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VOL. XXXIV. CHICAGO, ILL, NOV. 8. 1894. 



NO. 19. 



Dandelions are in bloom around Chi- 

 cago now— Oct 30th— and have been for 

 some weeks. At this rate, we may be able 

 to truthfully say that "December's as 

 pleasant as May." 



Tlie Perfume of Flo>vers is more 

 clearly perceived just before or after a 

 rain, because the air, then laden with a 

 moisture, better conveys the essential oils 

 that contribute the odor. So we read in 

 one of our agricultural exchange papers. 



Xlie American Apicultnrii^t has 



appeared for some months without a cover. 

 It doesn't look familiar. Probably Bro. 

 Alley wanted the " Api." to look more like 

 the " American Bee Journal." All right, 

 Bro. A., we have no patent on the cover- 

 less- bee-paper idea. 



]flr. A. F. Rro^n, of Florida, re- 

 ported in " Gleanings " a trifle over 26 tons 

 of honey from 193 colonies, 4^^ tons being 

 comb honey mostly in 12-ounce sections. 

 Five tons of the crop was " orange " honey, 

 and 21 tons from palmetto and mangrove. 

 Mr. Brown practiced migratory bee-keep- 

 ing, and his crop averaged about 275 pounds 

 per colony. Pretty good for a poor year ! 



Xlie September '* Review " was 



mainly devoted to a study of the disease 

 known as "bee-paralysis." Nothing new 

 was developed, but Editor Hutchinson 

 asked those who have had experience with 

 the disease to let him hear about it. The 

 " American Bee Journal " has published 

 much on this disease, but its cause and cure 

 are still quite mysterious. Probably 

 another season some new light may be 

 thrown upon it. 



E«litor E. R. Root says in " 

 ings:" "Since I have discarded that edi- 

 torial ' we,' somehow I feel more natural." 

 Now the " we " seems more " natural " to 

 us. How funny it would be to use the 

 " editorial I " in the " American Bee Jour- 

 nal." "I" is sometimes egotistical, but 

 " we " isn't. Now, there's a fine sentence— 

 "I is "and "we isn't." But it's correct. 

 Guess we'll stick to "we" — but let the 

 "I's" have it, if they want it. 



Eight IVum1>ers for lO Cents.— 



Yes, we will send the last eight numbers of 

 the " American Bee Journal" for 1894, to 

 any 7ieiu name, for only 10 cents (stamps or 

 silver). Now, here's a good chance to get 

 some of your bee-keeping friends started in 

 taking the •' Bee Journal " regularly. You 

 just get them to read the eight numbers 

 mentioned, and more than likely they will 

 want to keep it up after that. If you have 

 thi-ee bee-friends that you want should have 

 the eight numbers, send us 25 cents with 

 their names and addresses, and we will 

 mail them to each. Remember this offer is 

 for the last eig?it members of 1894 — dated, Nov. 

 8, 15, 22 and 29 ; and Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27. 

 If, theo, at any time between now and 



