THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 29 



December came. With that number I sent expiration notices to 

 all whose subscriptions had expired. Then came a few days' wait 

 for results. Of course those were anxious days. In three or four 

 days came the first report from those notices, and that was a re- 

 newal from J. G. Baillie, Urbana, Ohio. After that they began com- 

 ing in bunches, and while there are still many to renew, yet the 

 response has been sufficient so far to satisfy me that my efforts to 

 keep the Review up to its past excellent standard are at least appre- 

 ciated. With these renewals came many a cheering word which I 

 assure you does much to urge one on to do his best. 



But now the real work begins. Nothing can stand still. It must 

 either advance or retreat. It is not enough to keep the Review up 

 to its past excellent standard; it must be pushed ahead. This means 

 that changes must be made. Sometimes these changes will possibly 

 be for the worse, but I will trust to the good judgment of my sub- 

 scribers to write me a protest when such a move is made. Send me 

 an avalanche of letters and postal cards when I make a mistake. Of 

 course I will make them. Did you ever see anyone who didn't? 

 The target was missed many times before the "bull's-eye'' was hit. 

 I'll furnish the "steam" if you'll furnish the "balance-wheel." When 

 we make a mistake we'll retreat and try again. I have a number of 

 things in view for the betterment of the Review, and they will be 

 carefully considered, and no doubt some of them will be tried out 

 later. 



And that brings us to this issue. We have a brand new cover 

 design. Every time I looked at that four-piece section on the old 

 cover I felt that it was out of date. And yet I didn't want to dis- 

 card the design entirely. So the four-piece section was changed to 

 a one-piece section, the whole design was made smaller, and put 

 down in the corner. Then the wording, or name, was brought out 

 strong in "Old English." The Review is not ashamed of its name, 

 so it is now spelling it right out loud. I am indebted to Wm. Bay- 

 ley, of East Orange, N. J., for the suggestion. Thanks, Friend 

 Bayley. 



Why did I change the type? Because many of my readers are 

 old men. I want those old men to stay with me. There are also 

 many younger men and women whose sight is failing. In fact any 

 of us like to read the larger type because it is easier. So the larger 

 type was selected. This called for more pages, and not to be stingy 

 1 have added eight extra pages. Costs more money? Certainly, but 

 it is worth more. Didn't I say I was going to put my premium 

 money into making a better paper? 



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