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EDITOR. 



Vol, IXVI, Sept. 13, 1890, No. 3]. 



The Etlitor, after awarding the Pre- 

 miums at the Detroit Fair and Exposition, 

 returned home by way of the Lakes, for the 

 purpose of resting, for six days, his tired 

 brain, and adding strength to his system. 

 For since his severe attack of La Orlppe, 

 and its legacies of disease, his usual 

 strength has not fully returned. He arrived 

 at home just as this issue of the Bee Jouk- 

 N.ii. was all in type with the exception of 

 a few inches of space on the editorial page. 

 In the next issue he will more fully de- 

 scribe the Honey Exhibit at Detroit, and 

 make some comments upon the manner of 

 arranging exhibits to be " the most attrac- 

 tive,'' and, at the same time, the most 

 beneficial to the general public by adver- 

 tising honey, and making known its many 

 uses and possibilities in nature and art. 



Xlie jnicliigan State Convention 



is to be held in Detroit, Mich., on Jan. 1, 

 1891, and it is very much desired that it 

 shall be a grand meeting. To that end 

 Prof. Cook, the President of the Associa- 

 tion, calls attention to the coming session 

 of Michigan bee-keepers in the following, 

 to which we invite special notice : 



I wish to call attention early to the next 

 meeting of our Michigan State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, which is to be held in the 

 city of Detroit, on Thursday, Jan. 1, 1891. 

 It will be remmembered what a grand 

 meeting the National Bee-Keepers' Society 

 had in Detroit. We hope that this will be 

 " a close second " in interest and profit. It 

 is held on Kew Year's day, so all may get 

 one-half rates on the railroads. It is hoped 

 and expected that there will be a large at- 

 tendance from Ontario, Ohio, New York, 

 Indiana, and other States. Let all plan in 

 advance to be there, prepared to take a 

 part. A. J. Cook, Pres. 



4jiIeanin;;!S in Bee-Culture for Sept. 1 

 came out in a neat new dress of type, and 

 looks very attractive and readable. We 

 are glad to note this fresh evidence of in- 

 creasing prosperity. 



Bro. Root has our thanks also for his 

 very kind notice of our late visit at his 

 establishment. We enjoyed the time there 

 spent very much, and hope to see it again 

 before another 1.5 years shall have elapsed 

 — for that was the time intervening since 

 we last called on Bro. Root, at Medina, O. 



How things have changed since then ! 

 At that time he was keeping a small jewelry 

 store, and had but just commenced to make 

 bee-supplies. Then a small store provided 

 the room, and a little wind-mill supplied 

 the necessary " power " to run a small saw, 

 etc. — now it requires a 150 horse-power 

 engine to run the establishment, which 

 consists of four large two-story buildings, 

 with another in course of erection, 37x100 

 feet. 



Medina is to have another railroad — a 

 close connection for Chicago and the West. 

 This is being built through the " Root " 

 farm, and will cross the other railroad just 

 at the Factory. 



We most full}' endorse the sentiments 

 expressed by Bro. Root about the " pleas- 

 ant and brotherly relations" between us. 

 Editors, like others, should be able to en- 

 joy a visit at rival establishments, or at 

 least be friendly enough to work together 

 for the general good of the pursuit in which 

 they are engaged. We never had a more 

 pleasant time, and we most fully endorse 

 the sentiment expressed by Bro. Root, that 

 "long after the present editors have been 

 gathered to their Eternal Home," the 

 harmonious relations may exist between 

 the two periodicals, andmutual "reverence 

 and respect" be felt by those who may 

 succeed us. 



StriiKK'*' *or Supremacy with the 

 breeders of live stock, and manufacturers 

 of agricultural machinery, and contests for 

 prizes in all that pertains to agricultural 

 pursuits, will be the event of the season. 

 The Indiana State Fair has a National 

 reputation, and is noted for its leading 

 features, which will be amply sustained in 

 the forthcoming exhibition, commencing 

 Sept. 22, as set forth in the premium list, 

 furnished on application to the Secretary 

 at Indianapolis. 



Several thousand dollars in increased 

 pi'emiums and improvements, including a 

 new Floral Hall, and four new horse-barns, 

 improved water facilities and rapid trans- 

 portation, give indication of the efforts of 

 the management to insure success. 



that our genial friend, the Professor, was 

 elected Secretary of the "Biological Sec- 

 tion " of the Association. The next meet- 

 ing will be held in Washington, D. C, in 

 August, 1891. 



Itro. IV. X. Ilntcliin$iOU, editor of 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review, will award the 

 Premiums in the Bee and Honey Depart- 

 ment at the Fair at Port Huron, Mich., on 

 Sept. 17, 1890. The display will no doubt 

 be good, the Premiums will be awarded 

 strictly according to merit by an efficient 

 judge, and on Thursday the bee-keepers 

 should be present to have a nice visit and 

 re-union. 



Prof. A. J. Voolt, of Agricultural 

 College, Mich., has sent us a copy of the 

 programme at the meeting of the " Ameri 

 can Association for the Advancement of 

 Science," held at Indianapolis, Ind., on 

 Aug. 26, 1890. We are glad to note therein 



Ut^" Dr. J. P. H. Brown, of Augusta, Ga., 

 we learn with regret, has been laid up with 

 sciatica for some months, but is "himself 

 again " now. In a letter just received he 

 remarks thus : 



I must congratulate you on the " make 

 up," and on the solid, substantial matter 

 iu the Illustrated Home Joukx.vl. You 

 need not be ashamed of it, for it is just the 

 thing for the the family fireside — a spur to 

 intellect, a guide to good morals, and a 

 teacher of refinement. 



jnr. Ernest R. Root, as reported on 

 page 595 of the Bee Jouknal, has returned 

 from visiting New York and Vermont bee- 

 keepers, and inspecting their apiaries, the 

 results of which he is graphically portray- 

 ing in pleasant " notes on the way " in 

 Gleanings in Bee-Culture. We take pleas- 

 ure in giving a few of the " notes " on page 

 616, describing visits to our genial friend 

 and voluminous correspondent, Mr. G. M. 

 Doolittle, and also to Messrs. P. H. Elwood 

 and J. R. Tunicliff, near the same region. 

 Such a trip on the " wheel " cannot fail to 

 be enjoyed by the visited as well as by the 

 visitor, and will serve to unite in closer 

 bonds of friendship all lovers of the " little 

 busy bee.." 



All ^Vlio Snbscribe for the Ameri- 

 CAX Bee Jouknal can hereafter have our 

 Illustrated Home Jouunal also, from the 

 time their subscriptions are received to 

 Jan. 1. 1892— both papers for only $1.35. 

 We can also furnish Oleanings in Bee- 

 Culture for a year with the above for 

 $3.15 for all three periodicals This is an 

 offer that should be accepted by all who 

 keep bees, and desire the regular visits of 

 these standard publications. 



Rollie Ryan, the " beloved boy of 

 the household " of Mr. R. R. Ryan, of Brad- 

 shaw, Nebr., died after a sickness of but six 

 days with congestion of the bowels. Mr. 

 Ryan is one of our correspondents, and a 

 prominent apiarist in his State. We ex- 

 tend to the bereaved family the sincerest 

 sympathy of the Bee Journal and its 

 readers in this time of their sad affliction. 



