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THOS. G . NEWMAN fc SON, 



TH091AS G. WE^VWIAN, 



SDITOR. 



Vol. mi, June 14, 1890, No. 24, 



I>r. Miller is done in "the half-tone 

 process," and so appears in Oleaninrjs for 

 June. The Doctor looks quite natural, but 

 we must say that we do not like that 

 " process." There is not one picture in a 

 dozen done in that way that suits our 

 fancy. We would like to feel differently 

 about it, if we could. 



Kiibbins' a Sliced Onion over new 

 tin is recommended for making labels stick 

 to it when ordinary flour paste is used. Try 

 it, and report how you find it to act after 

 —say a month. We have tried several 

 methods, but usually found that after a 

 few weeks the labels would come off. 

 Perhaps the onion will prevent this. 



The Illustrated Home Journal for 

 June is as bright and charming as any of 

 its preceding issues. The table of contents 

 is so extensive as to make it out of the 

 question to reproduce it in this uote. The 

 reading matter is all crisp and entertaining, 

 and the illustrations are numerous and of 

 a very pleasing character.— ^?-(/u«, Fargo, 

 Dakota. 



' Minnie Wagner's letter published on 

 page 379 of last week's Bee Journal, refers 

 to an accident to her father, but she failed 

 to state his name, making the notice of no 

 value. We are sorry to say that it refers 

 to our friend, the Rev. Stephen Roese, of 

 Maiden Rock, Wis. He had been moving 

 some logs and one caught in a tree-top, 

 swung around and caught his leg, breaking 

 it in three places. He suffered agonies, no 

 one being near at the time ; after crying for 

 help, the pain caused him to faint. Friends 

 heard him a mile away— came to the rescue, 

 and took him home. We are glad to report 

 that he is now doing as well as could be 

 expected. 



Po»la(::e on 9IercliandiM<; in the 



United States is one cent per once (16 

 cents per pound). Congress ought to reduce 

 this at least one-halt. In this branch of 

 the postal business, the United States is 

 behind every country in Europe. 



In England, parcels are mailed at 6 cents 

 for one pound, 9 cents for two pounds, etc. 

 There is no reason in our paying such high 

 rates, and the postage should be lowered 

 immediately by Congress. An exchange 

 makes the following suggestions which we 

 endorse, and ask our readers to act upon 

 at once : 



A bill for this purpose was introduced in 

 the House of Representatives last year by 

 the Hon. W. W. Grout, of Vermont. But 

 to insure a favorable report it is necessary 

 to impress on the Members of Congress the 

 fact that lower po.stage on seeds, plants, 

 bulbs and merchandise is generally de- 

 manded by the public. Will the readers of 

 this please write a personal lettei- to the 

 Hon. Mr. Sawyer, who is chairman of the 

 Committee on Post-OSices and Post-Roads, 

 and to the Representative of their own dis- 

 trict, and if possible one or more to the 

 other Members of Congress, urging them to 

 favor such reduced postage ? The result of 

 this law will be to save you 8 or 10 cents 

 per pound on merchandise you buy by mail, 

 thus enabling you to get goods at a reason- 

 able price for transportation. 



(Write a letter similar to this, fill out the name, 

 and address it simply Washington, D.G.,as follows): 



Post-Office- 



State- 



Hon. ■ 



,Washington,D.C., June— 1890 



Dear Sir : — I hope you will favor the bill 

 to reduce postage on merchandise. The 

 present rate, 16 cents per pound, is exces- 

 sive. Eight cents per pound would be an 

 improvement, and 4 cents only a fail- price. 

 I earnestly and respectfully urge that you 

 will aid this reasonable request in behalf of 

 the people. Also give us paper fractional 

 currency for use in the mails, and money 

 orders up to $b for 3 cents. 



Very truly yours. 



'Flie International Fair and Expo- 

 sition at Detroit, Mich., will be held from 

 Aug. 36 to Sept. 5. At the request of the 

 Association, we have consented to act as 

 Judge of the Bee and Honey Department. 

 Circumstances over which we had no con- 

 trol prevented our attendance last year. 

 This was a disappointment to our many 

 friends in attendance. We trust that noth- 

 ing will intervene to prevent us from car- 

 rying out our engagement this year. We 

 will state the day of attendance when we 

 are informed about it — but presume it will 

 be on Aug. 30 or Sept. 1. 



Bees and Honey.— This work, by 

 Thomas G. Newman, has just been revised. 

 It has been largely re-written, and is fully 

 up with the times. It contains 250 pages, 

 and is well and fully illustrated. Of 

 course, being published by Thomas G. 

 Newman & Son, its typographical appear- 

 ance and binding are par excellent. It is 

 written in Mr. Newman's vigorous style, 

 and fills an important place in bee-litera- 

 ture.— Gicaniiigs ill Bee-Culture. 



SeannnahU- IlintMlbr lle{;lnnerM 



arte given in the Inlerrrwuntaln Hurlicul- 

 turlst for June, published by John C. 

 Swaner, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under 

 the heading of the " Production of Comb 

 Honey," Mr. John H. Snider (a correspon- 

 dent) remarks as follows ; 



When the honey-flow commences, put on 

 the super, contract the brood-nest if neces- 

 sary, and compel the bees to go up into the 

 sections. When the first super is nearly 

 full of honey (do not wait until it is cap- 

 ped), raise it up aud put an empty super 

 under, or between the first one and the 

 brood-nest. 



By the time they need more room again, 

 the first one you put on the hive will be 

 completed and you can remove it, drive the 

 bees out, and carry it into the honey-house, 

 empty it and refill with new sections, and 

 put it where needed. 



As the season draws to a close, collect 

 your unfinished sections together as much 

 as possible, aud place them on the strong- 

 est colonies ; take dummies or contracting 

 boards out of the other colonies and replace 

 them with frames filled with comb founda- 

 tion, and you will very likely get some nice 

 combs to extract, and the empty combs 

 will come in handy next season for swarms. 



Clean all propolis off your sections, and 

 grade your honey ; select the best quality 

 and crate it by itself ; then select No. 2, 

 crate and mark it ; those partly full or 

 unfinished, you can extract and use them 

 again next season, or cut them out and sell 

 as chunk honey, just as you choose ; but it 

 does not pay to use any sections that are, 

 daubed and stained. 



I^o'w is tUe Xinie to prepare for 

 disposing of the anticipated honey crop, 

 which, if it comes at all, and in its usual 

 way, will leave but little time to provide 

 the necessary receptacles for marketing. 

 When getting ready to order the proper 

 shipping-crates, pails, kegs, cans, etc., 

 needed to contain the honey for shipment 

 and delivery to the consumers, do not for- 

 get to include a liberal quantity of the 

 "Honey Almanacs." These should be gen- 

 erously distributed in advance, if possible, 

 where you expect to sell honey, and then 

 leave an extra copy when the honey is 

 delivered, to be handed to a friend or 

 neighbor of the purchaser of the honey. 



Nothing yet published in the line of 

 apiarian literature has so much aided the 

 producer of honey to dispose of his crop, 

 as these magnificent " salesmen " — "Honey 

 Almanacs ;" and when their trifling cost is 

 considered, it wiU be found to be the most 

 inexpensive way of advertising for the 

 home honey market. 



Send 5 cents to this oflSce for a sample 

 " Almanac," with a host of excellent un- 

 solicited testimonials from those who hav» 

 tried the "Honey Almanacs," and hence 

 know and appreciate their great value as 

 an aid in creating a demand for honey in 

 every locality. Then try at least lOO 

 copies, and let them speak for themselves 

 among your desired customers. 



See the last page of this number for 

 prices, etc. 



