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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Apr. 25, 



rUIir.ISHED WEEKLY IIV 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 

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EDITOR. 



Assisted by the following Department Editors : 

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

 Mrs. Jennie Atchlet - - - "Tiie Sunnt Southland. 

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



" Bee-Master " " Canadian Beedom. 



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



Rev. Emerson T. Abbott - - " Notes and Comments. 



Vol. inv, CHICAGO, ILL,, APR, 25, 1895, No, 17. 



Editorial Budget* 



A ]\e'»v ISenietly is reported to have been concocted by a 

 certain joking Dr. Gaul, and that it " cured some bees that had the 

 hives!" That pill doctor's name should have been " Gall "—for he 

 must have lots of that in his make-up. Of course it was all in- 

 tended in fun. 



Xlie M^isconsin Convention, held at Madison, Feb. .5 

 and G, 1895, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: 



President, Franklin Wilcox, of Mauston ; Recording Secretary, 

 H. Lathrop, of Browntown ; and Corresponding Secretary and 

 Treasurer, N. E. France, of Platteville. 



!\otes an<1 Frag^nienlis seem to comprise the greater 

 part of the April Progressive Bee-Keeper. There are " Star Api- 

 ary Notes," "Wayside Fragments," " Rose Hill Notes," "Notes 

 in General," and " Nebraska Notes." But no notes were noted 

 due at sight or in 30 days. The Progressive is " up and coming," 

 to quote an apt expression used by a friend a short time ago. 



Xlie Bee-Keepers' Union might have a new feature 

 added to it— that of making collections for its members. In his 

 Illustrated Home Journal for April, General Manager Newman 

 had this paragraph : 



The Union Did It.— Mr. C. Klock, of Pearsall, Tex., had a 

 claim against a commission merchant for honey shipped three 

 years ago. Being a member of the Union, he requested the Gen- 

 eral Manager to collect it. It was done, and in 15 days Mr. K. had 

 his money. 



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I»ror. <'ook, writing from Claremont, near Los Angeles, 

 Calif., April 13, said: " Bees are doing splendidly. This is t/ie 

 bee-count nj.^' 



Mr. W. A. Pryal, who lives at North Temescal, near San Fran- 

 cisco, Calif., wrote thus April S: 



" This is going to be a big year for bees hereabouts. We have 

 had over 30 inches of rain — much above the average. Already 

 some of my hives are ready to extract. I think the crop will be 

 the biggest I ever had. My oldest brother is taking the apiary in 

 band, and he has everything in good shape for the coming harvest. 

 I have not heard much from the southern portion of the State, but 

 I should suppose that they will have a good crop down there." 



Good for California ! After the failure of last year, a good 

 honey season now will he appreciated out there. Everybody 

 should get ready for the honey-flow in good time, and not miss a 

 crop by being unprepared if it should be on hand to be harvested. 



Xlie Illinois Appi-opi-iation for the benefit of the State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association has not been granted. The following 

 from Secretary Stone explains the matter : 



Dear Bro. York :— Our hopes of getting our appropriation 

 bill through the House are blighted. Last Thursday (April 11) the 

 appropriation committee reported it back to the House, recom- 

 mending that it do not pass. I would think it aU right, consider- 

 ing the condition of the State treasury, for them to cut off all ap- 

 propriations possible, if it were not for the fact that those engaged 

 in the different agricultural pursuits of the State pay the largest 

 share of the taxes, viz.: those immediately engaged in agriculture, 

 those in horticulture, dairying, bee-keeping, etc. And yet, when 

 it comes to making an appropriation for any of these, they fight it 

 to the bitter end. 



The dairymen fared the same as the bee keepers, and the hor- 

 ticulturists are not sure of anything much better. Their bill has 

 been twice favorably reported back to the House, and then re- 

 committed each time for the purpose of defeating it, or cutting it 

 in two. 



These " public servants ".(?) of ours who pretend to work for 

 the interests of the " dear people," think nothing of voting an ap- 

 propriation to build a monument for some dead man, or of ad- 

 journing to go home and spend five days (from Friday morning to 

 Wednesday morning) at a cost to the State of over a thousand 

 dollars a day ; but when it comes to voting to help some agricul- 

 tural interest, to spread its information for the good of the gen- 

 eral public, I for one fail to see where they represent us. 



The three bills spoken of above, are all Senate bills. Ours 

 passed the Senate without any trouble, where two years ago it 

 met its defeat. At that time one of the Senators had promised his 

 aid, and then because the party line was drawn, went back on his 

 promise. The same Senator we invited this year to "stay at 

 home." though he spent much money to get back again. We are 

 in favor of inviting some of the House appropriation committee to 

 stay at home next year. We will not name them publicly, though 

 we have many bee-keepers in their districts. 



Jas. a. Stone, f>e<: 



So far as I can see. the only way for agricultural and other 

 deserving people to get their rights is to hereafter send only such 

 persons to make the laws as will care more for the interests of their 

 constituents and less for personal interest and ease. Thousands of 

 dollars are often voted for needless things, yet when a few hundred 

 are really deserving and necessary, it is withheld. I, for one. am 

 willing to give the women a chance to try their hand at doing 

 justice, and let the men stay at home until they are fully rested 

 and informed about the needs of the best part of our population — 

 those who live and work on farms. 



Xlie "'tijiant" Hees advertised awhile ago in the Bee 



Journal have proven to be a " giant " mistake. The young man 

 who took " Holt" of them has let go. He promises to return any 

 money that may be sent him on account of his advertising. It was 

 also a mistake on the part of the Bee Journal to announce them 

 without first making a thorough investigation. This acknowledge- 

 ment is due the readers of this journal, as its publishers do not 

 mean to admit any questionable advertisements in its columns. 

 More care will be exercised in the future. 



Xlie April Roiov was received "on time," which 

 showed that Editor Hutchinson had been doing some pretty hard 

 work the past few months, as last fall his paper was nearly one 

 month behind time. He has been suffering from an attack of la 

 grippe this spring, which made it harder to get caught up. It is a 

 great pleasure in this office to receive the other bee-papers 

 promptly, as well as to mail the Bee Journal so its readers will get 



it on time. 



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Soft Candy for Bees in Kiig,'lan<1.— In a private letter I 

 received from Mr. Thos. Wm. Cowan, editor of the British Bee 

 Journal, he wrote thus in reference to Mr. Abbott's criticism on 

 page 190, about feeding soft candy to bees instead of hard; 



Mr. Abbott objects to our using soft candy, but we make our 

 candy just so that there is no mess whatever, and it does not run 

 among the bees. Our soft candy is very different to what you in 

 America call soft candy, but there is no question with us as to 

 which is the best, and no one here who has used our soft candy in 

 spring will ever take to the hard. T. W. Cowan. 



Xlie Ontario Foul BrootI Controversy.— Since pub- 

 lishing Mr. McEvoy's reply (page 337) to Mr. Clarke's criticism 

 (page 1T4) of his (McEvoy's) report on foul brood, I have received 

 a letter from Mr. Clarke in which he says very plainly that there 

 is due him an apology from Mr. McEvoy and from me. To the 



