1891 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



951 



a ladies" boudoir: and. with wife and those 

 twins, who are now almost young ladies" and so 

 near alike that you want to put a distinguish- 

 ing mark on one. the Hutchinson home has a 

 certain atmosphere of retinenient: and we cer- 

 tainly think that the Reviciv's success is, in a 

 measure, due to the wife's fair hands and twins" 

 nimble lingers. Reader of the Rerieu", remem- 

 ber, when you look at its pages, that it comes 

 from a humble but beautiful American home, 

 and should receive your hearty support. The 

 i?ei,iicir thus occupies a unique position among 

 our bee-periodicals. It was started with the 

 avowed purpose of the editor to publish a jour- 

 nal that would stand upon its own merits, and 

 not depend upon a large supply-business for its 

 successful continuance. There have been very 

 many predictions as to its failure; but we believe 

 it has not skipped a number since it was started. 



result in better work for the fraternity. The 

 Review, however, is an established success with 

 Bro. H. in the editorial chair. With a growing 

 subscription list his efforts will also grow to 

 meet the demands of the hour. 



In the morning Bro. H. suggested that we go 

 to Lapeer and see the Hon. R. L. Taylor and 

 his apiary. Our journey of 30 miles was quick- 

 ly made by rail. After reaching the station we 

 had an opportunity to stretch our legs a whole 

 mile by walking. As it was not near dinner 

 time we took our time, and sauntered along, 

 and inspected a stone -eater on the way — of 

 course, it was a stone-eater. There were the 

 jaws and the stone. Feed the jaws and the 

 stone came out just right to make roads with. 

 That"s the kind of roads they make in Lapeer. 

 We fee! like writing a whole ramble on this 

 very subject, but will not at this time inflict 



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W. Z. HUTCHINSON AND R. L. TAYLOR S APIARY, LAPEER, MICH. 



Bro. H. is a prolific writer in his chosen pursuit, 

 and has a faculty for touching upon those 

 points that are of vital interest to the practical 

 bee - keeper. Bro. Root staited Gleaning.s 

 amid the busy whir of a few buzz-saws. The 

 whir and Gleanings have had a steady 

 growth, and. being co-workers, a separation of 

 them would probably be a damage if not ruin 

 to both. Gleanings would not be Gleanings 

 without that whir, and we want it as it is. 



The American Bee Journal also fills and im- 

 portant niche, being the only weekly. We are 

 often posted on the progress of apiculture, and 

 would certainly miss its frequent visits. These 

 three publications seem to take the lead in our 

 literature. Our'other papers are no doubt giv- 

 ing moi'e than the small subscription price; but 

 it has been our opinion that a concentration of 

 subscriptions upon a few publications would 



our observation upon you, and will only say 

 that the stone-crusher is, in many portions of 

 the country, lifting the disgrace from our coun- 

 try roads and making them delightful to travel 

 upon. 



Upon our arrival at the ueatTaylor residence 

 we were disappointed to find that R. L. had not 

 I'eturned from his arduous duties at the State 

 capital, of law-making and looking out for the 

 interests of bee-keepers. Bro. H. seemed per- 

 fectly at home in the Taylor family, and a 

 pleasant hour was passed. Mrs. T. trying to 

 make amends for the absence of her husband, 

 she succeeded admirably, especially at the lat- 

 ter end of the hour when we sat down to a 

 bountiful dinner. We know R. L. Taylor is a 

 happy man. The queen of his home is a visible 

 demonstration of it. After dinner we were 

 given full liberty to examine the apiary. Mr. 



