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London Show for Bees and Honey. 



This exhibition is in connection with 

 the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng- 

 land, and will be held at London, June 

 30 to July 7, 1879. The British Bee- 

 Keepers' Association have offered the 

 following prizes : First prize, £3 ; Sec- 

 ond, £2; Third, £1. (The value of £1 

 sterling is $4.86.) These prizes are of- 

 fered for each of the following specifi- 

 cations, making a total of £24, or about 

 $116.14. 



For the best Observatory Hive, stocked 

 with bees and their queen, all combs to be 

 visible on both sides. 



For the best Hive, on the movable comb 

 principle, with covering and stand. 



For the best exhibition of pure honey in 

 sectional supers— each section to be separa- 

 ble, and not more than three lbs. in weight, 

 the total weight of each entry not to be less 

 than 13 lbs. The honey to be submitted to 

 analysis, if required by the judges or stew- 

 ards. 



For the competitor who shall in the neat- 

 est, quickest, and most complete manner 

 drive out the bees from a straw skep, cap- 

 ture and exhibit the queen, and transfer 

 both combs and bees into a hive on the 

 movable comb principle. Competitors to 

 provide their own bees and hives. No veils 

 or gloves to be worn. 



In each of the classes 374, 375, and 376, a 

 hive of British manufacture, with cover and 

 stand complete, on the movable comb prin- 

 ciple, will be presented to the foreign com- 

 petitor to whom the judges shall award the 

 highest honors. 



A letter from Mr. W. M. Hoge, who 

 is now in London, informs us that he 

 has made an entry for such Americans as 

 may desire to avail themselves of the 

 opportunity. The entry is made in the 

 name of the National Association and 

 can be used by any of our American 

 apiarists. Articles intended for this 

 Show must be sent at once to Mr. W. 

 M. Hoge, care of Thurber & Co., of 

 New York ; they will forward them to 

 Mr. Hoge, who offers to do all in his 

 power to exhibit them to advantage. 

 Particular care should be taken in pack- 

 ing, as freight is handled roughly when 

 stowing away in the steamers. We hope 

 that there will be a good exhibition of 

 American implements and honey. We 

 have already sent off our exhibit, and 

 will take pleasure in showing any that 

 may be on hand, when we arrive in 

 London, which we expect to do about 



June 30th. Messrs. Thurber & Co. will 

 have an exhibit of 1000 crates of beauti- 

 ful American honey in the comb. 



ig^Those who imagine that it is ne- 

 cessary to tear down the reputation of 

 some one else, in order to build up 

 their own, are usually as shallow- 

 brained as they are evil-disposed. Such 

 are unable to understand why it is 

 " better to suffer than to do wrong ! " 

 But the noble-minded will readily com- 

 prehend its force and meaning, as well 

 as endorse the sentiments of the fol- 

 lowing : 



If your good be turned to ill— Let it pass ! 

 Be you kind and gentle still— Let it pass ! 

 Time will soon make all things straight : 

 E'en resent not— only wait- 

 Make your triumph grandly great, 



Let it pass ! Let it pass ! 



Be not swift to take offense— Let it pass ! 

 Anger is a foe to sense— Let it pass ! 

 Any jealous man may give 

 Slanders vile that should not live— 

 Bjit the noble can forgive ! 



Let it pass ! Let it pass ! 



Plato upon being told that he had 

 many enemies who spoke ill of him, 

 said, "It is no matter; I will live so 

 that none shall believe them." 



Bee Enemies.— Professor Cook very 

 kindly offers to receive specimens of 

 bee enemies, and describe them in the 

 Bee Journal. Those having such not 

 yet described may send specimens to 

 him. Attention is directed to the fol- 

 lowing letter from the Professor : 



Lansing, Mich., May 21, 1879. 



Dear Mr. Editor: Mr. V. W. Keeney, 

 of Shirland, 111., sends a spider which had 

 captured a live bee without the aid of a 

 web. I would send a figure and description 

 of this new enemy if I was sure it was 

 much of an enemy. If Mr. K. finds another 

 at the same work I will do so. I am led to 

 think this is exceptional. 



May I ask all readers of the American 

 Bee Journal to send me specimens of all 

 bee enemies for description. If alive, in- 

 close in a close tin box; if dead, wrap in 

 cotton and mail in a box. A. J. Cook. 

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HUP The American Association of Nurse- 

 rymen, Florists, Seedsmen, etc., meets in 

 Cleveland, O., June 18-20, 1879. All residing 

 east of Cleveland will apply to T. S. Hub- 

 bard, Fredonia, N. Y., for information in re- 

 gard to reduced rates on railroads, and all 

 west of Cleveland will apply tor that infor- 

 mation to D. Wilmot Scott, Galena, III. 



