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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



September 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



THE W. T. FALCONER MANFG. Co. 

 H. E. HILL, - EDITOR. 



As a candidate for general manager 

 of the National Association, the name 

 of Mr. N. E. France, Plattville, Wis., 

 State Inspector of Apiaries, has come 

 to us from several sources- We doubt 

 if the United States can supply a more 

 capable gentleman to succeed Mr. Se- 

 cor. 



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Undoubtedly the largest straw hive, 

 or skep ever made is the one construct- 

 ed in Ireland for use as an exhibition 

 building at the Cork International 

 show. It stands twenty feet high and 



We 



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postal union, and 20 cents extra to all other have a photograph ot this monster 

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"skep," and will soon present it in these 

 columns. 



We have pleasure in presenting in this 

 number the latest and best photograph 

 Advertisements must be received on or be- taken of President W. Z. Hutchmson, 

 fore the 15th of each month to insure inser- f ^j^ National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion in the month followmg. ^ 



,, ^^ t ^- ■ ^ u ■ tion, which convenes at Denver this 



Matters relating in any way to business '•'^"• 



should invariably be addressed to month from the 3rd to Stll- Whether at 



THE AMERICAN ^BEE^EE^PER. .^^.-entions, as editor or author Mr 



Articles for publication or letters exclusively Hutchinson is a tireless toiler for the 



for the editorial department may be addressed welfare of beedom; and no m&n living 



to H. E. Hill, , .,,,.,., ^ t- xt. 



Fort Pierce, Fla. today is held m higher esteem by the 



Subscribers receiving their papei in blue fraternity. The likeness shown was ta- 

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pires with this number. We hope that you 

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ken and engraved especially for The 

 American Bee-Keeper. 



This is the month to 

 dwindling. 



There exists among the leading bee- 

 keepers of this country a very admirable 

 degree of friendship. It is, doubtless, 

 for the good of the industry that this 

 spirit should be maintained; but is it 

 the part of wisdom, _pr prudence for 

 promoters of the National Association 

 to permit their social regard for any 

 member to influence their labors in the 

 cause of advancement, to the obvious 

 detriment of the enterprise and the in- 

 cure spring ^^^^ ^^ every mfember, simply through 

 fear that the feelings of some one in- 



No man who is not a thoroughly dividual may be harrised? As it ap- 



practical apiarist should be considered pears to us, it is hardly worth while to 



for general manager of the National cuhivate the friendship of any one who 



Bee-Keepers' Association. is disposed to take offence at courte- 



