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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



May 



turbance, without a knowledge of their 

 requirements, the additional fact re- 

 mains that under careful attention to 

 details directed by an experienced hand, 

 •they may be made doubly profitable. 

 Not that the bee-master exercises any 

 magic wand or influence whereby the 

 bees become more active at honey- 

 gathering, but that the experienced eye 

 readily recognizes the general and spe- 

 cific conditions existing, and a chain 

 of thought linking together the vari- 

 ous causes and effects responsible for 

 these conditions, inadvertently flit 

 through his mind, and guide the hand 

 which administers the treatment. A 

 single reading — or a dozen readings — 

 of any text-book, or the monthly per- 

 usals of a bee journal, alone, cannot 

 qualify the student to take the best pos- 

 sible advantage of the various problems 

 which present themselves. It is only 

 by familiarizing ourselves with the 

 practical side of the question that the 

 strain of mind is relieved and the api- 

 arian work pursued with a feeling of 

 confidence. 



fore been obliged 

 stigma placed upon 

 exceedingly unjust 

 our readers know 

 honey buyers, deal 

 producer, who still 

 fashioned method o 

 shall appreciate be 

 track. 



to labor under the 

 their goods by this 

 practice. If any of 

 of another firm of 

 inp direct with the 

 adheres to this old- 

 f quoting honey, we 

 ing put upon its 



Mr. Thomas G. Newman, for many 

 years editor of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal and general manager of the United 

 States Bee-Keepers' Union, died in 

 San Francisco, California, March lo, 

 1903. Mr. Newman was one of the 

 most popular apiarian writers and as- 

 sociation workers of America for many 

 years. We recall with feelings of sin- 

 cere gratitude the kind personal let- 

 ters from his friendly pen received 

 some twenty years ago when the bee- 

 fever of our youth was taking root. 

 Mr. Newman's demise was due to gas- 

 tritis, and he was 69 years of age. His 

 memory will ever be revered by those 

 whose pleasure it was to know him. 



Under the active leadership of Gen- 

 eral Manager France, the National As- 

 sociation is progressing "beautifully," 

 notwithstanding the evident determina- 

 tion of certain individuals to breed 

 discord and consternation. We wish 

 every bee-keeper in the land might be 

 able to recognize the great advantage 

 to himself and the fraternity to be 

 gained through membership in this, the 

 greatest and strongest association of 

 bee-keepers in the world. If it were 

 so, our fraternal rights and interests 

 would be at once recognized by the 

 national government and others. Con- 

 sidermg the fact that it costs but one 

 dollar a year for the enjoyment and 

 satisfaction to be derived from such a 

 condition of affairs, it seems that we 

 are justifiable in anticipating an early 

 consummation of the end so much de- 

 sired. 



The queen-cell register shown in 

 this number of The Bee-Keeper, 

 though yet incomplete, is an interesting 

 product of the versatile mind of that 

 inventive genius. "Swarthmore." When 

 perfected, it will doubtless be the most 

 convenient and practical of cell regis- 

 ters. The automatic computation of 

 dates is a feature of especial value, and 

 the positive manner of registration is 

 particularly pleasing. 



The decency to give credit to others 

 when re-printing articles, is a matter 

 that should lie very near the conscience 

 of every editor. It does not detract 

 from the position of any paper, to ac- 

 knowledge in full the brain work of a 

 contemporary. — Trade Press List. 



The honey-dealing firm, Fred W. 

 Muth Company, of Cincinnati, an- 

 nounce that they have discontinued the 

 practice of quoting inferior honey as 

 "Southern," and that they will do so 

 no more. In behalf of the progressive 

 producers of the South, The Bee-Keep- 

 er tenders its assurance of apprecia- 

 tion, and guarantees that the act will be 

 appreciated by those who have hereto- 



Our readers are promised something 

 rare, in a short series of letters treat- 

 ing upon what the author tems, the 

 "Odor-of-Direction," a fascinating the- 

 ory which has to do with the life and 

 language of the bee. 



The Jamaica Times says that last 

 year, up to March 28, the Jamaica Bee- 

 Keepers' Association had shipped five 

 barrels of honey. At same date, 1903, 

 four hundred barrels had been shioped 

 since the beginning of the year. 



