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"break," to cause his bees to rise on leaving 

 his premises; also to kindly warn his 

 neighbors when they are incurring danger. 

 Any machine which jars the ground, such 

 as a heavy road-scraper, if used near an 

 apiary, is the source of extreme danger; 

 but ordinary operations are not very likely 

 to cause trouble. My neighbor plows and 

 runs a reaper and mower quite frequently 

 close to my large apiary, there being only 

 a picket fence between. R. L. Taylor. 



A decision of the Courts on these 

 important points would do much to allay 

 the animosities of quarrelsome and 

 jealous enemies of the pursuit. 



MISSOURIANS ON THE WAR-PATH. 



The City Council of Stanberry, Mo., 

 was *petitioned in a lengthy document, 

 numerously signed, to pass an Ordinance 

 excluding the bees from its corporate 

 limits. At the request of several apiarists 

 there, the Union dosed the Mayor and 

 Council with the decision of the Supreme 

 Court of Arkansas, and that cured the 

 difficulty. The Council dared not grant 

 the petition. 



THE HUNT ADULTERATION CASE. 



Last January it was reported that 

 F. H. Hunt, some time ago living in Linn 

 County, Iowa, but now residing in Cali- 

 fornia, had put a lot of adulterated honey 

 on the market at St. Paul, Minn. It was 

 analyzed and proved to be heavily 

 adulterated with glucose. Minnesota has 

 a good law against adulteration, and the 

 Bee-Keepers' Union acted in concert with 

 the Pure Food Commissioners and the 

 local Bee-Keepers' Society of that State, 

 and made such a stir about the matter, 

 that Mr. Hunt dared not show himself 

 there to sell the adulterated stuff. Many 

 were on the alert, watching for him, and 

 would have made it lively for him, if he 

 could have been found there. The stuff 

 was not offered for sale there, and what 

 became of it no one seems to know. Mr. 

 Hunt is the same person who some 10 

 years ago sold a lot of adulterated honey 

 in Omaha, Neb., and was exposed by Mr. 

 Von Dorn. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1894. 



There were 212 votes received up to 

 February 1st, 1894, (when the polls 

 closed,) and were as follows, re-electing 

 all the Officers of the previous year : 



For President— Hon. R. L. Taylor, 169; Hon. 

 Eugene Secor, 7; Hon. James Heddon, 6; G. M. 

 DooUttle, 6; Dr. C. C. MUler, 5; A. I. Root, 4; Dr. 

 A. B. Mason, 3; Capt. J. E. Hetherlngton, 1; W. Z. 

 Hutchinson, 1; C. F. Muth, 1; Byron Walker, 1; 

 blank, 8. 



For Vice-Presidents— G. M. Doollttle, 185; Dr. 

 C. 0. MUler, ISO: A. I. Root, 174; Prof. A. J. Cook, 

 158; G. W. Demaree, 157; Hon. Eugene Secor, 13; 

 Hon. R. L. Taylor, 12; George W. York, 11 ; Chas. 

 F. Muth, 9; Hon. James Heddon, 9; C. P. Dadant. 8; 

 Mrs.JennleAtchley, 7; W.Z. Hutchinson, 5; Ernest 

 R. Root. 4; Mrs. L. Harrison, 4; Hon. J. M. Ham- 

 baugh, 4; P. H. El wood, 3; J. H. Martin (Rambler) 3; 

 R. F. Holtermann, 3; T. F. Bingham, 3; Jos. G. 

 Banning, 2; J. F. Mclntyre, 2; Dr. A. B. Mason, 2; 

 Hon. George E. Hilton, 2; R. C. Alkin, 2; A. F. 

 Randall, 2; S. I. Freeborn. 1; S. E. Miller. 1; C. W, 

 Dayton, 1; J. W. Le Roy, 1; G. W. Brodbeck, 1; 

 W. B. Stephens, 1; Frank Benton, 1; C. H. Dlbbern, 

 1; A. N. Draper, 1; H. R. Boardman, 1; C. Thell- 

 mann, 1; E. Hasty, 1; F. Wilcox, 1; H. P.Langdon 

 1: Hon. C. Grimm, 1; B. Taylor, 1; Capt. J. B. 

 Hetherlngton, 1; T. G. Newman, 1; L. C. Axtell, 1; 

 E. J. Baxter, 1. 



For General manager, Secretary and 

 Treasurer— Thomas G. Newman, 211; blank 1. 



NOMINATIONS. 



It was suggested by some members that 

 nominations for Officers should be made 

 in the bee-periodicals. I presume this 

 will be attended to by those who expressed 

 the desire — my province not being to 

 nominate, but to record the votes. 



UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 



The cases now in hand and unfinished, 

 will be pushed as fast as the Courts will 

 allow. It would not be wise to discuss 

 them here, before trial, but the results 

 will be made public as soon as possible 

 after decision. 



THE UNION STILL PROSPEROUS. 



While the recent poor seasons for honey 

 have prevented many members from 

 paying their dues, the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Union still holds its honored 

 place among prosperous American Insti- 

 tutions which have been organized for 

 the purpose of benefitting mankind. In 

 addition to this state of things in the 

 apicultural world, we have been passing 



