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Manual he eulogizes the Langstroth 

 hive and frame, and then adds : 

 " Though I prefer and use the size of 

 frame first used, I believe, by Mr. 

 Gallup, still I me the Langstroth hive." 



Mr. M. Quinby also entertained the 

 same ideas. In Quinby's New Bee- 

 Keeping, page 97, Mr. L. C. Root, its 

 author, says : " In tlie previous re- 

 vision of this work, in 1865, Mr, 

 Quinby fully recognized the merits of 

 Mr. Langstroth's invention, and des- 

 cribed the modified form of his hive." 

 This modified form was called the 

 "Quinby," Prof. Gook's "varied 

 size " of it, is called the "Gallup;" 

 Mr. King's variation was named the 

 " American," and other modifications 

 bear names by whicli to designate 

 the varied size of the Langstroth 

 frame and liive. Hence, Mr. Doolit- 

 tle was particuhirly correct in his first 

 paragrapl), in stating that "nearly 

 all the frames in use in the United 

 States to-day are Langstroth frames." 



As to the desirability of having the 

 sizes in use as few as possible, there 

 can be no two opinions. With the 

 sizes used by Quinby, A. I. Root, 

 King, Gallup, etc., there certainly are 

 enough for all climates, and the prac- 

 tice of varying the sizes of any of 

 these, just a little, to suit a notion, is 

 very reprehensible. Tlie variations 

 made by Mr. A. I. Root, from ITSg to 

 175^ we regard as an exception, be- 

 cause it was done to accommodate 

 the use of the one-pound sections In 

 cases in the brood-chamber, inter- 

 changeably witii brood frames. If 

 all cannot unite on one size, all can 

 unite in agreeing to use one of the 

 standard sizes before enumerated. 



Another point made by Mr. Doolit- 

 tle is quite correct — more depends on 

 the management than on the size of 

 the frame used. This we have so 

 often argued and asserted, that it is 

 not now necessary to do more than to 

 endorse most unreservedly Mr. Doo- 

 little's statement. 



We grant tliat, for convenience, the 

 size nSgxDJs is usually called the 

 Langstroth to distinguish its si::e— 

 but when we indulge in an article on 

 the movable irame principle, they are 

 all to be included in the same class. 



Hence, it is clear that even it (as 

 Mr. Doolittle agrees) Prof. Cook had 

 been editor of Qleanings, and Mr. L. 

 C. Root had occupied tlie editorial 

 chair of the Bee JouRNAi^.even then, 

 the deduction made by Mr. Doolittle 

 is tol(dl)/ umcnrnmted, viz. : that the 

 Langstroth frame would not have 

 been in the ascendency ! Prof. Cook 



and Mr. L. C. Root both claim to use 

 the Langstroth frame in a modified 

 form, and hence they would have ad- 

 vocated its use— and it would " have 

 been in the ascendency," even though 

 the size may have been a little varied, 

 one way or the other I 



The Order of the Honey Bee. 



In an interesting notice on French 

 orders of Chivalry, past and present, 

 a writer in the Journal des Dehats men- 

 tions, among many other extinct Or- 

 ders, the " Order of tlie Honey Bee," 

 and gives the following very interest- 

 ing scrap of its curious history : 



The last named has a curious his- 

 tory. The medal of the order had on 

 one side a hive with the motto, 

 " Picolasi, ma fa pur gravi le ferite," 

 (Small, no doubt; but it inflicts a 

 sliarp wound), while upon tlie reverse 

 were the head of the Duchess du 

 Maine aud tlie following inscription 

 in capital letters, " Anne Marie 

 Louise, Barrone de Sceaux, derec- 

 terice perpetuille de 1. Ordre de la 

 Mouche-e-Miel ;" underneath, " Se- 

 ceanx, 11 Juin, 1701." 



This was the date of the foundation 

 of the order by ttie Duchess du Maine, 

 a grand daugliter of the famous Priuce 

 du Conde, whose husband purchased 

 the Cbateux de Seceaux in 1700. The 

 duchess, who was very fond of amuse- 

 ments and ceremonial, made Seceaux 

 the rendezvous of the most brilliant 

 wits of tlie day, and in 170.3, she insti- 

 tuted the order of chivalry, to which 

 the youth of both sexes .were eligible. 



The members of tlie order were ex- 

 pected to appear at the entertain- 

 ments given at Seceaux, the men 

 wearing a tight fitting costume of 

 clotli of gold sprinkled with silver 

 bees, and a bead-dress made to imi- 

 tate a hive, while the costumes of the 

 ladies consisted of a dress of green 

 satin embroidered with silver bees, a 

 mantel of cloth of gold, and a dia- 

 dem formed of emerald bees. The 

 oath of fidelity which had to be taken 

 by each new member was as follows : 

 "I swear, by the bees of Mount Ilyme- 

 tus, fidelity and obedience to the per- 

 petual mistress of the order, to wear 

 all my life long the medal of the bee, 

 and to comply to the statutes of the 

 said order. If I am found false to my 

 oath, may the honey turn to venom, 

 the wax to tallow, the flowers to 

 nettles and may hornets and wasps 

 sting my face." 



After her husband's death, the 

 duchess did not name any fresh 

 members; but when conversing with 

 Fontenelle, who, together with Vol- 

 taire, Marivaux, and other wits of the 

 time, used to visit herat Seceaux, she 

 expressed her regret that he had not 

 been among her earlier friends, as she 

 would have liked to -have conferred 

 her order upon him. 



Fontenelle remarked that he would 

 have been ill at ease with a hive on 

 his head, as it must have been very 

 much in the way of the chevalier and 



of the flower about which he was flirt- 

 ing. To which the duchess rejoined, 

 "Not so much as you may imagine; 

 for surely the flowers bend down to 

 the kiss of the bees." 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF AMEKICAN BEK .lOrKNAL. } 



Monday, 10 a. m.. June 20, 1882. S 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quotations ofCnoh Buyers. 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY— The nominal price of extracted is 7c. 

 for darit and tie. for liKlit— here. The supply is 

 abundant and sales are slow. 

 BEI^SWA.X— None in tiie market. 



AL. H. NEWMAN. 9-ja W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONE v.— The marltet for extracted honey la 

 lively, and the demand exceeds the arrivals. Our 

 stoclt is small and we are in danper of having sold 

 out every day. We pay TC'i-loc. for good honey on 

 arrival, the latter price for choice clover. There 

 is a small demand for comb honey, and prices 

 nominal. 



BEESWAX.— Arrivals of beeswax are plentiful. 

 We pay 35c. for a good article on arrival. 



Chas. F. Muth. 



Qnotailons of CommlsNlon Merchants. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONE Y.— Best clover in I-lb. sections (no glass) 

 22W23C.; in 2-lb. sections (glassed) I8{3i20c. Fair 

 quality. 1 and 2-lb. sections, i7(3!l8c Extracted, 

 white, in sm.-i 1 1 barrels, loffi) 1 1 Xc. ; buckwheat, 8^9c. 

 BEESWAX.— Is more plentiful. Prime yellow 

 sells at 37H(a3Ki4c. 



H. K. & F. B. ThDIIBER & Co. 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY.— Prices declining. Holders are an.xiou8 

 to sell, and the prices vary very much. 

 BEESWAX-3.ii.>3i;c. 



B. A. BL'HNETT. 161 South Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— Nearly 30(> cases new, mostly extrac- 

 ted, arrived per Southern steamer on Monday. 

 June l.'i. Sales of part of the same in a wholesale 

 way were made at i:c. Retail transfers were made 

 at a little higher figure. Quotations for comb are 

 nominal. There is a little choice new comb offer- 

 ing, but DO sales reported. One buyer offered 12^c. 

 for six cases, but insisted on being allowed about 

 3 lbs. extra tare. White comb, new crop, 12]^®\6c. 

 Extracted, choice new, iM^VAc. 



BEES WAX- Wholesale. 27i«28c. 



Stearns a, smith. 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONE Y— Strained salable at nVoi»7!*c; combsoM 

 in a jobliing wav only— old I0@l4c, and new 15c. 

 BEESWAX.— Sold mainly at 33 cents— latter for 



CnKVELAND. 

 HONE Y.— There is a moderate sale for best white 

 1-ib. sections at 18c, occasionally liic, but 2 Iba. are 

 not called for. E.xtracted is no sale at all. 

 BEKSWAX-Not offering. 



A. C. Kendel. 115 Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is fairly active. We nuote: 



M lb. sections at 30C.: 1 lb. sections, 22(rt25c.; 2 1b. 



sections. 20f!i22c. Extracted. Hie. per lb. Good 



lots oi extracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— Our supply is gone; we have none 

 to iiuote. 



Crocker & Blake. 57 Chatham Street. 



,^ The bee-keepers of Fulton and 

 adjoining counties, are requested to 

 meet at the Commercial House, in 

 Astoria, Fulton, Co., III., on Satur- 

 day, June 30, at 2 p. m., for the pur- 

 pose of organizing tlie Fulton County 

 Bee-Keepers Association. By order, 

 Committee. 



Preparation of Honey for the Mar- 

 ket, includinglhe production and care 

 of both comb and extracted honey, 

 instructions on the exhibition of bees 

 and honey at Fairs, etc. This is a 

 new 10 cent pamphlet, of 32 pages. 



