Chapter C: F. Muth

SAN FRANCISCO.

HONEY.—The “Vigilant” takes 600 cases to Liverpool. There is a slightly improved feeling consequent upon a little more inquiry, but prices show no material appreciation. Discouraging reports are received from the southern part of the State, as to the prospects of the coming crop, but other sections give promise of an abundant yield. With a good supply yet on the market, prices are not apt to be buoyant until the anticipated failure is more fully settled. We quote white comb, 12@13c.; dark to good, 9@11c. Extracted, choice to extra white, 5½@6½c.; dark and candied, 5@5½c.

BEESWAX.—22@22½c., as to color.

STEARNS & SMITH, 423 Front Street.

San Francisco, Cal., March 11, 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 Post-office, 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.

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=My Annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seed for 1881=, rich in engravings from photographs of the originals, will be sent FREE to all who apply. My old customers need not write for it. I offer one of the largest collections of vegetable seed ever sent out by any Seed House in America, a large portion of which were grown on my six seed farms. _Full directions for cultivation on each package._ All seed _warranted to be both fresh and true to name_, so far, that should it prove otherwise, _I will refill the order gratis_. The original introducer of the Hubbard Squash, Phinney’s Melon, Marblehead Cabbages, Mexican Corn, and scores of other vegetables. I invite the patronage of _all who are anxious to have their seed directly from the grower, fresh, true, and of the very best strain_.

NEW VEGETABLES A SPECIALTY.

12m5 JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass.

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=THOMAS C. NEWMAN.=
974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL.

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“American Apiary” for Sale.

About =150 Colonies of Bees=, in fair condition, in Langstroth hives; honey and wax extractors, empty combs, and the usual implements of an apiary.

Will sell for cash or trade for land.

=PAUL DUNKEN=,
Freeman, Cass Co., Mo.

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=Agents= Furnisht pleasant, profitable employment. Local Printing House, Silver Creek, N. Y.

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=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.

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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.

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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.

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 fail 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, =50c.=

=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.=

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

=Extracted Honey; Harvesting, Handling and Marketing.=—A 24–page pamphlet, by Ch. & C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, Ill. This gives in detail the methods and management adopted in their apiary. It contains many good and useful hints, and is well worth the price—=15c.=

=Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers=, by Chas. F. Muth, Cincinnati, Ohio; 32 pages. This pamphlet gives Mr. Muth’s views on the management of bees, and embraces several of his essays given at Conventions, etc. It will be read with interest by beginners as well as those more advanced in the science of bee-culture. Price, =10c.=

=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.=

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

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Contents of this Number.

Correspondence:

What is the Royal Jelly? 89
Putting Wires into Comb Foundation 90
Importing Bees from Italy 90
Bees and Grapes 90
The Use of Separators for Box Honey 90
Texas for Bees and Honey 90
Alsike Clover as a Honey Plant 91
The Supply and Queen Trade 91
Who is to Blame for the Losses? 91

Editorial:

Editorial Items 92
Frank Benton In the Far East 92
Circulars and Price Lists 92
An Excellent Suggestion 92

Among our Exchanges:

Bees and Grapes 92
Bees Dead in Box Hives 92
Honey for Sore Eyes 92
Feeding In Winter 92
Bees and Grapes 92
Feeding Rye-Meal 92
The Weekly Bee Journal Abroad 92

Selections from Our Letter Box:

But few Bees Lost 93
An Old Queen 93
Gathering Pollen 93
No Winter Flight Yet 93
Bees Confined 4½ Months 93
Closed Out by Fire 93
Bees In Good Condition 93
Lost 8 out of 37 in Wintering 93
Sweet Clover 93
Had a Flight in January 93
Nearly all Dead 93
Bokhara Clover 93
An Enthusiast 93
Bees all Dead 93
Bees Robbing 93
Chloroform Used in Handling Bees 93
Test for Honey 93
Three-fourths of the Bees Dead 93
Mortality of Bees in House and Cellar 93
Bees Doing Well 94
Dwindling in the Cellar 94
Contradictory Experience 94
Wintered Without Loss 94
Bees Uneasy in the Cellar 94
Much Better than Expected 94
Have Young Bees and Brood 94
Bees In the Cellar 135 Days 94
The Best Honey for Winter 94
Carrying in Pollen 94
Chaff-Packing of Bees Triumphant 94
Look Out for the Robbers 94
Two-thirds of the Bees have Died 94
Bees in Good Condition 94
Death Reigns among the Bees 94
No Loss in Wintering 94
Poor Season but Fair Profit 94
Planting Buckwheat for a Honey Yield 94

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☞ We can supply but a few more of the back numbers to new subscribers. If any want them, they must be sent for soon.

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☞ The Texas Bee-Keepers’ Association will hold their third annual Convention at Judge W. H. Andrews’ apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, on the 12th and 13th days of May, 1881.

WM. R. HOWARD, _Sec._,
Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas.

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DON’T BUY SUPPLIES

Till you have read my new price list for the spring trade. Wax is cheaper now, so I can sell you a fine article of Comb Foundation cheap, and made on the best machine. Italian and Cyprian Queens, Bees, Hives, Sections, etc. Price List free to all.

J. V. CALDWELL,
Cambridge, Henry Co., Ill.

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The Bee-Keepers Guide;

OR,

MANUAL OF THE APIARY,

By A. J. COOK,

_Professor of Entomology in the Michigan State Agricultural College._

286 Pages; 112 Fine Illustrations.

PRICE—Bound in cloth, =$1.25=; in paper cover, =$1.00=, by mail prepaid. For sale by

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

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NOW READY,

Our =New Circular and Price List for 1881=. We have something new for every bee-keeper. Remember, we are largely engaged in practical bee-keeping, and know what supplies are of practical value in an apiary. You should see a description of our feeder, you will want one. Our new

Double-Draft Smoker is perfection. See what one of the most practical and best informed bee-keepers in the country thinks of it: “Since your great improvement in Smokers, as regards the double-blast, you undoubtedly have the inside track of all the others in the market. This, with the superior workmanship and materials used, should place your Smoker at the head of the list, and secure for it a favorable patronage for 1881.” Price of Smokers, by mail, $1.50 and $1.75. Our book,

QUINBY’S NEW BEE-KEEPING is pronounced the most practical work published. Price, by mail, $1.50.

We furnish everything used in advanced bee-culture. Send for Illustrated Circular to