AMERICAN BEE jOUPNAL 



Bee. 19, 1901. 



PrBLISHED W 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 COMPANY 



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



Entered at the Post-Office at Chicago as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



EDITORIAL STAFF. 



George W. Y9rk, - - Editor-in-Chief. 



E^i^'kA-sTT '''''"'' i Department 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

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

 ada, and Mexico; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a j'ear 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, 

 *'dec01" 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. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 Ernest R. Root, President. 

 R. C. AlKlN, Vice-President. 

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



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 urer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



2^** 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 forevery bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttonsl 

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

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

 of the American Bee Journal. 



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BEST= 



I uimM Honeu For sale i 



^ ALL IN 60 POUND TIN CANS. ^ 



Alfalfa 

 Honey JV 



This is the famous 

 White Exiractetl 

 Honey gathered in 

 the jrreat AlfaU;i 

 regions of the Cent 

 ral West. It is n 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everybod\ 

 who cares to eai 

 honey at all can'i 

 get. enough of the 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood 

 Honey JTc 



Thii 



is the 



ell- 



known light-colored 

 honey gathered from 

 the rich, nectar- 

 laden basswood blos- 

 soms. It has a 

 stronger flavor than 

 Alfalfa, and is pre- 

 ferred by those who 

 like a distinct flavor 

 in their honey. 



•.^ Prices of Alfalfa or Basswood Money: ^ 



vS A sample of either, by mail, 10 cents, to pay for package and post- ^ 



.^ a.ge. By freight — two or more 60-pound cans of Alfalfa, Tls cents per ^'. 



^ pound. Basswood Honey, }i cent more per pound than Alfalfa prices. S^ 



:^ Cash must accompany each order. You can order half of each kind of 2; 



'.^ honey, if j'ou so desire. The cans are two in a box, and freight is not ^', 



^5 prepaid. ^ 



'^ ^* 



^ Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. >: 



!^ We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce ^! 



^ enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of the S^ 



vS, above, and sell it. And others, who want to earn some money, can get £; 



.■.»[ this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. ^i 



\z\ QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, 111. S'. 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



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

 address you wish put on the Knile. 



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, aud 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 fot- 

 tunate as to have one of the *' Novelties," \-our Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and ia 

 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 od oue side? 



The accompanying cu( gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation of 

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



How to Get this Yaluable Knife.— We send it postpaid for $1.25, or give it as a Premium to the 

 one sending usiriREE new subsckibers to the Bee Journal (with $."^00.) We will club the Novelty 

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



GEORGE W, YORK L CO. 



4®"Please alloy '»bout two weeks for your knife order to be filiea. 



St, Chicago, IlL 



