Nov. 2, 1905 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



761 



The secretary was instructed to prepare such a circular 

 and send it to Mr. Abbott. A vote of thanks was tendered 

 Mr. Abbott for his kindness. 



It was voted that every member of the Association be re- 

 quested to act as a committee of one to form a beekeepers' 

 club in his own county or vicinity, whose members must be- 

 come members of the Jlissouri State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 and of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, thus further- 

 ing the interest of the Association and of the bee-keepers of 

 his county or vicinity. 



At the afternoon meeting a committee, previously ap- 

 pointed to decide as to when a member becomes delinquent, 

 reported as follows : 



We, your committee on interpretation of the constitution in refer- 

 ence to membership, beg leave to report the following : 



That record of membership should be made to conform to that of 

 the National Association, beginning the day that the secretary receives 

 the dues, and entitling to all privileges of the Association for one 

 year from that date. Jas. T. Sbackelfobd, 



M. E. Darby. 



Mr. Holekamp informed the Association of the organiza- 

 tion of The Honey-Producers' League, formed for the purpose 

 of increasing the demand for honey by advertising it in 

 the large journals of the country and otherwise, this adver- 

 tising to be done in a general way through articles intended 

 to counteract the bad effects of announcements detrimental to 

 the interests of bee-keepers, and calling the attention of the 

 masses to honey as a healthful sweet. 



The sympathy of the Association was extended to Pres. 

 House, who had lost his beloved wife since the last meeting. 



On motion, the officers of The Ruralist were thanked for 

 kindly allowing- the use of their large office-room for the meet- 

 ings of the Association ; also Mr. Osborne, and the people and 

 papers of Sedalia, were thanked for their kindness towards 

 the convention. 



The secretary was authorized to use his discretion about 

 having the minutes of the meeting printed. 



The convention then adjourned sine die. 



R. A. Holekamp, Sec. 



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Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Cottveutlou, held at Chicago, 111., 

 Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 1904 



[Coatinaed from pa^ e 746.J 

 MAILING INFECTIOUS MATERIAL. 



"Would it not be a violation of the United States postal 

 law to send infectious diseases of any sort through the 

 mail?" 



Mr. Reynolds — I would say, as one working in the mails, 

 that it is. 



BEE-KEEPING FOR WOMEN. 



"Is bee-keeping a pleasant and profitable occupation for 

 woman ?" 



Pres. York — We have not heard much from the women, 

 it seems to me ; I think we had better hear from Mrs. Stow, 

 the vice-president of the Association. Mrs. Stow, what can 

 you answer to that? 



Mrs. Stow — Bee-keeping has been very pleasing to me, 

 whether it has been profitable in all respects I don't know, 

 but I don't think I would say that it has not been. I have 

 enjoyed the work with my bees for the last 20 years more 

 than anything else that I have known of, except my own 

 family duties; and the only objection I can see is that tliere 

 is some hard work about it; that unless she can have the 

 help of a man once in a while, or a big boy, it would Ije a 

 little too hard for her. But there is so much of the work 

 that can be done by a woman just as well as by a man, that 

 I think it is all right for a woman, if she has the taste to 

 go into the business. I like outdoor work, and enjoy nature 

 and studying it; and it is one of the advantages that any 

 woman going into this business has, as it is done at home, 

 and she can interest her own family in it ; it is not like 

 going out to work. But if a woman went into it by herself 

 with the idea of making a living by it, I don't know whether 

 I could say she would be able to do so. 



Mrs. Glessner — I am such an amateur bee-keeper that 

 I don't believe anybody that keeps bees would want to hear 

 anything I have to say. Let me tell a story. I have only 

 a very small number of colonies, as I have taken entire 

 charge of them myself. One day when I was busy, and very 

 much engaged— I have a little house down in the White 



Mountains — I saw a little skunk down the path coming to- 

 wards me. I was so much engaged I simply went right on 

 with my work, and kept an eye on him. After a while he 

 came down another path, and it was so tempting, he was 

 so close to me, that I thought I would see if I couldn't 

 capture him. So I picked up an empty bee-hive without a 

 bottom-board, but with a cover on it, and I walked out very 

 gently and clapped it over the "gentleman," and then piled 

 some stones on top so that he couldn't lift the cover up; 

 then I went away. My son's house is up in the woods a 

 little way, and I went to the telephone and called him up, 

 and said, "I have a little skunk in a bee-hive down at the 

 bee-yard, and I would be very glad if you would come down 

 and help me." There was quite a little pause, and quite 

 a little snicker, and finally he said, "Of course. What shall 

 I bring?" I said, "You might bring some fire arms of some 

 sort." So I armed myself with a bottle of ether and chloro- 

 form, and a little, long syringe. We pushed the cover off 

 a little bit and I threw in the ether and chloroform. Then 

 we tied a long string around the bee-hive and he put 

 me off to one side and said. "Now, when I say 'Pull,' you 

 pull." I pulled, and he fired, and we had one dead skunk, 

 and no odor at all. [Applause.] 



Miss Wilson — I don't know that I have anything new to 

 say, except I think it very mucli depends upon the woman, just 

 the same as it does upon the man. Not all men will make a 

 success of bee-keeping, and not all women. If a woman is in- 

 tensely interested in bees, and has a good deal of pluck, and 

 grit, and energy, she will make a success of it. If she is afraid 

 of bees and doesn't care for them, and is not interested 

 in them, I don't know that she would be very apt to make 

 a success of it. As to the profit of bee-keeping, I think 

 there are other profits to be considered than dollars and 

 cents. The health of many women would be improved, and 

 they would enjoy a preat deal of profit outside of dollars 

 and cents. As for me, I am very sure that the profit in 

 regard to my health would have been a sufficient inducement 

 for me to have gone into bee-keeping; and I think many 

 women would find the same thing, besides materially adding 

 to their finances at the same time. 



Pres. York — I think Mrs. Stow said something about 

 having a man to help her. What do you say about that. 

 Miss Wilson? 



Miss Wilson — I think it would be very advisable — if you 

 can get one. [Laughter.] I think you can get along with- 

 out them. 



Pres. York — Next, I was going to ask Miss Wilson to 

 tell about the man that helps her. 



Miss Wilson — If you could all have as good a man to 

 help you as I have to help me, I would advise you all to 

 have a man. 



Mr. Wilcox — Can you tell us any reason why a womar> 

 producing comb honey cannot make it as profitable as a 

 man can? 



Miss Wilson — I don't know of any reason ; I say it all 

 depends upon the woman. 



Miss Candler — I don't know, only as Miss Wilson says ; 

 bee-keeping is very nice, very profitable, and very health- 

 ful. 



(Coatinaed next week.) 



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