December^ 191 1. 



American l^e Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET'KNIFE 



Tour name and addressput 



on one side of the handle as 

 shown in cut. and on the 

 other 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. Cutise.xact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Price of knife 

 alone, postpaid. 11.10. 

 With year's subscnp- 

 tion. Sl.'jo. 

 Free for j 

 new $1 sub- 

 scriptions. 



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BEE-KEEPER'S 



GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As far as 

 true usefulness 

 goes it is equal 

 to any of 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 Karat gold. 

 Irir. lum pointed. The holder is 

 bar d-rubber. handsomely finish- 

 ed. . The cover fits snugly and 

 ca c t slip off because it slightly 

 w dgesover the barrel at either 

 end. This pen is non-leakable. 

 It isveryeasilycleaned.thepen- 

 pcnt and feeder being quickly 

 re Tioved. The simple feeder 

 gi vres a uniform supply of ink to 

 the pen-point without dropping, 

 blottingr.r spotting. Every bee- 

 ke eper ought to carry one in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in bo.x with 

 directions and filler. Each pen 

 guaranteed. Here shown H ac- 

 tual size. 



Price alone. postpaid. $1.00. With 

 1 year's subscription. $1.7o. 

 3lven tTfe for } new subscrip- 

 ions at $1.00 each. 



QUEEN-CLIPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wini;s. i% 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 25cents. With a 

 year's subscription. 

 Cilven free for 2 new 

 criptions at ti.oo. each. 



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IDEAL HiVE*TOOL 



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. 

 8% inches long. The 

 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-> 

 thick, ending like a 

 screw-driver. The 

 larger end is wedge- 

 shaped havingasharp, 

 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. With a year's 

 subscription, %x.2n. 

 Given free for 2 new 

 subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each. 



PREniun 



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 Ist. 

 Orders booked any time 



for 1908 queens. Safe de- 

 livery guaranteed. Price, 

 90 cents each. 6 for $4.5o. 

 or 12 for $8.59. One queen 

 with a year's subscrip- 

 tion. $1.60. Free for 

 2 new ti, subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody includintf the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 '.i'ixHyt, printed in four colors. Blank 

 ' 1 Lie Ii4x3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

 *. postpaid. 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription. S1.10. 6 

 S^tven free for one $1.00 subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



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



Miller.— 334 pages, bound In handsome cloth, 

 with gold letters and deslgii, illustrated with 113 

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

 It is a good, live story of successful bee-keep- 

 ing by one of the masters, and shows ju.st how 

 Dr. Miller works with bees. Price alone. SI.OO. 

 With a year' 8 subscription, $1.75. Gives fbkb 

 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. With a year's 

 subscription. Jl.yo. Given FUKE for 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



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



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

 thing pertaining to the care of honey-bees. 400 

 engravings. Bound in cloth, price alone, $1.60. 

 With a year's subscription. $2.25. GiVEX FBBE 

 for 5 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. DooUttle.— How the very beat 

 queens are reared. Bound in cloth and Illus- 

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

 scription, $1.50. GiVKX FKEE for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at$1.00 each. In leatherette binding, price 

 alone, 75 cents. With a year's subscription, $1.25. 

 Given fkee 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 sclcntlflc. It also contains anatomy and 

 physiology of beee. 544 pages, 295 illustrations. 

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

 subscription, $1.90. Given FiiEE for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



Langstroth on the Honey-BeJ, revised br 

 Dadant.— This classic has been entirely rewrit- 

 ten. Fully ilhiHtratcd. No apiarian library 1b 

 complete without this standard work by " The 

 Father of American Bee-Culture." 620 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. 



The Honey-Money Stories — 64-page book- 

 let of short, bright items about honey. Has 33 

 tine UlustratlouH, and 3 bee-songs. Its main 

 object is to Interest people in honey as a dally 

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

 scription. $1.10. Given FKEE for one new sub- 

 scription at $1.00. Three copies for 60 cents; or 

 the 8 with a year's subscription, $1.30; or the S 

 copies GIVEN FBEB tor 2 new subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each. 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschbaucr. is a bee-keepers' handbook of W8 

 pages, which is ]ust what our German friends 

 will want. It la fully illustrated and neatly 

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

 HubHcrtptlon. $1.70. Given fbee for 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stlft board outside like a book-cover with 

 cloth back. Will hold easily X volumes CIB num- 

 bers! of the American Bee Journal. Makes ref- 

 erence easy, preserves copies from loss, dust 

 and mutilation. Price, postpaid. 75 cents. With 

 a year's subscription, 1..50. Given fueb for 2 

 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no cov- 

 ers. Price, postpaid. 20 cents. 



subscription $1.10. 



Bcriptlon at $1.00. 



With a year's 

 Given fkee lorone new sub- 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A tew Of these handsome " bronze-inetal" 

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

 Inches high. Design Is a straw skep with clock 

 face In middle. Keeps excellent time, durable 

 and reliable. Weight, bo.-iod. 4 pounds. You 

 pay express charges. Price, $1 50, With a year's 

 subscription, $2.2,5. Given fueb for 5 new sub- 

 scriptions at (1.00 each. 



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