November, igio. 



American Hee Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Your 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. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Priceof knife 

 alone, postpaid. $1.25. 

 With year's subscrip- 

 tion, $1.00. 

 Free for 3 

 new ti sub- 

 scriptions. 



BEE-KEEPER'S 



GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As far as 

 true usefulness 

 goes it is equal 

 to anyr f the high- 

 er-priced, much- 

 advertised pens. 

 If you pay more it's 

 the name you're 

 charged for. The Gold 

 Ni > is guaranteed 14 Karat gold, 

 Ir: mm pointed. The holder is 

 bar d-rubber, handsomely finish- 

 ed. The cover tits snugly and 

 ca rt slip off because it slightly 

 w dges over the barrel at either 

 end. This pen is non leakable. 

 It ' s very easily cleaned, the pen- 

 po nt and feeder being quickly 

 re iioved. The simple feeder 

 gi .-es a uniform supply of ink to 

 th i pen-point without dropping, 

 bl Jtting cr spotting. Every bee- 

 keeper ought to carry one in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in box with 

 iirections and filler. Each pen 

 ■^aranteed. Here shown H ac- 

 tual size. 



Price alone. postpaid. $1.00. With 

 I year's subscription. $1.7o. 

 Jiven free for i new subscript 

 ions at $1.00 each. 



QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for u«e in 

 catching and clipping 

 P u e e n s' wings. 4H 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid. 25 cents. With a 

 /ear's subscription, 

 'liven free for I new 

 >;» bs.: 'iPtioD ■''f Si.oa 



$1.10 



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, 

 8Vi inches long. TI 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is 1 7-8incheslong, 

 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." 

 Price alone, postpaid, 



40cents. With a year's 

 subscription. Jt.io. 

 Given free for 2 new 

 subscriptions at 



5i.oo each. 



PREMlUn 

 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 queeus. Safe de- 

 livery guaranteed. Price, 

 30 cents each, 6 for $4.S'^- 

 or 12 for $8.50. One queen 

 with a year's subscrip- 

 tion, $1.60. Free for 

 2 new li, subscriptions. 



HUinOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

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

 space m X 3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

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

 with a year's subscription, Si.io. 6 

 given free for one $1.00 subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



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



Miller. —:iM4 pa^^cs. buiind In hanrtrtome clulh, 

 with gruld lettcrii and deslgii, lUuslrated wlili 112 

 beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. Mllk*r. 

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

 mg- by one of the masters, and shows just how 

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

 With a year' 8 subscription. fl.To. GlvE.x FUEK 

 for 3 new subscnplions at $1.00 each. 



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

 son.— The author is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 830 pagres: bound in cloth, beautifully 

 illustrated. Price alone. $1.30. With a year's 

 subscription. $1.1)0. Given FiiEB forSnew sub- 

 scriptions at $i.OU each. 



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

 E. R. Root.— Oyer 500 pages, describingr every- 

 thing: pertaimng to the care of honey-bees. 400 

 engrravings. Bound in cloth, price alone. $1..'>0. 

 With a year's subscription, J3.25. GiVEX FUEB 

 for 5 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

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

 queens are reared. Bound in cloth and illus- 

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

 scription. $1.50. GlvE-V FKEE for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions atSl.uO each. In leatherette binding, price 

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

 GivEX 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 bee? 544 pages. 295 illustrations. 

 Bound in cloth. Price alone. $1.20. With a years 

 subscription. $1. 9a SivEX FHEE 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." 620 pages, 

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

 subscription. $2.00. G I vex FREE for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



The Honey-Money Stories — 64-paire book- 

 let of short, brght items about honey. Has 33 

 line illustrations, and 3 bee -songs. Its main 

 object is to Interest people in honey as a daily 

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

 scription. $1.10. GiVEX FREE for one new sub- 

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

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

 copies GivEX FUEE for 2 new subscriptions at 

 il.uOeach. 



Ameriltanisehe Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer. is a bee-keepers' handbook of i:i8 

 paeres. 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. GivEX fuee tor 3 new sub 

 scriptlons at $1.00 each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board outside like a book-cover with 

 cloth back. Will hold easily 3 volumes (3i; 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 su'oscnptlon. l..'.o. GivEX fuee for 2 

 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no cov' 

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

 subscription $1.10. GivEX fuee for one new sub- 

 scription at Sl.OU. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsome " bronze-metal 

 clocks left. Base 10 1-2 inches wide by » i-t 

 inches high. Design is a sti-aw skep with clock 

 face in middle. Keeps excellent time, durable 

 and reliable, 'n'elght. boxed, 4 pounds. You 

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

 subscription. *2.'.;5. GivEX fkee for 6 new sub- 

 scriptions at 11.00 each. 



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