1900 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



137 



now, obviously, "nonsense" ? 



Why should it be that the tremb- 

 ling, anxious tyro exercises the 

 most exact precision in the per- 

 formance of a task, and forthwith 

 every bee in the hive concurs in a 

 resolution to (>verthrow the whole 

 plan; while the old bee-keeper a 

 couple of miles up the road, without 

 a thought of failure, whistling 

 Yankee Doodle or Old Hundred, 

 instinctively undertakes the same 

 job, with complete success? And 

 the chances are sixteen to one that 

 the latter's mind is meantime labor- 

 ing with the financial situation of 

 his country, or is sojourning in 

 South Africa. 



Why is it so ? It often is. 



CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL 

 BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Chicago, 111., August 28. 29 and 30— 

 Papers from Noted Bee - keepers, 

 Question Box, etc. 



Office of Secretary, Stn. B. Toledo, 0. 

 June 19, 1900. 



Editor American Bee-keeper: Please 

 allow me to remind the readers of The 

 Bee-keeper that the next Convention 

 of the National Bee-keepers' Association 

 will be held at Chicago, 111. on the 28th, 

 39th and 30th of August next, commenc- 

 ing on Tuesday evening, the 28th. at 

 7:30. 



The sessions will be held in Welling- 

 ton Hall, No. 70 North Clark Street, 

 about a block and a half from the office 

 of the American Bee Journal, and about 

 five blocks directly north of the Court 

 House. The hotel at which lodging etc. 

 may be secured is the Revere House, on 

 the southeast corner of Clark and Mich- 

 igan Streets, about half a block from 

 the hall. Lodging will be 50 cents per 

 night, but several will have to occupy 

 the same room, and Mr. York has been 

 assured by the proprietor of the hotel 

 that good beds will be furnished. 



Each one should secure a lodging 

 place as soon as possible after reaching 

 Chicago. There is usually no trouble 

 in securing enough to eat at reasonable 

 rates. 



It is expected to have one paper at 

 each session from such noted bee-keepers 

 as Mr. Thomas W. Cowan, of London, 

 Eng.; Mrs. Acklin, of Minn.; Dr. How- 

 ard, of Texas; R. C. Aikin, of Col.; Her- 

 man F. Moore, of 111.; and S. A. Niver 

 of N.Y. The remainder of the time will 

 be used in the asking, answering and 

 discussing of questions. The Question 

 Box will be in charge of such veterans 

 as C. P. Dadant, Dr. Miller and Geo. W. 

 York of 111. ; Hon. R. L. Taylor, of Mich. ; 

 D. W. Heise, of Ont., Canada; Rev. E. 

 G. Abbott, of^Mo.; and O. O. Poppleton, 

 of Florida. 



I have not yet been able to learn what 

 rates of fare will be charged by the rail- 

 roads, but presume they will be about 

 the same as usual for the G. A. R. En- 

 campment, being one and one-third fare 

 for the round trip from some localities, 

 one fare for round trip from other local- 

 ities, and one cent per mile each way in 

 the Central Passenger Association terri- 

 tory. The rate from any locality may 

 be ascertained at any R. R. station as 

 soon as the agents receive their instruc- 

 tions. A. B. Mason, Sec'y- 



We still have some of those choice 

 Italian queens which we are sending 

 out for clubs of five yearly subscribers. 



"HONEY LOVE" is a truly won 

 derful queen bee. For two seasons her colony has 

 stored something over 200 boxes o£ beautifully 

 finished honey. They have never swarmed— they 

 stick to the boxes up to frost. This spring they 

 are building up with a rapidity that is amazing! 

 Regardless of winds they are out early and late. 

 'Honey Love" is Italian; her bees are far from 

 handsome, though— too dark to be pretty. Tlds is 

 her third year and we are anxious to rear as many 

 daughters as possible while she is yet in her prime. 

 Do you want one at ?1.00? If the daughter you 

 get should prove better than "Honey Love" we 

 will buy her back at $25.00 to breed from another 

 year. 



"lady FAIR" is the most beautiful Gold- 

 en Italian queen we could find anywhere. This we 

 know for we have had samples of all strains. Do 

 you want a daughter of this lovely creature for 

 *1.00 ? This stock is purely fancy— something to 

 show off to your friends after June 1st. 



The S\NARTHM0RE APIARIES, 



5.1t T-tf SWARTHMORE, PA. 



