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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



book of 52 pages, called "The Amateur Bee- 

 Keeper," that is designed to satisfy just 

 this demand. It tells very briefly and 

 clearly just those things that a beginner 

 would like to know. It is well illustrated, 

 and well printed. 



In calling attention to Mr. Rouse's val- 

 uable little work, Gleanings spoke thus 

 about it : 



The " Amateur Bee-Keeper," by J. W. 

 Rouse, is the name of a sprightly little 

 work intended especially for beginners. It 

 seems to be correct in method, and reliable 

 and orthodox in its teachings. It covers 

 the whole range of practical apiculture, 

 and yet is sufficiently full so as not to be 

 misleading. 



We have a few of these 25-cent books left, 

 and if ordered before Aug. 1st, we will mail 

 them at 20 cents each, or club it with the 

 Bee Journal for one year — both for only 

 $1.10. 



I^" The package in which extracted 

 honey will sell best, must be decided by the 

 dem&TnA.—Quinhy. 



The Family of Bro. W. J. Cullinan 

 are in deep sorrow, caused by the death of 

 their darling baby boy on June 8th. We 

 received the following letter from Bro. 

 Cullinan just a little too late for last week's 

 number of the Bee Journal : 



Friend York :— For the first time in ten 

 years of married life the Angel of Death 

 has entered our household and taken from 

 us our little 8-months'-old son — Lewis J. M. 

 — which sad event occurred on Friday 

 afternoon, June 8th. Just as he was twin- 

 ing himself into our afl'ections, God called 

 him to join the angel choirs in Heaven. We 

 were loth to give him up, but we bow in 

 humble submission to His holy will, and 

 trust that our lives may be so modeled that 

 when our task on earth is ended, we may 

 be prepared to meet our little angel in that 

 bright haven of eternal rest, where all is 

 joy and peace and love, and where sickness, 

 sorrow and death may not enter in. 



Quincy, 111. W. J. Cullinan. 



The bereaved family have our sincere 

 sympathy in their sadness, and doubtless 

 that of all the readers of the Bee Journal. 



Keal K»«tate. — We have received the 

 following from some one who signs himself 

 "Business:" 



Mr. Editor:— Wouldn't it be a good idea 

 to have the real estate department sep- 

 arate ? In the Bee Journal for June 7th, 

 is a page and a half from Dr. Gallup. He 

 is an interesting writer, and I have no fault 



to find with your publishing his article, but 

 ought you to oblige me to read it ? Per- 

 haps you think you don't. Well, it's this 

 way. I don't want to lose any chance of 

 learning about bees, so for fear I would 

 lose if I didn't read it, I am obliged to read 

 through the page and a half without find- 

 ing a thing about bees. When I'm very 

 much hurried with my work, and don't 

 care a straw about California real estate, 

 I submit that I feel a little vexed. Still, if 

 there's no way of helping it, there's so 

 much about bees that's of value that I'll 

 wade through all the stufi: you choose to 

 put in if you think the rest of the family 

 want it. Business. 



Well, to tell the truth, we do feel sorry 

 for " Business," for no doubt he's a very 

 busy man, and ought not to be required to 

 "wade through" so much "stuff." But 

 we supposed everybody was interested in 

 anything about California, whether on 

 bees or otherwise, and had thought a little 

 variety in the contents of the Bee Jour- 

 nal would not be seriously objected to. 

 We believe this is the first criticism of the 

 kind we have ever received, so we don't 

 think that the objection obtains to any 

 very great extent. 



Still, we must confess that there has been 

 considerable space in the Bee Journal de- 

 voted to what might be termed "real es- 

 tate matters " the past few months, and 

 yet we had thought it was all in the in- 

 terest of aiding our readers in various 

 ways — physically, "educationally," or 

 financially. But hereafter, we'll try to 

 avoid the real estate business — so as to 

 please Mr. "Business," and may be some 

 others. 



IJ^" When renewing his subscription to 



the Bee Journal for another year on May 



i 31st, Mr. Levi DeFreest, of New York, 



wrote, " A most excellent journal, and well 



worth the money." 



Courses iu Entomology at the 



University of California, located at Berke- 

 ley, include these two items under " Apicul- 

 ture:" 



a. Lectures, laboratory and apiary work, 

 twice a week during the second term. 



h. Supplemental laboratory and apiary 

 work once a week during the second term. 



Prof. C. W. Woodworth has chai'ge of 

 the entomological and apicultural work at 

 the California Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, which is in connection with the 

 University of California. 



