Oct. 20, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



709 



found in the whole Exposition. Hon. G. W. Swink has it 

 in charge, and deserves just bushels of credit for his un- 

 tiring zeal and efforts in behalf of Colorado bee-keeping. 



Mr. L,. D. Stilson, a leading bee-keeper of Nebraska, is 

 connected with the general agricultural exhibit from that 

 State. In their large booth (formed by the display of corn 

 and various other things) they have a small " theatre ", so- 

 called, in which they put on a screen moving stereopticon 

 pictures, that attract immense crowds. ■ The pictures illus- 

 trate various agricultural scenes, such as making and 

 stacking hay, rounding up and branding cattle, etc. And 

 everything is in motion, even the attempted riding of a 

 bucking broncho pony. It is all done to advertise Nebraska, 

 and surely succeeds admirably. It was the only time we 

 ever saw Dr. Miller in a " theatre "! But as his good wife 

 was along, we didn't worry any about him 1 But we think 

 it was no worse than walking down into the Grand Canyon 

 and up again on Sunday, and A. I. Root, with several other 

 bee-keepers, did that ! 



On the first page are shown two pictures taken on the 

 World's Fair grounds by Mr. Eugene J. Hall, the special 

 photographer for that bright advertising monthly, " White's 

 Class Advertising ", in the September number of which 

 they appeared. 



We expect very soon to present to our readers some 

 pictures of the few apiarian exhibits that were scattered in 

 various places. It is really too bad that bee-keeping could 

 not have been adequately represented. Less beer and more 

 honey would be ever so much better. We hope that at the 

 next World's Fair bee-keeping will not be so neglected or 

 ignored. But we doubt if a truly grand international ex- 

 position can be produced oftener than once in 25 years. 

 Attempts at them are too frequent to expect anything 

 approaching perfection or real satisfaction in that line. 



His "Honey" was Gone.— A country newspaper 

 man, who is very fond of honey, visited a neighboring city 

 recently, and at one of the hotels he was served with some 

 delicious honey. He enjoyed it so much that he told his 

 wife all about it when he returned home. On his next trip 

 to the city she accompanied him. They visited the same 

 hotel, and when the noon meal was being served he said to 

 his wife that he hoped they had some more of that honey. 

 It did not appear, however, and the newspaper man, there- 

 fore, beckoning to a waiter, said : " Say, Sambo, where is 

 my honey ?" He was almost paralyzed when that worthy 

 grinned and replied : " She doan work here no more, boss. 

 She done got a job at the silk mill." The wife received a 

 handsome new dress before they returned home, after mak- 

 ing a solemn promise not to tell the story. — Lippincott's 

 Magazine. 



What About Wiring Sliailow Frames? 



16. — Wliere tlie depth of comb in t/u- frame is bat little oner G i)icfus, 

 is it itecessary, or advisable, to wireframes? 



0. P. DadanT (111.)— No. 



Eugene Secor (Iowa)— No. 



Mrs. J. M. Ndll (Mo.)— No. 



N. E. France (Wis.) — I never did. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown (Ga.) — Not a bit of use to wire. 



E. S. IvOvesy (Utah) — I don't think I would care to do so. 



G. M. DooLiTTLE (N. Y.) — I do not use such shallow 

 combs. 



O. O. POPPLETON (Fla.) — Not if proper comb foundation 

 is used. 



Dr. C. C. Miller (111.) — I don't use wire for any depth ; 

 prefer splints. 



R. L. Taylor (Mich.) — I think not, unless the founda- 

 tion is very light. 



Wm. Rohrig (Ariz.) — For extracted-honey production 

 in this locality, yes. 



J. M. Hambaugh (Calif.)^Yes, especially if intended 

 to be used for extracting. 



C. Davenport (Minn.) — I do not think so, if " medium 

 brood " foundation is to be used. 



Rev. M. Mahin (Ind.) — I think not. I use frames 9,',2 

 inches, inside measure, and with medium brood foundation 

 use no wires. 



Prof. A. J. Cook (Calif.)— To quote Dr. Miller, " I 

 on't know." I think not. Ask R. L. Taylor. His answer 

 aiall be mine. 



" C. H. DiBBERN (111.) — I use such a frame, never use 

 m es, and see no need for them if comb foundation of a 

 clal quality is used. 



dec'. H. Elwood (N. Y.) — It is not necessary, but I think 

 the lisable where bees are carried to out-apiaries, or where 

 vney is extracted. 



Jas. A. Stone (111.) — I have never tried any but com- 

 mon Langstroth size, though I would not think the shallow 

 frames needed it, at least after one year old. 



Adrian Getaz (Tenn.)— Advisable. Sometimes the 

 bees build up one side before the other, which has the effect 

 of curving the midrib toward the side not built. 



G. W. Demaree (Ky.)— I have abandoned the wiring of 

 frames altogether, for I have found that as soon as combs 

 have been in use for a short time they can be handled with- 

 out risk. 



R. C. AiKiN (Colo.) — I do not wire. Wired frames are 

 better, but it takes so much time, and if you ha,ve to cut out 

 combs because of foul brood after a year or two's use, it 

 doesn't pay at all. 



James A. Green (Colo.) — Yes. A 6-inch frame is two- 

 thirds as deep as the Langstroth, and needs wire in about 

 the same proportion. I use three horizontal wires in a 

 frame S 11/16 deep. 



E. Whitcomb (Nebr.) — Where extracting is to be done 

 it would be necessary to wire the frames regardless of the 

 depth of combs. When working for comb honey, wiring is 

 not so absolutely necessary. 



S.T. PettiT (Ont.) — I would not wire them. I would 

 use full frames of foundation, and have them finished in 

 extracting supers between wide slatted separators to carry 

 a portion of the weight of the bees. 



E. Stachelhausen (Tex.) — I would not use wire in 

 such frames. Wiring frames, and to fasten foundation in 

 such frames, is slow and disagreeable work for me, so much 

 so that I prefer to use heavier foundation and no wire, even 

 in larger frames, as the Langstroth. 



E. D. TownsEND (Mich.) — I wire all my frames, and use 

 full sheets of foundation. I use four horizontal wires in 

 the Langstroth, and two in the Heddon frame. The latter 

 is not wired so much on account of the sag, as it is to hold 

 the comb foundation in the center of the frame. 



See Langstroth Book Offer on another page of this 

 copy of the American Bee Journal. 



