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making queen-cage candy, we were not 

 aware of any new ruling contemplated by 

 the I'ostoffice Department. While most of 

 the i)rincipal queen-breeders subscribed to 

 our recommendation, there were some who 

 did not. These latter have since sent in 

 their names agreeing to boil the honey. In 

 the mean time the recent order of the Post- 

 oflice Department makes it obligatory on 

 all breeders — at least so far as it relates to 

 queen bees sent through the mails. 



As it is not practical to send single queens 

 by express, we anticipate that the new rul- 

 ing of the Postoflice Department is going to 

 prove of great value to the industry of bee- 

 keeping in the I'nited States. The Bureau 

 of Entomology, and particularly Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips, is to be commended for its prompt- 

 ness in securing a recommendation signed 

 by Secretary Wilson for a workable ruling. 

 Had the amended ruling not followed as 

 soon as it did, thousands of queens would 

 have been lost, and a great damage would 

 have been done to the industry at large. 

 All is well that ends well, only in this case 

 we are better off than we were. 



THE A>tERICAN BEE JOURNAX AND THE BEE- 

 KEEPERS' REVIEW CHANGE HANDS. 



About a month ago we were informed 

 that the American Bee Journal, owned by 

 Oeo. W. York since 1886, had been sold to 

 C. P. Dadant & Sons, of Hamilton, 111. 

 That journal will be published hereafter at 

 Hamilton, and all remittances and com- 

 munications to the paper should be sent to 

 the Dadants as above. Further announce- 

 ments, doubtless, will be made in the An7er- 

 ican Bee Journal. We understand that Mr. 

 York has gone into other business, and that 

 Mr. C. P. Dadant, who has been a frequent 

 contributor to "the Old Reliable," will be 

 the new editor. 



Mr. Dadant is one of the best-known bee- 

 keepers in the world. His crops of honey 

 have gone up into the thousands of pounds. 

 At one time the Dadants owned and operat- 

 ed some seven or eight out-apiaries. Both 

 the senior, the late Charles Dadant, and 

 in later years his son, C. P. Dadant, have 

 been recognized as authorities on bees, not 

 only in America, but particularly in Europe. 

 Indeed, the Dadant system of management 

 and the Dadant hive are used very largely by 

 the most progressive beekeepers of Europe. 

 Mr. C. P. Dadant, therefore, comes into the 

 editorial field as one peculiarly well equip- 



ged for the work. The Dadants have always 

 een recognized as thoroughly conscientious 

 in all their dealings, and it is not necessary 

 to say they have been successful in their 

 business. Any one who knows any thing 

 about the Dadants knows that their prod- 

 uct, comb foundation, has always been of 

 the very highest grade. For piany years 

 they have advertised, and stood by their 

 guarantee, that every inch of their founda- 

 tion is equal to the samples they send out, 

 and the best they can make. It is, there- 

 fore, with peculiar pleasure that <iLEAMNGS 



extends the right hand of fellowship to the 

 new proprietors of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



Some months ago we announced that Mr. 

 E. B. Tyrrell, of Detroit, Secretary of the 

 National Beekeepers' Association, had ac- 

 quired the Bee-keeprrs' Bevieiv from the 

 wife of its former editor and proprietor, Mr. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson. Mr. Tyrrell took hold 

 of the paper with zeal and enthusiasm. He 

 has done what many another man could 

 not have done with ten times his experience; 

 and that is, he has maintained the old sub- 

 scription list of the nfe-keejjers" Review, 

 which everybody said would die a natural 

 death when its old editor and founder pass- 

 ed away from the scenes of this earth. As 

 we have before said in these columns, Mr. 

 Hutchinson was a most remarkable man. 

 He was one of the best editorial bee writers 

 this country has ever known. He had an 

 attractive, clear, and concise style. His per- 

 sonality w'as unique. When such a man 

 died, naturally every one supposed that no 

 one could be found to take his place. 



But it appears that in his capacity as ^(W- 

 Xo\oi\.\\B Bee-keepers' Beriewdnd Secretary 

 of the National Beekeepers' Association 

 ;Mr. Tyrrell has really been c()ni))elled to do 

 many things double, simply because they 

 applied to difTerent kinds of business. Then 

 came the question of separating the office 

 work of the National from his own private 

 work on the Beview. Then there was anoth- 

 er factor to be considered, and that was, 

 there was a demand for an official organ 

 that could represent the organized bodies of 

 beekeepers located in the various States. 

 To make a long story short, it was finally 

 decided to sell the Rf view to the National. 

 Announcements are now out stating that 

 the actual transfer has taken place, and the 

 Review is now the property of the National, 

 to be edited by its present Secretary, Mr. 

 Tyrrell. Just how far the policies of the 

 Review will be changed, of course remains 

 to be seen. 



In Europe there are several beekeepers' 

 societies that iiave their own official organs, 

 and naturally enough the question arises, 

 "Why should not the beekeepers of this 

 country, in their organized capacity, have 

 an organ of their own ? " The question has 

 been answered now, and what its success 

 will be is vet to be determined. Of course, 

 it means that the National will be respon- 

 sible for its finances, and it may be that its 

 directors will have to dig down into their 

 pockets to tide it over some tight places. 

 There seems to be entire harmony of action 

 on the part of the directors toward Mr. Tyr- 

 rell, the Secretary, and we see no reason 

 why, with good management and co-opera- 

 tion, the new deal should not be successful. 



Mr. Tyrrell is a voung man of sterling 

 qualities. The merry twinkle of his eyes 

 will win friends toward the new project ev- 

 erywhere. It is a pleasure to know him. If 

 any one can put an official organ on a pay- 

 ing basis he can. Success to you, Bro. Tyr- 

 rell, and your directors. 



