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as if one side had been used to wielding 

 baseball bats and the other tennis bats, 

 the latter being much like the wire 

 "paddles" used in killing obnoxious 

 bees. " Paddle " your own canoes, boys, 

 and may the best man win. 



IVortli Aiiiei-icaii Convention. — 



We have received the following announce- 

 ment from Secretary Benton : 



COLUMBIAN MEETING OF THE BEE-KEEPERS OF 

 NORTH AMERICA. 



The North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its 24th annual convention 

 on Oct. 11, 13 and 13. 1893, in Chicago, Ills. 



PLACE OF MEETING. 



A hall for the use of the Convention has 

 been secured in the " Louisiana Hotel," at 

 the corner of 71st street and Avenue B, only 

 a few minutes walk from the south en- 

 trance to the World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion. This hall is large, well-lighted, and 

 in a quiet place. 



HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. 



The " Louisiana Hotel " itself will furnish 

 comfortable accommodations to members 

 at very moderate prices. For a small room 

 two persons pay daily 75 cents each. Larger 

 rooms occupied by two, at $1.00 per person. 

 Four persons occupying a room having two 

 beds will pay 50 cents each. Meals can be 

 obtained in the hotel at reasonable rates, 

 or at numerous restaurants in the vicinity. 

 It is best to engage rooms by letter before- 

 hand. 



The proprietors of the " Louisiana Hotel" 

 give us the use of the hall free, expecting 

 that all the members, so far as possible, 

 will take rooms with them, and as the 

 prices are moderate, and rooms are neat 

 and convenient, it is but just for all who 

 can well arrange to stop there to do so. For 

 this purpose, address. Manager " Louisiana 

 Hotel," corner 71st Street and Avenue B, 

 Chicago, Ills., stating what priced room is 

 wanted. 



RAILWAY TICKETS AND BAGGAGE. 



Most of the railways ticket to the Exposi- 

 tion Depot, near which the "Louisiana 

 Hotel " is located, and baggage should be 

 checked to that station, thus avoiding ex- 

 tra charges, as it is about seven miles from 

 the city stations to the World's Fair 

 Grounds. Information as to rates of 

 travel, the time tickets are good, etc., can 

 be oV)tained of all local ticket agents. From 

 many points — especially from cities having 

 numerous competing lines — excursions will 

 be starting which will permit those who 

 can take advantage of them to go and re- 

 turn at the usual rate for one fare, if not 

 less than that. Frank Benton, 



Sec. Xurtli American B.-K.^s Assonatum. 



U. S. Dept. of Agricuture, 



Washington, D. C. 



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CONDUCTED BY 



Beeville, Texas. 



Safely Landed in Beeville. 



I am now (Sept. 23rd) safely landed 

 all O. K. at Beeville, Tex., with all my 

 wares, etc., except some 20 colonies of 

 bees that were smashed up by letting a 

 railroad engine run away, or right into 

 or against one of my cars, bursting up 

 the car and damaging my bees some- 

 what, which I trust the railroad com- 

 pany will not object to paying for. 



I am well pleased so far, as this is a 

 fine looking country, but rather dry, 

 though water is plentiful, and the grass 

 is still green, so we do not have to feed 

 our cows any, which is a great saving. 



This undoubtedly is a fine bee-country, 

 as there are thousands of colonies here, 

 and where there is timber the woods are 

 full of bees, I am told, but there are 

 places here that are ten miles from tim- 

 ber or any settlement, and I shall im- 

 prove these opportunities by mating my 

 fine queens. Jennie Atchley. 



Cure for Bee-Paralysis "Wanted. 



Oreat Premiums on page 421 ! 



Mrs. Atchley : — During the late, hot 

 summer, my bees all recovered from the 

 bee-paralysis except one colony. Within 

 the last ten days, however, I notice that 

 the disease has again spread to half of 

 my colonies, and I am very much afraid 

 that I am going to have great trouble. 

 If you have any practical experience 

 with the disease, I shall be grateful to 

 know if there is any cure. I have read 

 Olcanimis and the Amekican Bee Jour- 

 nal for two years, and have seen noth- 

 ing yet that will remedy the evil. 



T. S. Ford. 



Columbia, Miss., Sept. 9, 1893. 



Friend Ford, after experimenting 

 pretty thoroughly with every known 

 remedy, I have come to the conclusion 



