THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor. 



Tlie Couveutlon at Clilcago.— The fol- 

 lowing letters have been received relative 

 to the time for holding the convention this 

 fall, upon which Mr. L. Hlgbbarger recorded 

 his " Protest "In our last Issue : 



With regard to time of eonventlon, I only 

 care for that which will suit the majority. 

 Some objected to the last week of the Ex- 

 position because excursion rates were not 

 (tlven in all directions, and I supposed the 

 Fat Stock Show would make low rates in ail 

 directions. There may be force in Mr. 

 Highbarger's objections, as It might happen 

 to come at the time for putting bees in win- 

 ter quarters. Personally, I shall be satisBed 

 with either time : only, as the American 

 Bee Journal says, let it be settled at once. 

 C. C. Miller, President. 



In regard to the time of holding the 

 Chicago Convention : The date now chosen 

 (Nov. 16 to 18) is objectionable on account 

 of that being just aboutthe time when most 

 of us will be putting our bees In the cellar. 

 I vote for the last week of the Exposition. 

 W. Z. HOTCHINSON, Secretary. 



yoinilL July 20, 1881. No. 29. 



Hot WeatUer all over the Northwest 

 and some parts of the Southwest has been 

 continuous for the past 25 days. We have 

 had frequent showers, but the extreme heat 

 has absorbed nearly all the moisture from 

 the thirsty land. This has been a year of 

 severe and long-continued drouth. 



Tbe Trl-State Fair wiU be held at 

 Toledo, O.. on Sept. n to 10, 1887. Dr. A. B. 

 Mason, of Auburndale, 0., is Superintendent 

 of the Apiary Department. Entries close 

 Sept. 5. The premiums amount to over $100 

 in cash, besides diplomas. 



Turning the Tabled.— Mr. J. E. Pleas- 

 ants writes thus to the Los Angeles, Calif., 

 Herald, concerning the bee-fruit contro- 

 versy : 



The damage done to fruit is always com- 

 menced by other Insects or birds, but it is 

 Invariably laid at the door of the bee. Some- 

 times the fruit-grower knows so little of the 

 physiology of the bee, that he accuses him 

 of gnawing through an inch board to get to 

 his fruit. So the cry is, "The bees must go." 

 If not, they will be trapped and destroyed. 

 Such work is both cruel and unlawful. 



As we all know, there are always two sides 

 toa question, for once upon a time a keeper 

 of bees In the mountains, who for years had 

 been quietly pursuing the even tenor of his 

 way, had his tranquillity interrupted by a 

 tiller of the soil who moved into the vicinity 

 and planted his vines and melons. In the 

 course of time the pioneer's bees fed upon 

 the sour grapes and melons of his neighbor, 

 and as It whs not their natural food, they 

 became diseased and perished. Whereupon 

 their owner became enraged and called an 

 anti fruit growers' meeting:, the decision of 

 which was that the husbandman must go. 



Another Hoax.— Mr. A. O. Crawford, of 

 South Weymouth, Mass., has sent us a 

 marked item from the Philadelphia Medical 

 and Surgical Reporter. Here is the item : 



An authority on canned goods reveals the 

 Interesting fact that most of the jellies in 

 the market are made of apple parings and 

 cores. Sometimes the stock is kept so long 

 that It will not make jelly, then they make 

 strained honey out of it. 



Such an absurd fahelwod ought not to 

 deceive any one, but there is so much ignor- 

 ance prevailing about honey, that it will no 

 doubt be copied by hundreds of papers, and 

 find thousands (if not millions) of deluded 

 believers— even though it is but a stupid 

 hoax I 1 1 



Honey will be Scarce, and prices will 

 advance If the crop can be kept off the mar- 

 ket in large cities until September. A word 

 of caution to all at this time will be appre- 

 ciated—do not sell honey to any one of 

 whose financial standing you are not posted, 

 unless you get cash in advance ; no matter 

 what are the promises or flattering offers. 

 Either fenow that the party offering to buy 

 it, is either perfectly good for ten times the 

 amount, or pays you cash down. Last year 

 there were several swindlers trying to get 

 honey without paying for it. Hence this 

 timely advice. 



Don't do It I— Notwithstanding our many 

 cautions, some persons still persists in send- 

 ing silver in letters. In nine cases out of 

 ten it will break the envelope and be either 

 lost or stolen. Cases come to lijiht nearly 

 every day, showing that silver sent In 

 letters stops somewhere on the way. It is 

 an invitation to the thief— a regular temp- 

 tation ! If you wish to safely send money, 

 get a PostOfflce Money Order, Express 

 Order, or Bank Draft on Chicago or New 

 Tork. When money is sent in either of the 

 above-named ways, it is at our risk. In any 

 other manner, it is at the risk of the sender. 



Conventions.— The time for holding Bee- 

 Keepei-s' Conventions will soon be here, and 

 we cannot give any better advice than this : 

 Let each one attend who can do so, and take 

 part in making these meetings interesting 

 and instructive. If you have not already 

 obtained the " Bee-Keepers' Convention 

 Hand- Bonk," do so at once to post yourself 

 upon how to conduct such meetings cor- 

 rectly. It contains a simple Manual of 

 Parliamentary Law and Eules of Order for 

 the guidance of officers and members of 

 of Local Conventions— Model Constitution 

 and By-Laws for a Local Society— Pro- 

 gramme for a Convention, with Subjects for 

 DIscusson— List of Premiums for Fairs, etc. 

 Bound In cloth, and suitable for the pocket. 

 Price, 50 cents. We will club this book and 

 the A.MERIOAN Bee Journal for one year 

 for $1.30. 



Mr. T. W. Cowaa, editor of the British 

 Bee Journal, is now on the Atlantic Ocean, 

 en route for America. Prof. A. J. Cook 

 writes as follows conoerning our distin- 

 guished visitor : 



De.\r Mr. Editor :— I am glad you called 

 attention to the visit of Mr. Cowan and lady. 

 As a gentleman of the highest character, 

 honest to the core, generous and liberal In 

 views and pocket, and as one of the very 

 first, if not the most able bee-keeper in 

 England, he demands a royal welcome. Let 

 us all show him that we appreciate real 

 worth, whether It belongs to England or 

 America. I wish we could in some way give 

 him a reception. Possibly we can keep him 

 until our meeting in November. 



We are sorry that his visit is made at this, 

 the hottest season of the year. If he could 

 remain here until September, and then have 

 the National Convention at that time, it 

 would be very desirable. By the time our 

 next Journal is issued, perhaps we shall 

 know more of his plans for the future. 



All vpho Oeslre to become members of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Union should 

 send to this office for a Voting Blank, and 

 then flU It up and return with $1.25, for 

 which they will receive a membership ticket, 

 entitling them to all the rights and benefits 

 of the Union. Now let every one who be- 

 lieves in defending "our pursuit" against 

 the attacks of the misguided and perverse, 

 join the army of defenders. 



The Canadian Farmer's Advocate, speaking 

 of the extensive trade in queens between 

 Canada and the United States, and of the 

 detention of queens at the lines between the 

 two couutries last year, and of the speedy 

 reversal of that order, says : 



The Bee Keepers' Union deserves great 

 praise for the able manner in which they 

 have handled the ease. Queens with their 

 attendants CHU now be mailed without any 

 danger of delay. 



A Scribbler for the Hartford, Conn., 

 Journal makes a fool of himself, and tries 

 to make fools of the readers by perpetrat- 

 ing the following : 



A process for making artificial honey has 

 been invented and accepted by all the bees 

 that have tried it. This loaves the bees free 

 to gather honey all the day from every 

 opening fiower in tbe season of honey-mak- 

 ing without wasting time as wax-workers. 



There is not only no truth in the item, but 

 there is no sense in it 1 No one can get an 

 Intelligent idea from it. The writer was en- 

 tirely ignorant of the matter on which he 

 was scribbling I It sounds much like the 

 lingo of a lunatic. 



Nebraska.— The Twenty-flrst Annual Ex- 

 position of the Nebraska State Board of 

 Agriculture will be held at Lincoln, the 

 capital of the State, Sept. 9 to 16, 1887. For 

 further information address the Secretary, 

 Robl. W. Furnas, at Brownville, Nebr. 



Frank Iicslie's Sunday ITIagazine for 



August, 1887, affords pleasant midsummer 

 reading for all. Stories and poems abound, 

 and yet the claims of those who like more 

 solid reading are not over-looked. The eyes 

 of all now looking toward France, the arti- 

 cles on "Chantilly," the Due d'Aumale's 

 princely gift to the French nation, and the 

 entertainingdescriptionof " Melz, its Monu- 

 ments and Memories," will be especially 

 attractive. lioth articles are profusely 

 illustrated. 



