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what love and good-will they entertain 

 for the brotherhood. 



As a contrast to Mr. Fleischraann's 

 ungenerous article, I have translated 

 from the Deutsche Illnstrierte Bienenzei- 

 fuRfif for October, 1891, an editorial on 

 the same subject, but taking just the 

 opposite view. The editor is Mr. C. J. 

 H. Gravenhorst, one of the most pro- 

 gressive and advanced apiarists of Ger- 

 many, who constantly reads the Ameri- 

 can bee-periodicals, and is fully compe- 

 tent to give an unbiased opinion on the 

 subject. Friend Gravenhorst remarks 

 as follows : - 



The notable elevation and great ad- 

 vancement of apiculture in the United 

 States, in late years, has given it much 

 prominence. 



It is surely a matter of no little in- 

 terest to bee-keepers of Germany, who 

 anxiously watch for whatever occurs in 

 that direction on the other side of the 

 Atlantic Ocean. There- apiculture has 

 developed under the most favorable 

 circumstances, by" the constant inven- 

 tion of practical methods and imple- 

 ments. By these, our cousins have 

 developed a flourishing condition, diverse 

 from that in Germany, aided by their 

 energy and patience, and differing to 

 some extent in its tendency. 



Of the 300,000 or more persons who 

 there keep bees, the great majority do 

 so for profit; that is, they do it for a 

 livelihood ; only a small portion of them 

 engage in the pursuit as a side-employ- 

 ment, or for pleasure. 



Apiaries of from 100 to 500 colonies 

 of bees are the most numerous, and not- 

 withstanding the low price honey brings 

 in America, many millions of dollars are 

 annually realized from its sale. Besides 

 this, just as much or more comes from 

 branches of industry where honey and 

 beeswax are used, which have been 

 called into existence by these products, 

 and are thus closely related to apicul- 

 ture. 



Only those who are ignorant of apiciil- 

 tural facts will deny that the Americans 

 have outdone us, and that we can now 

 learn from them in many ways, just as 

 they, in days gone by, learned from us 

 the fundamental principles of apiculture: 

 and to this very day they glean from us 

 in that line, and gladly acknowledge it. 

 Although justly proud of their own 

 accomplishments in this direction, they 

 modestly greet and recognize anything 



from us which they deem of practical 

 value, and use it for the common wel- 

 fare. 



It is pleasant to notice how vigilantly 

 German bee-periodicals watch for the 

 inventions in America. The Deutsche 

 Tllustr'ierte Bienenzeltung is no longer en- 

 vied for having from its inception acted 

 in a sort of mediatorship ; in fact, the 

 German periodicals now rather emulate 

 its example. 



We must put to practical use every- 

 thing which appears in the field of api- 

 culture on the other side of the Atlantic. 

 Some things might rather indicate back- 

 ward steps, but notwithstanding this, 

 with a knowledge of the same, our 

 opinions will be broader, as we cannot 

 be biased by mercenary ideas. 



To the energetic and enterprising 

 men who have for many years labored 

 and toiled for the advancement of api- 

 culture in America, belongs Mr. Thomas 

 G. Newman. Born in England, he 

 learned the art of printing, and emi- 

 grated early to America. He then 

 became interested in apiculture, and 

 finally became managing editor of the 

 American Bee Journal, which was 

 called into existence by Samuel Wagner, 

 in 1861, who felt it to be his duty to 

 acquaint his countrymen with the prog- 

 ress of German apiculture. 



I became acquainted with Wagner 

 through Pastor Klein, in the year 1865. 

 I then became connected with him as a 

 co-labOior, and have regularly served 

 the American Bee Journal from that 

 date to the present day. During these 

 years I have made it a point to trans- 

 late the most interesting articles into 

 German, for the several German bee- 

 periodicals, especially the Deutsche Illus- 

 trierte Bienenzeitung, in order to keep 

 the German bee-keepers posted on the 

 events transpiring in the field of apicul- 

 ture in America. 



When Samuel Wagner died in 1872, 

 the American Bee Journal passed 

 into the hands of W. F. Clarke, and 

 shortly afterwards it was purchased by 

 Thomas G. Newman. By his manage- 

 ment the Bee Journal soon appeared 

 semi-monthly, and for 11 years it has 

 been published weekly. 



Newman is of a poetical nature and 

 talent, and is a practical printer, and 

 perhaps a still more ready and able 

 speaker. I formed acquaintance with 

 this lovable man in 1879, at Kensing- 

 ton, England, and enjoyed with him and 

 friend Dennler the successful banquet 

 of the hospitable bee-keepers of Eng- 

 land, at Horsham, at the beautiful 



