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a member." Possibly it would not be out 

 of the way to reply to him that "The society 

 may get along without you as a member, 

 and there are men here who are paying con- 

 siderable for the privelege of coming here to 

 instruct you, and it is only fair that you 

 should be willing to pay the pittance re- 

 quested to help bear expenses." I don't 

 know that it would be advisable to rigidly 

 exclude all except members, but I do think 

 it would be well to let every man present 

 understand that he is expected to pay his 

 fees. 

 Mabengo, 111. Oct. 5, 188i). 



The 4- Bee-Keepers' * Review, 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Editor & Proprietor. 



TERMS:— 50 cents a year in advance, two 

 copies for 95 cents; three for $1.35; five for $2.00; 

 ten or more, 35 cents each; all to be sent to one 

 POST office. In clubs to different post offices, 

 NOT LESS than 45 cents each. 



FLINT, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 10, 1889. 



BEES IN THE MAILS — THE NATIONAL FLOWER — 

 JUDGING AT FAIES. 



Don't send "bees by the pound" through 

 the mail. The danger from smashed pack- 

 ages is too great. — The selection or rejection 

 of goldenrod as the National flower will have 

 no bearing upon bee-culture. — All the ad- 

 vantages are not with the single-judge sys- 

 tem at fairs, but most of them" are. 



HONET ALMANAC. 



Of the many interesting and valuable 

 books and pamphlets gotten out by that in- 

 defatigable worker, Thos. G. Newman, the 

 latest is a " Honey Almanac." Recognizing 

 that honey is a luxury, the sale of which 

 must be pushed, Bro. Newman has given 

 bee-keepers this lever with which to do the 

 " pushing." Each alternate page is an illus- 

 trated calendar, while the remaining pages 

 are filled with interesting facts, figures and 

 suggestions concerning the uses of Honey 

 for food, Beverages, Cooking, Medicines, 

 Vinegar, Cosmetics, etc., etc. Send five 

 cents for a sample to The American Bee- 

 Journal, Chicago, 111. 



cember 4th-()th next, is not yet complete. 

 However, from the following it will be seen 

 that the subjects are interesting and the 

 members taking part such as will attract 

 many to the meetings. The first session 

 will be 2 p. m. on the 4th. 



Bee-Keeping an ( )ccupation for Women — 

 Miss H. F. Buller, Campbellford, ( )nt. 



Cellar vs. Outdoor Wintering — R. Mc- 

 Knight, Owen Sound, Ont. 



Shipping Queens— F. H. McPherson, Bee- 

 ton, Ont. 



Disposal of the Honey Crop — Thos. G. 

 Newman, Chicago, Ills. 



Cellar Wintering— S. T. Pettit, Belmont, 

 Ont. 



Riding Hobby Horses; Bee-Keeping a Rec- 

 reation from Other Pursuits and an Ante- 

 dote for Disease— E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



Alimentary System or Apparatus of the 

 Honey Bee— Prof. A. J. Cook, Agricultural 

 College, Michigan. 



Mrs. Chaddock, of Vermont, 111., also S. 

 Corneil. of Lindsay, Ont., have promised 

 papers. These papers, with the President's 

 address, and the question drawer for discus- 

 sion, will occupy the greater part of the 

 time. 



Reduced rates, at least one and one-third 

 fare return trip, may be secured on Grand 

 Trunk and Canadian Pacific railway. For 

 particulars apply to the Secretary. Remem- 

 ber you must have a certificate to be filled 

 out when purchasing your tickets for Brant- 

 ford. Reduced hotel rates may be secured 

 close to the place of meeting. 



R. F. HoLTERMAN, Sec'y, 

 Romney, Ont. 



The editor of the Review will be at Brant- 

 ford and will be glad to meet as many of the 

 friends as possible. 



the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION. 



The programme for the American Inter- 

 national Bee-Keepers' Association which is 

 to meet at Brantford, Ontario, Canada, De- 



WE DO NEED CONVENTIONS. 



It is true that many little things come to 

 light at conventions that would never have 

 been written. Under the stimulus of a face 

 to face debate, when the eyes flash and the 

 cheeks kindle, thoughts come thick and fast: 

 and in this friction of mind against mind, 

 many a spark of wisdom flashes into view. 

 Conventions bring out and diffuse knowledge 

 that would otherwise lie hidden, as it often 

 happens that the possessor of an active brain 

 and a nimble tongue may have fingers to 

 which the pen is a stranger. We do think 

 short, crisp, aggressive essays, as "discussion 

 provokers," are needed at conventions. 

 There should be no attempt to treat the sub- 

 ject exhaustively, but rather to say some- 



