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VOL. XXXIII. CHICAGO, ILL, JAN. 4, 1894. 



NO. L 



" A Woi*«l of just commendation 

 Before the end of one's days. 



Is worth a whole funeral oration, 

 Or a volume of post-mortem praise." 



I*i*of. Coolc was on his journey to 

 Califoi'nia for several weeks, stopping along 

 the way to visit friends, but finally reached 

 the "land of gold" about Dec. 20th. On 

 the 21st he wrote us as follows: 



I am now in the Golden State. .1 shall be 

 in my new home at Claremont one week 

 from to-day. We have had a most delight- 

 ful trip. A. J. Cook. 



The Professor's many Eastern friends 

 will be glad to learn of his safe ai-rival in 

 the new home, and wish him the happiest 

 kind of a " Happy New Year," and many 

 of them. 



Xlie ** Cweiier.ll Questions " de- 

 partment of the Bee Joukxal will here- 

 after be '"Generaled" by that hard-work- 

 ing, practical, and prolific apiarian writer 

 —Dr. C. C. Miller, of Marengo, 111. He 

 needs no formal introduction to our read- 

 ers, we know, and yet we feel that we 

 ought to Call some attention to the fact 

 that in accepting the position of "General 

 Nut-Cracker," for that department of the 



Bee Journal, he thus consents to having 

 " fired " at him all the hard questions that 

 may trouble any beginner in bee-keeping, 

 or even one who is beyond the ABC class. 



Remember, friends, that you have our 

 full permission to ask Dr. Miller just as 

 many and as difficult questions on the sub- 

 ject of bee-keeing as you may see proper. 

 Of course, he doesn't agree to furnish cor- 

 rect answers in all cases, and yet we feel 

 pretty sure that he will be able to help you 

 out on the great majority of them, and 

 likely to the rest he will either give a good 

 guess, or perhaps fall back upon that oft- 

 quoted, smile-provoking, and very con- 

 densed reply — " I don't knoav !" 



Now, after saying such kind (?) things 

 about our good friend, the Doctor, we will 

 leave him and the department of " General 

 Questions" to the tender mercies of all 

 who will be wise enough to take advantage 

 of the privilege of asking questions. 



Your questions may be sent either to the 

 Bee Journal office, or direct to Dr. Miller 

 — just as you prefer. 



Xlie ISee jrouriial for 18»4— at 

 least the first number — is before you. The 

 "New Year " is begun — we hope it may be 

 a more prosperous one for everybody than 

 was 1893. Yet we all have much to be 

 thankful for. 



What about the coming year ? Have 

 you laid any careful plans to be carried 

 out next season in the apiary ? If not, 

 now is the time to read and prepare for 

 doing better work with the bees than 

 you have done since becoming'a bee-keeper. 

 Each added year's experience ought to be 

 a help to you. Every number of the Bee 

 JotjKNAL should bring to you something of 



