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XHOIVIAS G. WE1V51AW, 



EDITOR. 



Vol. mi. Marcy,1890. No. 10, 



Keep a watch on your words, my brother, 

 For words are \\-onderful things ; 



They are sweet, like the bee's sweet hone}' — 

 Like the bees, they have terrible stings. 



Oui* New LiOoation, in the heart of 

 the business district of the city, at No. 346 

 East Madison Street, brings us in dii'ect 

 communication with the several express 

 companies, and we are conveniently near 

 all Jhe freight depots. 



• This location has made it possible for us 

 to be more prompt than ever in tilling 

 orders, saving the long distance for haul- 

 ing — which time can now be used for filling 

 orders. Our friends will find it very con- 

 venient to call on us when in the city. 



11^" Mr. Christian Weckesser, of Mar- 

 shallville, O., was married to Miss Ella E. 

 Long, at Williamsville, N. Y., on Feb. 16, 

 1890, the Rev. Eli Herr officiating. After 

 the services a number of friends of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Long, the parents of the bride, assem- 

 bled at their home and partook of an ex- 

 cellent dinner. The happy couple will 

 make theii- future home at Marshallville, O. 

 The Bee Journal extends congratulations 

 to them, and hopes for a long honey-moon, 

 extending all through life. Mr. Weckesser 

 is one of our valued correspondents. 



Mot SoI«l Out — The notice in last 

 week's Bee Jourx.ii, that John Andrews 

 had sold out his "Queen Business" is a 

 mistake. He had only sold out all the 

 stock of queens that he had wintered. His 

 advertisement in this issue shows that he 

 is still in the queen-rearing business at 

 Patten's Mills, N. Y. 



Xlie Oliio State Convention, held at 

 Cleveland, was a " right-royal rfteoting." 

 Dr. C. C. Miller called on us on his return 

 from attending it, and so reported it. Then 

 Dr. A. M. Mason wrote us very nearly the 

 same thing. He adds ; 



President Boarilman not being present 

 at the time for calling the convention to 

 order, the Secretary, Miss Dema Bennett, 

 called it to order, and Dr. C. C. Miller was 

 chosen as temporar}- chairman. 



There were 7 1 ruorabers present [and a 

 goodly number not members], and several 

 times I saw four, and occasionally five, rise 

 at once to speak, ami it took both Dr. Miller 

 and Mr. Boardman to keep us straight. The 

 next meeting is to be held at Toledo, and of 

 course you will be on hand. We affiliated 

 with the International. A. B. Mason. 



We are glad to learn that there was such 

 an excellent meeting, and that the Ohio 

 State Society has affiliated with the "In- 

 ternational American Bee-Association." 

 That is the only waj- to make the Interna- 

 tional "representative " In fact as well as 

 in name. Let all bee-societies affiliate at 

 their next meetings. 



Xlie I..ady bee-keepers are always wel- 

 comed both at bee-conventions and as 

 writers in the bee-periodicals. Their pres- 

 ence is cheering and elevating at the 

 former, and their articles in the latter are 

 interesting and enlivening. Mr. J. W. Tefft 

 writes thus concerning one who wrote four 

 articles for the American Bee Journal last 

 year — Miss Ida House— and we cordially in- 

 vite her to write again, as she may have 

 opportunity. Mr. Tefft says : 



I am delighted with the articles of Miss 

 Ida House. They are so interesting that I 

 read them over several times before I have, 

 like the bee, extracted all the sweetness. If 

 she knew how refreshing it was to get such 

 articles, after poring over the heavj^ arti- 

 cles from the professional writers, she 

 would write ofteuer. I should like to see 

 something from her pen at least once a 

 month. 



Miss Ida House will be welcome to oui- 

 columns as often as she chooses to write. 

 She is the sister-in-law of Mr. William 

 Lossing, a progi-essive bee-keeper of Min- 

 nesota, and has helped him in the care of 

 his bees, for the past seven years. 



Xlie World's Fair, iu commemora- 

 tion of the discovery of America by Colum- 

 bus, 40Q years ago, is to be held in Chicago. 

 The location is selected, but the time, and 

 many other matters, are not j'et decided 

 upon by Congress. In om- next issue we 

 hope to be able to give full particulars, and 

 invite the World to come and see the Great 

 City of the West— and the greatest Pair the 

 World ever saw. 



IlaiKlline' Bees.— This is the title of 

 a nice pamphlet containing 14 pages and a 

 cover, just issued by Chas. Dadant & Son. 

 It is a chapter from their book, Langstroth 

 Revised, and is an excellent thing for be- 

 ginners. Price, S cents. For sale at this 

 office. 



I'Voin W. C. ■..yinan, of I)owner'« 

 (.Irove, Ills., comes a now reversible frame 

 similar to the Heddon reversible-frame, but 

 the extra top bar which holds the reversing 

 frame, extends a bee-space above it, and is 

 in two strips with a piece of queen exclud- 

 ing zinc put into slots between them— the 

 whole top-bar being wide enough to touch 

 the next top-bar and make them close- 

 fitting, when the hive is filled with such 

 frames — thus preventing the queen from 

 going into the surplus aiTangement. If a 

 reversible frame is not desired, this top- 

 bar arrangement can be used on any frame. 

 •Mr. Lyman will test the matter during the 

 coming season, and report the result. 



Mr. V. H. I>il>berii, whose per- 

 fected bee-escape was mentioned in his 

 letter published on page 148 of our last 

 issue, has sent us one inserted in a small 

 piece of board, to show how to place it in 

 larger boards. The bee-escape is not only 

 perfected, but we might say it is " Perfec- 

 tion " itself ! It is made of tinned wire- 

 cloth, soldered on tin, and is made so that 

 they can be readily taken out of the escape- 

 board from the top. 



Xexas Spring' Palace. — The grand- 

 est and most unique Exposition ever held 

 iu the United SffltWfwiill exhibit to the 

 world the wonderful and varied -products 

 of Texas, woven and arranged into most 

 beautiful pictures, descriptive of landscapes 

 and scenes in the State, at Fort Worth. 

 The season will commence May 10, and 

 close May 31, 1890. 



The farmers and bee-keepers of 

 Newaygo county, Mich., held their fourth 

 annual institute at Hesperia, Mich., last 

 Wednesday and Thursday. Our friend, 

 Geo. E. Hilton, is Secretary and Treasurer, 

 and takes a prominent part in the discus- 

 sions. A nice programme is on our desk. 



l^ew Catalos:ues and Price-Lists for 

 1890 are received from — 



J. D. Goodrich. East Hardwick, Vt. — 8 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



J. W. Rouse, Santa Fe, Mo, — 4 pages — 

 Bees, Hives and Poultry. 



Christian Weckesser, Marshallville, O. — 

 20 pages— Seeds, Plants, Bees, Queens, etc. 



H. G, Frame, North Manchester, Ind,— 4 

 pages — Bees and Queens. 



John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 100 pages — Seed Annual. 



Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 — 100 pages — Gai'den Manual. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., LoreauviUe, La, — 

 4 pages — Queens. 



Joseph E, Shaver, Friedens, Va, -33 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



J. M, Shuck, Des Moines, Iowa— 32 pages 

 — Specialties in Apiculture, 



F, A. Snell, Milledgeville, His.— 18 pages 

 — Apiarian SuppUes. 



J. T. Wilson, Little Hickman, Ky, — 1 page 

 — Italian bees. 



