THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



429 



blossoms. One lady told me that there 

 had not been any uiapes on some of her 

 vines for the past four years, because the 

 bees had eaten the blossoms all off of the 

 vines. 1 asked her if she knew anything 

 about bees. She replied that her father 

 had kept them, and that she could attend 

 to them now, only they were so destruc- 

 tive. " Now, madam," I said, "did your 

 father or did you ever know bees to bite 

 anything?" She had to answer "tio !" I 

 also had a narrow escape from a suit last 

 fall. The owners of the horse tliat my 

 bees stung to death wanted to enter suit, 

 but one of them knew tliat I had warned 

 him not to tie any of his horses too near 

 my hives, or 1 could not vouch for any 

 accident that iiiiglit happen with them 

 and the bees. I am in for fair play in all 

 things, and the bees should have protec- 

 tion as long as they attend to their legiti- 

 mate duties. They do not try to enter 

 suit for the bees they kill. I know that I 

 lost a good colony with that horse affair, 

 and I know that if Mr. Freeborn's bees did 

 drive the sheep out of the pasture there 

 were many ot tliem killed at the rout, 

 and they were as dear to him as the other's 

 sheep. But tlien, we are all apt to put the 

 blame on some one if we lose anything. I 

 have not yetobtained much surplus honey, 

 but I have increased my apiary to 33 colo- 

 nies by natiual swarming, and swarming 

 is not yet over. We have had some cold, 

 wet storms that have kept the bees at 

 home. 



The National Bee- Keepers' Union. 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I.— This organization shall be 

 known as the "National Bee- Keepers' 

 Union," and shall meet annually, or as 

 often as necessity may require. 



Akticle II.— Its object shall be to pro- 

 tect the interests of bee-keepers, and to 

 defend their rights. 



Aktici.e III.— The officers of this Union 

 shall consist of a President, five Vice- 

 I'residents, and a General Manager (who 

 shall also be the Secretary and Treasurer), 

 whose duties .shall be those usually per- 

 formeil by sucli officers. Thcv ^l]illl he 

 elected by ballot, and hold their several 

 offices for one year or until their successors' 

 are elected and installed ; blank ballots 

 for this pui-pose to be mailed to every mem- 

 ber by the General Manager. 



Article IV.— The officers shall consti- 

 tute an Advisory Board, which shall 

 determine what action shall be taken by 

 this Union, upon the application of any 

 bee-keepers for defense, and cause such 

 extra assessments to be made upon all the 

 members as may become necessary for their 

 defense. 



Article V.— Any person mav become a 

 member by paying to the General Manager 

 an Entrance Fee of one dollar to the 

 Defense Finid, and an annual fee of 3.5 

 cents, tor which he shall receive a printed 

 receipt makinghim a member of this Union, 

 entitled to all its rights and bcnelits. 'The 

 aiuiual fee shall be clue on the first day of 

 .Inly in each year, ami Mfsx be paid within 

 30 days in order to retain mendiershiji in 

 this Union. 



Article VI.— Donations of any amount 

 may be m.ide at any time to the Defense 

 Fund, in addition to the entrance and 

 membership fees and the regular assess- 

 ments made upon the members by the 

 Advisory Board. 



Article VII.— The Defense Fund shall 

 be used for no other purpose than to defend 

 and protect bee keepers m theirrights, after 

 such cases are api)roved by the Ailvisory 

 Board, and shall only be subjected to Drafts 

 regnlarlymade in writing by the Advisory 

 Board. . 



Article VIII.— The animal fees paid by 

 the members shall become a general fund, 

 from which shall be paid the legitimate 

 exiMMises of this Union, such as prhiting, 

 postage, clerk-hire, etc. 



Article IX.— Meetings of this Union 

 shall be held at such times and places as 

 shall be designated by the Advisory Board, 

 or upon the written requisition of ten 

 niemlx'rs. 



Article X. — This constitution may be 

 amended by a majority vote ot all the 

 members at any time. 



WEEKLY EDITION 



OF THE 



PITBLISHED BY 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



I*|{(H'HIETI'HS, 



923&925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Weekly. 1f2 ;i y.:ar : Muruhly, ;>0 cents. 



AI^FRED H. NEWMAN, 



BUSINESS Manager. 



J^^jccial gloticcs. 



Tlios. G. Neivnian & Son will publish 

 the American Bee Journal hereafter. The 

 editorial department will be conducted, as 

 heretofore, by Thomas G. Newman, and the 

 business department by Alfred H. Newman. 

 The firm will (as before the division, 5 years 

 ago to-day), carry on the business of publish- 

 ing the Bee Journal, books and pamphlets, 

 and keep for sale the usual assortment of 

 bee-keepers' supplies. 



I^~ If your wrapper-label reads July 85, 

 please remember that your subscription runs 

 out with this month. Renew at once, so as 

 not to lose any numbers. 



1^~ Back Numbers.— We can supply a 

 few more of the back numbers to new sub- 

 scribers. If any want them, they must be 

 sent for soon, before they are all gone. 



^~ For two subscribers for the Weekly 

 Bee Journal (or 8 for the Monthly) for one 

 year, we will present a Pocket Dictionary, 

 and send it by mail, postpaid. 



To CorrrspoiideiitK. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 (some iuclosinf? money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-OiBce, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 offlce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1885. Time and place of Meeting. 



July 1.'),— Central Illinois, at BloomlnKton, Ills. 



Woi. B. Lawrence, Sec. 

 July IS.— Marshall Co., at Marshalltown, Iowa 



J. W. Sander.", Sec. 

 July 25.— Union, at Stewart. Iowa. 



M. K. Uarby, Sec. DexleMowa. 



Dec. 8— 10.— Mlchiuan State, at Detroit, Mich. 



H. U. Cuttinu, Sec, Clinton. Mich. 



1W~ In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetinKS.— Ed. 



Honey Ik ii;ood I'ood and good medicine. 

 Its regular use will ward off doctors' bills. 



tS~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview by sending the names to this office. 



— We want one number each of the Bee 

 Journal of August, 186(5— February, 1867. 

 Any one having them to spare will please 

 send a Postal Card. We will pay 50 cents for 

 one copy of each of the two numbers. 



^P~Preserve your paperstor reference 

 If you have not got a Binder we will mail you 

 one for 75 cents, or you can have one free 

 if you will send us .3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



1^~ Our rates for two or more copies of 

 the book, " Bees and Honey," may be found 

 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



(^~ To create Honey Markets in every 

 village, town and city, wide-awake honey 

 producers should get the Leaflets " Why Eat 

 Honey" (only 50 cents per 100), or else the 

 pamphletson "Honey as Food and Medicine," 

 and scatter them plentifully, and the result 

 will be a demand for all of their crops at 

 remunerative prices. " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " are sold at the following prices : 



Single copy, 5 cts. ; per doz., 40 ets. ; per 

 hundred, $2.50. Five hundred will be sent 

 postpaid for $10.00; or 1,000 for $15,00. 

 On orders of 100 or more, we will print, if 

 desired, on the cover-page, " Presented by," 

 etc. (giving the name and address of the bee- 

 keeper who scatters them). 



To give away a copy of " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine" to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell almost any quan- 

 tity of it. 



COMB FOUNDATION! 



REDUCTION IN PRICE, 



Until fiirthernotice,we\viIl furnish Comb 

 Foundation at 5 rents i>er pound less 

 than the prices quoted in our Catalogues. 

 This is caused by the declme in the price of 

 beeswax. 



CHAS. DADANT & SON, Hamilton, 111. 



THOS. G. NEWiMAN & SON, Chicago, HI. 



