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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept. 15. 1904. 



riarshfield Manufacturing Co. 



Our specialty is making- SECTIONS, and they are 

 the best in the market. Wisconsin Basswood is the 

 rig-ht kind for them. We have a full line of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES. Write for FREE Illustrated Catalog and 

 Price-List. 



THE MARSHFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., Marshfield, Wis. 



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DITTMER'S FOUNDATION 



RETAIL AND WHOLESALE, 



Has an established reputation, because made by a process that produces the Cleanest antl 

 Purest, Richest in 4Jolor and Odor, Most Xransparent and 'I'ougli- 



est — in fact, the best and most beautiful Foundation made. If you have never seen it, don't 

 fail to send for samples. Working wax into Foundation for Cash a specialty. Beeswax al- 

 ways wanted at highest price. A full line of SIJPI*liIES, retail and wholesale. Catalog 

 and prices with samples free on application. 



E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont., Sole.'Agents in Canada for Dittmer's Foundation. 



GUS. DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



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Prompt Shipments Our Specialty. 



If you want your orders filled within 24 hours, send them to us. We 



have the largest stock in Michig-an, and can ship at once. 

 Beeswax wanted at highest market prices. 



LEWIS C. & A. G. WOODMAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



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The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



Your Name and Address on oae side— Three Bees on the other side. 



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



[This Cut is the fVLz. Size of the Knife.] 



Your Name on the Knife. — When orderlug", be sure to say just what name and 

 address you wish put on the Enite. 



The Novelty Knife is indeed a novelty The novelty lies In the handle. It is 

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as glass. Un- 

 derneath the celluloid, on one side of the handle is placed the name and residence of 

 the subscriber, and on the other side pictures of a Queen, Drone, and Worker, as 

 shown here. 



The Material entering- into this celebrated knife Is of the very best quality; 

 the blades are hand-forg-ed out of the very finest Eng-lish razor-steel, and we war- 

 rant every blade. The bolsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or 

 corrode. The rivets are hardened German silver wire; the lining's are plate brassy 

 the back springs of Sheffield spring-steel, and the finish of the handle as described 

 above. It will last a last-time, with proper usage. 



Why Own the Novelty Knife ? In case a good knife is lost, the chances are the 

 owner will never recover it; but if the " Novelty " is lost, having name and address 

 of owner, the tinder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name and ad- 

 dress, would destroy the knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are so foi 

 tunate as to have one of the ** Novelties," j-our Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and L& 

 case of death, your relatives will at once be notified of the accident. 



How appropriate this knife is for a present! What more lasting memento could a mother 

 _i . ifg jg g husband, a sister to a brother, or a ladv to a gentleman, the knife having 



of the recipient on < 



iide? 



The accompanying cui gives a faint idea, but cannot fullv convey an exact representation o* 

 this'beautiful knife, as tb*" ** Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



How to Get this Valuable Knife.— We .send it postpaid for $1.25, or g-ive it as a Premium to the 

 one sending usihree new sobsckibers to the Bee Journal (with $.^ 00.) We will club the Noveltj 

 Knife and the Bee Journal for one year, both for $2.00. 



GEORGE W. YORK £ CO, Chicago. Ill 



49*Please allop" •'bout two weeks for vour knife order to be tinea. 



Please illentioD the Bee Journal 



when writing 

 Advertisers ••• 



the past month. The bees have gath- 

 ered barely enough to subsist on, but 

 at present they are doing better. 



I think the prospects are fairly good 

 for the fall flow if the weather is favor- 

 able. There is an abundance of bloom 

 from goldenrod, Spanish-needle and 

 smartweed. 



I looked through my colonies yester- 

 day, and found that they had plenty of 

 brood and larva?. D. H. Plank. 



Cass Co., Mo., Aug. 25. 



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Beedom Boiled Down 



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The Fretful Cares and Fears. 



The little cares that fretted me, 



I lost them yesteidiy 

 Among the fields above the sea, 



Among the winds at play ; 

 Among the lowing of the herds. 



The rustling of the trees. 

 Among the singing of the birds. 



The humming of the bees. 



The foolish fears of what might happen — 



I cast them all away 

 Among the clover-scented grass. 



Among the new-mown hay ; 

 Among the husking of the corn 



Where drowsy poppies nod. 

 Where ill thoughts die and good are tiorn- 



Out in the fields with God. 



— E. B. Browning. 



Marketing Comb Honey. 



What I am about to say now is not 

 intended for bee-keepers who scrape 

 and grade their comb honey, and put it 

 up in clean, new shipping-cases before 

 sending to market. All such, to save 

 time, may skip this, as " the shoe won't 

 fit "; but the other plass — those who 

 are too indifferent or ignorant, or are 

 too something, of the principles of 

 making sales — should read this care- 

 fully ; and when I am addressing this 

 class I am well aware that I am speak- 

 ing to the great majority of comb- 

 honey producers ; for it is indeed a fact 

 that the great bulk of the comb honey 

 that goes to market is not scraped, or 

 if scraped it is improperly graded, if 

 graded at all ; or it may be scraped, 

 but injured in appearance by being put 

 in badly soiled shipping-cases, or, 

 worse still, home-made cases. 



I have been through a number of 

 commission houses, and have looked 

 over the lots of honey that have been 

 received. I have seen every shipment 



Louis Hanssen's Sons 



Carry a complete stock of 



G. B. LEWIS CO.'S 



B-WAEE 



Lowest prices and quick service. 

 Send us your orders and find out. 



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