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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 13 19114 



Something CSr Bee=Keeping Sisters 

 in th e Winter T ime. 



We think all ladies will agree with us iu saying that every man should at least under- 

 stand some business, with which, in case of necessity, he could suppoft himself and family. 

 The wealthiest people frequently come to want, and wretched, indeed, is the man who cannot 

 earn a living after his wealth is gone. He sometimes fills the grave ot a suicide. And why, 

 in this enlightened age of progression, should not woman, as well as man, be able to depend 

 on her own resources? In case her husband dies in poverty, must she starve or depend on 

 charity? In case her husband fails to provide and grossly mistreats the woman he has sworn 

 to cherish, must she humbly submit? A THOUSAND TIMES, NO! Let every woman, 

 before she marries, have some knowledge that can be used to make her a living. Every mother, 

 rich or poor, should make her daughters, in a certain degree, independent, by giving them 

 some kind of a trade, and teaching them to be self-reliant. Mothers should have their 

 daughters learn to sew, and not neglect this important part of their domestic education. The 



daughter so taught will not only make a better wife and mother, but will also be more likely 

 to secure a better husband, and will always command his respect. He will not look upon her 

 as a helpless " know-nothing," but will know that if he fails in his duties, she can live without 

 him, and this can only strengthen the bond between them. A thorough knowledge of dress- 

 making can always be turned into gold, and become the means of support for the mother and 

 her little ones. She may never have to use this knowledge in this way, but she has a trade and 

 can use it if necessary. 



The outline cut shown herewith is a condensed copy of THE NEW LONDON 

 LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM for drafting and cutting ladies' and children's garments. 

 For simplicity and accuracy it has no superior among the more expensive systems. Thousands 

 of girls have learned more about drafting and cutting with this system than they knew about 

 it after serving their apprenticeship in some of the dressmaking shops of the United States 

 and Canada. Thousands ot the best garment cutters have laid their complicated and expensive 

 system aside, and are now using THE NEW LONDO.N TAILOR SYSTEM. Thousands 

 have been sold at t^o.OO each, but we mail it Free to a paid-in-advance subscriber to the Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal for sending us two new subscribers at .$1.00 each ; or we will send it to any 

 one with a year's subscription to.the American Bee Journal, both for §1. 75; or, wo will mail 

 the Tailor System alone for f 1.00. Address all orders to 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



334 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO, ILL 



seems a little fanatical, but I challenge 

 any one to give substantial evidence 

 to prove a single part of it false. Since 

 it is true thie world ought to know it, 

 and if the majority learn of it the re- 

 sult will be a great help to the bee- 

 keeping industry. J. E. Johnson. 

 Knox Co., 111., Sept. 6. 



[We furnish the leaflets referred to 

 for 35 cents per 100, postpaid. — Ed.] 



Good Bee-Brush— Foul-Brood Cure. 



The best bee-brush, I think, is a tur- 

 key wing, or the wing of a wild or 

 tame goose. 



The best way to cure foul brood is to 

 give the bees new, full combs of honey 

 after breeding is over in the fall, tak- 

 ing away all of the combs. 



A. J. Snowden. 



Buffalo Co., Nebr. 



Moving Bees on Wagon and Cars. 



I will report my experience in mov- 

 ing bees on a wagon and on cars for 

 the benefit of others. 



I prepared the bees for shipment by 

 screening them with wire-cloth on top 

 of the brood-frames, and closing the 

 hive-entrances with a strip of board 

 for heavy colonies, and for the very 

 light colonies I nailed the covers on 

 and screened the front entrances. A 

 few of the heavy colonies had consid- 

 erable honey in the brood-frames ; 

 these cracked, and hung on the wire in 

 the frames, while a few fell off to the 

 bottom of the hive. The bees loaded 

 themselves with honey, and then were 

 so heavy they shook to the bottom of 

 the hive with the shake of the 

 cars, became daubed with the tioney 

 leaking from the broken combs, and 

 died ; while those having little honey 

 in the hives came through in excellent 

 condition. If I had extracted the honey 

 before moving they would have moved 

 without any loss. 



The crop of honey is about half, or 

 less than half, what it was last year. 

 Geo. E. Moore. 



Washington Co., Wis., Oct. 4. 



Bee-Keeplng In West Virginia. 



I believe this locality is above the 

 average for bee-keeping. We have a 

 great amount of basswood and poplar 

 on the sides of our rugged hills, which 

 is not likely to be destroyed, as the 

 ground can never be cultivated or 

 made useful where they stand, and the 

 timber left is only culls. They seldom 

 fail to produce a great honey harvest 

 for the bees, and our fields always 

 have more or less of white clover. Of 

 late years our fall flow of honey has 

 been immense, almost altogether from 

 aster, which, in many places, is crowd- 

 ing out all other vegetation, and at 

 this writing many spots covering acres 

 are snowy white with its bloom, so our 

 bees will go into winter quarters with 

 combs filled with honey from this 

 plant. It continues to bloom until 

 killed entirely by freezing. 



I have 37 colonies all in fine condi- 

 tion. I got but little surplus this sea- 

 son ; it was the poorest season for 

 years, caused by almost continuous 

 cold and wet veather during May and 

 June, and bees came out in bad shape 

 after their lout: winter confinement. I 

 am going to put all my colonies into 



