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on dangerous ground ; and any one that 

 advocates such a course before the public, 

 surely must have a disregard for the 

 best interests of the bee-keeping fra- 

 ternity. 



Here is what Mr. Newman has to say 

 on the subject : 



Friend York : — While I know you 

 have decided to keep the discussion 

 about that swindle, so-called "sugar- 

 honey," out of the Bee Journal, I must 

 ask you to let me define my position. 

 My friends, who know that I have al- 

 ways fought with all my might, such 

 frauds, want to know now where I 

 stand. One of my last editorials was 

 devoted to this matter, and may be 

 found on page 247 of the Bee Journal 

 for Feb. 18, 1892. I have not changed 

 my views on it since then, when I said: 

 "To put it into practice, would be to 

 kill the industry, and hold its advocates 

 up to view as a set of base swindlers." 

 Thos. G. Newman. 



Chicago, Ills., Dec. 23, 1892. 



After reading the foregoing, though 

 perhaps a little more emphatic than we 

 would wish to put the case, in the main 

 it expresses our views on the subject. 

 All will now know why we have not per- 

 mitted its discussion. While we do most 

 sincerely respect both Prof. Cook and 

 Mr. Hutchinson, and believe that they 

 are great powers in the bee-keeping 

 world, yet we must say that we think it 

 was very unwise to discuss the subject 

 at all. 



With the hope that the unfortunate 

 affair may soon be forgotten, and result 

 in no harm to the pursuit, we turn from 

 this questionable subject to others less 

 dangerous and more promising of good 

 to bee-keeping. 



The Programme of the Ver- 

 mont State convention was received, but 

 not in time for publication in last week's 

 Bee Journal. Of course it would be 

 useless to put it in this number, as the 

 convention will be in session before we 

 mail this issue. It is, however, a very 

 interesting list of topics, and the report 

 will be looked forward to with much 

 eagerness by all. 



Paddock Pure Food Bill.— 



Prof. Cook writes us as follows on Sena- 

 tor Paddock's Bill now before Congress : 



I say Amen to Mr. S. H. Mallory's 

 article on page 796. If the Paddock 

 Bill is enough, then let us urge its pas- 

 sage with all our might. Mr. Editor, 

 why not you examine it, and if good, 

 send a page in the next American Bee 

 Journal for each of us to copy, as a 

 petition to Congress to have it passed? 

 Let us act at once. A. J. Cook. 



We are now in correspondence with 

 Senator Paddock, and as soon as we 

 have anything definite to offer we will 

 give it to our readers. From what we 

 have so far investigated, we think that 

 Bill will cover what bee-keepers need to 

 help them annihilate adulterators and 

 their criminal work. 



The Officers for 1893, of the 



Michigan State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, elected at the Lansing meeting on 

 Dec. 15th, are as follows : 



President, Hon. R. L. Taylor, of La- 

 peer ; Vice-President, J. A. Pearce, of 

 Grand Rapids ; Secretary, W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson, of Flint ; and Treasurer, M. H. 

 Hunt, of Bell Branch. 



Prof. Cook reports that they had a 

 " fine meeting ;" and Bro. Hutchinson 

 says it " was not very largely attended, 

 but mostly by prominent men, and there 

 was some very interesting discussion." 



We expect soon to publish the report. 



Portraits of Bee-Keepers. - 



Beginning with Jan. 1, 1893, we are 

 arranging to publish a biographical 

 sketch with portrait, of some prominent 

 bee-keeper, in every issue of the Bee 

 Journal for the ensuing year. This 

 will make it a veritable historical album, 

 besides containing everything of interest 

 relating to the pursuit of bee-keeping. 

 The old American Bee Journal for 

 1893 promises to be more attractive 

 and valuable than ever. Send us your 

 subscription ?ioi<;, so that you may be 

 sure to have the very first number of 

 the new year. 



