Jan. 24, 1907 



American l^ee Journal 



urges us to use all our influence upon our re- 

 spective members of the Legislature in recom- 

 mending the passage of these Bills. So I 

 trust that all of the Illinois readers of the 

 American Bee Journal will write to the Rep- 

 resentatives and Senators of their district, 

 asking careful consideration of these meas- 

 ures. All favorable answers to such requests 

 should be forwarded to Mr. James A. Stone, 

 Route 4, Springfield, 111., in order to put him 

 in possession of all necessary indications. 



A concerted action will surely result in suc- 

 cess. We are as yet in the infancy of our in- 

 stitutions, and things that seem difficult to- 

 day will be taken as a matter of course in a 

 few years ; but it is only by a united effort 

 that we can get our industry on a good basis, 

 and become recognized as we should be. 

 Help us, boys; and don't delay. 



C. P. Dadant, 

 Chairman Committee on Legislation. 



The following Is a copy of the proposed 

 law against spraying while in bloom : 



An Act to Prevent the Spraying of 

 Fruit-Bloom. 



Sec. 1. — Be it enacted by the people of the 

 State of Illinois represented in the General 

 Assembly, that it shall be unlawful for any 

 one to spray fruit-bloom with any poisonous 

 compound that may endanger the life of the 

 honey-bees that feed upon the nectar of such 

 bloom, or the health of those who eat of the 

 honey produced therefrom. 



Sec. 2. — Any person violating the provisions 

 of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor, and shall be fined not less than ten 

 (10) nor more than fifty (50) dollars. 



We trust that every bee-keeper in Illinois 

 will write his Representatives and Senator at 

 once. As Mr. Dadant well says, it as vnitecl 

 effort that counts in such matters. All three 

 of the proposed Bills should be passed. We 

 believe they will be if only bee-keepers will 

 do their duty. 



(Vliscellaneous 

 Kews -If cms 



Wanted -Oct. -ith, 1906, Nuiulier of 



the American Bee Journal. We are out of 

 that issue, and would appreciate it very much 

 if some of our readers who have it, and do 

 not care to keep it for a complete volume, 

 would mail it to us. We will send either a 

 Queen-Button or 2 of our Souvenir Postal 

 Cards to any one who sends us the Oct. 4th 

 copy in good condition. 



Robert B. 3IcCain, a bee-keeper at 

 Oswego, 111., recently spoke at a Farmers' 

 Institute, and gave such complete satisfac- 

 tion that his name has been placed on the 

 list of Institute lecturers. Mr. McCain has 

 attended the Chicago-Northwestern conven- 

 tions during the past few years, and is well 

 known to its members. He expects soon to 

 be prepared also to give stereopticon lectures 

 on bees and bee-keeping. 



first adventure into the tar worla of uiossum- 

 ing clover under the hill." 



The honey from the 220 colonies was al- 

 extraoted at night, for fear of the bees, even 

 compelling the night work of a little company 

 of women to fill jars and paste on labels. It 

 took 3 ar 4 men to do the uncapping, and the 

 extractor was of sufficient capacity to take 25 

 or 30 combs at a time ! 



But these flights of imagination are amus- 

 ing rather than harmful, and much real in- 

 formation may be gained from the book, 

 which is written in delightful style, so that 

 time will be as pleasantly spent in reading 

 this as in reading the most of fiction, and to 

 better advantage. 



"The Bee-Master of Warrilow."— 



Under this title has been issued in London a 

 small book of 64 pages, with 11 really good 

 full-page illustrations. It is by Tickner Ed- 

 wardes, who poses for what he perhaps really 

 is a newspaper man with no knowledge of 

 bees. He visits bee-keepers, principally one 

 old man from whom the title of the book is 

 taken, and recounts what he sees and what 

 he is told. 



In the main the book is in accord with 

 facts, but sometimes goes rather wild, the 

 imagination of the writer apparently be- 

 ing allowed full play, as where it is said of 

 the workers in spring that had survived the 

 winter: 



" Their task of hatching the new spring 

 generation was over: and now, the power of 

 flight denied them, they busied themselves in 

 the work of sentinels at the gate, or in groom- 

 ing the young bees as they came out for their 



A Call to Indiana Bee-Keepers.— 



There will be a meeting of Indiana bee-keep- 

 ers at Indianapolis, on Feb. 6, 190", at the 

 State House, in Room 12. One object will be 

 to form a State Association, but the most im- 

 portant business will be the promotion of a 

 foul brood law for that State. There will be 

 a morning and afternoon session, beginning 

 promptly at 10 a.m. The united efforts of 

 Indiana honey-producers are earnestly solic- 

 ited. It is hoped there may be a large attend- 

 ance. For further particulars address Walter 

 S. Ponder, Indianapolis, Ind. 



is not so very much shorter than her hus- 

 band. They are a delightful couple to meet, 

 and both seem to think that Texas is " it.'' 



Of course, our readers feel pretty well ac- 

 quainted with Mr. SchoU by this time, as he 

 has been conducting " Southern Beedom " for 

 over a year. He says he has lots of "good 

 stuff " on hand for his department, and is 

 determined that the new conductor of " Cana- 

 dian Beedom " shall not get ahead of him in 

 any way. It remains to be seen just how 

 close a race Mr. Byer will give Mr. SchoU. No 

 doubt the latter can take longer steps than 

 the former, but he may not be able to take 

 them so fast, so Mr. Byer may stand a very 

 good show of Keeping up, even if he doesn't 

 get ahead. 



It may be that Miss Wilson will say that 

 Mrs. SehoU's picture belongs in " Our Bee- 

 Keeping Sisters' " department. But we didn't 

 like to run the risk of separating her from 

 Mr. SchoU, especially when the two pictures 

 came on one card, which would indicate that 

 the intention was to keep them together. 



Mr. and Mrs. SchoU live in New Braunfels, 

 Tex., which, we understand, is almost a sec- 

 tion of Germany transplanted in America. 

 The special car of bee-keepers stopped for a 

 minute or two when passing through New 

 Braunfels. We looked for Mr. and Mrs. 

 SchoU, expecting that they would be " at 

 home," but we found that they were already 

 in San Antonio, waiting to receive the North- 

 ern bee-keepers there when they should ar- 

 rive. 



John Doll & Son. proprietors of the 

 Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Supply Company, of 

 Minneapolis, Minn., have sent us a very 

 nicely Ulustrated calendar for 1907. It con- 

 sists of a heavy card, Sxl2 inches in size, on 

 the center of which is a pretty picture show- 

 ing a road with a bridge over a ravine, en- 

 titled, "Through the Woods." Below the 

 picture is the calendar. 



The San Antonio Convention Pic- 

 ture is a good one. It shows over 100 of 

 those in attendance. We are mailing them, 

 unmounted, for only 60 cents. They can be 

 mounted by a local photographer for only 10 

 or 15 cents more. We will mail one of these 

 pictures with the American Bee Journal one 

 year— both for only SI. 40. Send all orders to 

 the Bee Journal office. 



Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Scholl appear 

 in the picture on the first page this week. 

 Those who attended the National Convention 

 will rember meeting them in San Antonio, 

 last November. Mr. Scholl was just recover- 

 ing from a long and severe illness. Mrs. 

 SchoU was quite well, and as they were mar- 

 ried only last summer, they seemed to be 

 still "on their honey-moon." Mr. Scholl is 6 

 feet 2 inches in height when he feels well and 

 straightens himself up. We think Mrs. Scholl 



Self-propelled Vehicles.— A practical 

 treatise on all forms of automobiles, by James 

 E. Homans, A. M., fifth revised edition, en- 

 tirely rewritten. This popular book fulfills 

 the requirements of the motor vehicle owner, 

 operator and repairer. Price S2.00. Address, 

 Theo. Audel & Co., 63 Fifth Ave., New York, 



N. y. ^ 



Our Wood Binder (or Holder) is 

 made to take all the copies of the American 

 Bee Journal for a year. It is sent by mail 

 for 20 cents. Full directions accompany. 

 The Bee Journals can be inserted as soon as 

 they are received, and thus preserved for 

 future reference. Or we will send it with the 

 American Bee Journal a year — both for $1.10. 

 Address office of the American Bee Journal. 



