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Journal 



DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. 



VOL. XX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., SEPTEMBER 24, 1884. 



No. 39. 



Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Editof. and Proprietor, 



International Convention. 



In reference to the holding of an 

 International Convention, Exposition, 

 and Bee and Honey Show, at New 

 Orleans, La., next winter, Mr. Wm. 

 Williamson, of Lexington, Ky., re- 

 marks as follows : 



It has been suggested that the next 

 National Convention be postponed to 

 meet in New Orleans during the 

 World's Exposition, which, according 

 to the constitution, it seems, cannot 

 be changed. It may prove well that 

 it cannot. When the National Con- 

 vention meets they should take into 

 consideration the advisability of an 

 International Convention and Exposi- 

 tion to be held in New Orleans some 

 time in February, 188-5. By fixing the 

 date in February, it will allow plenty 

 of time for the hoUdays and settling 

 of January accounts, and those in 

 business will feel more at liberty to at- 

 tend. If such an exhibition is prop- 

 erly managed, and the bee-keepeis 

 and supply dealers, throughout the 

 United States and Canada will take 

 right hold of it, their can be such an 

 exliibition made as will surprise the 

 World, and a world-wide market for 

 American honey and supplies can be 

 created. I hope a general expression 

 on these suggestions will be made 

 through the I5ee Journal. 



That there could be such a Conven- 

 tion and Exhibition of Bees and 

 Honey we have no doubt, if energetic 

 and enterprising men should take 

 hold of it, push it, and make it a suc- 

 cess. But the great question is, 

 where to find them. They must have 

 experience, unbounded energy, and 

 (more important than all else) plenty 

 of time and money to devote to it. 



Several, both in the North and 

 South, have suggested that the Editor 

 of the Bee Journal should take the 

 matter in hand, but we must positively 

 decline the honor. We have neither 



the time nor the energy to spare to 

 make it a success ; nor will our health 

 permit us to take any more burdens 

 than those we now have in connec- 

 tion with publisliing the Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



We would suggest that Dr. J. P. H. 

 ]5rown, JSIr. Paul L. Viallon, and Mr. 

 Williamson be appointed such com- 

 mittee by the National Association — 

 if that body entertains the proposition 

 at all. If we were able to attend the 

 meeting at Rochester, we certainly 

 should vote to have such an Exhibi- 

 tion, and also that the above-named 

 be the committee to take charge of it. 



Bees and Honey at Louisville, Ky. 



The following are the premiums 

 awarded the best displays of bees and 

 honey, placed on the tables at the 

 Southern Exposition : 



Best colony of Italian bees and 

 queen, $10; U. W. Demaree, Chris- 

 tiansburg, Ky. 



Best display of bees, $10 ; Jut. Mc 

 Dowell, Louisville, Ky. 



Best display of ten pounds comb 

 honey, $10; Lewis Ilofstatter, Louis- 

 ville, Ky. 



Best display of honey-broducing 

 plants, $10 ; Lewis Ilofstatter. 



Best sample of comb honey and 

 wax, not less thau ten pounds, $.5 pre- 

 mium ; Lewis Ilofstatter. 



Best samples of extracted honey, 

 not less than ten pounds, $5; Lewis 

 Ilofstatter. 



Best sample of honey, $10; premium 

 awarded to Lewis Hof statter. 



1^ Mr. A. R. Kohnke is making a 

 good display of honey, apiarian sup- 

 plies and books, at the Fair at Youngs- 

 town, O., held from Sept. 23 to 26. 

 Five dollars seems to be the extent of 

 the premiums on honey, however. 



1^ To Canadian subscribers let us 

 say that we have made arrangements 

 so that we can supply the Farmer^s 

 Advocate of. London, Ont., and the 

 Monthly Bee .Journal for one year 

 at $1.25 for the two. This is a rare 

 chance to obtain two good papers for 

 about the price of one. 



The Sting Amid the Sweets. 



Under this heading, the Troy, N. 

 Y., Buihj Times gives the following 

 incident, in tlie apiary of Mr. G. II. 

 Adams, one of tlie_ prominent bee- 

 keepers of the State of New York : 



Bee-keeper G. 11. Adams, of Nassau, 

 has divided his apiary into three 

 parts, and distributed tliem as fol- 

 lows : One yard in Nassau, one in 

 Sandlake, and one in the vicinity of 

 Troy. Mr. Adams visits the several 

 yards weekly, extracting honey. Sat- 

 urday he was engaged at the yard 

 near this city. Bees, it is well-known, 

 are neither amiable nor hospitable, 

 but regard all visitors as intruders. 

 Two young ladies desired to witness 

 the interesting operation of extract- 

 ing honey, i. e., transferring the liquid 

 nectar from the hives into vessels 

 suited to transportation, without in- 

 jury to the honey-comb except "un- 

 capping." The operator made no 

 objection. But scarcely had the 

 young ladies placed themselves in 

 position to enjoy the scene before a 

 fiery-tempered bee fiew viciously at 

 the " bangs " of the nearest lady and 

 declared war. Piercing screams and 

 frantic gesticulations followed till 

 the little assailant was dislodged. 

 The ladies had now seen enougli. and 

 retired in good order to a dwelling in 

 the immediate neigliborhood, but just 

 as they readied the supposed place of 

 safety, it was discovered that another 

 spiteful honey-gatherer had impro- 

 vised a masked battery under some 

 portion of the other ladv's dress and 

 proposed to fight it out on that line. 

 Screaming and violent demonstra- 

 tions were resumed till this venomous 

 little fellow was also disposed of, and 

 the ladies finally departed, consider- 

 ably wiser than when they started 

 out in pursuit of knowledge. -'Each 

 pleasure has its poison, too, and every 

 sweet a snare." 



®" Cultivate a home market for 

 your honey. If you cannot sell for 

 cash you can often make good trades 

 in othei- things that will pay you as 

 well if you farm. If you' can sell 

 honey at 12 cents a pound to your 

 store-keeper, to be taken out in trade, 

 you are not doing badly at all.— rfxos 

 Farra and Ranch. 



1^ We can supply photographs of 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth, the Baron of 

 Berlepsch, orDzierzon, at 25 cts. each. 



