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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Southwestern "Wisconsin Convention. 



As it is always pleasant to look upon 

 the countenances of those we read about, 

 we present on the opposite page the re- 

 production by the half-tone process of a 

 photograph which was sent to us by Mr. 

 France, sometime ago. This engraving 

 was made for Gleaninas, and kindly 

 loaned to us by f rip nd Root, The fol- 

 lowing is the official notice calling the 

 next meeting : 



The next annual meeting of the South- 

 western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the Court House at 

 Lancaster, Grant county. Wis., on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, March 25 

 and 26, 1891. Full particulars will 

 hereafter be given in regard to railroad 

 and hotel rates. A complete programme 

 will be published as soon as it is com- 

 pleted. There will also be a question- 

 box, free to all, in which any questions 

 may be put, and they will be discussed 

 to the satisfaction of all. Let all who 

 are interested in bee-culture, and wish 

 to join with us, make an extra effort to 

 be present. Benj. E, Ricp:, Sec. 



Edwin Pike, Prcs. 



When looking at the faces presented 

 in the engraving, just notice the num- 

 bers on each person, which refer to cor- 

 responding numbers as herein enumer- 

 ated : 



1. James Armont, Argyle. 



2. John Hohmann, Durango, Iowa. 



3. Mrs. N. E. France, Platteville. 



4. Frankie France, Platteville. 



5. N. E. France, Platteville. 



6. Miss Ida Smith, Darlington. 



7. Mrs. E. Pike, Boscobel. 



8. Mrs. W. Bailie, Lancaster. 



9. Mrs. H. Gilmore, Georgetown. 

 Iv. Mrs. M. M. Rice, Boscobel. 



11. Mr. R. K. Jones, Boscobel. 



12. Ben. Rice, Boscobel. 



13. H. Evans, Wauzeka. 



14. E. France, Platteville. 



15. E. Pike, Boscobel. 



16. Mrs. R. D. Wilson, Platteville. 

 IT. Mrs. H. C. Gleason, Lancaster. 



18. Mrs. E. France, Platteville. 



19. William Kaump, Cuba City. 



20. R. L. Clark, Georgetown. 



21. John Clark, Potosi. 



22. Joseph Patzner, Potosi. 



23. Charles Patzner, Potosi. 



24. Henry Franke, Potosi. 



25. G. W. Kendall, Boscobel. 



26. R. D. Wilson, Platteville. 



27. John Kemp, Jamestown. 



28. R. K. Jones, Boscobel. 



29. L. C. Fuller, Dubuque, Iowa. 



30. AV. H. Prideaux, Bloomington. 



31. William Seeman, Boscobel. 



32. James Harker, Argyle. 



33. W. J. Bailie, Lancaster. 



34. H. C. Gleason, Lancaster. 



35. Austin Dexter, Boscobel. 



36. M. M. Rice, Boscobel. 



37. Henry Clark, Potosi. 



38. John Kemp, Jamestown. 



39. A. E. Cooley, Mt. Hope. 



40. Mr. McLean, Platteville. 



41. Delos Ricks, Boscobel. 



42. George Fox, Big Patch. 



43. H. C. Gilmore, Georgetown. 



44. J. L. Lewis, Dubuque, Iowa. 



45. James Wisdom, Boscobel. 



46. J. W. Van Allen, Haney. 



47. E. D. Peake, Jamestown. 



48. Norman Clark, Potosi. 



49. Seaman Howe, Platteville. 



50. Martin Oudyn, Platteville. 



51. Walter Pretts, Platteville. 



52. Charles Nye, Jr., Platteville. 



This is what friend E. R. Root says in 

 Gleanhiys for Dec. 15, about the picture: 



Why, it is inspiring to look upon those 

 faces, and there are several of them that 

 form quite a pleasant study. The 

 natural poise of most of the figures, and 

 the depth of expression of the faces, is 

 most excellent. 



Of course, the reproduction of the 

 above is not quite equal to the photo- 

 graph, but you get nearly the effect by 

 holding it a little further away than the 

 average reading distance, say about 14 

 or 15 inches. 



There, now, notice particularly No. 14. 

 Why, that is our old friend and veteran 

 bee-keeper, and valued correspondent, E. 

 France. Then in the foreground, No. 5, 

 is Mr. N. E. France, and Master Frankie 

 France beside him. The light was a 

 little too strong for his eyes, evidently. 



I wonder if Miss No. 6 with the papers 

 in her hand, was one of the essayists of 

 the day. (The figure 6 does not show 

 very plainly, but its location cannot be 

 mistaken, for it is between 5 and 7.) 

 Miss Smith looks as if she might be equal 

 to the occasion. 



Of Benjamin Franklin it has been 



said by one of our best historians : 

 " Franklin never spoke a word too soon, 

 he never spoke a word too late, he never 

 spoke a word too much, he never failed 

 to speak the right word at the right 

 time." 



