THE AMERICAI^ BEE JOURNAL. 



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upward ventilation, :is by bringing- facts 

 to bear, and sliowing large numbers of 

 colonics safely wintered. with no upward 

 ventilation whatever. 



Now, we cordially invite every bee- 

 keeper who has a single fact that may be 

 of use to our readers, to make free use of 

 of our columns. The American Bee 

 Journal has no interest whatever, in any 

 hive or hobb}', only to do the most good 

 in giving such reading as shall be valu- 

 able to those who have the care of 

 "the busy bee." So send on your com- 

 munications, one and all, whether you 

 agree ot difler with others, only, good 

 friends, don't be ill natured, and before 

 sending in your a,rtic\es, please pull out the 

 stings. 



|I^~ Within the past few days we have 

 received letters from Bee-Keepers in Den- 

 mark, France, Belgium, Austria, New 

 South Wales, Australia and England. It 

 is ver}^ gratifying to us to know that the 

 old American Bee Journal is read and 

 prized in almost "every clime under 

 heaven." 



I^" With the next number we shall 

 commence a series of articles on experi- 

 ments, and shall illustrate them with cuts, 

 so that all can comprehend them at a 

 glance. 



Mr. T. F. Bingham, now in Nashville, 

 Tenn., wintering his bees, writes us, that 

 he will take them back to Michigan early 

 in April. He says, "they have wintered 

 fairly and seem to be doing well." 



Mr. M. M. Baldkidge, of St. Charles, 

 in this State, has gone South to take 

 charge of the Rev. W. K. Marshall's api- 

 ary, during the coming season. Mr. M. 

 writes us that his bees are doing well — 

 gathering some honey. 



When your time runs out, if 3^ou do not 

 wish to have The American Bee Jour- 

 nal continue its visits, just drop us a 

 Postal Card, and say so — and we will stop 

 it instanter. If you do not do this, you 

 may rest assured that it will be sent on 

 regularly. Let all "take due notice and 

 govern themselves accordingly." 



Many are the inquiries as to the present 

 status and whereabouts of Mrs. Tupper. 

 The following is a sanij)le of some; while 

 others contain a recital of the frauds prac- 

 ticed upon the writers by her, and not a 

 few refuse to pay for the Journal, be- 

 cause she has defrauded them — forgetting 

 that two wrongs will not make one right. 

 We had nothing more to do with her 

 business transactions than "the man in 

 the moon," and to ask us to pay lier bills, 

 is unreasonable in the extreme. But here 

 is the letter we started to give: 



" I had cultivated high esteem for Mrs. 

 Tupper, and to have such an one come to 

 such a fate, from whatever influence, pro- 

 duces sadness and pity. I don'i learn 

 from the papers the result. What has 

 been done with her case? Success to the 

 Journal." e. h. 



To answer this we will say that Mrs. 

 Tupper has been taken to the Iowa Insane 

 Asylum. Evidence accumulates every 

 day, to prove that she has been recklessly 

 carrying on this "crookedness" for years^ 

 and that it was as systematic as it was 

 relentlefS. 



In a private letter "Novice" says : " Mrs. 

 Tupper obtained as many subscriptions 

 for our Journal, (Gleanings) as she could 

 get, but never sent the money." 



From Mr. Slocum, of the Beekeeper's 

 Magazine, we learn with regret ttiat Mr. 

 A. J. King, his partner, has caught a 

 heavy cold, which has settled in his eyes; 

 disabling him, for the present, for edit- 

 orial duties. We hope it may not be of 

 long continuance. 



Michigan Bee-Keepers* Association. 



The Third Semi-annual Session of the 

 Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held at Corporation Hall, Kalamazoo, 

 Michigan, on Wednesday, May 3d, 187G. 

 The tirst session will convene promptly at 

 1 o'clock p. m. We extend a cordial invi- 

 tation to all bee-keepers to be present. 

 Our Spring sessions have hitherto been 

 decidedly successful, and we have every 

 reason to believe that the coming one will 

 fully equal its predecessors in point of in- 

 terest and importance. The subjects for 

 discussion will cover the broad field of 

 modern Apiculture. Come prepared to 

 give us your best and most valuable ideas 

 of the points involved, and thereby aid in 

 making the meeting of mutual interest 

 and profit. Herbert A. Burch, 



South Haven, Michigan. Secretary. 



