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GLEANINGS IN 13EE CULTURE. 



Sept. 



of rosin and wax, Lo make the package honey-tight, 

 without any soldering, and therefore the same can 

 or pail can be opened without in any way hurting or 

 injuring the pail, admitting of using it many times 

 over lor honej'. Our q\iotatioiis for his new labels, 

 as given in the Aiigust Jdvknilk, were, by an error, 

 too low. The prices will be per thousand as follows: 

 For5-lb. p:.iils, $9 50; ^',i-lb. pails, f(i.50. These two 

 sizes of iKiils aiemade with our common fruit-can 

 top and bottoms, as mentioned above. The 5-lb. pail 

 is(i;'., inches high, and the 'Hi lb., 3'A inches high. 

 Diameter of both, 4!4 inches. The bails are attached 

 to the top piece only, and lie down Hat, so as lo be 

 entirely out of the way in packing. Labels for the 

 1-lb. and la-lb. boxes are $4.00 and $3X0 per thousand 

 respectively; the diameter of these two is Z-''^ 

 inches, and the height respectively, 4 '„ and 2J4. The 

 14 lb. and '„ lb. arc the same as heretofore, and the 

 labels cost $3.00 and $1.00 per thousand respectively, 

 lioiuid labels, lor the cover, are .T1.50 per thousand. 

 We can fiirnish these pails and boxes at the prices 

 given in our price list. Jones pails at the same rates 

 as the Dadant pails. None of the new labels an; yet 

 received. 



OBITUARY. 



TO THE MEMOUY OF MI{. A. F. MOON. 



«ip|^ N the calm and beautiful summer morning of 

 wMj/) August 3d, 18S3, while the dewdrops still 

 ^■^ sparkled like gems among the flowers, and 

 the birds sang out their joyous lay like the first 

 sweet voice of spring, themessenger of death stalked 

 into the peaceful little city of Kome, Ga., and the 

 reaper laid his hands upon our suffering friend, Mr. 

 A. F. Moon. In a few short hours his pains on earth 

 were ended, and his spirit had wafted its flight to 

 the bosom of Him who gave it. 



Mr. Moon came to the city of Rome several years 

 ago from Michigan, and engnged extensively in bee 

 culture. Ho established and edited the lire World 

 for a ninnber of years, and will ever rank high <in 

 this continent in the annuls of his vocation, and be 

 lookeil upon, in the memory of the well-informed 

 lovers of scicntitic apiculture, as the father of that 

 new industry in the Empire State of the South. He 

 had the misfortune of injuring his ankle a few years 

 since, which linally rendered necessary the amputa- 

 tion of his limb; but he continued to grow worse, 

 until it again became necessary to resort to the 

 surgical knife; but, alas! he was beyond the power 

 of physicians to cure, and lingered but a few days 

 longer, when death gave him that relief that he 

 failed to llndin life. 



I hope, dear readers, that many of you of the bee- 

 keeping fraternity feel and know in your own hearts 

 the worth of our deceased friend, and realize that 

 (as a bee-world) "a great man has died in Israel." 

 Mr. Moon contributed largely to the interests of the 

 bee-keepers of our country; and when I was but a 

 lad taking mj' initiatory lessonsin the sweet science, 

 I often reaped the bonctits of his frieniUy advice. 

 Though I am but a youth now, and chronicle with 

 sadness his untimely death, when years have past, 

 and he shall quietly sleci) beneath the st)il while 

 the golden-banded Italians sip honey from the flowers 

 which weep over the grave of their master, my 

 m(^mory will still respect him as a friend, and honor 

 him as a pioneer in the science of apiculture. 



Chas. K. Mitchell. 



Ilawkinsville, Ga., Aug., 1883. 



I have for several years had a very pleasant 

 correspondence with JNIr. Moon, and he has 

 often spoken of his misfortunes and his wan- 

 ing liealth. Our readers will remember the 

 last letter from him, given in the Home 

 Papers of the June No. He felt then that 

 death was staring liim in the face, and that 

 plaintive " wliat shall I do ? '' has rimg in 

 my ears many a time since then. L3t us 

 hope that his extremity was (iod's oppor- 

 tunity, and that, through death, he has pass- 

 ed into that eternal life. 



A great sorrow has fallen upon our household. 

 Little Thekla, who came to us in our Cyprus home, 

 closed her eyes in death on the 5th of July, at Bey- 

 rout. She had b(!en with us but ten months, yet her 

 sweet face and gentle, playful ways had taken com- 

 plete possession of our hearts. She was always such 

 ahappy little body that our home seems very lonely 

 without her, and our hearts are sad indeed. With 

 kindest regards, Fuank Benton. 



Larnaca, Cyprus July 31, 1883. 



JNIay (Jod help you in your bereavement 

 dear friend, in your far-away home, and 

 maylhis affliction tend to draw you toward 

 Him who giveth and talceth away. 



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CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



1883. 



TIME ANT) PLAt!E OF MEETING. 



Sept. 19.— Central Miehigun nec-Koepers' Associa- 

 tion at Lansing, in Capiiol Building. 



Oct.— The Union Bee-Keepers' Association of Clack- 

 amas Co., Oregon, at Oregon City. (Date of 

 month not given.) 



Oct. 3.— The North American Bee-Keei)ers' Society 

 at (yincinnati, O., in Washinton Park Hall. 



Oct. 18.— The Union Boe-Kcopers' Association of 

 Maryland, Virgini.i, an<} West Virginia, at Ha- 

 gerstown, Md., in court-house. 



Nov. 1— New Jersey and Eastern Convention at 

 New Brunswick, N. J. 



The Central Michigan Bee-Keepcrs' Association 

 will meet September 19th, at Lansing, in the Capitol 

 Building. We call the meeting two weeks before 

 tho annual fair of the Central Michigan agiicultural 

 society meets, for the purpose of making the final 

 arrangements for a large exhibit of bees, honey, 

 and a))iarian supplies. A cordial welcome is ex- 

 tended to bee-keepers everywhere. The meeting 

 will be of especial interest, and a Isrge attendance 

 is expected. E. N. Wood, Secretary. 



Friend Cook sends us the following :— 



THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. 



The next meeting of the National Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation promises to be a grand success. Such men 

 as 1). A. Jones, A. I. Hoot, James lleddon, O. O. Pop- 

 pleton, and Dr. J. P. H. Brown have already promis- 

 ed attendance. 



It is expected that the association will visit, in a 

 body, the apiary of Mr. Hill, of Mount Pleasant, 

 which is one of the best conducted in the United 

 States. 



Mr. D. A. Jones will exhibit specimens of the bees 

 of the Indies, including the famous Apis duri^ata. 



There will also be exhibited at < ach intermission, 

 microscopic preparations, showing structure of the 

 sting, mouth-parts, etc., and of the so called dry 

 ficccs of bees. 



Let some bee-keeper of each leading city look aft- 

 er railroad rates. It will bo the last week of the 

 great Cincinnati Exposition. This is a great attrac- 

 tion, and will make it easy to secure reduced rates. 

 Hound trip tickets from Detroit are promised for 

 $5.00. A. J. Cook, President. 



