October, igio. 



American Vae Journal 



the fact that it is so compactly written 

 that it would be hard to get more facts 

 into the same number of pages. Kach 

 paragraph is consecutively numbered 

 in bold-faced type, making the constant 

 reference to these different paragraphs 

 a matter of great convenience. 



Notwithstanding the very practical 

 character of the work, the author is a 

 man with poetry in his soul ; and in the 

 first 14 pages, which are of a somewhat 

 general character, there is beauty to be 

 found equal to that of Maeterlink at 

 his best, with this difference, that the 

 Maeterlink flights are not always in 

 strict accord with the truth, while 

 every Digges sentence rings true. The 

 heart of the genuine bee-keeper will be 

 warmed as he reads the author's ac- 

 count of the awakening of the bees in 

 spring: 



" The sun. in genial liunior peepine througli 

 the open door, iiives to the Ions-imprisoned 

 inmates assurance of kindlier conditions 

 witliout; and the bee-man. watching for 

 signs of survival, delights to see first one, 

 and then another, and presently many of his 

 little pets appear upon the alighting-board. 

 Discreet in their new-found joy, they risk no 

 long excursion, nor venture overmuch. 

 Scenting the freshness of the air. they seem 

 to revel in it, and in the heat and light which 

 stir the life in them. They move about the 

 entrance: e.xamine the doors and porch: 

 meet and salute each other: and rising, fiy 

 for a moment in front of the hive. A glad- 

 some hour this for the bee-man also: an in- 

 fectious happiness." 



The bee-keeper who desires to in- 

 crease the size of his library may do 

 worse than to add to it a volume of 

 " The Practical Bee Guide." We can 

 order it for you, bound in art linen, 

 for $1.10; or with a year's subscription 

 to the American Bee Journal — both for 



$1.90. 



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N. E. Wisconsin Convention 



The Northeastern Wisconsin Bee- 

 Keepers' -Association will hold its an- 

 nual meeting Oct. 111,1910, in Mishicot, 

 Wis., beginning at 10 a.m. All inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping are cordially in- 

 vited to be present. 



Ch.\s. W. Voigt, Sec. 



Tisch Mills, Wis. 



very convenient from all parts of tlie 

 city. 



K fuller announcement will be given 

 next month. Be sure to hold open the 

 dates above mentioned, and attend the 

 meeting if you possibly can do so. 



Says Bees Have ".lag" Habit 



Washington. June 8.— "The whole veg- 

 etable world is in a conspiracy against the 

 prohibitionist. The bees become intoxi- 

 cated with the distillation of the honey- 

 suckle: the wasps grow dizzy in the drowsy 

 clover patch, and i-ven the ants wobble in 

 their walk after they have feasted upon the 

 over-ripe fruit fallen from the tree, which 

 has started a natural fermentation." 



The above passage, intended to show that 

 the poor prohibitionist is up against a hope- 

 less fight on the natural law of fermentation, 

 is from the report of the executive commit- 

 tee of the United .States Brewers' Associa- 

 tion made today to the annual convention in 

 session here.— r//;Vi/i'ii Kaord- Herald. 



This is not a prohibition journal, and 

 there is no desire to enter into a con- 

 troversy with the brewers as to the 

 hopelessness of the fight for prohibi- 

 tion ; but it may at least be permitted 

 to enter a protest against trying to 

 make our busy little gatherers an argu- 

 ment to uphold the vile business of the 

 brewers. It shows they must be hard 

 up for argument. Even if it were true 

 that every bee that touches the honey- 

 suckle becomes a confirmed inebriate, 

 it is hard to see what that has to do 

 with stopping the beer-guzzler's booze. 

 But is not this brewers' committee the 

 first to discover bees staggering on the 

 honeysuckle ? The brains of the mem- 

 bers of that committee must have been 

 unusually " dizzy " with the fumes of 

 their own brew to furnish them the 

 sight of a clover-patch all covered over 

 with dizzy wasps. The usual thing seen 

 by men in their condition is not wasps, 

 but " snakes." 



Tlie C'hi<-ag:o-Northwestern Con- 

 vention 



Arrangements have been made for 

 the 31 St annual meeting of the Chicago- 

 Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion in the Club Room of the Saratoga 

 Hotel. 109 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111., 

 Wednesdav and Thursday, Nov. 30 and 

 Dec. 1, 1910, beginning'at 10:30 am., 

 Nov. 30. This is during the week of 

 the International Live Stock Exposi- 

 tion, which will be held in Chicago 

 this year between the dates of Nov. "26 

 and Dec. 3. 



The Saratoga Hotel is opposite the 

 First National Bank Building. It makes 

 a rate of $1.00 a day and up for a room 

 with two or more in it. It also runs a 

 restaurant, although bee-keepers can 

 take their meals and also find their 

 lodging elsewhere, if they prefer to do 

 so. Heretofore the meetings have been 

 held in the Briggs' House, but it was 

 thought that the Saratoga Hotel would 

 be a little more convenient, as it is 

 right where so many of the street-cars 

 pass in the heart of the city. Also, be- 

 ing only one block from State St, it is 



The Michigan State Covention 



The annual convention of the Michi- 

 gan State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 Nov. 9 and 10, 1910, in the Board of 

 Trade Rooms, 97 Pearl St., beginning 

 at 1 p.m., Nov. 9. The headquarters 

 will be at the Eagle Hotel, corner of 

 Market and Lewis Sts., where the eve- 

 ning session will be held. 



Besides the usual routine business of 

 the convention, the following topics, 

 and in this order, will be considered: 



The Aspinwall Hive a Commercial 

 Success ; The Foul Brood Problem ; 

 The Pearce Method of Bee-Keeping 

 (illustrated) ; A Mail Order Honey- 

 "Trade ; Uncapping Machines; Devel- 

 oping a Home Market ; The Uncapping- 

 Knife; Freight-Rates; Uniform Sec- 

 tions and Shipping-Cases; and What 

 Smoker Do You Use? Why? 



It is hoped that everybody who at- 

 tends will come prepared to take some 

 part in the discussions. A live con- 

 vention is where each one has some- 

 thing to say. The topics will not be 

 assigned to members not present, for 

 if the one who is expected to open the 

 discussion is not present the topics 

 will be assigned to some one present. 

 For this reason the names of those 

 who are to take up given topics are 

 not published. Here are a few of those 

 who will be asked to contribute to the 

 above program, but remember it is 



really expected that every member 

 shall contribute something. Editors 

 E. R. Root, George W. York, W. Z. 

 Hutchinson ; Hon. R. L. Taylor, Foul 

 Brood Inspectorfor Michigan ; Hon. C. 

 C. Lillie, State Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioner; Hon. Geo. E. Hilton, Pres. 

 L. A. Aspinwall, Vice-Pres. E. D. 

 Townsend, N. I£. France, Manager of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association ; 

 H. C. Ahlers, Jenner E. Morse, and 

 Prof. Frank Benton. And these are 

 not all. 



Every member should bring his 

 wife, sister, or sweetheart. The ladies 

 add life to the convention. You know 

 you never had any fun going to a con- 

 vention where there were no ladies. 



The following prizes for exhibits 

 will be offered : 



Prizes and Exhibits. 



Best io Sections Comii Honey.— ist. iwo 

 No. I sections, donated by G. B. Lewis Co. 

 2d. 1000 No. I sections, donated by A. G. 

 Woodman Co. id. American Bee Journal 

 one year, donated by George W. York cSt Co. 



Best id Jars of Extracted Honey.— ist. 

 $3.50 in supplies. 2d. $2.50 in supplies. 3d. 

 One copy of A B CandX Y Zof Bee Culture, 

 igig edition, donated by The A. I. Root Co. 



Three Best Sections of White Co.mh 

 Honey.— ist. S2 50 in sui^plies. 2d. $1.50 in 

 supplies. 3d. Gleanings in Bee Culture one 

 year, donated by M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Cleanest Sample of 10 Lbs. of Beeswax. 

 —ist. One Aspinwall non-swarming hive. 2d. 

 One A. G. Woodman Co. protection hive. 3d. 

 American Bee Journal one year. 



Sweepstakes.— Best collection containmg 

 10 sections of comb honey: 10 bottles of ex- 

 tracted honey and 10 pounds of beeswax: 

 honey and beeswax shown in other classes, 

 eligible in this. 2000 No. i sections, donated 

 by A. G. Woodman Co.. and G. B. Lewis Co. 



A suitable space will be provided for dis- 

 play of honey, wax and appliances. Every 

 member is urged to bruig something for dis- 

 play. Be sure to bring your uncapping- 

 knife. as there will be a comparison, and we 

 want to know just what kind each member 



.•\. G. Woodman & Co. will have on display 

 a power-driven extractor with gasoline en- 

 gine. Also Hershiser wax-press, steam- 

 tieated honey-knife, and also the latest 

 equipment. 



M. H. Hunt & Son will have a j-frame 

 power novice extractor: steam uncapping- 

 knife: Root's new uncapping machine. 

 Root's new i<jii chaff hive, and other new 

 up-to-date appliances. 



E. D. Townsend ^^ Sons will have a suc- 

 cessful uncapping machine on exhibition. 

 Also a steam-heated uncapping-knife. 



L. A. .\spinwall will have his latest non- 

 swarming hive on exliibition. This will have 

 the latest equipments shown. 



Every bee-keeper in Michigan is cor- 

 dially invited to be present. Only $1.00 

 will pay for a membership for one 

 year, or from now to the end of 1911. 

 If a membership is also desired in the 

 National Bee-Keepers' .-Xssociation, add 

 ,50 cents, making $l.oO for the two asso- 

 ciations. 



Don't forget the place and date — 

 Grand Rapids, and Nov. 9th and 10th— 

 next month. E. B. Tyrrell, Sec. 



230 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich. 

 (Continued on page 325.) 



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