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EDITOR, 



MIIIV. Nov, 21, 18 



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lie >vlio plants a tree 



Plants a hope. 

 Rootlets up through libers blindly grope ; 

 Leaves untold into horizons free. 



Si) man's life must climb 



From the clods of time 



Unto heaven's sublime. 

 Canst thou prophesy, thou little tree. 

 What the glory of thy boughs shall be ? 

 —E.vchanfje. 



Xhat Melissa Honey mentioned by 

 Mr. A. C. Tyrrel, on page "49 of our last 

 Issue, came to hand a few days ago, after 

 that Journal was printed. It is of ex- 

 cellent quality, thick body, and pleasant to 

 the palate ; though amber-colored, it will 

 be found good for table and other uses. It 

 has rather a pungent taste, which is more 

 pleasant than otherwise. 



Mr. Ivar S. Yonnjf, who visited the 

 apiarists of America last year,has published 

 some very disparaging and untruthful 

 things about Americans. The head-master 

 of the Grammar School in Christiania makes 

 an apology for Mr. Young in these words, 

 as published in the Canadian Bee Journal 

 for Nov. 7 : 



Mr. Toung is very warm-blooded, and 



therefore at times rash and unconsiderate, 

 and says things that had better be left un- 

 told. 



True : and now let us hope that a sense 

 of honor will lead him to correct the many 

 erroneous things he has already said. We 

 have written to him, pointing them out, and 

 given lilm a chance to set himself right in 

 the matter, as publicly as the misstatements 

 were made. If he does so, Americans will 

 forgive and forget. If not, they will know 

 the measure of the man and the clothes 

 which best suit him. 



Xlie Revie-»v of the new edition of 

 " Cook's Manual of the Apiary," by the 

 editor of the U?-ttis?i Bee Journal, which 

 may be found on pages 760 to 762 of this 

 Journal, is a very complete, fair and 

 thorough criticism. While in general it 

 meets our approval, there are some matters 

 which are still open to discussion. Many 

 are not ready to adojit the view that "honey 

 is digested nectar," nor is the question, "Do 

 bees hear ?" settled to the satisfaction of 

 some of our best-informed apiarists. But 

 the matter, as discussed in the Manual and 

 by the reviewer, is well worth careful study 

 and investigation. 



The reviewer makes repeated compari- 

 sons between Prof. Cook's Manual and the 

 work by Mr. Frank Cheshire, and points out 

 the superiority of the Manual in many re- 

 spects. It is to be regretted that typographi- 

 cally comparisons result the other way. Mr. 

 Cheshire's magnificent work is prinled in 

 the highest style of the art, on beautiful 

 paper, and the illustrations are superb. It 

 is a disappointment not to be able to truth- 

 fully say as much of Prof. Cook's Manual. 

 The exceedingly fine illustration on page 46 

 of Mr. Cheshire's work is a marvel of 

 beauty and excellence; in contrast, those on 

 pages 306 and 307 of Prof. Cook's book are so 

 badly printed as to be almost indistinguish- 

 able—caused by the inferior quality of ink 

 and paper, and worse press work. 



Giving credit for the illustrations is men- 

 tioned by the reviewer as commendable, 

 and so it is, but unfortunately the Professor 

 has therein made thirteen mistakes. This 

 is a matter of but little importance, but it 

 might be corrected in future editions. 



Take it all in all, Americans have cause 

 for pride in the many excellencies of the 

 new edition of Prof. Cook's Manual. 



Mr. <jieoi-sfe K. Hubbard, an api- 

 arist of La Grange, Ind., has taken unto 

 himself a wife. The pleasant ceremony 

 occurred on the 8th inst. Th^ bride was 

 Miss Josie L. Spires, of Tiffin, O., a teacher 

 in the, public schools. The Bee Journal 

 extends congratulations, and wishes for 

 them unbounded happiness and lots ot 

 honey. 



tVooden Comb.— An exchange says 

 that Mr. Aspinwall has, this summer, used 

 wooden combs ; that is, we presume, a raid- 

 rib of thin wood, with the combs built on 

 each side in the brood-chamber. It adds : 



If the wintering of his bees in this comb 

 is as successful as the summer experience, 

 it will prove quite an innovation in bee- 

 keeping. After making, these wooden 

 combs are treated in hot wax, and are 

 readily accepted by the bees, while the 

 treatment prevents any effects of moisture 

 on them. 



TIic l>alc on the wrapper label of 

 your paper indicates the end ot the month 

 to which you have paid. If that is past, 

 please send us a dollar to carry the date 

 another year ahead. 



Fun lor llie Boys.— This time it is 

 made by one of the "girls "—Mrs. Lucinda 

 Harrison, in the Prairie Farmer. She is 

 always saying something original and amus- 

 ing. Here is her latest dose : 



Orituary.— Died at Columbus, O., Oct. 

 4,1888, the North American Bpb Keepers' 

 Society, aged 19 years and 1 ^ay. Services 

 held at Representative Hall at the State 

 House, Dr. Tliomas G.Newman, of Chicago, 

 officiating ; Dr. C. C. Miller, leader of 

 music ; pallbearers. Dr. Mason, Dr. Besse, 

 Dr. Tinker, Prof. Cook, See. Hutchinson 

 and K. F. Holtermanu. 



The heir to this inheritance is known as 

 "The International Araeiican Bee-Associa- 

 tion," and includes in its territory "all of 

 the United States and Canada." I cannot; 

 see why tlie heir does not inherit the whole 

 estate. Perhaps it is reserved for minor 

 heiis. 1 thought North America extended 

 from Behring Strait to the Isthmus of 

 Darien. It is not slated what disease the 

 parent died of, but 1 infer it was a dose ot 

 too much doctor, as there were many in 

 attendance. 



That is the unkindest cut of all, especially 

 after dubbing the editor of the Bee Jour- 

 nal as "Doctor!" "Died ot too much 

 doctor." It is a pity that Mrs. Harrison 

 was not there to soothe its last moments, 

 and administer consolation. 



But it is the old proclamation : " The 

 King is dead ! Long live the King." The 

 same announcement of death is also one of 

 life. One succeeds the other instanter. The 

 " North American " is dead, but the " Inter- 

 national " lives, and by many reforms and 

 improvements expects to merit and obtain 

 the fealty and devotion before given to 

 the one it has now succeeded. 



Let us all pull tos'etlier for success, 

 and heed tlie moral of the following bridal 

 story : 



An eccentric bride-groom requested his 

 bride to accompany him into the uardeu a 

 day or two after the wedding. He then 

 threw a line over the roof of tneir cottage. 

 Giving his wife one end of it, he retreated 

 to the other side, and exclaimed, "Pull the 

 line !" 



She pulled it, at his request, as far as she 

 could. He cried, "Pull it over !" 



"I can't," she replied. 



"Pull with all your might!" shouted the 

 whimsical husband. 



But in vain were all the efforts of the bride 

 to pull over the line so long as the husband 

 held on to the opposite end. But when he 

 came round, and they both pulled at one 

 end, it came over with great ease. 



"There," said he, as the linetVll from the 

 roof, " see how hard and ineffectual was our 

 labor when we pulled in opposition to each 

 other, but liow easy and pleasant it is when 

 we both pull together. If we oppose each 

 other, it will be hard work; if we act to- 

 gether, it will he pleasant to live. Lotus 

 therefore always pall tagethcr." 



Moss for M'inter Pai-kiugr Ac- 

 cording to Tidskrlft for Bishjolsel, moss is 

 very often used in Norway for winter pack- 

 ing, and it is spoken of as very excellent. 

 They let it dry, when it is green, and in this 

 state it will better absorb the moisture from 

 the brood-chamber than anything else. It 

 never becomes musty, but is called to life 

 again by the moisture, and will be as green 

 and fresh as ever. 



