u Jflurnal, 



DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF 1R)NEY. 



VOL. XX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., AUGUST 27, 1884. 



No. 35. 





Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS Cr. NEWMAN, 



EDITOP jiND PROPRIETOR, 



The World's Exposition. 



The World's Industrial and Cotton 

 Oentennhil Exposition, which will be 

 open on Dec. 1, 1S84, and close on 

 May .SI, 1S85. has already become an 

 event of such national and interna- 

 tional importance as to commend 

 itself to the kindly interest of every 

 citizen of the I'nited States. The 

 following particulars of it will be 

 read with interest : 



This Exposition is held by virtue of 

 an act of Congress, under the auspices 

 of the general Government (which 

 has appropriated $1,300,000 for its 

 purposes), the National Planter's As- 

 sociation and the City of Xew Or- 

 leans. Appropriations for its benefit 

 have been made by the principal 

 States of the Union, by numerous 

 counties and cities, and bv several 

 foreign countries. 



The main building, now about 

 finished, is the largest structure ever 

 erected, covering 33 acres of space 

 under one roof. The Horticultural 

 Hall, also nearly completed, is the 

 largest building ever erecteii for the 

 purpose, being 600 feet long by 194 in 

 width. In the centre tower it is 

 an-anged to show 20,000 plates of 

 fiuit. The Government building will 

 of itself l)e much larger than the 

 majority of what are termed great 

 Exposition buildings, it being 8,8-5 feet 

 long by .5(i4 feet in width. This build- 

 ing will contain the (Government and 

 State exhibits. Many other struc- 

 tures will be erected. This Exposi- 

 tion gives every promise of being the 

 greatest and grandest ever held. 



It was suggested, some time since, 

 that it would be very desirable for 

 the National meeting of bee-keepers 

 to be held in Xew Orleans during this 

 Exposition, and we hope that the 

 meeting for 188.5 may be held there. 

 It would be a boon to the bee-keepers 

 of the South, and afford an excellent 

 opportunity for a National Re-Union. 



If the ofiicers for the present year 

 slKUild see their way clear to postpone 

 the annual convention for 1884 for two 

 months, and have it heldin New Or- 

 leans, we believe that it would receive 

 the hearty approval of nearly all, and 

 we hereby respectfully suggest that 

 it be taken under consideration. We 

 think that immediate action on the 

 part of the ofiicers would prevent con- 

 fusion, and make the National Con- 

 vention for this year the best that 

 has ever been held. This was sug- 

 gested by Mr. Paul L. Viallon, some 

 three mouths ago (see page 323), and 

 if the meeting for the present year 

 cannot be postponed, the next meet- 

 ing should be held there next March 

 or April. 



We regret to announce that the 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth is unable to 

 attend to his duties as President, but 

 the "\'icp-President. Mr. L. C. Root, is 

 abundantly able to fill the place with 

 honor to himself and pleasure to the 

 fraternity. He is the son-in-law of 

 the late Moses (^uinby. to whom we 

 owe much for the development of 

 progressive and practical apiculture. 

 We hope that there will be a general 

 rally of all apiarists, from the North, 

 South, East and AV'est, and that the 

 meeting will be as harmonious as 

 all the former ones have been, and 

 that it will be a grand success. Here 

 is the call for it : 



1^ The date for holding the next 

 meeting of the North American Bee- 

 Keepers' Society, in the city of 

 Rochester, N. Y., lias been fixed for 

 Oct. 2.S, 29 and 30, 1884. At the last 

 meeting of the Northeastern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association a committee was 

 appointed to secure a Hall and make 

 other necessary arrangements for this 

 meeting. Knowing the men who 

 compose this committee, we can as- 

 sure all who are interested, that the 

 matter is in good hands, and that 

 everything wiil be arranged for one 

 of the best meetings ever held by the 

 Society. Rochester is one of the 

 finest cities in the United States, and 

 this should be an enjoyable meeting 

 for all who are interested. We hope 

 soon to announce a complete pro- 

 gramme. C. C. Miller, ^'ec. 



L. C Root, Vice-Pren. 



m" The great St. Louis Fair will 

 be held Oct. 6 to II, 1884. The pre- 

 mium list of this Agricultural, Me- 

 chanical and Industrial Exhibition 

 has just been received. 



There are fifteen handsome engrav- 

 ings of the more important points, 

 including a general bird's-eye view 

 of the entire grounds, which is most 

 useful and necessary to exhibitors 

 and visitors upon their visit to this 

 colossal exhibition. The title page of 

 the pamphlet is a most artistic piece 

 of engraving, the subject being a com- 

 plete miniature representation of the 

 twenty-four departments, each in a 

 separate and distinct vignette.— 

 Altogether, it is a complete innovation 

 upon the system which has been in 

 vogue during the past twenty years, 

 and is a credit to President Green, 

 for its completeness in every particu- 

 lar, xlny of our readers who may 

 desire to use a copy of the list, can 

 obtain one, by writing to Festus J. 

 Wade, Secretary, 718 Chestnut street, 

 St. Louis, Mo., and stating that they 

 are subscribers of this paper. 



^° Mr. G. M. Doolittle's aged and 

 helpless father died Aug. 6, at 9 p. m., 

 after a long and tedious illness. ]SIr. 

 D. has neglected his apiary to admin- 

 ister to the wants of his aged parent, 

 during the past month or mor?, and 

 he is now worn out with the "hard 

 strain " which he has endured. Now, 

 all is over, and we may truthfully say 

 " Blessed are the dead "— " they rest 

 from their labors ''-^they are free from 

 their sufferings I The " race " being 

 over, they await the final issue in 

 calm repose. 



^° The bees have again found 

 some honey to gather, and quite a 

 number of " swarms '' are reported— 

 during the past 10 days— in Northern 

 Illinois. The fall honey crop promi- 

 ses to be ouite good. 



i^° We have received the Premium 

 List of the Western Bee-Keepers" 

 Association, to be held at Independ- 

 ence. Mo., on Wednesday, Thursday 

 and Friday, Sept., 24, 2.5 and 2(), 18S4. 

 The premiums amount to $180. All 

 interested can get a copy of the Pre- 

 mium List of C. M. Crandall, Inde- 

 pendence, Mo. 



