. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 233 distinct pronunciation ;" and that the French Academy has taken steps for the reform of the spelling of many of the French words, and that Italy, " classic Italy," has made her language phonetic; and poor Spain, and nearly ail other nations In Europe are moving in the same direction ? Are the Anglo- Saxons alone to pay the penalty In orthography of being the great-grandchildren of blundering ancestors? We might say that the publishers of the New York Voice —Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls Co.—are also the
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 233 distinct pronunciation ;" and that the French Academy has taken steps for the reform of the spelling of many of the French words, and that Italy, " classic Italy," has made her language phonetic; and poor Spain, and nearly ail other nations In Europe are moving in the same direction ? Are the Anglo- Saxons alone to pay the penalty In orthography of being the great-grandchildren of blundering ancestors? We might say that the publishers of the New York Voice —Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls Co.—are also the publishers of the great Standard Dictionary. They are the leaders in sev- eral reform movements, one of which is the spelling reform. The New Union still continues to grow. It is get- ting ready^preparing to fullill its great mission of usefulness to the pursuit of bee-keeping. Of course not much has yet been done—it has had few opportunities, and less funds. Prof. Cook, In the April Pacific Bee Journal, has a few words on "The Unions," from which we quote the following : " The New Union promises to combat every evil of any magnitude that attempts the Injury of bee-keepers. As yet it has only talkt. People seem doubtful if it will grapple with adulteration, etc., especially the wrongs that the Old Union resisted so effectually Many hold aloof because of such doubt. I think we should all unite on one Union, and that the one that would fight every enemy to the ; Well, what have the General Manager and Board of Direc- tors to say to Prof. Cook's strictures upon the United States Bee-Keepers' Union ? They are the fighting part of the or- ganization, and to them bee-keepers must look for the results. Our own faith in the ultimate value of the work to be done by the New Union is as strong as ever. It needs only the funds, and the opportunities to use them. When the former are ample, the latter will no doubt bo found in suffi- cient abundance. Here is
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