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in appearance, for want of proper ven- 

 tilation. — G. W. Demaree. 



The exceedingly damp weather which 

 prevailed in your locality last season is 

 probably the cause of the fermentation. 

 The honey having been sealed over be- 

 fore the water was properly evaporated 

 by the bees. — The Editor. 



Rates for the Ohio Convention. 



Dr. A. B. Mason writes us that " the 

 Central Traffic Association has gone back 

 on reduced railroad rates in Indiana." 

 Let it be distinctly understood that the 

 following notice refers to Ohio only ; 

 except the paragraph which refers to 

 Michigan, where a rate of 2 cents per 

 mile can be had, as stated. Here is the 

 correct notice : 



A one-and-one-third rate of fare has 

 been secured for the round trip on all 

 railroads in the State of Ohio, to attend 

 the meeting of the Ohio State Bee-Keep- 

 ers, to be held in Toledo, at the Mer- 

 chants' Hotel, on St. Clair street, on Feb. 



10 and 11. Rates at good hotels are 

 • from one dollar up. 



In order to secure reduced rates of 

 fare, buy certificates of your railroad 

 station-agent, to attend the " Ohio Re- 

 publican League Convention and Ban- 

 quet," and I will fix them, so that they 

 will be good for one-third return fare. 

 Certificates can be bought on Feb. 10, 



11 and 12, and will be good for return 

 up to, and including Feb. 14. 



For parties coming from Michigan, the 

 fare is two cents a mile each way, when 

 parties of ten or more come and return 

 together, on one ticket, which must be 

 bought as above, for "Ohio Republican 

 League Convention and Banquet." Write 

 me for any further information that may 

 be desired. 



A. B. Mason, President, 

 Ohio State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



The following is a digest of the Pro- 

 gramme of the Convention : 



Tuesday, Feb. 10, 9:00 a. m. -Con- 

 vention called to order by the President. 

 Routine business. 



10:00. — How can this Convention be 

 made interesting and profitable ? 



11:00. — The relation of honey-eating 

 to longevity. — E. E. Hasty, Richards, O. 



1:30 p.m. — President's address. — Dr. 

 A. B. Mason, Auburndale, O. 



2:10.— Bee-laws,— Dr. C. C. Miller. 



3:00.— Getting used to a thing.— E. R. 

 Root, Medina, O. 



. 7:00 p.m. — The principal cause of the 

 failure of the honey-crop in my neighbor- 

 hood in 1890.— C. F. Muth, Cincinnati,0. 



8:00. — How can honey-producers best 

 reach the trade ? or, do we need a Union 

 Trade-Mark ?— Miss Bennett, Bedford,©. 



Feb. 11. — Queen-Rearing, Dr. Tinker. 



9;40 — Spacing Frames — J. B. Hains. 



11:00 — Freight Classification for Bee- 

 Keepers. — J. T. Calvert, Medina. O. 



11-30 — Advantages of using Founda- 

 tion — W. Z. Hutchinson. Flint, Mich. 



1:30 — Moving Bees to catch the Honey 

 flow — H. R. Boardman, E. Townsend, O. 



In Accordance with our suggestion, 

 on page 109, the American Bee-Keeper 

 will not repeat that offer of a " discount 

 on the first order for goods " sent to its 

 advertisers. Its editor assures us that 

 its effect was not duly considered, and 

 that calling itself a "bee-journal" was 

 an inadvertance, without any intention 

 of appropriating the name by which for 

 30 years this periodical has been known. 

 We cheerfully accept the explanation and 

 hope that the new bee-periodical may be 

 prosperous and useful to the pursuit. 



Catalogues and Price-Lists for 1891 

 are received as follows : 



J. Stauffer & Sons, Napanee, Ind. — 

 16 pages — Bee-Hives, Sections, etc. 



Colwick &, Colwick, Norse, Texas — 8 

 pages— Bees and Queens. 



J. Van Deusen & Sons, Sprout Brook, 

 N. Y. — 4 pages — Flat-Bottom Comb 

 Foundation, etc. 



J. P. Moore, Morgan, Ky. — 4 pages — 

 Italian Bees and Queens. 



Rev. A. R. Seaman, Connellsville, Pa. 

 — 2 pages — Common-Sense Extractor. 



D. A. Jones & Co., Ld., Beeton, Ont. — 

 24 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Christian Weckesser, Niagara Falls, 

 N.Y. — 28 pages — Seeds, Bees & Queens. 



W. D. Soper, Jackson, Mich. — 20 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Gregory & Son, Marblehead, Mass. — 

 60 pages — Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 



A J\ice I'oc'lcet Oictionary will be 

 given as a premium for only one new 

 subscriber to this Journal, with $1.00. It 

 is a splendid little Dictionary — just right for 

 the pocket. Price, 35 ceiit!i$. 



