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serving two years as Vice-President, and 

 now occupies the position of President 

 of this Association, having been ap- 

 pointed in January last. 



That all should keep bees is not a 

 hobby of his, unless they have some 

 love for the pursuit, as well as adapta- 

 bility, time and sufficient pluck to stick 

 at it after once commencing. He has 

 suggested that a season spent with a 

 practical apiarist, or attending such a 

 college as the one conducted by Prof. W. 

 P. Clarke, of Guelph, a good way of 

 teaching any contemplating a trial. 



In conclusion : After having served his 

 apprenticeship as a printer in his father's 

 office, he followed the drug business for 

 about ten years, but has for several 

 years past occupied a position in the 

 Civil Service. His family consists of 

 wife, son of 15 (who, by the way, is no 

 novice, and is also a great aid in the 

 apiary, although a trifle backward in 

 coming to the front under some circum- 

 stances), and a daughter of 12, who 

 occasionally cages a queen when well 

 paid for it. She thinks, however, her 

 father can " roost " longer on a bee-hive 

 than any other man under the sun. 



Handling Farm Produce is 



the title of a neat, 20-page pamphlet by 

 A. I. Root, which he sends free to all 

 who ask for it. It contains a few hints 

 and suggestions on the method of hand- 

 ling and marketing such farm and gar- 

 den produce as Potatoes, Onions, Toma- 

 toes, Cucumbers, etc., by the use of 

 Bushel Boxes ; with a description and 

 price-list of various styles of boxes for 

 farm use. It also has a chapter from 

 " A B C of Potato Culture," and a list of 

 other rural publications issued by Mr. 

 Root. Send your name and address on 

 a postal card for a copy of it. It's good 



like everything else that comes from 



A. I. Root, of Medina, Ohio. 



Seats for 125,000 people are to 

 be provided in the great Manufactures 

 building at the World's Fair for the 

 dedication exercises on Oct. 21st. 



The Iowa Bee-l*awsuits.— 



As promised on page 360 of last week's 

 issue of the Bee Jotjknal, we present 

 to our readers a full account of the law- 

 suits referred to. It is written by Gen- 

 eral Manager Thomas G. Newman, and 

 reads as follows : 



In Cascade, Iowa, there lives a man 

 who is known by the name of John 

 Foulkes, and he imagined that he was 

 commissioned to oust the bees from that 

 little " burgh." Accordingly he com- 

 menced suit against his two neighbors, 

 who were keeping a few bees, to compel 

 them to move the " little honey-gath- 

 erers" — that is, when there is any 

 honey to be obtained from the flowers. 



These two neighbors happened to be- 

 long to the National Bee-Keepers' Union, 

 and as the members of the Union (as 

 well as others) may be interested in the 

 case, as General Manager I will recite 

 the facts and extraordinary claims of 

 Mr. Foulkes, as well as the decision of 

 the Judge. 



The two bee-keepers who were sued 

 were Montgomery Wyrick and Isaac 

 Hunter. They promptly notified me, as 

 General Manager of the Union, and I 

 engaged Attorney Alphons Matthews to 

 attend to the matter. The cases came 

 up for hearing on Aug. 4th, and, by 

 agreement, they were submitted to the 

 Court on ex-yarte affidavits, which were 

 numerous on each side. The cases were 

 finally submitted to the Court on Aug. 

 26, and on Thursday, Sept. 1st, Judge 

 Lenehan issued an order refusing to 

 grant temporary injunctions, and con- 

 tinuing the cases, for final hearing, at 

 the coming term, on the question 

 whether permanent injunctions should 

 issue on such further showing as the 

 plaintiff may be able to make. 



Of course this practically decides the 

 whole matter, for if on ex-parte testi- 

 mony the plaintiff could not make a 

 case strong enough to win, he cannot 

 hope to do so, when on a final hearing, a 

 chance is given to cross-examine the 

 witnesses and sift the testimony. If he 



