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EDITOR. 



YoiniV. Feu, 22, 1888, No. 8. 



" All Is not gold tbat glitters." 



Worth is not measured by show. 



Noise is not always productive. 



Works make the world's clock go. 

 The drone is the noisiest bee in the hive, 

 Yet he brings not a drop to keep him alive. 

 The plain busy workers are early afield. 

 And by constant labor their worth is revealed. 

 — E0GENE Secor. 



Alsike and IVIelilot.— Mr. Peter J. 

 Bates, of Whitehall, Ills., writes for infor- 

 mation as to these two honey-plants : 



As there is scarcely any Alsike, and to 

 my knowledge no sweet or melilot clover 

 grown in this locality, and as most of the 

 farmers consider the two as one plant, to 

 describe the difference, if there is any, in a 

 short article in the American Bee Joub- 

 NAL, would be very satisfactory to me and 

 to others wishing to propagate it. 



Alsike clover and melilotus alba are very 

 dissimilar, as will be seen by the engravings 

 of both, given on this page. 



Alsike is a hybrid of the red and white 

 clovers. The stem and the branches are 



mi: W. X. Iliitchinsou is seriously 

 ill ; lung trouble being added to his fever. 

 This will retard his recovery. This is par- 

 ticularly unfortunate at this juncture in 

 the history of the Review. We hope to be 

 able to .give better news next week. 



Died at the residence of her son, \C. 0. 

 Titus, 86 Hicks St., Toledo, O., on Feb. 5, 

 1888, at 3:30 p.m., Mrs. Eliza Titus, aged 76 

 years. Mr. Titus is one of the Bee Jour- 

 nal family, and an ardent lover of bees. 

 Since losing his wife several years ago, he 

 has devoted his attention and energies to his 

 widowed mother, who has been in her sec- 

 ond childhood tor years, as though she was 

 all he had on earth to love. We condole 

 with our brother in his bereavement. 



Alway.s mention your Post-OfHce, 

 County and State when writing to this 

 office. No matter where you may happen 

 to be for the hour when actually writing— 

 never mention anything but your perma- 

 nent address. To do otherwise leads to 

 confusion, unless you desire your address 

 changed. In that case state the old as well 

 as the new address. 



ALSIKE CLOVER. 



finer and less woody than the red. It does 

 not turn black, but remains the color of 

 well-cured timothy. It has, as the engrav- 

 ing shows, numerous branches, and a multi- 

 tude of blossoms which are very rich in 

 honey. The blossoms at first are white, but 

 soon change to a beautiful [pink, and emit 

 considerable fragrance. The leaves are 



Scatter the l.caflets.— Look at the 

 list (with prices) on'the second page of this 

 paper. 



Xlie Bee-Keepers' Union needs a 

 thousand more members. It now takes only 

 one dollar a year as membership fees, and 

 no more will be asked for unless the mem- 

 bers vote it themselves. Why there are not 

 ten thousand members is the great mystery. 

 The following letter from Mr. J. Few Brown 

 of Winchester, Va., sets a good example, 

 and speaks in a business-like manner : 



I have read Mr. Z. A. Clark's letter in re- 

 gard to his arrest by order of the Mayor of 

 Arkadelphia, Ark., and your note urging 

 upon bee-keepers the importance of paying 

 their dollar and joining the Union, thereby 

 assisting in " lifting up a successful stan- 

 dard" against the ignorant and prejudiced 

 enemy, and also securing for themselves 

 the benefit of the Union, should necessity 

 arise. 



Although I have paid my dues to the 

 Union for the present year, I hereby au- 

 thorize you to draw on me at sight for $3 

 more, if you fall short of the amount needed 

 in assisting Mr. Clark in defending his suit, 

 and present certificates of membership to 

 three of the most likely persons to have 

 similar action brought against them. I do 

 not imagine there is a single bee-keeper 

 who would not be willing to give 8 or 10 

 pounds of honey each season to assist a 

 brother bee-keeper out of trouble, and why 

 not give a dollar,especially when they know 

 not when they may be the beneficiary them- 

 selves. 



The past season was the poorest, except 

 one, for honey in this locality we have had 

 for twenty years, and the hardest in my ex- 

 perience for selling what little was pro- 

 duced. I think bee-keepers might help the 

 demand for their product if they would 

 form themselves into a committee of the 

 whole, and resolve whenever they take a 

 meal from home, especially at a hotel or 

 public house, to ask for honey, even i£ the 

 meal costs a little extra. 



MELILOT CLOVER. 



oval, of a pale, green color, and may readily 

 be distinguished at any stage of their 

 growth from the white or red clover, by the 

 total absence of a pale, white blossom on 

 the upper surface of each leaf. 



Melilot is a biennial, and blooms from the 

 middle of June until November. It is hardy, 

 and flourishes on any soil. Its flowers are 

 very modest, but perfume the air generously 

 in all the surrounding locality. Both plants 

 are alike in one thing— they supply the bees 

 with nectar plenteously, and the honey 

 from the bloom of each is of the best quality. 



Mr. Artliiir Todd, of Philadelphia, 

 Pa., died on the 11th inst., and was buried 

 on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1888, at 3 p.m. We 

 hope to be able to give a biographical 

 sketch in our next issue. We know noth- 

 ing of the cause of death, and hence it is 

 the greater surprise. His age was 46. 



When last we met it was in Paris, France, 

 eight years ago, and we then took a voyage 

 together between heaven and earth, in a 

 balloon. It was a very pleasant visit we 

 then had. Since then he came to America, 

 settled in Philadelphia, and was a promi- 

 nent member of the Philadelphia Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association. 



Xlie I^ectiire of Prof. N. W. McLain, 

 which we mentioned sometime ago, is to be 

 delivered before the "Academy of Sciences" 

 at Stevens' Art Hall, 34 Adams-st. Chicago, 

 on Monday, Feb. 37, 1888, at 8 p.m. The sub- 

 ject will be the " Construction and function 

 of bees ;" which will be illustrated by large 

 charts. Prof. Higley will preside. Seats 

 will be free, and all will be welcome. 



Xliis is tlie Time for reading. The 

 long winter evenings can be utilized by 

 reading up bee-literature. We have all the 

 newest bee-books, and can fill all orders on 

 the day they are received. 



