1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



29 



it is the first time we have heard of very 

 high rates being charged. Mr. O. Hers- 

 cheiser, Buffalo, boarded at our boarding 

 house this fall, within about half a mile of 

 the exhibition grounds. The place was 

 comfortable, we paid by the week -$3.50, he 

 paid for a day or so at the rate of 25 cts. for 

 bed and 25 cts. f^yr meals. Last year we 

 got close to the grounds a dinner of turkey, 

 celery, etc. etc. A good dinner, 15 cents. 

 The hotels may on certain days be crowded, 

 that is hotels near the center of the city to 

 which everybody rushes. The details for 

 the convention have of course to be worked 

 out. but our idea at present is to get a hall 

 not very far from the ground, in the same 

 vicinity, there are good hotels at reasonable 

 rates, and if a party of six, eight or ten want 

 a good boarding house close to the hotel 

 and ball at a rate of $1 per day or less pro- 

 bably, we will be able to direct you to 

 them. Do not be afraid to come on the 

 score of ex )rbitant rates, and if you have 

 no friend and no other pointer and visit a 

 strange city or deal with strangers take this 

 with yoa : — Before you buy anything as/i; the 

 price. 



Now we are pleased to have things 

 so clearly explained and we advise 

 everyone who contemplates attend- 

 ing the next convention to write to 

 Editor Holterman a few days pre- 

 viously, for we are not the only ones 

 from the states who have been ' ' taken 

 in " by our Canadian cousins. The 

 writer is acquainted with a gentlemen 

 who actually paid $2 for a cot in a 

 hotel corridor, but he could afford it 

 as he is a bank president. In this 

 instance the price was asked before 

 the goods were bought, but it was 

 either pay the price or sit up all night, 

 and one is usually so tired when 

 night comes after traveling all day 

 that he will pay any price for a place 

 to sleep — if he can afford it. Next 

 time we will engage accomdations in 

 advance. 



By a series of unfortunate circum- 

 stances we have been delayed in get- 

 ting out our annual catalogue. It is 

 now being printed and will be mailed 

 in a few days to all our customers 

 ^nd to those who have asked for a 

 copy during the past year. On another 

 page we give a synopsis of the most 

 important changes from our last year 

 catalogue. On orders of considerable 

 size bee-keepers will find it to their 

 advantage to write for estimate. Our 

 goods are unqualled and prices low. 



When we read of the long runs 

 made by the Roots, A. 1. and Ernest, 

 on their wheels we almost turn green 

 with envy. Such muscles, such en- 

 durance are almost phenominal, at 

 least so it seems to the writer when 

 he reads in January 15, Gleanings, 

 where Ernest scored 109 miles in 9 

 hours, and the writer is a "century 

 rider" too, in fact the captain of a 

 "century club", but he don't take 

 109 mile spin in 9 hours for fun very 

 often. Say Ernest, did you measure 

 that run with a C3'clometer or trust to 

 the word of a " native "? Or did you 

 have a 30 inch cyclometer on a 28 

 inch wheel ? Honest, now! 



This month we are sending a large 

 number of sample copies to those who 

 are not subscribers. We wish every- 

 one who receives a copy to regard it 

 as an urgent invitation to subscribe. 

 The unusual inducements offered else- 

 where ought to bring in many new 

 subscribers. 



What has become of the Practical 

 Bee-Keeperf We haven't seen it for 

 months. 



