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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 17, 



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PUBLISHED WEEKLY IIV 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 

 Se FittH Avenue. - CHICAGO, IKL. 



:J1.00 a Year— Sample Copy Sent Free. 

 [Entered at the PostrOfflce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail-Matter.] 



KDITOR. 



Assisted by the following Department Editors : 

 Dr. C. C. Millek - - - "Questions and Answers." 

 Mrs. Jennie Atchlet - - - •• The Sunny Southland." 

 'Gleaner" - . . . " Among the Bee-Papers." 



"Bee-Master" "Canadian Beedom." 



Dr. F. L. Peiro " Doctor's Hints." 



Vol. inv. CHICA&O, ILL,, JAN. 11 1895. No, 3. 



Editorial Coxr)n)ct)i^^ 



My Sincerest Xhanks are hereby tendered to all who 

 have written me such earnest and kindly words of appreciation of 

 my efforts, the past few months. Let me assure you all that they 

 are highly prized indeed. If I were much inclined to the " big 

 head," I should fear a heavy attack. But I think I have never 

 been troubled in that way— in fact, I have never had time to con- 

 sider myself very much the past 10 years. It has been work, work, 

 work. Yet, I'm glad of it. It is a pleasure to work for bee-keep- 

 ers, and especially when the effort is appreciated. 



Many have sent in new subscriptions for the American Bee 

 Journal, and in that very practical and substantial way have ex- 

 pressed their interest. Thank you, friends. You'U have a hard 

 time trying to kill me with that kind of kindness, but no matter- 

 keep right on. When the list of regular Bee Journal readers is in 

 danger of getting too large, I'll promise to tell you in time so that 

 you can stop before it's too late. In the meantime, don't let up on 

 your efforts. I don't mean to let up on mine. lam yours for the 

 best in bee-literature ! For the " best " is none too good for so royal 

 a people as bee- keepers. 



The South Texas Bee-Keepers' Association was organized 

 as a result of the fine Midwinter Bee-Meeting held at Mrs. Atchley 's 

 InBeeville, Dec. 3rand28. There were only SO bee-keepers pres- 

 ent, owing to unfavorable weather. Many more were expected. 



The officers elected are as follows : President, Mr. Atchley ; 

 Vice-President, S. D. Hanna; Secretary, F. A. Lockhart; and 

 Treasurer, W. O. Victor. 



A full report of the convention will appear soon in Mrs. Atch- 

 ley's department of the Bee Journal. The next meeting will be 

 held at Wharton, Tex., June 10, 1895. 



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" Fariiier»«'< Institutes and Their Relation to Apiculture," 

 is the heading of an interesting article written by Rev. E. T. Ab- 

 bott for the December Bee-Keepers' Review. Mr. A. has had con- 

 siderable experience in that line, and knows whereof he speaks. 

 He says that such institutes may be made of very great advan- 

 tage to apiculture, if the proper person is selected to present the 

 subject at the meetings. It's an endless topic, and requires an ex- 

 ceptionably able man or woman to do it justice. Mr. Abbott filled 

 the bill pretty well in Missouri last fall. 



" <>ov. See«r," is what some Iowa people are thinking of 

 calling Hon. Eugene Secor a little later on. It sounds well, es- 

 pecially as it would be a case of the office seeking the man, rather 

 than the opposite, which is too often the fact. Mr. Secor would 

 make a strong candidate, no matter what the office in view. 



Many Kn<;ourag;ingr Expressions of appreciation 

 have come to this office lately, and particularly since Jan. 1. I 

 want to say that I prize them all very much, and regret that there 

 is room in these columns for only a few of them. Here are some 

 samples, referring to the new form of the American Bee Journal; 



Friend York: — I congratulate you on a much improved ap- 

 pearance of the American Bee Journal.— Cbas. P. Muth, Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. 



No. 1 for 1S9.5 is received. I like its make-up very much. This 

 time the improvement is truly visible.— C. H. Chapman, Cohoctah. 

 Mich. 



I congratulate you on the improved looks of the American Bee 

 Journal.— E. T. Flanagan, Belleville, 111. 



The first number of the American Bee Journal for 1895 has ap- 

 peared in enlarged form. It is much improved in other ways. — 

 American Bee-Keeper. 



Dear Mr. York:— You are the "beatin'est" man for a 

 change! 1 thought Wx^ was woman's prerogative. However, I'm 

 not the one to find fault, as long as every change is for the better. 

 That old last year's cover was too deep for me. Was it mistletoe 

 and honeycomb, or holly-berries and linden ? However, I'll not 

 abuse the departed. This present cover, he who runs may read — 

 the eagle, the flag, the honey-bee and the hat-pin. The pin having 

 two heads doesn't destroy its significance. What a happy com- 

 bine ! Did any one lie awake nights to study that up ? We en- 

 joyed reading this number (Jan. 3) more than usual. It was such 

 a strong, bright number. Very sincerely. 



Center Chain, Minn. Mrs. B. J. Livingston. 



Xroiisei-s Clasps, such as bicycle riders wear just above 

 the ankles, are also a good thing to prevent the bees crawling up 

 inside the trousers. Mr. S. M. Keeler, in the American Bee-Keeper, 

 tells of this. It's a kink worth knowing. 



E<1itoi* Ernest R. Root gives in Gleanings a good picture 

 of Mr. N. E. Prance (of the firm of E. France & Son, Platteville, 

 Wis.) in connection with a delightful account of his visit last fall 

 to the apiaries owned and operated by these excellent Wisconsin 

 bee-keepers. They prefer the Carniolan bees, and use them almost 

 wholly in their apiaries. Editor Root says : 



They find the barrels are the best packages for large amounts 

 of honey, and, when properly coopered and cared for. afterward 

 give but little trouble from leakage. They do not need to be waxed 

 inside, but should become thoroughly dried, and the hoops should 

 be driven down before filling the barrels with honey. They had 

 had, for experiment, some large barrels made, holding 500 pounds 

 and over; but these were too heavy and bulky to handle. The 

 smaller size, holding about 300 pounds, was much better. The door 

 of the honey-house communicating with the apiary was on a level 

 with the ground. The other door was just opposite, facing the 

 roadway, and was just high enough so a barrel could be rolled 

 from the floor into a wagon-box. 



Xlie I\ortli American Convention Report is still 

 just where it was left in the number of the Bee Journal for Dec. 

 20, 1894. I have not received a bit more copy up to to-day (Jan. 

 II). Probably when ex-Secretary Benton gets through "hiber- 

 nating " down in Washington, he'll be able to send in the balance 

 of the Report, which he has been holding since the first week in 

 November, 1894. The Report is the property of the Association, 

 ordered by it to be printed in the American Bee Journal, and Mr. 

 Benton is making one of the biggest mistakes of his life when he 

 persists in holding back that Report. 



'Flie Kees Ktill Xliere.— It is learned through Mr. D. D. 

 Daniher, a subscrii)er in Madison, Wis., that a bee-keeper in that 

 place had been complained about to the city council, a petition 

 being presented asking "that the council pass an ordinance to 

 prohibit or restrict the keeping of bees in the city." 



Mr. Daniher saw the owner of the bees, who told him that 

 mischievous boys in the neighborhood bad pelted the tives with 

 stones, thus arousing the bees, the dents of the stones showing 

 clearly on the hives. Mr. D. then spoke to the mayor about 

 it, who had kept bees for '20 years right in the same city, and had 

 never had the least trouble with any one on account of keeping 

 bees. He told the mayor that he (Mr. D.) hoped the complaint 

 would be carefully considered before prohibiting the keeping of 

 bees inside the city limits. The result of Mr. Daniher's efforts is 

 shown in the factthat " the petition died in the committee's hands." 



Very few cities are so fortunate as to have an ex-bee-keeper as 



