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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



FOREHAND'S QUEENS 



15 LBS. 

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-^ Wbicb Colony fs Yours, Mr. Beekeeper 7 Vt 



150 LBS. 

 SURPLUS 



'ITow^many of you were disappointedlast^seasop when you harvested your hone, cropP 

 You can make every colony a good one. WHY NU i r Jus,^ „t:a pounds of boney. 



three-banded Italian Queen f.hew,l cost you "^^''i'S^ents.^ust ^^^^.^p .^ ^ ne' gain of 



You can easily make a earn of sixty pounds o^,"^ '"=;i'"in'"the increased value of the col 

 $3° 5. Good pay for introducmg one queen not consmering^nemc^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ 



ony Spring will soon be here the t,me to reoueen that colony i ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ Purchase 



you spend your time mpre Pjofi'ab y now {han deciQm| w ^reeband queens All our 



vour early queens ? Give us a trial, we oreea oniy iiic w"' ^^y you should use 



?-ards IreVure, so you take no risk in eettin, a h>W Four reas^^^^^^ ^^^ ,^,^h, 



tie and such men. We have looo n"cl ^ ^^^h^a^^^^^ . ^ not over-work wh^h 



Three expert queen-breeders have charge otinesenu ^ ■ , queens are mailed We 



|!::fa"fiM"5'/si'qTei°n'a^^/ mId?i"S, ^p'r^i^c'e'. a5?d°"^e'^iarantee perfect satisfaction and safe 

 delivery. ^ i 



Untested J -75 J 4 W » f™ 1 SelVcf iested.V.-.V.ViH-.oo 



^^^^fA\e"?^rc\fcuTa•rgi'v?Sggen^e^al 'i£'^^^|;?/^' ' ^^^ *la 



W. J. FOREHAND & SONS, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



( 8 75 

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12 



$17.00 



20.00 



OOOD USED PIANOS AT CI.EARING SA T.K PRICES SOLD 



HNDER WARRANTY AND S HIPPED ON APPROVAL AT 



OUR RISK FOR ALL FREIGHTS AND HANDLING CHARGES 



George W. Lyons Studio, small size; $75. .,„„„..». 



Ernest Gabler & Bro.. upright, rosewood, medium sue. excellent tone, $85. 



Pease Piano Co., uprieht. rosewood; $100. 



Smith & Barnes, upright, mahogany; $115. 



Mason & Hamlin, upright, ebonized, dull finish; Ji2S. 



Sheraton upright, mahogany, nearly new; $135- 



Empire Piano Co.. upright, mahogany, superior tone; $150. 



Fischer upright, golden oak. fine condition; $175. 



Fischer upright, mahogany, like new; $200. 



Story & Clark, upright, elaborate style, mahogany; $225. 



Knabe upright, mahogany, perfect condition; $250. 



Behr Bros., upright, mahogany, slightly used; J275. 



Knabe, upright, mahogany. Colonial style; $300. 



Steinway, upright, mahogany; $350. 

 Cash prices; but .easy payment terms at 6 percent interest if 



'^"''^For further information write World's Largest Music House. 

 LYON & HEALY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



March 



Paint Without Oil 



Remarkable Discovery that Cuts Down 



the Cost of Paint Seventy-Five 



Percent 



A Free Trial Package is Mailed to 

 Everyone Who Writes 



A L Rice, a prominent manufacturer of 

 Adams N. Y., has discovered a process of 

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 S'f'oil 'He"'cllls it Powdrpaint.t comes in 

 the form of a dry powder and all that is re- 

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 ou°side o? inside painting It is the cement 

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 any surface, wood, stone or b'^'c'^. spreads 

 InS looks like oil paint and costs about one- 



'°wf Ue'to Mr A. L. Rice, Manufacturer. 23 

 North Street, Adams, N. Y., and he will send 

 you a free trial package, also color card and 

 \l\\ Information showing you.hpw yo" can 

 save a good many dollars. Write today. 



20 Packets Seeds-lOc. 



We w.int every reader to test "HARRIS SEEDS THAT 

 HUSTLE." Send 10c. now-betore you forget for th 3 

 Sammoth collection. We Bend you 20 separate packets 

 finest varieties- one each--of "=«»'• Jf"?J'fk„e1fn 

 Celery, Cucumber. "-eMu'^' '='^'?=' -"h^'h /ifj!: 

 Watermelon, Onion. Parsley Parsnip.Rad.shSaHI 

 ly. Spinach. Tomato. Mixed Poppies, Giant Cosiiios, 

 Double Jap Calendula and Children's Botanical Gar- 

 den a cuno^.ly collection of fl"Wer seeds. With th s col- 

 lection we send rebate check for 10c. and b.g catalog of 



HARRIS BROS.SEED CO., 384 Main St., Mt.Pleasant.Mich. 



Why Not Get What You Want, 



And When You Want It? 



The Atchley Queens and Bees need no 

 recommendation to the beekeepinB world. 

 They have been buying them for FORTY 

 YEARS, AND ARE STILL DOING IT. 

 BOOK YOUR ORDERS NOW • 



One-Dound package, $1.40 each; 25 for 

 Js^so! Too for $125. Two pound packages. 

 tJ«pa(-h- 21; for $52.50; 100 for $210. 

 Two frame nuclei J2.30 each; three-frame. 

 $3 « Lach No QuJens. Untested queens 

 ! aUan Sr Carniolan $1 00 each or Jio pe^ 

 dozen; too for $70. A big lot of fine tested 

 nneens Cheap, write for prices, ri'j-es 

 on be" sand queens in large lots quoted on 

 application. 



WM. ATCHLEY. Mathis, Texas 

 Ihe Texas Bee and Honey Man 



The Double-Walled Massie Bee-Hive 



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Surest Protection for Bees— Increased Supply of 



Honey— The Best Hive for any CHmate 



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Frames made from White Pine 



VENTILATED BOTTOM 



Admits fresh air into the hire, lessening the chance for swarm- 

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Fifty years in the bee-supply business has shown us that the 

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