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a cloth ami applied it to the wound. 

 She went into what appeared to be an 

 apoplectic lit, no spasmodii' jerking 

 ot tlie muscles, and in live minutes, 

 this being about 15 minutes after she 

 was stung, she was a corpse. To all 

 appearances she had been a strong, 

 healthy person. A good physician 

 was sent for. but got there sometime 

 after she died, 'the Doctor thinks 

 tluit the bee-sting was the immediate 

 cause of her death. B. F. Little. 

 Brush Creek, Iowa, Sept. l:2, 1,ss4. 



Convention at Chicago. 



Short Honey Crop. 



We have had a short crop of lioney 

 in this region. I began in the spring 

 with 210 colonies aiid increased them 

 to 390, apparently in good condition. 

 My honey crop is B,.jOO pounds, nearly 

 all of it being comb honey. 



J. F. Spaulding. 



Charles City, Iowa, Sept. 24, 1884. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time and place of Meetino. 



Oct. 2.— "Whitesldes, Ul.. at Morrison. 111. 



A. B. Kreider. Sec. 



Oct. 2.— N. W. Ohio, at Defiance, Ohio. 



W. U, Kalston, Sec. 

 Oct. 3.— N. Ind. and S. Mich, at Goshen. Ind. 



F. L. Putt, M. D., Sec. 



Oct. 4.— Progressive, at Bedford, O. 



J. K. Reed, Sec. 



Oct. 4.— Marshall Co., Iowa, at Marshalltown, la. 

 J. W. Sanders. Sec. 

 Oct. 4.— Wabash Co., at Wabash, Ind. 



Henry Cripe. Sec. 

 Oct. 8.— Ceiitral Illinois, at Bioomineton, 111. 



W. B. Lawrence. Sec. 

 Oct. 6, 7.— Northern Mich., at Alniu. Mich. 



F. A. Palmer, Sec. McBride, Mich. 

 Oct. 15, 16.— Northwestern, at ChicnKO, 111. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec. 



Oct, 22.— N. W. Ind., at Laporte. Ind. 



A. Fahnestock, Sec. 

 Oct. 28-30.— North American at Rochester, N. Y. 

 Dr. C. C. Miller, Sec. Marengo. 111. 

 Nov. 10.— Will County, 111., at Beecher, 111. 



Gustavus Kettering, Sec. 

 Nov. 25.— Western Mich., at Fremont, Mich. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Sec. 

 Dec. 3.— Southeastern Mich., at Adrian, Mich. 



A. M. Gander, Sec. 

 Dec. 10, 11.— Michigan State, at Lansing. 



H. D. Cutting. Sec, Clinton. Mich. 

 Dec. 12.— Northeastern Kansas, at Hiawatha, Kan. 



I^r* In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward lull particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Eu. 



Ifational Bee-Keepers' Association. 



As has already been noticed, the 

 next annual meeting of the North 

 American Bee-Keejiers' Association 

 will be held in the city of llochester, 

 X. Y., Oct. 28, 29 and 30, 1884. Essays 

 will be read as follows : " Wintering 

 Bees," by AV. F. Clarke, of Canada ; 

 " Xectar," by Prof. A. .1. Cook, of 

 Michigan ; " Marketing Honey," by 

 Thos. G. Newman, of Illinois ; " Foul 

 Brood," by D. A. Jones, of Canada. 

 The committee has decided to use the 

 balance of the time in discussing 

 these and other questions of impor- 

 tance. Those who cannot be present, 

 and have questions that tliey desire 

 to have discussed or answered, will 

 please send the same to the Secretarv, 

 Dr. C. C. Miller, of Marengo, 111., or 

 to Rochester, in care of the conven- 

 tion, on or before the first day of the 

 meeting. Notice as to place of meet- 

 ing will be given hereafter. 



C. C. Miller, Sec. 



L. C. KoOT, Vice-Pres. 



i^° Tlie Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold its litth 

 annual convention at Owsley's Hall, 

 northwest corner of Robey and West 

 ^Madison streets, Chicago, 111., on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 1.5 

 and If), commencing at 10 a. m. 



on Wednesday, and holding five ses- 

 sions. Those who have attended one 

 of these annual re- unions will need 

 no urging to induce them to come 

 again ; those who have not, should re- 

 member that Father Langstroth char- 

 acterized the last meeting as " repre- 

 senting the largest number of large, 

 practical and successful honey-pro- 

 ducers of any convention that he had 

 ever visited." This meeting being 

 held during the Inter-State Industrial 

 Exposition, reduced railroad fares 

 may be had on nearly all of the rail- 

 roads. W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



C. C. MiLLEK, Pres. 



^F The bee-keepers' association of 

 Central Illinois will hold their quar- 

 terly meeting at Bloomington, 111., on 

 Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1884, at 10 a. m. 

 W. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



W The AVhiteside Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet at Morrison, 

 111., at 1 p. m., on Oct. 2, 1884. All 

 bee-keepers are cordially invited. 



A. B. Kreider, Sec. 



^" The Wabash County Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold its second 

 meeting on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the 

 Court House in Wabash, at 10 a. m. 

 All bee-keepers are cordially invited 

 to attend. Come one and all and 

 bring your wife and children, and we 

 will try and make it interesting for 

 you. Henry CPvIPe, Sec. 



Aaron SinctER, Pres. 



i^" The Cedar Vallej; Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its second an- 

 nual meeting in Beckley's Hall, South 

 Side, Waterloo, Iowa, on Oct. 1 and 2, 

 1884. Reduced rates over the differ- 

 ent railroads. All interested are cor- 

 dially invited to attend and make this 

 one of the best meetings in the State. 

 H. O. McElhany, Sec. 



t^ The Northern Indiana and 

 Southern Michigan Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its next session in 

 Goshen, Ind., on Oct. .3, 1884, at 10 a. 

 m. Important topics relating to the 

 management of the apiary will be 

 discussed. (Considerable time will be 

 devoted to answering questions from 

 the query-box. Several distinguished 

 apiarists are expected to be present. 

 All persons interested in bee-culture 

 are invited to attend. A large meet- 

 ing is anticipated. 



F. L. Putt, M. D., Sec. 



A. Blunt, Pres. 



^" The Tuscarawas County Bee 

 Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 meeting at the apiary of Geo. F. Wil- 

 liams, in New Philadelphia, O., on 

 Thursday, Oct. 23. 1884. 



G. F. Williams, Sec. 



A. A. Fradenburg, Pres. 



i®° The Progressive Bee Keepers' 

 Association meets on the first Satur- 

 day in October, 18.S4, at Bedford, O. 

 A general invitation is given. 



J. R. Reed, See. 



J>pccial IJoticcs. 



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