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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Xlie "World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion will open to the public on May 1, 

 1893 and close on Oct. 80. 



The Fair Buildings are progressing 

 nicely, and as required by Act of Con- 

 gress, will be dedicated " with appro- 

 priate ceremonies," on October 12, 1892, 

 the 400th anniversary of the discovery 

 of America by Columbus. The exercises 

 will occupy tlaree days, beginning on the 

 11th and closing on the loth with a 

 grand dedication ball. The committee 

 having the matter in charge has planned 

 to make the ceremonies most impressive 

 in character. Something like $300,000 

 will be spent to secure this end. The 

 President of the United States and his 

 Cabinet, the Senate and House of Rep- 

 resenatives, the Governors of several 

 States with their staffs, and representa- 

 tives of all foreign nations will be invit- 

 ed to be present. The mobilization of 

 10,000 militia and several thousand reg- 

 ulars is planned, as is also an imposing 

 civic and industrial display. In the 

 evenings there will be a magnificent 

 display of fireworks, and in the Park 

 waterways a pageant of symbolical floats 

 r(!presenting the "'Procession of the Cen- 

 turies." In the dedicatory exercises on 

 the 12th, the completed buildings will 

 be tendered by the President of the Ex- 

 position to the National Commission. 

 President T. W. Palmer will accept them 

 on behalf of that body and will at once 

 present them to the President of the 

 United States, who will fittingly respond. 

 The dedicatory oration will follow. Much 

 attention is being given to the musical 

 portion of the programme. This will in- 

 clude a dedicatory ode and orchestra 

 marches written for the occasion. These 

 and other numbers, including "America" 

 and "Star Spangled Banner" will be 

 rendered wjth full choral and orchestral 

 accompaniment. 



Cong^ress is now in session, and 

 many of our readers want to know what 

 is being done in the agricultural line. 

 This is briefly set forth in the following 

 letter from Washington : 



Petitions are flooding both houses of 

 Congress from every city, village and 

 organization. Butter makers naturally 

 want oleomargarine subjected to State 

 laws ; several Granges of the Patrons of 

 Husbandry lift their voices in favor of 

 the pure lard and the anti-option bills; 

 whil(! the National Grange^ sends resolu- 

 tigns favoring the free delivery postal 



service in rural districts. All these 

 petitions are referred to the proper com- 

 mittees, where it is doubtful if they will 

 ?ver again see the light of day. 



Mr. Parrett (Ind. ) has introduced a 

 Bill to exempt from duty bags for grain, 

 bagging for covering cotton, cotton ties, 

 fence wire, cotton spool-thread, binding 

 twine, horseshoes and nails, needles, and 

 all implements of husbandry ; and Mr. 

 Bretz (Ind.) to place all agricultural 

 implements on the free list. Mr. Craw- 

 ford (N. C.) has a Bill amending the 

 legal restrictions now placed on the sale 

 of leaf tobacco by the farmer ; and 

 Cowles, of North Carolina, and Tucker, 

 of Virginia, Bills repealing the taxes on 

 tobacco in all forms. Mr. Hatch, of 

 Missouri, is seeking the incorporation of 

 the Society of American Florists ; and 

 Mr. George (Miss.) inquires into the 

 present depressed condition in cotton. 



In the Senate, Mr. Stanford called up 

 his Bill for the issue of paper currency 

 in large quantities, and was followed at 

 length by Senator Peffer, who advocated 

 its loaning to farmers on land security, 

 and who presented the well-quoted 

 Alliance platform, and the Patrons' 

 Memorial. 



No action was reached, however, and 

 it is doubtful if any will be at this ses- 

 sion. It may be interesting to know 

 that the local committees have secured 

 accommodations for 30,000 visitors at 

 the G. A. R. encampment here in Sep- 

 tember next. 



ConTention I^otices. 



TEXAS— The 14th annual meeting of the 

 Texas State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at Greenville. Hunt Co.. Tex., on Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, April G and 7, 1892. All 

 interested are invited. A. H. Jones, Sec. 



Golden. Wood Co.. Tex. 



PENNSYLVANIA.— The tenth semi-annual 

 meeting- of the Susquehanna Co. Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will be held at Bullard's Hotel in 

 Brooklyn. Pa., on Thursilay, May 5, 1892. at 

 10 a.m. All are cordially invited. 



Harford, Ta. H. M. Seeley, Sec. 



]f^r° The Ohio State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its next annual meeting at the 

 West-End Turner Hall, on Freeman Avenue, 

 Cincinnati, O.. from Feb. 10 to 12 inclusive. 

 1892, beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Fct. 

 10. All local associations should endeavor to 

 meet with us or send their delegates. Those 

 intending to be pi'esent, will please send their 

 names to the Secretary, at their earliest 

 convenience. The President will endeavor to 

 g-ot reduced railroad rates, and also reduced 

 rates at hotels. T'he programme will soon be 

 issued, and all particulars published. 



C. F. MUTH. Pres., Cincinnati, O. 



S. U. MoRKis, Sec, Bloomingburg. O. 



