476 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 28, 



DR. PEIRO, 



Central Music Hall, CHICAGO. 



Please mention Bee Journal when "writing. 



diieen-Clipping Device Free 



The Monette Queen-Clip- 

 pine device is a fine thing 

 for use In catching and clip- 

 ping queens' wings. We mail 

 it for SO cents; or will send 

 it FREE as a premium for 



sending us ONE NEW sub- 



<^'' "^ scriber to the Bee Journal 

 for a year at $1.00; or for §1.10 we 

 will mail the Bee Journal one year and 

 the Clipping Device. 



GEORGE W. VORK & CO.. 



CHICAGO, ILL& 



BEES, HONEY, MONEY 



Oneens for Business, 

 Supplies at Bottom Prices. 



"Bee-Keeping for Beginners," price 50 cents, 

 Imparts the instruction. Prlce-Llst free. 



J. P. H. BROWN, Augnsta, «a. 



Please mention Bee Journal "when ■writing. 



are worth looking 

 at. We are mak- 



OUR PRICES 



ing the new 



Champion CIiali-HiTe 



with dovetailed body and supers, 

 and a full line of other Supplies, 

 and we are selling them cheap. A 

 postal sent for a price-list may save 

 you S J»» 



K. H. SCHniDT A: CO., 

 Boz 187 Sheboygan, Wis. 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



^ IF YOU WANT THE 



BEE-BOOK 



That covers the whole Aplcultural Field more 

 oompletely than any other published, send 

 41.25 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., 

 tor bis 



Bee-Keeper's Guide. 



liiberal Discounts to the Trade. 



OLD GLORY 



has no end of admirers these da,Tr.s. Likewise, 

 men appreciate a fence which knovvs neither de- 

 feat nor retreat. Try it. 



PAGE WOVEN WIKE FESCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



Please mention Bee Journal -wlien writing, 



®y Return Mall. 



strictly 5-band or Golden Beauties. Untested, 



50 cents. Testeu. $1.00. 

 25A8t TERKAL BKO.S.. Lampasas. Texas. 

 Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



Excursion to Cliautauqua 

 Lake 



over Nickel Plate Road July 29 at one 

 fare for the round trip. By depositing 

 tickets with Secretary of Chautauqua 

 Assembly, same are available for return 

 passage within 30 days from date of 

 sale. City ticket oftice, 111 Adams St., 

 Chicago, Van Buren Street Passenger 

 Station (on the loop.) Telephone Main 

 S389. (48-28-3) 



drainage, it does not give out any nectar. 

 The other lot is on a ridge, the land a 

 stiff clay, and with an incline to the 

 southeast, the elevation about 30 feet 

 above the bottom land, and on the ridge 

 the alfalfa gives plenty of nectar. 



Wm. H. Eagektt. 

 Republic Co., Kan., July IS. 



Planting the Apple-Tree. 



What plant we in the apple-tree ? 

 Sweets for a hundred flowery springs 

 To load the May winds' restless wings, 

 When from the orchard row he pours 

 Its fragrance through our open doors. 



A world of blossoms for the bee. 

 Flowers for the sick girl's silent room. 

 For the glad infant sprigs of bloom. 



We plant with the apple-tree. 



— Selwfed. 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Is a Swarm an ' Organism ? — 

 Oilier (|ue»tion$. 



Query 78.— What makes one colony, if left 

 to Itself, build more drore-comb than an- 

 other? Or. what Induces a colony to build 

 drone-comb, and what to build worker-comb ? 



2. Is a swarm of bees one orginlsm, or Is it 

 a crowd of organs— self-sufficient beings ? 



3. What do you thiuk of the organic con- 

 ception of the honey-bee ? 



4. As the larvii- need different food during 

 the time of their growth, how do the nurse- 

 bees make the change, and how do they know 

 to make it at the proper time ?— German. 



E. France — I don't know. 



W. G. Larrabee — These questions are 

 beyond me. 



C. H. DIbbern— 1, I don't know. 2. 

 I should say a big crowd. 3. To All a use- 

 full place in nature. 4. I don't know. 



P. H. Elwood — I suspect the man who 

 wrote this batch of questions is waiting 

 to answer them, and I am willing that 

 he should. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. I knon't know. 2. 

 I think they are. 3. I don't have any 

 idea on this point. 4. By the Instinct 

 God has given them — and In no other 

 way. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — 1. Condition of hive, 

 with probable character of queen and 

 colony. 2. A multitude of individuals 

 working together. Like a family. 3. ? 

 4. A great problem. Who can answer? 



Dr. C. C. Miller— 1. The strength of 

 the colony, the age of the queen, the 

 time of year, etc. 2 and 3. I don't be- 

 lieve we better fool with such things 

 this side the water. Wait till they set- 

 tle it in Germany. 4. Probably by in- 

 stinct. 



J. A. Green — 1. A colony with a fail- 

 ing queen will build more drone-comb 

 than one with a queen that is young and 

 vigorous. Instinct, apparently, teaches 

 them that drones are likely to be needed. 

 2. This is a question for the splitter of 

 words rather than the bee-keeper. A 

 single bee is an organism, viewed In one 

 light. So is a single human being. 





California 



If you care to know of Its Fruits, Flowers 

 OUmate or Resources, send for a Sample Oopy 

 of California's Favorite Paper— 



The Pacific Rural Press 



The leading Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the Pacific Coast. Published weekly, 

 handsomely Illustrated {2.00 per annum. 

 Sample Copy Free. 



PACIFIC RVRAL PRESS, 



330 Market St.. ■ SAN FRANCISCO. OAL. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUHDATIOI 



Has No Sag in Brood-Frames 



Thio Flat-Bottom Foundation 



Has So FisbboDe In tbe Sarplos HoDflf. 



BelD»i the oleaneBt la nsnally worked 

 the qtUckest of any FoandatlOD made 



J. A, VAN DEITSEN, 



Sole Mannf aotarer, 

 Sprout Brook MontEromery Co.. N.T. 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when ■writing. 



FREE FOR A MONTH. 



If you are interested In sheep In any way 

 you cannot afford to be without the best 

 and only weekly sheep paper published in 

 the United States. 



WOOL MARKETS AND SHEEP ^j».5» 



has a hobby whichlsthesheep breeder and 



his Industry, first foremost and all the 



time. Are you interested? Write to-day 



Wool Markets &. Sheep, • - Chicagcs 



Please mention Bee Journal -when writing. 



DCC lfCCDCD9 I Let me send you my 64- 

 DL[.~^CL^I.nO I page Catalog for 18U8 

 J. m. Jenkins, Wetumpka, AIa< 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when writings 

 COMB FOUNDATION ^^--a'nTifetan. 



Working Wax [Tn^oru^ A Specialty. 



Hives^ SectiODM^ and a full line of Supplies. 

 The best of everything-. Write for CataioK. 

 with prices, and samples of Foundation and 

 Sections. 



BEESWAX always wanted for cash or 

 trade. 



GUS DITTMER, 



AUGUSTA, n^S. 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing, 



JiSSH Beeswax 



For all the Good, Pure Vello-w 



BeeS'wax delivered to our ofiSce till 

 further notice, we will pay 25 cents per 

 pound, CASH. No commission. Now If 

 you want casb, promptly, (or your 

 Beeswax, send it on at once. Tmpure 

 wax not taken at any price. Address as 

 follows, very plainly, 



GEO. W. YORK & CO. 



118 llichigan st. , CHICAOO, ILL. 



Texas Queens mmym 



Best honey-gathering strain In America. 

 Untested, 7oc. Write for a Circular. 



J. D. UIVENS, Iilsbon, Tex. 



7A26t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



July 29 



the Nickel Plate road will run an excur- 

 sion to Chautauqua Lake at one fare for 

 the round trip. Write to J. Y. Calahan, 

 111 Adams St., Chicago, for particulars. 

 Telephone Main 3389. 42-28-3) 



