October, 191 1. 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



name and addressput 



e side of the handle as 

 1 in cut. and on the 

 ither side pictures of 

 a queen-bee. a worker, 

 and a drone. The 

 handle is celluloid 

 and transparent, 

 through which is 

 seen your name. 

 If you lose this 

 knife it can be re- 

 turned to you. or 

 serves to identify 

 you if you happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 scious. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write e.xact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Priceofknife 

 alone, postpaid, $1.10. 

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 new Si sub- 

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BEE-KEEPER'S 



EOID-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



really good 

 pen. As far as 

 true usefulness 

 goes it is equal 

 io anyof the high- 

 er-priced, much- 

 advertised pens. 

 If you pay more it's 

 the name you're 

 „.^ . charged for. The Gold 



Nit IS guaranteed 14 JCaratgoId 

 Iricium pointed. The holder is 

 bar d-rubber, handsomely finish- 

 ed. I he cover fits snugly and 

 ca It slip off because it slightly 

 w dgesover the barrel at either 

 end. Ihis pen IS non-Ieakable. 

 It is very easily cleaned, the pen- 

 point and feeder being quickly 

 removed. The simple feeder 

 ei ves a uniform supply of ink t) 

 th e pen-point without droppint^, 

 blotting or spotting. Every bee- 

 keeper ought to carry ene in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in box with 

 directions and filler. Each pen 

 guaranteed. Here shown H ac- 

 tual size. 



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QUEEN-CLIPPING DEVICE 



The .Monette Queen- 1 

 Clipping Device is a I 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 pueens' wings. iVj 

 incheshigh. Itisused 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid. 25 cents. With H 

 yar's subscription, 

 <ilven free for 2 new 

 each. 



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subscriptions at $1.00. 



IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



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A special tool invented 

 by a Minnesota bee 

 keeper, adapted 

 for prying up su- 

 pers and for gen- 

 eral work around 

 theapairy. Made 

 of malleable iron, 

 SVi inches long. Th 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 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 

 SHbscription, ii.20. 

 Olven free for 2 new 

 s u b s c r i p t i o n s at 

 $1.00 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- 

 livery guaranteed. Price, 

 accents each, 6 for $4.So. 

 orl2for$H.so. One queen 

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BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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^'0 CMCtO THIS lONtLY nCABT? 

 F'5fl I WOULD HIJO TOO /ILL THE Tirt;, 

 And Wt WOULD U£Vt« PAfll 



Forty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. C. C. 



Miller.— 384 pag-ea. bound In handsome cloth, 

 with g-old letters and design, illustrated with 113 

 beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. Miller. 

 It Is a good, live story of succesafnl bee-keep- 

 ing" by one of the masters, and shows just how 

 Dr. Miller works with bi'os. Price alone, tl.OO. 

 Withayear's subscription. $1.75. Given free 

 for 3 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Advanced Bee-Culture, by 'W. Z. Hutchin- 

 son.— The author Is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 330 pages; bound in cloth, beautifully 

 Illustrated. Price alone. $1.20. Vyith a year's 

 subscription, $1.90. Given free for 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A. I. & 



E. R. Root.— Over 500 pages, describing every- 

 thing- pertaining to the care of honey-bees. 100 

 engravings. Bound In cloth, price alone, $1.50. 

 With a year's subscription, $2.25. Given free 

 for 5 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doollttle.— How the very best 

 Queens arc reared. Bound In cloth and Illus- 

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

 scription, $1.50. Given fhee for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at$1.0Q each. In leatherette binding, price 

 alone, 76 cents. With a year's subscription, $1.26. 

 Given fhee for 2 new subscriptions, $1.00 each. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide, or Manual of the Api- 

 ary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book Is instruc- 

 tive, helpful, interesting, thoroughly practical 

 and scientific. It also contains anatomy and 

 physiology of bees. 644 pages. 295 Illustrations. 

 Bound In cloth. Price alone. $1.20. With a year's 

 subscription. $1.9a Given free for 4 new sub* 

 scriptlons at $1.00 each. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic has been entirely rewrit- 

 ten. Fully Illustrated. No apiarian library la 

 complete without this standard work by " The 

 Father of American Bee-Culture." 6'20 pages, 

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

 subscription. $2.00. Given free for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



I The Honey-Money Stories 64-pase book- 

 let of short, luiKht items about honey. Has 3S 

 fine lllustratluii-^. and 3 bee-songa. Its main 

 object is to luiereat people In honey as a daily 

 table article. Price 25 cents. With a year's sub- 

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 scription at $1.00. Three copies for 50 cents: or 

 the 3 with a year's subscription. $1.30: or the 3 

 copies GIVEN FREE for 2 new subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each. 



Amerikanisehe Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschbaiier. Is a bee-keepers' handbook of 138 

 pages, which is just what our German friends 

 will want. It is fully Illustrated and neatly 

 bound In cloth. Price alone. $1.00. With a year's 

 Hiibscriplion, $1.70. Given FREE for 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3'/4.\5'/4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space l%x3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

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

 with a year's subscription, Jlio. 6 

 given free for one Si.oo subscription. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board outylde like a book-cover with 

 cloth back. Will hold eawlly 3 volumea (3G num- 

 bers) of the American Bee Journal. Makes ref- 

 erence eany, preservoB copies from loss, dust 

 and mutilation. Price, postpaid, 75 cents. With 

 a year's subscription. 1.50. Given fueb for 3 

 new BUbscrtptluns at $1.00 each. 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds S volumes. Has wood back but no cov- 

 ers. Price, postpaid. 20 cents. With a year's 

 subscription $1.10. Given fhee for one new sub- 

 scription at $1.00. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsome "bronze-metal" 

 clocks left. Base 10 1-2 Inches wide by 9 3-4 

 inches hltrh. Deslgrn is a straw skep with clocfe 

 face In ml'ldle. Keeps excellent time, durable 

 and reliable. Welj^ht, boxed, 4 pounds. You 

 pay express charges. Price, $1 60. With a year's 

 subscription, $2.26. Given free for 6 new aub- 

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