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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Annual Reports of the different 

 agricultural associations in every State 

 should be printed and circulated at pub- 

 lic expense. In Indiana, Wisconsin, and 

 some of the other States, such has been 

 done for many years, and books of from 

 500 to 1,000 pages are published every 

 year, giving the reports of the various 

 societies — including the essays and dis- 

 cussions — so that those engaged in all 

 the agricultural pursuits may have 

 them in their libraries for convenient 

 reference at all times. 



In Illinois it is intended to have all the 

 State associations meet at Springfield at 

 about the same time (as they do in In- 

 diana, Wisconsin, and other States), and 

 the Bee-Keepers' Association will meet 

 there like the others ; their reports will 

 all be published, either together or sep- 

 arately. If the latter, then a bill now 

 before the Legislature, if enacted, will 

 provide the means of publishing our 

 report. 



The following item among last Thurs- 

 day's telegraphic news, shows the pres- 

 ent condition of that bill. It reads thus: 



The bee and honey industry received 

 the attention of the House for a half- 

 hour this morning. On motion of Mr. 

 Hambaugh, the bill making an appropri- 

 ation of $500 to publish the reports of 

 the Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 renewed, and was ordered to "third 

 reading." 



Canton, Ills., as stated on page 

 533, has had its sensation— a lively bee- 

 nuisance case — and, as might have been 

 expected, the Justice af the Peace 

 decided It against Mr. Geo. W. Cole, 

 and assessed a fine of $1, and costs of 

 $21.70. It is quite essential that a 

 decision should be reached by the 

 Supreme Court of Illinois on the ques- 

 tion of whether bee-keeping can be 

 declared a nuisance, or not, in incorpor- 

 ated cities. This case will furnish the 

 opportunity, and the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Union will give the requisite 

 assistance to do so, if it becomes neces- 

 sary. 



Honey-Oeuv is reported to be quite 

 plentiful. Prof. A. J. Cook, on May 29, 

 wrote thus : 



Bees are gathering honey-dew quite 

 rapidly now from the aphides. These 

 insects are very numerous. 



Great care should be taken not to 

 allow any of it to be stored in the sections. 

 If such stuff should by any accident be 

 put upon the market, it would not take 

 very long to destroy that market for 

 comb-honey. It is not honey, and to 

 call it " honey-dew " is a misnomer. 



'We NOTV Have another Bee- 

 Keepers'' Beview besides that published 

 by Brother Hutchinson. It is published 

 monthly in W^eixelburg, Austria, and 

 began with the year 1891. It has 12 

 large pages, and is published by Philipp 

 Rothsclmtz. 



Stungf in tlie Eye.— A subscriber 

 asks the following questions : 



1. Would it not be very dangerous if 

 a bee should sting a person right on the 

 eye ball ? Would there not be danger of 

 losing the sight in that eye forever ? 



2. Would a colony of bees stay and do 

 well in a hive that had glass on both sides 

 and ends of the lower story ? 



1. The eye can be destroyed by a bee- 

 sting, yet people have been stung on 

 some paHs of the eye ball and soon after 

 perfectly recovered. 



2. Bees are not contented in a hive 

 which lets in much light. 



Xlie Bronase Medal is just re- 

 ceived for our exhibit at the Paris Uni- 

 versal Exposition in 1889, and with it a 

 lithographed Diploma, 24x30 inches in 

 size. They have been a long time in 

 getting around, but are welcome never- 

 theless. 



Quite True. — The man who ad- 

 vertises to sell something for nothing 

 always intends to get something for 

 nothing. — Western Bural. 



