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and provided with an opening, and a 

 queen-excluder connecting the box and 

 the hive, and composed of two blocks 

 secured together, and having their op- 

 posed faces provided with recesses, a 

 perforated plate interposed between the 

 blocks, and tubular conductors extend- 

 ing from outer faces of the block and 

 adapted to fit in tha openings of the 

 hatching-box and the hive, substantially 

 as described. 



3. A bee-escape comprising a board 

 provided with a central opening, and 

 having recesses arranged at the sides of 

 the opening, an upper plate secured to 

 the board and arranged over the central 

 opening, and provided with openings, a 

 lower plate secured to the board and 

 arranged below the central opening, and 

 the series ,of angle-pieces interposed be- 

 tween the plates and arranged in the 

 form of a star, and forming contracted 

 bee-openings, substantially as and for 

 the purpose described. 



Some Very Kind Words have 

 been said editorially in all the bee-pe- 

 riodicals regarding the recent improve- 

 ments in the general appearance of the 

 American Bee Journal. We have ap- 

 preciated all such references very much 

 indeed. The following is the latest, and 

 comes from the November number of the 

 American Bee-Keeper : 



The American Bee Journal certainly 

 shows an instillation of young blood in 

 its editorial department and general 

 make-up. It now appears with an en- 

 graved title page, which adds very much 

 to its general appearance. The differ- 

 ent departments also have new engraved 

 headings. Friend York's face appears 

 at the head of the editorial column in a 

 "Globe" veil, and the column is entitled 

 "Editorial Buzzings." We suppose the 

 illustration goes to show that the editor 

 is impervious to what his contemporaries 

 may say of him, good, bad, or indiffer- 

 ent. We hope, however, he will hear 

 only good of himself. 



The " supposition " in the latter part 

 of the paragraph is quite true. So long 

 as we live our motto--" Do right and 

 fear no one" — we shall not worry about 

 what others may say of us. We expect 

 to stick to that motto through life, and 

 can only trust that we may be so fortu- 

 nate as to enjoy the "hope" so kindly 

 expressed in the last sentence above. 



Sweetening the Neighbors 



by giving them honey is beautifully com- 

 mented on by Mr. John F. Gates, in the 

 Canadian Bee Journal. He says it is a 

 most excellent way to keep on good 

 terms with them, and appropriately 

 calls it a " peace recipe," the bee-keeper 

 furnishing the honey which the " recipe" 

 requires. 



He mentioned the fact of his neighbors 

 shedding tears, when, having sold his 

 farm, he removed t« another part of the 

 country. Among other things that were 

 suggested, came the inquiry, "Who will 

 give us honey when Mr. Gates is gone 

 away ?" He says : " The thought never 

 occurred to them that my bees some- 

 times were too inquisitive in their af- 

 fairs, and not infrequently in a pointed 

 and painful way. But giving your 

 neighbors honey is but a small part of 

 this recipe for peace ; in fact, it merely 

 opens the way, and is only incidentally 

 connected with the greater and higher 

 aim which all should have in view in 

 bringing others to feel and realize what 

 kind of life we should live." 



It pays to be neighborly, and nothing 

 will so win the good-will and insure the 

 kindly interest of neighbors, like cater- 

 ing to the "sweet tooth" which each 

 one of them possesses. Nothing is ever 

 lost in so doing, while often very much 

 is gained. 



A Honey-Day Edition of the 



Longmont, Colo., Times was issued after 

 the late meeting of the Colorado State 

 Bee-Keepers' Honey-Day meeting, held 

 at that place. This shows enterprise, 

 and a great interest in the pursuit. It 

 contained the portraits of seven promi- 

 nent local bee-keepers, and four api- 

 aries. All told, there are eight pages 

 11x15 inches in size, devoted to "Api- 

 culture." On another page of this issue 

 of the Bee Journal, we publish an arti- 

 cle about bee-keeping in Colorado, writ- 

 ten by Mr. H. Knight, the efficient Sec- 

 retary of the association. We hope to be 

 able to publish other essays read there. 



