Armstrong's Centennial Hive. 



This hive lias been duly installed into 

 onr museum since our last issue. A 

 general idea of it may be gathered from 

 the engraving herewith presented.— 

 We much prefer the Langstroth hive, 

 but as Mr. Armstrong has arranged his 

 hive to use the newest improvements 

 in the plan of getting comb honey, by 

 means of Prize Boxes, tin separators, 

 &c., bee-keepers can decide to suit 

 themselves the question of the form, 

 shape and name of the hive they prefer. 

 It is the management and the manner 



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of putting up the honey far more tlian 

 the hive they nse, that must demand 

 attention. Almost any one of the nu- 

 merous hives may be used to profit, if 

 the management be upon scientific 

 principles. 



The Comb -Honey Rack Mr. Arm- 

 strong uses is correctly illustrated by 

 tlie accompanying engraving. The 

 middle honey- boxes are removed, in 

 order to show the independent separa- 

 tors (p p) which, it will be observed, 

 are so formed as to rest upon the base 

 of the frame of the Rack (r) leaving an 

 opening at the top and bottom for the 

 bees to pass from one box to another. 



He also uses eight honey-boxes at the 

 sides of the brood chamber for storing 

 surplus — four on each side. This plan 

 is adopted by many with good results — 

 coaxing the bees to commence working 

 in the boxes early. 



These things being now admitted to 

 be a part of scientific and rational man- 



agement of bees for profit, Mr. A. 

 shows wisdom in adapting them to his 

 hive. 



akmstrong's comb honey rack. 



Mr. Armstrong has issued a very neat 

 little descriptive circular which is sent 

 free to all who desire it. 



1^ During the season Fred. McCol- 

 lunn of Council Grove, Kansas, had a 

 colony which threw off four swarms. 

 It was then given a thorough examina- 

 tion by Prof. Read who found seven 

 young living queens. Five were caught 

 and removed, and a few days later 

 there was another swarm, all doing 

 Avell. 



2^^ Dr. W. B. Rush was married to 

 Miss Fannie A. Asher, on the 24th ult., 

 at Granville, 0., where he intends to 

 reside in future. The Journal extends 

 its congratulations. 



Postal Absurdities. — There are 

 some very queer things about our post- 

 office regulations. Take the postal 

 card, for instance, as pointed out by 

 our contemporaries. If a man has a 

 steady hand and writes closely, he may 

 put several hundred words on a card 

 and send it fpr a, cent. If he pastes the 

 least strip of printed matter on it, the 

 postage is increased to 6 cents, though 

 he may print on it the same matter, 

 and by putting it in fine type get 

 several thousand words on the card, 

 and it will go for 1 cent ; and he may 

 paste the card all over with printed 

 matter, then put it in an open envelope, 

 and it will go for Icent. The card and 

 envelope will go for less money than 

 the card alone. When will these absur- 

 dities and inconsistencies be abolished, 

 and everything go by w^eight at a uni- 

 form price? 



