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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 28, 



he may not be given to honeyed words, he has a kindly heart 

 and sympathetic nature. 



At Mr. Abbott's left, and just in front of one of the pil- 

 lars, is Mr. David Coggshall, who, I believe, owns an apiary of 

 some 500 or 600 colonies of bees. Like his brother, W. L , 

 he lives in a beautiful residence — one that would compare 

 favorably with some of the dwellings on the fashionable 

 streets of our cities. Both of the Coggshalls are bright, keen 

 business farmers — at least I judge them to be such from the 

 general thrift and appearance of everything upon their premi- 

 ses. There were no broken-down gates, tumble-down fences, 

 no poor excuses of barns, or houses sadly in need of paint. 



At Mr. Coggshall's left is Mrs. Mason, wife of Dr. A. B. 

 Mason, the enterprising secretary of the United States Bee- 

 Keepers" Union. The Doctor is one of those whole-souled, 

 happy, good-natured men whom it is a pleasure to know ; and 

 while his face beams all over with smiles, he is quite liable to 

 say something that will hit {/ou, if you do not look out. If 

 you do not like it — well, he is too fat and happy, he says, to 

 worry very much about it. Mrs. Mason is one of those quiet, 

 pleasant women whom it is a pleasure to meet. She very 

 often goes with her husband to bee-conventions, and the Doc- 

 tor says he takes her along to keep htm straight. 



In front of Mrs. Mason, with his arm resting upon the 

 railing, and sitting down, is the kindly face of Dr. Miller. He 

 is another strong convention man. Without him, a conven- 

 tion to me always has something lacking. The Doctor has a 

 happy faculty of throwing in jokes and short pithy speeches 

 that help very much to enliven a convention. 



Just back of Dr. Miller, ank next to Mrs. Mason, is Geo. 

 W. Yo'k, president of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union, 

 and editor of the American Bee Journal. He was again hon- 

 ored with the office, and will probably be our presiding officer 

 at the next meeting at Cincinnati or Omaha, or wherever it 

 may be held. Mr. York is a little chap ; but what he lacks in 

 stature is made up in energy and hard work. If he loves his 

 friends he loves them with all his heart. He never believes in 

 doing anything half way. 



At Mr. York's left, and in the background, a little to the 

 right of the middle pillar, is Mr. E. A. Wander, of Connecti- 

 cut. I made his acquaintance at the Buffalo convention, and 

 had the pleasure of his company at Niagara Falls. He is royal 

 good company. 



In front of Mr. Wander is Mr. 0. 0. Poppleton, a bee- 

 keeper of national reputation, of wide experience in the North 

 and the South — one who, while he does not write very much 

 for the journals, yet, when he does write, has something to 

 say. He is a very careful, thoughtful bee-keeper. So careful 

 and conservative is he that he has been engaged to make some 

 experiments for us for a year or so back, in testing various 

 articles that we were about to put on the market, but which 

 we could not do in our Northern climate. 



Next to Mr. Wander, and back of Mr. Poppleton, almost 

 too much in the shade to be seen distinctly, appears Mr. P. H. 

 Elwood, of New York. He is a large man, of fine appear- 

 ance ; nor does this exterior belie his real heart. With the 

 possible exception of Mr. W. L. Coggshall, just in front of 

 him, and a little to his left, he owns and operates the largest 

 number of colonies of any bee-keeper represented in this view. 

 In general characteristics he and Mr. Poppleton are a good 

 deal alike — careful, conservative. He is too busy to write 

 much for the journals, and too modest to say much in conven- 

 tions. But when he does express himself I.e gives us some- 

 thing to think about. 



Just in front of him, with his elbow resting on the railing, 

 is Mr. W. L. Coggshall. 



The next face that I recognize on the porch is that of Mr. 

 Miles Morton, of New York, who is the " brother-in-law " of 

 Mr. Niver. Mr. Morton has been for years the local supply- 

 dealer in Tompkins county. During my recent visit to New 

 York State, I called at his place. Like the Coggshalls, he has 

 a beautiful home, and in the rear a nicely equipt shop for 

 making hives, sections, etc. Mr. Morton must be auothor Dr. 

 Tinker, for it is easy to see he is a born mechanic. Every- 

 thing turned out from his shop is beautifully smooth and 

 accurate. He is a man of original ideas,. and in his quiet way 

 he has licen using and advocating certain devices which, in 

 my humble judgment, will in the near future come to the 

 front. 



Getting ofl from the porch, and just in front of the pillar 

 on the right, with his hands behind him, and his hat on, is 

 the Hon. E. Whitcomh, vice-president of the United States 

 Bee-Keepers' Union. He had come all the way from Nebraska. 

 For years he has been one of the active bee-keepers of his 

 State; and the handle to his name shows that ho has dabbled 

 mure or less in politics. I took a walk with him through the 



streets of Lincoln, Nebr., and found that he is known famil- 

 iarly pretty well over the city. He introduced several of us 

 to Senator Thurston, of the United States Senate ; and I could 

 not help noting on all occasions that one and all seemed to 

 feel that Mr. Whitcomb was a man of influence. 



Just in front of Mr. Whitcomb, and a little to the right, 

 with his back against the railing, and his head between two 

 flags, stands R. F. Holtermann, editor of the Canadian Bee 

 Journal, and apicultural experimenter of the Ontario Agricul- 

 tural College. Mr. Holtermann, altho a young man, has been 

 honored with the oQice of president of the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, and has also been its secretary. E'er 

 one, and possibly two, years he has been president of the 

 Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association, and for years has been 

 recognized as one of the leading bee-keepers of Canada. He 

 is active in conventions, and writes to a considerable extent 

 for the agricultural press. 



Just in front of Mr. Holtermann, and a little to his right 

 stands Mr. Frank Benton. This gentleman has probably 

 traveled more miles after big and little bees, past through 

 more real hardships, and has probably seen more of the api- 

 cultural world in this and other lands, than any other living 

 man. It was he who accompanied D. A. Jones, and acted as 

 interpreter for that gentleman in a trip through Europe and to 

 the Holy Land after Eastern bees, the result of which trip was 

 the introduction of Syrian and Cyprian bees into this country ; 

 and it was Mr. Benton who went through the jungles of India 

 after Apis dorsata, studied them in their native homes, and 

 sent back reports at various times in regard to these and other 

 species of bees. He is probably more intimately acquainted 

 with the different bees of the world than any other man living. 

 At the present he is connected with the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment of general government, in the Division of Entomology. 

 Mr. Benton is exceptionally well educated, reading and speak- 

 ing fluently several different languages. He is a fine conver- 

 sationalist, and a direct and forcible speaker; and were it not 

 for some unfortunate things that have happened at recent 

 conventions (whether he was right or wrong I need not dis- 

 cuss), he would be one of the most popular men in our ranks. 



There, I believe I have given all the names that I can re- 

 member. There are some faces among those above that seem 

 familiar to me, but at this time and place I cannot locate 

 them, for I am not good at -remembering names, especially if 

 they are piled upon at the rate of four or five a minute. 



This picture does not by any means represent all the lead- 

 ing bee-keepers who attended the convention at Buffalo; but 

 when I come to review in my own mind the lives of a few of 

 our leading lights, I feel proud of our industry and of the 

 men who represent it ; and in my travels among bee-keepers I 

 am more and more convinced of the fact that they are supe- 

 rior men and women. A large number are leaders in some of 

 our best professions. No wonder, then, that they are shining 

 lights in the bee-keeping world. Ernest R. Root. 



Honey as Food is the name of a 24-page pamphlet, 

 Siixd'i Inches, which we are now printing fur general dis- 

 tribution among those who should be users of honey. It is 

 just the thing for bee-keepers to hand to every one of their 

 customers, and also to those whom they would like to have as 

 customers. It is very handy in size — just right to go into an 

 ordinary business envelope. It contains 10 illustrations, five 

 of which are somewhat comic, and help to make it attractive. 

 There is a blank space for your name and address. About 

 half of the pamphlet was written by Dr. Miller, and then we 

 added thereto many new and valuable honey recipes — for 

 cooking and for medicinal purposes. In all, it makes a neat 

 little pamphlet. Send a two-cent stamp and we will mail you 

 a sample of " Honey as Food." 



Prices for quantities, postpaid — 2.5 for 40 cents; 50 for 

 60 cents ; 100 for 90 cents : 200 for $1.50. By express, 

 not prepaid, 500 for $3.00; 1,000, $5.00. 



Now let the orders come in, and we will do our best to fill 



them promptly. Remember, a sample copy is mailed for only 



a two-cent stamp. 



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A PiCMT Binder for holding a year's numbers of the 

 American Bee Journal, we propose to mall, postpaid, to every 

 subscriber who Sends us 20 cents. It Is called "The Wood 

 Binder," is patented, and is an entirely new and very simple 

 arrangement. Full printed directions accompany each Binder. 

 Every reader should get it, and preserve the copies of the Bee 

 Journal as fast as they are received. They are Invaluable for 

 reference, and at the low price of the Binder you can afford to 

 get It yearly. 



