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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



i>ur name and addressput 



n If side of the handle as 

 'i n in cut. and on the 

 her side pictures of 

 queen bee. a worker, 

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 and transparent, 

 through which is 

 seen your name. 

 If vou lose this 

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 serves to identify 

 you if you happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

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 scious. Cutis exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

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 alone, postpaid, $1.25. 

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BEE-KEEPER'S 



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 N.b Is jiUaiantetd 14 Karat gold. 

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 can't slip off because it slightly 

 wedges oyer the barrel at either 

 end. This pen is non leakable. 

 Itisvery easily cleaned, the pen- 

 point and feeder being quickly 

 removed. The simple feeder 

 gives a uniform supply of ink to 

 the pen-point without dropping, 

 blotting or spotting. Every bee- 

 keeper ought to carry one in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in box with 

 directions and filler. Each pen 

 guaranteed. Here shown ?i ac- 

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Price alone. postpaid. $1.00. With 

 a year's subsc ri p ti <>n, $l.Jj, 

 Given free for 5 new subscrip- 

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QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' win^s. 4H 

 inches high. It is used 

 bv many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 '■ins sent with each 



I'rice alone, post- 

 paid. 25 cents. With a 

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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invente 

 by a Jlinnesota bee- 

 keeper, adapted 

 for prying up su- 

 pers and for gen- 

 eral workaround 

 theapairy. Made 

 of malleable iron. 

 8% inches long. The 

 middle part is 1 1 ' 

 inches wide and 7.. 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is 1 7-8 inches long, 

 1-2 inch wide, and 7-32 

 thick, ending like a 

 screw-driver. The 

 larger end is wedge- 

 shaped having a sharp, 

 semi-circular edge, 

 making it almost per- 

 fect for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc., as it 

 does not mar the wood. 

 Dr. Miller, who has 

 used it since 1903 says, 

 January 7. 1907: "I 

 think as much of the 

 tool as ever." 

 Price alone, postpaid. 

 40cents. Withayear's 

 SMbscription. 75 cents. 

 Given free for 2 new 

 subscriptions at 50 

 cents each. 



PREmium 



QUEENS 



These are untested, stand- 

 ard-bred, Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

 ers. 



Sent only after May 1st. 

 Orders booked any time 



for 1908 queens. Safe de- 

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 75 cents each, 6 for $4.00. 

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HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms N\.Lh 

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 nut of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3'2 .x5!4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space IH.x 3 inches is for writing. Prices — 

 3. postpaid. 10 cents; 10 for25 cents. Ten 

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 given free fur one 50-cent subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



netheBe 



, by Dr.C.C. 



of the masters, and sht 

 in miiiuli-st lietail just how Dr. Miller does 

 ihiriK^ with litM's. Price alone, 11.00. With a 

 yt-ur's suhscr:i»ti<in, $1.25. Given free fori new 

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Advanced Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hutchin- 

 s.iu.-The author is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 330 pases; bound in cloth, beautifully 

 illustrated. Price alone, $1.20. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.45. Given free for 5 new sub- 

 scriptions at; 50 cents each. 



A B C of Bee Culture, by A. I. & E. R. 

 Root. -Over 500 pages describing everything 

 pertaining to the care of honey-bees. ■lUO en- 

 gravings. Bound in cloth, price alone. S1.50. 

 With a year's sub.scription, $1.75. Given tree 

 fore new subscriiJtions at oO cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by Q. M. DooJittle.-How theverybest 

 queen-bees are reared. Bound in cloth and il- 

 lustrated. Price alone, $1.00. With a year's sub- 

 scription, $1.25. Given free for 4 new subscrip- 

 tions at 50 cents each. In leatherette binding, 

 price alone, 75 cents. With a year's subscription 

 $1.00. Given free for 3 new subscriptions 

 at 50 cents each. ^ 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book is in- 

 structive, helpful, interesting, thoroughly 

 practical and scientiflc. It also contains anat- 

 omy and physiology of bees. 544 pages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.20. 

 Withayear's subscription. $1.4C. Given free 

 for 5 new subscriptions at 50 cents each. 



r^angstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Dadant.— This classic has been entirely re- 

 written. Fully illustrated. No apiarian liorary 

 is complete without this standard work by "The 

 Father of American Bee Culture." 520 pages, 

 bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.20. With a year's 

 subscription, Jl.45. Given free for 5 new sub- 

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••The Honey-Money Stories.'*— A G4-page 

 booklet. Containing many short, bright stories 

 interspersed with facts and interesting items 

 about noney. The manufactured comb-honey 

 misrepresentation is contradicted in two items 

 eai-h <iecupyinga full pa^e. Has 33 fine illus- 

 trations of apiaries or apiarian scenes. It also 

 contains 3 bee-songs. This booklet should be 

 placed in the hands of evervbodv not famibar 

 with the food-value of honey, for its main 

 object is to interest people in nonev as a daily 

 table article. Price 25 cents. With a vear's 

 subscription, 60 uents. Given free for 1 new 

 subscription, at 50 cents. 



Three copies for 50 cents; or the 3 with a year's 

 subscription 75 cents; or the 3 copies given 

 free for 2 new subscriptions at 50 cents each. 



Amerikanische Blenenzucht* by Hans 

 Buschbauer, is a bee-keeper's handbook of 138 

 pages, which is just what our German friends 

 will want. It is fully illustratedj_and neatly 

 bound in cloth. Price alone. $1.00. Withayear's 

 subscription. $1.25. Given free for i new sub- 

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THE EMERSON BINDER 



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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsome "bronze-metal" 

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