November, 1909. 



[American Bac Joarnal 



Illinois, and did what he could to 

 eradicate the dread disease of foul 

 brood from the apiaries of the State. 



He was a notable lover of nature, 

 the wild wood and the prairies, and 

 ever found a congenial field in the pro- 

 tection of wild game. He was a sports- 

 man in every sense of the word, and 

 when for years he was game warden, 

 his labors were productive of much 

 good. In his earlier days Mr. Smith 

 was president of the Lincoln Gun Club, 

 which had for one of its departments 

 the protection of game and fish, and 

 enforcement of the game laws. 



In lodge circles Mr. Smith was 

 equally prominent. He was one of 

 the oldest members of Lodge 204 I. O. 

 O. F. For many years he had been a 

 member of the Masonic order, was 

 identified with the Modern Woodmen, 

 member of the G. A. R., and also of the 

 Knights of Pythias. 



Mr. Smith's funeral service was held 

 at the First Methodist Episcopal Church 

 at Lincoln, Rev. W. A. Smith officiating. 



We had been personally acquainted 

 with Mr. Smith for many years, and 

 counted him one of our staunchest 

 friends, as well as of the American Bee 

 Journal, which he read regularly for 

 over a quarter of a century. He at- 

 tended a number of the meetings of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 during recent years, the last one being, 

 we believe, at San Antonio, Tex. He 

 was also present at the last meeting of 

 theChicago-North western Bee-Keepers' 

 Association here in Chicago about a 

 year ago. and seldom missed a meeting 

 of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, of which, as before mentioned, 

 he was president for so many years. 



Thus the ranks of beedom are being 

 depleted one by one. Those who were 

 active and prominent a quarter of a 

 century ago and for some years there- 

 after, are rapidly joining' the silent 

 majority on the other side of the River. 



The American Bee Journal desires 

 to assure Mrs. Smith of its svmpathy, 

 and also that of the reader's of the 

 American Bee Journal, in her bereave- 

 ment. 



Since the foregoing was put in type, 

 we have received the following from 

 Jas. A. Stone, Secretary of the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association : 



It is with sad heart that I announce the 

 death of our friend. Pres. I. Q. Smith. We 

 have been associated witli liim since liis first 

 election to the office of president of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association in i8oi. 

 and found him to be a man of quiet and cool 

 decision, and lovable disposition. 



\\ hen the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation was ori;anizLd, Feb. 26, i8oi. at a 

 meetinnof tlieCapitol Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion previous notice having been given). I'. 

 .1. t-ngland, of Kancy Prairie, was elected its 

 hrst president, who served till the second 

 annual meetinir that occurred in December 

 of the same year (i8(ji). He had been presi- 

 dent of the Capitol BecKeepers' Associa- 

 tion. Hon. .1. .\J. Hambaueh. of Spring. III., 

 was a charter member of the Association, 

 and at once placed a Bill in the Legislature 

 where he was a member), and secured the 

 hrst appropriation 'Jwo) to publish our an- 

 nual report. 



At the iinniial meeting. Dec. 16 and 17, i8i;i. 

 Hon. J, M. Hambaugh was elected president 

 lor 1802. and was re-elected at the next meet- 

 ing for the year i8';j. during which year he 

 had charge (the secretary with liim) of the 

 Illinois honey exhibit at the World's Kair at 

 Chicago, which exhibit took the medal over 

 all the other States. 'The medal is now in 

 the Slate Historical Library.) 



In the fall. Hon. I. M. Hambaugli moved to 

 California, and J. Q. Smith, who had been 



1st vice-president during 1801, was elected 

 president, and was continued in that office 

 from year to year till the day of his death. 

 Of the three named presidents, all have 

 passed to the Great Beyond, and 5 of the 15 

 charter members are also among the dead, 

 namely: Hon. J. M. Hambaugh. Chas. Da- 

 dant. P. J. England. Geo. F. Robbins. and 

 Hon. J. S. Lyman. Those still living are: 

 Col. Chas. F. Mills, C. P. Dadant. A, N. 

 Draper, S. N. Black, Aaron Coppin. J. 'W. 

 Yocom. Thos. S. Wallace. A. J. England. C. 

 E. ■^'ocom. and Jas. A. Stone. 



The first honorary member was Thomas 

 G. Newman tat that time editor of the .Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal!, who is also dead. 



In contrast %vith the charter membership 

 of 15, we have a list of members for 1000 of 

 2Sb, Jas. .\. Stone. .S'ci-. 



The following appeared in the Daily 

 News-Herald, of Lincoln, 111., Oct. 11, 

 1909: 



John Quincy Smith. 



Despite the overcast skies and threaten- 

 ing weather, a large number of friends 

 crowded the First Methodist Episcopal 

 church Monday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock to 

 pay their last respects to the memory of 

 Jolin Q. Smith, whose death occurred Satur- 

 day morning. Oct. 0. looo. following a long 

 illness. The remains were accompanied to 



the church from the late residence. 218 Clin- 

 ton street, where they were taken Monday 

 morning, by the members of the Grand .^rmy 

 of the Republic. Odd Fellows and Lincoln 

 fire department. The funeral sermon was 

 delivered by Dr. W. A. Smith, pastor of the 

 church of which the deceased was a mem- 

 ber. Music was furnished by a quartet com- 

 posed of Misses Lyda Parks and Hester 

 Cameron. Wilbur J. and Frank Gullett. 



Beautiful floral tributes were sent by rela- 

 tives and friends and by the Masons. Odd 

 Fellows. Knights of Pythias and Woodmen, 

 with which Mr. Smith was affiliated in life, 

 while the casket was draped in the flag 

 which he followed during the war. 



The interment was in Union cemetery, 

 where the burial services of the Odd Fellows 

 were conducted. 



The acting pall-bearers were from Lincoln 

 Lodge of Odd Fellows, and were Lester 

 Acton. Charles Anton, T. P. Rigdon, L. E. 

 Steele. Martin Denger and Uriah Hill. The 

 honorary pall-bearers were from the Grand 

 Army of the Republic, and were W. C. Mc- 

 Masters. John Gordon. A. T. Hayes. R. H. 

 Kinman, Edward Fagan and Levi Forbis. 



Among those attending the funeral from 

 out of the city were C. Becker, of Pleasant 

 Plains, treasurer, and ,Jas. A. Stone, of 

 Springfield, secretary, of the Illinois Bee- 

 Keepers' .Association, of which Mr. Smith 

 was president for 15 years. 



Diir 

 lt>ee-Keepiif 



Conducted by EMMA M. WILSON, Marengo. III. 



Various Uses of Honey 



An able article on the " Uses of 

 Honey," by D. M. Macdonald, the well 

 known Scotch writer, appears in the 

 Irish Bee Journal. One paragraph 

 reads : 



Used instead of salt, it prcsct-ucs meat. I 

 should like that some readers would test 

 this and inform us of results, I am not cer- 

 tain how it should be apiilied. or how much 

 should be used, but I have read somewhere 

 that the results are good. It can also be 

 tried as a substitute for lurinn biiller. It does 

 its duty well, and keeps the butter fresh and 

 sweet for a long time, if it is cleanly handled 

 and carefully sealed up until it is required 

 for use. 



That is tantalizingly vague. In this 

 country the cheaper grades of honey 

 are used (are they not?) in the prep- 

 aration of sugar-cured hams — hardly, 

 however, as a substitute for salt, but in 

 connection with it. Does Mr. Mac- 

 donald mean that honey is also used to 

 keep meat in its fresh state, without 

 being salted? The same question might 

 be asked about the use of honey in 

 butter. In this locality honey has been 

 used to some extent mixed with butter, 

 all the way from an ounce of honey to 

 a pound of butter up to equal parts of 

 honey and butter. It is not difficult to 

 mix the two by warming them a little. 

 Most people would probably accept 

 butter with an ounce of honey to the 

 pound as an unusually good article of 

 butter, while many would think the 

 half-and-half article a very convenient 

 "spread." Another paragraph reads: 



To sweeten tea and coffee, honey is better 

 than sugar, and many who cannot use the 

 latter might well use honey in its place, as it 

 has no til effect on the digestive organs. 

 .Vlany honey cookies, biscuits, jumbles. 



cakes and drops can be made delightful in 

 taste, and several books supply various 

 recipes for their making. 



Very good, so far as it goes ; but 

 why, oh why does Mr. Macdonald omit 

 to mention the very important fact that 

 honey makes a very great difference in 

 the keeping qualities of any article of 

 cookery when used in place of sugar? 

 Use sugar in making a batch of cook- 

 ies, and they are at their best when 

 fresh baked. When a week old they 

 will hardly do to place before company, 

 and if kept much beyond that time they 

 are likely to find their way into the 

 chicken-feed. On the other hand, a 

 honey cooky is just as good when 3 

 weeks old as it is the day after it is 

 baked, perhaps better; and just how 

 many weeks or months it would keep 

 good has never been discovered here — 

 there is too good a market for honey- 

 cookies. One important advantage of 

 this — to say nothing of the fact that 

 most people count a honey-cooky more 

 toothsome than a sugar-cooky — is that 

 a large batch of honey-cookies can be 

 made at a time, while it is not wise to 

 make at one time more sugar-cookies 

 than will be used up in a very few days. 



Mr. Macdonald has much to answer 

 for that he made no mention of this 

 important matter. It is to be hoped 

 that he will make proper apologies to 

 the bee-keeping sisters of Scotland and 

 Ireland. 



The Fig-Wasp Like the Honey-Bee 



The fidlowing clipping was sent by 

 that bright sister of the bee-keeping 

 family, Mrs. Mary E. Null. While not 



