1907 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 25 



brother of the fellow who has "re- ed to our business of importing, we 

 fused" to accept The Bee-Keeper at shall to our regret begin to do some- 

 his postoffice after having received it thing that will cause you the utmost 

 for over a year beyond the time for astonishment." 



which his subscription was paid, be- The Bee-Keeper does not wish to 

 cause he had paid but one year when do that. It don't want to "astonish" 

 he subscribed, and supposed that we anybody, nor to inconvenience any- 

 were giving it to him for love, or one; but it does want and expect the 

 something else. They were brothers subscription price from every subscri- 

 all right. ber, and especially appreciates the 



The publishers of The Bee-Keeper promptness with which many hun- 

 do not want to send the paper a sin- dreds of its patrons renew their sub- 

 gle day to anyone who does not want scriptions. 



it, nor to any who are unwilling to The man who will subscribe for a 

 pay the subscription price; but there periodical and after receiving it for 

 are a few who we should like to have one or two years in excess of the time 

 pay up arrearages and take a fresh paid for, and then, without having pre- 

 start. We want, and intend to sup- viously served notice of his wish that 

 ply the best bee journal in the coun- it be discontinued at the expiration of 

 try for fifty cents a year, and we want his term, is mean enough for anything 

 to supply it on a business basis. It's — he'd steal acorns from a blind pig. 

 no love proposition. There are no That's all. 



Carnegies connected with the enter- • 



prise. We do not want to bore any- ^ BEE-KEEPERS' CAMERA 

 body, nor to cause them astonish- 

 ment," as Shugio would say. But CLUB. 

 "that reminds me." 



Shugio, an ambitious young Japan- ^^ '^^^^ decided irrevocably upon 

 ese salesman employed by an impor- °"^ ^^""S- ^he American Bee-Keeper 

 ter of Oriental goods had asked so "'"^^ ^'^^^ '""^^ ^"^ ^^"^'' P^oto- 

 often for a chance to do clerical work ^''^P^^ ^^^^^^ '^'^''^^■' ^^ illustrate its 

 in the office that last week he was told P^^^^" ^^ '^^"* pictures of good sub- 

 he might write letters to three per- J^^*^' ^^^^^ taken-pictures that illus- 

 sons in the firm's books to ask them if ^'^'^^' ^^^^^ something, tell a story, 

 they would make some payment on ^^'^^ ""^ otherwise interest all who 

 their accounts. are engaged in bee-keeping. 



,,„ • , , „ . . , The era of pictures has dawned and 



Go easy with them, cautioned the i- • • e ■^^ 



,,„, , ,, , we are now living in an age of illus- 



importer. 'They re all good custom- . ^ , • ,• t^, , ^, 



, ^ . , . , „ trated journalism. The pages of the 



ers, but just a bit slow. , . j .. j • 1 



modern magazine and trade journal 



Two days later the importer was fairly sparkle with their profusion of 

 surprised to receive checks in full for beautiful photographic reproductions, 

 all three accounts. One check from There is no good reason why a bee 

 a well-known woman was accompani- journal should not be as profusely 

 ed by a sharp note, and the head of and artistically illustrated as any oth- 

 the firm hastened to find the copy of gr trade periodical, and the American 

 Shugio's dunning letter. It read: Bee-Keeper is about to undertake the 



"Dear Mrs. : If you do not do introduction of this most interesting 



us the extreme honor of paying all the feature in the realm of apiarian jour- 

 dollars and all the cents of this ac- nalism. 

 counting which so long you have ow- No doubt, one reason why there are 



