. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. September, 151: American Hee Journal. The Home of Mr. Champion, in Gergy, France, Where Mr. and Mrs. Dadant Visited the Last of July. hares and wild boars in the neighbor- ing forest. He is now president of the Societe Bourguignonne d'Apiculture, and editor of its Bulletin. It was not my intention to stop here, but his invi- tation was so pressing, so hearty, that we could not refuse, and we have no cause to regret it. We were promised a quiet bed-room, and all the rest we could wish to prepare for further travel. We have found it, and hereby extend o
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. September, 151: American Hee Journal. The Home of Mr. Champion, in Gergy, France, Where Mr. and Mrs. Dadant Visited the Last of July. hares and wild boars in the neighbor- ing forest. He is now president of the Societe Bourguignonne d'Apiculture, and editor of its Bulletin. It was not my intention to stop here, but his invi- tation was so pressing, so hearty, that we could not refuse, and we have no cause to regret it. We were promised a quiet bed-room, and all the rest we could wish to prepare for further travel. We have found it, and hereby extend our most hearty thanks to our kind host and his wife. He has given me some fine' photographs which will be reproduced later. We have been made welcome every- where. We have visited the homes of our forefathers, found their tomb- stones, and met distant cousins, who remembered faintly that some of the family had gone to America over half a century ago. They were highly pleased to see us. They were shown pictures of our great Mississippi, of our big dam. They asked numerous questions about the language, the customs of our States, as well as about the bees. But they wondered how we could make up our minds to come so far, for most of them never leave their immediate vicin- ity, and a trip to Paris, 200 miles away, seems to them a wonderful excursion. However, there is a great change coming, for the automobiles, the elec- tric lights, the trolleys are finding their way to the most remote villages. Castles, which 300 years ago resounded with battle-ax, swords and steel ar mors, are now supplied with tele- phones and electricity. The armory of the castle of Dracy, as well as its upper rooms, is lighted with Tungsten lamps, and its gentlemanly owner, who re- ceived us with the greatest politeness and urbanity, spoke English as well as French, and had made a visit to Amer- ica, of which he spoke with great pride. The weather is now tine, the rains have stopped, and the wheat harvest is o
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