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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 14, 1904. 



days old Aug. 6, would be only 40 days old, thus conflmiing the gen- 

 erally accepted belief that the average 'life of a worker-bee in the busy 

 season is about six weeks. 



Just how any one — even one who knew nothing about bees, but 

 who had a dim knowledge of the general fact that living things pro- 

 ceeding from eggs required some time from the laying of the egg — 

 how such an one could deliberately assume that a fully matured bee 

 should emerge from a cell on the same day on which the egg was laid 

 in that cell, is a thing that can be considered only as one of those 

 unaccountable slips for which there is no satisfactory explanation, 

 and for which no adequate apology can be made. The one softening 

 feature in the whole miserable affair is the Isindly spirit with which so 

 many have called attention to the error. Let us hope that the interval 

 between such blunders may be a long one. 



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Miscellaneous Items 



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The National's Election. — We have received the following 

 from Mr. W. F. Marks, chairman of the Board of Directors of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association : 



To W. F. Marks, Chicago, III., Dec. 31, 1903. 



Chairman Board of Directors N. B.-K. A. 



We, the committee, selected to count the ballots cast at the annual 

 election for General Manager and three Directors of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, also on Amendments to its Constitution, having 

 duly counted the same, report as follows: 



RESULT OF THE BALLOT. 



Total number of votes cast 552; necessary to elect, 37". 



For General Manager. — N. E. France, 518; George W. York, 

 6; Emerson T. Abbott, 5; W. L. Coggshall, 4; Dr. C. C. Miller 3; and 

 the following 1 each: C. A. Hatch, O. L. Hershiser, .1. F. Molntyre, E. 

 S. Lovesy, Louis Scholl and W. Z. Hutchinson. 



For Three Directors.— R. C. Aikin, 444; P. H. Elwood, 404; 

 Wm. McEvoy, 268; E. R. Root, 195; George W. York, 30; Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, 19; Emerson T. Abbott, 10; W. L. Coggshall, 10; G. M. Doo- 

 little, 9; J. F. Mclntyre. 9; Wm. Rohrig, 9; E. S. Lovesy, S; H. H. 

 Hyde, 7; H. C. Morehouse, B; Dr. C. C. Miller, 6; D. W. Working, 5; 

 Frank Benton, 4; N. E. France, 4; M. A. Gill, 4 ; C. H. W. Weber, 4; 

 Frank Rauchfuss, 4; C. P. Dadant, 3; L. Stachelhausen, 3 ; O. L. Her- 

 shiser, 3; W. Z. Hutchinson, 3; M. H. Mendleson, 3; W. O. Victor, 3; 

 the following 3 each : J. .J.Cosby, J. T. Calvert, Fred W. Muth, W. 

 F. Marks, A. C. Miller, F. Wilcox, Chalon Fowls, F. E. Brown, Jas. 

 A. Stone, .J. L. Strong, W. S. Pouder, J. T. Moore, Wm. A. Selser, J. 



E. Crane, J. B. Rick; and the following 1 each: .John Rick, .J. N. 

 Hunter, Wm. Stolley, J. W. .Johnson, Udo Toepperwein, Arthur Stan- 

 ley, Harry McCombs, C. A. Hatch, G. W. Brodbeck, ,J. P. West, H. 

 W. Coley, Mrs. H. G. Acklin, Mrs. N. L. Stow, W. J. Craig, J. S. 

 Bruce, E. E. Hasty, C. M. Morris, E. C. Atkin, J. M. Hambaugh, 

 Huber Root, E. B. Tyrrel, N. L. Stevens, W. D. Wright, J. A. Green, 



F. P. Jansen, .J. Q. Smith, Gus Dittmer, .J. E. Chambers, J. E. Hether- 

 ington, H. G. Quirin, H. H. Keeler, I. J. Stringham, F. Greiner, J. U. 

 Harris, H. G. Acklin, Wm. Russell, Frank Moeser, A. B. Mellen, Chas. 

 W. Voigt, .John Terens, F. A. Salisbury, .J. M. Jenkins, R. B. Ilerron, 

 H. E. Wilder, S. C. Ferguson; W. A. Hickox, A. A. French, J. F. 

 Flory, Wm. Couse, M. V. Facey, M. Hart, J. W. Ferree, Henry Alley, 

 J. G. Corey, J. C. Morrison, Geo. E. Hilton, John Myers, Chas. Stew- 

 art, C. P. Gillette, Edwin Bevins, N. D. West, and C. H. Pierce. 



For Amendments, 491 : Against Amendments, 10. 



George W. York, Secretary. 

 C. C. Miller, Director. 



Whereas, N. E. France having received "a majority vote of the 

 members voting" for (Jeneral Manager, is elected General Manager of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association. 



R. C. Aikin and P. H. Elwood having received " a majority vote 

 of the members voting " tor Directors, are elected Directors to succeed 

 themselves. No one having received " a majority vote of the mem- 

 bers voting" for a Director to succeed E. R. Root, E. R. Root will 

 hold over as provided in the Constitution under which this election 

 was held. 



The Amendments to the Constitution having received " a majority 

 vote of the members voting," are adopted. W. F. Marks, 



January 1, 1904. Chairman Board of Directors Jf. B.-K. A. 



Illinois State Fair Apiarian Display. — At least one de- 

 partment of the Illinois State Fair held at Springfield, Sept. 30 to Oct. 

 3, 19U3, exceeded all former displays, if not the largest and best ever 

 put up at any State Fair anywhere. This was the apiarian exhibit. It 

 was simply superb. It almost equalled the World's Fair display in 

 1893. It did in quality, at least. In quantity, of course, it fell short of 

 that at the World's Fair, astlierewere but five exhibitors at the Illinois 

 Fair. We show four of the displays on the first page this week, and j 



would have given these sooner had the photographer, Mr. Percy Stone, 

 been able to send the pictures to us earlier than he did. It is amateur 

 work, and had to be done when Mr. Stone found the time to develop 

 the negatives. But the pictures are just as interesting now as earlier. 



Mr. Geo. M. Rumler, of Indiana, also had a fine exhibit of honey, 

 beeswax, and bees, but for some reason unknown to us, a picture of 

 his display was not taken, so we can not show it also. Mr. Rumler 

 won a number of the premiums, as will be seen by referring to the list 

 given below. 



Referring to the four displays shown, we may say that Mr. Becker 

 had a pyramid of beeswax in various size cakes near the center of his 

 exhibit, and also the words, " 111. State Fair'' over " 1903," in bees- 

 wax. At the left of the center was comb honey in a pyramid, and at 

 the extreme left candied honey ; at the right of the beeswax display 

 were observation hives of bees. 



Mr. Poindexter had no candied honey. He had the full amount 

 for scoring of comb honey, but it was not removed from the shipping- 

 crates. At the left front of his display were bees; next a snag of a 

 tree made of beeswax representing a bee-tree. At the center of the 

 exhibit was a glass ease covering a figure of a beautiful woman made 

 of honey, and these words attached : " Boys, I'm your honey !" At 

 the right was a jar of honey in which floated a miniature fish. He had 

 a wonderfully amusing story that he told visitors concerning this, but 

 we can not recall it well enough to reproduce it here. 



Mr. and Mrs. Coppin also had no candied honey. The center was 

 a pyramid of the fanciest of fancy comb honey in small cases of his 

 own ordering, the honey being in 4x5 sections. On each side was ex- 

 tracted honey. 



Jas. A. Stone & Son (Percy) had their beeswax in the form of a 

 two-rail fence (round rails) In the front center of the display. The 

 comb honey was on the lower shelves, arranged between the drop 

 points of twelve diamonds of candied honey extending up and down 

 between the jars of liquid honey. 



These exhibits were all shown in the new $18,000 Dairy Building. 

 It is a grand place for making exhibits — especially of liquid extracted 

 honey in glass jars. Bee-keepers are certainly treated royally by the 

 Illinois State Fair management. The premium list is fairly liberal, 

 and Mr. H. J. Cater, the genial and competent superintendent of the 

 department in which the apiarian exhibits are made, takes good care 

 of all who come under his efficient supervision. 



The Editor of the American Bee Journal had the honor of being 

 judge of this great apiarian display, and the following shows the 

 awards and premiums as made: 



Display of comb honey— Ist, A. Coppin, $20; 2d, Jas. A. Stone & 

 Son, -S15; 3d, Chas. Becker, $10. 



Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or more pounds of white 

 honey from different flowers— 1st, A. Coppin, 4^8 ; •2d, Chas. Becker, 

 -55 ; 3d, Jas. A. Stone it Son, ?3. 



Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or more pounds of amber 

 or dark honey from different flowers— 1st, Chas. Becker, S8; 2d, Geo. 

 M. Rumler, S5 ; 3d, George Poindexter, 83. 



Case of white clover comb honey, 13 to 24 pounds — 1st, A. Coppin, 

 $4; 2d, Geo. M. Rumler, iS3; 3d, Chas. Becker, ?2 



Case of sweet clover comb honey, 13 to 24 pounds— Ist, Chas. 

 Becker, $4; 2d. George Poindexter. ?3; 3d. A. Coppin, S2. 



Case of basswood comb honey, 13 to 34 pounds — 1st, Geo. M. Rum- 

 ler, ?4; 3d, A. Coppin, .53; 3d, Chas. Becker, $2. 



Display of extracted honey— 1st, Chas. Becker, $30; 3d, Jas. A. 

 Stone & Son, $15; 3d, Geo. M. Rumler, $10. 



Honey extracting on the grounds — 1st, Jas. A. Stone it Son, $5; 

 3d, Chas. Becker, .53. 



Frame of comb honey for extracting— 1st, Chas. Becker, $5; 3d, 

 A. Coppin, ^i; 3d, Jas. A. Stone iV; Son, $3. 



Display of candied honey— 1st, Jas. A. Stone & Son, $30; 2d, Chas. 

 Becker, $15; M, Geo. M. Rumler, $10. 



Display of beeswax— 1st, Chas. Becker, $15; 3d, A. Coppin, $10; 

 3d, Geo. M. Rumler, $.5. 



One-frame observatory hive of dark Italian bees — 1st, George 

 Poindexter, $4 ; 3d, Geo. M. Rumler, $3 ; 3d, A. Coppin, $2. 



One-frame observatory hive of golden Italian bees — 1st, Geo. M. 

 Rumler, $4; 3d, Chas. Becker, $3; 3d. Geo. Poindexter. $2. 



One-frame observatory hive of Carniolan bees— 1st, Geo. Poindex- 

 ter, $4; 2d, Chas. Becker, $3. 



Honey-vinegar, i.. gallon, with recipe for making— 1st, A. Coppin, 

 $4; 3d, Jas. A. Stone 'iV: Son, $3; 3d, Geo. M. Rumler. $3. 



Display of designs in honey— 1st, Geo. Poindexter, $10; 3d, Chas. 

 Becker, $7; 3d, Jas. A. Stone it Son, $5. 



Display of designs in beeswax— Ist, Jas. A. Stone & Son, $10; 3d, 

 A. Coppin, $7; 3d, Chas, Becker, $5. 



Amount of exhibitors' individual awards— Chas. Becker. $107; 

 Jas, A, Stone it Son, $78; A. Coppin, $63; Geo. M. Rumler, $46; and 

 Geo. Poindexter, $36. Total, $330. 



See Langstroth Book Offer on page 30 of this copy of 

 the American Bee Journal. 



