AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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PUBLISHED BY- ■ '—_ . 



GEORGE ysr. YORK & C O . 



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ONE DOI.I.AR FEB YEAR. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, [_„,^„„^ 

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Vol, nil, Jnel6,1892. N(h25. 



Editorial Buzzijigs. 



When June is Here, what art have we to sing 

 The whiteness of the lilies 'midst the green 

 Of moon-washed walls : or flash of roses seen 

 Like redbirds' wings ; or pippings ripening 

 In matted foliage where the cloyed bees cling 

 Kound winej' juices oozing down between 

 The peckings of the robin, while we lean 

 In languor sweet past wit of uttering ; 

 Or the cool term of morning, and the stir 

 Of odorous breaths from grassy meadow-walks 

 The bobwhite's liquid yodle, and the whir 

 Of sudden flight, and.where the milkmaid talks 

 Across the bars, on tilted barley-stalks 

 The dewdrops' glint in webs of gossamer ? 



—James Whitcomb Riley. 



Father L,ans:strotIi's article on 

 page 797 of this number of the Bee 

 Journal will be read with much interest 

 by thousands of his admiring friends. 

 It has been a long time since he has been 

 able to contribute an article for publica- 

 tion, and now that he is once more per- 

 mitted to do so, we may expect some- 



thing further from his beneficent pen. 

 The article referred to here, will prove 

 of great benefit to those who, though 

 greatly liking honey, have not heen able 

 to partake of it as freely as they might 

 wish. Good milk, butter and honey are 

 three of the choicest of man's blessings. 

 No person should be deprived of enjoy- 

 ing the health-giving qualities of the 

 third, when -either of the other two — 

 milk and butter — will prevent any of 

 its occasional unpleasant effects. 



Hxpressions of regret for the 

 former, mingled with "good wishes" 

 for the present, management of the 

 American Bee Journal, are being re- 

 ceived from many of the hosts of ad- 

 mirers of the "Old Reliable." We are 

 deeply grateful for these expressions of 

 good-will and encouragement. Prof. A. 

 J. Cook, of Agricultural College, Mich. 

 — that prince among American bee- 

 keepers — wrote the senior editor as 

 follows, on June 6, 1892 : 



I am very sorry that you are forced, on 

 account of ill-health, from your excel- 

 lent work as editor of the "Old Re- 

 liable." We shall all miss you very 

 much — your excellent counsel, your safe 

 and wise judgment, your persistent 

 efforts to keep all that is best, and to 

 down all that is bad. We shall not 

 utterly lose all, for you cannot, if you 

 would, entirely withdraw from the work. 

 We are all glad that the American Bee 

 Journal goes into such able hands. We 

 shall all wish for you the best fruits of 

 the long-needed rest. I shall ever be a 

 friend of the American Bee Journal. 

 A. J. Cook. 



"Visitors to the Exposition will be 

 able to go comfortably and expeditiously 

 from one part of the grounds to another 

 and obtain advantageous views of the 

 buildings. They may do this either i^ 

 electric boats through the lagoons, or 

 by the intramural elevated electric rail- 

 way. There will be five miles of double 

 track and stations at convenient points. 

 The route, as mapped out, runs from 

 one end to the other of the grounds in a 

 sinuous course. The fare will be 5 

 cents, and the capacity of the road 

 about 20,000 an hour. 



