THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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Dr. A. B. Mason is "all fjone" on a 

 certain licepapor. He says: "If any 

 otluT bee-papiT is wortli $1.00, what 



is tlie worth?" Evidently the 



Doctor considers his opinions of i)ce- 

 papers worth tionhle that of any otiier 

 person. If tinit well known M.I), really 

 desires an answer to his tpiestion lie is 

 advised to read the An reiinlarly. 

 When Dr. Mason will read all the bee- 

 papers, he will then he in a position 

 to jiul^e of their comparative valnes. 

 Head them, Doctor, Uani tell what you 

 know about bee-literature. 



The same inducement heretofore of- 

 fered for old and new subscribers will 

 hold good the present season, as fol- 

 lows : One select (|ueen of our best 

 winter strain and the Api, one year, 

 $1 50. We iiuarantee beauty, purity 

 and other desirable qualities. 



Several customers have ordered 

 one of the Bay State lieversible hives 

 in the flat. We cannot sell one hive 

 in that way for less than three dollars, 

 on account, of the work and troul)le to 

 pack it. Then again, let me advise 

 you not to order one hive sent by 

 freight. The liay State hive, com- 

 plete, weighs but thirt}^ five pounds, 

 and they can be shipped as cheaply by 

 express as by freight. Those sent by 

 freight must be packed more securely 

 than by express, and when sent by the 

 former way we must charge fifty cents 

 for packing. 



KEVKRSIBT.IC SECTION CASES. 



We sold a large number ol' these 

 cases in the season of 1887. Price, 75 

 cents each. 



They are so arranged that the bees 

 cannot soil the sections, and all may 

 be reversed at one motion. Each case 

 liolds twenty-four one-pound sections 

 and weigh, all complete, but five and 

 three-fourths pounds. Thus the ex- 

 press charges will be low to any part 

 of the country. They are easily ar- 

 ranged to fit anj' hive. Try one. 



OIIDERS FOR QUEKNS. 



AVe are now hooking orders for 

 queens of our new winter strain. This 

 strain gives such perfect satisfaction 

 that we shall rear no others. They 

 winter perfectly on summer stands 

 without loss. 



ARTIFICIAL POIXEX. 



Miii'l\ is bein^ said about fiivingr " rye 

 nical, wliuat Hour," etc., to bee.s as a siil)^ti- 

 tulc loi' natural pollen. Can any of tlic sci- 

 ontlllc, or uiihc.ientilU; beekeepers show tliat 

 it is of any advaiituf^e? Give us the proof, 

 gentlcuieii. — liee /live. 



Head the back copies of the American 

 Bee Journal and you will get the de- 

 sired information. Try and keep up 

 with the limes, brother. 



TIIK I5HKKEKPEUS UNIOX. 



Lend a Helping Hand. — Mrs. N. Stan- 

 ley, Adrian, Minn., on March 24, 1888, 

 writes : I send one dollar to aid the bee- 

 keepers' "defence fund," and let me say 

 to those beekeepers who weekly read 

 the Bee Journal that aside from the 

 principle, "Do unto others as ye would 

 that they should do unto you," is it not 

 our duty to cheer and aid a sinking 

 brother? Let us rally around our stand- 

 ard, and do battle for our rights and 

 a just cause. Could I send an ar- 

 row of remorse into the heart of that 

 Mayor of Arkadelpliia, you may be sure 

 it would be quickly sent. I am only 

 a beekeeper in a small way, alid I do 

 not expect ever to need the aid of the 

 Unioti, nevertheless I cannot hear ap- 

 peals fi>r help, in vain. 



Mr. E. Liston, of Virgil City, Mo., 

 has this to say about the Arkadelphia 

 case : 



Brothers, awake! Send in your dol- 

 lar and join the Union. We that are 

 being carried along on " flowery beds 

 of ease," do not know how soon some 

 one filled with malice and prejudice 

 will put us in trouble. Even if we pass 

 through without trouble, for the honor 

 of our pursuit and our brotherhood, we 

 should pay our little mites to help 

 Brother Clark to obtain his liiiiits as 

 an American citizen. Your dollar is a 

 mere jiittance to what Mr. Clark is 

 suftering. And to the Manager of the 

 " Union " I would say, run it through 

 all the courts — give Mr. Clark justice 

 as an American citizen, and asse^s the 

 fraternity for the necessary funds. 

 Brother beekeepers, think of this case 

 and be liberal. — American Bee Journal. 



LOST NO BKE8 IN WINTKRIXG. 

 Walton, Ky. 

 My bees liave wintered splendidly. Lost no 

 colonies and but few bees. The colonies from 

 your queens are my best. 



L. Johnson. 



