AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 499 



I have opened her hive about once a week since the middle of July, and she has 

 never failed yet, to come up and make me a visit. I fear each time that she will 

 fail to do me the honor of such a visit, but so far she has not. 



I have now five other colonies — some Italian and some Carniolan — and at no 

 time has any other queen of either race paid me such a visit. I am seldom able to 

 find my other Carniolan queen, though I have frequently searched the frames over 

 twice. It may be this is only an accidental freak, and old bee-keepers may laugh, 

 but it seemed to me those engaged in rearing Carniolan queens, might easily test it, 

 and if it proves true, would be a great help. 



Why not educate the queen that is hard to find, to come up like a lady and 

 receive us royally when we call upon her, instead of running away and telling the 

 children to say she is " not at home ?" Englewood, 111. 



VARIOUS ]VOXES AND COMMENTS. 



BY DK. C. C. MILLEK. 



The Nokth American.-tI think it can hardly be said that the American Bee 

 Journal has taken no interest in the matter of the convention of the North Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keepers' Association at St. Joseph. Every number for some time has de- 

 voted a considerable space to it, the last number before the convention giving to it 

 about 2J^ pages. Gleanings has also given more space than usual to it, and has 

 also some sensible things to say as to its constitution and by-laws. Progressive also 

 is wide-awake. 



It will be a fine thing if so much interest can be awakened that the Association 

 shall be made more nearly what it ought to be, a representation of the bee-keeping 

 interests of every State and Province in Canada and the United States. By the time 

 this is in print the St. Joseph convention will be a thing of the past, and I am hope- 

 ful that some steps in advance will have been taken. 



The suggestion of Bro. York as to semi-annual meetings will, I think, have 

 serious consideration. A meeting in California would interfere with one in Canada 

 to no very great extent if both should be held on the same day. I doubt if ten that 

 go to the one convention would be likely to go to the other. And whatever inter- 

 ference there might be would be almost entirely set aside by having the meetings 

 six months apart. 



Editorial " We " or " I."— On page 424 I find : "The American Bee Journal 

 still prefers to use ' we ' in its editorial department, though both the Review and 

 Gleam7igs will now be putting in their 'I's' instead." Yes, Mr. American, and I 

 don't believe they are putting out their eyes by putting in their I's. And I'm glad 

 you say ''still prefers." I was still in bed at 4 o'clock this morning, but I'm not 

 now. And although you still prefer to be counted two men instead of only one, 

 you'll not always prefer that sort of foolishness. Why, bless your heart, you dear 

 old fogy, don't you know that " the world does move ?" Don't you know that the 

 women of the great State of Colorado are now the equals of the men, voting for all 

 offices, and that the next State legislature will have women in it, whichever party 

 wins? Oh, yes, this is an age of progress, and you'll notalways present the anomaly 

 of being abreast of the times on other matters, and away behind the procession on 

 this. And on this point did you notice* the wicked wink in Ernest's left eye, when 

 in last Gleanings he said to me, " Say ; ask York whether he likes figs." 



NoN-SwARMERS. — Mrs. Atchley thinks it's against nature to have bees that don't 

 care to swarm, and if you get 'em they'll be worthless. I can't fight you very hard 



