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THOMAS «. NEVmiAIV, 



IDITOK. 



Voim. March 16,1889. No. 11. 



A little bit of patience 



Often makes the sunshine come. 

 And a little bit of love 



Makes a very happy home ; 

 A little bit of hope 



Makes a rainy day look gay, 

 And a Utile bit of charity 



Makes glad a weary day. 



Tiie Weal her in England during 

 February is described as "boisterous," with 

 high winds, fitful storms, rain, hail and 

 snow. The honey season of 1S88 was a very 

 disastrous one in England, as well as in 

 America. We are all hoping for a better 

 season during the present year. 



L.exington, Ky.— Last week we re- 

 ceived an article for the Bee Journai, 

 bearing tlie Lexington, Ky., postmark, but 

 having no name of the writer. If the per- 

 son who sent it will send us his name, the 

 article will appear in print — otherwise it 

 will have to go into the waste basket. 



Xlie Apiciilturiiiit for February is 

 just received (our regular copy having been 

 lost in the mail and this is re-seut to fill its 

 place), and our thanks are due to brother 

 Henry Alley for his very kind remarks, 

 "endorsing" the "note" added to our bio- 

 graphical sketch by Brother Root in Olcan- 

 ings for January. " Kind words can never 

 die." It is a solid pleasure to notice the 

 very friendly feeling now existing among 

 apicultural editors. May it ever continue. 

 Differ we must ; to discuss many points of 

 these diflferences is necessary, but when a 

 kind feeling undeilies the discussion, only 

 good will result from it. 



:ilore Iluiiil>ii;;'.— C. M. Burgess, of 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Feb. 23, 1889, wrote 

 us as follows : 



Mn. Editou :— The enclosed was cliiiped 

 from the Council Bluffs weekly Ifonparcil 

 of Feb. 14, 1889. Do vou think there is any- 

 thing in it ? 1 think all beekeepers rely 

 upon you to explain, and also to expose all 

 frauds, and bring the offending parties to 

 justici' and repentance. The Amkkican 

 Bee Jourxai. is a very welcome visitor. 



The clipping which Mr. Burgess sent 

 originated with the Davenport, Iowa, Dem- 

 ocrat, and reads as follows : 



A New Swixdi.e.— A new swindle is said 

 to have been discovered at Oskaloosa, by a 

 woman coming in a drug store and buying a 

 half ounce of " attar of roses "—a butyrace- 

 ous oil of delicious fragrance, which sep- 

 arates itself from the rose-water during the 

 distillation of dried petals of roses. 



A reporter heard this order, and his curi- 

 osity became strong as to why she should 

 wantsomuchof this expensive oil— retail- 

 ing at from $10 to -SIS an ounce. After much 

 investigation he found that she used it in 

 the manufacture of " pure "' honey. 



Syrup made of the proper consistency and 

 color— an easy undertaking— with enough of 

 this oil added to give it flavor, an article in 

 all appearance, smell and taste, so closely 

 representing honey as to fool the most ex- 

 pert ; and thus at a cost not to exceed 3 or 4 

 cents per pound to the manufacturer, this 

 bogus honey is sold in this market as 

 straight, pure strained honey. 



Bro. Burgess asks us, "Do you think 

 there is anything in it ?" No, there is noth- 

 ing in it but faJsclwod ! It is another of 

 those sensational stories "gotten up for 

 spice " by a reporter for the daily press. 



In one particular it is like the Wiley lie, 

 written for the pay which the daily press 

 gives for sensational stories, and if the 

 writer is cornered, he will claim that he 

 wrote it as a " pleasantry," never expecting 

 that any one would be foolish enough to 

 think there was a word of truth in it ! ! 



This time they want to bring our sisters 

 into the mess, by saying that it was a 

 woman who bought the " attar of roses " to 

 fool the community with. No, sir : no 

 woman did it. She knows more than that, 

 and has more good, sound sense than to try 

 to do anything of the kind ! She knows 

 that the addition of "attar of roses" to 

 "syrup" would not "make honey" that 

 will " fool " any one— much less an expert ! 



The idea of paying sio to -Sl.^ an ounce for 

 " attar of roses " to put into "syrup," and 

 then say that the cost of the conglomeration 

 is only " 3 or 4 cents per pound !" Such a 

 thing is ridiculous I 



To say that "this bogus honey is sold m 

 this market as straight, pure, strained 

 honey," is an insult to common sense. 



We call upon the Davenport Democrat, 

 and all who have copied the item to retract 

 it— and .save themselves from being the 

 laughing-stock of the age ! 



A Wirectory, containing the names 

 and addresses of those interested in apicul- 

 ture is being gotten up by Mr. Henry Alley, 

 of Wenham, Mass. It will cost $1.2.5. As 

 soon as it is published we will give a further 

 description of it. 



Another Nwindier.— A fellow by 

 the name of Lincoln, whose address is given 

 at "89 Aberdeen Street, Chicago" (but who 

 cannot be found at that place), is offering 

 recipes for "artificial honey," which he 

 avers can be made for " 8 cents per pound," 

 and can readily be sold at " from 2.5 to 3.5 

 cents per pound," and is "equal to bees' 

 honey," being often " mistaken by the best 

 judges to be genuine! !" 



Accidentally we ran across one of the 

 dupes of this man Lincoln, who had honey 

 recipes for sale. We denounced him and 

 his recipes as frauds ; tlie fellow was scared 

 and " lit out ' as rapidly as possible. 



Think of the idea of being able to sell 

 " artificial honey " at from 25 to 35 cents per 

 pound, when the real article of the most 

 delicious kind can be bought from K to 14 

 of that price ! The fellow, Lincoln, is more 

 of a knave than a fool. He not only tries 

 to swindle the buyers of the " artificial " 

 humbug, but also swindles the agents who 

 buy his recipes by holding up fabulous 

 prices and sales as an inducement for them 

 to engage in the nefarious business ! 



Echoes is the name of another home- 

 made periodical of 30 pages, published by 

 Will JI. Young, of Nevada, O. Both the 

 price and frequency of issue seem to be an 

 enigma at present with the editor. He says : 



We would like to issue monthly, but can- 

 not say in this ruimberhow often— probably 

 quarterly for 1SS9— and one issue per year 

 may exhaust us completely, and disgust our 

 friends. 



The first issue shows considerable tact 

 and some ability in the editor. The quality 

 of the paper is good, but the printing is in- 

 ferior. Five columns are devoted to bees 

 and their management. The editor has 60 

 colonies, and had an average of 43 pounds 

 of surplus to the colony, last season. We 

 have read the first issue with considerable 

 interest. 



.Mr. A.I. Root was so well pleased 

 with his trip to California, that he is still 

 giving very interesting accounts of it in 

 Oleanings. More than that, he has planned 

 another trip to the Pacific slope, and intends 

 to stay longer, aud see more of that wonder- 

 ful country, and its wide-awake and jolly 

 bee-keepers. He intends to take Mrs. Root 

 with him next time. We almost envy him 

 the pleasure. When we went to iEurope 

 ten years ago, he remained at home hard at 

 work— now the lables are turned, and it is 

 our turn to stay at home and work. 



YViien SyMteinatie and harmonious 

 energies are put forth in defense of any 

 pursuit, such efforts cannot fail to win. 

 When the editors of the bee-periodicals all 

 lay aside every trace of selfishness or i)arty- 

 spirit, aud work solidly for the prosperity 

 of the pursuit, it not only shows a pleasing 

 prospect, but it also assures its ultimate 

 success. 



