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American "Bee Journal j 



Wanted— Comb, extracted honey, and 

 beeswax. R. A. Burnett t^ Co., 



6Ai2t 173 S. Water St.. Chicaeo. 111. 



FoK Sale. — I 'r carloads of choice sa^e 

 honey by the can or case. Samples of honey 

 and desirable California souvenir free for a 

 stamp. C. W. Dayton. Chatsworth. Calif. 



BOOKS FOR BEE - KEEPERS 



FOR SALE BY 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Colorado Bee-Keepers' Directory is 

 ready. Join tlie Association (Si oo , and ask 

 for copy. Wesley Foster. Boulder, Colo. 



Make Pure, delicious fruit acids from 

 honey. Cures all diseases, man or beast. 

 Patent allowed. Mailed. 25 cents. 



lAiy C. W. Dayton. Chatsworth. Calif, 



Wanteu — Apiarist or helper who is will- 

 ing to invest S250 in apiary. We a How you wa- 

 ges and percentage of crop as manager. Par- 

 ticulars on request. Apiarist. Sawtelle. Cal. 



For Sale — White-egg strain Indian Run- 

 ner Ducks. White Orpingtons. White Wyan- 

 dottes. Houdans. Bronze Turkeys. Ducks. 

 $1.25 each. A. K. Firestone. Broadwell. Ohio. 



New Crop white sweet-clover seed. 4 lbs. 

 by mail, prepaid. Si i-: 50 to 100 lbs.. 15c per 

 lb,, hulled: unhulled. 3C less. Alfalfa seed, 

 same price. R. I^. Snodgrass. 



Rt. 4. Augusta. Kan. 



Wanted — A man to run 140 colonies for 

 comb honey, for season of I«I3. State salary 

 wanted and experience. Everything new. 



B. F. Smith. Jr. Care of C. B. .■<. Q. Ry. 

 i2A3t Cowley. Wyoming 



What have you for established business? 

 .•\rnd Honey & Bee Supply Co., Chicago; can 

 be bought cheap for cash, or will exchange 

 for what have you ? S2500 value. Chance to 

 get into established business. 

 Fantus Bros.. 525 So. Dearborn St.. Chicago. 



Do You Love SWEETS? 



Ralph Waldo Emerson Did 



He said you can attain to royalty by 

 loving sweets. 



"He who knows what SWEETS 



are in the ground, the waters, 



the plants, the heavens, and how 

 to come at these enchantments, is 

 the rich and royal man." 



" HOW to come at these ?" 



Aye, there's the rub. 



How inany people miss them ! and 

 perhaps some of these many, strange 

 to say, /icc/ lii-es. 



Want to know how ? 



Send $1.00for a year's subscription to 



The Guide to Nature 



Arcadia: Sound Beach, Conn. 



It is edited by Edward F. Bigelow, a 

 sweet extractor — in other words, "a 

 bee-man" and a naturalist. 



Dr. Peiro will continue to give the 

 readers of the American Bee Journal 

 free advice regarding the subject of 

 Surgical and Mluisal treatment. 

 Many have availed themselves of this 

 offer. Return postage is all you need 

 to send. Address, Dr. Feiro, -l.'iSli 

 Perry Street, Chicago, 111. 



SUPERIOR BEE-SUPPLIES 



Specially made for Western bee-keepers by 

 G. B. Lewis Co. Sold by 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Association, 



Denver. Colo. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



HAMILTON, ILLINOIS. 



First Lessons in Bee-Keeping, by Thos. 

 G. Newman, revised by C. P. DaUant. —Intended 

 mainly for begrinners. Nearly 2UU pag"es. and 

 over 150 pictures. Bound In atrons paper cover, 

 showing- bee-brood in all stapes of development 

 from the newly-laid e^g. This book contains 

 the foundation principles of bee-keeptngr, as its 

 name Indicates. Price, poHtpaid, 50 cts. : or free 

 with the American Bee Journal one full year If 

 paid strictly in advance— by either new or re- 

 newal subscription at $1.00. 



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



Miller.— 340 pages, bound in cloth, and illustra- 

 ted with 112 half-tone pictures taken by Dr. Mil- 

 ler himself. It is a grood. live story of success- 

 ful bee-keeping: by a master of the subject, and 

 shows with clearness just how Dr. Miller works 

 with bees and produces tons of honey. Price, 

 $1.00, postpaid : or with the American Bee Jour- 

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 for sending" 3 New subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doolittle. — It tells how the 

 very best Queen-Bees are reared in Nature's 

 Way. A g-ood authority says; " It is practically 

 the only comprehensive hook on queen-rearing' 

 now in print. It is looked upon by many as the 

 foundation of the modem methods of rearing- 

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 cts.. postpaid; or with the American Bee Jour- 

 nal a year— both for $1.50. The same book bound 

 in leatherette, 50 cts.. postpaid ; or free with the 

 American Bee Journal one full year if paid in 

 advance strictly, by either new or renewal sub- 

 scription at $1.00. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic on bee-culture has been 

 entirely rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apia- 

 rian library is complete without this standard 

 work by the "Father of American Apiculture.'* 

 Over 50U paeres. bound in cloth. Price, $1.20; or 

 with the American Bee Journal a year. $1.90: or 

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 subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Bee-Keeper*s Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book is very 

 Instructive, interesting-, helpful, and thoroug-hly 

 practical and scientific. It is perhaps the most 

 complete of any bee-book on the Anatomy and 

 Physiolog-y of bees, and also the Botany of bee- 

 keeping-. Bound in cloth, ^ii pag-es. 295 Illustra- 

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A B C & X Y Z of Bee Culture, by A. I. & 

 E. R. Root.— Over 500 lartre pages describing- ev- 

 erything- pertaining- to the care and manag-e- 

 ment of honey-bees. It is a veritable encyclo- 

 pedia on bees. 400 engravings. Bound in cloth. 

 Price, postpaid. $1.50: or with the American Bee 

 Journal a year— both for $2.25; or given Free as 

 a premium for sending 5 New subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each. 



Advanced Bee Culture, by the late W. Z. 

 Hutchinson.- The author was an extensive bee^ 

 keeper, and a practical, helpful writer on bees 

 and bee-keeping. Over 200 pages, cloth bound. 

 Price, postpaid. $1.00: or with the American Bee 

 Journal for a year— both for $1.80: or given Free 

 for sending 3 New subscriptions at $1.00 each 



Southern Bee Culture, by J. J. Wilder, of 

 Georgia, perhaps the most extensive bee-keep- 

 er In the State. It Ih a real hand-book of South- 

 em bee-keeping. Bound In paper. 145 pages. 

 Price, postpaid. 60 cts.; or with the American 

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Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 BuHchbauer.— A bee-keeper's hand-book of IHK 

 pageH, which Is just what German bee-keepers 

 need. It is fully Illustrated and bound in cloth. 

 Price, postpaid, $1.00; or with the American Bee 

 Journal a year— both for $1.70. 



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

 let of short, brtt^hi Ucius alH.ui hi.riey. Has 23 

 fine niusiratlouH. ami ^ b.-<--sniiK-s. Its main 

 object Ih to iTiton-Hl iHopIe In honey as a dally 

 tabic food. Price, postpaid, 25 cenls; or with a 

 year's subscription In the American Bee Jour- 

 nal— both for $1.10. Two copies for 25 cts. 



The Emerson Binder.— It has a stiff board 

 outside like a bonk-over, with cloth back. Will 

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 preserves copies from loss, dust, and mutila- 

 tion. Price, postpaid, 75 cts. : or with the Amer- 

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 tions at $1.00 each. 



A Modern Bee Farm, bv Samuel Sininiins 

 The author is a live I':nj.'lisli bee-keeper. He 

 has kept up with the procress in tins line 

 not only in his own country but all over the 

 world. His views are determined, but very 



well taken, and his points are made with an 

 accuracy which is convincing. Cloth bound 

 470 payes. Price postpaid S2.00 or with the 

 American liee Journal one year both for $2.75 

 British Bee-Keepers' Guide, by Thomas 

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 work for the English bee-keeper. It is very 

 much condensed, containing 170 pages, and is 

 nicely illustrated and well bound. Price, post- 

 paid. $1.00: or with the American Bee Journal 

 one year. $1.75. 



Irish Bee Guide, by J. G. DiE:ges.-Any one 

 who wishes to become acquainted with the 

 manner and methods of bee-keeping in the old 

 country, and in Ireland particularly, ought to 

 read this book. Price. $1.00. postpaid; or with 

 the American Bee Journal for one year, $1.75. 



Alexander's Writings on Practical Bee- 

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 man who kept 700 colonies of bees at his home 

 place in New York. He wrote a series of arti- 

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 They discuss bee-keeping in broadest terms. 95 

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A Year's Work in the Out-Apiary, by G. 

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 home. For any one who is Intending to keep 

 bees on a large scale, this book will be inval- 

 uable, paper bound, contains, contains (50 pages. 

 Price. 50 cents: or with the American Bee Jour- 

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