THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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^p° The Oliio bee-keepers will hold 

 their annual convention in the parlors 

 of tlie Farmers' Hotel, at Columbus, 

 O., Jan. 14. I") and Ui, 1H.S4. All in- 

 terested in bee-culture are invited. 

 The following subjects will l)e dis- 

 cussed ; " How to winter bees suc- 

 cessfully." " Are the new races of 

 bees a success'?" " AVhat can we do 

 to prevent adulteration of honey V" 

 "How to create a home market for 

 honey." " How manv colonies can be 

 kept "in one locality V^' "Can we do 

 without separators V" " AVliich are 

 best, deep or shallow frames V" "What 

 shall we do with second swarms V" 

 " How many brood frames are neces- 

 sary in a hiv£ V" " Which is the most 

 salable section, one-half, one or two 

 pounds ?" " Is it advisable for all 

 bee-keepers to adopt a standard size 

 of frame ?" " What is the most de- 

 sirable width of sections V" 



The above questions will be dis- 

 cussed by eminent men, such as Rev. 

 L. L. Langstroth, Dr. Besse, S. D. 

 Riegel. C. F. Muth, A. 1. Root.'of Me- 

 dina, and others, and in addition to 

 the above. Prof. Lizenby, of the Ohio 

 University, will deliver a lecture on 

 " Honey-producing plants :" also Mrs. 

 Jemiie Gulp will read an essay. 



0. M. Kingsbury, Sec. 



^" Kotice is hereby given that the 

 Nebraska State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will meet in annual session at 

 Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 

 1S84. at 2 p.m., in the Y.M.C.A. rooms 

 on Tenth street, between O. andP., 

 just east of the Government Square. 



We have the promise of some emi- 

 nent apiarists from otlier States to be 

 with us, and also expect to have one 

 of the largest displays of apiarian 

 supplies ever gathered together in 

 the State. Each person attending, is 

 requested to bring something to ex- 

 liibit or show, to the edification of bee- 

 keepers and others. Past members 

 are earnestly requested to renew their 

 meml)ership, and all others are cor- 

 dially invited to come in with us. 



The ladies having been well repre- 

 sented at our past meetings, we cer- 

 tainly expect a larger attendance this 

 session than ever before. All those 

 not attending will surely miss a good 

 time, for we expect the largest gath- 

 ering, and also the most enthusiastic 

 meeting of practical bee-keepers ever 

 held west of the ilississippi river. 



We have succeeded in making very 

 satisfactory hotel arrangements. Two 

 dollar hotels have offered $1 rates. 

 All bee-keepers desiring to attend can 

 obtain certificates entitling them to 

 excursion rates over the B. & M. and 

 U. P. railroads by applying at any 

 time previous to Jan. 6, to M. L. 

 Trester, Secretary of Nebraska Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, Greenwood. 

 Please apply immediately. 



M. L. Tkester, iSec. 



T. L. Van Dorn, Pres. 



J»pccial polices. 



1^ The annual meeting of the In- 

 diana bee-keepers will oe held at 

 Indianapolis, .Jan. 1.5 and 16, in the 

 Agricultural rooms corner of Tennes- 

 see and market streets. A cordial in- 

 vitation is extended to all. 



F. L. Dougherty, See. 



Examine the Date following your 

 name on the wrapper label of this 

 paper; it indicates the end of the 

 month to which you have paid your 

 subscription on the Bee Journal. 



For safety, when sending money to 

 this oflice get either a post office or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

 New York or Chicago, or register the 

 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent foramounts less than one 

 dollar. Local checks are subject to a 

 discount of 25 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for 

 $5, or less, can be obtained for 5 cents. 



We wish to impress upon every one 

 the necessity of being very specific, 

 and carefully to state what they desire 

 for the money sent. Also, if they live 

 near one post office, and get their mail 

 at another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Subscription Cretlits.— We do not 

 acknowledge receipt of each subscrip- 

 tion by letter. The label on your 

 paper, or on the wrapper, shows the 

 date to which your subscription is 

 paid. When you send us money, if 

 the proper credit is not given you, 

 within two weeks thereafter, on your 

 label, notify us by postal card. Do 

 not wait for months or years, and 

 then claim a mistake. The subscrip- 

 tion is paid to the end of the month 

 indicated on the wrapper-label. This 

 gives a continual statement of account. 



Our New List of Premiums^ 



How to Create a Market for Honey. 



We have now pviblished another 

 edition of the pamphlet on "Honey as 

 Food and Medicine," with more neo: 

 Recipes for Ilouey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cooking in which honey is used, and 

 healthful and pleasant beverages. 



We have put the price still lower, 

 to encourage bee-keepers to scatter 

 them far and wide. Single copy 5 

 cents, postpaid ; per dozen, 40 cents ; 

 per hundred, $2.50. 500 will be sent 

 postpaid for $10.00 ; or 1000 for 

 $15.00. On order.s of 100 or more, 

 we will print, if desired, on the 

 cover-page, "Presented by," etc., 

 (giving the name and address of the 

 bee-keeper who scatters them). This 

 alone will pay him for all his trouble 

 and expense — enabling him to dispose 

 of his honey at home, at a good profit. 

 Try it, and you will be surprised. 



Advertisements intended for the Bee 

 Journal must reach this office by 

 Saturday of the previous week. 



Getting up Clubs for 1884. 



To increase the number of readers 

 of the Bee Journal, we believe, will 

 aid progressive bee-culture and help 

 to elevate the pursuit. We,therefore, 

 offer the following premiums for 

 getting up clubs : 



While no subscription to the Bee. 

 Journal will be taken for less than 

 the regular advertised prices (viz. : 

 Weekly, $2.00; JSIouthly, $1.00),— any 

 one getting up a club of two copies, 

 or more, may select from " Our Book 

 List " anything therein named, to- 

 the amount of 1.5 cents for every dollar 

 they send direct to this office, to pay them 

 for the trouble of getting up the club ; 

 and these books will be sent, postpaid, 

 to any address desired. 



For a club of 3 Weekly or 6 Monthly 

 and $6.00, we will make an additional 

 present of a Pocket Dictionary, bound 

 in cloth, containing 320 pages. 



For a club of 5 Weekly or lO- 

 Monthly, (or a mixed club of both,) 

 with $10, we will, in addition to the 

 15 per cent, present a copy of the 

 American "Popular" Dictionary, 

 comprising every word in the English 

 language that enters into speech or 

 writing ; it contains 32,000 words and 

 phrases,670 illustrations and 512 pages; 

 it is nicely bound in cloth, and will be 

 sent by mail, postpaid, to any address- 

 desired. 



For a club of $-0, for 10 Weeklies, or 

 an equivalent in Monthlies, we will 

 present, besides the 15 per cent, in 

 books, a tested Italian queen, by mail, 

 postpaid. 



Subscriptions for two or more years 

 for one person, will count the same 

 as each year for a different person. 



For a club of 100 Weekly (or its 

 equivalent in Monthlies), with $200, 

 we will send a jNIagnifieent Organ 

 worth $150. See description on page 

 614 of the Weekly for Xov. 28, 1S.S3. 



^i"Do not let you I numbers of the 

 Bee Journal foi 1S83 be lost. The 

 best way to preserve them is to pro- 

 cure a binder and put them in. They 

 are very valuable for reference. 



IS^ A correspondent asks if any one 

 may select a Binder for the Bee 

 Journal, among the books given as 

 Premiums tor getting subscribers we 

 reply, yes ; any book or binder we keep 

 for sale, may be selected by those who 

 get up clubs. 



