Secretary Fey presented his resignation, 

 which was accepted, and T. F. Bingham, of 

 Allegan county, was elected Secretary. 



On motion of Dr. Whiting it vr&s Resolved, That the 

 essentials requisite for a bee-keeper is a good hive, 

 neither a Quimby or a Langstroth), a good swarm of 

 bees, a Bingham smoker, section boxes, a good ex- 

 tractor, a good market and a good operator. 



Mr. Bingham, Chairman of the Commit- 

 tee on Resolutions, made the following 

 report, which was accepted : 



Whereas, The citizens fif East Saginaw, through 

 their generous and patriotic Mayor, who so kindly 

 welcomed the Michigan Bee-keepers' Association, 

 and kindly tendered the Council Chamber for their 

 deliberations, and the hospitality of the city, we 

 tender them our grateful thanks, and assure them 

 that their kindness and hospitality will ever associ- 

 ate with the beautiful and thriving city of East Sag- 

 inaw the most pleasant recollections. 



Resolved, That we tender to the city and citizens of 

 East Saginaw, and especially Ur. Whiting, our most 

 sincere and heartfelt thanks for their generous hos- 

 pitality and kind consideration. 



Resolved, That we tender to our accomplislied and 

 faithful President, who has presided with such de- 

 light to us all, our great appreciation of his services, 

 and extend to him our sincere thanks. 



T. F. BINGHAM, 

 •T. H. Wellington, 



B. O. EVEKETT. 



The Association adjourned to meet at 

 Grand Rapids on Dec. 4, 1878. 



[We waited as long as possible for the 

 Official Proceedings of this Convention ; 

 and then set up the above from the Sagi- 

 naw Republican. Just as we go to press, 

 the President has sent us an official copy, 

 stating that his other duties had prevented 

 liim from being able to send it earlier. The 

 Secretary, being unable to be present at 

 several of the sessions, and afterwards 

 resigning, prevented a full repoit. Presi- 

 dent Cheney's Report is essentially the 

 same as the above, corrected from memory. 

 -Ed.] 



Western Illinois Convention. 



The Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 meet at Burlington, Iowa, Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 May 7th and 8th, 1878. 



You arehereby cordially invited to attend our Con- 

 vention, and bring with you anything you think will 

 be of Interest to bee-keepers, such as hives, extract- 

 ors, smokers, boxes, honey-knives, bee-veils, honey, 

 tools, etc. VVhat may seem old to you, may be nexv 

 and of interest to others. Reduced rates win be giv- 

 en at hotels. Meeting will commence at 10 a. m. 



Prizes.— iS'ine Prizes will be given away to mem- 

 bers present at this meeting, which are as follows: 



1st.— Full stock Italian Bees with Imported Queen. 



"id.- An Imported Queen. 



M.— An Imported Queen. 



4th.— Queen bred from an Imported Cyprian Queen 



')tn.— A Tested Italian Queen. 



Cth.— A Dollar Queen. 



7th.— One dozen " Sweet Home" Raspberry Plants. 



8th.— One plant each of the following named Rasp- 

 berry Plants: Doolittle, Mammoth Cluster, Golden 

 Thornless, Seneca, Miami, Ganargua, Brandywine, 

 Philadelphia, Ijumb's Ever-bearing, and Brinkley's 

 Orange. 



9th.— A eouble-portico Langstroth Hive complete, 

 with cap covering both porticos, honey-board, full 

 set of section honey-boxes, with shipping-crate for 

 the same. 



Thos. G. Newman, editor of The American Bee 

 Journal, will deliver a public lecture on " Honey." 



Membership fee, 50 cents ; ladies free. 



Notice the enange in time of meeting. 



D. D. Pal.VER, Pres't, 

 Eliza, Mercer Co.. 111. 

 Will M. Kellogg, Sec'y, 



Oneida, Knox Co., 111., and Oquawka, 111. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 



Single subscription, one year $2 00 



Two subscriptions, sent at the same time 3 50 



Three " " " " 5 00 



Six " " " " 9 00 



All larger clubs at the same rate. 



RATES FOR ADYFRTISIING. 



1 month per line, of Agate type 80 cents. 



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Fourteen Lines make one inch in Length of Column. 



No advertisement received for less than $1.00. 

 Cash in advance for all transient advertisements. 

 Bills of ragular advertisers payable quarterly. We 

 adhere strictly to our printed rates. 

 Address all communications and remittances to 

 THOMAS e. NEWMAN &: SON, 



974 West Madison St. CHICAGO. ILL. 



To Correspondents. 



When changing a post-ofBce address, mention the 

 old address as well as the new one. 



We send the JotTHNAL until an order for discon- 

 tinuance is received at this office, and arrearages are 

 all paid. 



We will give Hill's work on "Chicken Cholera" 

 (price 50 cents), to any one desiring it, as a premium 

 for two subscribers. 



We do not send goods by C. O. D., unless sufficient 

 money is sent with the order to pay express charges 

 both ways. 



When ordering Extractors, give outside dimen- 

 sions of frame or frames to be used, length of top- 

 bar, width and depth of frame just under top-bar. 



In consequence of the dearth of small currency In 

 the country, we will receive either one, two or three 

 cent stamps, for anything desired from this office. 



Strangers wishing to visit our office and Museum 

 of Implements for the Apiary, should take the Madi- 

 son street-cars (going west). They pass our door. 



Additions can be made to clubs at any time at the 

 same rate. Specimen copies. Posters, and Illustrated 

 Price List sent free upon application, for canvassing. 



Remit by post-office money-order, registered letter 

 or bank-draft, made payable to Thomas G. Newman 

 & Son, so that if the remittance be lost it can be re- 

 covered. 



We will send a tested Italian Queen to any one 

 sending us four subscribers to The American Bee 

 JouuNAL with $8.00. Premium Queens will in every 

 case be tested. 



Write name and post-office address plainly. If 

 there is no express office at your post-office address, 

 be sure to give your nearest express office when or- 

 dering anything by e.xpress. Give plain directions 

 liow goods are to be sent. 



Seeds or samples of merchandise can be mailed for 

 one cent per ounce. Printed matter one cent for 

 every two ounces. These must be tied up; if pasted, 

 they are subject to letter postage. Don't send us any 

 small packu'jes by express, that canjxtst as well be sent 

 by mail. 



For the convenience of bee-keepers, we have made 

 arragements to supply, at the lowest market prices. 

 Imported or tested Italian Queens, Full Colonies, 

 Hives, E.\tractors and anything required about the 

 Apiary. Our Illustrated Catalogue and Price List 

 will be sent free, on application. 



We have gotten up a "Constitution and By-Laws," 

 suitable for local Associations, which we can supply, 

 with the name and location of any society printed, 

 at $2 per hundred copies, postpaid. If less than 100 

 are ordered, they will have a blank left for writing in 

 the name of the Association, etc. Sample copy will 

 be sent for a three-cent postage stamp. 



