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AMERICAN BEE ;OURNAL, 



Sept. 12, 1901. 



A Superior Red CloverQueen | j 



UNTESTED ITA 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 COMPANY 



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



Entered at the Post^Offlce at Chicago as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



EDITORIAL STAFF. 



Geobgb W. .York, - - Editor-in-Chief. 



S^^ir'r-..^'''^''"' I Department 



E. E. Hastt, 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, 



f Editors. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is 61.00 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 Wrapper-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 pay 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 orosecute dishonest honey-dealers. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



E. Whitcomb, Thos. G. Newma 



W. Z. Hutchinson, G. M. Doolittle 



A. I. Root, W. P. Marks, 



E. T. Abbott, J. M. Hambaugh 



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



E. R. Root, Dr. C. C. Miller 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 Ernest R. Root, President. 

 R. C. AlKlN, Vice-President. 

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



For sending- us One New Subscriber and 25 «-: 

 cents ($1.25 in all.) & 



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 Brer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



J^" 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-kee))er or honey-seller 

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

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 



Note.— One reader writes: 

 ** I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 good idea forevery beekeeper 

 to wear one (of the buttousj 

 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 

 (five the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to 

 enlighten many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees." 



The picture shown herewith is a reprodnc- 

 (lon of a motto queen-button that we are fur- 

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

 underside to fasten it. 



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

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

 of the American Bee Journal. 



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- ^I 



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



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



S stored red clover honey last season. _ &| 



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



^ unless otherwise ordered. ^ • 



2 We would like each of our present readers to have one or more of these fine &| 



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



5 lean Bee Journal for one year, and 25 cents extra, and the Queen will be mailed ^; 



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



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



^ 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 large number. ^' 



5 The cash prices of these Queens are SI. 00 each ; 8 for S2.r0; or 6 for $5.00. ^^ 



^ 'Send all orders to ^^ 



S GEORGE W. YORK & CO., s! 



2 144 & 1 46 Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. ^ 



35 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 



VtvVK 



This is a g^ood time 

 to send in your Bees- 



paid for Beeswax. F Sk-^fHT 



low, upon its receipt, or 27 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, III. 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



Your Name on the Knife —When oideriug', be sure to say just what name and 

 address you wish put ou the Kuite. 



I a dovelty The novelty lies iu the handle. It is 

 e celluloid, which is as transparent as g-lass. Un- 

 ; of the handle is placed the natne, and residence of 

 side pictures of a Queen, Drone, and Worker, as 



The Novelty Knife is inde 

 made beautifully of iadestructi 

 derneath the celluloid, on one si 

 the subscriber, and on the othe 

 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 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 lining-s are plate brass: 

 the back spring's 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 g-ood kni'fe 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 destioy the knife. If traveliup, and j ou meet with a serious accident, and are so for- 

 tunate as to have one of the *' Novelf.cS," vour Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and ic 

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



to could a mother 

 □, the knife having 



How appropriate this knife is tor a present! What more lasting- raemt 

 give to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a lady to a gentlen 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



The accompanying" cu' e' *'ps 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 $1.25, or g-ive it as a Premium to the 

 one sendin;»- us ',. riKiie new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with$.'i-00.) We will club the Novelty 

 r, both for $1,90. 



life and the Hee Journal for t 



GEORGE W, YORK L CO, 



*®^Please allor ■'bout two weeks for your knife order to be tiln 



St, Chicago, IlL 



