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VOL. XXXI. CHICAGO, ILL, JANUARY 5, 1893. 



NO. 1. 



Senator Hilton is what we shall 

 have to call our friend Geo. E. Hilton 

 now, as he was elected to the position of 

 Senator of the State of Michigan at the 

 last election. It is indeed an honorable 

 office, and bee-keepers will be glad to 

 know that they have such able repre- 

 sentatives of their interests in the Legis- 

 lature, as are Hon. E. L. Taylor and 

 Hon. Geo. E. Hilton. We don't care 

 what color a man's politics may be, so 

 long as he does not fear to always stand 

 up and be counted on the side of the 

 right. 



"LrOvely Oleaning^s^' is what 

 we said after reading the number for 

 Dec. 15th, which was something of a 

 holiday number. It well deserves to be 

 called the illustrated bee-paper of Amer- 

 ica, as almost every issue contains such 

 beautiful pictures. May its subscription 

 list become longer and longer, and its 

 " shadow ne'er grow less," is the New 

 Year wish of the old Amekican Bee 

 JouBNAL for our Brothers Root. 



Xlie Time for Reading: is now 



at hand, and in order to be equipped for 

 all operations next spring in the apiary, 

 you should " digest " one or more of the 

 excellent bee-books, as well as the 

 weekly " viands " brought to you in the 

 Bee Jouknal. We would refer you to 

 our complete book-list on the third page 

 of every number of this paper, where 

 you will find everything that heart or 

 mind could wish for in the way of stan- 

 dard and practical bee-literature. When 

 renewing your subscription, order some 

 good book that you can refer to as a 

 sort of " dictionary " while reading the 

 Bee JouKNAii. 



On page 20, Mr. Doolittle has an 

 article just packed with excellent advice 

 for bee-keepers to heed during the win- 

 ter season. Read it, and then profit 

 by it. 



** Bees and Honey "—page 5. 



Xhirty-T^wo Years Ag^o this 

 month the Amebican Bee Joubnal, was 

 born. With this issue it begins its 33rd 

 year. Many have been the changes 

 that have taken place within its history, 

 covering nearly a third of a century. 

 Numerous and valuable have been the 

 improvements from time to time that 

 have resulted from the eflforts of those 

 who have labored for the advancement 

 of the pursuit of apiculture. 



Upon the pages of this first-born of 

 American bee-papers have been recorded 

 the investigations and discoveries of a 

 people whose lives have been unselfishly 



