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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 16, 190S. 



we might be able to sue somebody. Now, it is my candid opinion tliat 

 the National Association can find better use for its money than to 

 spend it in lawsuits. The more you have to do with lawsuits the more 

 you will wish you had not had anything to do with law. Here is the 

 point: If we should sue any paper for damages, we would have to 

 prove the damages first. The question would then arise, " Who has 

 been damaged ?" And we would have to prove that the National 

 Association, as such, had been damaged. We could not appear in 

 court representing the entire bee-keeping industry, whether we are 

 incorporated or not incorporated. All we could do would be to repre- 

 sent the members of the incorporation, and we would be very apt to 

 find some trouble in proving that the individual members had been 

 damaged a fixed amount." 



Cleansing Wax in Salt Water. 



In Praktischer Wegweiser it is recommended to boil wax in salt 

 water, watching carefully that it does not boil over. Two or three 

 boilings are said to make the wax clear. The proper quantity of salt 

 is not given. 



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The Michigan Convention will be held Feb. 23 and 24, at 

 the Eagle Hotel in Grand Rapids, All being well we expect to be 

 present. Since publishing the notices of prizes offered, on page 84, 

 we have been invited to participate, and would say that the American 

 Bee Journal will "give a year's subscription to every man [or 

 woman] who wins any of the other prizes ". We hope there will be a 

 good exhibit of honey. 



The York Honey Co. is now entirely in the hands of Mr. 

 Henry M. Arnd, who has been the manager of the company since it 

 was formed last spring. We have disposed of all our interest to Mr. 

 Arnd, as per agreement dated Feb. 1, 1905, which also includes, for a 

 specified time, the privilege to use our registered honey-labels, and 

 also the name" York", in the business or firm name. We wish Mr. 

 Arnd the fullest measure of success, as he certainly deserves. Bee- 

 keepers can rely implicitly upon him for an honorable and square deal 

 every time. ,«mm«». 



Mr. H. S. Ferry, of Westchester Co., N. Y., has sent us a sam- 

 ple of the Ferry hive-opener and also the Ferry bee-brush. Each is 

 attached to a small chain, at the other end of which is a metal eyelet 

 to slip over a button, which insures its presence when once buttoned 

 to the operator. The metal hive-opener is about 4 inches in length, 

 and one end is in the form of a ring. At the other end is a sort of 

 tomahawk, which can be used as a tack-puller, screw-driver and little 

 hammer. The bee-brush is made double, so that bees from both sides 

 of a comb can be swept off with one motion. Both of the articles are 

 ingenious, and doubtless will be offered to bee-keepers through the 

 bee-supply dealers. .„...•••. 



The Illinois Bee-Keepers' Bill has been introduced in the 

 State Legislature and referred to the proper committees. The follow- 

 ing is a copy of the document : 

 '^ A BILL. 



An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



Whereas, The members of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation have for years given much time and labor without compensa- 

 tion in the endeavor to promote the interests of the bee-keepers of the 



State; and, . , . , ,_ ., 



Whbkeas, The importance of the industry to the farmers and 

 fruit-growers of the State warrants the expenditure of a reasonable 

 sum for the holding of annual meetings, the publication of reports 

 and papers containing practical information concerning bee-keeping ; 

 therefore to sustain the same and enable this organization to defray 

 the expenses of annual meetings, publishing reports, suppressing foul 

 brood among bees in the State, and promote the industry in Illinois: 



Sec. 1.— Be it inacted by the people of the State of Illinois repre- 

 sented in the General Assembly : That there be and is hereby appro- 

 priated for the use of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association the 

 sum of $1200 per annum fc.r the years 1905 and 1900, for the purpose of 

 advancing the growth ami developing the interests of the bee-keepers 

 of Illinois; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, for the purpose of paying the expenses 

 of holding annual meetings, publishing the proceedings of said meet- 

 ings, suppressing foul brood among bees in Illinois, etc. Provided, 

 however, that no officer or officers of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 



Association shall be entitled to receive any money compensation what- 

 ever for any services rendered for same out of this fund. 



Sec. 3. — The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association shall appoint | 

 at each annual meeting a State inspector of apiaries for one year, or 

 till his successor is elected and qualified, who may, if necessary, ap- 

 point his own assistants. Said inspector, or inspectors, shall, when 

 notified of the existence of the disease known as foul brood among 

 apiaries, examine all such as are so reported, and all others in the 

 same locality, and ascertain whether or not such disease exists, and, 

 if satisfied of its existence, shall give the owner or person who has the 

 care of such apiaries full instructions as to the manner of treating 

 them. Within a reasonable time after making such examinations the 

 inspector shall make another examination thereof, and if the condi- 

 tion of any of them is such as in his judgment renders it necessary, he 

 may burn all the colonies of bees and all the comb necessary to pre- 

 vent the spread of the disease. Such inspector shall, before burning, 

 give the notice provided for in and otherwise proceed pursuant to the 

 provisions of Sec. 3 of this Act. The inspector shall make, at the close 

 of each calendar year, a report to the Governor and also to the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, stating the number of apiaries visited, 

 the number of those diseased and treated, the number of colonies of 

 bees destroyed, and of the expenses incurred in the performance of 

 his duty. Said inspector shall receive S4.00 for each day actually and 

 necessarily spent in the performance of his duties, and be reimbursed 

 the money expended by him in defraying his expenses, provided that 

 the total expenditures for such purpose shall not exceed $700 per year. 



SALE OP DISEASED APIABT, BTC. 



Sbc. 3. — Any owner of a diseased apiary, of honey made by or 

 taken from such an apiary, or appliance taken from such an apiary, 

 who shall sell, barter, or give away any such apiary, honey or appli- 

 ance, or bees from such an apiary, expose other bees to the danger of 

 contracting such disease, or refuse to allow the inspector of apiaries 

 to inspect such apiary, honey or appliances, shall be fined not less 

 than $50, nor more than $100, or be imprisoned in the county jail not 

 less than one month nor more than two months. 



Sec. 4. — That on the order of the President, countersigned by the 

 Secretary of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, and approved 

 by the Governor, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall draw his war- 

 rant on the Treasurer of the State of Illinois in favor of the Treasurer 

 of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association for the sum herein 

 appropriated. 



Sbc. 5.— It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association to pay out of said appropriation, on itemized 

 and receipted vouchers, such sums as may be authorized by vote of 

 said organization on the order of the President, countersigned by the 

 Secretary, and make annual report to the Governor of all such expen- 

 ditures, as provided by law. 



Every bee-keeper in Illinois is requested to write his senator and 

 representatives now in Springfield, urging them to support the above 

 Bill. It should be passed promptly on account of its great need by 

 the bee-keepers of this State, and also by reason of its modest and ex- 

 cellent requirements. 



The two committees are made up as follows: 



Senate Appropriation Committee: — Gardner, chairman;. 

 Hughes, McKenzie, Townsend, Pemberton, Mueller, Juul, Barr, Ham- 

 ilton, Lundberg, Evans, Hall, Curtis, Templeton, Campbell, Hull, 

 Powers, Burton and Cunningham. i j 



House Appropriation Committee: — Trautman, chairman ;^ 

 Shanahan, Pendarvis, Kerrick, Lindly, Taggart, Dudgeon, Monroe, 

 Rodman, Drew, Miller (of Clark), Glade, McGuire, Smejkal, Hardin, 

 Arnold, Gaunt, Oglesby, Kittleman, Keck, Russell (of Iroquois)^ 

 Pogue, Coyle, Heinl, Pedersen, Zaabel, Echols, Rose, Donahue, Loy, 

 Grace, Harris, Coleman, Cooke, Rapp, Finnan, Hearn, Witt, LurtoDy 

 Schafer, Wilson and Craig. 



Rootville's Latest Rootlet. — Last week Tuesday we re- 

 ceived the following announcement of the arrival of another boy in- 

 the family of the editor of Gleanings : 



Friend York : — An 8-pound boy came to our house last Sunday 

 morning. Both mother and boy are doing finely. He seems to be a 

 very healthy and strong child ; hardly ever cries, and sleeps and eats 

 just as any good, strong boy ought to. Sunday morning after, I tried 

 to put on two different collars, and they were both too small ; and,, 

 finally, when 1 did get one on it was a tight pinch. I have heard of 

 swelled heads, but never heard very much about swelled necks. L 

 suppose I've got 'em both. E. R. Root. 



P. S. — Later. — Just bought a new hat. Had to. 



So Editor Root's head swelled so that it extended down into his- 

 neck. Sort of " got it in the neck ", too. Well, well, it does beat all 

 how certain happenings affect certain people. Suppose Grandpa Root 

 is also putting on "A. I. R.s" just now. 



Congratulations to all of 'em. 



Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush, by Prof. A. J. Cook ; 

 44 pages ; price, postpaid, 30 cents. This is by the same 

 author as " The Bee-Keepers' Guide," and is most valuable 

 to all who are interested in the product of our sugar-maples. 

 No one who makes maple sugar or syrup should be without 

 it. Order from the office of the American Bee Journal. 



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