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VOL XXXII. CHICAGO, ILL, SEPT. 7, 1893. 



NO. 10. 



jtlr. J^I. E. Hastiii^!^, of New York, 

 made us a short but pleasant call last 

 week. He is at the World's Fair with an 

 exhibit of specialties in bee-supplies, etc., 

 and will also assist Mr. Hershiser a little in 

 re-arranging the New York honey exhibit. 

 Mr. Hastings reports a fair trade in sup- 

 plies this season. 



SSoiiie ISeaiitifkil Pictures we have 

 received from B. Taylor, of Forestville, 

 Minn. They represent his home, shop, api- 

 ary, house-apiary, and general surround- 

 ings, which show that Friend Taylor takes 

 delight in having everything neat and 

 beautiful around him. The house-apiary 

 we expect to illustrate in the Bee Journal 

 soon, accompanied with a full description. 



Xlie ]^el>raslca Kce-Keepoi- for 



September was the first to reach our desk. 

 It contains the pictures and condensed bio- 

 graphical sketches of L. D. Stilson, editor 

 of the paper, E. Whitcomb, E. Kretchmer, 

 Mrs. J. N. Heater, G. M. Whitford. J. M. 

 Carr, and Chas. White. Several extra 

 pages are added, and it presents a good ap- 

 pearance. Bro. Stilson is a worker, and 

 will be at the State Fair at Lincoln, Nebr., 

 |rom Sept. 8th to the 15th. Better go, if 

 you can. 



I>r. C C ITIillei* very agreeably sur- 

 prised us by calling quite unexpectedly last 

 week. He was on his way to attend the 

 Seventh International (13th National) and 

 Second World's Sunday School Conven- 

 tions, in St. Louis, Mo., beginning Aug. 30th 

 and closing Sept. 6th. The Doctor is never 

 happier than when engaged in Sunday 

 school work, and he may well be, for to our 

 mind there is nothing more soul-inspiring 

 or "happifying" than that very work. 

 Long may he live to bless this great cause 

 with his cheering, helpful efforts, and holy 

 and humble life. 



Mr. Jas. W. XoMiiley, of Octavia, 

 Nebr., gave us a pleasant call recently. He 

 was " taking in " the Fair, and thought he 

 had "done it" pretty thoroughly. He 

 farms and cares for his bees in the sum- 

 mer, and teaches school in the winter. This 

 makes a most excellent combination, as Mr. 

 T. has proven to his own satisfaction. In 

 his part of the country the honey crop is 

 taken after August first, the principal 

 source being the heart's-ease which seldom 

 fails to yield bountifully. 



Tlie IWew York Honey Exlii1>it 



at the World's Fair has been referred to 

 several times in the Bee Journal, and this 

 week, on page 309, Mr. Hershiser, who has 

 charge of the exhibit, gives what he be- 

 lieves to be the facts about the exhibit, in 

 reply to what we published on pages 200 

 and 201. As to whether other State ex- 

 hibits show superior or inferior honey to 

 that of New York, it is really unnecessary 

 to say, for any one who visits the Fair can 

 easily see for himself. New York does not 

 claim to produce nicer honey than any 



