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and report to the United States Congress. We were also made 

 Vice-Presidents for our respective States. I do not mention 

 these things to bring myself and Mr. Secor into prominence, 

 but to let the bee-keepers know that our Union received full 

 recognition by the other industries. 



The Congress elected Mr. Blackburn, the present Food 

 Commissioner of Ohio (and a gentleman of sterling worth and 

 wide experience n pure-food legislation), its permanent Presi- 

 dent, and I take pride in saying that as a member of the Com- 

 mittee on Permanent Organization, I had a hand in presenting 

 his name to the Congress. He proved to be the right man in 

 the right place. 



I have not the space to give a full account of the meeting, 

 but will say that the unanimity of sentiment and feeling mani- 

 fested by the representatives of the various industries of the 

 country on the subject of pure food points to the fact that a 

 powerful influence will be brought to bear on the Congress of 

 the United States when the Bill comes before it, for its imme- 

 diate passage. The reader can help to swell this influence by 

 writing to his congressman and the members of the Senate, 

 saying that their constituents ask that when the Bill recom- 

 mended by the Pure Food Congress comes up for passage that 

 they give it their hearty support. 



This is not a political measure, but a movement in the in- 

 terest of common honesty and the health and prosperity of 

 the people, and all good men and women who believe In fair 

 play can unite in urging its passage without regard to their 

 political aijfiliations, or " previous condition of servitude," if 

 you please. Do it at once ! Emeeso:s Tatlob Abbott. 



We believe with Mr. Abbott that the United States Bee- 

 Keepers' Union could not have done a wiser thing than to 

 send its delegates to the National Pure Food and Drug Con- 

 gress, just as it did do. It was a most notable gathering, and 

 we understand not only from the foregoing, but from per- 

 sonal conversation with Messrs. Secor and Abbott, that they 

 as representatives of the bee-keeping industry of this country 

 were both honored and appreciated by the Pure Food Con- 

 gress. We were glad that the New Union could have so large 

 a hand in so important a matter. We trust that the Brosius 

 Bill may soon be past by the United States Congress, and be 

 speedily and rigidly enforced. Nothing else could possibly 

 aid honey-producers so much as would the enactment and en- 

 forcement of such a law. 



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Innovations in Printing.— The American Bee 

 Journal has shockt some of the conservatives by its dipt and 

 condenst spelling, but it is not alone in innovations. The 

 Progressive Bee-Keeper eschews italics and substitutes capi- 

 tals, giving an unusual look to the page. The Southland 

 Queen and the Pacific Bee Journal think it is all right to 

 shorten " all right " into " alright." Of course it's alright. 

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Glueing Fence Separators.— Some one raised 

 the question as to whether glued fences might not melt apart 

 in the heat of the hive. Mr. T. T. Barrows, of New York, 

 has this to say about that point : 



" You need not be afraid to glue your fence separators, 



for if the glue is good they will stay. I have used them glued 



for 8 or 10 years, and they are as good to-day as when first 



made." 



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The Colorado Convention meets April 13. 

 Executive committee meeting the 12th. 



A Piew Binder for holding a year's numbers of the 



American Bee Journal, we propose to mail, postpaid, to every 



subscriber who sends us 20 cents. It is called "The Wood 



Binder," is patented, and is an entirely new and very simple 



arrangement. Full printed directions accompany each Binder. 



Every reader should get it, and preserve the copies of the Bee 



Journal as fast as they are received. They are Invaluable for 



reference, and at the low price of the Binder you can afford to 



get It yearly. 



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See " Bee-Keeper's Guide" offer on page 205. 



Farm Bbe-Keeping is what Mr. Abbott will hereafter 

 call his paper — the Busy Bee. Good change. 



Mr. Israel Ovkeholt, of Ontario, Canada, wrote us 

 March 21 : "Bees have wintered well in this locality." 



Dr. C. C. Miller, located in McHenry Co., 111., writing 

 us March 21, said : 



"Finisht taking out bees to-day. Earliest for years. 

 Earliest season for many years. Bees are In fine condition." 



Mr. C. a. Billings, of Wayne Co., N. Y., wrote us March 

 15: 



"My nine colonies wintered on the summer stands have 

 come out in good condition — were out in good shape Sunday." 



Mr. E. p. Richardson, of Salt Lake Co., Utah, when re- 

 newing his subscription recently, said : 



"The Bee Journal is a good bee-paper, and worth several 

 $ .$ more a year than you ask for it. Lots of good information 

 In each number." 



Mr. John S. Frakes, of Perry Co., Ind., tells how he 

 appreciates the Bee Journal in the following words : 



"I like the Bee Journal very much, and am anxious every 

 Thursday evening to see it. I read everything it contains 

 with great interest, and when a number fails to reach me I 

 am disappointed. I could not well get along without It." 



Tobacco-Dust and A. I. Root. Whew, what a combina- 

 tion 1 Wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen it in 

 Gleanings. But the tobacco-dust is not to be smoked or 

 chewed, so don't get excited. It is simply a remedy for 

 " almost all sorts of noxious insects," and also " an excellent 

 fertilizer." We wish that all the tobacco grown could be 

 turned into dust and used as mentioned, instead of much of it 

 being used by people who seem to be anxious to die with 

 " tobacco cancers," "tobacco hearts," or insanity caused by 

 excessive smoking. Tobacco is a most excellent thing — to Ueet> 

 out of your mouth. 



Mr, p. E. Shear, of Ulster Co., N. Y., sent 50 cents on 

 the Laugstroth Monument Fund. We are inclined to think 

 that before bee-keepers will be satisfied to let this matter rest, 

 they will want to see at least .'^l.OOOput into a monument 

 to mark the resting-place of their beloved Langstroth. Why 

 wouldn't it be a good plan for the large manufacturers of 

 hives 10 contribute— oh, say about a couple hundred dollars 

 each ■? Their prosperous business is practically the result of 

 Langstroth's invention. And as bee-keepers are helping to 

 support the manufacturers, indirectly it would be the bee- 

 keepers' tribute to the memory of Langstroth. 



Spelling Reform is coming. Gleanings is going to adopt 

 it, too — sometime. Here is what Editor Root said recently : 

 " But if even half of ihe printers and publishers would flop 

 over, I guarantee you I could adapt myself to the change." 

 That's a good deal like saying : When even half the people of 

 this country have the backbone to vote out the saloon, why, 

 I'll be with them. Or, suppose the great Wendell Phillips 

 had said before 1861 : " When even half the people are 

 ready to strangle slavery, I'll be ready to help." Not much ; 

 but instead he all the time workt to hasten the coming of the 

 day when the curse of human slavery should be no more on 

 this continent. Say, Editor Root, why not you help lead off 

 in some of the grand present-day reforms, as you have led ofl 

 in many advances along the upward way of apiculture '? 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 The Dadants, is a standard, reliable and thoroughly complete 

 work on bee-culture. It contains 520 pages, and is bound 

 elegantly. Every reader of the American Bee Journal should 

 have a copy of this book, as it answers hundreds of questions 

 that arise about bees. We mail it for .$1.25, or club it with 

 the Bee Journal for a year— both together for only $2.00. 



