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EDITOR. 



Vol, XXVIII, Noy,lU891, 1,20, 



Editorial Buzzijigs, 



We KiioTii^ the little busy bee. 

 Of which the poets sing. 



Points out a moral to us all. 

 And does it with its sting, 



Every Day is filled with useful 

 lessons, if we would but observe, note, 

 and learn as we go. 



Our Friend, Hon. Eugene Secor, 

 is now editing the Apiarian Department 

 in the Farmer and Breeder, published at 

 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



"When their labor is over for the 

 day the bees rest in chains suspended 

 from the ceiling of their habitation, one 

 bee clinging by its forefeet to the hind 

 feet of the one above it, until it seems 

 impossible that the upper one can be 

 strong enough to support the weight of 

 so many hundreds. — Professor Jaeger, 



Olass ill Crates when shipping 

 comb-honey was the subject of an edi- 

 torial on page 135. After stating the 

 Ruling of the Western Classification 

 Committee, on June 23, 1891, that 

 "honey in comb packed in boxes having 

 glass fronts, should not be received for 

 shipment, unless fronts are fully covered 

 and protected," we remarked thus : 

 "We must labor with the committee, 

 and try to have the order revoked." 



This advice has been acted upon by 

 quite a number of apiarists all over the 

 Northwest, and again bee-keepers are 

 successful, as will be seen by the follow- 

 ing letter from Byron Walker, dated at 

 Glen Haven, Wis., on, Nov. 4, 1891 : 



You can tell the readers of the 

 American Bee Journal that I have 

 secured a ruling from J. H. Ripley, 

 allowing honey in cases with glass 

 fronts to be shipped in "crates" pro- 

 tecting but 7iot concealing the glTiss. I 

 sent him one of my packages ready for 

 shipment, and put the facts in the case 

 before him in writing. This rule takes 

 immediate effect. Byron Walker. 



In Oleanings for Nov. 1 there was an 

 article on the subject, asking bee-keep- 

 ers to write to Mr. Ripley about his 

 ruling against glass in crates, and we 

 presume that he has been deluged with 

 letters. S. T. Fish & Co. have also 

 been laboring with him on behalf of 

 honey dealers. 



Bee-keepers can generally get what 

 they unite in asking for in the line of 

 rulings of postoffice and railroad offi- 

 cials, etc., because they act like the 

 bees, aftd make such a " buzzing " about 

 their ears, that they are glad to acceed 

 to the demands. 



Our thanks are hereby tendered to 

 Mr. Ripley for his consideration of our 

 demands for justice. 



Forg^et B(ot that the Northwestern 

 Convention convenes next Thursday 

 (Nov. 19), and that you should make 

 arrangements at once to attend. Quite 

 a number have, during the past week, 

 written to us that they intend to be 

 present. "Come up to the Feast." 



