Nov. 3, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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advantage over others in the nomination. For instance, I 

 have not the least doubt that if the editor of the American 

 Bee Journal had followed the same course, the nominations 

 would have stood between him and the editor of the Review, 

 for, laying all flattery aside, the former was as good a sec- 

 retary as the Association has had ; and Mr. Brodbeck, bcitij,'- 

 a modest man, would have been relegated to the third 

 place." 



The National Association has had internal troubles 

 enough during the past two or three years without starting 

 any more. The peaceful conditions that seem to be exist- 

 ing now should be encouraged rather than disturbed. 



The Group Picture of the National Convention at 



St. liouis is now ready for delivery. It is quite a good pho- 

 tograph, considering that it was taken in a boiling noonday 

 sunshine. It is mailed for 75 cents, by W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 Flint, Mich. 



Dp. Miller and His "Forty Years".— We have re- 

 ceived the following item about Dr. Miller and his book : 



Editor American Bee Journal : — 



I received Dr. Miller's book, "Forty Years Among the 

 Bees ", and find it very interesting reading. It seems like 

 sitting down with the Doctor and having a social chat with 

 him about bees. Everything is stated so plainly, and in so 

 friendly a manner, that one can not fail to be very much 

 interested. 



And, by the way, we have a near neighbor who is 

 acquainted with the Doctor, and who attended school under 



his tuition years ago, at Marengo. His name is F. L. Shel- 

 don, a very good neighbor and a worthy citizen. Mr. and 

 Mrs. Sheldon often speak of the Doctor, and also of Miss 

 Emma Wilson, in very high terms. 



The American Bee Journal we consider a valuable 

 paper. A. M. Deitz. 



Charlevoix Co., Mich., Oct. 26. 



No doubt Dr. Miller turned out some good " boys " 

 when he was teaching school. It is a pleasure to have such 

 a testimony as the foregoing come in " after many years ". 



By the way, we mail Dr. Miller's " Forty Years Among 

 the Bees " for $1.00 ; or with the American Bee Journal one 

 year — both for 1.75. 



Honey as a Health-Food.— This is a 16-page honey- 

 pamphlet intended to help increase the demand for honey. 

 The first part of it contains a short article on " Honey as 

 Food", written by Dr. C. C. Miller. It tells where to keep 

 honey, how to liquefy it, etc. The last part is devoted to 

 " Honey-Cooking Recipes " and " Remedies Using Honey ". 

 It should be widely circulated by those selling honey. The 

 more the people are educated on the value and uses of honey 

 the more honey they will buy. 



Prices, prepaid — Sample copy for a two-cent stamp ; 50 

 copies for 70 cts.; 100 for $1.25 : 250 for $2.25 ; 500 for $4.00 ; 

 or 1000 for $7.50. Your business card printed free at the 

 bottom of the front page on all orders for 100 or more copies. 

 Send all orders to the ofBce of the American Bee Journal. 



HENRY L. MILLER. 



We regret to announce that Henry E. Miller, a bee- 

 keeper and bee-supply dealer at East St. Louis, 111., died 

 since the meeting of the National Association in St. Louis 

 in September, where he was present. He was born 39 years 

 ago in Illinois. He had been engaged in the bee-supply 

 business for the past nine years. His illness continued 1() 

 days, and was a complication of kidney trouble and typhoid 

 fever. He was buried on the 12th anniversary of his mar- 

 riage. In writing to us, Mrs. Miller says : 



" You are a stranger to me, Mr. York, but I will say 

 to you that if there were more men like Mr. Miller in their 

 homes, or in their habits, there would be fewer unhappy 

 homes. We have six children, the oldest 11 years, and will, 

 with competent help, continue the bee-supply business at 

 "this place." 



We were not intimately acquainted with Mr. Miller, but 

 from the several times we had met him we formed a high 

 opinion of him. He was very cordial at the St. Louis con- 

 vention, and seemed to enjoy the meeting very much. 



Mrs. Miller and her young family will have the sin- 

 cerest sympathy of bee-keepers everywhere, in their great 

 loss and bereavement. 



P. F. ADELSBACH. 



Of all men who have achieved prominence in the West 

 during the last few years, relative to matters pertaining to 

 the bee-business, no doubt P. F. Adelsbach, editor of the 

 Western Bee Journal, published in Tulare Co., Calif., heads 

 the list. He has become prominent not so much as a bee- 

 keeper as a publisher. About a year ago he started his 

 paper in the face of a record of defunct bee-papers that was 



fearful, yet he has built up a journal that bids fair to be- 

 come one of the leading bee-papers in America. 



Mr. Adelsbach was born in Marquette, Mich., 30 years 

 ago, of German parents. At an early age his parents re- 

 moved to California. The boy grew to manhood under the 

 golden skies of the West, and at the early age of 17 he em- 

 barked in business for himself in Fresno, Calif., where he 

 conducted with the greatest success the leading photo- 

 graphic studio for over five years. By this time he decided 

 that he wanted to see some of the world, and having shown 

 much ability as an amateur actor, he now secured a perma- 

 nent place and went on the stage. He continued in this 

 capacity for only one season. He had formed a dislike for 

 the associations of an actor's life, and hence refused to 

 continue, even though he was eagerly sought to continue by 

 the people with whom he had been. 



He then returned to his home and secured a position as 

 a reporter on a newspaper, and learned the printing busi- 

 ness during odd times. During all this time his education 

 was not neglected, for he soon afterward accepted a posi- 

 tion in a business college, where he taught bookkeeping, 

 shorthand and penmanship. About eight years ago he met 

 with an accident from which he has never recovered, and 

 has since been in delicate health. Soon after the accident 

 he met the lady who is now his wife. She was Miss Annetta 

 Snyder, of Selma, Calif. This brought him into a family 

 of beekeepers, and soon he had the worst kind of bee-fever. 

 After a little time he had an apiary of his own, which he 

 managed with his usual success. But his poor health would 

 not permit him to continue the work, and so he disposed of 

 the bees. He has to this day the keenest interest in bees, 

 and is always studying them. 



Physically, he is a mere mite of a man, with large blue 

 eyes that penetrate one in an instant, and is very magnetic. 

 He is a splendid speaker, having often raised his voice with 

 telling effect against the liquor-traffic. The whiskey people 

 all know him. He greatly prefers books to bipeds, and has 

 little social tact. He is of a quiet temperament, but fero- 

 cious when antagonized. His sincerity of purpose makes 

 him a man who is honored by all who know him. 



Tulare Co., Calif. L. L. RusSBLL. 



