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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



June 



tended the Denver meeting, and those 

 who don't come, everlastingly ashamed 

 of themselves. And we have persuaded 

 the mayor of the city and the governor 

 of the state to do their utmost to make 

 the occasion memorable; and the men 

 who hold the purse-strings of the city 

 are interested. Promises later. Then, 

 too, the secretary of the Denver 

 chamber of commerce, who is a past 

 master in such matters, has become an 

 enthusiastic member of our banquet 

 committee — a committee that is not too 

 big to do things. 



That ought to be enough to tell you 

 now. You are to tell us when we may 

 give the banquet. You are to name us 

 three men, including yourself, who will 

 respond briefly and thankfully to ad- 

 dresses of welcome by President Har- 

 ris, Governor Orman, and Mayor 

 Wright. As for the banquet, you are 

 to prepare for it and nothing more — 

 to be in good humor, in good appetite 

 and in large numbers. 



As for our people? With the kind co- 

 operation of the railroads, we'll bring 

 them to Denver in crowds. There'll be 

 as many of our folks as of yours, if you 

 dare! And before we are done with you, 

 you'll be ours and we'll be yours. 



Scatter the news! Tell it in Gath and 

 Askelon. We'll tell it wherever Den- 

 ver papers circulate. 



Yours trulv, 

 D. W. Working, 

 Secretary Colorado State Association. 



It is very evident to me that the man 

 who misses the coming convention at 

 Denver will miss the treat of his life 

 time. I expect to see it outstrip its 

 predecessors in every possible man- 

 ner — and that is saying a great deal. 

 But look at the conditions: In the 

 heart of the great West, and for the 

 first time. Bee-keepers of both high and 

 low degree, all over theWest, will flock 

 to it. The local arrangements, upon 

 which the success of a convention is so 

 largely dependent, are in the hands of 

 very capable men. The rates on the 

 railroads will be low. It is at the right 

 time 'of year — ^before cold weather, and 

 after the work and heat of the season 

 are over. The sights to be seen in and 

 around Denver are equal to any on 

 earth. Go to Denver, meet the boys. 

 have one grand holiday, and go home 

 loaded with enthusiasm and new ideas 



—the two things upon which all suc- 

 cesses have been builded. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 

 President. 



Literary Notes. 



The American Bee Journal says 

 State Inspector of Apiaries, N. E. 

 France, Plattsville, Wis., has issued an 

 8o-page pamphlet, fully illustrated with 

 pictures of apiarian fixtures and Wis- 

 consin apiaries, which is really a pam- 

 phlet on practical bee-keeping. It is 

 to be sent free to anyone who may 

 ask for a copy, providing the applicant 

 lives in Wisconsin. It's no use for out- 

 siders to write for one, however; for 

 they are not for sale. If any reader de- 

 sires a copy, in order to know what is 

 going on in the apicultural field of Mr. 

 France's home state, he must first move 

 to Wisconsin, then advise the inspector 

 of the fact that he is domiciled within 

 the proscribed limit, and request a copy 

 of Bulletin No. 2. We believe there is 

 no law at present to prevent anyone 

 from moving out of the state after hav- 

 ing secured a copy of the pamphlet. 



A QUICK CUKE FOK BEE STINGS. 



First pull the sting from the flesh, 

 then bruise the fresh leaves of the com- 

 mon weed known as vervain and rub 

 the wound well with them, after which 

 bind to it a plaster of the crushed 

 leaves well moistened. This will prevent 

 swelling and ease the pain. Vervain 

 may be used in its dried state by 

 steeping the leaves in hot water. It is 

 gathered in September by negro nurses 

 in the South and hung up to dry for 

 winter use- — May Ladies' Home Jour- 

 nal. 



A series which should have been 

 named "The Enchantments of our 

 Modern Aladdins," if considered solely 

 from the point of view of romance, is 

 begun in the May Cosmopolitan. But 

 these sketches possess as well a busi- 

 ness interest equally for clerk and cap- 

 italist, for manufacturer, farmer and 

 merchant. The man who would under- 

 stand the drift of our news in finance 

 and business must read these lives, so 

 full of incident, of chance, of hard la- 

 bor and marvelous success. As it is the 



