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THE AMERICAld BEE JOURNAL.. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union.— 



Wm.Muth-Rasmussen, Independence, 

 ■o* Calif., on July 22, 1887, writes : 



Enclosed I send $1.25 to pay my 

 dues to the " Union " for the coming 

 year. The Union has done so well, 

 that I think it only just to re-elect the 

 officers, one and all, provided they 

 will accept re-election. I must thank 

 the Manager, personally, for the en- 

 ergy and interest he has shown in the 

 cause, and I hope he rriay not weary 

 in the good work. I feel proud of the 

 privilege of being a member of the 

 Union, and can only pity those who, 

 from indifference or for mercenary 

 purposes, stay out. Though I may 

 never have occasion to call on the 

 Union for aid, I regard the trifling 

 dues as one of the best and safest 

 business-investments a bee-keeper 

 can make. As the General Manager 

 Bays that the funds on hand will only 

 about pay expenses for suits not yet 

 decided, I have my doubts if it will be 

 wise to decrease the annual dues ; but 

 I will rely upon his judgment in that 

 regard. 



[The only object in decreasing the 

 annual dues to one dollar, beginning 

 Jan. 1. 1887, is to increase the mem- 

 bership, and that will increase the 

 funds at the same time.— Ed.] 



Partridge Pea, etc.— Wm. Crowley, 



Redwood Falls, ? Minn., on July 24, 

 1887, writes : 



I send a sample of a plant that 

 grows along the streams here in 

 abundance. It blooms early in July, 

 and continues in bloom until frost. 

 Please give its name and value as a 

 honey-plant as to quality and quan- 

 tity. Bees work on it freely all 

 through the season. I put 20 colonies 

 out of the cellar last spring, about 

 one-third of them being weak and 

 flueenless. I have increased them to 

 51 colonies, and have taken 900 pounds 

 of combless honey, and 100 pounds of 

 «omb honey in one-pound sections 

 from linden bloom, which commenced 

 on June 27 and lasted two weeks. We 

 usually get as much honey from 

 goldenrod and other fall flowers as 

 from linden bloom. If we do not get 

 rain soon we will not get much honey 

 in the fall. 



[The plant is partridge pea (Cassia 

 <itiamcecrista), and abounds in nectar. 

 Bees and other insects visit it in great 

 numbers. The flowers are very at- 

 tractive. At the base of eaoh com- 

 pound leaf there is a curiously stalked-, 

 button-shaped gland, which also ex- 

 cretes a sweet fluid, which attracts 

 the bees.— Ed.] 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are qnite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 for the Bee Jo0rnal, and will send two or 

 mere free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PKOPUIETOK9. 



a23&925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO ILL. 

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ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business Manaoeb. 



^p^ecial gl0tijCies. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 ,18 much trouble, if all would be particular 

 f,o give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 aome inclosing money) that have no name; 

 :aany others having no Post^Offlce, County 

 jr State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 ilfice and get your mail at another, be sure 

 CO give the address we have on our list. 



As tliere Is Anotber firm in Chicago by 

 the name of " Newman & Son," we wish our 

 correspondents would write " American Bee 

 Journal " on the envelope when writing to 

 this office. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We Tvlll Present Webster's Dictionary 

 ipocket edition), and send it by mail, post- 

 paid, for two subscribers with $2. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 CO decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



IWoney Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



Red liabels for one-pound pails of 

 Qoney, size 3x4 ^ inches. — We have now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 Cor $1.00 ; 250 for $1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $^.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



E. Duncan Sniffen, Advertising Agent, 

 3 Park Kow, New York, inserts advertise- 

 ments in all first-class Newspapers and 

 Magazines with more promptness and at 

 lower prices than can be obtained elsewhere. 

 He gives special attention to writing and 

 setting up advertisements in the most at- 

 tractive manner, and guarantees entire 

 satisfaction. In all bis dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of first-class advertising mediums. Mailed 

 tree. 52A40t 



System and Success. 



fc^ All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 Che Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room tor an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



S»veet Clover, iMelilotus alba), furnishes 

 the most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious honey, light in color, and 

 thick in body. It may be sown In waste 

 places, fence corners, or on the roadside. 

 Sow two years running, on the same land, 

 and the honey crop will be without inter- 

 mission. Money invested In Sweet Clover 

 Seed will prove a good investment. The 

 Seed may be obtained at this office at the 

 following prices: $6.00 per bushel (60 lbs.); 

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



"Rough on Rats" kills hen-lice and 

 potato-bugs. See advertisement in another 

 column. 



Enameled ClotU for covering frames, 

 price per yard, 45 inches wide, 20 cents ; if a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken, $2.25 ; 10 

 pieces, $20.00 ; it ordered by mail, send 15 

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Should any Subscriber receive this 

 paper any longer than it is desired, or is 

 willing to pay for it, please send us a postal 

 card asking to have it stopped. Be sure to 

 write your name and address plainly. Look 



AT YOUB WBAPPER LABEL. 



Preserve your Papers fer reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one freb 

 t you will send us 3 new yearly subsorlp- 

 lions for the Bee Journal. 



AVe pay 20 cents per pound, delivered 

 here, for good Yellow Beeswax. To avoid 

 mistakes, the shipper's name should always 

 be on each package. 



Queens.- We can mail a Tested Italian 

 Queen (bred for the best results as well as 

 for beauty) tor $2.00; Untested Queens, $1 

 each, or $9.00 per dozen. Orders solicited. 



We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant seed 

 at the following prices : One-half ounce, 50 

 cents ; 1 ounce, $1 ; 2 ounces, $1.50 ; 4 

 ounces .$2 ; 54 pound, $3 ; 1 pound, $5. One 

 pound ot seed is sufficient for half an acre, 

 if properly thinned out and re-set. 



The HancocK County Fair will be held 

 at Greenfield, Ind., on Aug, 23 to 27, 1887. 

 Honey and bee exhibits are desired. Send 

 for a Premium List. Address the Secretary, 

 Charles Downing, Greenfield, Ind. 



