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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 29, 1903. 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BV 



GEORGE W. YORK S CONPAINY 



144 & 146 E. Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



EDITOR, 



DEPT. EDITORS, 



IiLLER, E.E. Hasty, Emma M.Wilson 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is $1.00 a year, ia the United States, Can- 

 ada, and Mexico; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The Wrapper-Label Date of this paper 

 indicates the end of the month to which 

 your subscription is paid. For instance, 

 "dec03" on your label shows that it is 

 paid to the end of December, 1903. 



Subscription Receipts. — We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay subscrip- 

 tion, but change the date on your wrapper- 

 label, which shows you that the money has 

 been received and credited. 



Advertising Rates will be given upon ap- 

 plication. 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



Your Name and Address oa one side— Three Bees on the other side. 



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



(This Cut is the i?'ULL Size of the Knife.) 



Your Name on the Knife.— When orderlug-, be sure to saj just what name and 



address you wish put on the Knite. 



The Novelty Knife is indeed a novelty The novelty lies in the handle. It is 

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as glass. Un- 

 derneath the celluloid, on one side of the handle is placed the name and residence of 

 the subscriber, and on the other side pictures of a Queen, Drone, and Worker, as 

 shown here. 



The Material entering- into this celebrated knife is of the very best quality; 

 the blades are haud-forg-ed out of the very finest English razor-steel, and we war- 

 [ rant every blade. The bolsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or 

 corrode. The rivets are hardened German silver wire; the linings are plate brass; 

 the back springs of Sheffield spring-steel, and the finish of the handle as described 

 above. It will last a last-time, with proper usage. 



Why Own the Novelty Knife ? In case a good knife is lost, the chances are the 

 owner will never recover it; but if the " Novelty " is lost, having name and address 

 of owner, the finder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name and ad- 

 dress, would destroy the knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are so foi- 

 tunate as to have one of the ''Novelties," your Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and in 

 case of death, your relatives will at once be notified of the accident. 



How appropriate this knife is lor a present! What more lasting memento could a mother 

 g-ive to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a ladv to a gentleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



The accompanying cu' f,Mves a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation oJ 

 this^beautiful kuife, as ttv* ** Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



How to Get this Valuable Knife.— We send it postpaid for $1.25, or give it as a Premium to the 

 one sending us ihrke new subscribers to the Bee Journal {withS-^W.) We will club the Noveitj 

 Knife and the Bee Journal for one year, both for $1.90. 



GEORGE W, YORK L CO, 



J®*Please aUor* '»bout two weeks for your knife order to be tilieo. 



Chicago, UL 



An Italian Queen Free 



IN MAY, 1903 



To Regular Paid=in=Advance Subscribers Only. 



We wish to make a liberal oflFer to those of our regular readers whose 

 subscriptions are paid in advance. It is this : We will send you hKbb by 

 mail, in May, 1903, an Untested Italian Queen for sending- us $1.00 and the 

 name and address of a NEW subscriber to the American Bee Journal for a 

 year. This is indeed a big premium, as the queen alone would cost you /So. 



We are booking orders for Queens now for next May delivery. Will 

 you have one or more ? This offer ought to bring in many orders. Our 

 queens are reared by the best queen-breeders, and give satisfaction. 



Address, 



George W. York & Co., 144 East Erie St.. Chicago, 111. 



