THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS a. NEWMAN, 



VoLXIlI. Sept. 22,1886. No. 38. 



Mr. W. Z. Hatcbtnson has taken a car 

 Joad of bees, honey, and Implements to the 

 Michigan State Fair. That speaiis volumes 

 for his enterprise, zeal, and enthusiasm, and 

 puts to shame those who ought to have 

 exhibited at the Illinois State Fair— but 

 failed at the critical moment. 



mr. F* Iff* Jolinson sends us a dollar 

 for a Weekly that is " always on time," and 

 " one that all bee-keepers should read, and 

 then take heed— especially beginners." He 

 gives no name to the paper, but, of course, 

 we send him the American Bee Jodrn.-vl, 

 knowing that it " fills the bill of particulars." 

 He certainly is also on time, for his dollar 

 pays for it until Jan. 1, 1888. 



Ronnd Trip Tickets to tlie Conven- 

 tion.— As Manager of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Union, we have made arrange- 

 ments with the Indianapolis lines of railroad 

 for round trip tickets from Chicago to 

 Indianapolis and return to Chicago, good 

 from Monday to Saturday, Oct. 11 to 16, 

 1886, for ?7.30. The fare one way is $5,50, 

 and this is one fare and one-third. To obtain 

 these tickets. It will be necessary to get a 

 certificate signed by Thomas G. Newman, 

 stating that the bearer is entitled to the 

 reduced fare. Now, do not wait until you 

 come to Chicago to get this certificate, for 

 we may have gone before you come. Send 

 " for the certificate at once ; and it will be 

 sent by return mail. 



Rce-Keepcrs at the Zoo.— A Philadel- 

 phia paper gives the following as a r(!port 

 of the meeting of the bee-keepers at the 

 Zoological Gardens at Philadelphia, Pa. : 



The members of the Philadelphia Bee- 

 Keepers' Association heldtheirthird annual 

 convention and picnic at the Zoological 

 Garden. President Dr. Henry Townsend, of 

 151-t Vine street, presided, and John Shall- 

 cross acted as Secretary. Among the well- 

 known members present were : H. N. 

 Twining, Joseph M. Neaglei. Prof, lirien, 

 Arthur Todd, J. H. Lutgers, Thomas David- 

 son, and Miss Anna M. Crew, of Moorestown, 

 N. J. English charts of all varieties of bees 

 and their wonderful workings were hanging 

 over all the walls of the building, while 

 tables loaded with variegated species of 

 fruits stood in the centre, a present from 

 Mr. Neaglei 



A large number of ladies and misses had 

 everything prepared in the way of eatables, 

 and hives of bees were placed promiscuously 

 around the rooms. Dr. Townsend, at the 

 opening of the session, said that although 

 they had a choice between bees and ele- 

 phants, he preferred to learn more about 

 the bees. He read several papers on bees 

 and consumers of honey, and regarding the 

 prospects this year for honey, said : 



" This has not been what could be called a 

 first-class season, by reason of the di-yness 

 in the early part of the year, and the wet 

 weather during white clover bloom time. 

 Reports from nearly all parts of the United 

 States indicate a general falling off in the 

 quantity. In the vicinity of Philadelphia 

 the crop was not only small, but not of very 

 good quality, and not much has been done 

 in the bee-line." 



Arthur Todd, owner of the bees on exhibi- 

 tion at the " Zoo," furnished the gathe:-ing 

 with a new and fine quality of honey ice- 

 cream. Nearly all the afternoon was de- 

 voted to a discussion of bees. Head-keeper 

 P. J. Byrne entertained the assemblage with 

 several well-rendered solos. Thanks were 

 tendered to Mr. Neaglei and Superintendent 

 Arthur Irwin Brown of the ** Zoo." Mr. 

 Todd and other members of the association 

 expect to exhibit bees at the State Fair. 



With honey Ice-cream and instrumental 

 and vocal music, as well as excellent 

 speeches, that convention ought to be a 

 success. 



A Ijaiit^liable Item was in the London 



DaUjj Ncwx at Aug. 03, lS8(i. It is in a re- 

 port of a law court, where a man asked for 

 redress from trespassing bees. Here Is the 

 item : 



CuKtous Application.— In the course of 

 the afternoon a man came before Mr. 

 Chance and stated that be was in the employ 

 of Mr. JousifTo, wine merchant and cordial 

 manufacturer, of South-Place, Kennington. 

 For some days applicant was almost unable 

 to attend to his work, owing to swarms of! 

 bees coming to the place, and he wanted to 

 know what he could do to prevent it.— Mr. 

 Chance : Where do the boos come from ? — 

 Applicant : From a place not far olf where 

 hives are kept.— Mr. Chance : Why do they 

 come to where you are ? — Sergeant Under- 

 wood : The bees no doubt, your worship, 

 are attracted by the cordials and spii-its.— 

 Mr. Chance : I suppose they prefer this 

 kind of thing to flowers. (Laughter.)— Ap- 

 plicant : I don't know, but I do know I am 

 often stung and unable to get any rest 

 from the pain. I could not get on with my 

 work to-day owing to the bees.— Mr. Chance: 

 I am afraid I cannot assist you. The bees 

 are not included in the list of animals to be 

 muzzled or kept under control. (Laughter.) 

 They can scarel.v be d^cribed as ferocious. 

 (Renewed laughter.)— Applicant : But they 

 sting very sharply.— Mr. Chance : lam sorry 

 for it, but I do not see how I can help .vou. 

 There have been no regulations at present 

 to keep bees under control. Perhaps you 

 might trap them or kill them.— Applicant : 

 I have killed numbers, but more seem to 

 come.— Mr. Chance : Perhaps you could 

 protect yourself by putting on a wire mask, 

 and wearing gloves.— Applicant : I don't 

 know what to do. I have had to go to a 

 doctor in consequence of the stings.— The 

 applicant thanked his worship and with- 

 drew. 



Would'nt a man have a fly-time of It when 

 trying to muzzle a few irascible bees 1 How 

 lively they would make it for the muzzier I 

 How numei-ous they would seem to him I 

 and what an " object " they would make 

 him appear in a few minutes I Justice 

 Chance could And no law for muzzling 

 them, and if he could, he would'nt try it the 

 second time. 



To Indianapolis there are three routes 

 from Chicago — the Kankakee, the Pan 

 Handle, and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. 

 On all of these the reduced rates for a round 

 trip for $7.30 can be had upon the presenta- 

 tion of a certificate signed by Thomas G. 

 Newman. We wish it to be distinctly un- 

 derstood that we have not been able to 

 secure rates for any other points, only a 

 round trip from Chicago to Indianapolis 

 and return to Chicago. Several have writ- 

 ten to us to get them reduced rates on Qther 

 routes, and from other points— and we 

 should be glad to do so, but have not been 

 able to do it. We make this announcement 

 to save correspondence on the subject. 

 The tickets are good from Monday to Satur- 

 day, Oct. 11 to 10, 1880. 



How to Put on a Postage Stamp.— 



We get many letters with the stamps en- 

 tirely gone. The persons putting the stamps 

 on the letters had licked all the mucilage 

 off, and hence the stamps would not remain 

 when they were put on the letters to start 

 them. In rubbing together in the mail sacks 

 they loosen and are lost. A correspondent 

 In the Boston Tmi'fffer tells how to put on 

 the stamps in the right way. He says : 



A man can always learn something if he 

 will only look about him. I was at the Post 

 (Jffice Department the other day and I 

 noticed an employee busy affixing stamps to 

 envelopes. Every time he moistened the 

 right hand corner of the envelope and then 

 placed the stamp upon it. I asked him if 

 there was any advantage in wetting the 

 envelope instead of the stamp, and he said : 

 "You notice that I moisten the envelope 

 first ; well, I do that because it is the right 

 way. There is a right and a wrong to every- 

 thing, and consequently there is a right and 

 wrong way to put on postage stamps. It is 

 impossible to moisten a stamp with the 

 tongue unless a small proportion of the gum 

 adheres to it. Now this gum is by no means 

 injurious, but then the Department does 

 not advertise it as a health food ; so the only 

 way left is the right way, and that is to 

 moisten the envelope first." After listening 

 to this brief statement I felt as though I had 

 emerged from the deep shade of ignorance 

 to the glorious sunlight of knowledge. 



Honey in Ventura Co., Calif.— A cor- 

 respondent in the Veritura Free Press gives 

 his opinion as follows on this subject : 



As there have been conflicting reports 

 published in reference to the yield of honey 

 in Ventura county this season, I have ob- 

 tained personal reports from thirty of the 

 leading bee-keepers. These reports give 

 the number of hives of bees on hand before 

 swarming, also the amount of honey each 

 bee keeper produced : most all extracted 

 honey. The average yield per hive was 1.50 

 pounds. I then obtained from the county 

 assessor the numberof hives assessed before 

 swarming, which was 7871. Supposing there 

 were 129 hives not given in, it would make 

 in round numbers 8.000 hives, which, aver- 

 aging 150 pounds each, would give to the 

 country 1,'200,000 pounds, or (iOO tons of 

 honey. The quality of honey in this county 

 was never better than the present crop. 

 Near the coast the quality is not so good, 

 and the amount only half as much as that 

 pi-oduced twenty miles or more back from 

 the ocean, where it was warmer and less 

 foggy. 



^Ve Regret to learn that the wife of Mr. 

 T. M. Cobb, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died on 

 the 1st inst. The Bee Journal condoles 

 with Bro. Cobb in his bereavement. 



Present Indications point to a large 

 and enthusiastic meeting at Indianapolis. 

 There have been several additions to the 

 programme, and more still will be made, in 

 the future. 



No More Rack Numbers can be sup- 

 plied to new subscribers. Our stock is all 

 exhausted. We give this notice because 

 many are asking for back numbers from last 

 January, and all will please take due notice. 



