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VOL. XXX. CHICAGO, ILL, NOVEMBER 3, 1892. NO. 19. 



" Thou Cheerful Bee, come freely, come, 



And travel round my woodbine bower ; 

 Delight me with thy wandering hum. 



And rouse me from my musing hour. 

 Oh ! try no more those tedious fields. 



Come taste the sweets my garden yields ; 

 The treasure of each blooming vine, 



The bud and blossom all are thine." 



Successful bee-keepers take bee- 

 papers and keep posted in their business, 

 wisely says an exchange. 



Bro. Hutchinson, in the Octo- 

 ber number of the Review, makes this 

 kindly and congratulatory reference to 

 the recent improvements in the appear- 

 ance of the Bee Journal : 



The American Bee Journal, the 

 "old reliable," the oldest bee journal in 

 the country, shows no sign of decrepi- 

 tude. It comes out with a brand new 

 full-page illustration on its front page, 

 and at the head of each department of 

 the paper is a characteristic illustration. 

 Such signs of prosperity and enterprise 

 are very pleasant to see in a deserving 

 journal like the American Bee Journal. 



This Number is almost a conven- 

 tion number, but you will find much of 

 interest in the reports of proceedings. 

 Sisters Harrison and Stow say some real 

 sweet things in their essays. Read them. 



Have You Learned anything of 

 value to the pursuit during the past 

 season ? If so, why not write out your 

 experience, and thus help some other 

 member of the fraternity ? The Bee 

 Journal columns exist for the very 

 purpose of recording in permanent form 

 just such valuable information as you 

 may now be able to give. Let us hear 

 from you. 



Poor Seasons come to the farmer 

 and horticulturist as well as to the bee- 

 keeper. In fact, there is no business in 

 the world that has not its " ups and 

 downs," at some time or another. You 

 may be passing through the very kind 

 of an experience that is best for you, if 

 you could but realize it. 



The future in many a man's life has 

 looked dark and full of evil forbodings, 

 but when he reached that dreaded time, 

 what seemed like insurmountable bar- 

 riers, or " lions in the way " of his prog- 

 ress, had vanished, and an apparently 

 beclouded future proved to be radiant 

 with the smiles of sunshine and happi- 

 ness. Don't be discouraged, but rather 

 look about you and draw inspiration and 

 encouragement from the fact that others 

 whom you may see and know are worse 

 off than youself. 



Riches and prosperity do not always 

 bring to their possessor the greatest 



