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AMERICAN BEE ;OURNAL 



May 2, 1900. 



PUBLISHT WEEKLY BY 



George W, York & Co. 



144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, III. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES: 

 The Subscription Price of this journal is $1.00 a 

 year, in the United States, Canada, and Mex- 

 ico; all other countries in the Postal Union, 

 50c a yearextra for postag-e. Sample copy free. 



The Wrapper-Label Date of this paper indicates 

 the end of the month to which your subscrip- 

 tion is paid. For instance, " DecOl " on your 

 label shows that it is paid to the end of De- 

 cember, 1901. 



Subscription Receipts — We do not send a receipt 

 for money sent us to pay subscription, but 

 change the date on your wrapper-label, which 

 shows you that the money has been received 

 and duly credited. 



Advertising: Rates will be g-iven upon applica- 

 tion. 



Reformed Spelling.— The American Bee Journal 

 adopts the Orthography of the following- Rule, 

 recommended by the joint action of the Amer- 

 ican Philological Association and the Philo- 

 logical Society of England: — Change "d" or 

 "ed" final to "t" when so pronounced, except 

 when the "e" affects a preceding sound. Also 

 some other changes are used. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



OBJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest honey-dealers. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



E. Whitcomb, Thos. G. Newman, 



W. Z. Hutchinson, G. M. Doolittle, 



A. I. Root, W. F. Marks, 



E. T. Abbott, J. M. Hambaugh, 



P. H. Elwood, C. p. Dadant, 



E. R. Root, Dk. C. C. Miller. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 Ernest R. Root, President. 

 R. C. AiKiN, Vice-President. 

 Dr. a. B. Mason, Secretary, Toledo, Ohio. 



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 urer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



Rocku Mountain Bee-Plant Seed ! 



{Chotne iiitegrifoUa.) 

 ...FREE AS A PREMIUM... 



The ABC of Bee-Culture says of it: "This 

 is a beautiful plant for the flower-garden, to 

 say nothing of the honey it produces. It grows 

 fromtwo to three feet iu hight and bears large, 

 clusters of bright pink flowers. It grows natur- 

 ally on the Rocky Mountains, and in Colorado, 

 where it is said to furnish large quantities of 

 honey." 



We have a few pounds of this Cleome seed, 

 and offer to mail a %-pouad package as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW subscriber to 

 the American Bee Journal, with $1.00; or % 

 pound by mail for 40 cents. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 14(j Erie St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



The Emerson Binder. 



This Emerson stiff-board Binder with cloth 

 back for the American Bee Journal we mail for 

 but 60 cents; or we will send it with the Bee 

 Journal for one year— both for only $1.40. It is 

 a fine thing to preserve the copies of the Jour- 

 nal as fast as they are received. If you have 

 this "Emerson" no further binding is neces- 



"'^ QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 



144 & 140 Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



- WE WANT "- 



1,000 NEW Subscribers 



During May and June. 



We want 

 We want 

 We want 





500 of our present reg^ular subscribers, whose subscriptions 

 are now paid in advance, to help us get the 1,000 NEW 

 SUBSCRIBERS. 



each one of you to gfet just TWO new subscribers, and the 

 job will be done ? See ? 



to ask you to get them only for the rest of this year — to the 

 end of 1901. And the price will be but FIFTY CENTS EACH 



— or SI. 00 for the two new subscriptions. 



We want 



to offer to each 

 one who sends 

 new sub- 

 scribers on the 

 above condition, a copy of 



DOOLITTLE'S 



"Scientific Queens 

 Rearing," free. 



We have just issued a New 

 Premium Edition of this fine 

 book, bound in leatherette cover, 

 with round corners. It is in every 

 way (excepting just the cover) 

 the same as the cloth-bound edi- 

 tion. This is 



A HAQNIFICENT OFFER, 



and every one of our paid-in-ad- 

 vance subscribers who has not 

 already a copy of Doolittle's 

 " Scientific Quekn-Rkaring," 

 ought to jump at this generous 

 offer. 



Remember, it is only for May 

 and June that we are making 



" " the above offer, so you'd better 



be quick about it if you want a copy on the easy terms mentioned — for sending 

 us only two new subscribers to the Bee Journal at SO cents each, for the balance 

 of this year, beginning as soon as their subscriptions are received here with the 

 SI. 00 to pay for them. 



Doolittle's " Scientific Oj'EKn-Rkaring " has 128 pages, and describes the 

 " method by which the best of queen-bees are reared in perfect accord with Na- 

 ture's way. For the amateur and veteran in bee-keeping." It also contains 

 Mr. Doolittle's management of bees for the production and care of comb honey. 

 Every bee-keeper should have a copy of this book. 



The Books are Now Ready to nail. 



Will you be one of the 500 to have a copy of it on the above premium offer? 

 If so, your answer will come soon with the $1.00 and the names of two new sub- 



If You Have Doolittle's Book, 



you can choose one of the following instead as a premium (postpaid) for send- 

 ing the two 50-cent subscriptions : 



1. Two Porter Bee-Escapes. 



2. A No. 3 Bee-Veil (made of all cotton tulle ) 



3. Parker Foundation Fastener for sections. 



4. Spur Wire Imbedder and Coggshall Bee- l 



Brush. I 



The foregoing offers will not appear again. They will be in force only dur- 

 ing May and June — this month and next. 



Now for the 1,000 New Subscribers! 



Address. GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



144 & 146 Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL,. 



Coggshall Bee-Brush and Carlin Comb-Foun 



dation Cutter. 

 Carlin Cutter and Spur Imbedder. 



