AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOS. G. NRWMAN ^ SON, 



ONE D0I.I;AR FEB YEAR. 



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EDITOR. 



Vol. nil, Mar. 10, 1892. Mil. 



Editorial Buzzljigs, 



As the Babbling' brook goes rolling 



Onwai'd day by day. 

 Whiter grow tiie little pebbles 



That lie in its way. 



As the Springtime sun grows stronger, 



Bud and leaflet grow. 

 And at length in flower and blossom, 



All their beauty show. 



Ivar S. Young-, editor of the bee- 

 paper of Norway, who visited America 

 In 1887, died at his home inChristiania, 

 Norway, on Dec. 10, 1891. He was 

 nearly 55 years of age, and was one of 

 the best bee-keepers of that country. 



A 'World's Fair Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention is pretty generally desired. 

 The Canadian Bee Joxmnial endorses the 

 move, and urges the appointment of a 

 committee to take charge of the matter 

 at once. Shall we have such a conven- 

 tion — open to the world ? 



Tlie Board of Lady Managers of 

 the World's Fair have appointed the 

 following as a committee on "Bees and 

 Bee-Culture :" 



Mrs. Charles H. Olmstead, chairman, 

 Georgia ; Mrs. James R. Doolittle, Chi- 

 cago ; Mrs. Eltza J. P. Howes, Michi- 

 gan ; Mrs. Mary C. Cantrill, Kentucky ; 

 Mrs. Frances W. Shepard, Chicago ; 

 Miss Phoebe W. Couzins, Missouri ; Mrs. 

 Walter Hartpence, Ohio ; Miss Mary E. 

 McCandless, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Edward 

 L. Bartlett, New Mexico ; Mrs. Parthe- 

 nia P. Rue, California. 



Until a Superintendent is appointed 

 for the Apiarian Department nothing 

 definite can be arranged, and no prog- 

 ress can be made. Perhaps it will come 

 out all right, but the outlook is not now 

 very encouraging. 



Utah bee-keepers are now enjoying 

 the benefits of organization. The Inter- 

 mountain for March makes these re- 

 marks on the subject : 



The bee-keepers of Utah have taken a 

 noteworthy course, by forming a terri- 

 torial association ; the effect of such is 

 being felt throughout the territory 

 already. With the same amount of 

 energy in proportion to its age, five years 

 from now it is hard to tell what the 

 result will be ; suffice it to say that it is 

 a very healthy youngster. Every bee- 

 keeper in Utah should become a mem- 

 ber; the entrance' fee and yearly dues 

 are only 50 cents, which should be sent 

 to the Secretary. 



Talk: About the large bee of Java 

 — Apis dorsata — and then think of the 

 model just imported from Paris. It is 6 

 feet long, and more than that length 

 from tip to tip of extended wings. You 

 will be amused while reading the de- 

 scription of this wonderful model given 

 on page 352 of this issue. 



Xhe Busy Bees, and How to 



Manage Them, is the title of a 24-page 

 pamphlet by W. S. Ponder. It is in- 

 tended as a 10-cent manual for those 

 who may catch the "bee-fever." It is 

 nicely printed, and is well worth the 

 price. 



