the cars for London from whence we 

 will take the steamship Greece on Sept. 

 19th for New York. We expect to reach 

 home about Oct. 3d, but not until after 

 the American Bee Journal for Oc- 

 tober is printed, and hence must leave 

 editorial comment for our next issue. 



<^ Prof. Sartori, of Milan, Italy, has 

 lately been to Eussia, in the interest of 

 bee-culture, and has met with great 

 success — the Emperor being much in- 

 terested in the subject. Prof. Dr. But- 

 lerow, Councillor of the Government, 

 was the bearer to Prague, from St. Pe- 

 tersburg, of the Imperial distinction of 

 the Order of Saint Anna, for his friend 

 Dr. Dzierzon. This was presented to 

 him with the usual ceremonies on Tues- 

 day, Sept. 9th, at the Austro-German 

 Congress at Prague. This honor, from 

 such a source, is much appreciated by 

 Dr. Dzierzon. 



^During the Editor's stay in Europe 

 he has seen two Queens, (England and 

 Italy); two Crown Princes or heirs to 

 the thrones, (England and Austria), and 

 a large number of Royal Princes and 

 Princesses, as well as having made the 

 acquaintance of hundreds of the aris- 

 tocracy of the several countries he has 

 visited. But he considered it a greater 

 honor and advantage to see her ma- 

 jesty, a queen bee from Jerusalem, in 

 Palestine, and others from Crprus, 

 Caucassia, Hungary, Greece, &c, with 

 their Royal progeny. Not that he val- 

 ued the former any less — but that he 

 regarded a sight of the latter more 

 interesting and beneficial. 



On the. 29th of July last, Rev. A. H. 

 Hart, of Appleton, Wis., departed this life. 

 Mr. Hart was one of the oldest bee- 

 keepers in the West, and was universally 

 respected. A brief sketch of his life will 

 be found on page 453 of this Journal. 



ii@° We have received a line from Mr. 

 Frank Benton, disclaiming the author- 

 ship of " Style more Important than 

 Quantity,' 1 which was printed on page 

 405 of the September Journal. The 

 article was clipped from an exchange. 



The National Convention for 1879. 



The annual convention of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Society will be held 

 in the Lyceum Theater, (formly Globe) 

 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 81.50 per day. 



Cheap round-trip tickets can be procured 

 on almost all the railroads centering in 

 Chicago. 



The Excutive 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 

 Hoopeston 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 Committe, 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 : 



" Comparative Length of the Tongues of 

 Different Races of Bees." — 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, 

 Marengo, 111. 



" Wintering bees on summer stands."— J. 

 E. Moore, Byron, N. Y. 



"Monstrosities amongbees."— S. C. Dodge, 

 Chattanooga, Tenn. 



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

 Wayne, Mich. 



