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VOL. XXXI. CHICAGO, ILL, APRIL 6, 1893. 



NO. 14. 



* ' The Thrush Sing's in the meadow. 



The blue-bird flits on the breeze ; 

 The bees are humming in gladness 



'Neath the budding leaves of the trees. 

 There's a laugh, a carol, a gambol, 



'Mongst the rivulets and the rills. 

 And white-hoofed flocks are nibbling 



The grasses on the hills. 



April is here 1" 



The North American adjourn- 

 ed to raeet in Chicago in 1898, and the 

 forepart of October was suggested. It 

 Is importaijt that the exact date be fixed 

 soon, and as a member of the Executive 

 Committee, we would be pleased to learn 

 what time would best suit those who ex- 

 pect to attend. . Here is what Mr. J. S. 

 Barb, of Oakfield, O., has to say : 



Friend York: — Is not October pretty 

 late for the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association to meet in Cliicago ? I think it 

 would be better to meet earlier, as there 

 will be more flowers in bloom on the Expo- 

 sition Grounds. I wish to attend the con- 

 vention, but also wish to go when I can see 

 the most flowers. What do you think of it ( 



J. S. Bakb. 



We are inclined to think that the first 

 week in October would not be too late 

 for the meeting, still we are not particu- 

 lar about it. Whatever is the desire of 

 the majority of those who expect to at- 

 tend, of course should decide as to the 

 date. We would suggest that all who 

 contemplate being at that convention, 

 just write a postal card not later than 



May 1st (better do it now) to Secretary 

 Benton, saying in just what month and 

 the dates you prefer to have the meeting. 

 That would help the committee greatly 

 in deciding as to the best time to ac- 

 commodate the most of those who will 

 attend. 



We have mot consulted with the other 

 members of the committee about making 

 this "call," but feel that it will be all 

 right, anyway. Address Mr. Frank 

 Benton, at Washington, D, C, in care 

 of the Agricultural Department. 



Let all do this at once, and thus show 

 their interest in what ought to be the 

 grandest gathering of bee-keepers the 

 world has yet beheld. 



R. E. Hartjaugli, of St. Joseph, 

 Mo., committed suicide by taking chlo- 

 roform, on March 19th. He was a 

 dealer in bee-keepers' supplies, and 

 about 50 years old. It is thought that 

 domestic troubles and partial insanity 

 caused him to take the awful step. He 

 left a wife, a daughter, and a son. 



Grading: of Honey.— Mr. H. D. 



Cutting, of Tecumseh, Mich., has sent 

 us the following suggestion on the grad- 

 ing of honey — a subject that received 

 considerable attention at the late con- 

 vention of bee-keepers at Washington, 

 D. C. : 



I would like to make a suggestion, and 

 that is in regard to the " grading of honey." 

 It has been brought up, and in some cases 

 acted upon in several bee-keepers' conven- 

 tions, and in nearly every case veiy unsat- 

 isfactory. At the coming World's Fair we 

 will have together one of the best displays 

 of honey in all grades and all classes ever 

 seen in this country, and as the bee-keepers 

 will hold a convention at that time, I think 

 it would be proper to withhold all attempts 

 at grading honey until then. 



Let it be known that at that convention 



