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THE AMERICAJN BEE JOUKI^AI.. 



winter bees in tlie cellar, nor out sf doors 

 but in a brick house, expressly for keep- 

 ing bees both summer and winter, where 

 the mercury varies from 20 to 40 during 

 winter. I would prefer to winter bees 

 below than above 32, when protected 

 from sudden changes." 



N. P. Allen, Smith's Grove, Ky, 

 ■vvi-ites: — " I send you six new subscribers 

 with the money. I am pleased with the 

 consolidated Bee Journal and will work 

 for its success. Our honey harvest has 

 been the richest we have had for 

 years, and the cultivation of the honey 

 bee has taken a fresh impetus, in conse- 

 quence. I have an apiary of 42 Lang- 

 strotli two story hives, with 20 frames. I 

 succeeded in taking from one hive 428f 

 lbs. of honey, from another 365 lbs., and 

 from 16 stands 3000 lbs.; all extracted. I 

 have R. R. Murphys extractor it runs with 

 ease, and I like it very much. I hope to 

 be able to attend the Annual Meeting of 

 the North American Bee Keepers Conven- 

 tion and to meet many of the prominent 

 Apiarians of the world there." 



H. GooDLAKDEK, Lccsburg, Ind, writes: 

 — "Last April I had only one queen and 15 

 workers. I purchased one weak stock of 

 black bees, put my Italian in, and I now 

 have 13 good colonies. I have on hand 

 39 gallons of houey. Shall winter on 

 sunmier stands this winter. The hives 

 placed in a box, filled with saw dust; 

 entrance open and free. My reasons for 

 so doing is to try to spring them better." 



If Mr. Replogle will send me his address, 

 I can give him some Rocky Mountain 

 seed. 



NORTH AMERICAN 



BEE-KEEPERS' SOCIETY. 



Officers: Seth Iloagland, Mercer, Pa., Presi- 

 dent; AbnerJ. Po{)e, Indianapolis, Secretary ; J. 

 S. Hill, Mt. Healthy, O., Treasurer; D. L. Adair, 

 Hawesville, Ky., Cor. Secretary. Witii cue Vice 

 President in each State, Territory and Province. 



The payment of $1.00, annually, entitles to 

 MemberRhip, and a copy of the Transactions, when 

 published. 



The Fourtli Animal Session of this Society 

 will be held in Pittsbiu-uh, Pa., in the Hall 

 of the GP:KMAN1A SAVINGS BANK 

 building, 4th tioor, corner of Wood and Dia- 

 mond streets, on the 



Second Wednesday of November 



next, (lltli day,) at 10 o'clock, a. m., to con- 

 tinue tliree days. 



HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS. 



We have arranged with the following 

 Hotels to entertain members of tlie N. A. B. 

 K. Society at the prices named, which is 

 from 50 to 75 cents per day below their regu- 

 lar terms : 



St. CiiAjiLEs HoTior., corner of Wood and 

 Third streets, Hair\i t>hlrlH i>roprietor, will 

 charge ^2.50 per day. Can entertain seven- 

 ty-live persons. 



St. Clair Hotel, corner of Penn and 

 Sixth streets, J. N. Anderson, proprietor. 

 Can acconnnodate 100 members at ^2.00 per 

 day, or |;i.50 to those taking rooms with two 

 beds. 



Haise's Hotel, on Liberty street, near 

 St. Clair, Samuel Hare, proprietor. Can 

 keep 100 members at $l.o() per day. This is 

 a regular Farmers' Hotel. Mr.* Hare lias 

 stabling for 100 horses, and can accommo- 

 date those who come with teams. 



Mansion Hoiise, No. 344 Uberty street, 

 G. Bennvt. pro])rietor. Terms to members, 

 ii|!1..5o inT (lay. Can keep sixty. This house 

 is situated near the Union R. R. Depot. 



Central Hotel, on Smithfield street, 

 between 2tl and ;5d avenues, .7. O. Barr & 

 Son, proprietors. Will entertain forty mem- 

 bers, at .^2..50 per day. 



RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS. 



Arrangements with the following named 

 Railroads have been made, and orders re- 

 ceived to procure tickets to pass persons 

 who wish to attend the meeting, to and 

 from, at usual excursion rates. They are 

 signed by the Superintendents of the roads, 

 and require the ticket agent at all the sta- 

 tions on the roads, to sell to persons who 

 present them, a ticket to attend the meeting 

 at usual excursion rates. Within the com- 

 ing ten days, one of these orders will be 

 sent to each of the old members, as well as 

 all others who are known to contemplate 

 attencing the meeting. Those wishing to 

 attend, who do not receive orders by the 1st 

 of November, will notify the undersigned 

 by letter, when a Ticket Order will be 

 promptly forwarded : 

 Pennsylvania Railroad. 

 Piiiladelphia & Erie. 

 Northern Central. 

 Erie & Pittsburgh. 

 Allegheny Valley. 



Pittsburgh, Cincinnati Sz St. Louis, inclu- 

 ding Indianapolis. State Line and Chicago 

 on the West, and Cincinnati and Dayton on 

 the South, and all points between those 

 places and Pittsburgh on the line of these 

 roa<^lsasfar as and including Steubenvilleon 

 the East. 

 Cleveland & Pittsburgh, 

 lialtimore it Ohio. 

 Pittsburgh & McConnelsville. 

 Negotiations are making with other Rail- 

 roads to obtain .similar grants, with an ex- 

 pectation that they will be conceded. Those 

 sending for Ticket Orders will please name 

 the roads they wish to travel over to Pitts- 

 burgh. 



All persons interested in Bee Culture, and 

 those wishing to become so, including la- 

 dies, are invite'^i to attend this meeting. 

 Able speakers will be present, and anima- 

 ted discussions will be had on practical Bee- 

 Keeping. 



Those hnving valuable improvements in 

 Bee-hive, Hoiu-y or Wax extractor, or any 

 other improvenient in Bee-culture are invi- 

 ted to bring them along for exhibitiouj as a 

 room is provided for the safe keeping of 

 such articles in connection with the Hall, 

 and an opportunity will be given to show 

 them. 



The entrance to the Hall on days of meet- 

 ings will be marked by a display of Honey 

 and the Stars and Stripes. 



SETH lIOA(iLAND, President, 

 N. Am. Beekeepers, Society. 

 Mercer, I'a., P. O. Box 107. 

 Oct. 17th, 1874. 



