THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Voinn. June 9, 1886. No. 23. 



Tliere 's Always a river to cross, 



Always an effort to make, 

 If there 's anything good to win. 



Any rich prize to take. 



The rougher the way that we take, 

 The stouter the heart and the nerve ; 



The stones in our path we break, 

 But ne'er from our impulse swerve ; 



For the glory we hope to win. 

 Our labors we count no loss ; 



Never pause and murmur because 

 Of the river we have to cross. 



Tycard Sons, Pittsburg. Pa., have sent 

 us their price list of Glass Honey Jars. 



The Cincinnati Exposition opens on 

 Sept. 1 and closes on Oct. n, 1886. This is 

 the thirteenth annual exhibition. Full par- 

 ticulars may be obtained of L. H. McCam- 

 mon, the Secretary, at Cincinnati, Ohio. 



A Queen-Introducing Cage, from 

 Peter Brickey, Lawrencoburg, Ky., is on our 

 desk, and as requested is placed in our 

 Museum. It is similar to the one illustrated 

 in " Alley's Bee-Keepers' Handy-Book," on 

 page 201. 



The Basilian Friars, of Northern 

 Greece, for a breach of one of their rules, 

 sentence the offender to a week's " Lenten 

 fare," consisting of "milk, barley-bread and 

 honey "—not a very disagreeable sentence 

 we should imagine. 



We liave Keeelved from the publisher, 

 Mr. A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio, T. B. Terry's 

 new book on " The Winter Care of Horses 

 and Cattle," considered from a humane 

 point of view, as well as from a dollars-and- 

 cents view, and a consideration of the 

 relation one bears to the other. Price 40 

 cents. It contains 50 large pages, and 

 points out with certainty and in detail the 

 most humane and profitable treatment for 

 horses and cattle. It can be obtained of 

 the publisher or at this oflace. 



Bce-Snit In Calirornla.— On page :!.")« 

 the statement is made that this suit has 

 Mgain been lost. Mr. liohn has asked for a 

 new trial, claiming that the .iury were 

 instructed erroneously l)y the court on the 

 meaning of the words " willful " and " neg- 

 ligence." That our readers may see what 

 these instructions were, we copy some of 

 them us follows : 



The word willfully, when applied to the 

 intent with which an act is done or omitted, 

 applies simply a purpose or willingness to 

 commit the act or make the omission re- 

 ferred to. It does not require any intent to 

 violate law or to Injure anothororto acquire 

 any advantage. 



The word negligence imports a want of 

 such attention to the nature or probable 

 consequences of the act or omission as a 

 prudent man ordinarily bestows in acting 

 in his own concerns. 



It is negligence in the owner of bees to 

 keep them in such a manner that they 

 trespass upon and injure the property of 

 another. 



It is a well established rule of law that 

 every person must so use and control his 

 own property as not to injure the property 

 of any other person. 



If you find from the evidence that the 

 defendant's bees did injure the plaintiff's 

 grapes either while said grapes were on the 

 vines or while they were drying on trays, 

 then defendant Is responsible to plaintiffs 

 for such injury, and it is for you to deter- 

 mine from the evidence in the ease the 

 amount of money that will compensate 

 plaintiffs for such injury. 



Although a person can only have a quali- 

 fied property in bees, the person having 

 them in his possession is liable for any 

 injury they may do to the property of 

 another person : and they are in the posses- 

 sion and under the control of the owner of 

 the hive as long as they continue to use the 

 hive as their home. The owner of the hive 

 does not cease to be the owner of or lose 

 his control of the bees simply because they 

 are off of the owner's premises gathering 

 honey or pollen to store in the hive in 

 accordance with the usual habits of the 

 bees. It is only when the bees leave the 

 hive, escape from the owner of the hive and 

 their identity is lost, that the owner of the 

 hive ceases to be their owner. 



Trespass is any misfeasance or act of one 

 man whereljy another is injuriously treated 

 and damnified either in his person or prop- 

 erty, and the term any misfeasance signifies 

 the doing of a wrongful act or the improper 

 performance of a lawful act, and the Court 

 instructs j'ou that the bee-keeping and 

 culture of bees in apiaries is a lawful 

 occupation. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union.— On 



page .'357 will be noticed a portion of the 

 First Annual Report of the Manager of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Union, which is now 

 being sent to all the members, with a blank 

 voting paper to be used in voting for officers 

 for the ensuing year ; together with a call 

 for dues ('3.5 cents) and one assessment ($1) 

 for the year commencing on July 1, 1886. 

 In order to explain and answer some 

 inquiries we will add that the Union is a 

 voluntary affair. To remain a member 

 requires 2,') cents a year annual dues, besides 

 the assessments called for. If the assess- 

 ments or dues are not paid within the 

 specified time — membership ceases ; all 

 claims against former members are lost, and 

 all claims to the protection of the Union are 

 dissolved. It is not intended to have more 

 than one assessment a year, unless some 

 urgent case should make it necessary, and 

 then there are but few who would not 

 cheerfully respond to a call for an extra 

 dollar. 



The Calll'urnia Honey Crop for the 



present year gives promise of being large 

 and of excellent quality. A trade circular 

 from San Francisco renjarks thus : 



The promised abundance of honey this 

 seaton, the liberal supply now in foreign 

 markets, and the extreme cheapness of 

 alnuist every article of consumption, especi- 

 ally of sugars, syrups and the like, which 

 come into competition with honey, make 

 it altogether improbable that anything 

 approaching fancy values will be realized, 

 although for superior (lualities compara- 

 tively good figures may be obtained, pro- 

 vided we are favored with free foreign 

 orders. The first new comb of the season, 

 a sample lot of extra choice, brought 14 

 cents. 



The California Grocer says that the crop 

 of 188.5 was about 1,2.")0,000 pounds. The 

 foreign export from San Francisco during: 

 the year was approximately 8,800 cases. The 

 shipments East by rail were 360,000 pounds 

 from San Francisco, and 010,000 pounds 

 from Los Angeles, including both comb and 

 extracted. We notice that another Califor- 

 nia paper estimates the crop of 1885 at 

 2,000,000 pounds, and the crop of the United 

 States for 1885 was put down at 26,000,000 

 pounds. We do not think these figures are 

 quite large enough, though it was an ex- 

 ceedingly poor crop. 



Barrels for extracted honey is an impor- 

 tant item. Much good honey is ruined by 

 being put into old molasses and whisky 

 barrels. Some very foolish persons have 

 used old kerosene barrels for extracted 

 honey. One case of the latter came under 

 our notice only a short time ago ; and of 

 necessity the honey was entirely spoiled. 

 It is a mistake to use very large barrels ; 

 they are so troublesome to handle, and 

 generally hold too much honey to be easily 

 sold. 



The best packages are soft-wood kegs 

 made of "Norway pine." They are con- 

 venient to handle, and are well suited to 

 cater to the popular demand for honey in 

 small packages. When compared with large 

 barrels holding from 300 to 500 pounds 

 each, they are fully as cheap and often 

 cheaper. They need no waxing, but should 

 be thoroughly scalded with boilihg water 

 before used, but not " soaked." Considering 

 the cost and trouble of waxing, the loss of 

 honey by leakage, and the ease with which 

 these kegs can be handled and shipped, with 

 an actual saving in original cost, it is 

 apparent that they are the best. Often a 

 five or ten gallon keg of honey can be sold 

 where a barrel might go begging for a 

 customer. 



Adulteration a Crime.— The Monetary 

 Times of Toronto, contains this item : 

 " Vermont has passed a law making the 

 adulteration of maple sugar or honey with 

 any substance whatever, punishable by a 

 fine of from $2.'} to S.50." Do any of our 

 Vermont subscribers know of the passage 

 of such a law'? We hope that if such a law 

 exists, that it will be rigidly enforced. 



fS~ Sample Copies of the Bee Jotjknal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview, by sending the names to this office, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



