AMERICAN BKii JOURNAL. 



441 



COWYENTIOiW DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



Oct. 11, 12, 13.— North American (Interna- 

 tional), at Chicago, Ills. 

 Frank Benton. Sec. Washington, D. C. 



Oct.l2.— Susauehanna Co.. at New Mllford.Pa. 

 H. M. Seeley, Sec, Harford, Pa. 



Oct. 18-20.— Missouri, at Pertle Springs, Mo. 

 P. Baldwin, Sec, Independence, Mo. 



Dec.l2, 13.— Illinois State, at Springfield, Ills. 

 Jas. A. Stone, Sec, Bradfordton, Ills. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— Dr. C. C. Miller Marengo, Ills. 



Vice-Pres.— J. E. Crane Middiebury, Vt. 



Secretary- Frank Benton, Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer— George W. York... Chicago, Ills. 



XTatlonal Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President- Hon. R. L. Taylor.. Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l, Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



**A Iflodern Uee-f^arm and Its 



Economic Management," is the title of a 

 splendid book on practical bee-culture, by 

 Mr. S. Simmins, of England. It is 5%x8K 

 inches in size, and contains 270 pages, 

 nicely illustrated, and bound in cloth. It 

 shows " how bees may be cultivated as a 

 means of livelihood; as a health-giving 

 pursuit ; and as a source of recreation to 

 the busy man." It also illustrates how 

 profits may be " made certain by growing 

 crops yielding the most honey, having also 

 other uses; and by judgment in breeding a 

 good working strain of bees." Price, post- 

 paid, from this office, $1.00; or clubbed with 

 the Bee Journal for one year, for $1.70. 



Full of the I'^resliest Xlioitgliliit. 



—Here is what the Wm-ofmin Farmer says of 

 this paper: " The American Bee Journal 

 is the senior bee-journal in the United 

 States. It has been from the start ably 

 conducted, and continues in the lead of 

 bee-journalism. Every bee-keeper of pro- 

 gressive tendencies should be a subscriber. 

 It is a weekly magazine, and is always full 

 of the freshest thoughts on bee-matters." 



Read our great offers on page 421. 



Xlie Columbian Meeting of the 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will convene at the "Louisiana Hotel," 

 Cor. 71st St. and Avenue B, Chicago, Ills., 

 at 1 :30 p.m., Oct. 11th. All who arrive be- 

 fore the call to order, are requested to hand 

 their names with Dues to the Secretary, 

 who will be at the Hotel on Oct. 10th, and 

 during the morning of Oct. 11th. This plan 

 will facilitate the business of the Conven- 

 tion. 



topics for discussion. 



The following are some of the subjects 

 that will be discussed at the convention : 



President's Address. 



What Experience Has Taught Us the 

 Past Few Years. 



Fixed Spacing and Prevention of Brace 

 and Burr Combs. 



Queen-Rearing as an Occupation for 

 Ladies. 



Queen-Rearing. 



Sending Queens Long Distances. 



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. 



WHO WILL BE THERE? 



In addition to those mentioned last week, 

 and also on page 423 of this number of the 

 Bee Journal, the following are" expected 

 to be present: 



Mrs. Jennie Atchley and W. R. Graham, 

 delegates from the North Texas Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association. 



Mrs. A. A. Simpson, of Pennsylvania. 



Mrs. J. M. Null, of Missouri. 



Hon. C. Grimm, of Wisconsin. 



Henry E. Bliss, and Mrs. Bliss, of New 

 York. 



J. A. Foster and B. Shanks, of Ontario, 

 Canada. 



Jno. H. Stuart, of West Virginia. 



Also some hundreds of others. They will 

 swarm from the East and West, the North 

 and South ; from beyond the Great Lakes, 

 from the Atlantic coasts, from where the 

 great mountains slope to the peaceful 

 Pacific, from the broad prairies, and from 

 the Sunny Southland, they will gather 

 round the Queen of Cities — Chicago the 

 Peerless. 



still more to follow. 



There'll still be something after the Bee- 

 Keepers' Week. The American Poultry 

 Association will meet in Chicago the week 

 after the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and at the same time the 

 grand exhibition of poultry will take place. 

 The Secretary, Mr. Geo. E. Peer, of Roch- 

 ester, N. Y., has extended a cordial invita- 

 tion to members of the North American to 

 be present. Frank Benton, Hec. 



