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the regular convention. It should take 

 4 or 5 hours, or longer. This matter 

 has been referred to Secretary Tyrrell. 

 The Commercial Club has prepared a 

 very neat folder containing sugges- 

 tions for visitors to Minneapolis. .Any- 

 body may secure a copy of this folder 

 if the request is sent to the Minneapo- 

 lis Commercial Club. 



There are less than 2 months until 

 the meeting of the National. In the 

 meantime, no doubt, every bee-keeper 

 who can be present will make his plans 

 accordingly. As we have before men- 

 tioned in these columns, it should be one 

 of the most important meetings of the 

 National Association that has been 

 held in many years. There are a num- 

 ber of very urgent matters to come be- 

 fore it for decision, looking toward 

 advancement along several lines, which 

 should prove of great interest to bee- 

 keepers everywhere. 



Death of Mr. J. M. Null— We learned 

 on June 7th, that Mr. J. M. Null, the 

 husband of Mrs. Mary E. Null, of 

 Miami, Mo., passed away Jan. 22, 1911. 

 Mrs. Null contracted pneumonia, and a 

 day or two later Mr. Null also was 

 taken with it. It was expected that 

 neither would survive, but Mrs. Null 

 recovered. She is very well known to 

 a great many of our readers, for in 

 years gone by she has contributed oc- 

 casionally to our columns. Mrs. Null 

 is a practical bee-keeper, and has made 

 a success of the work. No doubt we 

 shall hear from her again in the future, 

 as she may have time to record some 

 of her later experiences with bees. All 

 of our readers will join us in extend- 

 ing heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Null in 

 her bereavement. 



The Kansas State Fair will be held 

 at Topeka, Sept. 11 to 15, 1911. A very 

 attractive list of cash and other pre- 

 miums is offered, and a copy can be 

 had by any bee-keeper who desires it 

 by addressing the Superintendent of 

 the Bee and Honey Department, Mr. 

 O. A. Keene, of Oakland, Kan. 



"Bees" is the title of Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin No. 447, which has just been issued 

 by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. It was prepared by Dr. 

 E. F. Phillips, In Charge of Bee-Cul- 

 ture. It is a slightly altered edition of 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 397, with the 

 addition of a little matter in the text, 

 and a few illustrations. This bulletin 

 (No. 447) may be obtained by address- 

 ing the Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



In the letter of transmittal occurs the 

 following paragraph : 



" In the preparation of this paper, the aim 

 has been to give briefly sucli information as 

 is needed by persons engaged in tlie keeping 

 of bees, and to answer inquiries, such as are 

 frequently received from correspondents of 

 the Department. No attempt has been 

 made to includediscussions of bee-anatomy, 

 honey-plants, or the more special manipula- 

 tions sometimes practiced, such as queen- 

 rearing. The discussion of apparatus is 

 necessarily brief." 



Farmers' Bulletin No. 447 is a pamph- 

 let of 48 pages, and just what every 

 beginner in bee-keeping should have. 

 On the last 2 pages of the pamphlet ap- 

 pears a list of all the publications of 



the Department of Agriculture on bee- 

 keeping, up to and including April 1, 



1911. 



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Bee-Inspector's Report in German. — 



We have received two copies of the 

 14th Annual Report of the State In- 

 spector of Apiaries for Wisconsin, one 

 of which is printed in the German lan- 

 guage. Practically all readers of bee- 

 papers know that N. E. France, of 

 Platteville, Wis., is the Inspector of 

 Apiaries for Wisconsin. Any bee- 

 keeper residing in that State can have 

 a copy of either report on application 

 to Mr. France. A copy of the German 

 report will be sent to any one outside 

 of Wisconsin for 5 cents. 



The Bee-Keepers' Review is to be con- 

 tinued by Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, the Secre- 

 tary of the National Bee-Keepers' -Asso- 

 ciation. At the earnest solicitation of 

 Mrs. Hutchinson, he has arranged to 

 take up its publication. Owing to the 

 death of Mr. Hutchinson, it will be 

 necessary to issue a double number for 

 June and July. Mr. Tyrrell will en- 

 deavor to conduct the Review along 

 the same lines as it has been running. 

 We have known Mr. Tyrrell personally 

 for a number of years, and he, no doubt, 

 will prove a worthy successor to Mr. 

 Hutchinson, as he has a wide acquaint- 

 ance with bee-keepers, considerable 

 experience as a bee-keeper, and is over- 

 flowing with enthusiasm and new ideas 

 along the line of honey-production, and 

 its better and more profitable marketing. 

 Among our large circle of bee-keeping 

 acquaintances, we can think of no one 

 else who would be more likely to make 

 a success of the Bee-Keepers' Review 

 than Mr. Tyrrell. Surely, all will join 

 us in wishing him the prosperity he so 

 richly deserves. 



Death of Wm. Stolley Mr. Wm. 



Stolley, of Grand Island, Nebr., who 

 was well known to a large number of 

 our readers, passed away May 17, 1911. 

 Only a short time ago we announced 

 the celebration of his 80th birthday, in 

 which many of the people of Grand 

 Island united to do him honor. He 

 had spent over half of his life there. 

 He was born in Germany April ti, 1831, 

 and came to America in 1849, locating 

 with a number of others of his German 

 home at Davenport, Iowa. He was 

 one of the early pioneers of Nebraska, 

 and was instrumental in its develop- 

 ment. Besides his wife, Mr. Stolley 

 leaves 8 children to mourn his depart- 

 ure. 



Mr. Stolley had been a bee-keeper 

 for many years, and was an interested 

 reader and supporter of the American 

 Bee Journal, to which he made a prac- 

 tice of sending the name of a new sub- 

 scriber every year. We had the pleas- 

 ure of meeting him at several conven- 

 tions of the National Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation, and while he took no active 

 part therein, he, no doubt, was one of 

 the leaders in the bee-keeping industry 

 in his part of the country. 



And thus one by one the veterans of 

 the pursuit of bee-culture are leaving 

 us. They have done their work well, 

 and those who follow should find the 

 pathway much easier on account of 



the good work done by their faithful 

 predecessors. The foundations laid by 

 the early bee-keepers are safe and sure. 

 The rising generation can build upon 

 them with ever-increasing confidence 

 and assurance of success. The pres- 

 ent owes much to those who 50 years 

 ago were compelled to grope their way 

 in apicultural darkness, but who, 

 through untiring efforts and devotion, 

 succeeded in placing bee-culture among 

 the most satisfying and profitable of 

 the minor agricultural industries of the 



world. 



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The National Association of bee-keep- 

 ers now numbers in membership a few 

 over 4500. Why not make it an even 

 5000 by the time of the Minneapolis 

 convention, Aug. 3uth and 31st? This 

 could easily be done if only a few of 

 those who should become members 

 will send their $1.U0 dues to General 

 Manager N. E. France, Platteville, 

 Wis. ; or, if more convenient, send to 

 the office of the American Bee Journal, 

 when we will forward it to Mr. France, 

 and he will mail receipt. Next month 

 we expect to be able to announce the 

 full program for the convention, and 

 also particulars as to hotel accommo- 

 dations, etc. The thing to do now, by 

 all who think they can attend, is to be- 

 gin to get ready for a great meeting. 

 We hope to see the best attended of 

 any convention the National has ever 

 held. Then it will doubtless be the 

 best in every other respect. 



The New Passenger Terminal of the 



Chicago & Northwestern Railroad 

 Company, in Chicago, is the most mod- 

 ern railroad station in the world. It is 

 located on Madison Street, between 

 Canal and Clinton Streets, occupying 4 

 city blocks, extending north between 

 Madison, Washington, Randolph and 

 Lake Streets. It covers a space of 10 

 acres, and has a capacity for handling 

 a quarter of a million people daily, en- 

 tering or departing from the city on 

 the hundreds of through trains which 

 place Chicago in touch with the West 

 and Northwest. It is occupied exclu- 

 sively by the Chicago & Northwestern 

 railroad, and represents the latest step 

 in perfection of travel comfort. There 

 is nothing like it west of New York 

 city. The total cost of this 8th wonder 

 of the West was $24,000,000. 



All the conveniences of a first-class 

 hotel are found here, with the one ex- 

 ception of sleeping apartments. Ladies 

 and children will find perfectly ar- 

 ranged apartments at their disposal, 

 including private rest-room, tea-rooiri, 

 baths and retiring-rooms. The invalid 

 is provided for with perfect hospital 

 facilities. There are dressing-rooms, 

 sanitary barber-shops, baths, rest-rooms 

 and waiting-rooms for men. There are 

 35 windows where tickets can be pur- 

 chased. A garage is' provided for mo- 

 tor-cars. The dining service is unsur- 

 passed by the best metropolitan cafes. 

 Another innovation is a drug-store 

 where all possible travel accessories 

 may be obtained at reasonable prices. 



There are 40 clocks in the building, 

 all regulated by a master clock. The 

 air of the station is changed every 20 

 minutes by a modern ventilating sys- 

 stem, and the drinking water is con- 



