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AMERICAN BEE jOURNAL. 



Sept. 19, 1901. 



PUBLISHED 



GEORGE W. YORK S COMPANY 



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



Entered at the Post-Oflice at Chicago as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



EDITORIAL STAFF. 



George W. Tork, - - Editor-in-Ciiief. 



n^iT'r;.'^"^"'[De^p-tj.«.nt 



E. E. Hasty. 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is §1.00 a year, in the United Slates, Can- 

 ada, and Mexico ; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a 3'ear extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The AVrap^er-Liabel 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 dp 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. Whitcom^» Thos. G. Newm.^n, 



W. Z. UdtchbBon, G. M. Doolittle, 



A. I. Root, W. F. 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. 

 Dk. A. B. Mason, Secretary, Toledo, Ohio. 



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 urer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



Hf^" It more convenient. Dues ma.v be sent 

 to the ofllce 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 honej'-seller 

 to wear on liis coat-lapel. 1 1 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 buttons] 

 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 ou the 

 underside to fasten it. 



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

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

 of the American Bee Journal. 



A Superior Red Clover Queen | 



For sending us One New Subscriber and 25 

 cents ($1.25 in all.) 





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 



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



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



9 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. 



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



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



5 lean Bee Journal for one year, and 25 cents extra, and the Queen will be mailed s'. 



^ to you. Our (lueen-rearer is now caught up with orders, and expects to be able ^; 



5 fo mail them hereafter within 4S hours after we receive the order. He is in an- ^• 



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



^ office. He is prepared to rear and mail a large number. '^' 



5 The cash prices of these Queens are .?1.00 each ; 3 for .?2.ro ; or G for $.5.00. ^ 



^ Send all orders to g^ 



S GEORGE W. YORK & CO., ^ 



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



25 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 





This is a good time 



to send in your Bees- 



• .g ^ 1^ '♦» "1^ wax. We are payine 



paid for Beeswax. % - -i- ^r^- 



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 St 146 Erie St., Chicago, ill. 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



[This Cut is tjiis i'oi-r. Size of the Knife.] 



Vour Name on the Knife.— When ordering-, be sure to say just what name and 

 address you wish put on the Knlte. 



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

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid, \.'hich is as transparent as ^lass. 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-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 destrov the knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are so for. 

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

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



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



the 



ife to a husband, 

 ; of the recipient on one sii 

 The accompanying cllt gir 



iister to a brother, or a lady to a gentleman, the knife having 

 sact represeatatioQ of 



faint idea, but cannot fully convey ; 

 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 give it as a Premium to the 

 one sending us three new suBSCRinERS 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 d CO, 



*WPlease allor -■bout two weeks for your knife order to be filled. 



St., Chicago, IH 



