(0" ^ OLDEST BEE PAPErXJI}> 

 -■^^ IN AMERICA '^^ 



DEYOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF HONEY PRODUCERS. 



ESTABLISHED IH \ 



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Chicago, lU., December 10, 1884. VOL. XX.— No. 50. 



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PrBLISHED BT 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN, 



Editor and proprietor. 



925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Weekly, SS a year ; Monthly, 50 cents. 



Entered at the P.O. as Second-Class matter. 



TO CORKESPONDENTS. 



Tlie Subscription Price of the Weekly 



Bee Journal is S2.00 a year ; and of 

 the Monthly, 50 cents a year in advance. 

 New Subscriptions can beg-in at any time. 



Club Rates for tlie Weekly are : S3.80 

 for two copies (to the same or different 

 post-ofticesl ; $5..30 for three copies ; 

 57.20 for four copies ; and for five or 

 more copies, §1.75 each. 



Clnb Rates for tlie ITIoutlily are ; two 

 copies (to the same or different post- 

 ofliees) for 90 cents ; three copies for 

 $1.30 ; four copies for $1.70 : five copies 

 for $2.00 ; more than five copies for 40 

 cents each. 



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SUTer should never be sent in Letters. It 

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liost Numbers.— We carefully mail the 

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Sample Copies of the Bee Journal will 

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Topics Presentetl in this NumbRr. 



A Familiar Talk About Bees 79-i 



A Poor Season 79.5 



Bee Journal for IS&j 797 



Bee-Keepiiig in Maine 792 



Bee-Keeping in Texas 79.5 



Cash Premiums for Clubs 797 



Causes of Loss in Winter 793 



Christmas Present 798 



Convention Notices 795, 796 



Correspondence 789 



Create a Local Honey Market 797 



Editorial Items 787,788 



Honey and Beeswax Market 797 



Honey for Home Use 788 



Is Dodder a Destructive Plant ?. . 79.5 



Items of Business 797 



Keeping Bees on Shares 796 



Local Convention Directory 797 



Making Cushions 792 



Moving Bees a Short Distance 788 



Phenol— Carbolic Acid 787 



Premium forClub of 10 Subscribers 798 



Progress in Bee-Culture 789 



Returning First-Swarms, etc 793 



Reversible Frames 792 



Selections from Our Letter Box.. 795 



Small Honey Crop 795 



" The Apicultural Outlook" 790 



The Charge of Adulteration 787 



The Hibernation Theory, etc 789 



Timely Hints 788 



Timely Hints for the Apiary 791 



Wax and Comb Foundation 794 



Western Michigan Convention. .. 792 



What and How. . . ., 796 



Winter Queen-Rearing in Cuba,etc 794 



Convention Hand-Book, 



It is a nice Pocket Companion for 

 bee-keepers. It is beautifully printed 

 on toned paper, and bound in cloth- 

 price 50 cents. 



We have had some bound in Russia 

 leather, with colored edges— price 60 

 cents. 



ADVERTISING RATES. 



20 cents>per line of space, each insertion. 



For filher the IF'eekly or Monthly Editi^m. 



A line of this type will admit about 7 words. 

 ONE INCH will contain TWELVE lines. 



Transient AdTertiseiuents must be paid 

 for in advance. 



Editorial Notices will be inserted at the 



rate of 50 cents per line. 

 Time Discounts on advertisements will 



be made as follows : On lO lines and 



upward, 3 insertions, 5 ^ cent. ; 6 inser- 

 tions. 10 |» cent. ; 9 insertions, 15 ^ cent. ; 

 12 insertions, 20 ^ cent.; 26 insertions, 

 25 ^ cent. ; 53 insertions, 40 ^ cent. 



On 50 lines and upward, 1 time, 5 ^ cent.; 

 3 insertions, 10 ^ cent. ; 6 insertions, 15 ^ 

 cent.; 9 insertions, 20 ^ cent. : 12 inser- 

 tions, 25 ^ cent. ; 26 insertions, 30 ^ cent. ; 

 52 insertions, 50 per cent. 



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 tions, 30 ^ cent. : 26 insertions, 40 ^ cent. ; 

 52 insertions, 60 per cent. 



TO COKRESPONDEIVTS. 



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Books lor Bee-Keepers.— For prices and 

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 page of this paper. 



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Emerson Binders, made especially for 

 tlie Bee Journal, are lettered in gold 

 on the back, and make a very convenient 

 way of preserving the Bee Journal as 

 fast as received. They will be sent, post^ 

 paid, for 75 cents each. They cannot be 

 sent by mail to Canada. 



To Canadians.— We take Canadian money 

 for subscription or books ; and Canadian 

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 of a dollar. 



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To Europe— Weekly. .S" cents ; Monthly. 10 cents, 



Tu Australia -Weekly. $1 ; Monthly, :iO cents. 



Qeorge Neighbour & Sons. London, England, are 



our authorized agents for Europe. 



