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VOL XXX. CHICAGO, ILL, NOVEMBER 17, 1892. NO. 21. 



Thy Task may well seem over-hard 

 Who seatterest in a thankless soil 



Thy life as seed, with no reward 

 Save that which duty gives to toil. 



Yet do thy work ; it shall succeed 

 In thine or in another's day ; 



And if denied the victor's meed, 

 Thou shalt not lack the toiler's pay. 



— Whittier. 



Mr. J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka, 

 Ala., mentioned on page 593, was mar- 

 ried on Oct. 30, 1892, at Little Rock, 

 Ark., to Mrs. Carrie Bulger, formerly of 

 Wetumpka. The Bee Journal repeats 

 its congratulations, and wishes them a 

 happy life, sweetened with the " honey " 

 from hearts bedewed with the "nectar 

 of love." 



Mr. R.. F\ Holtermann, one of 



our Canadian friends, has assumed the 

 management of the apiarian department 

 of the Canadian Live Stock and Farm 

 Journal. Friend H. will make it inter- 

 esting for the readers of that paper, on 

 account of his ability as a practical bee- 

 keeper and ready writer. His name and 

 writings are well known to our readers. 



Honey Adulteration is pretty 

 thoroughly discussed on page 663, by 

 Prof. Cook. Read all of it. Next week 

 Thomas G. Newman will have an article 

 in the Bee Journal, upon this same 

 subject. In that article Mr. Newman 

 expresses so clearly and forcibly our own 

 views upon the matter, that we think it 

 unnecessary to repeat here, but simply 

 call your attention to both what Prof 

 Cook says this week, and what Mr. 

 Newman will say next week. We may 

 have something to say then. After 

 reading the two articles, we want to 

 hear what the readers of the Bee Jour- 

 nal have to say about the subject, and 

 also " what you are going to do about it." 



The North American.— It has 



been suggested that we ask the readers 

 of the Bee Journal what they think 

 of holding the next meeting of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association in 

 Washington during the holidays when 

 reduced rates may be secured. Please 

 drop us a postal card now, and let us 

 know your opinion of it. We will pub- 

 lish the replies as received. Let all who 

 are likely to attend, express themselves 

 on the matter of holding the meeting 

 during the holidays. 



For Chapped Hands or face, 

 try oat-meal gruel to which a little honey 

 has been added. 



'•Bees and Honey"— page 653. 



