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"Then, to be brief, we will meutloti a 

 few more of the pioneers : F. F. Collins, 

 Dr. B. F. Carroll, and many more whom 

 it was a pleasure to meet and know. 

 And last, but not least, W. R. Graham, 

 the present President of the Association, 

 and to whom we now owe the present 

 existence of the Association, while some 

 of us have strayed into other branches 

 of business more profitable, as we 

 thought, but of less pleasure and con- 

 tentment, but our W. R. Graham has 

 held firmly and unflinchingly to the old 

 mast-pole, and stands to-day like a peer, 

 and at the head, as one of the foremost 

 bee-keepers of the South. He is always 

 pleasant, meet him when you will ; and, 

 I now speak as 1 feel, and say to my 

 mind, that no better, truer or kinder 

 gentleman ever lived. I know him and 

 love him for what he is." 



Now we want to see every living char- 

 ter member, and every bee-keeper in the 

 South, and all that will come from the 

 North, at our meeting on April 5th and 

 6th ; and let us extend that brotherly 

 love, as mentioned above, all over our 

 land, and then what a happy class of 

 people bee-keepers will be ! 



No hotel bills to pay at the meeting in 

 Greenville, on the 5th and 6th of April. 

 Let all come and enjoy themselves. 



Jennie Atchley. 



COWVEWTIOW DIRECTORY. 



1893. 



Time and place of meeting. 



April 5, 6.— Texas State, at Greenville, Tex. 

 A. H. Jones, Sec, Golden, Tex. 



May 4.— Allegany Co., at Belmont, N. Y. 

 H. C. Farnum, Pres., Transit Bridge, N. Y. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



I^orth American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— Dr. C. C. Miller Marengo, Ills. 



Vice-Pbes.— J. E. Crane Middlehury, Conn. 



Secretary— Frank Benton, Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer- George W. York... Chicago, Ills. 



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XTational Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor.. Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, III. 



Have You Head that wonderful book 

 Premium offer on page 165 ? 



The Bigfg^est Snow-Storm 



since February, 1885, visited Chicago 

 on Jan. 24th. On a dead level it was 

 nearly 10 inches deep, although it was 

 hard to find a place in the city limits 

 where the snow. had not been packed 

 down or scooped into heaps. As soon as 

 the people saw that the storm was in 

 earnest, they began to fight it with 

 brooms, shovels and plows. At every 

 business house the porters and janitors 

 came out with their Implements, and If 

 pedestrians didn't dodge they were hit 

 in the back with hard wads of the com- 

 pressed stuff. Oh, it was a regular, old- 

 fashioned snow-storm, and no mistake 

 about it. The sleighing here has been 

 splendid for several weeks. 



Bee-Men to Organise.— There 

 will be a bee-keepers' meeting held in 

 Bronson, Bourbon County, Kans., in 

 Goodno's Hall, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 

 1893. The object is to organize a bee- 

 keepers' association for Bourbon and 

 Allen counties. You are to bring your 

 dinner basket and stay all day, and are 

 assured ©f having a good time. There 

 will be a full programme. The meeting 

 is called by J. C. Balch, of Bronson, and 

 others. 



Mr. R. S. Russell, President of 

 the Indiana State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, says that their late convention at 

 Indianapolis was " not so largely at- 

 tended as was expected, yet the work 

 performed was very satisfactory, and 

 will result in much good to the bee- 

 keepers of Indiapa." 



Anpual Catalos:ues or Price- 

 Lists we have received from — 



Thomas G. Newman, 147 S. Western 

 Ave., Chicago, Ills. — Bee-Keepers' Sup- 

 plies. 



J. W. Rouse & Co., Mexico, Mo. — Bee- 

 Keepers' Supplies, Bees, Queens, Honey 

 and Beeswax. 



J. F. Michael, German, O. — 5-Banded 

 Golden Italian Queens, 3-Banded Queens, 

 and Bee- Keepers' Supplies. 



