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object, of self -spacing frames were to provide 

 against the trouble of fastening when bees 

 are to be moved. If that were so, the great 

 number of bee-keepers who are using self- 

 spacing frames would probably agree with 

 Mr. Hutchinson. But the moving part is lit- 

 tle taken into coneideration, and some who 

 probably could not be induced to use loose- 

 hanging frames never move their bees at all. 

 Instead of thinking with Mr. Hutchinson that 



the " extra fixings only make the frames 



less easy of manipulation," their very object 

 in using them is to secure ease of manipula- 

 tion. Very likely they would say, " All right, 

 Mr. Hutchinson, if you can space your 

 frames just as rapidly and correctly by finger 

 and eye, then don't have any spacers in the 

 way; but we can put frames in place more 

 rapidly with spacers, and be ever so much 

 more sure that they are always just right." 



flews - Items 



Honey as a Food.— We are glad to see 

 that some of our readers are acting on the 

 suggestion made in these columns, that they 

 write something on the value of honey as a 

 food for their local newspapers. Mr. W. S. 

 Williams, of Pennsylvania, has written and 

 had published a good article, about 10 inches 

 long, which appeared in a recent issue of one 

 of his county papers. We hope others will 

 do likewise. It will all help when the time 

 comes again for selling honey. 



Mr. D. H. Coggshail, of New York 

 State, who was one of the car-load of bee- 

 keepers that made the trip to the National 

 convention at San Antonio, Tex., last Novem- 

 ber, has been in Florida since then, and on 

 Jan. 25th he wrote us as follows, from Stuart: 



Fribnd York :— It is warm and very dry 

 down here. The bees are gathering some 

 honey, and they are whitening the combs. It 

 is more work to take care of the bees here, as 

 the worms and ants are continually on the 

 watch for a chance to spoil the combs and eat 

 the honey, while my combs, in the North, 

 are piled away in the bee-house ready for use 

 next May, and with but little care. 



D. H. COGGSHALL. 



Notice to Illinois Bee-Keepers. —We 



have received the following from Jas. A. 

 Stone, Secretary of the Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association : 



We are holding back from publication until 

 the last moment possible, that part of the 

 Sixth Annual Report of the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association that contains the list of 

 members, thus giving all who would avail 

 themselves of the benefits of joining before 

 the Report is printed, the opportunity to do 

 so. This opportunity will probably continue 

 until about April 1st. The membership 

 dues are SI. 00, which also pays the annual 

 dues in the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. Jas. A. Stone, Sec 



Route 4, Springfield, 111. 



The San Antonio Views on the first 

 page this week will, no doubt, be of interest 

 to many. San Antonio has much of historic 

 value, and one of our regrets is, that when 

 there last November we did not have time to 

 examine carefully more of the things that 

 deserve attention. 



Mr. C. J. Thies, of Wisconsin, kindly fur- 



nished us the photographs from which pic 

 tures Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6 were reproduced ; No. 

 3 was one of Mr. Coggshall's collection ; and 

 No. 4 was one of the two or three of our own 

 that were only fairly good. 



Market Hall was where the sessions of the 

 National convention were held. We thought 

 we had secured a good picture of it, but upon 

 finishing the film after returning to Chicago 

 it proved to be so defective as to be worth- 

 less. Our attempts at picture-taking on the 

 San Antonio trip were almost all failures. We 

 regretted it very much, as we had hoped to 

 bring back with us some interesting views. 

 But as several of our good friends who were 

 in the car-load of bee-keepers were more suc- 

 cessful, we are still permitted to present to 

 our readers at least a few pictures of scenes 

 that will long be remembered by those who 

 were able to make the trip to old San Antonto. 



Words of Appreciation, as well as the 

 other kind, come to this office from time to 

 time. We welcome both— the former for the 

 encouragement they give us, and the latter for 

 the hope that they may result in improving 

 the weak places pointed out. The following, 

 from a Pennsylvania reader, is especially kind 

 and appreciative, as well as appreciated : 



EmTOB York :— In sending you my renewal 

 for the " Old Reliable," I would like to give 

 you a word of encouragement. I notice that 

 once in a while the kicker gets in a word, and 

 why not allow the faithful readers also a 

 word ? Personally, I regard the editor of such 

 a paper as the American Bee Journal as a 

 benefactor to the bee-keeping fraternity. I 

 especially like the way in which you have the 

 American Bee Journal divided into depart- 

 ments; a fellow always knows whereto look 

 for what he wants. Many single issues are 

 worth more to me than a whole year's price. 

 Yours faithfully, Geo. H. Rba. 



To Minnesota Bee»Keepers.— We have 

 received the following from W. R. Ansell, 

 chairman of the Executive Committee of one 

 of the two State bee-keepers' organizations 

 now in Minnesota: 



The Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 which was founded in 1S88, has made a new 

 departure this year by incorporating, with a 

 membership of ,51, under the educational laws 

 of the State of Minnesota. 



By the acceptance of its 3 delegates to the 

 meeting, last month, of the Minnesota State 

 Agricultural Society, it is recognized as the 

 State Association. 



It has adopted a new Constitution and By- 

 Laws, its objects now being the promotion of 

 scientific bee-culture and of the general inter- 

 est of the bee-keepers of the State of Minne- 

 sota; to assist the State authorities in the en- 

 forcement of laws against the adulteration of 

 honey, and for stamping out foul brood; and 

 to co-operate with the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association in the defense of its members in 

 their lawful rights. 



Article VII reads: "Any member shall 

 have the right to vote by proxy on any sub- 

 ject and at the general meeting, provided 

 that no member present shall vote more than 

 two proxies." 



The Association is affiliated with the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association, so that by 

 payment of §1.00 annually a bee-keeper may 

 become a member of both Associations. 



Besides its annual meeting in December, it 

 will in the future hold a spring meeting, and 

 another during the Minnesota State Fair week ; 

 and the proceedings of each meeting will be 

 published by circular to the members. 



In the future, " Co-operation " will be the 

 watchword of its policy. 



Membership dues should be sent to the Sec- 

 retary, Chas. Mondeng, 160 Newton Ave. N., 

 Minneapolis, or to the Treasurer, Rev. J. Rid- 

 ley, Monticello, Minn. 



W. R. Ansell, dim. 



The Bee a Sabbath Breaker! — Mr. 



C. G. Chevalier, of Maryland, sends us the 

 following from the Philadelphia Press: 



" Fust thing ye know,'' said Deacon Hard- 

 shell, solemnly, " we'll have to be tryin' this 

 new minister for heresy. He's been sayin' all 

 Christians should take pattern o' the bee as a 

 model of industry," 



"My land!" exclaimed his wife, " whut's 

 wrong o' thet?" 



" Why, the bee works on the Sabbath 

 same's any other day." 



" Songs of Beedom." — This is a beau- 

 tiful 16-page-and-cover pamphlet, 6x9 inches 

 in size, containing 10 bee-songs — words and 

 music— all the songs so far written specially 

 for bee-keepers, we believe. It is nice, as 

 well as convenient, to have these songs all in 

 one binding. Every bee-keepers' organiza- 

 tion should have copies for use at conven- 

 tions. They could be sold to members after 

 using once, or held by the secretary for use 

 at future meetings. Of course, every bee- 

 keeper's family will want at least one copy. 

 It is sent, postpaid, for only 35 cents, or 3 

 copies for 60 cents; or, we will mail one copy 

 with the American Bee Journal one year — 

 both for $1.10. Send all orders to the office 

 of the American Bee Journal. 



Bee-Song Souvenir Postal Cards. — 



We have issued in colors, 3 bee-song postal 

 cards for bee-keepers, each card having one 

 of the following songs, about 2'4'x33j in size, 

 also with illustrated heading on each card : 

 " Buckwheat Cakes and Honey," "The Bee- 

 Keeper's Lullaby," and the " The Humming 

 of the Bees." The first two cards have small 

 pictures of the authors of the words and 

 music. This makes 4 souvenir postal cards 

 we have now issued for the use of bee-keep- 

 ers, the first being the " Honey-Bear " card. 

 Prices, by mail, are as follows: Sample cards, 

 3 cents each ; 7 for 30 cents, or 10 for 25 cents. 



