Bailey's Swarm Catcher. 



Mr. J. W, Bailey, of Eipon, Wis., has 

 obtained a patent on the swarm catcher 

 shown in the accompanying illustration. 



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All will see at a glance its object and 

 uses. It can be seen at our Museum, by 

 all who wish to examine it. 



i^° We are mailing a large number of 

 copies of the Journal to Great Brit- 

 ain and other countries of Europe, and 

 it is very seldom that a number is lost 

 in the mails, as the addresses are all 

 printed. Should any, however, be lost, 

 we always cheerfully send duplicates, 

 when notified of the fact. We have just 

 been informed of one lost through the 

 carelessness of a postal clerk, who had 

 taken the Bee Journal from the wrap- 

 per and failed to return it, after exami- 

 nation — the empty wrapper alone reach- 

 ing its destination. We think we are 

 safe in saying that not 1 in 500 copies 

 fail to reach their proper destination 

 promptly. Our subscribers in any coun- 

 try need have no fears about losing any 

 numbers. Should one not come to hand 

 within a week of its regular time they 

 should notify us, and another will be 

 sent at once. 



^*Mr. J. Stewart, Kock City, 111., 

 writes : " Would it not be best to print 

 in the Bee Journal the addresses of 

 the Secretaries of each Bee-Keepers' 

 Association ? We often desire to cor- 

 respond with the different associations, 

 but can rarely find the address of the 

 Secretaries." This point is well taken, 

 and we will in future incorporate this 

 in our convention directory. 



Sensible Advice.— So much that is in- 

 consistent is often found in agricultural 

 papers on the subject of "who should 

 keep bees," that we give the Western 

 Rural credit for the following sensible 

 talk on the subject : 



" The Western Rural believes that bee 

 keeping is a source of both pleasure and 

 profit. With the new inventions that 

 are now furnished the apiarist, much 

 that was disagreeable about bee keep- 

 ing has been obviated, and the business 

 has become pleasant and remunerative. 

 We would not, of course, advise every 

 one to rush headlong into bee keeping. 

 It is not every farm that is properly lo- 

 cated for the business, and it is not every 

 man who is fit for it. A little thought 

 will naturally show the work of the 

 apiarist to be a delicate one, requiring 

 patience and the exercise of good sound 

 judgment. The business requires con- 

 stant study, too. The man who buys a 

 colony of bees and thinks no more about 

 the little workers, and does not care to 

 learn their nature and habits, had bet- 

 ter keep out of the business." 



1g§* The paper used on the Bee Jour- 

 nal for the past few months was made 

 expressly for it, but was not such as we 

 ordered or wanted. At the time we felt 

 under obligation to take it, as it had 

 been made for us, but we have regretted 

 it ever since. It lacks stiffness and body, 

 and as soon as this lot is used up (about 

 3 numbers more) we shall procure paper 

 more to our liking. 



l^Mr. T. F. Bingham has sent to our 

 museum a smoker bellows, having one 

 side cut away to show the working of 

 the different parts, as he makes them 

 for the present season. It is a regular 

 museum of itself — simple, ingenious, 

 original and perfect. 



^"Farmers should never be in a 

 hurry to purchase from travelers. It 

 will often save them money and law 

 costs to address a letter to advertisers 

 of implements, trees, seeds, etc., as ad- 

 vertisers generally have a reputation 

 and capital at stake. The glib talker 

 you may never see again; but if it 

 takes your farm that note will have to 

 be paid, whether you get rubbish, value 

 or nothing. Deal direct with established 

 and responsible persons, if possible. — 

 Farm Advocate. 



