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VOL. XXXIII. CHICAGO. ILL. MAY 17, 1894. 



NO. 20. 



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Mrs. Atcliley's i^cliool " copy " bas 

 been delayed, but we expect to have 

 another lesson next week, and regularly 

 thereafter, at least each alternate week. It 

 will be very interesting and profitable, and 

 we hope that every beginner, as well as the 

 more experienced, will avail themselves of 

 Mrs. Atchley's practical lessons. 



Ifloi-e Honors for l*rof. fjool^. — 



Since Prof. Cook located in California he 

 has been elected President of two bee- 

 associations — the California State and the 

 Los Angeles County, the latter meeting 

 monthly, we believe. It shows that the 

 bee-keepers of the " Sunset State " know a 

 good man when they see him. But please 

 don't work the willing Professor too hard! 



W^iiiterecl Well. ^Almost every mail 

 announces that bees have wintered well, 

 and are in excellent condition for business. 

 It seems that the cold weather the latter 

 part of March made but little difference so 

 far as concerns the strength of the colonies 

 that were out-doors at that time. What is 

 needed now is good weather, so that the 

 bees can take advantage of fruit-bloom, 

 and get ready for the white honey harvest 

 in June here in the North. 



Soiiietliin;;' Piiiiiiy. — The erratic 

 article which Mr. Latham dissects on page 

 630 of this number, was also sent us by Mr. 

 Thos. Thurlow, of Pennsylvania, who re- 

 marked thus about it: 



Inclosed find an article from one of our 

 daily papers. Evidently the " schoolmas- 

 ter is abroad," as far as bee-knowledge 

 goes. You might want a humorous article 

 sometime, and this is as funny as the 

 Chinese letters. Thos. Thurlow. 



We might say that to those who are not 

 familiar with what was contained in the 

 older cyclopedias, it will pass as very 

 funny. Indeed, the veterans will probably 

 enjoy it, as it will bring back the crude 

 notions of half a century ago. There must 

 be a very sleepy spot about a daily paper 

 that would allow such antiquated stuff to 

 appear in its columns. Some others of our 

 readers may attempt to separate the true 

 from the false in its statements. Don't. 

 The insane asylums are full enough now. 



A CiJencroiis KainfVill has come to 

 this section of the country the past few 

 weeks, which has greatly helped the growth 

 of early-planted crops. It should also go a 

 good ways toward assuring an abundance 

 of blossoms for the bees to work upon. We 

 hope the highest expectations of bee-keep- 

 ers may this year be realized in the gather- 

 ing of a large crop of honey. 



A ^Vell Mei'itetl Honor.— In the 



Canadian Bee Journal for May we find this 

 pleasing item : 



Congratulations are in order. Miss S. E. 

 Pettit, a daughter of S. T. Pettit, of Bel- 

 mont, has graduated in medicine at the 

 Cleveland, Ohio, Medical College, taking 



