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I think it is but fair that our side of the 

 case should be heard. There has been a 

 great deal of stuff in the bee journals in the 

 last twelve months by parties who are pre- 

 tending to be opposed to the four and five 

 banded golden Italian bees. Even some of 

 oxir prominent editors said such bees did 

 not exist, but after we sent a sample of the 

 four and five banded workers to them, they 

 gave it up like men, so we are certain that 

 some of our bee friends " talk too fast." 



We can't imagine how Mr. Alley could 

 know how handsome bees we have, or that 

 we practice in-breeding. I know that in- 

 breeding is not practiced with me more 

 than is necessary to keei> in view four dis- 

 tinct characteristics, viz : Honey gathering, 

 prolificness, gentleness, and color. How I 

 have succeeded in these respects, hundreds 

 of testimonials are on file to show. 



Now I will make friend Alley a few propo- 

 sitions to settle these matters forever : 



On the first day of May, 1891, I will send 

 to Prof. Cook, or A. I. Root, one of my 

 queens producing four and five banded 

 workers. He to send to same party one of 

 his yellow Carniolans, and these queens are 

 to be introduced to one pound of bees with- 

 out brood, and at the end- of three mouths 

 if the queen I send fails to show the hand- 

 somest bees, (to be decided by the party 

 having them in possession), then I will pay 

 Mr. Alley $100.00 for his queen and all ex- 

 penses of the test. And if my queen should 

 produce the handsomest bees, he is to pay 

 me ijtlOO.OO for my queen and all expenses of 

 the test. And if his queen's progeny, with 

 the pound of bees to which she was intro- 

 duced, gather more honey in the three 

 months' trial than mine, I will pay him an 

 additional SKW.OO for her. And if they 

 should fail to do so, then he is to pay me an 

 additional $100.00 for my queen. Now, Mr. 

 Alley, these propositions, I think, are fair, 

 and you should either "put up" or "shut 

 up." 



If you have the queen trade that you say 

 you have, you should give it your attention 

 rather than interfere with the business of 

 others who are perhaps engaged in a busi- 

 ness that is both honorable and legitimate. 



Fkenchville, W. Va., Sep. 24, 1890. 



At the Exposition we showed the Hearn 

 strain of Italians, and secured first premium 

 on them. At the Mich. State Fair, these 

 bees, together with those shown by Mr. 

 Timpe, were left out in the cold entirely, 

 the judge claiming that they had too ))iany 

 yellow bands. He said that one characteris- 

 tic of the Italian bee is three yellow bands — 

 to have more than this would bar them out 

 just as soon as to have less. We shall ex- 

 press no opinion here, l)ut should be glad to 

 hear from others, particularly from Prof. 

 Cook. Can an Italian bee have more than 

 three yellow bands ? If so, ought it to 

 count against it when competiting at fairs ? 



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FLINT, MICHIGAN, SEPT'R 10, 1890. 



The Supply Teade of M. H. Hunt, of 

 Bell Branch, Mich., reached .$10,000 the past 

 season. 



gleanings has a "new dbess." 

 At last we have found space to mention 

 the fact that the appearance of Gleanings 

 has been greatly improved by a " new dress " 

 of minion type, the same sized type as that 

 used on the Review. W'ith a new press, 

 new type, good paper and ink, and exper- 

 ienced workmen, isn't Gleanings just about 

 perfection, typographically ? Only a printer, 

 and one with an eye for beauty, can compre- 

 hend the pleasurable feelings we experience 

 in turning its bright, clean and beautifully 

 printed pages. 



NEW MANUFAOTUKING FIRM, 



L. J. Tripp, of Kalamazoo, Mich., the 

 young man who had a four-line advertise- 

 ment in three or four numbers of the Re- 

 view, last summer, came along one day, at 

 the Exposition, and introduced — no, was in- 

 troduced l)y W. D. Soper, of Jackson. In 

 the chat that followed our young friend said 

 that when he put his modest advertisement 

 in the Review, he had no expectation of 

 securing much trade — thought he might get 

 a few orders from neighbors — but orders 

 soon began to come and kept coming ; and 

 when the receipts of one day reached $100.00, 

 and over, he opened his eyes in genuine sur- 

 prise. It was simply impossible to fill them 

 all, and much money was returned. Friend 

 Soper then went on to tell how many hun- 

 dred dollars worth of foundation he had 

 sold, how many hundreds of thousands of sec- 

 tions, etc., and the wind up of the conversa- 

 tion was that these two enterprising young 

 men have joined their fortunes, and are now 

 busy putting machinery into a factory at 

 Jackson, preparatory to making things hum 

 another year. 



