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Michigan State bee-keepers will 

 hold their annual convention in Big 

 Rapids, Dec. 25 and 26, when there 

 will be reduced railroad rates. 



My Bees and those of my brother, 

 and what we are working- on shares, 

 about 500 colonies in all, are all in the 

 cellars — went in between the lOih and 

 20th of November. 



Propolis may be prevented from stick- 

 ing to one's fingers by the use of grease, 

 says Jas. A. Green in Gleanings. He 

 urges that it be given a trial. Vase- 

 line will answer. Mr. Green uses 

 mutton tallow. 



The Northwestern convention, to be 

 held in Chicago, Dec. 5 and 6, particu- 

 lars in regard to which appear else- 

 where, is really one of the best conven- 

 tions held in this country— it is next to 

 the National. It is held in the center 

 of a great, honey producing region, as 

 well as a great railroad center, and at 

 a time when exceedingly low rates are 

 given on the railroads, and everybody 

 likes to go to Chicago, at least once a 

 year, and feel its hustle and bustle 

 and see the sights. The editor of the 

 Review expects to attend this conven- 

 tion, and wishes to meet as many as 

 possible of his friends. 



Last Month I thought this issue of the 

 Review would be out on time, or pretty 

 nearly on time, but we "struck a 

 snag," or something worse, in making 

 one of our bee cellars in Northern 

 Michigan. The cellar was dug in the 

 woods, on a side hill, and it was sandy 

 on top and we expected it would be 

 sand all the way down, but after we 



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had grubbed out a few small trees, and 

 removed a net-work of roots, and then 

 expected clear sailing, we struck the 

 hardest kind of hard pan, and every 

 bit of the rest of it had to be picked out 

 slowly and laboriously witha pickax 

 To make matters still worse, the work 

 was seven miles from home, and it took 

 us nearly half the time to come and go; 

 but there was no help for it, the work 

 /lad to be done. We were nearly five 

 weeks in building three cellars and 

 one honey house, feeding and getting 

 the bees ready for winter, and putting 

 the bees in the cellars; but it is all 

 done, and bees and cellars all in good 

 condition, and the wintering ought to 

 be successful. I'll tell you all about 

 the cellars, and how the bees winter, 

 before it is time to build cellars an- 

 other year. 



The San Antonio Convention. 



For the lirst time in several 3'ears I 

 missed attending the National conven- 

 tion. I had been laid up with an at- 

 tack of rheumatism and was just able 

 to be about, but not well enough to 

 stand a long journey and the burly 

 burly of a convention. From letters 

 that I have received I learn that the 

 attendance was about 150; that it was 

 a good convention; that harmony and 

 peace prevailed; that the next conven- 

 tion is to be held east of the Missis- 

 sippi, time and place to be decided by 

 the Executive Board. Three separate 

 amendments were proposed ; one to 

 prevent supply dealers from holding 

 office; one to keep queen breeders out 

 of office; and the third to do the same 

 with editors — all were lost. It does 

 not look as though the rank and tile 

 were so very "sore," after all, because 



