190 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Septeml)ei-. 



"The bad part of it is W. Z. eiKlorses In accorclaiice with the foregoing. 1 

 the lu-aetiee. so do a lot of the BIG hereby asli all members of the ^Nation- 

 producers, so do the Gleaning"s folks, al Bee-Keepers' Association to write 

 If you will just sort of cast your eye me their choice of men as candidares 

 over the writing of the boys as tells of for the following offices: 

 the big yields you'll find every durned To succeed .Tas\ U. Harris, of Grand 

 one of them says they feed early, feed Junction, Colo., as President, 

 late, feed between times, feed slowly. To succeed C. P. Dadant, of Ham- 

 I'eed steadily, feed any old way, only ilton. Ills., as Vice-President. 

 FEED. Why say, the boys would tar To succeed Geo. AY. Brodbeck, of 

 and featlier the chap as should get Los Angeles, Calif., as Secretary, 

 through a law a compellin' of em to To succeed N. E. France, of Platte- 

 flavor their syrup right up strong. ville. Wis., as General Manager. 



"Oh the wickedness of the Korn To succeed E. Whitcomb. "of Friend, 

 Syrup folks and the sinful cussedness Neb., as Director. 



of the fellers as mixes in a little glu- To succeed W. Z. Hutchinson, of 

 cose to keep the honey from candying. Flint. Mich, as Director. 

 Don't you see them fellers is without To succeed Udo Toepperwein, of 

 the ring, they don't belong to the graft. San Antonio, Texas, as Director. 

 They don't keep bees, they're rank out- October 1st the votes will be count- 

 siders. they're SCABS. Oh! ho! ho! ho! ed, and the names of the two men re- 

 Say, its just royally l)lamed funny. ceivlng the most votes for each respec- 

 "Bees eat up the feed afore it gets five office will be published in the bee 

 into the surplus crop. You say color it journals, then, in November, a postal 

 sky blue or flavor it rank and taste for card ballot will be taken which will 

 yourself. No don't give one little dose, decide which of the nominees shall 

 just 'feed accordin to the rules.' early hold the office, 

 often and always. Send all votes to 



"There aint no such thing as 'o^Aer- N. E. FRANCE, 



stocking' so long as sugar holds out. Plattevilfe, Wisconsin. 



'If this be treason, make the most of — 



It. A-h-h-h-h-h." NOTICE TO FOREIGN P.ITRONS. 



" Fort Pierce, Florida, Is not a foreign 



NATIONAL BEE-KEEPERS' AS- money order office, hence orders drawn 



SOCIATION upon this office cannot be cashed. 



_____" ■ Please make all such orders payable at 



Officers to be Nominated in Advance of *'^*^ -Tamestown, N. Y., postoffice, to the 



Election order of the American Bee-Keeper or 



The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Companv. 



One of the latest amendments to the 



constitution of the National Bee-Kee])- Mr. S. T. Pettit, of Canada, it is said, 

 ers' Association provides that the tests the atmosphere for humiditv by 

 Board of Directors may "prescribe placing a i)inch of salt on a board in 

 equitable rules and regulations gov- the extracting room. If the salt at- 

 erning the nomination for the several tracts moisture from the air, extracting 

 officers," and the Board has just decid- is deferred until It becomes dry, thus 

 ed that the General Manager shall, in showing that conditions are safe for 

 August, publish in the bee journals a handling honey. Owing to the well- 

 call for a postal card vote of the mem- known affinit.v' of honey for moisture, 

 bers of the Associati.m for the nomi- such a precaution, and the means are 

 nation of candidates for the several all right. This is a point, however, in 

 offices (stating the offices) to ))e filled which "locality" figures to the most 

 at the next election. On October 1st extreme extent. It is probably a pra- 

 the General Manager and one other lical plan in some certain localities, but 

 disinterested member chosen annually during a great part of the year in the 

 by the Board of Directors, shall count arid West, every particle of moisture 

 the votes, and the two men receiving would be .?oon tjiken from the salt and 

 the greatest number of votes for each it would remain perfectly dry. except- 

 respective office are to be candidates ing at night. On the othtn- hand, if one 

 for said office; the names of the nom- were to be guided In- the condition of 

 inees and the officers for which they the salt in South Florida, he would 

 are nominated to be published, AT probably have to wait for mouths for it 

 ONCE, in the bee journals. to become drv. 



