TTH© mMERICKN BE® JOHRNJSI.. 



211 



EDITOR. 



Voinv. Aiiril 6, m No. 14. 



oil, >vhere shall rest be found ? 



The weary wand'rer cries ; 

 And echo answers, "Where 



They do not advertise." 



— Washington Critic. 



Marcli went out with a cold wave. The 

 last few days here in Illinois were cold, 

 with frosty mornings, and on the last day 

 there was a cold rain. The latter was very 

 much needed, and will do lots of good. The 

 bees are reported generally in excellent con- 

 dition, and so far wintered without loss. 

 Every indication now points to a good honey 

 season— though the spring may not be as 

 early as some have expected, it will be on 

 hand in good time. 



Restoring: Oil-Cloth. — An old and 



reliable English cook-book give this recipe 

 as an oil-cloth restorer : 



Melt one-half of an ounce of beeswax in 

 a saucer of turpentine. Rub the surface of 

 the oilcloth all over with the mixture, and 

 then rub it with a dry cloth. 



X'W'o Articles in this issue are devoted 

 to the new Constitution and By-Laws of the 

 International Society. A presentation of 

 the points made by Dr. A. B. Mason and 

 K. F. Holtermann, will be very beneficial, 

 and aid intelligent action at tlie next meet- 

 ing. We favor some of the changes sug- 

 gested, and hope to be at the meeting and 

 " take a hand " at the discussion of all the 

 points that may come up. Meanwhile let 

 others make suggestions. 



Our Readers will do well to examine 

 our advertisements closely. Those who ad- 

 vertise in our columns mean business, and 

 those whose advertisements we insert are 

 generally worthy of consideration. 



!$oino lisive AsKed what the " Honey 

 Producers' Exchange " amounts to, and 

 what are its objects, methods, etc. The fol- 

 lowing statement Is sent to us by its Presi- 

 dent, Mr. P. H. Elwood, and will give all 

 the needed information. He says : 



The "United States Honey Producers' 

 Exchange" was organized under the aus- 

 pices of the New York State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, in convention at Utica, M. Y., 

 Jan. 17, 18 and 10, ISSS. 



Its object is to furnish to its members, 

 prompt and reliable information as to the 

 honey crop throughout the United States. 

 Six or more reporters are appointed in every 

 honey-producing State, who forward their 

 reports to the Secretary on the tirst day of 

 May, June, July, August and September. 

 The Secretary compiles these reports from 

 each State (separately), and on the loth of 

 the month forwards to each member of the 

 "Exchange" the reports from the whole 

 United States. 



These statistics embrace the increased or 

 diminished number of colonies going into 

 winter quarters, loss in winter and spring, 

 condition of bees at the beginning of the 

 season, proportion of full crop of honev 

 gathered both white and dark, comb and ex- 

 tracted,the quantity of honey in the different 

 markets remaining unsold, with price, etc. 



The advantages of this information is too 

 apparent to require any elaboration. We 

 would only say that if you know the honey 

 crop, the market is yours, and you can 

 secure prices in keeping with the amount of 

 honey which you know is on the market. 



The "Exchange"' has met with great 

 favor among bee-keepers, several members 

 present at Syracuse (Deo. 11-13), and others 

 from abroad, among whom are many of the 

 largest honey producers of the United 

 States, stated that the information furnished 

 by the reports during the past season had 

 been worth many dollars to them in the dis- 

 posal of their honey, while other prominent 

 bee-keepers pronounced it the best thing 

 that ever came from the association of bee- 

 men. 



Feeling assured that all wish to reap a 

 share of the benefits of these statistics, a 

 cordial invitation is extended to all to join 

 the "Exchange," by forwarding your mem- 

 bership fee to the Secretary, G. H. Knicker- 

 bocker, Pine Plains, N. Y., which will en- 

 title you to the reports for one year, and 

 also it you can attend its meetings.to all the 

 advantages of membership in the New York 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, without 

 further expense. The fee is one dollar per 

 year, but it is hoped that enough bee-keep- 

 ers' will join so that the dollar will cover 

 the cost of two years' reports, in which case 

 you will receive the same for that length of 

 time. Three or four hundred new members 

 are yet needed to bring this about. The 

 " Exchange " has the support and endorse- 

 ment of such well-known men as Dr. Miller, 

 Messrs. Dadant, Grimm, Manum, Crane, 

 Cushman, Vandervort, Dr. Mason, Dr. 

 Tinker, Pond, Cary, Root, Capt. Hethering- 

 ton, Martin, Barber, Isham.Doolittle, Clark, 

 Aspinwall, Van Deusen, Ileddon, Taylor, 

 Cook, Hilton, Cutting, Valentine, Demaree, 

 Shuck, Foster, Secor, Wilkins, Rasmussen 

 and mony others. 



Each member will also receive with the 

 report sent out May 10, a list giving the 

 names and address of all the members and 

 reporters. These statistics will not be 

 furnished to the bee-papers for publication, 

 but will be sent only to members. We could 

 not meet our expenses were} we to make 

 public our reports. 



The " Honey Producers' Exchange " is a 

 valuable aid to the wide-awake honey-pro- 

 ducers, and should receive their full confi- 

 dence and support. Its officers are P. H. 

 Elwood, President ; I. L. Scofield, Vice- 

 President ; G. H. Knickerbocker, Secretary; 



C. G. Dickinson, Treasurer. These names 

 are a guaranty of its standing and honor. 



Xlie AdTiince published by J. B. 

 Mason & Sons, Mechanic Falls, Me., after 

 copying our remarks on page 131, appends 

 the following ; 



We wish to tender our thanks to friend 

 Newman for the above very kind notice of 

 us, and we are so glad that such kind feel- 

 ings exist between the editors of our bee- 

 periodicals instead of a spirit of rivalry. 

 We appreciate any kind words from friend 

 Newman, first because he is one of the 

 ablest, if not the ablest editor we have in 

 our fraternity. In his career he has shown 

 himself bold and fearless, ever ready to 

 stand for right and condemn wrong. We 

 met him at the New Orleans bee-meet- 

 mg, and found him to be a kind-hearted, 

 generous, good-natured fellow. He ably 

 edits the oldest bee-journal in America, and 

 the only weekly published in the United 

 States. 



We would like every one of our readers to 

 s;ee a copy of the good old American Bee 

 Journal, that has stood the test for over 

 2,5 years, and has been a welcome visitor to 

 the editor of the Advance for over 20 years. 



If there is one thing more than another 

 that we dislike it is unkind personal re- 

 marks between those who should be friends. 

 Any point may be freely discussed without 

 making an unkind personal allusion. We 

 believe in the fullest discussion in the 

 kindest manner possible. To agree with 

 our brother editors is our chief aim, and 

 when we must differ in our views on any 

 question, we desire to do it with candor and 

 in kindness. Thanks, Bro. Mason, for the 

 kind words and compliments. 



Mrs. L.izzie Cotton has just received 

 the following tree notice in the last number 

 of the New i'ork ^'oice : 



The American Bee Journal warns ail 

 against Mrs. Lizzie Cotton's " New System 

 of Bee-Keeping.' None of the bee-periodi- 

 cals, it says, will accept her advertisements. 



The above paragraph doubtless was 

 brought out by the warning remarks found 

 on page 1.32 of the Bee Journal, in regard 

 to Mrs. Cotton's deceptions. But the Voice 

 failed to state that it had also been one of 

 her dupes, in that it also published her ad- 

 vertisement of her alleged "New System 

 of Bee-Keeping." 



At this Centennial period nothing 



could lie more aiipropriate than the opening 

 article in the Illustuated Home Journal 

 for April, eulitleri "One Hundred Years a 

 Nation." It is intensely interesting- through- 

 out, fc'iving scenes, anecdotes, and historical 

 incidents In such an instruetire manner that 

 one can hardly find a place to stop, until all is 

 read. The number has 4.3 illustrations, and 

 contains two continued stories, of more than 

 average merit, besides ten illustrated articles, 

 inu.ilc, essays, historical sketches, and con- 

 siderable mLseellaneous matter. It is a large 

 quarto, and each issue contains :18 beautifully 

 printed pages. It is published monthly by 

 Thomas G. Newman & Son, 923 and !)25 West 

 Miuiison .Street, Chicago, 111., at tl.M a year. 



For clubbing rates with theBEE Journaj- 

 see page 231 of this issue. 



