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in use. He uses the new Heddon hive, 

 and would have no other. One has only 

 to see him manipu}ate these hives and 

 find the queens, to become convinced 

 that, in his hands at least, they are a 

 tremendous success. 



Mr. Taylor's style as a speaker and 

 writer is quiet, earnest, but very con- 

 vincing. He is candid, very cautieus, 

 and rather conservative ; so those who 

 know him place great weight upon his 

 opinion or judgment. Slow to draw 

 «onclusions, his conclusions rarely need 

 reconsideration. In our literature, in 

 our conventions, and, best of all, in his 

 home city, he is a power. His presence 

 is felt to be of signal advantage. 



That Mr. Taylor's neighbors appre- 

 ciate his worth is evinj^ed in the fact 

 that he was elected to our State Senate 

 in 1888, where he was an able and in- 

 fluential member. He is renominated 

 for the position, and, with almost no 

 doubt, will be re-elected. 



4Ir. Taylor has been a member of the 

 chirch for over thirty years. He is an 

 elder in the Presbyterian church, and 

 thus again honors, and is loyal to, his 

 Scotch descent. But there is no need to 

 publish the fact that Senator Taylor is 

 a Christian. The fact shines out in all 

 his life and acts. He is a true, clean, 

 reverent man — one of the men that 

 always make us feel better when we 

 have associated with them. 



Mr. Taylor has been married for 

 nearly a quarter of a century. His wife 

 is a fit companion for such a husband. 

 Like hef husband, she takes great in- 

 terest in religion, temperance, and all 

 else that is good and helpful to others. 

 Though they have none of those best 

 adornments of the home — sweet, loving 

 children — yet their home is one of those 

 social centers that so richly bless every 

 community where they are found. 



A. J. Cook. 



As mentioaed in the third from the 

 last pa?ragraph of the foregoing, Mr. 

 Taylor was not only renominated as 

 Senator in 1890, but was re-elected. 



The latest, and perhaps the best api- 

 arian news about Mr. T., is thajt he has 

 lately been ap^poinfecd manager of the 

 Michigan Apicultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion. We may now lodk for something 

 very interesting and exceedingly helpful 

 to the industry of boe-keeping as the re- 

 sult of hte efforts as an experimenter in 

 bee-keeping. 



We hope that Hon. R. L. Taylor may 



live yet many years to bless the cause of 

 apiculture with his brilliant mfind and 

 labors. 



**A Iflotleru Bee-Farm and Its 



Economic Management." is the title of a 

 splendid book on practical bee-culture, by 

 Mr. S. Simmins. of England. It is 5^x8^ 

 inches in size, and contains 270 pages, 

 nicely illustrated, and bound in cloth. It 

 shows " how bees may be cultivated as a 

 means of livelihood; as a health -giving 

 pursuit ; and as a source of recreation to 

 the busy man." It also illustrates how 

 profits may be ' ' made certain by growing 

 crops yielding the most honey, having also 

 other uses ; and by judgment in breeding a 

 good working strain of bees." Price, post- 

 paid, from this oflBce, $1.00; or clubbed witjh 

 the Bee Journal for one year, for §1.70. 



"The 'Winter Pro1>lem in 



Bee-Keeping" is the title of a splendid 

 pamphlet by Mr. G. E,. Pierce, of Iowa, 

 a bee-keeper of 26 years' experience. It 

 is 6x9 inches in size, has 76 pages and 

 is a clear exposition of the conditions 

 essential to success in the winter and 

 spring management of the apiary. Price, 

 postpaid, 50 cents ; or given as a pre- 

 mium for getting one new subscriber to 

 the Bee Journal for a year. Clubbed 

 with the Bee Journal one year for 

 $1.30. Send to us for a copy. 



Almost Every Bee-Book that is now 

 published we mention on the third 

 page of this issue of the Bee Journal. 

 Look over the list and select what you 

 want. For every new yearly subscriber 

 that you secure for us at $1.00, we will 

 allow you 25 cents, to apply on the 

 purchase of any book we have for sale. 

 This is a rare chance to get some valua- 

 able apicultural reading-matter, and at 

 the same time aid in spreading helpful 

 apiarian knowledge among your friends. 



Dr. ]tliller's " A Year Among the 

 Bees " is a book of over 100 pages. It 

 commences with the necessary work in 

 the spring, and runs through the entire 

 year, detailing the methods of doing, as 

 well as telling when to do, all that 

 should be done in the apiary. Bound in 

 cloth. Price, postpaid, 50 cents ; or 

 clubbed with the Bee Journal for one 

 year, for $1.35. 



A Binder for holding a year's num- 

 bers of the Bee Journal we mail for 

 only 50 cents; or «Wubbed with the 

 Journal for $1.40. 



