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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



July 



The jlmepiean Bse-Kseper, 



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EDITORIAL. 



The agitation of the subject of the 

 importation of the Apis Dorsata, the 

 Giant Bees of India, still continues, 

 and we hope it will be kept up until it 

 is brought to the notice of the Govern- 

 ment in such a wa}- that steps will be 

 taken to procure some of these bees. 

 We have noted with regret that 

 Gleanings is not in favor of the pro- 

 ject and its views are of course close- 

 l.y seconded b}- the American Bee 

 Journal. • We have yet to hear any 

 good reason why the importation of 

 these bees should not be attempted. 



Wm Gerrish, East Nottingham, N 

 H., keeps a complete supply of our 

 goods and Eastern customers will 

 save freight by ordering from him. 



Last month we casually mentioned 

 that some one ought to start an ar- 

 gument in the bee papers, Friend 



York, of the American B^e Journal, 

 in a sarcastic mood, asks wh}' we do 

 not start one ourselves and rails at 

 us for being exti'emely modest. Now 

 the fact is, we have no time for 

 arguments. Life is too short for 

 us to waste our time endeavoring 

 to convince some one that it is better 

 to use ten frames in a hive than eight, 

 when common sense should teach us 

 that each is proper under certain 

 circumstances. Perhaps if our sole 

 occupation was to write up two or 

 three small pages of items once a 

 week we would dote on arguments, 

 but fortunately or otherwise our time 

 for editorial duties is limited to an 

 hour or two onl}^ each month. 



We will send the American Bee- 

 Keeper one year with the Cosmopol- 

 itan for SI. 25. Ttie Cosmopolitan is 

 a monthly magazine containing an 

 average of over 100 pages and 80 il- 

 lustrations each month. 



June was a ver\' busy month for 

 us. Our customers did not seem to 

 "wake up" much until then, but 

 they made up for lost time and 

 the month ended with a record of 

 many more orders than June nf last 

 year. 



We will duplicate the prices on 

 hives and supplies offered by any 

 first class manufacturers — and in 

 man}' cases can do even better b}' you 

 than anyone else. 



Clubbing List. 



We Kill send the Amkkic.\s Bek Kkkpek with 

 the— 



American Bee Journal, 

 Americ'tn Apiculturi?t, 

 Bee Keeper's Review, 

 Canadian Bee Journal, 

 Gleiminffs in Bee Culture, 



