June, ig 



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the sole production of comb honey, and 

 at last there is but one kind left. I 

 now use a hive containing 8 closed-end 

 frames out of ^-inch stuff and meas- 

 uring outside i8x5j/2Xi4^, in each sec- 

 tion of the divisible brood-chamber. 

 Were I engaged in the production of 

 extracted honey I would probably be 

 using the Langstroth hive, as then if 

 the most of the honey happened to be 

 in the brood-chamber, it would be pos- 

 sible to remove it all in good shape ; but 

 for section honey, a brood-chamber filled 

 with honey during the harvest is any- 

 thing but profitable. Still, with deep 

 frames, it is as well to allow the bees 

 to fill the outer frames with honey, as 

 to contract the hive by the removal of 

 frames and then have trouble getting the 

 outer rows of sections finished with the 

 others. The only remedy is to contract 

 from the top. 



The divisible brood-chamber hive also 

 has the advantage in being a great labor- 

 saver. It is possible to handle nearly 

 twice the number of colonies in as thor- 

 ough a manner as if they were in deep, 

 single-chamber hives. One can deter- 



mine the condition of a colony by rais- 

 ing one of these hive-sections and look- 

 ing through it, every bit as well as the 

 man who goes over his hives frame by 

 frame. When will bee-keepers learn 

 to quit handling frames so much and 

 handle hives instead.' 



The question of supers is an impor- 

 tant one. Mine are for 4^x4^4x1}^ 

 plain sections, and these are held in 

 the super not by section-holders — no, 

 sir ! — but in wide frames. A slow, 

 drawn-out honey-flow, such as we have 

 here, requires all sides of the section 

 to be protected from travel-stain as 

 much as possible. 



I was interested in Mr. Hand's arti- 

 cle in the March issue, where he de- 

 scribes his methods of removing the 

 filled sections. If he will nail the top- 

 bar in a temporary manner only, the 

 honey may be removed still more con- 

 veniently. This, also, makes it more 

 convenient when filling with empty sec- 

 tions. The foundation can be put in 

 much more rapidly after the sections are 

 in the wide frames. 



Fort Smith, Ark. 



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(Convention 

 Proceed inds 



Report of the Chicago-Northwest- 

 ern Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



(Continued from page 150.) 

 Thursday Morning Session. 



The meeting was opened with prayer 

 by J. L. Anderson. 



Pres. York being called away, Dr. Mil- 

 ler occupied the chair for the first part 

 of the morning session. 



Mr. Kimmey — As is well known to 

 you, the wife of our President died 

 recently, and it is thought proper to 

 bring in these resolutions : 



Whereas, It has pleased Almighty 

 God in His divine wisdom to take from 

 our midst Mrs. George W. York, wife 

 of our respected and beloved President, 

 therefore be it 



Resolved, That while we bow with 

 reverent submission to the Divine Will, 

 we can not but feel the most profound 

 sorrow at the irreparable loss of a kind 

 friend and worker for good in all the 

 relations of life. 



Resolved, That we tender to the sor- 

 rowing friends and surviving relatives 

 our heartfelt sympathy in their great 

 bereavement. 



Resolved, That a copy of these reso- 

 lutions be spread upon the minutes of 

 the Association, and a copy thereof be 

 transmitted to the afflicted family. 



It was moved and seconded that this 

 preamble and resolution be adopted. 

 _ Mr. Kimmey — Ucfore putting the mo- 

 tion, it seems filling that some proper 

 person say a few words on the resolu- 

 tions. 



Dr. Miller — It is with some diffidence 

 that I speak. As to Mrs. York, she 

 was unknown to most of you. And yet 

 I want to say to you that she was a 

 more powerful factor than most of us 

 realize. I wish I could tell you just 

 how I appreciated her. I knew her well. 

 I have been in her home a great many 

 times. To begin with, she was a woman 

 of remarkable executive ability. She 

 could carry on business, and did busi- 

 ness as many a man would. Yet she 

 was a womanly woman. She was a 

 woman of tender heart, and yet a wom- 

 an who had strength of character to 

 come out strongly on any point where 

 the right was not having its way. She 

 did not hesitate to say so, no matter 

 whom it might touch. A person of that 

 character is not thought of as being 

 gentle at heart ; yet she was a tender 

 woman at heart. I am just realizing 

 the loss that Mr. York has sustained by 

 her being taken away. Few can appre- 

 ciate the loss of a woman of so strong 

 character, and yet so kind, and tender, 

 and thouehtful of every one else. 



Mr. Anderson — 1 endorse what Dr. 

 Miller has said. I knew Mrs. York 

 well in her girlhood. She lived but 2 

 miles from my home. 



The resolutions were unanimously 

 passed. 



Mr. Kimmey — Most of you know that 

 we also have lost Mr. Meredith. I sub- 

 mit the following resolutions : 



Whereas, It has pleased Almighty 

 God in His divine wisdom to take from 

 our midst Mr. E. K. Meredith, a long- 



time member and worker in our Asso- 

 ciation; therefore be it 



Resok'ed, That while we submit to the 

 Divine Will we can not but feel the most 

 profound sorrow for the loss of our 

 fellow member and kind friend ; 



Resolved, That we tender to the sor- 

 rowing friends and surviving relatives 

 our heartfelt sympathy in their great be- 

 reavement. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolu- 

 tions be spread upon the minutes of the 

 Association, and a copy thereof be trans- 

 mitted to the afflicted family. 



Mr. Moore — In this vocation I feel 

 that I am entirely out of my place. It 

 is never pleasant to look into an open 

 grave. This brother and sister who 

 have met with us year after year and 

 have smiled into our faces, and have 

 answered our remarks, and have been 

 to us like a brother and sister — it is a 

 sad thing to come to the time when they 

 are with us no more. But that is a 

 thing that no living man or woman 

 can avoid. Slowly, but surely, every 

 one of us is going to that bourne from 

 which none returns. During life it is 

 impossible to separate some thoughts of 

 religion from our daily life. As we 

 approach the end of life that we call 

 Death, every man and woman turns in- 

 stinctively to thoughts of religion. 

 Without religion we are but as the ani- 

 mals who live a day and then are gone. 

 Our religion teaches that we are not 

 as the animals, that this is just a school- 

 time preparing us for the Great Beyond. 

 That is our hope. This brother and 

 sister who have been so dear to us, 

 and have been as brother and sister of 

 our own family, we are confident that 

 they have gone to a better land, and 

 that we will meet thein again. That 

 takes the despair out of our hearts. 

 Even the Indian talked of the "Happy 

 Hunting Ground." He had a hope of 

 Heaven, and we have a hope of Heaven, 

 and hope to meet our friends again who 

 have gone to the Better World. The 

 great God who made us all, who made 

 man in His own image, would not take 

 that man and drop him into nothingness. 

 That would not be symmetry. We have 

 a beautiful existence in view. If we are 

 going to trade this life for Heaven, then 

 only is the life of man complete. We 

 will meet our brother and sister again 

 in the Better Land. 



Mr. Winter — I live within about 25^ 

 miles of Mr. Meredith's home, and feel 

 that I ought to speak a word about 

 him. He was a good-hearted man, al- 

 ways willing to help his neighbors, even 

 to put himself out. He helped me in 

 a good many ways. He was a good 

 man, well liked. 



The resolutions were passed unani- 

 mously. 



Fotn, Brood Law for Illinois. 



Mr. Kimmey then offered the follow- 

 ing: 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this 

 Association that the Legislature of Illi- 

 nois should pass an effective Foul 

 Brood law similar to the Wisconsin 

 law, so as fully to protect the bee-keep- 

 ers of Illinois from carelessness and ig- 

 norance on the part of those engaged 

 in our industry. 



Mr. Dadant — The members who have 

 had something to do with the attempts 

 at getting the law passed in the State 



