. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Vol. XXI. Sept. 23,1885. No. 38. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. An Accident is reported by the Advocate, Piper City, Ills. It says : A calf belonginff to J. C. More, turned over a hive of bees. The infuriated bees, after sting-ing people rij^lit and left, crossed the road and attacked in a body the gray mare of E. H. Brooks, used by him in run- ning-the horse-power at the creamery, and within a short time they had her down writhiufr in the agonies of death. She was blimi, ;nni instead of fleeing from her pur- suers, she only ran round and r
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Vol. XXI. Sept. 23,1885. No. 38. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. An Accident is reported by the Advocate, Piper City, Ills. It says : A calf belonginff to J. C. More, turned over a hive of bees. The infuriated bees, after sting-ing people rij^lit and left, crossed the road and attacked in a body the gray mare of E. H. Brooks, used by him in run- ning-the horse-power at the creamery, and within a short time they had her down writhiufr in the agonies of death. She was blimi, ;nni instead of fleeing from her pur- suers, she only ran round and round till the bees liud linished their vindictive work. The bees very naturally resented the turning over of their house ; but vigorous measures should have been instituted at once to prevent such a disaster. Smoke or water could have been used to great advan- tage—but perhaps the apiarist was an " old fogy," or absent. Tlie Pliaeelia presents a modest looking spike of flowers. Most of the varie- ties are blue, though there are some white, and all are hardj' annuals. Still, we believe there is a species in California that lives for several years ere it dies. For a garden EDITORIAL AND SELECTED. Tlie Convention at Independence, Mo., will be held on Oct. 15 and 16, instead of the date heretofore given. The Secretary made a mistake when " consulting the ; Anollier Suit is commenced against the bees for damages said to be done by them to grapes. The Bee-Keepers' Union will help— but its limited number of members is very discouraging. But few realize the danger '. For $ we will send the Weekly Bee Journal to new subscribers from now until the end of 1885—over 15 months. Now is the time to subscribe. The sooner it is done the more iieiv subscribers will get for the money. A party of gentlemen, while fishing in the waters of the Oconee, Georgia, one day during the past week, found a big tree in the form of a large cypress. After cutting it down,
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