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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 13, 



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Vol. niVI, CHICAGO, ILL., FEB. 13, 1896. No. ]. 



Xlie Itee-Keepei-s' Union Election of officers for 

 1896 resulted as follows: 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor. Vice-Presidents— Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, G. M. Doolittle, Dr. C. C. Miller, Hon. Eugene Secor, and A. 

 I. Root. General Manager, Secretary and Treasurer — Thomas G. 

 Newman. 



On page 110 of this number will be found the vote in detail. 

 All the oflicers were re-elected, which is just as it should be when- 

 ever any set of officers give the universal satisfaction that these 

 Bee-Keepers" Union officers have given. The Union has lost none 

 of its old-time vigor and usefulness, and no doubt will continue to 

 wield a beneficent influence upon the bee-keeping industry. But 

 it should have thousands of members instead of hundreds. Why 

 not send ^l.OO to the General Manager now, it you are not already 

 a member ? You owe it to yourself and to the pursuit to be a 

 member of the National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



I^ang'strotU iUoniinient Fund.— A number of our 

 readers have suggested the beginning of a fund for the purchase 

 and erection of a monument over the place where lies all that was 

 mortal of our beloved Father Langstroth. We are very willing to 

 receive subscriptions for this commendable purpose, and on page 

 107 of this number we give a list as a starter. 



It is thought best by some to have the contributions somewhat 

 small in the individual amounts, as then a larger number of bee- 

 keepers would feel that they could help in the matter. But 

 of course, none need feel at all limited if they desire to give in 

 excess of others. 



We shall be pleased to take care of whatever money is sent to 

 us for this purpose, and will, at the right time, turn it over to the 

 proper committee who will have in charge the erection of the mon- 

 ument. Gleanings has already announced itself as ready to re- 

 ceive contributions, and we presume the other bee-papers will also. 

 Let there be a general feeling of willingness to take advantage of 

 this last opportunity ofl'ered to show our esteem for our loved 

 Langstroth, who in his great invention of a bee-hive bestowed upon 

 the bee-keeping world such a substantial and permanent blessing. 



Xlie 4Jiinadian Piire-IIoney Bill.— Mr. Wm. McEvoy, 

 Foul Brood Inspector of the Province of Ontario, wrote us as fol- 

 lows concerning this Bill, on Feb. S: 



Our Pure-Honey Bill has passed its second reading in the House 

 of Commons at Ottawa, Canada, and as the third reading is only a 

 matter of form, our Pure-Honey Bill is just as good as passed. I 

 feel so rejoiced over our great victory in getting our Pure-Honey 



Bill passed, that I feel just like " hollerin'." We went in to win, 

 and did our work as if our life depended upon it. 



I enclose a copy of the Bill, which had to go before a Commit- 

 tee in Parliament after it passed the second reading, and it went 

 through their hands day before yesterday, and is not changed any 

 worth noticing. This is a good Act, and when all of our honey is 

 sold with ;j/f«(// of copies of this Act, to all the dealers in Canada 

 and foreign lands, won't it give the public more confidence, and 

 increase pure honey sales more than anything else on earth could 

 do? Hurrah for our laws! Wm. McEvoT. 



The Pure-Honey Bill referred to by Mr. McEvoy in the fore- 

 going, reads thus: 



BILL NO. 10. 



An Act further to amend the Act respecting the Adulteration of 

 Food, Drugs, and Agricultural Fertilizers. 

 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate 

 and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 



1. No imitation of honey, or "sugar-honey" so-called, or 

 other substitute for honey manufactured or produced from cane 

 sugar, or from any other substances other than those which bees 

 gather from natural sources, shall be manufactured or produced 

 or offered for sale in Canada, or sold therein; and every person 

 who contravenes the provisions of this Act in any manner shall, 

 on summary conviction, incur a penalty not exceeding four hun- 

 dred dollars, and not less than one hundred dollars, and in default 

 of payment shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceed- 

 ing twelve months, and not less than three months: Provided that 

 this Act shall not be interpreted or construed to prevent the giving 

 of sugar in any form to the bees, to be consumed by them as food. 



3. Section six to thirty, both inclusive, of The AduHeratiun Act 

 shall, so far as they are applicable, be held to apply to this Act in 

 the same way as if the adulteration of honey were especially men- 

 tioned therein. 



Ml-. Kenton's Book may yet be issued in sufflcieut quan- 

 tity to accommodate all who desire it. The original 1,000 copies, we 

 understand, did not last long, and so a joint resolution has been 

 introduced by Representative Wadsworth, of New York, to au- 

 thorize the printing of 30,000 more copies. Hon. Geo. E. Hilton 

 thinks there should be 100,000 copies of it printed, if all among the 

 estimated 300,000 bee-keepers who want it are to be supplied. Mr. 

 Hilton suggests that we advise all our readers to write their sena- 

 tors and representatives to not only support the joint resolution, 

 but ask that it be amended so that 100,000 copies may be published. 



We hope next week to give a review of Mr. Benton's book, 

 when bee-keepers will be able to see just what it is. From a very 

 hasty glance at it, we should say it is about the finest small work 

 on bee-keeping that has been published in this country. Surely 

 the many illustrations are exceedingly fine. 



Sweet Clover Honey. — There are quite a number of bee- 

 keepers, we find, who are not familiar with honey gathered from 

 sweet clover. They no doubt would pay more attention to sowing 

 sweet clover seed if they knew what an excellent honey the plant 

 produces. An opportunity was given us lately to buy some of as 

 nearly pure sweet clover extracted honey as we believe can be pro- 

 duced, and in order that all who wish may have a sample, we will 

 mail it for 13 cents in stamps. We have a few 60-lb. cans of it, and 

 will ship one can for $5.00, on board cars here. We consider it 

 equal to anything we ever tasted in the line of honey. Send for a 

 sample, and see what yon think of it. 



AdTerli<i«enients >vitl» tlie Reading' - Matter. — 



Among those who recently, upon request, made suggestions in the 

 line of improving the Bee Journal, were one or two who said they 

 preferred to have the advertisements separate. But one of those 

 who answer questions in the "Question-Box," has this to say about 

 it : 



Mr. Editor:— If I could have a bee-journal just to suit me, it 

 would not have an advertisement in it. Neither would it have a 

 word in it about anything except bees and bee-keeping, and noth- 

 ing about them except what applies to latitude 43 degrees north. 

 Nothing about extracted honey, only comb honey. Every page 

 and every line would be filled with matter that would be helpful 

 to me in my work, and every number would be entirely made up 

 of matter I had never before heard of. But not being quite a fool, 

 I would not expect to get such a paper unless I expected to pay 

 something more than a dollar a year for it. And every man who 

 puts an advertisement in my paper Is helping me to pay for it. If 

 there are advertisements galore, the money that comes from them 

 will help the publishers to pay for more pictures, more everything 

 that makes a good bee-paper. So when I see plenty of advertise- 

 ments in a paper, instead of feeling that I am cheated by that, I 

 know that it means the publishers can do better work for it, and if 

 they are wise enough I know they will. Advertisers will pay 

 more money for having their advertisements on the same pages 

 with the reading-matter, and although I don't like the looks of it 



