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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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are being formulated as rapidly as possible, and that in this 

 buildiiiK the management will take no back seat, but that it 

 will be the finest ever opened exclusively for the exhibition of 

 honey in the world, and that It will be supplied with a con- 

 venient operating-room where exhibition jars can be filled and 

 honey litjuefied without the usual inconvenience. 



We want you and all the bee-keepers of the United States 

 with us next summer, and there will be nothing in Omaha 

 that is too good for you, either. The Illinois appropriation 

 has already been made, and I desire that the' bee-keepers shall 

 pitch In and claim their share before it has been absorbed by 

 other societies. You will certainly recogniz e the importance 

 of moving promptly in this matter. Somehow, I have always 

 had a tender regard for Illinois and her people. There was 

 where I spent my boyhood, and when the War broke out I 

 shouldered the rausket and served in one of her regiments 

 four years ; and there is in her State House to-day an old tat- 

 tered flag which I have followed through the smoke of many 

 battles, and on many a weary day's march. 



No, Mr. York, I shall not rest quite contented until Illi- 

 nois is well installed in the Trans-Mississippi honey-show, and 

 you cannot blame me for it, either. Your very kind letter has 

 carried me away back to the old homestead on the prairies, 

 and to the scenes that toucht the hearts of men, and these re- 

 flections have toucht me, also, and I trust that you will for- 

 give me for these expressions which might to some appear to 

 be childish, but when these things come to me as fresh as 

 'twere only yesterday, I rather prefer to be a boy again. 

 Yours truly, E. Whitcomb, 



CoinmUsioncr for the Apiarhm Dept. 



'Tis just as we said, Mr. Whitcomb is the right man for 

 the place to which he has been appointed. If he can't get to- 

 gether the finest honey-show on earth, no one can. 



At the convention to be held in Chicago, Nov. 10 and 1 1, 

 perhaps some steps can be taken toward the exhibit which the 

 bee-keepers of this State will furnish. 



We hope that bee-keepers of other States will write to Mr. 

 Whitcomb at once, and receive instructions as to how to pro- 

 ceed. Address him at Friend, Nebr. 



Xlie Convention Picture on the first page of 

 this number unfortunately shows only a very few of those who 

 were at the Buffalo meeting. In addition to those named by 

 Editor Root are these, that we happen to remember : 



Immediately against the first post at the left is Henry W. 

 Haag, of Stark Co., Ohio, one of the younger members of the 

 convention. 



With his left arm against the first post at the right, is E. 

 H. Sturtevant, of Washington Co., N. Y. Mr. S. is a very 

 quiet man in a convention, but out among the bees we imag- 

 ine he " gets there, just the same." 



Back of the sturdy Whitcomb is Mr. Gates, of Tennessee 

 — the man standing furthest to the right in the picture. He 

 was formerly from Michigan, was a soldier in the late Civil 

 War, but has now gone back to the land of sunshine and 

 flowers to keep bees instead of fighting. 



Geo. Spitler, of Crawford Co., Pa., stands on the ground 

 down in front of Dr. Miller. 



Herbert Gibson, of Ontario, Canada, we believe, stands at 

 Mr. Spitler's left. 



There are others in the picture that we ought to know, 

 but are ashamed to confess that we cannot recall by name. 

 There are several standing near the door at the left that were 

 not bee-keepers, but simply visitors or people who lived in the 

 bouse shown. 



Brasilianisclie Bienenpfles:e.— The first num- 

 ber of a Brazilian bee-journal, with this title, has been re- 

 ceived. Translated, the name means " Brazilian Bee-Keep- 

 iug." And in what language do you suppose it is printed ? 

 German — beautifully printed in the German language, fine 

 paper and presswork, and Emil Schenk its editor and pub- 

 lisher. The white population of Brazil is chiefly Portuguese, 

 so Its field is somewhat limited, notwithstanding the immense 

 territory its name suggests. This is the second attempt to 



establish a bee-journal in Brazil, and it is to be hoped that it 

 may be more successful than the first. The contents of this 

 first number give promise that Herr Schenk knows what he's 

 up to. The paper is publisht at Curltiba, the capital of the 

 State of Parana. 



Tl?e Weekly Budget. 



Mr. J. D. GivENS, of Dallas Co., Tex., when remitting for 

 1897 advertising, said: "My advertisement in the 'Old 

 Reliable ' has paid well this season." 



Rev. H. Rohrs, of Rock Co., Wis., writing Oct. 20, said: 

 "If nothing happens to prevent, I will be in Chicago Nov. lO 

 and 11, for the Northwestern convention." We hope Mr. 

 Rohrs will bring along a number of other good Wisconsin bee- 

 keepers. 



Mr. Geo. W. Williams, of Polk Co., Mo., writing Oct. 

 14, said : 



" It is still dry here. We had a very light shower Sunday 

 —just enough to lay the dust for the time. I am doubling up 

 my bees and feeding." 



Dr. C. C. Miller visited us last week, when attending a 

 banquet given by the Frank B. White Co., in this city. The 

 Doctor was feeling well, and expects to be here to attend the 

 Northwestern convention, Nov. 10 and 11. We will have 

 more to say of the banquet given by the Frank B. White Co. 

 next week. 



Mrs. a. a. Simpson, of Greene Co., Pa., is not only a suc- 

 cessful bee-keeper but a poultry fancier as well. She won 

 first and second premiums on honey at their Couuty Fair this 

 year, also first on Barred P. Rocks, second on White P. Rocks, 

 and first and second on S. L. Wyandottes. Her bees are in 

 first-class condition for winter — she never saw them better. 



Mr. T. Gbeiner, a noted agriculturist of Ontario Co., N. 

 Y., writing in the Farm and Fireside for Oct. 1, said : 



"I am not a bee-keeper, and yet I am greatly interested 

 in bees, as all farmers, gardeners and fruit-growers ought to 

 b.e. They fit well on the farm, and are almost necessary for 

 the best success in fruit-growing. Besides, a little honey is a 

 fine thing to have on one's table, and it is so wholesome, too." 



Mr. George L,acey, of Livingston Co., N. Y., writing 

 Oct. 8, said : 



"I could not get along without the Bee Journal. I think it 

 a very good paper. Altho I am quite young and not a very 

 big bee-keeper, I took a great interest in the Buffalo conven- 

 tion. As soon as I saw those big bee-men I knew them be- 

 cause I have seen most of their pictures in the Bee Journal 

 and bee-books." 



Mr. John F. Loqsdon, of Allegany Co., Md., made us a 

 very pleasant call Tuesday, Oct. 19. He was in Chicago to 

 attend the funeral services of an older brother. Mr. Logsdou 

 has about 175 colonies of bees, but on account of fool brood 

 in his apiary the past season, his crop was only 1,000 pounds 

 of extracted, and an equal amount of comb honey, gathered 

 principally from white clover and linden. Mr. L. has been a 

 reader of the Bee Journal about 20 years. It seemed like 

 a meeting of old friends. 



Mr. p. R. Hobble anb Wife, of Ford Co., Kans., made 

 us a delightful call Monday, Oct. 18, with Mrs. Hobble's 

 sister, living near Chicago, wliom they were visiting. Mr. H. 

 had 7 colonies last spring, iucreast to 20 by natural swarm- 

 ing, and took .500 pounds of extracted honey and 720 of 

 comb honey. He lives in or near what is known as "The Great 

 American Desert," but from his apiarian report it seems that 

 that " Desert" is fast beginning "to blossom as the rose." 

 Mr. Hobble finds a reidy home market for all the honey he 

 can produce. 



See " Bee-Keeper's Guide" offer on page 685. 



