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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



July 26, 1900. 



The Chicago Convention of tlie National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association meets the last week in Aug-ust, as will be noted 

 by the following from Secretary Mason : 



Editor of Amkkican Bbk Journai, : — 



Please allow me to remind the readers of the American 

 Bee Journal that the next convention of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is to be held in Chicago, III., on the 

 28th, 29th and 30th of August next, commencing Tuesday 

 evening, the 28th, at 7:30 o'clock. 



The sessions will be held in Wellington Hall, No. 70 

 North Clark St., about a block and a half from the Bee 

 Journal oflice, and about five blocks directly north of the 

 Court House. The hotel at which members can secure 

 lodging, etc., is the Revere House, southeast corner of Clark 

 and Michigan St., only one-half block from the hall. Kates 

 of lodging will be SO cents per night, and several will have 

 to occupy one room. To many bee-keepers this will be an 

 "added attraction," especially as they will have good beds 

 to sleep on, as Mr. York has been assured by the hotel pro- 

 prietor. It may be possible that this hotel will not be able 

 to accommodate all of the bee-keepers, altho the proprietor 

 will do his best to see that it does. Each one attending the 

 convention should secure a lodging-place as soon as possi- 

 ble after arriving in the city. There is usually no trouble 

 in getting enough to eat at reasonable rates. 



The program for the convention will be different from 

 what it has usually been. There will not be to exceed one 

 paper at each session, and the remainder of the time will be 

 occupied in the asking, answering, and discussion of ques- 

 tions. The question-box will be in charge of such veter- 

 ans as Dr. C. C. Miller, of Illinois ; Rev. E. T. Abbott, of 

 Missouri ; D. W. Heise, of Ontario, Canada ; C. P. Dadant 

 of Illinois ; R. L. Taylor, of Michigan ; O. O. Poppleton, of 

 Florida : and the editor of the American Bee Journal. 



On Wednesday evening the editor of Gleanings in Bee- 

 Culture will give an " Illustrated stereopticon talk on bee- 

 keepers I have met, and apiaries I have visited." 



The papers will be from such noted ones as Thos. Wm. 

 Cowan, of London, England; Dr. Wm. R. Howard, of 

 Texas; Mrs. H. G. Acklin, of Minnesota ; S. A. Niver, of 

 New York ; Herman F. Moore, of Illinois ; and R. C. Aikin, 

 of Colorado ; and if you want to know what the papers are 

 about, and assist in the discussion and enjoyment of the 

 questions, please report in person at the above mentioned 

 hall at the time indicated. 



I have been unable as yet to learn what the railroad 

 rates will be, but they probably will be as heretofore — one 

 fare for the round trip from some localities, one and one- 

 third from others, or a cent a mile each way in the Central 

 Passenger Association territory. The exact rate may be 

 learned by inquiring at any railroad station. 



A. B. Mason, Sec. 



York's Honey Calendar for 1900 is a 16-page pamph- 

 let especially gotten up to create a demand for honey among 

 should-be consumers. The forepart was written by Dr. 

 C. C. Miller, and is devoted to general information concern- 

 ing honey. The latter part consists of recipes for use in 

 cooking and as a medicine. It will be found to be a very 

 effective helper in working up a home market for honey. 

 We furnish them, postpaid, at these prices : A sample 

 free ; 25 copies for 30 cents ; SO for SO cents ; 100 for 90 

 cents ; 2S0 for $2.00 ; 500 for $3.50. For 25 cents extra we 

 will print j'our name and address on the front page, when 

 ordering 100 or more copies at these prices. 



Belgian Hare Breeding is the title of a pamphlet just 

 publisht, containing 10 chapters on " Breeding the Belgian 

 Hare." Price, 25 cents, postpaid. It covers the subjects of 

 Breeding, Feeding, Houses and Hutches, Diseases, Methods 

 of Serving for the Table, etc. It is a practical and helpful 

 treatise for the amateur breeder. (See Prof. Cook's article 

 on page 292. ) For sale at the office of the American Bee 

 Journal. For $1.10 we will send the Bee Journal for a year 

 and the 32-page pamphlet on "Belgian Hare Breeding." 



" The Hum of the Bees in the Apple-Tree Bloom " is 

 the name of the finest bee-keeper's song — words by Hon. 

 Eugene Secor and music by Dr. C. C. Miller. This is 

 thought by some to be the best bee-song yet written by Mr. 

 Secor and Dr. Miller. It is, indeed, a "hummer." We can 

 furnish a single copy of it postpaid, for 10 cents, or 3 copies 

 for 25 cents. Or, we will mail a half-dozen copies of it for 

 sending us one new yearly subscription to the American 

 Bee Journal at $1.00. 



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Our Wood Binder (or Holder) is made to take all the 

 copies of the American Bee Journal for a year. It is sent 

 by mail for 20 cents. Full directions accompany. The Bee 

 Journals can be inserted as soon as they are received, and 

 thus preserved for future reference. Upon receipt of $1.00 

 for your Bee Journal subscription a J'ti/l year in acfz'ance, 

 we will mail you a Wood Binder free — if you will mention it. 



The American Fruit and Vegetable Journal is just 

 what its name indicates. Tells all about growing fruits 

 and vegetables. It is a fine monthly, at 50 cents a year. 

 We can mail you a free sample copy of it, if you ask tor it. 

 We club it with the American Bee Journal — both papers one 

 year for $1.10. 



The Premiums offered this week are well worth work- 

 ing for. Look at them. 



Belgfian Hares 



Pedigreed and Unpedigreed Hares, any 

 age, for sale. 



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The season has been exceptionally 

 good here so far. and it has kept me 

 busy to keep my 265 colonies supplied 

 with surplus room, with the help of one 

 man. Erwin Williams. 



Otero Co., Colo., July 12. 



Catnip as a Honey-Plant. 



I have been experimenting with 

 various honey-plants for IS years, and 

 am now convinced that in southeastern 

 Nebraska catnip excels all others in 

 the secretion of nectar. In communi- 

 ties where it grows in abundance bee- 

 keepers never fail to get a crop of 

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 he having secured 250 pounds per col- 

 on}' of fine white comb honey from it 

 in years when my bees only gathered 

 sufficient to winter on. He has since 



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