i86 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Septembe 



A POINT OF LAW. point should be noted. Similar cases rr/ig 



On June 1, 1905, a swarm came forth from arise here as well. 



one of Mr. B.'s colonies and settled In the 



enclosed garden of a neighbor. Mr. B. had DYSENTERY, 



seen the swarm come out, followed It and A correspondent who signs his nai 



saw it settle in Mr. X.'s garden. He came "Le Bourdon," in a careful examination 



in the house and asked permission to take dysentery in bees, distinguishes three classt 



it. Mr. X squarely refused the desired per- One seldoin very dangerous is characterlz 



mission. Mr. B. instituted suit. The French by the excretion being yellow. This shou 



Code on the subject reads thus: "The rather be called diarrhea. A much mc 



owner of a swarm has the right to claim serious kind exists when the excretion; 



it and take it wherever it settles, provided dark, rather thick and of very repulsi 



he has followed it, otherwise it belongs to odor. That disease always results in 



the owner of the land where it settles." The considerable mortality and is undoubtec 



court decided that the right to claim and real dysentery. 



take the swarm carried with it the right to The third is a constipation, but t 



enter the property through which it passes symptoms described are so much like 1: 



and where it settles, with of course, the paralysis that he has probably taken t 



liability to pay any damage that might be paralysis for constipation. — La Rev 



done the property during the operation. That Eclectique. 



CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. SCRAPS OF HISTORY. 



Platteville, Wi.=., Aug. 22, 1905. 



Nominations for candidates for of- Transferring of larvae for q'lei 



ficers to be elected rext November by rearing was practiced bj' Dr. Da 



the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- hoff prior to i860. Huber was tl 



tion. The following terms of office the originator. 



expire January i, 1906: President, J. Direct introduction of queens w 



U. Harris; Vice-Prf sident, C. P. Da- practiced by Huber, and exploited 1 



dant; Secretary, W. Z. Hutchmson; Hubler in 1866. Confining bees f 



General .Manager and Treasurer, T\. ^^^^^ introduction was also demo 



E.France; Directors, J. ALHambaiigh, ^^^^^^^ ^ ^j^^ 1^^^^^ bee-master 



C. A Hatch and D^. C. C Miller. ^j^^^ ^^^^^' 



All members are requested to send 



me, by mail, by September 20. their _ , ^ ~~r. 



nominations for above officers. The Look to your hive covers novv. ai 



two receiving the highest number of ^^^e that they are water tight. Bett 



votes for each office will be considcren S'^e them a fresh coat of paint, 

 candidates to be voted for at the 



November election of officers. Don't! don't! don't!!! put any po 



N. E. FRANCE. Gen. Manager. '^^^^ o" ^he market. Feed it ba, 



' to the bees now and let them ne 



,,..,,. ,, 1 , Til \ spring turn it into bees which' w 



Wilhanisheld, 111., Aug. 5, 1905. secure you a crop of white honey. 

 Editor Bee-Keeper: 



There were good indications for a ^^^^ ^ j^ ^^^^ ^1^ p^, 



honey crop early in the season, but ^^ ^^^^ generally it is of very pr 



cool weather and very coo nights pre- ^o^^^^.^j fl^^^r and hence not enjoy( 



vented the bees from building comb ^ ^ ^ -^ f^^. ^^^^^ ^j, 



Nearly all comb honey here will be o ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ Uj^^ i^ ^,.,^ ^„^de 



an inferior grade and only about a half ^^^^^ j^ ^^ ^^^^ j^ ^^^ ^^^^5^ ^^e 



crop at that, all of which will be sold ^,^^^ j^ necessary. 



at home, 1 think. Smartweed is not 



abundant but will, I think, insure win- 



ter stores; but hardly any fall surplus. Naples, N. \ ., Aug. i, 1905. 

 Second crop red clover is blooming Editor Bee-Keeper: 

 nicely and bees are at work on it to The honey harvest has been belo 

 the extent of a good living. the average. We have but about : 

 J. E. Johnson. pounds per colony — one-third extrac 

 ed and two-thirds comb. Have ii 



In too many cases a sanguine dis- creased enough to make good wint( 



position is merely — a disposition to losses. We expect some honey froi 



ignore probabilities. — Puck. buckwheat. F. Gremer. 



