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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Xlie Bee-Keepers' Enterprise is 



the name of a new bee-paper to be first 

 issued on May 15th, by Mr. Burton L. Sage, 

 of Connecticut. In his advance notice, Mr. 

 Sage says it " will contain not less than 12 

 pages and cover ; same size, and much after 

 the same style of the ' Review.' " 



We wish the new paper all the success its 

 publisher may hope for, but really he must 

 be an eiderprUing man who can venture to 

 now start a new periodical devoted to bee- 

 culture in view of the numerous poor sea- 

 sons of the past few years ; but let us all 

 continue to hope that those unprofitable 

 years may indeed be jmst, and that the im- 

 mediate /wfiwr may have in store such un- 

 usual prosperity for both producers and 

 publishers, as shall fully compensate for the 

 trying times which all have been compelled 

 to endure. 



Editoriul Assistance, we claim the 

 right to secure whenever we deem it best, 

 in order to make these " Buzzings," etc., as 

 interesting and profitable as possible. 

 While we may do this, we of course hold 

 ourselves responsible for whatever may 

 appear as editorial matter, just the same as 

 though we had written it all ourselves. 

 Nearly all the large daily newspapers and 

 monthly literary magazines each have 

 numerous editorial writers now-a-days, 

 while only one real editor decides as to the 

 suitability and value of the matter sub- 

 mitted for publication by the various as- 

 sistant editorial contributors. By so doing, 

 the whole periodical becomes correspond- 

 ingly more valuable to its readers, and the 

 labor is thus lessened individually by rea- 

 son of its division among several persons. 



** A jflotlern Mee-Earin and Its 



Economic Management," is the title of a 

 splendid book on practical bee-culture, by 

 Mr. S. Simmins, of England. It is 5%s.S}4 

 inches in size, and contains 270 pages, 

 nicely illustrated, and bound in cloth. It 

 shows " how bees may be cultivated as a 

 means of livelihood; as a health-giving 

 pursuit ; and as a source of recreation to 

 the busy man." It also illustrates how 

 profits may be ' ' made certain by growing 

 crops yielding the most honey, having also 

 other uses; and by judgment in breeding a 

 good working strain of bees." Price, post- 

 paid, from this office, $1.00; or clubbed with 

 the Bee Jouhnal for one year, for sfl.TO. 



For Indiiina, Itee-JKeepers. — Hon. 

 B. F. Havens, one of the Indiana Executive 

 Commissioners, sent the following, dated 

 April 22nd, to Mr. Walter S. Bonder, of 

 Indianapolis, with the request that it be 

 published in the American Bee Journal. 

 Indiana bee-keepers should read it care- 

 fully: 



An Appeal to Indiana Bee-Keepers : — 



Fifteen feet of show-case, 5x6 feet, has 

 been purchased for the State Honey Ex- 

 hibit at the World's Fair. Will you furnish 

 from your apiary any portion of this ex- 

 hibit ? It now remains with the bee-keep- 

 ers of this State to see to it that this space 

 is well and appropriately filled, and we 

 fully believe that your State pride, with 

 our abundant resoui-ces, will prove you 

 fully equal to the undertaking. 



Mr. Sylvester Johnson, well known 

 among the bee-keepers of this State, has 

 kindly consented to look after the Indiana 

 exhibit. He will be at the Fair grounds 

 throughout the time of the exhibit, and 

 will do all in his power to see that exhibits 

 are properly arranged. 



We are depending entirely upon this 

 year's product, and consignments can be 

 made in July. Plan your exhibit to occupy 

 a space 2}4 feet square, and 5 feet high, 

 pack carefully, and ship by freight to B. F. 

 Havens, Dep't. A, Agricultural Building, 

 Jackson Park, Chicago, Ills. Freight must 

 be prepaid, and at the close of the Exposi- 

 tion the goods will be returned to your 

 shipping-point free of charge. No cash 

 premiums will be paid from the State ap- 

 propriation, but awards will be made by 

 diploma. 



I trust that you will make application for 

 space at an early date, when more explicit 

 directions will be sent you. Address me at 

 "Indiana State Building, Jackson Park, 

 Chicago, Ills.," giving me positive answer, 

 as to whether you will furnish an exhibit 

 or not. I will send you full shipping direc- 

 tions upon notification that you will furnish 

 an exhibit. B. F. Havens, 



Executive Commissioner. 



«f . T»n I>eusen <& Sons, the wired 

 comb foundation makers of Sprout Brook, 

 N. Y., wrote us on April 20th, that " bees 

 in Otsego country are coming out in good 

 condition." As usual, reports are quite 

 varied this spring. Some have lost no bees 

 in wintering, while others have lost all. On 

 the whole, however, we think that there 

 was less loss than usual the past winter. Of 

 course, the "springing" part is not yet 

 over. 



A Binder for holding a year's num- 

 bers of the Bee Jouknal we mail for 

 only 50 cents; or clubbed with th« 

 Journal for $1.40. 



