December, 1908. 



American Hm Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



r name and address put 



im one side of the handle as 

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 other side pictures of a 

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 celluloid 

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 which is 

 iir name. 

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knife it can be re- 

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eed for. The 



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 anteed 14 Karat 

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 hard rubber, hand- 

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 it slightly wedges o\er the barrel 

 at either end This pen is non- 

 leakable It is very easily cleaned, 



feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-point without drop- 

 ping, blotting or spotting. Every 

 bee-keeper ought to carry one in 

 his vest-pocket. Comes in box 

 with directions and filler. Each 

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Price alone, postpaid, $1.25. With 

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mONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Munette Queen- 

 ClililiinK Dnvlce ia a 

 line tbfnt? fur use in 

 catching an<l clippinf? 

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 .ind une-hair inulies 

 tii^li. It la usetl by 

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 Full printed iHrectlona 

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Price aliine, post- 



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, auhaiTlptlon at 75< 



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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper, adapt- 

 ed for prying up 

 supers and for 

 general work 

 around the api- 

 ary. Made ( 

 malleable iron, 8!4 

 inches long. Th 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is I's inches 

 long, !4 inch wide, 

 and 7-32 thick, end- 

 ing like a screw- 

 driver. The larger 

 end is wedge-shaped 

 having a sharp, semi- 

 circular edge, mak- 

 ing it almost perfect 

 for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc., as 

 it does not mar the 

 wood. Dr. Miller, 

 who has used it since 

 ]903 says, Jan. 7, 1907: 

 " rthink as much of 

 the tool as ever." 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 40 cents. With 

 a year's subscrip- 

 tion.Sl.OO. Given free 

 for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at 75c each. 



PREMIUM QUEENS 



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 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

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HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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 space lHx3 inches for writing. Prices -3 

 postpaid, 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription. 90 cents. Si.t 

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BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Among <he Kees, by Dr. 0. 



C. Miller.-3:{4i.age3,b..und in handsome cloth, 

 with jrnld letters and design, illustraied with 

 112 beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. 

 Mdler. It is a good, new story of successful 

 bee-keeping by one of the masters, and shows 

 in minutest detail iust how Dr. Miller does 

 thing's with bees. Price alone, $1.0(i. With a 

 subscription, $l.r>0. Given free for 3 



Ad 



mbscriptions at 75 (. 



•ed Bee-Culture, by W. Z. Hutch- 



illustrated. Price alone. $1.L'«. With ayt 



subscription, $1.70. Given free for i new 

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ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, bv A. I, 

 & E. R. Root.— Over 500 pages describing 

 everything pertaining to the care <.>f h^>ney- 

 bees. 400 euKravinss. Bound in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's subscription, $2.00. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Kearing. as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Dnoliitle.-How the very- 

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 erette binding, price alone, 75 cents. With a 

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Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

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

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 practical and scientific. It also contains anat- 

 omy and physiology of bees. 544 pages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, 

 $1.20. With a year's subscription. $1.70. Given 

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Langrstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Daaant.— This classic has been entirely 

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 work by 'The Father of American Bee-Cul- 

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**The Honey-Money Stones.'*— A 64- 

 page booklet containing many short, bright 

 stories interspersed with facts and interest- 

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 comb-h<iney misrepresentation is contradict- 

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 Has 33 fine illustrations of apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 bee-songs. This 

 booklet should be placed in the hands of 

 everybody not familiar with the food-value of 

 honey, for its main object is to interest peo- 

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 cents. With a year's subscription, 90 cents. 

 Given free for one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies for 50 cents- or the 3 with a 

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 given free for 2 new subscriptions at 75 

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Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

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 13S pages, which is just what our German 

 friends will want. It is fully illustrated and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.00. 

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