Part 5

April 2—S. W. Iowa, at Corning, Iowa. 5—Central Kentucky, at Winchester, Ky. Wm. Williamson, Sec., Lexington, Ky. 7—Union Association, at Eminence, Ky. E. Drane, Sec. pro tem., Eminence, Ky. 7—N. W. Ohio, at Delta, Ohio. 13—N. W. Missouri, at St. Joseph, Mo. D. G. Parker, Pres., St. Joseph, Mo. May 4—Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., O. J. A. Bucklew, Sec., Clarks, O. 5—Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 10—Cortland Union, at Cortland, N. Y. C. M. Bean, Sec., McGrawville, N. Y. 11—S. W. Wisconsin, at Darlington, Wis. N. E. France, Sec., Platteville, Wis. Sept. — —National, at Lexington, Ky. — —Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. Oct. 18—Ky. State, in Exposition B'd'g, Louisville, Ky. W. Williamson, Sec., Lexington, Ky.

☞ In order to have this Table complete, Secretaries are requested to forward full particulars of time and place of future meetings.—ED.

CLUBBING LIST.

We supply the Weekly =American Bee Journal= and any of the following periodicals, for 1881, at the prices quoted in the last column of figures. The first column gives the regular price of both:

_Publishers' Price._ _Club._

The Weekly Bee Journal (T. G. Newman) $2 00 and Gleanings in Bee-Culture (A. I. Root) 3 00 2 75 Bee-Keepers' Magazine (A. J. King) 3 00 2 60 Bee-Keepers' Exchange (J. H. Nellis) 2 75 2 50 The 4 above-named papers 4 75 3 75 Bee-Keepers' Instructor (W. Thomas) 2 50 2 35 Bee-Keepers' Guide (A. G. Hill) 2 50 2 35 The 6 above-named papers 5 75 5 00 Prof. Cook's Manual (bound in cloth) 3 25 3 00 Bee-Culture (T. G. Newman) 2 40 2 25

For Semi-monthly Bee Journal, $1.00 less. For Monthly Bee Journal, $1.50 less.

Honey and Beeswax Market.

BUYERS' QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO.

HONEY.—The market is plentifully supplied with honey, and sales are slow at weak, easy prices. Quotable at 18@20c. for strictly choice white comb in 1 and 2 lb. boxes; at 14@16c. for fair to good in large packages, and at 10@12c. for common dark-colored and broken lots.—_Chicago Times._

BEESWAX.—Choice yellow, 20@24c; dark, 15@17c.

NEW YORK.

HONEY.—Best white comb honey, small neat packages, 17@18c.; fair do., 15@16c.; dark do., 12@13c.; large boxes sell for about 2c. under above. White extracted, 9@10c.; dark, 7@8c.; southern strained, 80@85c.

BEESWAX.—Prime quality, 20@23c.

CINCINNATI.

HONEY.—The market for extracted clover honey is very good, and in demand at 11c. for the best, and 8@9c. for basswood and dark honey. Comb honey is of slow sale at 16c. for the best.

BEESWAX.—18@24c.

C. F. MUTH.

SAN FRANCISCO.

HONEY.—Extracted is in large supply for the season, and purchasers for round lots difficult to find, except at extremely low prices. We quote white comb, 12@15c.; dark to good, 10@11c. Extracted, choice to extra white, 6@6½c.; dark and candied, 5@5½c.

BEESWAX.—21@22½c., as to color.

STEARNS & SMITH, 423 Front Street.

San Francisco, Cal., March 4, 1881.

SPECIAL NOTICES.

☞ Constitutions and By-Laws for local Associations $2 per 100. The name of the Association printed in the blanks for 50 cents extra.

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☞ “What is the meaning of ‘Dec. 81’ after my name on the direction-label of my paper?” This question has been asked by several, and to save answering each one, let us here say: It means that you have paid for the full year, or until “Dec. 31, 1881.” “June 81” means that the first half of the year is paid for, up to “July 1st.” Any other month, the same.

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☞ We will send sample copies to any who feel disposed to make up clubs for 1881. There are persons keeping bees in every neighborhood who would be benefited by reading the JOURNAL, and by using a little of the personal influence possessed by almost every one, a club can be gotten up in every neighborhood in America. Farmers have had large crops, high prices, and a good demand for all the products of the farm, therefore can well afford to add the BEE JOURNAL to their list of papers for 1881.

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HUNDREDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN rescued from beds of pain, sickness and almost death and made strong and hearty by Parker's Ginger Tonic are the best evidences in the world of its sterling worth. You can find these in every community.—POST. See advertisement. 9w4t

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☞ When changing a post office address, mention the _old_ address as well as the new one.

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☞ We have prepared Ribbon Badges for bee-keepers, on which are printed a large bee in gold. Price 10 cents each, or $8.00 per hundred.

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☞ The Volume of the BEE JOURNAL for 1880, bound in stiff paper covers, will be sent by mail, for $1.50.

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☞ Notices and advertisements intended for the Weekly BEE JOURNAL must reach this office by Friday of the week previous.

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☞ Instead of sending silver money in letters, procure 1, 2 or 3 cent stamps. We can use them, and it is safer to send such than silver.

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LADIES WHO APPRECIATE ELEGANCE and purity are using Parker's Hair Balsam. It is the best article sold for restoring gray hair to its original color and beauty.

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☞ The date following the name on the wrapper label of this paper indicates the time to which you have paid. In making remittances, _always_ send by postal order, registered letter, or by draft on Chicago or New York. Drafts on other cities, and local checks, are not taken by the banks in this city except at a discount of 25c., to pay expense of collecting them.

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PREMIUMS.—For a club of 2, _weekly_ we will give a copy of “Bee-Culture;” for a club of 5, _weekly_, we will give a copy of “Cook's Manual,” bound in cloth; for a club of 6, we give a copy of the JOURNAL for a year _free_. Do not forget that it will pay to devote a few hours to the BEE JOURNAL.

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☞ Sample copies of the Weekly BEE JOURNAL will be sent _free_ to any names that may be sent in. Any one intending to get up a club can have sample copies sent to the persons they desire to interview, by sending the names to this office.

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☞ Any one desiring to get a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society, can do so by sending a stamp to this office to pay postage. If they desire to become members, a fee of $1.00 should accompany it, and the name will be duly recorded. This notice is given at the request of the Executive Committee.

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☞ It would save us much trouble, if all would be particular to give their P.O. address and name, when writing to this office. We have several letters (some inclosing money) that have no name. Many others having no Postoffice, County or State. Also, if you live near one post office and get your mail at another, be sure to give the address we have on our list.

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☞ At the Chicago meeting of the National Society we were requested to get photographs of the leading apiarists, to sell to those who wanted them. We can now supply the following at 25 cents each: Dzierzon, the Baron of Berlepsch, and Langstroth. The likeness of Mr. Langstroth we have copied, is one furnished by his daughter, who says, “it is the only one ever taken when he was in good health and spirits.” We are glad to be able to secure one of such a satisfactory nature.

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☞ We have filled orders for quite a number of Binders for the Weekly BEE JOURNAL. We put the price low, 30 per cent. less than any one else could afford to sell them, for we get them by the quantity at wholesale and sell them at just enough to cover the cost and postage, the latter being 21 to 23 cents, on each. We do this to induce as many as possible to get them, and preserve their Weekly numbers. They are exceedingly convenient; the JOURNAL being always bound and handy for reference. The directions for binding are sent with each one.

Books for Bee-Keepers.

=Cook's Manual of the Apiary.=—Entirely rewritten, greatly enlarged and elegantly illustrated, and is fully up with the times on every conceivable subject that interests the apiarist. It is not only instructive, but intensely interesting and thoroughly practical. The book is a masterly production, and one that no bee-keeper, however limited his means, can afford to do without. Cloth, =$1.25=; paper covers, =$1.00=, postpaid. Per dozen, by express, cloth, $12.; paper, $9.50.

=Quinby's New Bee-Keeping=, by L. C. Root.—The author has treated the subject of bee-keeping in a manner that cannot fall to interest all. Its style is plain and forcible, making all its readers sensible of the fact that the author is really the master of the subject. Price, =$1.50=.

=Novice's A B C of Bee-Culture=, by A. I. Root.— This embraces “everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee,” and is valuable to beginners and those more advanced. Cloth, =$1.25=; paper, =$1.00=.

=King's Bee-Keepers' Text-Book=, by A. J. King.—This edition is revised and brought down to the present time. Cloth, =$1.00=; paper, =75c.=

=Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee.= This is a standard scientific work. Price, =$2.00=.

=Blessed Bees=, by John Allen.—A romance of bee-keeping, full of practical information and contagious enthusiasm. Cloth, =$1.00=.

=Bee-Culture; or Successful Management of the Apiary=, by Thomas G. Newman.—This pamphlet embraces the following subjects: The Location of the Apiary—Honey Plants—Queen Rearing—Feeding—Swarming—Dividing— Transferring—Italianizing—Introducing Queens—Extracting—Quieting and Handling Bees—The Newest Method of Preparing Honey for Market, etc. It is published in =English= and =German=. Price for either edition, =40 cents=, postpaid, or $3.00 per dozen.

=Food Adulteration=; What we eat and should not eat. This book should be in every family, where it ought to create a sentiment against the adulteration of food products, and demand a law to protect consumers against the many health-destroying adulterations offered as food. 200 pages. Paper, =50c.=

=The Dzierzon Theory=;—presents the fundamental principles of bee-culture, and furnishes a condensed statement of the facts and arguments by which they are demonstrated. Price, =15 cents=.

=Honey, as Food and Medicine=, by Thomas G. Newman.—This is a pamphlet of 24 pages, discoursing upon the Ancient History of Bees and Honey; the nature, quality, sources, and preparation of Honey for the Market; Honey as an article of food, giving recipes for making Honey Cakes, Cookies, Puddings, Foam, Wines, &c.; and Honey as Medicine, followed by many useful Recipes. It is intended for consumers, and should be scattered by thousands all over the country, and thus assist in creating a demand for honey. Published in =English= and =German=. Price for either edition, =6c.=; per dozen, =5Oc.=

=Wintering Bees.=—This pamphlet contains all the Prize Essays on this important subject that were read before the Centennial Bee-Keepers' Association. The Prize—$25 in gold—was awarded to Prof. Cook's Essay, which is given in full. Price, =10c.=

=Bees and their Management.= This pamphlet was issued by the Italian Bee Company, and has had a large circulation. The price has been reduced from 20 cents to =10 cents=.

=The Hive I Use=.—Being a description of the hive used by G. M. Doolittle. Price, =5c.=

=Kendall's Horse Book.=—No book can be more useful to horse owners. It has 35 engravings, illustrating positions of sick horses, and treats all diseases in a plain and comprehensive manner. It has a large number of good recipes, a table of doses, and much other valuable horse information. Paper, =25c.=

=Chicken Cholera=, by A. J. Hill.—A treatise on its cause, symptoms and cure. Price, =25c.=

=Moore's Universal Assistant= contains information on every conceivable subject, as well as receipts for almost everything that could be desired. We doubt if any one could be induced to do without it, after having spent a few hours in looking it through. It contains 480 pages, and 500 engravings. Cloth, =$2.50=.

=Ropp's Easy Calculator.=—These are handy tables for all kinds of merchandise and interest. It is really a lightning calculator, nicely bound, with slate and pocket for papers. In cloth, =$1.00=; Morocco, =$1.50=. Cheap edition, without slate, =50c.=

☞ Sent by mail on receipt of price, by

THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 974 West Madison Street, =Chicago, Ill.=

Binders for the Bee Journal

☞ =Binders for the Weekly Bee Journal, of 1881=, cloth and paper, =postpaid, 85 cents=.

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We can furnish Emerson's Binders, gilt lettered on the back, for AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL for =1890=, at the following prices, postage paid:

Cloth and paper, each 50c. Leather and cloth 75c.

☞ We can also furnish the Binder for any Paper or Magazine desired.

THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 974 West Madison Street, =Chicago, Ill.=

=HONEY WANTED.=—I desire to purchase several barrels of dark extracted honey, and a few of light; also, Comb Honey. Those having any for sale are invited to correspond, giving particulars.

ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 972 West Madison street, CHICAGO ILL.

THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, AND BEE-KEEPER'S ADVISER.

The _British Bee Journal_ is published monthly at $1.75, and contains the best practical information for the time being, showing what to do, and when and how to do it. =C. N. ABBOTT=, Bee Master.

School of Apiculture, Fairlawn, Southall, London.

RATES FOR ADVERTISING.

A line will contain about =eight words=; fourteen lines will occupy one inch of space.

One to three weeks, each insertion, =20= cts. per line. Four " or more " " =18= " " Eight " " " " =15= " " Thirteen " " " " =12= " " Twenty-six " " " " =10= " " Fifty-two " " " " =8= " " Special Notices, 50 cents per line.

Advertisements withdrawn before the expiration of the contract, will be charged the full rate for the time the advertisement is inserted.

Transient Advertisements payable in advance.—Yearly Contracts payable quarterly, in advance.

THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL is the oldest Bee Paper in America, and has a large circulation in every State, Territory and Province, among farmers, mechanics, professional and business men, and is therefore the best advertising medium for reliable dealers. Cases of _real_ imposition will be exposed.

THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 974 West Madison Street, =Chicago, Ill.=

Contents of this Number.

Correspondence:

Pure Liquid Honey in Glass Jars 81 Colchian Honey 81 Combined Winter and Summer Stands 81 Foul Brood and Its Causes 81 History of the Early Importation of Italian Bees 82 Good Way to Promote Bee-Keeping 82 Do Bees Injure Fruit? 82 Remarkable Tardiness in Fecundity 82 Honey-Producing in California 83 Bee Men to the Front—Adulteration 83 How to Prevent Robbing 83 The In-and-In-Breeding of Bees 83 Killed by Kindness 83

Editorial:

Editorial Items 84 Watchman! Tell us of the Night 84 Migratory Bee-Keeping 84 Interesting Letter from Ceylon 84

Selections from Our Letter Box:

Bees Wintered Well 85 Mortality Reports 85 Nineteen Weeks' Confinement 85 Wintered Safely 85 A Slim Living 85 Honey Sections 85 Bees in Good Condition 85 Wintered Without Loss 85 Mourning for the Bees 85 Wintering 85 Selling Honey, Vexatious 85 Prospects Better 85 Bees All Alive 85 Winter Yet in Kentucky 85 No Surplus nor Increase 85 Great Loss of Bees 85 Dead Bees in the Cells 85 Making Progress 85 Not Discouraged 85 Paris Green 85 Bees in Prime Condition 85 Progressing 85 Lost but 4 out of 283 85 Moldy Combs, etc 86 Palestine Bees 86 Honey as Medicine 86 Gathering Pollen 86 Anxious for Spring 86 Bees Died of Disease 86 Cyprian Bees Ahead 86 An Early Season 86 Bees Gone Back on Him 86 Snow Vine as a Honey Plant 86 Feeding Bees 86 Introducing a Queen 86 Loss of Bees 88 per cent. 86 First Year's Experience 86 Summer a Long Way Off 86 A Little Discouraged 86 Why Did the Bees Die? 86 Wintered Without Loss 86

Conventions:

Champlain Valley, Vt., Convention 87

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Our =Comb Foundation= was awarded the diploma at the North-Eastern Bee-Keepers' Convention held in February.

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Be SURE

To send a postal card for our Illustrated Catalogue of Apiarian Supplies before purchasing elsewhere. It contains illustrations and descriptions of everything new and valuable needed in an apiary, at the lowest prices. Italian, Cyprian and Holy Land Queens and Bees.

J. C. & H. P. SAYLES,

2eow15t Hartford, Wis.

=Wilbor's Cod-Liver Oil and Lime.=—Persons who have been taking Cod-Liver Oil will be pleased to learn that Dr. Wilbor has succeeded, from directions of several Professional gentlemen, in combining the pure Oil and Lime in such a manner that it is pleasant to the taste, and its effects in Lung complaints are truly wonderful. Very many persons whose cases were pronounced hopeless, and who had taken the clear Oil for a long time without marked effect, have been entirely cured by using this preparation. Be sure and get the genuine. Manufactured only by A. B. WILBOR, Chemist, Boston. Sold by all druggists.

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SEEDS FOR HONEY PLANTS

A full variety of all kinds, including Melilot, Alsike and White Clover, Mammoth Mignonette, &c. For prices and instructions for planting see my Illustrated Catalogue,—sent free upon application.

ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 972 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL.

FEEDERS

Now is the time to make preparations for Spring Feeding.

Shuck's Feeder may be placed at the entrance of the hive, any time of the day, without danger from robbers; feed much or little as may be desired; feed can only be reached by the bees from the inside of the hive. Price, by mail, postpaid, 30 cents. By express, 25 cents each, or $2.40 per dozen. Special rates on large quantities.

Novice's Simplicity Feeder is made in two sizes, at the following prices: 5c. for the pint and 10c. for the quart feeder, or per dozen, 50c. for the small and $1.00 for the large, by express. If sent by mail, twice the above prices.

Kretchmer's, by mail..... 35c. Van Deusen's, by mail.... 75c.

I will mail my Illustrated Catalogue and Price List FREE, upon application, to any address. All orders for Bee-Keepers' Supplies will be promptly filled.

ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 972 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL.

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If you buy a Bingham Smoker, or a Bingham & Hetherington Honey Knife you are sure of the best and cheapest, and not liable to prosecution for their use and sale. The largest bee-keepers use them exclusively. Twenty thousand in use—not one ever returned, or letter of complaint received. Our original patent Smokers and Honey Knives were the only ones on exhibition at the last National Bee-Keepers' Convention, 1880. Time sifts the wheat from the chaff. Pretensions are short-lived.

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Send postal card for testimonials.

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