Mar. 30, 1899. 



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is reacht beyond which further discussion will not yield a 

 profit. He saj'S : 



"If I have ever written anything- giving' the impression 

 that I believed any one who ivis/il should be allowed to writ^ 

 7vhat he wisht, and /wzi.' he wisht, and that it then became 

 the duty of the editor to publish it, and to allow discussions 

 to run on and on, and to wander where they may — if I have 

 ever g-iven such an impression, I wish to correct it." 



But he believes in giving every one a fair show, and 

 allowing a discussion to go on, even if it does make the fur 

 ^y, "so long as the original subject is kept in vieiv, and per- 

 sonality and abuse do not take the place of argument, and 

 each round brings out new facts and views." 



An Interesting Plan for Conventions was followed at 

 the Brantford, Ont., convention, reported in the Canadian 

 Bee Journal. "The members spoke in consecutive order, 

 I and not otherwise unless to ask a question. When all had 

 spoken, or declined to speak, a few minutes were allowed for 

 general discussions. The first question began with the 

 first gentleman in the circle, the next with the second gen- 

 tleman, and so on all around the circle." So good a plan 

 might well be imported into the lands lying south of 

 Canada. 



Amalgamation.— The Editor of Gleanings thinks that 

 now is the time for a " wedding " to take place between the 

 National and the "United States Union" (will he please take 

 note that the latter is not a Union but an Association ?). 

 seeing that two of the main props of the National refuse to 

 take office again, and that the Manager accepts his office 

 for the last time. It is quite probable that a " wedding " 

 will be announced before verj- long. 



A New Word—" Alright"— has been persistently used 

 by one or two bee-papers on this side, and now its appear- 

 ance in Bee-Chat, an English bee-paper, raises the question 

 whether it is the beginning of another spelling reform, or 

 whether it isja word for which there is some present or past 

 authority. 



The Leahy Mfg. Co.'s catalog for 1899 has come to 

 hand. It quotes prices on a full line of bee-supplies. Their 

 advertisement will be found regularlv in the Bee Journal. 



Editor Hutchinson has gotten up a very nice 20-page 

 advertising pamphlet describing- and illustrating " Some 

 Characteristics of the Bee-Keepers" Review." A copy lies 

 on our desk, and will be appreciated for its artistic beauty. 



Mr. W. a. Pryai,, of ^Alameda Co., Calif., writing us 

 March 16, said : 



" We have just had two days heavy rains in northern 

 and central California, and prospects of more. Good crops 

 are assured. The storm may have reacht the south. The 

 rain is worth millions to us." 



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Mr. Thomas G. Newman, of San Francisco, Calif., 

 writing us March 20, said : 



" All here are tickled that 'the drouth is now broken. 

 The whole State is drencht, but in. the southern part it is 

 said to be too late to give crops. I hope not. This is a 

 peculiar countrj', and ever^-thing depends upon rain at the 

 right time, else all is lost." 



"Good Things From Other Journals " is a new de- 

 partment in the Bee-Keepers' Review, to be selected by Dr. 

 A. B. Mason. In this department he selects the items es- 

 pecially to be commended, commenting upon them, and in 

 some cases emphasizing them by giving some of his own 

 experience. In the March Review he makes his introductory 

 bow, and gives place to two items from the American Bee 

 Journal, and one from Gleanings. The first item is that 

 given by Mr. Doolittle on the advantages of using frames 

 of regular size for nuclei ; the second by the same man is 

 the plan of preventing the robbing of nuclei (if the reader 

 is not thoroly familiar with it he should at once turn back 

 to page 2 of this journal) ; and the third relates, to the re- 

 sources of Cuba as related by Mr. Sonierford, and it inakes 

 the Doctor's head swim to think what big money may be 

 made there by enterprising Yankees. 



Brasilianische Biexenpki.ege is the name of a 

 monthly bee-journal started in Brazil about a year ago. It 

 is printed in the German language, and edited by Emil 

 Schenk, Curityba. State of Parana, Brazil, South America. 

 Its editor requests us to mention his paper in our columns. 

 While doing this, we might add that it is printed monthly, 

 contains 24 pages, at fl.25 a year, illustrating- mostl)' the 

 Brazilian method of bee-keeping, their different kinds of 

 common and stingless bees, and other things of interest. 

 The principal contributor on our American system of bee- 

 keeping appears to be L. Kreutzinger, 2872 N. Hermitage 

 Ave., of this cit)% who is also authorized, as seen from the 

 pages of said journal, to receive subscriptions for that 

 paper from the German-speaking bee-keepers of this country. 



Mr. F. B. Mii.i.S, of Rose Hill, N. Y., is an enterprising- 

 seedsman. The 10-cent due bill that he furnishes to all 

 who write him for a catalog, is proving a verj' liberal offer, 

 and our readers need have no fears that they will be un- 

 fairly dealt with. Better send at once for catalog and get a 

 due bill, which will help pay for your season's seeds. The 

 object in making this liberal otfer is to induce those not 

 acquainted with Mr. Mills to try his seeds for this season. 

 Mr. Mills feels confident that one season's trial will make a 

 permanent customer. Please.. mention the Bee Journal 

 when writing to Mr. Mills or any other of our advertisers. 



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The Inland Printer, of Chicago, in its department 

 of newspaper criticism, had this to say in its March issue, 

 in reference to the American Bee Journal : 



"A careful inspection of the Journal reveals no flaws 

 in its typographical appearance. A most careful attention 

 to every detail is evident." 



Coming as this testimonial does, from the leading- 

 printer's journal of the United States, we appreciate it verj' 

 highly, and will strive to merit the good opinion exprest. 



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What to Eat — the appetizing name of a monthly mag- 

 azine publisht in Minneapolis — devoted a whole page of its 

 March issue to "Honey as Food." copying, upon our sug- 

 gestion, several pages from " York's Honey Almanac." We 

 wish that more magazines would thus publish the truth 

 about honey. It"^ a good thing to keep going. Every bee- 

 keeper should get his local newspaper to make extracts 

 from our almanac. It will help their readers, as well as 

 those who have honey to dispose of. 



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Pres. WhiTCOMb. of the United States Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, is called " The king-bee man of Nebraska." 

 At least that is what the Herald, of Chester, Nebr., called 

 him, when giving over a column of an address he delivered 

 on " The Organization of the Himey-Bee and the Relation 

 of Insects to Flowei-s." We shall expect to hear something- 

 of the eloquence of "King-Bee Whitcorab " at the Philadel- 

 phia convention, next September. He'd better la3' in a 

 good supply before starting. 



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Mr. Aug. J. MuTh, son of the ' late Chas. F. Muth, of 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, died March 4th. The son had just ar- 

 ranged to continue his father's bee-supph' and seed busi- 

 ness, but was called away. This leaves the business for 

 sale, as will be noticed bj- an advertisement on another 

 page. We think it would be a fine opening for some young 

 man with capital and enterprise. 



