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ues of trade for American honey, and ad- 

 vancing the interests of American apicul- 

 turists in a manner tliat could not be 

 reached by any other method. 



Mr. Newman has been elected an hon- 

 orary member of 14 bee-keepers' asso- 

 ciations in America, as well as the Na- 

 tional apicultural societies of Italy, 

 Switzerland, Germany, England and 

 Scotland. 



In 1885 the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union was formed, and Mr. Newman 

 has been eletced by an almost unani- 

 mous vote as its General Manager at 

 every annual election held since its or- 

 ganization. This shows the apprecia- 

 tion of his services in that capacity — the 

 Union having been victorious in every 

 lawsuit but one, during its existence. 



Mr. Newman takes great interest in 

 fraternal and insurance societies, is at 

 present a member of about ten of such, 

 and has been honored with many of their 

 highest offices. He is now serving his 

 eighth year as Grand Commander of the 

 State in the American Legion of Honor, 

 and has been a member for four years of 

 the Supreme Council of that Order. 

 Much of his time has been devoted to 

 these societies during the past quarter 

 of a century, but having had repeated 

 attacks of "la grippe," he is now com- 

 pelled to forego the pleasures of these 

 associations, and leave to other hands 

 much of the work he has heretofore 

 done. 



In the spring of 1892 Mr. Newman's 

 health was so poor that he consented to 

 dispose of the American Bee Journal, 

 to the present proprietors. When an- 

 nouncing the change, he feelingly wrote 

 as follows, showing what a great trial it 

 was to relinquish the position he had 

 held so long : 



We feel like many fathers and mothers 

 have felt before us, when their loving and 

 faithful daughter marries. It is a struggle ; 

 there are many heartaches, and many 

 tears, as the event is consummated. It is 

 hard to give her up — but it is necessary for 

 her welfare and the prosperity of the race. 

 They bow to the inevitable, and take all the 

 comfort they can from the " good prospect 

 ahead," and pray for " long life and hap- 

 piness." 



Just so it is to-day with us. Our " child 

 of promise " is grown to "mature age," 

 has been "wooed" and "won" by an 

 ardent lover, and to-day the marriage is 

 celebrated. With throbbing heart and 

 tearful eyes we lift our hands to Heaven 

 and pray for "usefulness and prosperity" 

 — for long-continued and successful exis- 

 tence. Our benediction be " upon thee and 

 thine, forever !" 



Mr. Newman is still editing and pub- 



lishing the Illustrated Home Journal, a 

 monthly which is now in its ninth year, 

 and in its issue for October, 1893, he 

 gave the American Bee Journal this 

 kindly notice : 



Friend York's energy is fully sustaining 

 the reputation of that "Old Reliable" 

 weekly. As a " child " which we tenderly 

 cared for, for 20 years, we are proud of its 

 success in its " wedded life," and wish it 

 unbounded prosperity. 



The Bee Journal unites with Mr. 

 Newman's hosts of friends, in wishing 

 him yet many years of happiness, still 

 more honors, and finally a resplendent 

 and eternal crown of glory. 



CONDUCTED BY 



MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY, 



Beeville, Texas. 



Gathering the New Honey Crop. 



The bees have just begun (Dec. 25th) 

 gathering a new crop of honey from wild 

 currant, which is just beginning to 

 bloom. We have had no cold weather — 

 80^ in the shade to-day. 



Jennie Atchley. 



More About Transferring Bees. 



I believe I have told before that it was 

 a good plan when combs were heavy 

 with honey, to give them to colonies 

 that will clean them up at once. Well, 

 this works so well that I thought it 

 would not be amiss to tell it again, as 

 we have made another new discovery, 

 and that is, if we do not give the drip- 

 ping transferred combs to other colo- 

 nies, we now place an empty comb or 

 two between the transferred combs. 

 This gives the bees some place to unload, 

 as bees always load themselves while 

 transferring is going on, and if they 

 have no clean empty combs to place 

 their loads, they are in a bad shape to 

 clean up their combs, much less to take 

 care of the dripping honey. But when 



