January 



Amc*rican Hee Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Tour name and addrefisput 



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. Priceofknife 

 alone, postpaid, $1.10. 

 With year's subscrip- 

 tion. $1.90. 

 Free for j 

 new $1 sub- 

 scriptions. 



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-pnced, much- 

 advertised pens. 

 If you pay more it's 

 the name you're 

 charged for. The Gold 

 Nl^ IS guaranteed 14 Karat gold. 

 Iric lum pointed. The holder is 

 bar d-rubber. handsomely finish- 

 ed. , The cover fits snugly and 

 ca 1 t slip off because it slightly 

 w dgesoyer the barrel ateither 

 end. This 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, 

 blottingcr 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 ?a ac- 

 tual size. 



Price alone, postpaid. $1.00. With 

 i year'."- subscription, $1.7o. 

 ^Iven free for 3 new subscrip- 

 :ions at $I.oo each. 



QUEEN-CLIPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Pueens' wini;s. i% 

 incheshigh. Itisused 

 by many beekeepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 

 Price alone, post- 

 ' paid, 25 cents. VVith .-i 

 year's subscription. 

 $1.10. Ciivi-n free for 2 new 

 subscriptions 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. Th' 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is I 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. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.20. 

 Given free for 2 new 

 subscriptions at 

 81.00 each. 



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 1st. 

 Orders booked any time 



for 1908 queens. Safe de- 

 livery guaranteed. Price. 

 SOcents each. 6 for $4.50. 

 or 12 for $8.50. One queen 

 with a year's subscrip- 

 tion. $1.60. Free for 

 2 new It, subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS 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 

 3Hx5H. printed in four colors. Blank 

 space mx3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

 3, postpaid. 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

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

 given free for one $1.00 subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



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



Miller. -;>34 passes, bound m handsome cloth, 

 with erold letters and deHigm, Illustrated with 112 

 beautiful half-tone plcture.s. taken by Dr. Miller. 

 It is a good, 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. 

 With a year's subscriptlt/n. $1.75. GivEX fhbk 

 for 3 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



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

 son.— The author Is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 380 pages; bound in cloth, beautifully 

 illustrated. Price alone. $1.20. With a year's 

 subscrli-ttion, Sl.yo. GivEX fkee for 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



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

 E. R. Hoot.— Over 5U0 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 frebj 

 for 6 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doolittle.— 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. GlVEX FREEfor 2 new subscrip- 

 tions atSl.OO each. In leatherette binding, price 

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

 Given free 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 bcee. 544 pages. '2U5 illustrations. 

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

 subscription, $1.90, fiivEX free for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bo, revised b7 

 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. Given free for 4 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



The Honey-IMoney Stories — 64-page book- 

 let of short, bright Items about honey. Has 3* 

 fine 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. Given free 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 S 

 copies GIVEN free for 2 new subscriptions at 

 $1,110 each. 



Amerikanisehe Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 BuHclibaner, 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 FUEEfor 3 new sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board .miMide like a book-cover ^vlth 

 cloth back. Will hold easily 3 volumes (.SO num- 

 bersl of the American Bee Journal. Makes ref- 

 erence easy, preserves copies from loss, dust 

 and mutilation. Price, postpaid. 75 cents. With 

 a years subscription, 1.50. Given free for 2 

 new subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has -n'ood back but no cov 

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

 subscription $1.10. Given free for one new sub- 

 scription at $1.00. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsome "bronzc-inetal" 

 clocks left. Base 10 1-2 Inches wide by 8-4 

 Inches high. Design Is a straw skep with clock 

 face In middle. Keeps excellent time, durable 

 and reliable. Weight, boxed. 4 rounds. You 

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

 subscription, $2.'i6. Given fueb for 5 new aub- 

 scrljptlons at tl.OO each. 



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