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work outside her own line of business. 

 For years the question of a good wagon 

 bridge across the Saiado river had been 

 discussed, but year after year passed, 

 and no bridge. At last Mrs. Sherman, 

 one day in February, started out with a 

 petition, and secured 175 names, peti- 

 tioning for the bridge immediately. 

 Getting two other ladies to accompany 

 her, she presented it to the Commis- 

 sioners, and gave them to understand 

 that they would take no denial. In July 

 following, the citizens of Saiado had the 

 pleasure of driving over the new iron 

 bridge— a lasting monument to the en- 

 ergy of one woman. 



In many ways Mrs. Sherman has 

 helped others, and to members of her 

 own family, who were needy, she has 

 been kind and generous. She cared for 

 her aged mother until Death called the 

 mother away, and now she tenderly 

 looks after her father, who is 81 years 

 of age. 



Such a life as Mrs. Sherman's furnishes 

 many lessons to those willing to learn 

 them. Such devotion as a mother, such 

 energy as a willing worker, such sensi- 

 ble, business capacity in a woman must 

 ever inspire other women, and encour- 

 age many a toiling bread-winner. 



I take great pleasure in sending this 

 tribute of my respect and friendship for 

 Mrs. Sherman. We are both residents 

 of the same little village, and I cannot 

 help feeling proud of what she has ac- 

 complished from a woman's standpoint. 

 Having been born in Chicago, in its early 

 days, I would be glad to see her receive 

 there the place and recognition which is 

 being given to so many noble women at 

 the "White City." 



Kate A. Orgain. 



FROM THE STINGER. 



" Hutchy " is a dandy, 

 Hasty is quite " sandy," 

 The Review is very handy, 

 All are sweet as candy — 

 And not like " Handy- Andy." 



Dr. C. C. Miller has a very readable 

 column-article in a recent number of the 

 Youth's Companion, entitled, " Bees on 

 the Defensive." Between the Ladies' 

 Home Journal, the Companion, and 

 other publications other than the bee- 

 papers, the Doctor manages to give the 

 public a good deal of information about 

 bees and honey. 



Mrs. Jennie Atchley is unlike most 

 women — she has given away her age in 

 Gleanings for Oct. 1st. She was 36 

 years of age on July 14, 1893— quite 

 young for a woman who is the champion 

 queen-breeder of the world, and also the 

 mother of eight children, the oldest of 

 whom is about 19 years of age, and the 

 youngest three months ! 



If the Lone Star State should ever 

 give a premium to the largest queen- 

 rearer in that State, it would also be 

 well for it to give a premium to the 

 parents who do the most to populate the 

 State. It looks as if the Atchleys, pere 

 et mere, are in a way to carry off both 

 such prizes, should they be offered. I 

 believe the French government offers a 

 premium of some sort to the parents of 

 families reaching a certain number. 



Mr. Mclntyre, the bright young api- 

 arist, and President of the California 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, gives 

 an illustrated descriptive article of his 

 giant honey-extractor in Qleaninqs of 

 Oct. 1st. It is an 8-frame, automatic 

 reversible machine, propelled by water- 

 power. It is his invention, and works 

 like a charm. He has extracted 44,000 

 pounds of honey with it the past season. 

 It is probably the boss honey extractor 

 of America. Score one for Mclntyre 

 and California. 



Whoop, la ! 5,000 queens will be the 

 out-put of the Atchley queen-yards this 

 year. Just think of it ! Who says that 

 new blood is not being introduced into 

 our American apiaries ? It looks as if 

 it is being infused into Apis Americana 

 with a vengeance. It is therefore no 

 wonder that the American " Dago bees " 

 are a finer race than the parent stock. 

 With such a standing " ad." in her favor, 

 I wonder that Mrs. Atchley advertises 

 at all. But when I come to think of it, 

 it was through the liberal use of prin- 

 ter's ink, along with fair dealing, that 

 the good woman achieved the success 

 that has crowned her efforts. 



Here is one of ^Esop's " cunningly de- 

 vised fables," that seems appropriate in 

 this department of the Bke Journal : 



"There was once a meddlesome young 

 boy who led himself up to a hive of hon- 

 est, busy bees to meddle some. He 

 stuck his stick into the gum, and there- 

 by a meddlesome little bee built a fire on 

 the end of the bad boy's nose. Not sat- 

 isfied with the first round, he blows him- 

 self full of rage and strides forth to rile 

 the bees once more. His stick is thrust 



