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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



a prophecy— in the annals of modern and 

 progressive bee-culture. Come, and aid, by 

 your presence and experience, in showing 

 to the world that bee-keepers of America 

 are a wonderful power for good, and that 

 with their production of concentrated 

 sweetness for the benefit of mankind, they 

 represent an industry worthy the heartiest 

 support and encouragement of both people 

 and government. 



The following are some of the subjects 

 that will be discussed at the convention: 



President's Address. 



The Production of Comb Honey. 



The Winter Losses— Their Remedy. 



The National Bee-Keepers' Union— Its 

 Scope and Legitimate Work. 



The Control or Prevention of Swarming. 



Should there be Any Change in the Rules 

 for Grading Honey Adopted at the Last 

 Convention ? 



How Can the Usefulness of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association be In- 

 creased ? 



Apiculture at Our Experiment Stations. 



The following named persons will be 

 present at the Chicago convention on 'Oct. 

 11th, 12th and 13th: 



E. T. Abbott, Superintendent of the Api- 

 arian 'Department of the St. Joseph Fair, 

 Missouri. 



Frank Benton, Secretary of the North 

 American Association ; also Mrs. Frank 

 Benton, and Zoe and Ralph Benton. 



O. R. Coe, life member, from New York ; 

 and Mrs Coe. 



H. D. Cutting, ex-President of the Noi-th 

 American, and Mrs. Cutting, of Michigan. 



A. N. Draper, life member, from Illinois. 



Jas. A. Green, from Illinois. 



Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, President of the 

 Illinois State Association. 



O. L. Hershiser, Superintendent of the 

 New York State Apiarian Exhibit at the 

 World's Fair. 



,R. F. Holtermanu. Editor Canndinn Bee 

 Journal, and delegate from the Brant Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Editor Bee- Keeper n'' lie- 

 viev), Michigan. 



F. W. Jones, from Canada. 



R. B. Leahy, Editor rrofjresHive Bee-Keeper , 

 Missouri. 



W. G. Larrabee, President of the Ver- 

 mont Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Dr. A. B. Mason. ex-President of the 

 North American, and Superintendent of 

 the Ohio Apiarian Exhibit at the World's 

 Fair; also Mrs. A. B. Mason. 



M. H. Mandelbaum, of S. T. Fish & Co., 

 Chicago. 



Dr. C. C. Miller. President of the North 

 American ; ami Miss Emma Wilson. 



Thomas G. Newman. ex-President of the 

 North American, and Manager of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Union. 



Dr. P. J. Parker, of California. 



A. I. Root, Editor of Gleaidnys in Bee-Cnl- 

 ture, and E. R. Root, Associate Editor. 



Chas. F. Muth, of Cincinnati. 



Jas. A. Stone, Secretary Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, and Superin- 

 tendent of the Illinois Apiarian Exhibit at 

 the World's Fair ; also Mrs. Jas. A. Stone. 



Barnett Taylor, of Minnesota. 



C. C. demons, of Missouri. 



Hon. Geo. E. Hilton, of Michigan, and 

 Mrs. HUton. 



Hon. R. L. Taylor, ex-President of the 

 North American, and Superintendent of the 

 Michigan Experiment Apiary. 



G. R. Pierce, of Iowa. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater, Treasurer Nebraska 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



L. C. Axtell, of Illinois. 



Chas. H. Thies and H. C. Mellon, Illinois. 



C. Theilmann, of Minnesota. 



Thos. Oberlitner. of Ohio. 



F. A. Gemmill, President of the Ontario 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. Canada. 



Walter S. Ponder, of Indiana. 



G. G. Brown, of Iowa. 



S. T. Pettit, of Canada, and Mrs. Pettit. 



l>i-. 1». .1. l»arl*:er, of Fall Brook, 

 Calif., dropped in on us last Thursday. He 

 reports only an average crop of honey in 

 California, his own crop being 26,000 

 pounds of comb honey from 387 colonies in 

 three different apiaries. It was mainly 

 gathered from the black sage, which yields 

 a much lighter-colored honey than the 

 white sage. He thinks that California pro- 

 duces whiter honey than the East, though it 

 would be hard to conceive of anything 

 ahead of some of the honey at the World's 

 Fair. Dr. P. combines " healing the sick " 

 with the production of honey, and, judging 

 from his success, it would seem that they 

 harmonize very nicely. 



Stray Sti'si^ivs* are becoming quite the 

 thing now-a-days, whether produced in a 

 bee-paper or at a convention. This was 

 clearly shown at the recent International 

 Sunday-school gathering at St. Louis. Mo. 

 There had been quite a good deal discussion 

 upon the International Sunday-School Les- 

 son System, and it seemed that there had 

 been some effort in certain quartei's to 

 change the system of having the same les- 

 son studied by all the Sunday-schools in the 



