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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



delighted to serve and help in any way 

 he could. 



Remembering this, as we do, and also 

 the high regard which hosts of bee- 

 keepers throughout all the world have 

 always had for the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, we can but put forth our very best 

 endeavors to sustain the high and well- 

 deserved reputation that the Journal 

 has won through its 30 years of up- 

 rightness and reliability. 



We shall ever aim to merit the con- 

 tinued hearty support of every apiarist 

 throughout the length and breadth of 

 the land, and so labor for their and our 

 common interest in the pursuit of apicul- 

 ture, that the former brightness of the 

 career of the " old reliable" American 

 Bee Journal may but prove to be the 

 faint glimmerings of the morning sun- 

 light over the Eastern hills, which fore- 

 tell the dawning of a more glorious day. 



It is with united hearts and hands 

 that great and enduring structures are 

 reared in the realms of thought and 

 intelligence ; hence it is our sincerest 

 hope, that there may be such a union of 

 purposes and desires on the part of both 

 publishers and readers as to insure the 

 existence of the happiest and most 

 blessed relations between the two ; for 

 only by &dch mutual feelings can there 

 come to all the most good and largest 

 degree of helpfulness from our efforts. 



Having already undertaken the duties 

 imposed upon us by this new relation, 

 we wish to say further that we want our 

 readers to feel, from the start, that we 

 arc th(ur friends, and desire to become 

 better acquainted, and aid them in the 

 industry of bee-keeping in every possible 

 way. We shall be pleased to sec any of 

 them at the Bee Journal office, when- 

 ever they can call ; and any practical 

 suggestions in the line "of improvement 

 in the publishing of the Bee Journal, 

 so as to increase its usefulness and ex- 

 tend its influence, will be thankfully 

 received. 



While wo know it will be almost Im- 

 possible to please every one, and that 



the position which wc shall occupy will 

 often require the utmost care and dis- 

 cretion, yet we shall try to treat all with 

 kindness and impartiality. Our motto 

 has long been : ''Thue recht undfurchtet 

 niemand "— " Do right, and fear no one." 

 We see now no cause to change it. 



And now, earnestly hoping that the 

 approaching season, though at present 

 rather inauspicious, may be unequaled 

 for its abundance of sweetness, and that 

 each may get his rightful share, we are. 

 Fraternally yours, 



George W. York & Co. 



Tlie American Bee Journal 



was born on Jan. 1, 1861, and that is 

 nearly 32 years ago. It has earned its 

 title of " The old reliable." The lament- 

 ed Samuel Wagner was its projector and 

 first editor. He died on Feb. 17, 1872. 

 He was succeeded by his son, George S. 

 Wagner, for one year. Then the Rev. 

 W. F. Clarke was its editor for about a 

 year, when it became the property of 

 Thomas G. Newman, who has controlled 

 its destinies for nearly 19 years, and 

 placed it upon its present firm founda- 

 tion. Its influence is world-wide, hav- 

 ing readers and correspondents in every 

 quarter of the Globe. 



Apiarian Relics. — The Dixon, 



Ills., Sxm says: "At the Columbian 

 Exposition in 1893, there will be, 

 among other things, an apiarian exhibit 

 from all parts of the world, in which 

 relics of antiquity in the shape of hives, 

 etc., will be a prominent feature. Mr. 

 E. Groh, of our city, has secured for 

 that occasion four of the ancient straw 

 hives, mad(! by his grandfather in Penn- 

 sylvania more than 100 years ago. 

 They are in a good state of preservation, 

 and are quite a curiosity." 



A Firm, regular and constant use 

 of honey is probably the best remedy for 

 throat trouble known. It is an inc^xpen- 

 sive medicine. Use it. 



