l^American Hee Journal 



October, 1910. 



)P=,^^^ I 



L. Van Dine and Alice R. Thompson. 1908. 



21 pp.. I plate. 



.•\ study of the source and composition 



of the honeys of Hawaii. The peculiar 



conditions found on these islands are dealt 



with. 



The apicultural investigations of the 

 Bureau of Entomolotry comprise several dis- 

 tinct lines of work, and the results are pub- 

 lished when completed. Announcement of 

 the new publications is cenerally made in 

 the journals devoted to bee-keepinsr and new 

 lists similar to this will be published fniin 

 time to time. 



The Bureau is pleased to give every aid 

 possible to those interested in bee-keepini; 

 by answering questions which may arise. 

 The earnest co-operation of the bee-keepinK 

 public is solicited. Respectfully. 



L. O. Howard. Cliiel of Bureau. 



Surely, the foregoing is an encour- 

 aging showing. We were surprised 

 when we received the above, printed 

 on a large postal card. Bee-keepers 

 everywhere should avail themselves of 

 any or all of the above list of very 

 helpful publications. 



What Darkens Houey-l>evv? 



Honey-dew being a live topic tliis 

 year, here is something instructive from 

 D. M. Macdonald, which appears in the 

 British Bee Journal: 



Not that all honey-dew is so very bad, for 

 there are at least two kinds of it, differing 

 considerably in composition. One is a sac- 

 charine juice, which exudes under certain cli- 

 matic conditions from the leaves of various 

 trees, amongst them being oak, chestnut, liuit;, 

 beech, ash, conifers, and fruit trees. Now, 

 as is well known, there visits these "sweat- 

 ing" leaves an aphis which feeds greedily on 

 this sweet substance. It. like the bee, has 

 something in the nature of a honey sac, quite 

 separate from its ordinary stomach, from 

 which, when the sac gets overcharged, it re- 

 gurgitates, or rejects, "aphidian honey" by 

 means of two tubes used for no other purpose, 

 fortunately for the bees and their keepers. 



In itself this fluid, which is a seeretioii, 

 not an excretion, would not be wholly un- 

 palatable. It looks hke a bright, sparKiiug, 

 clear drop of liquid when held up against the 

 light, and tastes by no means harsh. But, 

 unfortunately, a soot fungus grows on the 

 leaves, making them appear as if tiicy had been 

 coated with this substance, 'lo tuc sorrow of 

 the bee-keeper and to his serious loss, this 

 gives a black, inky appearance to the sacchai- 

 ine matter when it is gathered ana consi'^ned 

 to the cells, and when extracted it looks dark 

 and muddy, sometimes resembling in color 

 blacking or coal-tar. Much of it in the ad- 

 mixture thoroughly injures the sale of the 

 honey, and even a little of it goes far to 

 deteriorate the quality and flavor. 



Iteducetl Kates to Albany 



We have received information froin 

 Vice-President W. D. Wright, that a 

 fare and three-fifths on the certificate 

 plan for the National convention at 

 Albany has been secured within cer- 

 tain limits, and provided there are lOD 

 persons present who have railroad cer- 

 tificates, and who have paid 7.j cents or 

 more for their fare to Albany. 



Tickets at the regular full one-way 

 first-class fare for the going journey 

 maybe secured from Oct. 8th to 1 1th 

 inclusive. Be sure that when purchas- 

 ing .your going ticket you reiiiiest a 

 certificate. Do not make tin- mistake of 

 asking for a receipt. 



Cerlijicates are not kept at a/t xtations. 

 If not obtainable at your home station, 

 the agent will inform you at what sta- 

 tion they can be obtained. In such 

 places you can purchase a local ticket 

 thence, and from there purchase a full 

 ticket, and secure the certificate, to 

 place of meeting. Immediately on ar- 



rival at the meeting present your cer- 

 tificates for indorsement. 



A special agent of the Trunk Line 

 Association will be in attendance Oct. 

 13 from a.m. to the close of the con- 

 vention, to validate certificates. A fee 

 of 2') cents will be charged at the meet- 

 ing for each certificate validated. All 

 certificates must be validated, and there 

 must be not less than 100 persons hav- 

 ing regularly issued certificates, ob- 

 tained from ticket agents at the start- 

 ing point showing payment of a regular 

 full one-way, first-class fare of not less 

 than 7.J cents on going journey. Your 

 validated certificate will be authority 

 for three-fifths fare returning up to and 

 including Oct. 17. 



From stations from which it is pos- 

 sible to reach Albany by noon of Oct. 

 13th, tickets may also be sold for morn- 

 ing trains of that date. .-/// who have 

 to pay 75 cents or more for fare are 

 requested to get a certificate one way, 

 which will help to get the required 

 number. 



The reduction is from Trunk Line 

 and Central Passenger Association Ter- 

 ritory as follows : 



Railroads in Trunk Line Association. 



Baltimore & Ohio R. R. (Pittsburg. Bellaire, 

 Wheelinsr. Parkersburg, Kenova and east 

 thereof.: 



Baltimore Steam Packet Co. 



Buffalo & SusQuehanna Ry. 



Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg Ry. 



Central Railroad of New Jersey 



Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. (Kenova. W. Va., 

 and east thereof). 



Chesapeake Steamship Co. 



Cumberland Valley R. R. 



Delaware & Hudson Co. 



Delaware. Lackawanna & Western R. R 



Erie R. R. (Buffalo. Suspension Bridge, 

 Dunkirk. Salamanca, and east thereof;. 



Chautauqua Traction Co. 



Fonda. Johnstown & Gloversville R. R. 



Jamestown. Chautauqua & Lake Erie Ry. 



Lehigh Valley R. R. 



New York Central & Hudson River R. R. 



New York. Philadelphia & Norfolk R. R. 



Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co. 



Pennsylvania R. R. 



Philadelphia & Reading Ry. 



Pittsburg. Shawmut & .Northern R. R. 



Western Maryland R. R. 



West Shore R, R. 



Roads in Central Passenger .Association 



Ann Arbor R, R. 

 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 

 Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern R R 

 Bessemer & Lake Erie R. R. 

 Chesapeake ln; Ohio Ry. 

 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. of Indiana 

 Chicago & Alton R. R. 

 Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. 

 Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. 

 Chicago, Indiana & Southern R. R. 

 Chicago. Peoria & .St. Louis Rv. 

 Cincinnati cV Muskingum Valley R. R. Co. 

 Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Ry. 

 Cincinnati .Northern R, R. 

 Cleveland. .Akron & Columbus Ry. Co. 

 Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago i: St. Louis 

 Ry. 

 Dayton & Union R. R. 

 Detroit & Mackinac Ry. 

 Detroit. Toledo & Ironton Ry. 

 Dunkirk. .Allegheny Valleys Pittsburg R. R. 

 Erie R. R. 



livansville & Indianapolis R. R. 

 ICvansville & Terrc Haute R, K 

 Ft. Wayne. Cincinnati ,S: Louisville R. R. 

 Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. 

 Cjrand Trunk Ry. System. 

 Hocking Yalley Ky. 

 Iowa Central Ry, 

 Kanawha & Michigan Ry. 

 Lake Erie. .Alliance iS; Wheeling R, R. 

 Lake Erie & Western R. R, 

 Lake Shore*: Michigan .Southern Rv. 

 Louisville & Nashville R. R. 

 Louisville. Henderson & St. Louis R. R. 

 Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland R. R, 

 Michigan Central R. R. 

 Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. 

 .Mobile .V Ohio R. R. 

 New York. Chicago & St. Louis R.R. 

 Norfolk iV Western Ry. 



Northern Ohio Ry. 

 Pennsylvania Company. 

 Pere Marquette R. R. 

 Pittsburg & Lake Eric R. R. 

 Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis 

 Ry. 

 Southern Rv. 



Toledo & Ohio Central Ry. 

 Toledo. St. Louis cS: Western R. R. 

 Vandalia R. R. Co. 

 \V,ibash R. R. 



W.ibash Pittsburg Terminal Ry. 

 Wheelings Lake Erie R. R. 

 /Canesville & Western Ry. 



We also expect the reduction to be 

 effective in the following territory, viz.: 

 New England, Eastern Canada, Terri- 

 tory west of Buffalo and Pittsburg to 

 Denver and Cheyenne, and north of 

 the Ohio River; Cairo, 111., St. Louis, 

 Kansas City, and Indian Territory and 

 Oklahoma. 



A Few Facts .-^bout Albany. 



Albany is the oldest surviving settle- 

 ment in the 13 original States, and was 

 founded in 1614 by the Dutch traders 

 who followed the voyage of the dis- 

 coverer of the Hudson River. It was 

 known successively as bort Nassau, 

 Beaverwyck and Williamstadt. and was 

 protected from incursions of the In- 

 dians by a stockade and a moat. 



In 1623 the West Indian Company 

 built Fort Orange (.^urania) on Capi- 

 tol Hill, and the village became the 

 center of the fur trade in North Amer- 

 ica. In 1664 it was transferred to the 

 British, and the name was changed to 

 Albany, in honor of the Duke of York 

 and Albany, afterward James II. It re- 

 ceived its charter in 1686, and became 

 the capitol of the State in 1797. The 

 first general Congress, at which plans 

 for colonial federation were discussed, 

 was held in Albany in 17o4. "Yankee 

 Doodle" was written in the garden of 

 the historic manor house now known 

 as Fort Cralo, which is still standing 

 on the east bank of the Hudson oppo- 

 site Albany. 



Besides its antiquity, there are many 

 other things about the city that are in- 

 teresting to tourists; notably its $2.5,- 

 000,000 Capitol Building, the $LOOO,000 

 State Educational Building in course of 

 erection, many beautiful bank buildings, 

 etc. 



Tlie Illinois State Convention 



The 20th annual session of the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' ."Association will be 

 held at the State House, Thursday and 

 Friday, Nov. 17 and 18, 1910. 



We expect to have a number of the 

 most prominent bee-keepers of the 

 State, among them our worthy presi- 

 dent, Mr. C. P. Dadant, as well as 

 others outside our own State. 



.Among the other things that will be 

 on the program will be the report of 

 our foul brood inspector, .A L. Ivildow, 

 of Putnam, III., who will show on a 

 map all the counties of the State where- 

 in foul brood exists, as far as discov- 

 ered. 



Regarding hotel and railroad rates, a 

 notice will be sent to all the members 

 of the Association not later than Nov. 

 1st. To any not members, who wish 

 to attend the convention, if they will 

 notify the secretary, a like notice ^will 

 be sent to them. Make up your mind 

 to come and have a good time. . „,, 

 Jas. A. STONE,'Sec. 



Rt. I. Springfield, 111. 



