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EDITOR. 



Vol. mi. FeD. 22,1890. No, 8, 



The Prairie Farmer is publishing 

 Lizzie Cotton's advertisement. Mrs. L. 

 Harrison should give the editor of the 

 Farmer a lecture on frauds. P. J. Eng- 

 land, of Fancy Prairie, Ills., sent us a 

 marked copy of it. 



Its'" We have given more than the usual 

 space this week to convention reports. 

 Those who are Interested, like to read about 

 "them as soon as possible after they are held ; 

 and as they present the freshest news of 

 the pursuit, all our readers will appreciate 

 their early publication. 



We have received a very neat Pro- 

 gramme of the Ohio State Convention to 

 be held in joint session with the North- 

 eastern Ohio, Northwestern Pennsylvania, 

 and Western New York Association, held 

 at Cleveland, O., Feb. 19 and 30. The 

 topics discussed, led by essays from promi- 

 ne7it bee-keepers, were numerous and 

 "varied, and we have no doubt of its having 

 been an interesting meeting. We expect 

 to publish a good report very soon from the 

 efficient Secretary, Miss Dema Bennett, of 

 Bedford, O. 



Do Not Stand iu your Ovrii 

 I>ielit> — This is what friend Alley says 

 about the Honey Almanac, in the Apicul- 

 turlst for February, which, by the by, is an 

 excellent number, and full of valuable in- 

 formation : 



How many of our readers ordered one 

 hundred or more of Brother Newman's 

 Almanacs? If you have not bought a 

 quantity of them and distributed them in 

 your neighborhood, you stand in your own 

 light. A cheaper and more effectual way 

 of advertising your honey about your home 

 cannot be devised. 



Apioulliirsil Kevi-M Ironi «ii«'r- 



iimiiy.— The Rev. S. Hoese, of Maiden 

 Rock, Wis., has translated the following 

 items of interest from the latest periodicals 

 from Germany : 



The January number of the Deutsche 

 BienerirVatcr aiis Boulmien, briugs the 

 sad news of the sudden death of Pastor A. 

 Schmidt, of Meklo, President of the Central 

 Verein of German bee-keepers in Bohemia. 

 President A. Solimidt was born Jan. 13, 

 1846, in Saaz, (it'i-inany, and served [aside 

 from his miuisturial duties] with energy 

 and faithfulness iu the cause of apiculture. 

 On the evening of Dec. 4, 1889, President 

 A. Schmidt, manifested great cheerfulness 

 at a social entertainment, and on Dee. 5. 

 at 8 a.m., he was found a corpse iu his bed 

 at the parsonage, caused by congestion of 

 the brain. The sudden death of this great 

 man, who was much beloved by all bee- 

 keepers far and near, is much mourned 

 over. Officers and members of the various 

 bee-keepers associations, sections, etc., fol- 

 lowed the deceased to his last resting-place, 

 on Dec. 9, at 10 a.m., at Saaz, his birth- 

 place. 



_ Pastor Weygant's new method of arti- 

 ficially heating bee-houses, causes great ex- 

 citement among (terman bee-keepers. 



The watering of bees during their long 

 winter confinement, has been, by the ma- 

 jority of German bee-keepers, declared un- 

 important— 50 against 2. 



Pastor Weygant, last summer, gave a 

 five days' course of free lectures on bee- 

 beeping at Flaeht, in Germany, to about 60 

 interested listeners; from tender youth to 

 those having silver-mixed hair, were seated 

 at this Gamaliel's feet, to receive instruc- 

 tions, and Mr. Kelleu, editor of the Luxem- 

 burgh Bee-Oazette, declares him a second 

 Dzierzon. 



H^" The Indiana Farmer of last week 

 contains the following concerning the bees 

 in that State : 



A bee-keeping neighbor at Irvington told 

 us last week that his bees were quite lively, 

 bringing in pollen and honey from the sofi; 

 maple buds. He also said that the colonies 

 were in remarkably healthy condition, 

 owing to the mild winter, and will be able 

 to do good work this spring and summer. 



And if spring dwindling is not severe, we 

 may look tor a good crop of honey next 

 season ; for the condition of the bees in 

 Indiana, is but a sample of their condition 

 all over the Northwest. 



The California Farmer and Dealer 

 has changed hands and form. The February 

 number contains 34 pages and cover, is 

 nicely printed, and brimful of choice read- 

 ing matter for the farmer and dealer, on 

 home, horticulture, and business. It is 

 published at 109 California Street, San 

 Francisco, Calif. 



F. A. Lockhart, residing at Lake 

 George, N. Y., writes as follows: 



The Almanacs I received of you were just 

 splendid. When I distributed them, I sold 

 $50.00 worth of honey in one day ! I credit 

 half of this to the use of the Honey 

 Almanacs. 



The Queen of all bees is the husking- 

 bee. You can teU her by her "red ear." 



Xliey !iH 'I'ook It. — Avery enthusi- 

 astic adniirir, and esteemed correspondent, 

 of the Bei-: Joiu.val, kindly ofTered to rep- 

 resent it, and take suljscriptions, at a re- 

 cent State liee-keepers' convention. The 

 pleasing results of his canvass he tells in the 

 following paragraph, which, at the same 

 time, shows how the Amekicax Bee Jouk- 

 N,\L is regarded in at least one State : 



I asked permission to say a few words in 

 favor of the Ameiucax Bee Jouhnai. at the 

 convention, but the President told me in 

 advance, that I would not get a single sub- 

 scriber, as they all took it. He glaiUy gave 

 me the opportunity, but the result proved 

 him to be a true prophet. 



Honey an<I I.,a Grippe.— Dr. A. B. 



Mason, of Auburndale, O., on Feb.13,1890, 

 writes as follows : 



I copied your article, "Honey for La 

 Orippe,'' on page 35, and handed it to the 

 Toledo Blade. It was in the next day's 

 paper, and before night some of the neigh- 

 bors were here after honey for their 

 Grippe ones. It made quite a demand for 

 honey. As I furnish news items for the 

 Blade, it did not occur to me to sign my 

 name. If I had, I guess I would have got 

 rid of all my surplus. 



I have not had La Orippe yet; and this 

 reminds me. There are five in our family. 

 We have honey on our table at every meal, 

 and two of us eat of the honey at nearly 

 every meal, and the other three seldom eat 

 of it. The three abstainers have had La 

 Orippe, and the other two have not. 



Honey AInianac»>. — Rev. S. Roese, 

 of Maiden Rock, Wis., thus gives his ex- 

 perience in using the Honey Almanacs : 



My experience in retailing honey shows 

 that the Honey Almanac is doing a great 

 work. One family, where I left honey and 

 an Almanac, sent word to me to send more 

 honey, as it had proved of great benefit as 

 a medicine in the family; the children 

 troubled with worms were relieved; and 

 the head of the family, who had suffered 

 so long from constipation, was helped at 

 once. To-day, the Rev. J. Barker, of the 

 Baptist Church, to whom I sent a small jar 

 of honey for his cough and cold, called at 

 my house and purchased 30 pounds of 

 honey, stating that it not only helped his 

 cold, but relieved his lung complaint, con-* 

 stipation, etc. 



I^W" The Canadian Bee Journal is in the 

 future to be published each alternate week 

 with the Canadian Poultry Journal— mak- 

 ing each au independent semi-monthly, 

 with premium at $1.00 a year. We are 

 glad to see the two papers separated. Ex- 

 perience proves that the papers devoted to 

 two pursuits, and published in one, are not 

 satisfactory. Both papers will be sent to 

 one address when required at the same 

 price as now — $1.00 a year. We wish our 

 Canadian cotemporary success in the " new 

 departure." 



Mr. George Hilton, Fremont, Mich., 

 has been very ill for some time, but he is 

 now convalescing. We hope for a speedy 

 and full recovery. 



