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cure themselves. This is another problem 

 for our experiment stations to wrestle with. 

 I should be glad to hear from those who 

 have had experience with the disease. 



THE COMING CONVENTION AT ST. JOSEPH, 

 MISSOUBI. 



The North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its annual convention on 

 the 10th, 11th, and 12th of October, at the 

 rooms of the Commercial Club in St. Joseph, 

 Missouri. How to get there is the first con- 

 sideration. A great many in the North and 

 East may take advantage of the Harvest Ex- 

 cursion going on the 9th and returning on 

 the 19th or 29th, that is, if they wish to stay 

 so long after the convention ; but I presume 

 that very few will wish to stay so long. The 

 majority will wish to return immediately 

 after the meeting. To all such there is the op- 

 portunity of coming home for one-third fare 

 if the precaution is taken to secure of the 

 agent a certificrte showing that a ticket has 

 been purchased and full fare paid going. 

 This certificate signed by the Secretary of 

 the Association will enable the bearer to buy a 

 ticket for home at one-third the regular fare. 

 But there must be 100 persons present bear- 

 ing such certificates before the Secretary is 

 authorized to sign them. For this reason, 

 let every one who gets a ticket for St. Joseph 

 be sure and get one of these certificates. 

 There is little doubt now but there will be 

 more than 100 present, as Nebraska alone 

 will send forty in a special car. To all those 

 who are coming from the North and East, 

 those whose path will naturally lie through 

 Chicago, or even those who live near Chicago, 

 I would say that it would be much more 

 pleasant if all such could meet in Chicago 

 and go from there on the same train, and 

 possibly in the same car — a special car can 

 be had if there are enough to fill it. I have 

 been corresponding with Bro. York on this 

 point and we have agreed to advise all bee- 

 keepers who are going via. Chicago, to stop 

 or call at the Commercial Hotel, corner of 

 Lake and Dearborn Sts. (where we have 

 held several conventions) and that all go 

 from there in a body at five o'clock p. m., on 

 Tuesday, the 9th, and take the 0:10 train on 

 the Chicago, Burlington A- Quincy for St. 

 Joseph. There is only this one train each 

 day on this road for St. Joseph and it reaches 

 there the next morning at 9:00 a. m. 

 just in time for the first session. Let every 



one who comes into Chicago on his way to 

 the convention, stop at the Commercial 

 House, or at least go there as soon as .'):00 p. 

 m., and then we can all go together to the 

 C, B. & Q. There are, of course, other 

 routes to St. Joseph, but there are no better, 

 and to all go together will be so much more 

 pleasant. The social times that we have 

 going and coming, and between times at the 

 convention, are really the best part of the 

 whole proceedings, so let us all go to Chicago 

 and then all together take the same train. 

 If you buy through tickets before reaching 

 Chicago, be sure and get them via. theC, B. 

 & Q. and then you will be all right. 



The Bacon House at St. Joseph is to be 

 the headquarters for bee-keepers. As I said 

 about the railroads, so I say about the hotels^ 

 There are. of course, other good hotels in St. 

 Joseph, but bee-keepers would never be hap- 

 py if scattered around among half a dozen 

 hotels. The Bacon House is first-class in 

 every respect and reduced rates are given to 

 bee-keepers, and in consideration of this the 

 proprietor would like to have them crowd up 

 as much as possible. If you have some ac- 

 quaintance with whom you are willing to 

 room, or possibly sleep in the same bed, in- 

 form the clerk at once, as all these things 

 will help them to take care of the crowd. 

 To all who are willing to do this the rates 

 will be only $1.50 or $1.25 per day. Those 

 who "want the house " must not expect this 

 reduction. I have written the proprietor 

 that he will find us one of the easiest crowds 

 to get along with that he has ever had in his 

 house. 



I think no mistake was made in deciding 

 to hold the meeting at St. Joseph, nor in 

 electing Bro. Abbott for President. He has 

 worked hard and faithfully, and it looks now 

 as though he had aroused the bee-keeping 

 public and that success would crown his ef- 

 forts. The Progressive remarks that the 

 convention will be well " edited," as all of 

 the Western editors, as well as Bro. Holter- 

 man of Canada will be present. 



eXXRT^OTED. 



A Seat for Bee - Keepers. 



I have never yet had a specially prepared 

 seat to use in the apiary. I often use a hive 

 cover, sitting upon its edge ; of course, this 

 is not the most comfortable seat in the 



