AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



18S 



detects the first appearance of danger to 

 the interests of bee-cultnre. Editors of 

 newspapers have learned to respect him, 

 and gladly retract their falsehoods with 

 reference to the manufacture of comb- 

 honey — at his command. 



While Sister Harrison, in her charac- 

 teristic manner, may have given to the 

 General Manager too much credit, and 

 rather lost sight of the very able Advis- 

 ory Board (all the other officers), still we 

 feel certain that her remarks will be 

 read with more than ordinary interest. 



It is very difficult to understand ivhy 

 there are not at least ten thousand mem- 

 bers to the Union, for it has already 

 done more real service to the pursuit 

 than any organization of bee-keepers 

 that ever existed. What it will do in 

 the future can only be measured by the 

 numerical size of its membership. Let 

 us try to make it ten thousand this year. 



That "Trade-Mark" is calling out 

 quite a number of articles, and since it 

 has been suggested that the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Union should take hold of 

 the matter, its friends are canvassing 

 the subject pretty thoroughly. One of 

 the first who joined the Union writes the 

 following in a private letter to us. As 

 his ideas are worth a consideration, we 

 give them here, but withhold the au- 

 thor's name because they were not writ- 

 ten for publication, and, in fact, were 

 marked " Private." He says : 



In the matter of " Trade-marks," Bro. 

 Heddon is enthusiastic. Yea ! eloquent 



in his idea of "whipping the d 1 



around the stump," as they say ; but he 

 does not quite hit the nail on the head. 

 A " Mark" of some kind may be taken 

 (a " label " if you please) to prove mem- 

 bership in the Union, but will the Union 

 ivarrant that every member sells nothing 

 but pure honey ? Would not one sale of 

 poor honey " spoil the whole ?" Now, I 

 do not see, first, how a "Trade-Mark" 

 can be obtained from the "Patent- 

 Office" for the Union. I cannot see how 

 a private trade-mark can be a Union 

 mark ; and, again, I cannot see how the 

 Union can "backup" or warrant any 

 member. We know there are black 

 sheep, and that there may be some in 

 the " Union." 



In fact. Brother Newman, I do not see 

 how a "Trade-Mark" can help us as a 

 Union ; but I can see how it may hurt us 

 awfully. My idea then is, to let the 

 Union stand as it has — a bulwark of 

 defence for its persecuted members, but 

 not as an advertising scheme for any of 

 them. Let each honey-producer stand 

 on his own reputation, which he can make 

 good or bad; for "by his fruits shall you 

 know him." 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 convention in the Court House at Lan- 

 caster, Grant county. Wis., on March 25 

 and 26, 1891. All who are interested 

 in bee-culture and convention-work are 

 cordially invited to attend. The topics 

 for essays and discussions are — 



Spring dwindling and its cure — Edwin 

 Pike, Boscobel. 



Bee-enemies, and how to avoid them — 

 N. E. France, Platteville. 



Foul-brood and its cure — N. E. France. 



What are the most destructive birds 

 that kill bees ? — Edwin Pike, Boscobel. 



Queen introducing and rearing — A. E. 

 Coolie, Mt. Hope. 



What is the best way to ventilate a 

 cellar for bees to winter in ? — H. Evans, 

 Wauzeka. 



How shall our members manage to sell 

 our honey crop to the best advantage ? — 

 Edwin Pike, Boscobel. 



Does it injure a queen to have her 

 wings clipped ? — M. M. Rice, Marion. 



Which will produce the most honey — a 

 colony allowed to swarm (counting in 

 the work of the swarm), or one kept 

 from swarming ? — Delos Ricks, Boscobel. 



Which is the most profitable way for 

 increase, by artificial swarming, or by 

 natural swarming? — M. M. Rice, Marion. 



Robbing, its cau'se and cure — H. Gil- 

 more, Georgetown. 



Is it profitable for a farmer to keep 

 bees ? — E. S. Morse, Fennimore. 



Location of an apiary and stands, 

 tools, etc. — B. E. Rice, Boscobel. 



Other occupations for bee-keepers, 

 which pay well, to combine with it ? — 

 Mr. Prideaux, Bloomington. 



Edwin Pike, Pres. 



Benj. E. Rice, Sec. 



The Bee-Keepers' Advance is 

 dead. Its subscription list has been 

 purchased by the American Bee-Keeper. 



