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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Xtiat Incorporation. 



T\\id Canadian Bee Journal for Dec. 15, 

 contains this item : 



There is every prospect of the North 

 American (late International) Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association becoming an incor- 

 porated body under the laws of the State 

 of Illinois, in which case we do not see 

 how it can well be called an Interna- 

 tional body. Is there no law by which 

 its incorporation can be had at the hands 

 of Congress, thus making it more what 

 its name signifies ? 



We know of no way to incorporate 

 any society other than under State laws. 

 Then the incorporated society can do 

 business in any State, Territory or 

 Province. 



Many of the fraternal insurance so- 

 cieties are incorporated in Massachusetts, 

 and then do business in every State, as 

 well as Canada and other countries. 

 They have local societies everywhere, 

 and these form grand bodies in the 

 different States or Districts, and send 

 delegates to them. The grand bodies 

 also send representatives to the supreme 

 body, which holds its annual meeting in 

 diifercnt States, as previously arranged. 

 This is much like what is contemplated 

 by the incorporation of the N. A. B. K. A. 

 Lest some may think that the editor 

 of the American Bee Journal influenced 

 the decision of the committee (he being 

 a member) to have the Assocfation in- 

 corporated in Illinois, we desire to say 

 that we steadily voted for Indiana, 

 because the Association was born at 

 Indianapolis. 



The other two members of the com- 

 mittee voted for Chicago as " the place 

 of business," and, of course, that settled 

 it. The Convention, when hearing the 

 report, made no suggestion as to any 

 other place, and then we said nothing to 

 influence it, one way or another. We 

 say this to prevent any feeling about its 

 being incorporated in Illinois. We op- 

 posed its location before the committee 

 solely to prevent jealousy and trouble. 

 The Convention settled the matter, and 

 we bow to its decision. 



Wliite Clover Honey gives the most 

 universal satisfaction. It varies in tint 

 from the pure white to amber, according 

 to the locality where it is produced. That 

 from hillsides varies in color from that 

 in valleys. Atmospheric conditions, soil 

 and climate have much to do with its 

 tint. Basswood honey is white, inva- 

 riably. A correspondent in the Indiana 

 Farmer has this to say about it : 



I believe that white clover honey is 

 best ; not because it is the whitest, or 

 has a better flavor ; for to me basswood 

 (linden) honey is the best flavored ; and 

 to others, raspberry, buckwheat, man- 

 grove, orange, or some other honey is 

 the best flavored. I have had hundreds 

 of pounds of basswood honey that was 

 whiter than any white clover honey I 

 ever saw. But there is something in the 

 composition of clover-honey that makes 

 it more satisfying to the taste that I can- 

 not describe, and is beyond the "ken" 

 of science. 



l?he Minnesota Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion holds its next annual meeting with 

 the State Horticultural Society, in Min- 

 neapolis, on Jan. 21, 1891. Every bee- 

 keeper in the State should give at least 

 one day to this meeting, if he is unable 

 to attend the entire session of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



As Usual, Brother J. W. Winder, of 

 Louisiana, has sent us a package of 

 roses as a New Year's present from New 

 Orleans. They bloomed out-of-doors, 

 and their preserved fragrance filled the 

 room when we opened the package. We 

 hope Brother Winder may live to see 

 many more "happy New Years," and 

 also enjoy much fragrance from the 

 beautiful flowers of "the sunny South." 

 Thanks for the New Year's remem- 

 brance. 



How do You Like our enlargement, 

 new dress and general make-up ? The 

 progress of the American Bee Journal 

 has been steadily forward. The present 

 improvement will give it increased 

 popularity. 



