of turpen- 

 tine to the parts stung. It removes the 

 pain, and prevents swelling. 



The same journal informs its readers that 

 a small quantity of honey worked into 

 butter renders that article more palatable, 

 and prevents rancidity. Incidentally it 

 observes of what great benefit to apiculture 

 would be the general application of the 

 suggestion in the more liberal demand and 

 price of honey which is now being sold at 

 such precarious terms ! 



The same paper quotes the statement 

 that sassafras limbs placed across a hive (I 

 suppose the old-fashioned kind), to which 

 the bees can attach the comb, prevents the 

 retention of the lice that usually prevail — 

 owing to the peculiar odor of the wood. 

 Dr. Peiro. 



Bi'o. Clias^. I>a,clant — the venerable 

 and well-known member of the firm of 

 Chas. Dadant & Son— is sojourning for a 

 few weeks at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for the 

 benefit of his health. We hope he may find 

 much relief from the troublesome hay- 

 fever which so afflicts him in southwestern 

 Illinois every year. 



'I'lie Price Xoo I^ovi'. — In the Review 



for August, Bro. Hutchinson had this edi- 

 torial in answer to what we said on page 

 1G9 of the Bee Journal: 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL TOO LOW IN PRICE. 



Bro. York, of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, says that one of his subscribers com- 

 plained because better paper is not used in 

 printing the Bee Journal. Very properly 

 it is explained that at the present price, 

 and the " slow pay " of some of the sub- 

 scribers, better paper cannot be afforded. 

 Let the i)rice of a journal be what it may, 

 there will always be delinquent sub.scribers 

 unless the " pay in advance " rule is strictly 

 enforced, and this greatly reduces the list, 

 as 1 know by a costly experience. 



The simple fact in the case is, that the 

 price of the American Bee Journal is too 

 low. Class journals can never be pub- 

 lished at such low rates as in the case 



