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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1.5. 



Ill honor ot the visit ot Prof, A. J. Cook and A. I. Root. Mr. C. 

 W \hli<itt President of llie Southern California Bee-keepers' 

 Association, will call a special se^sion. to be held in Los Aniye- , 

 les at the Ch.iniber of t'oniineice. January 6 and 1. 1892. Ihc 

 Chamber of Commerce is a Kood location, and the California 

 uermanent exhiliit in an ad.ioining room will no doubt be of 

 nterest to all, as it is one of the best exhibits of the products 

 of this section in the State. G. W. Broadbeck. Sec. 



Los Angeles, Nov. 7. 



As previously stated, the meetine of the North .\mcrican 

 Bee keepers' Association vfill take place at Albany. N. Y., Dec. 

 8 to 11 (Hir president has been working hard, and has secured 

 reduced railroad rates from Chicago and.the Mississippi Riv- 

 er and from the Smith. The meeting promises to be the best 

 in the history of the association, and we hope the West will 

 send a good delegation. Besides personal members' attend- 

 ance we expect everv local and State association to send one 

 or more delegates, this will be a good occasion for Western 

 bee-men to become acquainted with the noted bee-keepers of 

 the East, nearly all of whom will attend this meeting. Bee- 

 keepers de-iring to attend will jilcase send their names either 

 to the president, Mr. P. H. Ehvood Starkville, N. Y. or to the 

 undersigned, as we intend to publish a full list ot those who 

 are expected to be present. 0. P. Dadant. Sec, Hamilton, 111. 



PRO(iRAM 

 of the North American Bee-keepers' Association, to be held in 

 Agricultural Hall, Albany, N. Y.. Dec. 8 to 11. 



DECEMBER 8— INFORMAL MEETING. 

 FIRST DAY— WEDNESDAY. DEC. 9. 

 9 A. M.-Presldent's Address.— P. H. Elwood. Starkville, N. Y. 

 Appointment of Committees, and routine business. Ques- 

 tion-box. 



8 p. M.— The Prevention of Swarming.— W. F. Clarke, Guelph, 

 .Ontario, Canada. Discussion. Question-box. 



7-30 p. M.— The Outlook for Apiculture at the Columbian Ex- 

 position.— A. B. Mason, .\uburndale, O. Discussion. 

 SECOND DAY— THURSDAY, DEC. 10. 



9 A M.— Election of Officers. Selection of next place of meet- 

 ing. Business of the Association. Volunteer contributions. 

 Discussion. " Prices of Honey and Sugar." 



2 p M.— Can we settle upon two sizes of sections as standard > 

 — C. C. Miller. Marengo. 111. Discussion. Question-box. 



7:aip. M.— The Bees, the Location, and the .Apiarist.- G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino, N. Y. Discussion. 



THIRD DAY— FRIDAY, DEC. 11. 



9 A. M.— The Italian Bees. Wliat are the principal points of 

 excellence, and to which (pialities should we give the prefer- 

 ence!— G. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains, N. Y. Discussion. 

 Question-box. 



2 P.M.— Some facts not generally known about icndering 

 beeswax.— R. F. Holterraann, Brantford, Canada. 



ADJOURNMENT. 



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 549° PEnYEAi'j 



REDUCED RATES ON RAILROADS. 



One and one-third regular fare for round trip. The conces- 

 sion is for delegates and others going to Albany to attend the 

 North American Bee-keepers' Convention. Dec. 8—11. 1891, from 

 the following described trunk-line territory. 



Bv the Central Traffic Association from all points in Ohio. 

 Indiana Illinois. Pennsylvania, as far east as Pittsburg; New 

 York as far east as Salamanca ; and Ontario. Canada, as far 

 north as Toronto. Trunk Line .\s>nriatioii of N.w Y'ork. Penn- 

 sylvania, and New Jersey, ami I he Souihevn l'a>si-nger Associ- 

 ation, which includes all the principal roads of the Southern 

 States. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO PERSONS ATTENDING THB MEETING. 



1 The concession is for delegates and others going to Al- 

 bany from any of the above described trunk-line territory. 



2. "It the sfartingpoint is located on some small road, or one 

 not in either one of the three liunk-line associations making 

 the concession, tickets should Iw )iurchased only to the most 

 convenient place where a trunk-line certificate can be obtain- 

 ed, and thence by direct routes only, through to iilace of 

 meeting. , , , .^, . ., , 



3 The going ticket must be purchased within three days 

 before or not ni'jre than three days after, the opening date of 

 the meeting, (.therwise no reduction in fare will be made on 

 the return passage. . 



i Each pei-son availing himself ot the concession will pay 

 full tariff fare going to the meeting, and get a certificate filled 

 in on one side by the agent of whom the ticket is purchased. 

 (The agents keep the cerliticates in stock.) 



.i Present the certificate to the secretary at the meeting, 

 that the other side may be filled in. Certificates are not trans- 

 ferable. .„ ^ , , „., J . I, »,, 



6 On presentation of the ccrtihcate. duly filled in on both 

 side^ within three dn\s i=niid.iv excepted i after the adjourn- 

 ment' of the meeting tbe ticket agi'iit at Albany will return 

 the person to his starting-point at one-third regular fare. The 

 return ticket will be issued over the nuite used m going to 

 meeting, and will be available for continuous passage only. 



VERY' IMPORTANT. 



7 It is absolutely necesary for each passenger, before start- 

 ing to obtain a certificate from the ticket agent at the point 

 at which the going ticket is purchased, otherwise said passen- 

 ger will be unable to obtain special rate for return journey, 

 and will be obliged to pay full larilf rates m bcjth directions. 



8 Delegates, and others .ivailing themselves of the conces- 

 sion should present themselves a,i the office for certificates 

 and tickets at least thirty minutes before the departure of 



'9^ Every person attending the meeting should get a certifi- 

 cate uo matter how short the distance, as. the more certifi- 

 cates are signed at the meeting, the easier it will be to secure 

 reduced rates another year. 



1 I)ray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world. 

 but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.: John 17; l.i. 



Do not fail to hear Dr. Miller sing some gen- 

 uine bee-keepers' songs at the North American 

 convention at Albany. The words were com- 

 posed by the vice-president, Eugene Secor. and 

 the music by the doctor himself. 



Kro. Newman, of the Ameriran Bee Journal, 

 has just written us that the condition of his 

 health is such that he probably will not be able 

 to attend the next convention of the N. A. B. 

 K. A., at Albany. No one has worked more 

 earnestly or faithfully for the success of this 

 organization than he, and we shall all regret 

 his enforced absence. 



When we attend conventions, whether it be 

 the North American or that of any other asso- 

 ciation, let us lay aside, at least for the time, 

 all personalities and personal flings. Some con- 

 ventions which we have attended in the past 

 year have been marred a little by some un- 

 pleasant things said of those in attendance. 

 We come to love and to learn, not to give and 

 receive personal attacks. 



The lirst number of TJie Bee Journal, pub- 

 lished at Winona, Minn., puts in a creditable 

 appearance. The articles and editorials are 

 good, and we wish it success. We regret to see 

 it take a name so similar to the "Old Reliable,"' 

 published at Chicago. T}ie American. Bee Jour- 

 nal. In another column will be found an ex- 

 cellent clipping from the new paper; but for 

 the life of us we hardly knew how to credit it 

 in such a way that it would be known from the 

 Chicago bee-journal. There are lots of good 

 names: for instance. The Noi-t]tH^ester)i Apia- 

 rist. It is not too late to change now. 



This journal will probably be in your hands 

 about the time — possibly a little before— the 

 convention in Chicago meets. I expect to go 

 home with Dr. Miller. Marengo. 111., and stay 

 a couple of days: then I shall be a couple of 

 days in Mitchell. South Dakota. From that 

 point I shall go to Denver, Col., about Nov. 30. 

 On the morning of Dec. 1 we leave Denver for 

 Salt Lake City, to attend the convention there 

 Dec. 3d and -ith. Letters may lie addressed to 

 me at any of tiie above points. Then I expect 

 to visit li. A. March. Fidalgo. Wash. Return- 

 ing. I shall be present at the convention in 

 Sacramento. Dec. 1I5 and 17. Descriptive notes 

 of travel will appear in each issue, commencing 

 with our next. 



Uncle Amos has become a second time a 

 gi'andpa. May be some of you would like to re- 

 joice with us in the advent of a little stranger 

 that arrived at the home of our son-in-law 

 John, on the morning of Nov. 13. John, you 

 know, is the husband of our eldest daughter, 

 Maud. The young mother is as happy and 

 smart as can be, and th(> inhabitants of Root- 

 ville ar(^ all talking about the two boys. Howard 

 Root Calvert and Leland Ives Root, who are to 

 take charge of and keep up the name and repu- 

 tation of the Home of the Honey-bees when 

 their fathers become old and burdened under 

 the load of business. May God's blessing rest 

 on the boys I and while they build on earth, 

 may they also have the spirit that will enable 



