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THOMAS «. ]^ElV]fIAW, 



EDITOR. 



mini, Jan, 22, 1892, 1,4. 



Editorial Buzzlngs. 



Trifles should never discourage. 



But only be spurs to help on ; 

 Spiders that lose their threads often 



Replace them as oft as they're gone. 



Bees that go searching for honey, 

 Though far, far away from their home. 



Will never return without any. 

 If half of the day they must roam. 



People can learn precious lessons 



From spiders and bees, I am sure- 

 Lessons that when in life's battles 

 Will help them to fight and endure. 



A. B. JiNGLER. 



Xhe Report of the convention at 

 Los Angeles, Calif., writter by Rambler, 

 has come to hand since this Journal 

 was filled. It may be expected next 

 week. 



'We Regret to learn that the 

 family of our friend Secor, President of 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, are now under the power of La 

 Orippe 



Oood Enougli.— Mrs. J. M. Null 

 sends us this item of news : 



A woman bee-keeper hag-^on a case 

 in court against a builder who destroyed 

 her swarm of bees which happened to 

 settle in his garden. The bees annoyed 

 urn, and he took a pail of paraffino and 

 tar and held it under the swarm until 

 the bees dropped, stupefied, into the 

 names. Ihe court condemned him for 

 his act, and gave the woman damages. 



That is right ! Such men must be 

 taught that bee-keepers, both male and 

 female, have rights which they are 

 bound to respect ! 



Mrs. Null writes thus about the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Union : 



As to officers, where could we get 

 superior ones than we now have ? Their 

 efficiency having ^been proved, why not 

 retain them without consulting them in 

 the least ? Put my vote down that way 

 We do not want new ones to be tried 

 and found wanting. 



You cannot imagine how glad I was 

 to see in the Annual Report the increase 

 m numbers. Let the good work go on. 

 i^very bee-keeper should not only belong 

 to ifr but should get one more to join, if 

 possible. It is a pity that there were 



^^\ ^u""" ^"^'^^^ ^"d Taylors. I see 

 that there are rive of each of them in 

 the Union. 



I see that the next meeting of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Society is 

 to be at Washington. Why not have it 

 at the same time as the G. A. R Re- 

 union •? Then many ladies could attend 

 in company with their husbands, and all 

 would get the benefit of the very low 

 rates given to the G. A. R. 



The American Bee Journal has just 

 arrived, and I had to digest its contents 

 before even sending this to you. It is 

 like the coming of a dear friend each 

 '^^''^- Mrs. J. M. Null. 



That is an excellent suggestion about 

 holding the National Convention in 

 Washington, D. C, at the same time as 

 the Grand Army Reunion. We com- 

 mend this to the consideration of the 

 Executive Committee. 



I Kno^w an advertiser, says the 

 Shoe Recorder, which took 10 per cent, 

 of last year's profits and invested it in 

 advertising. That is a good idea, and 

 one that pays well. 



