THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



I Love to see the setting sun. 



Sink splendidly from sight ; 

 I love to watch, while one by one 



The stars peep out at night. 

 All Nature's charms, in short, I love. 



Her forests, fields and bowers ; 

 But, O, all other things above, 



I love her many flowers. 



He wuo Is Afraid of stings and thorns 

 will never obtain the famous honey of 

 Mount Hybla, for there the roses are guard- 

 ed by the thorns, and the honey is defended 

 by the bees. 



many Encouraging and enthusiastic 

 letters have been received, during the past 

 month, showing the hearty welcome which 

 the American Bee .Journal receives at the 

 homes of its many subscribers. We cannot 

 spare the space in the Journal necessary to 

 print them, but our appreciation is none the 

 less, tor that. The following, from two of 

 the most prominent bee-keepers in America, 

 may be taken as samples of them all. We 

 hereby tender our thanks to all for their 

 " kind words," whether they have expressed 

 their appreciation or not. One prominent 

 bee-keeper remarks as follows : 



" I have often wondered how you can'give 

 us so good a paper at a dollar a year I It 

 has been with much pride that I have seen 

 the American Bee Journal rise from 

 where it was when it catue into its present 

 editor's hands up to the great excellence of to- 

 day. It has especially seemed to excel all 

 past record during the year 1886, and I am 

 proud to say that no bee-paper in existence 

 (and I subscribe for them aH) can begin to 

 compare with it I" 



Another correspondent and prominent 

 apiarist writes : 



"I deem the American Bee Journal the 

 best and most valuable of any I receive (and 

 that comprises all that are published in the 

 United States, Canada, and England). Its 

 editor seems to be actuated by a desire not 

 only to instruct and benefit, but also to 

 make the American Bee Journal a dis- 

 tinctively high-toned periodical." 



In order to keep up to the present " stan- 

 dard of excellence," the American Bee 

 Journal needs five thousand new sub- 

 scribers, and we hope to get them during 

 the present year. Many are working with a 

 will for its prosperity, and if a few more 

 would do likewise, we should soon have the 

 desired number of subscribers to make it 

 pay at the reduced rate of a dollar. We 

 would ask all to kindly do what they can to 

 send us new subscribers for 1887. 



Tbere will be a Rusb for supplies 

 needed In the apiary after awhile, and we 

 cannot do better than to urge all to look 

 over their stock, ascertain what will be 

 needed, and get it on hand before It is nec- 

 essary for use — thus avoiding the perplexity 

 consequent upon Its possible delay in reach- 

 ing them in time. 



It is No lionger an Open Qaestlon 



whether newspaper advertising pays. What 

 a business man now considers in this con- 

 nection is how, when and where it can be 

 done to Insure the best returns on the in- 

 vestment. Have something of value to sell ; 

 then select the paper which sends the 

 greatest number of copies to those who 

 should use the article. Use as few words as 

 posBible, and let them be printed in large 

 type, so as to catch the eye. These are some 

 of the secrets of successful advertising. 



Mr. E. C. Jordan, proprietor of the 

 White Sulphur Springs In Fred Co.. Va., and 

 one of the foremost apiarists of that State, 

 sent a useful Christmas present to the 

 American Beb Journal. (It was delayed 

 in transit, and was not received until Jan. 

 14.) It consisted of a heavy iron inkstand, 

 with bottles for three colors of ink, and its 

 name is "The Virginia." It is so heavy 

 that it would be very difficult to upset It. 

 Mr. Jordan has our thanks for his thought- 

 fulness, as well as for the nice present. 



The Canadian Bee-Lawsuit was 



brought before the Convention of the On- 

 tario Bee-Keepers' Association, at Toronto, 

 and " it was decided to take no action— the 

 defendant not being a member of the asso- 

 ciation, and it being manifest that the law- 

 suit bad grown out of a dispute between 

 neighbors." The action In this case, Mcin- 

 tosh vs. Harrison, was taken by the plaintiff 

 " to compel the defendant to abate a nui- 

 sance In the shape of bees kept on his 

 premises." As we understand that the 

 apiary has been destroyed by fire, there will 

 be nothing to complain of— the nuisance (If 

 there was any) having been abated long ago. 



As Mr. Harrison was not a member of the 

 Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association, or any 

 other society of bee-keepers, including the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Union, it seems that 

 he had no claim to the assistance of any one— 

 especially In a neighborhood quarrel. Every- 

 thing indicates that a bad state of feeling and 

 much vituperation pervaded both litigants, 

 and but for this, in all probability no law- 

 suit would have occurred. 



At the Toronto convention Mr. J. B. Hall, 

 of Woodstock, who had been cited as a wit- 

 ness in the case, expressed the firm belief 

 that the judges would give a fair decision, 

 when the matter came before a full court. 

 We hope that such will be the case, and 

 await the verdict of the court. 



The ITnlon Convention at Albany, N. 

 Y., was held last week. It was attended by 

 those who usually go to such meetings in 

 that State. The following were the olficers 

 elected for the ensuing year ; President, 

 W. E. Clark, Oriskany ; Vice-President, Ira 

 Barber, De Kalb Junction ; Secretary, G. H. 

 Knickerbocker, Pine Plains ; Treasurer, J. 

 L. Scofleld, Chenango Bridge. 



President Clark was re-elected, a fact 

 which speaks well for his management dur- 

 ing the past year. In his annual address he 

 recommended delegate conventions instead 

 of mass meetings, as heretofore held, and a 

 corresponding better service to our pursuit. 

 He said : 



One of the most important topics we are 

 to consider is, how can we cheapen the cost 

 of producing honey, a subject of more im- 

 port to bee-keepers than any other. The 

 subject of the middle man is also worthy of 

 consideration. I do not think we can dis- 

 pense with the middle man ; but it is not 

 right that he should make more money on 

 one crate of honey than he does on two 

 barrels of sugar. Comb honey is as much a 

 luxury as butter, and ought to command 

 fair prices to the producer. In conclusion. 

 President Clark thought the best interests 

 of the Industry would be served by having a 

 delegated convention, instead of assem- 

 bling in a general way, as now. 



Any One who cannot debate a point or 

 theory without attacking the motives of his 

 opponent, does not understand the first 

 principle of friendly discussion. 



We have Received a copy of "The 

 Book of Plant Descriptions, or Record of 

 Plant Analyses," by Prof. Geo. G. Groff, a 

 learned apiarist of Lewlsburg, Pa. This 

 valuable acquisition to botanical literature 

 contains a synoposis of the terms most 

 frequently used in plant descriptions, a 

 schedule of botanical laboratory work, and 

 a list of suitable subjects for theses. 



The book is prepared for the use of both 

 teachers and students, and is a very nice 

 assistant to those interested in plants and 

 flowers. It could also be used to an ex- 

 cellent advantage by bee-keepers, as by its 

 use they would be enabled to analyze, and 

 keep a record of the many honey-plants 

 which beautify their surrounding country. 

 The price is 45 cents per copy. 



Mrs. McKechnle, of Angus, Ont., who 

 personally manages about 100 colonies of 

 bees, occupied the chair during part of the 

 recent sessions of the Ontario Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and did so very gracefully. The 

 Rev. W. F. Clarke asks : 



" Is not this the first recorded Instance of 

 a lady beekeeper filling such a position ?" 

 and then he adds, "Score one for Canada 1" 



No ; 'Tis well 1 but it is not the first I We 

 have been present at conventions where 

 Mrs. L. Harrison has filled the chair very 

 gracefully. One of which was at a session 

 of theNorthwesternSociety.held in Chicago I 



The South Piatt, Nebr., Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, lately organized with 

 nine members, and representing 186 colo- 

 nies of bees, elected as officers the follow- 

 ing : President, Geo. W. Warren, Harvard ; 

 Vice-President, J. B. Kidd, Clay Centre ; 

 Treasurer, A. B. Reed, Glenvllle ; Secretary, 

 C. K. Morrill, Harvard. The meeting ad- 

 journed to March 7, 1887, at the Court 

 House in Clay Centre. 



