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Toronto and ICiifTalo are both be- 

 ing urged for the place of holding the next 

 meeting of the North American. We have 

 received splendid endorsements of the two 

 cities named, by Wm. McEvoy and O. L. 

 Hershiser, respectively. Mr. McEvoy urges 

 Toronto, and September as the month, on 

 account of the great Fair held there each 

 year at that time. Mr. Hershiser urges 

 Buffalo on account of railroad facilities, etc. 



Not having room to publish the letters 

 received in favor of Toronto and Buffalo, 

 we make this simple mention of them. 

 Personally, either place will suit us— we 

 have no choice, but are quite willing to 

 " go with the crowd " in this instance. We 

 shall work for a good meeting, no matter 

 where it is held. 



Bro. Root almost " fell in love " with 

 charming young lady in Michigan while 



on his bicycle trip recently. It was baby 



Pern Hutchinson! 



Oon^t Forget— tlie C B. & Q. 



(Chicago, Burlington & Quincy) is the hent 

 road to take when going to St. Joseph, Mo., 

 next week. The " Harvest Excursion " is 

 next Tuesday, Oct. 9th, and the rate is 

 " one fare and $2.00" for the round trip; 

 or the reduced rate for the North American 

 convention by both the Central and the 

 Western Passenger Associations, is IX 

 fares for the round trip. Be sure to get a 

 certificate when purchasing your ticket, 

 and also take the " C. B. & Q." Train 

 leaves Chicago at 6:10 p.m., daily, at the 

 Union Depot, corner of Madison and Canal 

 Sts., and is due at St. Joseph, Mo., at 9 

 o'clock the next morning. 



Kedlitced Railvjay Fares. — As 



stated last week, the Central Traffic Asso- 

 ciation grants 1)4 rates on the same condi- 

 tions as those named on page 431 of this 

 number of the Bee Journal. The territory 

 of the Central Trafiic Association extends 

 from Lakes Michigan and Huron to the 

 Ohio River, and from Toronto, Buffalo, and 

 Pittsburg westward to Chicago and the 

 Mississippi, and includes, therefore, Michi- 

 gan (south peninsula), Southern Ontario, 

 Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (except north- 

 west part) . 

 Vert Important.— Certificates must be 



obtained from local agents when purchas- 

 ing going tickets, and must be presented at 

 the Convention to be countersigned by the 

 Secretary, or no reduction can be obtained 

 on return ticket. The rate is not secured 

 unless 100 certificates are presented, Uiej-e- 

 fore do not fail to secure a certificate when you 

 purchase your ticket, whether single or round 

 trip, and no matter whether you intend to 

 take advantage of the reduced fare or not. 

 Tickets are valid Oct. 6th to 15th, inclusive. 



Rev. W. R. Muudlienlce, Wheel- 

 ing, 111., dropped into our office last week. 

 He is much interested in bees, and doubt- 

 less we shall have something from his 

 (fountain) -pen some day. 



Jfliss IVIattie Ed-wards, daughter of 

 Mr. D. M. Edwards— one of the largest bee- 

 keepers in southwest Texas — was drowned 

 Aug. 30th, in the overflow at Uvalde, Tex. 

 She was 16 years of age. All will sympa- 

 thize with Bro. Edwards in the loss of his 

 beloved daughter. 



I»res. A1>t>ott, of the North Ameri- 

 can, is making a tour of Missouri in the 

 service of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 lecturing at all the principal places on bees 

 and bee-culture. Missouri knows how to do 

 things. So does Pres. Abbott. Result — 

 the spread of valuable bee-information. 

 Which State will be next to thus honor 

 itself ? 



l>r. l*eiro now fully expects to be at 

 the North American convention next week. 

 E. R. Root said in last Gleanings that he'd 

 like to see Dr. Miller and Dr. Peiro at a 

 convention together- -he thought there'd be 

 lots of fun. Well, if he wants to see that 

 combination of Doctors, he'll have to be at 

 the St. Joseph meeting. But we under- 

 stand that Medina will be represented by 

 Bros. A. I. Root and J. T. Calvert, and 

 Ernest Root wiU have to stay at home to 

 ''keep house." It's too bad that all can't 

 come, but then, Bro. E. R. has just recently 

 been "kiting" around the country on his 

 bicycle, so we presume he's content to re- 

 main at home this time, and let his father 

 and broad-shouldered Canadian brother-in- 

 law go. 



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