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dulges in the same nefarious practice. 

 Only by defending the purity of their pro- 

 duct at all hazards, can those engaged in 

 honest honey-production hope to win the 

 success that their sincere endeavors merit. 

 Let the consumers once know that bee- 

 keepers themselves believe in "keeping 

 still "about the adulteration of extracted 

 honey (as a certain very few advocate), 

 and it wouldn't be long before it would be 

 utterly impossible to sell any of that kind 

 of honey at all. We believe that bee-keep- 

 ers can ruin the honey market in no other 

 way faster than by "keeping still" and 

 letting adulteration go on without vigorous 

 protest, and exposure and prosecution of 

 the criminals. The Bee-Keepers' Union 

 should, of course, take an active part in 

 putting a stop to honey adulteration, both 

 in securing legislation against it, and then 

 in enforcing it. 



Ifingltain Honey - Knives. — On 



page 548 it will be seen that the prices on 

 the Bingham & Hetherington Uncapping 

 Knives have been greatly reduced. The 

 prices on the Bingham Smokers remain 

 about the same, though several big im- 

 provements have been made in them. 



Hutcliinson on Aclnliteration. — 



We have received the following from Bro. 

 Hutchinson, in reply to our editorial of last 

 week, which of course we are glad to pub- 

 lish: 



Bro. York, can you allow me a few lines 

 of space in which to make clear my views 

 upon this vexing question ? I am as much 

 opposed to the adulteration of honey as 

 any one can be. I am willing to do any- 

 thing honorable to put a stop to the prac- 

 tice. I agree with you that prosecution 

 would be exposure — I do not see how any 

 other view could be taken, but it would be 

 sometkiny else in addition, something that 

 adulterators could appreciate, while simple 

 exposure is something that they care very 

 little about. I have no desire whatever to 

 shield wrong-doers, but if we are exposing 

 adulterators of honey simply for the sake 

 of "exposing evil," let us expose, instead, 

 some other and greater evil, and thus save 

 the prejudice that must attach to our pro- 

 duct from every exposure. 



It is true that the Union had only the 

 Wiley analysis of Mr. Heddon's honey a 

 year ago, but the analysis of the Willard 

 honey is only a repetition of the same kind 

 of evidence, with the exception that the 

 same chemist who made the analysis of the 

 Willard honey also made an analysis of 

 Mr. Jankovsky's honey, and he (Jan- 



kovsky) had to sufifer in consequence, and 

 now another government chemist has pro- 

 nounced the Jankovsky honey pure. If the 

 Heddon case is stronger now than a year 

 ago, why not lay the additional evidence 

 before the Union ? If the Union won't 

 listen to, or act upon, what is considered 

 sufficient evidence, then let us criticise the 

 Union. It has a board of advisement be- 

 fore which important questions can be 

 brought, and this board is composed of 

 sensible men, and it seems that their de- 

 cision ought to have some weight. As the 

 case now stands, I think it is an injustice 

 to Mr. Heddon that he is not prosecuted. 

 Let the matter be investigated, and if any 

 one is to blame because he has not been 

 prosecuted, or because he is not now, let the 

 blame rest v^here It hekm.ys. 



I am willing to join hands with any one 

 in any course that has in it the semblance 

 of a hope that will stop adulteration, but it is 

 perfectly clear to my mind that a continua- 

 tion of the present course of filling the air 

 with words will accomplish no good whatever, 

 while it will eventually lead to the ruination 

 of the extracted honey market. , 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Flint, Mich., April 36, 1894. 



It is scarcely necessary for us to say 

 more than we have already said on this 

 subject. In former editorials we believe 

 we have voiced the sentiments of an over- 

 whelming majority of bee-keepers in the 

 United States. 



We believe the Union has had the "ad- 

 ditional evidence " of the Willard " Heddon 

 honey " placed before it. It could not help 

 having it, if it has read the bee-papers 

 lately, and especially the affidavit on page 

 457 of the Bee Journal. We have not yet 

 heard its decision on this later evidence. 



CouTention j^otices. 



Wisconsin.— The next annual meeting: of 

 the Wisconsin Bee-Keepers'Association willbe 

 held at Madison, on Feb. 8th and 9th, 18P3. 



Madison, Wis. J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec. 



Illinois.— The spring meeting- of the North- 

 ern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the home of Mr. Russell Marsh, in 

 Guilford. III., on May 15, 1894. 



New Milford, 111. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



Michigan. — The Central Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet in convention 

 in the Capitol building at Lansing, Mich., on 

 May 9, 1894, at 9 o'clock, sharp. A good time 

 is looked for. A. D. D. Wood, Sec. 



Lanbing, Mich. 



Tennessee.— The next annual meeting of 

 the East Tennessee. Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Whitesburg, Tenn., beginning 

 on Thursday, August 3U. 1894. All members 

 and other interested in bee-culture are in- 

 vited to attend. H. F. Coleman, Sec. 



Sneedville, Tenn. 



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