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I niij^ht state that another reason why the Xational Association 

 will never be a trust that will ofiprcss the pecjple as other trusts 

 have done, is the fact that the class of men who are enf;aged today 

 in the production and sale of honey are not of that class who are 

 living- for self alone. They have higher notions than that of extor- 

 tion. A\'hat a rare thing is it to hear of a professional bee-keeper 

 applying; for a patent to protect him in his discoveries or inventions, 

 in his line of work, with the view of making' money out of it. He 

 seems to have liii:^her motixes than that of extortion or the taking- 

 of nsnry, but rather prefers to adopt the scriptural admonition that 

 "freely thou hast received, freely give.'' there being something- in 

 the association with bees and their work in securing honey from 

 nature's flowers, that induces him t(^ act honestl}'. 



MORE TIMZ: AT MEETINGS NEEDED. 



It appears to me that we do not give ourselves the time at oiu" 

 meetings that the importance of our calling- demands, instead of a 

 feiv honrs for discussion at which time the election of officers and 

 routine business is crowded in. wc should at least take oitc entire day, 

 or a day and night for our discussions. I recently attended a 

 poultrv association, exhibited chickens, etc.. and four entire days 

 were consumed, including the evenings until ]ii o'clock. Wliich is 

 the most important, bees or biddy f 



Xow in conclusion, brother bee-keepers, should foul-brood get 

 in your apiary or a bad season occur as in Oklahoma and in many 

 other states the ])ast year, do not get diseourai:;ed and ne(:;lect yonr 

 bees. Rememl^er that 



This world is not as bad a world 



As some would like to make it ; 

 Though whether g-ood or whether bad 

 Depends u]ion how we take it. 

 A'ictoria. Texas. 



Comments on Articles in February Revie'w. 



J. L. BYER. 



' " jf^ 1\ I E X D TYRRELL: February Rkx'ikvn- came to hand a few 

 Jl\ days ago. and 1 feel prompted to make a few comiuents on some 

 of the articles contained in the same. First. I notice the name 

 of Ht)mer Alathewson, and that reminds me that he was one of the 

 chaps that helped to make my visit to Albany in the fall of '10, an 

 occasion always to be remembered with pleasure. Mr. Alathewson 

 lives not so very far from the home of our departed friend, Afr. 

 Alexander, and he certainly is a real disciple of the latter insofar 

 as s])ring feeding is concerned. Speaking of the Alexander feeder. 



