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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



May 



all right, and that honey can be made 

 artificially. 



WHEN BEESWAX, OR SOME 

 THING ELSE, IS MADE INTO THE 

 SHAPE OF HONEY COMB, ALL THE 

 ARGUMENT THAT BEE KEEPERS 

 CAN PRODUCE WILL BE OF NO 

 AVAIL TO CONVINCJE PEOPLE OP 

 NON-ADULTERATION OF COMB 

 HONEY. 



I used to see much opposition 

 against bee keepers obtaining patents 

 on bee fixtures, the sentiment appear- 

 ing to be that they should be liberal- 

 minded and free in giving their in- 

 ventions to the bee keeping fraternity, 

 but it seems that so much and sharp 

 competition has changed the minds of 

 some on this line. However, I wish 

 to say I have nothing to complain of, 

 as I am not hurt in any way in the 

 least, so far as I know. 

 '"There"a^-e'some changes being made 

 that are called improvements, which 

 I very much doubt if they are im- 

 provements, and by having so many 

 changes, which 1 have no doubt is 

 sometimes made to head off competi- 

 tors, it also so confuses bee keepers 

 that they are at a loss to know what 

 or when to obtain supplies for fear 

 that a change will be made for some- 

 thing else, and the first ones will be 

 all wrong. Still there are many sturdy 

 bee keepers who do not jump at every 

 so-called improvement, and still they 

 succeed right along, i am not indif- 

 ferent to improvement but want to be 

 sure it is an improvement before I in- 

 vest much in it. 

 Mexico, Mo. 



LADIES BICYCLE - - - 



- - - VERY CHEAP. 



We have a Cleveland 1895 Ladies 

 Wheel in perfect condition. Used 

 but little. 26 in. wheels ; weight 

 24 lbs. , for $25. 00 cash ; cost $100. 



(From Progressive Bee Keeper). 



MANUFACTURED 00MB. 



A Olub to Beat out the Brains of the 

 Bee Keepers. 



Prof. Wiley's Comb. 



BY THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



I have read wnth interest the articles 

 in the bee periodicals by Mr. T. F. 

 Bingham and Mr. W, Z. Hutchinson 

 about the use of the new "Weed" foun- 

 dation, and must say that I share their 

 apprehension respecting the effect it 

 may have on the pursuit of honey 

 production and honey consumption. 



For years I fought the statement of 

 Prof. Wiley that combs could or would 

 be made by machinery, filled with 

 honey, and be placed upon the mar- 

 ket. I stated that it was untrue, and 

 even went so far as to say that I did 

 not believe it could be done. I desire 

 to protect comb honey from the sus- 

 picion which might attach to it, if it 

 was thought that the combs could be 

 made and filled with adulterated glu- 

 cosed, or bug-juice honey, or even the 

 poor qualities of dark and unpalata- 

 ble nectar. 



I wanted to keep the sections of 

 comb honey so far al)ove suspicion 

 that the fact of their being so put up 

 would be a guarantee of purity. Vir- 

 gin comb, filled with God-given nectar 

 by the bees and fit for the banquet of 

 "the goils of old Olympus," or for 

 any mortal or immortal being in the 

 universe. 



I tremble for the results as I notice 

 the efforts now being put forth to 

 make the cells nearly one-half inch 

 deep, by the new foundation comb of 

 the Weed pattern. It comes too near 



