. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC BEE-CULTURE AND THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE HONEY. VOL. XVII. CHICAGO, ILL., DECEMBER 7, 1881. No. 49. Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Proprietor, 974 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION i WEEKLY— (52 numbers) S2 a year, in advance. Three or Six Months lit the same rate. SEMI-MONTHLY—The first and third numbers ot each month, at a year, in advance. MONTHLY— The Qrst number of each month, at SO cent! a year, in advance. fW Any person sending a club of six is entitled to an ex
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC BEE-CULTURE AND THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE HONEY. VOL. XVII. CHICAGO, ILL., DECEMBER 7, 1881. No. 49. Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Proprietor, 974 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION i WEEKLY— (52 numbers) S2 a year, in advance. Three or Six Months lit the same rate. SEMI-MONTHLY—The first and third numbers ot each month, at a year, in advance. MONTHLY— The Qrst number of each month, at SO cent! a year, in advance. fW Any person sending a club of six is entitled to an extra copy (like the olub) sent toany-address desired. Sample copies furnished free. 0" Remit by money-order, registered letter, ex- press or bank draft on CblCftKO or New York, pay- able to our order. Such only are at our risk, checks on local banks cost us ii5 cents for collecting. Free of postage in the United States or Canada PoNt:ige to Europe 5© cent, extra. Entered at Chicago post ofice as second class matter. Weekly Bee Journal—Its First Year. Almost one year ago we reluctantly ventured upon the doubtful experi- ment of publishing the I5ee Journal weekly, as we fully appreciated the vast amount of unremitting labor to be expended upon it. Many of our friends, especially among those most competent to realize the task, advised us against taking the step, anticipa- ting either a diminution of interesting matter in our pages, or a lack of ability to keep a weekly up to the proper intellectual standard. But we could not resist the impulse—a monthly visit to our readers was too infrequent to do all the work we hoped to accom- plish ; our space was too limited to ac- commodate our numerous correspond- ents ; four to seven weeks was too long to withhold answers to letters seeking information, the delay often proving embarrassing to the inquirer, and sci- entific discussions covered too great a breadth of time to be of the most practical value. We are free to admit
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