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The National Convention for 1879. 



The annual convention of the North Amer- 

 ican Bee-Keepers' Society will be held in 

 the Globe Theater, Des Plaines St., Chicago, 

 111., commencing at 10 a. m. on Tuesday, 

 Oct. 21st, 1879. Arrangements have been 

 made with the Washington Hotel and Gault 

 House (near to the Theater) for board and 

 lodging of those attending the convention, 

 at $1.50 per day. 



Cheap round-trip tickets can be procured 

 on almost all the railroads centering in 

 Chicago. 



The Executive Committee have made ar- 

 rangements with the Great Western Rail- 

 way of Canada to carry those coming to the 

 convention, on a return ticket, at one and 

 one-third fare; the Chicago, Pekin & South- 

 eastern Railway at one and one-fifth fare ; 

 the Chicago & Lake Huron Railway at 2c. 

 per mile each way ; the Chicago & Eastern 

 Illinois Railway, between Chicago and 

 Evansville, Chicago and Lafayette, via 

 Hoopestou and Chicago & Indianapolis, at 

 one and one-fifth fare. 



Those intending to avail themselves of 

 these reduced rates must procure, from the 

 office of the Bee Journal, in Chicago, a 

 printed certificate that they are entitled to 

 such reduced fare, to present to the ticket- 

 office when purchasing their tickets. If 

 enough are coming over the Pennsylvania 

 Central Railway, the Pittsburgh, Fort 

 Wayne & Chicago, and the Cleveland & 

 Pittsburgh Railways to warrant it, we can 

 procure tickets specially printed, for 2c. per 

 mile each way. It will be necessary for 

 those coming over these roads to send their 

 names to the Chairman of the Executive 

 Committee, who will then forward the nec- 

 essary orders on the local ticket-offices. 



All are invited. Present indications point 

 to a very large and enthusiastic meeting. 

 Thomas G. Newman, 

 Chairman Executive Committee. 



E. Parmly, Sec. 



The Executive Committee, appointed 

 to make all arrangements for the com- 

 ing Convention in Chicago, have so far 

 progressed in their labors, as to be able 

 to report the following topics and per- 

 sons who will lead off in the discussion 

 of them : 



"Wintering bees, physiologically consid- 

 ered."— Prof. A. J. Cook, Lansing, Mich. 



"Patents, as applied to Implements for 

 the Apiary."— A. E.Wenzel, Callicoon, N.Y. 



"How shall the mass of bee-keepers secure 

 the largest income ?"— Dr. C. C. Miller, Ma- 

 rengo, 111. 



" Wintering bees on summer stands."— J. 

 E. Moore, Byron, N. Y. 



"Monstrosities among bees."— S. C. Dodge, 

 Chattanooga, Tenn. 



"Disastrous wintering and spring dwind- 

 ling of bees ; the cause and prevention."— 

 Rev. A. H. Hart, Appleton, Wis. 



"Disentery as a bee disease."— E. Rood, 

 Wayne, Mich. 



"Fertilization in Confinement."— Prof. J. 

 Hasbrouck, Flatbush, Long Island, N. Y. 



"Qualities in Bees."— James Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich. 



" Foul Brood."— L. C. Whiting, East Sag- 

 inaw, Mich. 



"My Method of Queen-Rearing."— Win. 

 J. Andrews, Columbia, Tenn. 



"A National Apiary and Queen-Rea ing 

 Establishment."— Wm. Williamson. Lexing 

 ton, Ky. 



"How to Prevent Swarming."— D. D. 

 Palmer, New Boston, 111. 



"Should we try to Prevail on People to 

 Keep Bees? "— W. M. Kellogg, Oquawka, 111. 



" Introducing Virgin Queens."— Rev. Dr. 

 M. Mahin, Logansport, Ind. 



"Can Bee-Culture be made Profitable ? If 

 so, how ?"— J. H. Nellis, Canajoharie, N. Y. 



" Something about Bees."— H. A. Burch, 

 South Haven, Mich. 



'.'Will the Rearing of Dollar Queens be 

 Profitable to the Buyer and Seller ?"— D. A. 

 Pike, Smithsburg, Md. 



"Comb Foundation."— J. W. Porter, Char- 

 lottesville, Va. 



The Committee being desirous of ma- 

 king the meeting a thoroughly practical 

 one, would suggest to those who lead off 

 in the discussion of the themes enume- 

 rated, that short and concise statements 

 are far more valuable to the apiarists of 

 America than long dissertations. They 

 are intended solely to introduce the dis- 

 cussions that will follow. It is not 

 expected that they will exhaust the sub- 

 ject, but should present such facts and 

 figures as will lay the theme fully open 

 before the Convention, and call for a 

 thorough and rigid examination. 



The coming Convention promises to 

 eclipse all its predecessors, not only in 

 the number of its participants, but also 

 in the interesting programme which it 

 presents. Indications now point to the 

 largest delegations from all parts of the 

 United States and Canada that have 

 ever attended any similar meeting on 

 the American Continent. The invita- 

 tion is general to all interested in the 

 subject of bee-culture, to attend and 

 take part in the deliberations. The 

 most momentous themes that now en- 

 gross the attention of apiarists will be 

 fully discussed. As further arrange- 

 ments are made they will be published 

 by The Executive Committee. 



