. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TirHE? fEMBRICSPf mwM. 69 lo.^oRAi^T preji;i>ice:. Several times during last year we made reference to the ignorant prejudice of the neighbors of Mr. Z. A. Clark, at Arkadel- phia, Ark. His bees, on account of the drouth last summer, worked on the juice exuding from decaying peaches. Tliere- upon these same prejudiced individuals spread the "howl" that "Clark's bees are eating up the ; One Ignoramus went so far as to declare that the bees ate up his " young ducks !" Thereupon the City Council ordered the remova
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TirHE? fEMBRICSPf mwM. 69 lo.^oRAi^T preji;i>ice:. Several times during last year we made reference to the ignorant prejudice of the neighbors of Mr. Z. A. Clark, at Arkadel- phia, Ark. His bees, on account of the drouth last summer, worked on the juice exuding from decaying peaches. Tliere- upon these same prejudiced individuals spread the "howl" that "Clark's bees are eating up the ; One Ignoramus went so far as to declare that the bees ate up his " young ducks !" Thereupon the City Council ordered the removal of the bees by June 0, and Mr. Clark was arrested for maintaining a nui- sance by keeping his bees within the city limits, and ordered to remove them. The Bee-Keepers' Union promised to help him defend his rights, and see the matter tlirough, for it would be very detrimental to the pursuit to allow a decision against bee- keeping to be put upon record on the plea of its being a " ; Major J. L. Witherspoon, ex-Attorney Gleneral of Arkansas (who stands at the head of the Bar of the State), was employed to attend to the matter on behalf of the bees. The ease is now going to the Supreme Court on an appeal, and the Hon. S. W. Wil- liams, of Little Kock, has been engaged to assist in defending Mr. Clark, who wrote us the following particulars last week : I was arrested on Jan. 2,1888, by order of the Mayor for maintaining a nuisance with- in the city limits, in keeping my bees there. I think with the evidence we have, with Mr. Williams in the case, we will undoubt- edly win. Now Is the time for us to make this thing "hot," as it will affect the wel- fare of every bee-keeper that is so unfortu- nate as to live in an incorporated city or village. I tnink that we should have two or three good lawyers in this case, as it will be a great blessing to bee-keepers in incorpor- ated cities ana towns for us to gain this suit. If we should lose it, we will all hav
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