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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



'Twixt Sleep and Waking. 



In the stillness o' the mornin', a6 I lie 'twixt 

 sleep and waking, 

 I kin hear the lambs a' bleatin', an the roos- 

 ter's 'rousin' crow, 

 The gobblin' o' the gobbler, the young calves' 

 rav'nous bawlin'. 

 The neighin' o' th' little colts, the milk cow's 

 solemn low ; 

 An' I see th' grass is green, an' there's blos- 

 soms on th' trees, 

 An' 1 hear th' hum o' bees as they gather 

 honey there, 

 An' then, twixt sleep an' wakin', I jest feel a 

 little homesick, 

 Altno' I tell th' fellows that I gin'rally don't 

 eare. —New York Herald. 



The World's Fair Buildings 



will be dedicated on Oct. 21st instead of 

 the 12th, Congress having passed a bill 

 to that effect. October 21st is the exact 

 anniversary of Columbus' landing, al- 

 lowance being made for the correction 

 in the calendar made by Pope Gregory. 

 The change of date of dedication was 

 made in the interest of chronological 

 accuracy, and also to oblige New York 

 city, which will have a Columbian cele- 

 bration on Oct. 12th. 



The Minnesota Fair will be 

 held at Hamline, Minn., on Sept. 5 to 

 10. Mr. J. P. West, of Hastings, Presi- 

 dent of the State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, is Superintendent of the depart- 

 ment devoted to "Honey, Bees and 

 Apiarian Supplies." Mr. M. Cutler, 

 who has sent us a copy of the Premium 

 List, and who is Chairman of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee of the Minnesota 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, says 

 this in a letter to us : 



As many of our apiarists have a good 

 crop of honey this season, and the pre- 

 miums are very liberal, it is hoped that 

 all will take an interest in the exhibit, 

 and make it one of the best ever made 

 in the Northwest. 



Under the heading of the bee and 

 honey department we find the following 

 interesting information, which is quite 

 novel in a premium list : 



T N. — Fruit Is not injured by bees 

 because a bee has no biter. 



A bee's life is not measured by days 

 and weeks, but by its activity. 



We can be mei and still humble be(es). 



Bee Superstition. — A curious custom 

 at one time prevailed in Buckingham- 

 shire. At the death of the person who 

 attended to the bees, a member of the 

 family would go out in the evening and 

 tap at every hive, repeating before each, 

 " Bees, bees, your keeper is dead !" This 

 is done to prevent the bees forsaking 

 the hives. 



The Premium List and "Rules Govern- 

 ing the Exhibit " are as follows : 



Exhibitors must be residents of Minnesota. 



All honey must be the product of bees 

 owned by the exhibitor, and all articles for 

 premiums in this division must be owned by 

 the exhibitor. 



A breach of these regulations, or of any 

 rule of this Society, will forfeit all premiums 

 that may be awarded. 



No entries received after Sept. 3. 



CLASS 64— HONEY. 



1st P. 2d P. 3d P. 



Most attractive display of comb 

 honey $15 $10 $8 



Most attractive display of ex- 

 tracted honey 15 10 8 



Display of 20 lbs. comb honey, 

 quality and manner of putting 

 up for market considered 9 6 4 



Display of 25 pounds extracted 

 honey, quality nnd manner of 

 putting up for market consid- 

 ered 9 6 4 



CLASS 65— BEES, SUPPLIES, ETC. 



Single nucleus of Italian bees.. 7 5 



Singie nucleus of black bees. ..7 5 



Single nucleus of Syrian bees. — 7 5 



Single nucleus of Carniolan bees 7 5 



Collection of queens of different 

 races 12 8 



Most attractive display of bees- 

 wax 7 5 



Specimen of beeswax, not less 

 than 10 lbs..soft.bright,yellow 

 wax to have preference 6 3 



Honey vinegar, not less than one 

 gallon, shown in glass 5 3 



Assortment of honey candies. .. 4 2 



Display of apiarian supplies and 

 implements 10 5 



Largest and best variety of uses 

 to which honey may be applied, 

 illustrated by Individual sam- 

 ples of the different things 

 into which it enters as a com- 

 ponent ; for example, canned 

 fruits, cakes, pastry, meats, 

 vinegar, etc 15 8 5 



GRAND SWEEPSTAKES. 



Largest, best, most interesting, 

 attractive, and instructive ex- 

 hibition in this department, all 

 things considered 25 15 10 



The Total Value of honey im- 

 ported into Great Britain during July, 

 1892, was nearly $63,000. We learn 

 this from the British Bee Journal of 

 Aug. 11. 



