The 3ee>-Keepeps' ^eview^. 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL 



Devoted to tl^e Interests of Hoqey Producers, 



$L00 A YEAR, 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Editor & Prop. 



VOL III, FLINT, MICHIGAN, DEC, 10, 1890, NO, 12, 



The special topie of this issue is 



The use and Abuse of Comb 

 Foundation," 



That of the next issue ujill be 



" Buildings for the Apiary," 



A Chat About our Changes. 



""ES, this is the Review. You scarcely 

 recognized it did you ? Yes, it has 

 made quite a growth, and the new 

 dress (cover) with its handsome trimmings 

 doe.f make it look like a stranger : but we 

 all know that, in the forming of those last- 

 ing, all-powerful, Jir.'^f impressions, that 

 come with our introduction to a stranger, 

 dress plays an important part. To a great 

 extent, people are judged by their clothes. 

 ^Vhat dress is to a person, a cover is to a 

 magazine. The Review is constantly mak- 

 the acquaintance of strangers in whose eyes 

 it is anxious to meet with favor : let's give 

 it the advantage of a neat dress. And then 

 there are its old friend, why not l)ring a 

 glad surprise into ffieir eyes by putting on 

 tliis beautiful evidence of thrift, prosperity 

 and enterprise ":* 



Many have urged that the Review be pub- 

 lished oftener. So long as conducted upon 

 the topical plan, it caul !)e done. After a 



number has been mailed and reached its 

 readers, there is not time to secure corres- 

 pondence and get out another issue within 

 two weeks. The best that we have been 

 able to do is to get out a number in three 

 weeks : and this was done l:)y sending out 

 proof sheets of the " leader."' in advance, to 

 all regular correspondents. It might be 

 asked why, if this plan were followed, the 

 Review might not be gotten out as often as 

 once in two weeks ? The difficulty is this. 

 All correspondence does not come from regu- 

 lar contributors. Much of it that is excellent 

 comes in unsolicited, and from undreamed 

 of sources. Another thing, regular corres- 

 pondents cannot always write promptly. 

 Especially is this true in the busy season. 

 When the Review was gotten out in three 

 weeks, some most excellent correspondence 

 came in just as that issue was being printed. 

 We have seriously contemplated announcing 

 the special topics several months, or even a 

 year in advance. This would give corres- 

 pondents ample time to write at their lei- 

 sure. It is unwise, however, for. an editor 

 to commit himself in this manner so far in 

 advance. With the developments that are 

 constantly being made, no one can say 

 (■('*•(/ far ahead what is the most desir- 

 able subject for discussion. Another thing, 

 it would be impossible to put "leaders," 

 in advance, into the hands of any except a 

 very few. We have given this matter a 



