. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 560 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. ^yfi T^:y(Ky^yf<:yii:y(fy^ytKj^yiKyfKiipKyfiK vj^t^vt^tj. NOTES ON THE ST. JOSEPH CONVENTION. BY W. Z. HUTCHINSON. How much watching, planning and contoiving, and how much hard work is required of an editor that he may be absent even for only a few days. Monday morning, Oct. 8th, found me at the end of such a preparation for an absence of nearly a week to attend the St. Joseph (Mo.) convention. The " Review " was out and mailed, all possible correspondence answered, all queens mailed, Mrs. Hutchin- so
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 560 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. ^yfi T^:y(Ky^yf<:yii:y(fy^ytKj^yiKyfKiipKyfiK vj^t^vt^tj. NOTES ON THE ST. JOSEPH CONVENTION. BY W. Z. HUTCHINSON. How much watching, planning and contoiving, and how much hard work is required of an editor that he may be absent even for only a few days. Monday morning, Oct. 8th, found me at the end of such a preparation for an absence of nearly a week to attend the St. Joseph (Mo.) convention. The " Review " was out and mailed, all possible correspondence answered, all queens mailed, Mrs. Hutchin- son given numerous instructions as to how this and that was to be looked after, and such and such answers made to such and such inquiries; the coal stove was blacked and set up, coal in the bin, wood in woodshed ; care taken that there was a stock of groceries on hand, that the good wife might not be obliged to leave home on a marketing expedition, the little black sachel, that had been standing for several days on a shelf near at hand, so that when I thought of anjfl^hing that I might wish to take with me, I could put into the sachel and thus not forget it, received a dainty but wholesome lunch as its last consignment, and I kissed the wife and babies and was off. I have several times been over the road between here and Chicago, hence there would be nothing new in the scenery, so, to pass away the all-day's ride, I had sent for a book to read. It was " Picter Making by ; It came a day or two before my departure, but I resolutely put it away without even looking at it, because I knew too well what even a glance at its pages would mean. I reached Chicago between five and six o'clock, and went at once to the office of the "American Bee Journal," where I found Bro. " George" putting the finishing touches to a preparation for absence. Six o'clock found us on the train for a six- mile ride out to where the editor of the " American Bee Jour
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