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AMERICAN BEE jOUPNAL 



Aug. 8, 1901. 



GEORGE W. YORK S COMPANY 



144 & 146 E rie St., Chicago, 111. 



Entered at the Post^Offlce at Chicago as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



EDITORIAL STAFF. 



George 'W'. York, - - Editor-in-Chief. 



fRfp.'i'l'cooK, \ Editors. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is SI. 00 a year, in the United States, Can- 

 ada, and Mexico ; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The AVrappep-Label Date of this paper 

 indicates the end of the month to which 

 your subscription is paid. For instance. 

 "decOl" on your label shows that it is 

 paid to the end of December, 1901. 



Subscription Receipts. — We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to paj' subscrip- 

 tion, but change the date on your wrapper- 

 label, which shows you that the money has 

 been received and duly credited. 



Advertising Rates will be given upon ap- 

 plication. 



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, 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 A. I. Root, 

 E. T. Abbott, 

 P. H. Elwood, 

 E. K. Root, 



ThOS. G. NEWM.4N, 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE, 



W. F. Marks, 

 J. M. Hambaugh, 



Dk. C. C. Miller. 

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 Ernest R. Root, President. 



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Tti 

 irer. Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



11^° If more convenient, Dues may be sent 

 to the office of the American Bee .Journal, 

 when they will be forwarded to Mr. Secor, 

 who will mail individual receipts. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a very 

 pretty thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller 

 to wear on his coat-lapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note.— One reader writes; 

 " I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 ^ood idea for every bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttonsj 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and many a con- 

 versation thus started would wind up with the 

 sale of more or less honey; at any rate it would 

 give the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to 

 enlighten many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees." 



The picture shown herewith is a reproduc- 

 tion of a motto queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing to bee-keepers. It has a pin on the 

 underside to fasten it. 



Price, Ijy mail, 6 cents; two for 10 cents; 

 or 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 

 of the American Bee Journal. 



ASnperioi'RedClowifneen | 



AN iNTEsrEi> Italian; t^' 



For sending' us One New Subscriber and 25 ^ 



cents ($1.25 in all. I & 



S We arranged with one of the oldest and best queen-breeders (having many •; 



^ years' experience) to rear queens for us this season. His bees average quite a ^. 



5 good deal the longest tongues of any yet measured. The Breeder he uses is di- C^ 



•^ rect from Italy, having imported her himself. Her worker-bees are large, some- ^- 



5 what leather-colored, very gentle, and scarcely requiring veil or smoke. 'They ^" 



S stored red clover honey last season. S^ 



^ All queens guaranteed to arrive in good condition, and all will be clipped, ig- 



9 unless otherwise ordered. «> • 



S We would like each of our present readers to have one or more of these fine S; 



^ Queens. Simply send us the name and address of a new subscriber for the Amer- ^1 



5 ii^'ii Bee Journal for one year, and 25 cents e.xtra, and the Queen will be mailed 5^ 



^ to you. Our queen-rearer is now caught up with orders, and expects to be able lef- 



5 to mail them hereafter within 48 hours after we receive the order. He is in an- ^ ■ 



iS other State, and we will send him the Queen orders as fast as we get them at this ^; 



^ office. He is prepared to rear and mail a l arge number. Z3 I] crTJ C7~ ^' 



5 The cash prices of these Queens are SI. 00 each ; a for ?2.70; or 6 for $5.00. ^: 



^ Send all orders to ^; 



S GEORGE W. YORK & CO., > 



^ 144 & 1 46 Erie Street, 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- 

 sary. 



QEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



144 & 146 Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing- for use in 

 catching and clipping- Queens 

 wings. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal tor 

 a year at $1.00; or for $1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Jonrnal one jeai 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



GEORGE W. VORK & COMPANY, 



Chicago, la 



The Novelty Pocket= Knife. 



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



I HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



[This Cut is the i-'ULL Size of the Knife.] 



derlug, be sure to say just what name and 



Your Name on the Knife.— Wh 



address you wish put on the Knite. 



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

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as gla 

 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-forged out of the very finest English 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 linings are plate brass: 

 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 finder 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 for- 

 tunate as to have one of the " Novelties," your Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and in 

 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 

 give to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a lady to a gentleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



The accompanying cut gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation ol 

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



How to Get this Valuable Knife.— We send it postpaid for $1.2S, or give it as a Premium to the 

 one sending us ihkee new subscribeks to the Bee Journal {with $.''.'».) We will club the Novelty 

 Knife and the Bee Journal for one year, both for $1.90. 



GEORGE W, YORK L CO, 



JW"Please alloi^ -"bout two weeks for your knife order to be filieu. 



St„ Chicago, 111. 



