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DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROGRESSIVE BEE CULTURE. 



VoL XVIII. 



Chicago, 111., June 21, 1882. 



No. 25. 



Published every Wednesday by 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN, 



KinTou AN'iJ Proprietor, 



■925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



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WEEKLY— (52 numbers) »« a year, in advance. 

 Three or Six Months at the same rate. 



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MONTHLY— The first number of each month, at 

 SO cents a year, in advance. 



P?" Any person sending a club of six is entitled 

 to an extra copy (like the club) sent to any address 

 desired. Sample copies furnished free. 



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our authorized agents for Europe. 



Poatnffe to Europe SO cents extra. 



EnUred at Chicago post o0ce as second class matter. 



TOPICS PRESENTED THIS WEEK. 



Editorial — 



Editorial Items 385 



A Clever Scheme 385 



Who Uet8j,he ProBts? 386 



Glucose in California 386 



Among Our Exclianges — 



Bees in California 387 



Use of the Honey Extractor 387 



Convention Notes — 



Western Iowa Convention 387 



Correspondence — 



Tlie Non-ProKreasive Bee-Keeper...'. 388 



My Opinion of (Cyprian Bees 388 



Care of Comb Honey— No. 3 390 



Tlie Winterins; Problem 391 



Reply to Mr. P. L. Viallon 392 



A Visit to the Texas Convention 393 



The Dollar Queen Traffic 393 



Texas Letter— Italian Bees Wanted 394 



Selections from Our Letter Box- 

 But two or Three warm Days 395 



Madeira Wine 395 



Buckeye Honey 395 



Outloolt h;is Never been Better 395 



Good f<)llr)winK Bad 395 



Doinc Well on White Clover 395 



Somethint: New 39fi 



Scientific Pleasantry 396 



Splendid I'rospects 396 



Honey Locust 396 



No Nectar 396 



Rain Needed 396 



Business Notices — 



Honey and Beeswax Market 396 



Premiums 396 



The Apiary Register 397 



A Clever Selieme.— Messrs. William- 

 son & Bro., a very enterprising firm 

 of Lexington, Ky., have ordered 500 

 copies of " Honey as Food and Medi- 

 cine," with their business card in de- 

 tail printed on the page following the 

 title, in addition to a display card on 

 the first page of cover. They are 

 quite extensive dealers in honey, in 

 addition to their supply business, and 

 will find this tlie most practical, as 

 well as the cheapest method of reach- 

 ing both producers and consumers. 

 In lots of 500 or 1,000 we can malje a 

 still further discount from dozen 

 rates, and parties ordering can have 

 their card printed in their local print- 

 ing office if they desire. As we have 

 the plates electrotyped, we can fill 

 orders for large quantities very 

 speedily. 



1^ Tiie McGregor, Iowa, News 

 says: " The publisher of the Amek- 

 iCAK Bee Journal may well be 

 proud of its great success. The honey 

 and bee business during the past year 

 was not encouraging in some locali- 

 ties, but Thos. G. Newman is not a 

 man to be dismayed by one bad year. 

 The Bee Journal will continue its 

 weelily flights. 



1^ " Leaves from my Portfolio " 

 is the title of a booli of about 250 

 pages, by the Rev. W. K. Burr, M. A., 

 of Belleville. Ontario, Canada, a copy 

 of wliich we have received from the 

 author who is an ardent apiculturist, 

 and a constant reader of the Bee 

 Journal. It contains many literary 

 gems, and is a valuable addition to 

 our library. 



1^ We regret to hear that a large 

 shipment of queen bees, on the way 

 from the Island of Cyprus to Mr. D. 

 A. Jones, of Beeton, Ontario, were 

 caught among the icebergs in the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence, and all but two per- 

 ished by its chilling power. This is 

 a great loss, it being the first importa- 

 tion this season from Mr. Frank Ben- 

 ton, who has charge of Mr. Jones' 

 apiary in Cyprus. . 



18^ An immensity of white clover 

 bloom is developing itself everywhere, 

 and the linden trees are very full of 

 buds. Propitious weather is all that 

 is needed for a large honey harvest. 



I®" We have received a copy of the 

 Cornell LTniversity Register for 1881-2. 

 The next term commences Sept. 19. 

 The department of agriculture is 

 quite a feature of this Institution, 

 and the advantages it offers are with- 

 in the reach of every man who has 

 made good use of the instruction af- 

 forded in the public schools. The fee 

 for tuition is §25 a term. It is located 

 at Ithaca, N. Y. 



1^" Since the death of Mr. James 

 Viclf, of Rochester, N. Y., we learn 

 that his large seed business is to be 

 conducted by his four sons — the oldest 

 of whom is named "James Vick." All 

 of them have been educated in the 

 business from boyhood. We hope 

 they will worthily wear the mantle of 

 their late father, and manage the vast 

 business with tlie same excellent j udg- 

 ment which lie displayed throughout 

 all its departments. 



1^ Our new location. No. 925 West 

 Madison St., is only a few doors from 

 the new branch postoffice. We have 

 a telephone and any one in the city 

 wishing to talk to us through it will 

 please call for No. 7087— that being 

 our telephone number. 



