1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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associated in immortal verse of course is unknown. But from 

 the fact that raill\ and honey unite in the human system with- 

 out painful or injurious effect, it is quite probable that they did. 



Starting: an Argument.— In the American Bee- 

 Keeper for June wo find this editorial paragraph : 



At the present time there is no particular subject pertain- 

 ing to bee-keeping that is receiving any more attention than 

 anotlier. This is a very unusual state of affairs. Some one 

 ought to start an argument of some kind. 



If ever the American Bee-Keeper had a good chance it is 

 now. Why should it continue to be so extremely modest '? 

 Here is a grand opportunity to "start an argument of some 

 kind," and it simply says that " some one ought to " do it. We 

 move that our esteemed contemporary make the effort just 

 for once, " to start an argument," and maybe the rest of us 

 will try to help it change the present " very unusual state of 

 Jiffairs" which seems to worry our Eastern friend. 



We shall look for the " argument " to start about .July 4, 

 accompanied with a grand pyrotechnical display. 



A Correction. — In the last six paragraphs of the 

 article by Lyman C. Kebler (pages 406 and 407), on " Bees- 

 wax and Its Adulterants," please read "gram" instead of 

 "grain" wherever the word "grain" appears. It should 

 have been " gram " in each case. 



The Bay State Fair will be held in Worcester, 

 Mass., beginning Sept. 1. The following are the rules and 

 premiums offered in the apiarian department : 



1. Exhibitors in this department cannot compete for more 

 than one premium with the same exhibit. 



2. Observatory hives must be a single frame inclosed with 

 glass, so that both sides of the comb can be reailily examined. 



3. Any adulteration detected in honey on exhibition bars 

 the same from competition. 



4. All honey must bo of this season's crop, and exhibited 

 by the producers. 



Best full colony of any pure race of bees, in movable- 

 frame hives, 1st, $5 ; 2nd, $2 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Largest and best collection of the different races of bees 

 in observatory hive, 1st, ^S ; 2nd, $4 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best colony of Italian bees in observatory hive, 1st, $2 ; 

 2nd, $1; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best colony of black bees in observatory hive, 1st, $2 ; 

 2nd, $L; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best exhibit of queen-cells containing live embryo queens 

 on one frame, as built by the bees, in observatory hive, 1st, 

 $2; 2nd, $1 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best exhibit of bees in embryo, showing the different 

 stages of development, from the egg to mature bee, 1st, $2 ; 

 2nd, $1; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best exhibit of live queens in shipping cages, with at- 

 tendant bees, 1st. $2 ; 2nd, $1 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best case of comb honey, to contain not less than 24 

 pounds, 1st, $2 ; 2nd, $1 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Largest and best exhibit of comb honey, 1st, $6 ; 2nd, 

 $8 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best display of comb honev in fancy style, as made by the 

 bees. 1st, S4 ; 2nd, $2 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Largest and best exhibit of extracted honey, 1st, $6 ; 2nd, 

 $3 ; 3rd, V. H. C. 



Best exhibit of extracted honey, showing the greatest 

 variety from the different flowers, 1st, $3 ; 2nd, $1 ; 3rd, V. 

 H. C. 



Best exhibit of apiarian implements, 1st, $5 ; 2nd, $3 ; 

 8rd, V. H. C. 



The foregoing list should call out a liberal display. Bee- 

 keepers should encourage the Fair managers by showing that 

 they appreciate the efforts put forth to attract a large number 

 of exhibits. They are not slow, usually, to increase the pre- 

 miums in future years when they know that great interest is 

 manifested. 



PERSONAL MENTION. 



Mk. E. A. Seelky, of Bloomer, Ark., when renewing his 

 subscription June 9, wrote thus : "As long as I keep bees I 

 intend to take the ' Old Reliable.' I could not get along with- 

 out it." 



Mrs. Sallib E. Sherman begins this week the series of 

 articles on her "Fifteen Years' Experience in Bee-Keeping." 

 Mrs. S. is an interesting writer, and a pleasant lady to meet. 

 She has made a success of bee-culture, and loves to inspire 

 other women to " go and do likewise." 



Mr. Thomas G. Newnan's little grandson, we re- 

 gret very much to learn, was near Death's door for weeks 

 recently, with inflammation of the lungs, but Mrs. Newman 

 seems to improve in health in the San Diego (Calif.) climate. 

 We hope she will continue to get better until fully recovered. 



Mr. J. B. Hall, of Woodstock, Ont., was once the pre- 

 ceptor of Mr. H. E. Hill, who in the American Bee-Keeper 

 reports that Mr. Hall once remarked that bee-keeping would 

 pay him even if he lost all of his bees every winter, but he 

 never knew him to meet with a winter loss worth mentioning. 



Mrs. Hallenbeck, of Nebraska, in the last Progressive 

 Bee-Keeper, says : " Nebraska never does things by halves, 

 and whether it is wet or dry, we are pretty certain of an 

 abundance of the predominating variety. . . .Although we have 

 had a good deal of wet, no one complains. The severe lesson 

 of the last two years has taught us better." 



Mr. Emert Nevpell, of Kane county, 111., recently wrote 

 thus kindly : 



" Enclosed you will find the amount to pay for your ex- 

 cellent Bee Journal to the end of 1S9H. We enjoy your paper 

 very much, for it contains practical facts for practical people, 

 and we earnestly hope it will increase its subscribers, and 

 continue to instruct its patrons." 



Mb. H. E. Hill, of Florida, when renewing his subscrip- 

 tion, on June 19, wrote these very kind words, which we 

 assure him are very much appreciated : 



" Circumstances have several times prevented me from 

 giving expression to my appreciation of the American Bee 

 Journal, under its present editiorial management, and I will 

 now refrain from verbose eulogies, but briefly and heartily 

 assure you of the entire satisfaction which it carries weekly 

 to one subscriber. During my 16 years of bee-keeping I have 

 been a constant reader of the American Bee Journal, and 1 

 am sure any competent and unbiased critic must admit that it 

 is a better journal to-day than at any stage of its existence, 

 thanks to your earnest and no less able efforts. A remarkable 

 feature, and one fully appreciated, is the marvelous regularity 

 of its weekly arrivals. Of the several journals which I re- 

 ceive, none arrive nearly so regularly." 



No'w is the Xiine to work for new subscribers. 

 Why not take advantage of the offers made on page 426 ? 



Mr. John Orval, who is trying to write cute things in 

 one of our Southern exchanges, says, in referring to our item 

 of a few weeks ago, about someone soiling 5,000 queens in a 

 season : 



" Say, York, give me the name of that woman that re- 

 ported a sale ten times too big, and John Orval will show her 

 up in the light she so justly deserves." 



We never said that a woman herself reported that she 

 sold 5,000 queens in one year, for she never did, so far as we 

 know. 



" John " further says that he is " a dandy at showing up 

 frauds." While there may be plenty of them in the North, 

 he'll have no trouble in finding at least one in the South 

 Wake up, John, and show it up. 



