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allow it; 24th, winter came again. Big 

 snow storm, and about 10 degrees above 

 zero every morning up to date, 30th. Glad 

 I had a wife. 



Of course the Doctor was " glad he had a 

 wife," and more glad that he obeyed her. 

 If men everywhere would consult their 

 wives more, and then profit by the advice 

 received, we dare say we'd hear less now- 

 a-days of poverty and want in many 

 American homes. Some women know 

 more in a minute about some things than 

 a man would learn in a whole day's think- 

 ing about it. Then, ten to one, her judg- 

 ment would be the correct one, and his all 

 wrong. 



We feel sorry for the helpless and lone 

 bachelor who must rely upon his own wis- 

 dom (?) in deciding important matters. 

 Two heads are always better than one — es- 

 pecially when one of them is on the shoul- 

 ders of a woman who is pure, and true, and 

 noble— and she happens to be your good 

 wife. 



Yes, Doctor, there are lots of men who 

 can join you in a grand chorus of thanks- 

 giving — " Glad I had a wife !" 



A Sample Crane Sniokei* has been 

 sent to us by the manufacturer, A. I. Root, 

 of Medina, Ohio. A fine illustration of it 

 was given on page 508 of the Bee Journal 

 for April 19th. It is indeed a beauty, is 

 well made, and should do all that its friends 

 claim for it. In an article in Oleanings for 

 April 15th, Bro. P. H. Elwood gives his ex- 

 perience with this smoker, and says until 

 he finds a better one he will use no other. 

 After telling of the superior merits of the 

 " Crane," he closes with this sentence: 



A good smoker is the most valuable im- 

 plement in the apiary, and I have written 

 this for the benefit of bee-keepers, and not 

 for the benefit of the makers, who probably 

 do not need the smoker trade as much as 

 do some of their competitors. 



St. I*eter's Italiun Kees.— Mr. 



Karl R. Mathey, gives the following para- 

 graph in Glemd'ujs for April 1st, about the 

 bee-representations in St. Peter's Cathe- 

 dral, in Rome : 



One very often meets with bees in this 

 great church, but not of course, living ones. 

 They are molten, chiseled, and artistically 

 painted. This arises from the fact that 

 this great edifice was completed under Pope 

 Urban VQI. This pope was from the noble 

 family of the Berberini, of Florence ; and ' 



the insignia of this family, on their shield, 

 was three bees. When the decorative work 

 of this art-loving pope appeared in nearly 

 every feature of this edifice, his coat of 

 arms, the three bees, was caused to appear 

 also, and so we have the spectacle of these 

 busy workers in St. Peter's church. 



A ISelg^ian Ag'riculturist, so an 



exchange says, planted at the beginning of 

 spring two white-birch trees, and pruned 

 them at the time when the sap was rising. 

 The next day, from each opening flowed an 

 abundance of liquid, and the trees were 

 then surrounded by quantities of bees 

 which gathered with delight the sweet 

 water. This natural flow of water con- 

 tinued for several days, and the colonies 

 of bees the whole time presented a great 

 sight. Bee-keepers who have small trees 

 are recommended to make incisions in the 

 bark in the spring. 



Supplies for tlie Apiary — if not 



ordered already, should be secured at once. 

 Nothing can be more annoying to the bee- 

 keeper than to be compelled to wait for 

 supplies at a time when delay may mean 

 dollars to him. Decide now, as nearly as 

 you may be able, just what you will likely 

 need, and send to your dealer for the 

 goods. You will find the advertisements of 

 reliable dealers in every number of the Bee 

 Journal, and they will be glad to serve 

 you. Don't miss getting a crop of honey 

 by not having everything needed to take 

 care of it, in case it does come to you. 



IIe<l<loii anil Olncoi^e Question. 



— In reply to what we published last week * 

 on this matter, as taken from GJea>ihtgs, Mr. 

 Heddon wrote a long article to Bro. Root, 

 which he has summed up briefly in the fol- 

 lowing editorial which appeared in Olean- 

 ings for April 15th : 



As intimated in our last issue, we ex- 

 pected to give Mr. Heddon a chance to re- 

 ply to our toot-note; but his reply, just at 

 hand, takes five columns to our two. As it 

 is out of the question for us to allow him so 

 much space, we will endeavor to give the 

 main points of his article as fairly and 

 briefly as possible. 



Mr. Heddon sends an affidavit from his 

 son Charles, to the effect that he (Charles) 

 personally took from the hives the Willard 

 honey, and shipped it himself ; and that, to 

 his certain knowledge, all of said honey 

 was free from adulteration. This is good 

 so far as it goes ; but, if we are correct, Mr. 



