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be proud of what he has done for them, 

 and also of the exhibit itself. 



The exhibits of Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio 

 were all nearly, if not quite, completed. 



Dr. Mason, and his pleasant son, Ellis, 

 were there to put the finishing touches on 

 the Ohio exhibit. 



Bros. Hershiser and Hastings were re- 

 arranging the New York extracted honey 

 exhibit, and also putting in place a number 

 of excellent bee-appliances invented and 

 manufactured by Bro. Hastings. 



Bro. Pringle, and his winsome daughter, 

 are still there, looking after the honey ex- 

 hibit of Ontario. Bro. Pringle had just re- 

 turned from the Province which he repre- 

 sents, with several hundred pounds of new 

 honey for their already large and fine ex- 

 hibit. Ontario knows how to "get there " 

 as well as some other folks, when it comes 

 to producing premium honey. 



We expect shortly to continue the publi- 

 cation of illustrations and detailed descrip- 

 tions of the various apiarian exhibits. But, 

 of course, to fully appreciate them, they 

 must be seen. Better come before the Fair 

 closes. Only six weeks yet. Come so as to 

 be here on Oct. 11th, 12th and 13th, and at- 

 tend the meeting of the North American 

 convention. See page B77 for full particu- 

 lars. 



Mr. W. S. Mellows, of Ladora, 

 Iowa, called on us last week. He was in 

 Chicago to attend the reunion of the regi- 

 ment of which he was ajnember during our 

 last war. Friend B. is one of the many old 

 and honored veterans that are to be found 

 now in the " ranks "' of bee-keeping. We 

 like to think of the old soldiers of to-day as 

 so many "living monuments" that shall 

 remind us of the loyalty and bravery of 

 other and sadder days. Long may they 

 live to enjoy the peaceful fruits of their 

 heroic planting, is our wish. 



From — 



The Sliufjer. 



Fifty-Four Queens l>y Mail, at 



one time, were sent to Australia by Bro. 

 Root about the middle of August. He ex- 

 pected that nearly all would reach their 

 destination alive, and in good condition. 

 The business of sending queens half way 

 around the world is now a decided success ; 

 not only has Bro. Root been successful in 

 it, but other queen-breeders as well. 



A jolly, good Miller, who once was a 

 " pill-er," 

 Has now gone to grinding out " straws;" 

 In each one so funny, there's a drop of bee- 

 honey. 

 And none of them have any flaws. 



The Stinger has faintly heard a rumor 

 that there will be two more bee-papers 

 started during the next few months. 

 One of them is to be away down in 

 Texas, and the other in far-away Cali- 

 fornia. The former, if it starts at all, 

 is to materialize at the beginning of the 

 new year ; the other is to be launched 

 upon a cold, and, perhaps, unapprecia- 

 tive public, the coming October, so the 

 projectors state. The people who have 

 planned these publications don't know 

 what a hard time they have before 

 them when they embark in the bee-pub- 

 lication business. As both enterprises 

 are to be run in connection with the 

 proprietor's supply business, the papers 

 will serve as an advertising medium for 

 the owner's wares. The Stinger does 

 not wish to be understood as desiring to 

 inject any vemon into the infant con- 

 cerns at this early date, but, on the con- 

 trary, he wishes the projectors of the 

 forthcoming papers all the success im- 

 aginable. 



Dame Rumor states that the apicul- 

 tural journalistic world is soon to have a 

 female at the helm of a bee-paper. The 

 Stinger does not apprehend any fur- 

 flying operations, as long as there is but 

 one woman wielding the pencil and scis- 

 sors in the field of apicultural publica- 

 tion ; just wait until there are a couple 

 of the good sisters in the field, and then 

 the fun may be expected to commence ! 



It is a long time since a woman es- 

 sayed to edit a bee-paper in this country. 

 I believe the last, as well as the first, 

 was the National Bee Journal, which 

 was in the hands of Mrs. Ellen Tupper. 

 This woman was quite prominent in 

 apicultural circles for a number of 

 years. She wrote extensively upon bee- 

 topics, and did a large business in queen- 

 rearing, I believe. Through loss by fire 

 and financial troubles, she was obliged 

 to retire from business. For a tine she 

 was out of her mind, if I remember 

 rightly. She died a few years ago while 

 on a visit to a relative in one of the 

 Southern States — Texas, I think. 



I California is not a new field for bee- 



