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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



their ire. then poui' alcohol over them. From 

 both stings and fi'oni the bees is extracted a 

 (jowerful medicine called " ajjis mellitica," 

 though that from the stings must be more con- 

 centrated. Within the last few days we have 

 had a call for royal jelly. The party who or- 

 dered it was willing to pay any price for two 

 ounces of the ptire article. We replied that it 

 would be impossible for us to fill the order at 

 this time of yeai- so far north, and referred him 

 to one of our queen-bi'eeders in the Sotith— Mr. 

 .1. D. Fooshe, Coronaca, S. C. who has under- 

 taken to till the order. Well, the products of 

 the hive are three— possibly four: honey, wax, 

 stings, and royal .jelly, the two last being for 

 medicinal purposes. 



Our subscription list at this date is 10.30.5. 



TiiK '.'<'ith annual meeting of the Michigan 

 State Ilcc-kcciicrs' Assdciation will be held in 

 Grand Rapids, Dec. HI and .Ian. 1 next. We ex- 

 pect to be present at this convention. See pro- 

 gram in next column. It promises to be a good 

 one. 



MAKE YOUR WII-I>. 



Yes, everybody should make one as soon 

 as he is of legal age. If you haven't any 

 thing to will, after you have made a will you 

 will be more likely to scratch around and 

 have something: and especially should every 

 married couple make their wills. You can 

 not begin too early, and you can begin too late, 

 for hardly a day passes but that we see some 

 sad consequences just because " he didn't make 

 a will." You may think that you haven't prop- 

 erty enough to bother with: but, my dear 

 friend, everybody is liable to have property. 

 Funny, isn't it? Well, if you do not make a 

 will, the courts and the lawyers will take quite 

 a slice of your property, and what there is left 

 will likely be tied up in such a way that your 

 wife can have the benefit of but a small part of 

 it. no matter how badly she nt^eds it. Every 

 Christian should make a will: but I am afraid 

 that Christians are as careless and unfeeling in 

 this matter, oftentimes, as other people. I sup- 

 pose that, in the majority of cases, you would 

 prefer to have your wife take charge of every 

 thing, and stand in your place: and she can do 

 this-without lawyers or courts if you just leave 

 a little scrap of paper, saying. " I leave every 

 thing to my dear wife." If more children are 

 likely to come to your home, some mention or 

 provision should be made for them in the will. 

 Your lawyer can tell you just how to do it. vSo 

 you see I am beginning to feel friendly toward 

 the family lawyer as well as toward the family 

 physician. It is a little funny, is it not? But 

 don't you thinkit indicates that lam beginning 

 to be a broader and better man than I have 

 been? Never mind: get right at it and make 

 your will this minute, if it is not done already. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Eastern New York Bee-keepers' AssociaUon wiU meet 

 with the North American, at Albany. Dec. 8 to 11. 

 Fuller's Station , N. Y. W. S. Ward. Sec. 



The Illinois State Bee-keepers' Association will hold its an- 

 nual convention at SpringtieUl, 111., Dec 16 and 17. at the Capi 

 tol buildinp. We have the promise of reduced rates on the 

 Chicago. Alton & St. L. K. R., and expect low rates on all the 

 roads lun'iintfinto Springfield. We have special rates at the 

 St. Nicholas Hotel, of $\.M per day, where two occupy one bed. 

 A good program is expected. .1. A. Sto.ne, Shc. 



Bradfordton, 111. 



The Michigan State Bee-keepers' Association will meet in 

 (Jiand Ranids, Mich., on Thursday. Dec. 31st. 1891, and Friday, 

 Jan. 1st. 1892. O. E. Hilton. Sec, Fremont, Mich. 



PROGRAM. 



Morning session, Dec. .'il, 1(1 a.m. Secretary's report of last 



meeting. Appointment of committees. Reception of mem- 

 liers. Ad.iournment. 



.Afternoon session. Annual address, by Pres. R. L. Taylor. 

 The Best All-purijose Brood-frame. J. H. Larrabce, Agricniltu- 

 ral College, Mich. The Bicycle vs. the Horse, for Out-:ipiary 

 Trips. E. R. Root, Medina, O. (Juestion-box. Reception of 

 members. Adjournment. 



Evening session, 7 o'clock. Bees. Poultr.y, and Vrult. .J. A. 

 Pearce. Grand Rapi<ls. Michigan. Trying New Things. W. Z. 

 Hutchinson. Flint. Mich. Question-box. Adjournment. 



Jan. 1, 9 A.M. Cellar vs. Ouldoor Wintering. A. J. Acker, 

 Martiney, Mich. What l;u-iness can be profitably combined 

 with Bee-keeping? Wm. E. (Jould, Fremont, Mich. Cause and 

 Cure of Foul Brood. Dr. A. B. Mason. Auburndule, O. Ques- 

 tion-liox. Reception of members Adjournment. 



Afternoon session. 2 o'clock. The Uses and .Abuses of Foun- 

 dation. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch. Mich. Carniolan Bees. H. 

 D Cutting, Clinton, Mich. Deciding place of next meeting. 

 Election of officers. Reports of committees, Financial re- 

 port of secretary. Miscellaneous business, .\djournment. 



PROGRAM 



of the North American Bee-keepers' .\ssociation, to be held in 

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



FIRST DAY— TUESDAY, DEC. 8. 



Informal meeting in the evening. 



SECOND DAY^— WEDNESDAY', DEC. 9. 



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



Appointment of Committees, and routine business, 



10:3(1 A. M.— Some of the Newer Races of Bees. -Frank Benton, 

 Washington, D. C, Discussion. Question-box, 



2 P. M.— The Prevention of Swarming,— AV. F, Clarke. Guelph, 

 Ontario, Canada. Discussion: The Prevention and Control of 

 Swarming. 



3:30 p. M.~ The Italian Bee. What are the principal points of 

 excellence, and to which qualities should we give the prefer- 

 ence with a scale of markings as for neat stock ?— G. H. Knick- 

 erbocker, Pine Plains. N. Y. Discussion. Question-box. 



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

 position.— .\. B. Mason, .\uburiidale, O. Discussion. 



THIRD DAY— THURSDAY-, DEC. 10, 



9 A, M,— Election of Officeis, Selection of next place of meet^ 

 ing. Business of the .Association, Volunteer contributions, 

 . 10:30 A, M,— Discussion: Prices and uses of Honey and Sugar. 

 Question-box, 



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

 —C. C. Miller Marengo, 111. Discussion: What the Market de- 

 mands for Packages and Grading. To be participated in by 

 honey-merchants and bee-keepers. 



3:.30 p. M.— Discussion : What ought the Department of Agri- 

 culture to do in Apiculture ! Question-box. 



7 ::?0 p. M.— The Bees, the Location, and the Apiarist.- G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino, N, Y. Discussion: Should Bee-keeping 

 be made a Specialty ! 



FOURTH D.\Y— FRIDAY, DEC. 11. 



9 A. M.— Some facts not generally known about rendering 

 beeswax.— R, F. Holtermann, Brantford, Canada, Discussion: 

 Rendering and Purifying Beeswax, and Making Comb foun<la- 

 tion Sheets. 



10:30 A. M.— Report of Committees, and unfinished business. 

 .\djournment. 



HOTEL RATES. 



Globe Hotel, $2.iHi per day, American Hotel, 82,00 per day. 

 Cox Bros., No. 4 Williams St,. 81.00 per da.y i temperance hotlsei. 

 W. H. K"eler. 488 Broadway. European plan Rooms. .50. 75 cts., 

 $1.00. Kimball House. 09 Washington St., ?1,(K), Merchant's 

 Hotel, -ig? Bioadw.av. $2.0(1. I. Keeler, Kestaurant, .56 State St., 

 Odel Restauiant. 94 State St. 



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 .Vme- ic:in Bee keepers' Convention, Dec. 8—11. 1891, from 

 the followiir.; de-i rib' d trunk-line territory: 



By theCentnl Traltie .\ssociation from St. Louis, and nearly 

 ,•1 11 points in Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Pennsvlvania, as far east 

 as Pitt^bmg; New York, as far east as Salamanca; and On- 

 tario. Canada, as far north as Toronto. By the Trunk Line As- 

 sociation, which includes the rem:iiiidei- of New York, Penn- 

 sylvania, and New Jersey: and the Southern Passenger As- 

 sociation, which includes all the principal roads in the South- 

 ern Slates. 



Bee-keefiers from Vermont can obtain reduced rates over 

 the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. R. R., which can be conven- 

 iently taken at Addison Junction or Ticonderoga, N. Y.,or at 

 Rutland, Vt, 



INSTRUCTIONS TO PERSONS ATTENDING THE MEETING. 



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

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



2. If the startingpoint is located on some small road, or one 

 not in either one of the three trunk-line :issociations making 

 the coueessioii, tickets should be pinchased only to the most 

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

 ed, and thence by direct routes only, through to i>lace of 

 meeting, 



3. The going ticket must be purchased within three days 

 before, or not more than three days after, the opening date of 

 the meeting, otherwise no reduction in fare will be made on 

 the return passage, 



i. Each person availing himself of the concession will pay 

 full (aritr fare going to the meeting, and get a certificate tilled 

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

 (The agents keep llie eertitieates in stock,) 



.5. Present the eerlitie;ite to the secretary at the meeting, 

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

 ferable. 



