American liee Journal 



July, 1910. 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Tour name and addresspxit 



on one side of the handle as 

 shuwn in cut. and on the 

 ther side pictures of 

 1 queen-bee. a worker, 

 and a drone. The 

 handle is celluloid 

 and transparent, 

 through which is 

 seen your name. 

 If you lose this 

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 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 

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 delivered in two 

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 new $1 sub- 

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BEE-KEEPER'S 



GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



really good 

 pen. As far as 

 true usefulness 

 goes it is equal 

 J any of the high- 

 r-priced, much- 

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 you pay more it's 

 ; name you're 

 charged for. The Gold 

 Nib IS guaranteed 14 Karat gold. 

 Indium pointed. The holder is 

 hard-rubber, handsomely finish- 

 ed. , The cover fits snugly and 

 can t slip oft because it slightly 

 wedges oyer the barrel at either 

 end. I his pen is non-leakable. 

 It IS very 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 (,r spotting. Every bee- 

 keeper ought to carry one in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in box with 

 directions and tiller. Each pen 

 guaranteed. Here shown ?j ac- 

 tual size. 



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QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. 4H 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



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 paid, 25 cents. With a 

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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 workaround 

 theapairy. Made 

 of malleable iron, 

 SVi inches long. The 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end isl7-8incheslong. 

 1-2 inch wide, and 7-32 

 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." 

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 40cents. Withayear's 

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PREmiun 



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- 

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 75 cents each, 6 for J4.00, 

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 out of the okl-fashioned "skep." Size 

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

 space lHx3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

 3. postpaid. 10 cents: 10 for25 cents. 'I'en 

 with a year's subscription, $1.10. 6 

 given free for one $1.00 subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



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



Miller.— o;i4 paeres. buurul In handsome cloth, 

 with irold letters and desiim. Illustrated with 112 

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

 It is a g"ood, live story of successful bee-keep- 

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

 Dr. Miller works with bees. Price alone. $1.00. 

 Withayear's subscription. $1.75. Givex free 

 for 3 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



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

 J^"n. The author is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 3;iO pa^es; bound in cloth, beautifully 

 Illustrated. Price alone. $1.2U. With a year's 

 snhscnption. Sl.'.'O. Given fuke for 3 new sub- 

 bcnpllous at $1.00 each. 



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

 E. R. Root.— Over 600 pages, describing" every- 

 thing pertaining to the care of honey-bees. 400 

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

 With a year's subscription. $2.25. Given frse 

 for 5 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doollllle.— 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. GivEX free for 3 new subscrip- 

 tions at$1.00 each. In leatherette binding, price 

 alone. 75 cents. With a years subscription, $1.25. 

 GivEX FUEB 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 lUustrationa. 

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

 subscription, $1.9a Givex fkee for 4 new sub' 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic has been entirely rewrit- 

 ten. Fully Illustrated. No apiarian library 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, $2.00. Givex FREE for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



The Honey-Money Stories.— 64-pa?e book- 

 let of short, bright items about honey. Has 33 

 fine Illustrations, and 3 bee-songs. Its main 

 object is to interest people In honey as a daily 

 tabic article. Price 2^ cents. With a year's sub- 

 scription, $1.10. Givex PKEK for one new sub- 

 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 

 $l.ui)each. 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer, 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 

 subscription. $1.70. Given FREE for 3 new sub 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board outside like a book-cover with 

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WOOD BINDER 



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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsome " bronze-metal 

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

 inches high. Deslgrn Is a straw skep with clock 

 face In middle. Keeps excellent time, durable 

 and reliable. Weight, boxed, 4 pounds. You 

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