1902 



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Our space is so liniitoil that wo are 

 frequently obliged to decline articles 

 containing much of interest, simply be- 

 cause of their verbosity. State your 

 case in just as few words as possible, 

 please; and write often. These letters 

 from our readers arc most highly es- 

 teemed; and it is a matter of regret 

 that our space will not always permit 

 us to give them nlace in The Bee- 

 Keeper. 



There is somewhat of a controversy 

 on in regard to the proner pronuncia- 

 tion of the word "super," so commonly 

 used among bee-keepers, to desig- 

 nate the surplus attachment, over the 

 hive proper. Should not the source 

 from which it was evidently derived, 

 the Latin preposition, set the matter at 

 rest? Super, above, over, excess. The 

 man who pronounces it "sooper"' will 

 probably find himself ui)on as safe 

 ground as those who insist in pervert- 

 ing it into "supper." Supper is the 

 evening meal, or one who sups. Super 

 is another word, both in spelling and 

 pronunciation, and probably will so re- 

 main among bee-keepers until "sup- 

 perfluous," "supperabtmdant" and "sup- 

 perincumbent" make their appearance 

 in the English dictionary. 



number him among our occasional con- 

 tributors. It is his intention to locate 

 permanently in Wisconsin where he will 

 pursue apiculture as a specialty. The 

 editor of the Bee-Keeper has a \ery 

 warm place in his heart lor the boys 

 who are coming forward to assume the 

 burden, and direct the nation's apicul- 

 lural affairs. Next month we will pre- 

 sent a splendid picture of a New Eng- 

 lander whom we believe to be the 

 youngest bee-keeper in the country. 

 Let us hear from the boys still farther. 

 Who is the youngest bee-keeper? 



Many readers of The Bee-Keeper 

 will be interested this month in seeing 

 a late likeness of Mr. W. T. Stephen- 

 son, the Illinois bee-keeper who has 

 occasionally favored our columns. 

 When we received the photo, we were 

 inclined to believe that Friend Stephen- 

 son had by mistake enclosed a picture 

 of his youngest son, instead of his own. 

 Upon inquiry, however, we were assur- 

 ed, in substance, that the picture sent 

 was that of Old Stephenson himself, all 

 right. Mr. Stephenson's writings bear 

 evidence of remarkable familiarity with 

 the subject of apiculture, for one of his 

 evident youth, and we are pleased to 



THE "NATIONAL" ELECTION. 

 The following report, received from 

 Secretary A. B. Mason, of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, confirms the 

 expressed opinion of several leaders in 

 the Association's work that nomina- 

 tions are a prerequisite to satisfactory 

 balloting, in this, as in other organiza- 

 tions. Not that there is any dissatis- 

 faction with the result of the election, 

 but the scattering vote and "split tick- 

 ets" obviously reveal the weakness of 

 the system employed: 



Toledo. O.. January 27, 1902, 



We, the undersigned, have this day 

 counted the ballots cast for general 

 manager, and three directors of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association to 

 fill the vacancies caused by the expira- 

 tion of the terms of Eugene Secor, as 

 general manager, and J. M. Hambaugh, 

 Dr. C. C. Miller and C. P. Dadant, as 

 directors, and find that 338 ballots have 

 been cast, of which Eugene Secor re- 

 ceived 172. The other 167 ballots being 

 cast for twenty-nine dififerent members, 

 the largest number of votes cast for 

 any one of them being 2ii- 



For directors, J. M. Hambaugh re- 

 ceived 181 votes; Dr. C. C. Miller re- 

 ceived 233 votes and C. P. Dadant re- 

 ceived 216 votes. The other votes be- 

 ing cast for 109 members, the largest 

 number cast for any one being 29. 



We have also counted the votes cast 

 for and against the proposed amend- 

 ments to the constitution, and find that 

 215 were cast for the first amendment. 



