THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



787 



THOMAS 0. NEWMAN, 



voinn. Dec. 15, m no.so. 



Fifty-Two Dividends from the Invest- 

 ment of one dollar is just what every sub- 

 Bcriber of the Americas Bee Jocrsal 

 receives. Can any better interest be found 

 for the Investment of one hundred cents ? 

 If so, where? 



Do not Ship honey to any one without 



first looking up their commercial standing, 

 unless you know it without looking it up. 

 There are many who are now mourning the 

 fact that they did not do so. 



Wlr. li. J. Diebl, Butler, Ind., reports 

 that he has increased his bees from,71 colo- 

 nies last spring to 273 colonies this fall, and 

 obtained a ton of comb honey from them ; 

 he allowed natural swarming. 



a. m. Doolittle, Borodino, X. Y., in a 

 kind letter tg the editor, expresses these 

 sentiments : 



1 think the American Bee Journal grows 

 better each year, but I realize that your care 

 and management is required to secure a 

 continuance of this — so please to take care 

 of .\ourself as much as possible, for we can 

 spare none of the good gualities from the 

 best bee-paper in the world. 



Concerning tlie Canadian lawsuit, Mr. 

 Holtermann remarked : 



How far we in Canada have supported the 

 Tnion I know not ; probably not as we 

 should. 



We replied, on page 730, that there were 

 only two members of the Union in Canada, 

 and that the person sued was not a member 

 of the Union ; thCD,to show that Canada had 

 not considered itself apart of the '• National 

 Bee-Keepers' Union," and therefore not 

 entitled to its protection, we innocently re- 

 marked that 



The "only bee-paper In Canada" has never 

 thought enough of the Union to mention 

 "its aims and objects;" neither have its 

 proprietors everoffered to become members. 



In stating these facts we had not an un- 

 kind thought or feeling either towards Cana- 

 dians or their paper, but the latter, in its 

 last issue, takes umbrage at it, and remarks 

 thus : 



It was nothing more or less than an oppor- 

 tunity for venting the ill-feelings of the 

 editor towards this Journal. 



Well I That is sublime 1 In the first place 

 we had no "ill-feelings" towards our Cana- 

 dian cotemporary ; and, secondly, we had no 

 desire to " vent " what we did not possess, 

 whether an "opportunity" was presented 

 or not 1 



Our neighbor will do well not to indulge 

 in any such thoughts or feelings. It does 

 not in any measure stand in the way of the 

 American Bee Journal ; our list of sub- 

 scribers in Canada is larger to-day than ever 

 before, and while we heartily wish the 

 Canadian paper all the prosperity it desires, 

 we must protest against its being jealous of 

 the prosperity of the oldest bee-paper in 

 America. As well might a child be envious 



The Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its annual convention at Toronto, 

 on Jan. .5 and 0, when the commissioner-t 

 will report their trip to Europe. Speaking 

 of the Important matters to come before the 

 meeting, the Cajuidian Bee Journal advises 

 the formation of a " Union " for Canada. It 

 says : 



Another thing which late occurrences 

 have made necessary, will be the discussion 

 of the advisability of taking active steps 

 towards the establisment of a " Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union," or of making the protection of 

 bee-keeping interests a branch of the asso- 

 ciation. It is to be hoped that the meeting 

 may be held, and some decisive steps taken 

 to put the case of Mr. Harrison in its proper 

 light before the Judges, in time to prevent a 

 decision adverse to the best interests of bee- 

 keepers. Let there be a rousing meeting of 

 the whole beekeeping fraternity, and gen- 

 eral good will be the result. 



In the same paper, Mr. Allen Prlngle says 

 that Canadians must act with "prudence, 

 promptness and energy,* and combine to 

 defend the suit. He then adds : 



And it is always more prudent for the bee- 

 keeper to mollify and placate an unreason- 

 able or irascible neighbor than to quarrel 

 with him or go to law with him. A "soft 

 answer" and a case of honey will go a great 

 way in turning away the wrath and straight- 

 ening out the crookedness of a captious 

 and unreasonable neighbor. Of course I 

 do not know whether Mr. Harrison's atti- 

 tude towards his neighbor was prudent or 

 otherwise, but I should judge from his letter 

 that he is a reasonable and fair-minded man. 

 However that may be. his case, though per- 

 sonal to himself, has now become of public 

 and general importance to Canadian bee- 

 keepers, and it behooves us to face the Issue 

 without any sign of -fiinching. 



History of tlie Cnlted States, pub- 

 lished by the New York ITorid.— A copy of 

 at the popularity of its father, or jealous of ] this book is on our desk. It contains 320 



the good fortune of its motherl 



Tbe Triple Convention at Albany, N. 

 Y., will be held on Jan. 11-1.3, instead of a 

 week later, as at first stated. This will be a 

 union convention of the New York State, 

 the Eastern New York, and the New Jersey 

 and Eastern associations. Every one who 

 can do so, should attend this very impoilant 

 meeting. 



Honey-Producing Plants increase in 

 fl locality in proportion to the increase of 

 bees.which cause a fuller fertilization of the 

 flowers— therefore, the one who keeps bees 

 in a locality is a public benefactor, and the 

 bees are not only not a nuisance, but are a 

 blessing to any community. 



We are Sorry to learn that Mr. L. C. 

 Koot, of Mohawk, N. T., is obliged to move 

 to a location near salt water, on account of 

 bis health ; and hence desires to sell his 

 excellent location for honey-production 

 near Mohawk. 



Preserve yonr Papers for reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

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More Premiums.— Mr. L. J. Diehl, of 

 Butler, Ind., otters a colony of Italian bees 

 as a present to the person sending to this 

 office the largest club of subscribers for 

 1887. The subscriptions may be sent in at 

 any time before the first of May at our regu- 

 lar club rates, and additions made as de- 

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As a premium to the second largest club 

 we will send my mail, postpaid, a copy of 

 the " Farm Account Book," worth $3. The 

 postage is 20 cents. 



Nefv Subscribers are coming in rapidly 

 — for this our thanks are tendered to the 

 friends of the American Bee Journal, who 

 are exerting their influence in its behalf. 

 We should thribble our list at the present 

 low rate of one dollar a year. We hope every 

 one of our present subscribers will send at 

 least one additional subscriber with the re- 

 newal for 1887. 



pages, and is indispensable to every person, 

 as a work of convenient reference. It is 

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It is arranged chronologically by years, 

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This offer is good only nntil Jan. 1, 

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We anticipate a largely Increased list 

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