1902 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 169 



ous, candid statements, even though the other of the present schools must 



they should run to some extent counter stand accused of having tenaciously 



to his wishes or aspirations. held to their false premises, either 



through prejudice or ignorance- The 



Do not begrudge the bees sufficient merits of the product of the two sys- 



honey for their needs during winter and terns will ultimately decide who are the 



spring. Leave them enough and to victors — who were right and who, 



spare; that which is not consumed is wrong, 

 not wasted. It is evidently an encour- ~ 



agement to the bees in spring to have ^^^- Geo. W. York, editor of the Am- 

 even more than is needed for brood erican Bee Journal, has repeatedly and 

 rearing — and a large amount is absolu- emphatically declared that no editor of 

 tely essential. Twenty pounds may a bee paper should hold the position of 

 carr^y the colony through the winter general manager of the National Asso- 

 months, but the bee-keepers' chance of ciation. Mr. York displayed wisdom 

 success next year is largely increased ''^ such a stand. We believe he oppos- 

 by leaving 50 or 60 pounds. One hun- ed Mr. Hutchinson at one time, quite 

 dred pounds per colony would be no strongly, upon this ground. It appears, 

 detriment to the bees; so it is well to however, that from Mr. York's view 

 be on the safe side- Some one report- Point, it makes "all the diflference in the 

 ed the Dutchman to have said, "Too world" who the "editor'' is. It seems 

 much peer is shust enough." He prob- ^^at an "editor" of a self-styled "Old 

 ably never said such a thing; but. in Reliable," should be an exception to 

 the preparation of bees for winter, we ^^^ ^"'^' ^^^ °"^ ^^ ^^^- York's person- 

 do not hesitate to paraphrase— Too ^^ friends in Chicago (without Mr. 

 mucli honey is just enough. York's knowledge, of course) has nomi- 

 nated the "Old Reliable" editor for gen- 



In this number. Mr. Henry Alley, the eral manager,and it was anticipated that 

 veteran queen breeder of Massachusetts said nomination would "raise a breeze 

 arrays himself in a very positive manner with Mr. York." It did; but instead of 

 against the use of artificial cell-cups in being an invigorating, health-giving 

 the rearing of good queens. It may be zephyr in support of his expressed con- 

 interesting information to many of our victions upon this point at a time when 

 readers to learn that Mr. E. L. Pratt, another "editor" was being considered 

 to whom Mr. Reeve refers also in this for the place, it came with stifling and 

 issue, and who is an enthusiastic advo- suffocating effect, like a blast from 

 cate of the cell-cup method, is a student Sahara- With an attitude of submission 

 of Mr. Alley's. It is well to take ample to the will of the people, which under 

 time, and even to experiment to some other circumstances might appear corn- 

 extent ourselves before definitely draw- mendable, Mr. York asserts his will to 

 ing conclusions in all matters up for labor where he is wanted by the ma- 

 discussion in the journals. Good men jority. "Consistency, thou art a jewel." 



differ widely in opinions in relation to 



the most ordinary subjects. With direct Occasionally some of our readers — 



reference to the matter in question, it readers who have long since mastered 



it not improbable that it shall become the ordinary routine of practical api- 



very generally settled in the minds of culture — think it necessary to remind 



bee-keepers before the lapse of many us of the fact that space is given to the 



years, and, as a logical result of its fi- discussion of subjects very generally 



nal settlement, those of either one or conceded, or that trifling things take 



