. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1920 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 375 acquaintance and friend. He helped me so much during all ihe 20 years that I edited and published the American Bee Journal. It would not have been nearly so valuable as it was, for so many years, before you got it, had it not been for Dr. Mil- ler's eagle eye and brilliant brain, as well as extensive apiarian experience. I am inclined to think that possibly 1 knew and understood Dr. Miller bet- ter than did anyone else connected with the beekeeping industry. We traveled together thousands of miles, day and night, attendin
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1920 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 375 acquaintance and friend. He helped me so much during all ihe 20 years that I edited and published the American Bee Journal. It would not have been nearly so valuable as it was, for so many years, before you got it, had it not been for Dr. Mil- ler's eagle eye and brilliant brain, as well as extensive apiarian experience. I am inclined to think that possibly 1 knew and understood Dr. Miller bet- ter than did anyone else connected with the beekeeping industry. We traveled together thousands of miles, day and night, attending beekeepers' conventions, from Buffalo on the east to Los Angeles on the west. He has been in my home many times and I have been in his home and with his family often. I feel his loss very deeply. It seems he filled a place in my life and thought that no other can ever take. "There was only one Dr. C. C. Mil- ler, the great beekeeper, and the greater man. And in bee literature no one can equal him. He was unique and so original. And as to the good influence of his long life, in every way you view it, who can measure it? "But, Friend Dadant, you knew him, too, and I know you would lay a trib- ute of love and respect upon his grave, as would the thousands of bee- keepers scattered all over this and other lands throughout the wide world. "I am glad I was permitted to know Dr. Miller so intimately. He has blessed my life beyond my ability to express. He was as brave and cour- ageous for the right as ever was a bee in defending its hive; he was as devoted and true and sweet in life as ever was honey pure and sweet; and for many years to come the benefi- cent influence of his long and useful life will be felt among the beekeepers of America and the rest of the world where bees ar; kept "GEORGE W. YORK, "Spokane, ; odor to linen, and from this use came the expression "to lay in lavender," since linen is rendered sweet-smelling by placing u
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