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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Vol. nil. lay 12, 1886. No, 19. 



The AVorld is a looking-glass 

 Wherein ourselves are shown. 

 Kindness for kindness, cheer for cheer. 

 Coldness for gloom, repulse for fear, 



To every soul its own ; 

 We cannot change the world a whit. 

 Only ourselves which look in it. 



The ^fliiter liosses of Bees were very 

 small indeed in the Northern States. In the 

 Middle States the losses were heavy — prob- 

 ably on account of the poor quality of the 

 honey they had for winter use. 



Get all the Colonies Strong;, so as to 



be ready for the honey harvest when it 

 comes. They should "build up" nicely 

 with the fruit-bloom, now so abundant. 

 After that there will be a dearth until white 

 clover comes. During that time the bees 

 should be developing, so as to have multi- 

 tudes to gather the white clover harvest. 



Go Slow! We would advise beginners 

 to go slow at first, and not invest too largely 

 In the business. We had a visitor a few 

 days ago who contemplated investing several 

 thousands of dollars in an apiary. He will, 

 in all probability, "go home and f)ii»^ about 

 it" before investing very much money in a 

 business about which he knows nothing. 



New Prlce-LIsts have been received 

 from the following persons : 



J. Van Deusen & Sons, Sprout Brook, N. 

 Y. — I pages— Flat-Bottom Comb Foundation- 



O. H. Townsend, Alamo, Mich.— 1 page- 

 Comb Foundation and Bees, accompanied 

 by very nice specimens of foundation. 



E. T. Jordan, Harmony, Ind., — i pages- 

 Bees and Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Thos. L. Thornton, Dividing Ridge, Ky.— 6 

 pages— Honey, Bees, Queens and Supplies. 



A. O. Crawford, South Weymouth, Mass.- 

 IG pages— Honey-Labels, etc. 



M. E. Mason, Andover, O.— 1 page— Hives 

 and Foundation, with good samples of the 

 latter. 



Any one desiring a copy of either of them, 

 can obtain it by sending a postal card to the 

 address as given above. 



Mr. J. E. Pond, .Jr., writes us that it has 

 been intimated by some that he has en- 

 'leavored to get himself engaged as counsel 

 lor the "National liee-Keepers' Union." As 

 the Editor of the A.mehic.vn Bee Journal 

 is the Manager of the " Union," he desires 

 us, as that officer, to say publicly, if such is 

 the case, and we cheerfully give the facts as 

 loUows : 



Last fall, while preparing to defend the 

 sheep-bees case, we wrote to Messrs. Dem- 

 aree and Pond, as both were lawyers as well 

 as bee-keepers, to know upon what terms 

 they would undertake the defense of the 

 case. Mr. Demaree responded that it would 

 be difficult for him to leave his home at the 

 time mentioned, but if it was deemed essen- 

 tial, he would do so ; but suggested that the 

 case might be studied by Mr. Pond and 

 others, and "points of law" might be 

 written out for use by the local attorneys, 

 and it would be less expensive and do just 

 as well as to take the more expensive 

 method. 



Mr. Pond replied that if it was deemed 

 necessary he would go to Wisconsin and 

 conduct the case, but that he did not think 

 the Union eould afford to employ him, and 

 pay the necessary traveling expenses. He 

 said that he could not afford to do it for less 

 than day-pay for the time occupied in 

 coming and going, etc. • 



After consulting with the Executive 

 Committee, we concluded to employ local 

 attorneys, and have Messrs. Demaree and 

 Pond review the case, examine the authori- 

 ties, and write out " points of law " for use 

 at the trial. 



This was done, the "briefs "were sent to 

 us, and, together with several others 

 furnished by other lawyers, were sent to Mr. 

 Freeborn for use by his counsel. We paid 

 ¥2.5 each for the "briefs," and $100 to the 

 local attorneys, besides some other expenses. 



If such a report as Mr. Pond intimates is 

 being circulated, it must have been caused 

 by a misunderstanding of the facts in the 

 case. As to who are intimating anything of 

 of the kind, we are not advised, but the facts 

 we have recited, which will also be pub- 

 lished in the annual olHeial report next 

 June, will set at rest any such false rumors. 

 Mr. Pond offered to gratuitously advise with 

 the local attorneys, but never intimated to 

 us such a thing as desiring to be employed 

 as counsel for the L'nion. 



Sensible M^ords are those of Mr. C. H. 

 Dibbern, in the Pluwman, which read thus : 



The successful bee-keeper must be ever 

 on the alert, and do things at the right time. 

 Some weak colonies may still need feeding 

 or uniting with others ; remembering that 

 instead of a great many colonies we want 

 all strong in numbers. Everything possible 

 should be done this month to induce the 

 queens to till the hives with brood and bees, 

 as they are the ones that will gather the 

 honey. Do not give the bees too much room 

 till warm weather comes to stay. 



In most localities it is no use to put on the 

 surplus honey arrangements until the white 

 clover commences to bloom, towards the 

 last of the month. The entrances should be 

 contracted till the bees show signs of laying 

 out, then more honey-sections should be 

 put on, rather than enlarging the entrances. 

 Under no circumstances allow the bees to 

 lay out idly on the hives during the honey 

 harvest. 



The apiary should be a model of neatness 

 and beauty. All hives, caps, etc., not con- 

 taining bees, or in use, should be stored 

 elsewhere. A few trees, evergreens and 



flowering shrubs, planted among the hives 

 help to relieve the sameness of the scene, 

 and In summer give a grateful shade to the 

 bees and their keeper. Everything about 

 your shop and honey house should bo kept 

 scrupulously clean and neat. No friend or 

 customer should ever be allowed to leave 

 your place feeling any doubt as to the 

 cleanliness or purity of the houey you mav 

 wish to sell him. 



Kiot — While the steam press was rattling 

 off last week's American Bee Jour.val, a 

 bloody riot was in progress at the Mc- 

 Cormlck Factory, about three miles south 

 of our office; but it was promptly quelled 

 by the police. This seemed to exasperate 

 the rioters, and they held a meeting on the 

 Haymarket Square on Tuesday evening, 

 hurling denunciations at the police, and all 

 constituted authority. The police were 

 ordered to break up the meeting and dis- 

 perse the crowd. A bomb of dynamite was 

 then thrown in the midst of the police 

 officers, which exploded with terrible effect 

 —then there was a general firing of pistols 

 on both sides, but the mob scattered, run- 

 ning into the alleys and adjoining streets, 

 leaving the dying and injured ones to be 

 cared for by the police. Five of the police- 

 men are dead and several others will die 

 very soon. Some 40 or .50 more are injured, 

 but are expected to recover. Of the rioters, 

 many are killed and wounded — nearly all 

 are being cared for at the Hospital. 



The instigators of the riot as well as 

 many of the participants are arrested, and 

 will be tried for their lives. 



Wegive these facts to correct the errone- 

 ous opinions held in the country concerning 

 the condition of affairs in Chicago. We have 

 heard of some who imagine that the city is 

 in the hands of the anarchists, that business 

 is practically suspended, that citizens are 

 being assaulted and murdered in the public 

 streets, and that in fact a " reign of terror " 

 exists in this city. In consequence, con- 

 siderable trade has been diverted from this 

 city, under the false impression concerning 

 the status of things here. It is true that 

 some of the railroads have been embarrassed 

 by the strike of the freight-handlers, but 

 they are now in operation, and are doing all 

 they can to catch up with the business that 

 has accumulated. Shipments have only 

 been delayed a few days at most, but now 

 even that will be remedied. 



There has been no danger of personal 

 violence at any time, if persons keep away 

 from the crowds, and attend to their regular 

 business- except, of course, to the police- 

 men. " Law and order " are in the ascend- 

 ency ; and the anarchists are quailing 

 before the tempest of popular indignation, 

 which their murderous deeds have invoked. 



Later.— On Monday morning we open this 

 page to say that the freight-handlers have 

 declared the strike " off," and have gone to 

 work again. This ends all the trouble so far 

 as shipping goods is concerned, and business 

 now will go on with its usual promptness. 



The Outlook for a large honey crop is' 

 very promising. White clover looks well, 

 and there is an abundance of fruit bloom. 

 Bees are building up rapidly in numbers. 

 Unless we get a very pronounced " set- 

 back " there will be a large honey crop this 

 season. 



