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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 13, 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY UY 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 

 HG fifth Jl.\'onue, - CHICA^GO, IT^r,. 



$1.00 a Year— Sample Copy Sent Free. 

 [Entered at the Post-Offlce at ChicaKO as Second-Class Mail-Matter.] 



VflinXV. CEICA&O, ILL, JDNE 13, 1895. No. 24, 



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Editorial Budget* 



Xbe First Piumber of the monthly Southland 

 Queen has been received at this oEBce. It has 26 pages in all, 

 and is published b_v the Jennie Atchley Co. 



The Kansas Bee Journal says this in its June 

 issue: " So far, the only exchanges that are always on time 

 are Gleanings and American Bee Journal. Some are only 

 occasionals, and very late ones at that." Would the saying, 

 " Better late than never," apply to some of the " occasionals ?" 



The Apiculturist for March, April and May is all 



in one number, I notice by two other bee-papers. It has not 

 been received at this office as yet— June 6. Gleanings asks, 

 •'Is it a quarterly?" I should say yes, at least for once, and 

 I see it reported that it "may be issued quarterly the re- 

 mainder of the year." But isn't 75 cents a pretty big price 

 for four numbers of the Apiculturist? 



No "Stra-ws" were found in Gleanings for June 1, 

 so for once it was "all wheat." It was the first time since 

 " Stray Straws" have been published, that the usual install- 

 ment failed to arrive. Their absence must have been caused 

 by an accidental delay or oversight. But may be Dr. Miller's 

 " straw stack" melted down during the hot weather, and so 

 he's out of straw{s) as well as out of sorts. Just for a change 

 he might furnish some " good grain " instead of " catching at 

 straws " and landing a bunch twice a month ! 



Bee-Keeping ?Jot a Xuisance is the title of an 

 S-page pamphlet re-issued by the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union. It is a full history of the lawsuit between Mr. Z. A. 

 Clark and the city of Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1887. Copies 

 may be obtained free by addressing the General Manager, 

 Thomas G. Newman, 147 South Western Ave., Chicago, 111. 



Mr. Newman, in the closing paragraph of the pamphlet, 

 says : 



This decision of the Supreme Court is a document that 

 will become of great use as a precedent. It will be a guide for 

 the rulings of judges — for the information of juries — and for 

 the regulation of those who may dare to interfere with a re- 

 spectable pursuit by law or otherwise. 



Reduced Freight Rates.— Mr. J. T. Ripley, the 

 gentlemanly chairman of the Western Classification Commit- 

 tee, upon ray request, has kindly furnished the following in- 



formation relating to the reduction of freight rates applied for 

 on May 8, by Dr. Miller, as chairman of the committee ap- 

 pointed for the purpose by the North American Bee-Keepers' 



Association, at its last meeting : 



Chicago, III., June 5, 1895. 

 Mr. George W. York, Editor American Bee Journal. 



Dear Sir : — Answering your favor of the 4th inst. At a 

 late meeting of this Committee the following changes in classi- 

 fication on honey were agreed upon, viz.: 



Honey, in comb, in boxes, with glass fronts, fronts not 

 protected, now rated at two times first-class, was made first- 

 class. 



Extracted honey, now provided for in tin cans, boxed, and 

 in kegs at second-class, was made fourth-class. 



Extracted honey, in barrels, now provided for at third- 

 class, was also made fourth-class. 



Yours truly, J. T. Riplev, Chairman. 



N. B. — I am advised that the Western Freieht Associa- 

 tion have made K. D. bee-hives and honey-box lumber ratable 

 the same as lumber, taking effect June 1, 1895. The other 

 changes referred to above take effect July 1, 1895. 



J. T. R. 



I think Dr. Miller should be congratulated by bee-keepers 

 upon the success attending his efforts in this matter. 



The Ep'wortti Herald is the ofBcial organ of the 

 Epworth League — the young people's society of the Methodist 

 Episcopal Church — which now has a membership of over 

 1,000,000. The Herald, under the magnificent editorship 

 of Dr. Joseph F. Berry (my personal and esteemed friend and 

 neighbor) is now crowding the 100,000 mark. The issue for 

 June 1 was a double (S2-page) number, wonderfully rich in 

 illustration and character of contents. Aside from its relig- 

 ious selections, it is a grand number for the general reader. 

 I wish everybody could read it — young and old — whether 

 Methodist or not. The yearly subscription price is $1.00 — a 

 remarkably small sum for such a fine weekly. Send 5 cents 

 in stamps for a copy of the double number, dated June 1. 

 Address, Cranston & Curts, Publishers, 57 E. Washington St., 



Chicago, III. 



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Hon. Christopher Grimm. 



Christopher Grimm was born on March 18, 1828, at 

 Holenbrun, Bavaria, Germany. His early days were spent in 

 obtaining a fair education, such as the times and circum- 

 stances afforded, and in learning and practicing practical 

 farming. His father was one of those quaint but admirable 

 characters whose whole desire seemed concentrated in bring- 

 ing up his children inured to hard work and rigidly honest. 



Christopher Grimm left the parental roof on April 29, 

 1846, and struck out for America to seek his fortune. He 

 landed at Quebec, Canada, but soon left for Milwaukee, Wis., 

 and finally located at Terre Haute, Ind. He at first worked 

 upon a farm ; but as soon as he had saved up sufficient to give 

 him a start, he began the grocery business, and continued the 

 same until he moved to Jefferson, Wis., in 1865. At Jeffer- 

 son he again engaged in the mercantile business, and con- 

 tinued in the same for a number of years. 



His brother, the late Adam Grimm, was during this time 

 winning for himself fame as one of the foremost and success- 

 ful bee-keepers of the country ; and when one day a swarm of 

 bees passed over Christopher's place, and he captured them 

 (and they in turn captured him), it gave to the bee-keeping 

 world another earnest and successful worker. It is needless 

 to recount how his love for the business and success in the 

 same grew apace, until he gradually became known as one of 

 the most successful bee-keepers of the country. His apiaries 

 at times exceeded a thousand colonies, and his love for the 

 busy little workers never left him. 



The last trip of his life was made on the day of his death, 

 April 20, 1895, and was a visit to one of his apiaries. It was 



