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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 8, 1903. 



PUBLISHED WEVKLY BY 



Gf ORGE W. YORK S COMPANY 



I44&I46E. Erie St., Chicago, III. 



EDITOR, 

 C3-E30K.OE -W. "yOK-IC. 



DEPT. EDITORS, 



Dr-CCMiller, E.E.Hasty, Emma M.Wii-Son 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

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

 ada, and Mexico; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sanaple copy f reo. 



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. 



National Bee-Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association : 



1st. — To promote the interests ot its members. 

 2d. — To protect and defend its members in 

 . their lawful rights. 



3d. — To enforcf-' laws against the adulteration 

 of honey. 



Annual Membership. Sl.OO. 



Send dues to Treasurer. 



President— W. Z. HrTCHiNSON, Flint, Mich. 

 Vice-President— J. U. Harris, 



Grand Junction. Colo. 

 Secretary— George W. York, 



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

 General Manager and Treasurer — 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



Board of Directors. 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Neb. 



W. Z. Hdtchinson, Flint, Mich. 



Udo Toepperwein, San Antonio, Tex. 

 R. C. AiKiN, Loveland, Colo. 



P. H. Elwood, Starkville, N. Y. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Wm. a. Selser, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 G. M. DooLiTi LE, Corodido, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N. Y. 



J. M. Hambaugh, Escondido, Calif. 



C. A. Hatch, Richland Ctr., Wis. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, I'' 



E^" If more convenient. Dues may be sent 

 to the Secretary, nt the office of the American 

 Bee Journal. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a very 



pretty thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller to 

 wear on his coat-lapel. It of- 

 ten serves to introduce the 

 subject of honey, and fre- 

 quently leads to a sale. 



The picture shown herewith 

 is a reproduction of a motto 

 queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing to bee-keepers. Ithas 

 a pin on the underside to 



fasten it. Price, by mail, 6 cents; two for 10c; 



or 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 



of the American Bee Journal. 



Dr. Miller's New Book 



SENT BY RETURN NAIL. 



The book contains 328 pag^es, is bound in handsome cloth, with gold 

 letters and design ; it is printed on best book-paper, and illustrated with 

 over 100 beautiful original half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. Miller himself. 

 It is unique in this regard. 



The first few pages of the new book are devoted to an interesting 

 biographical sketch of Dr. Miller, telling how he happened to get into 

 bee-keeping. Seventeen years ago he wrote a small book, called "A Year 

 Among the Bees," but that little v-ork has been out of print for a number 

 of years. While some of the matter used in the former book is found in 

 the new one, it all reads like a good new story of successful bee-keep- 

 ing by one of the masters, and shows in minutest detail just how Dr. Mil- 

 ler does things with bees. 



HOW TO GET A COPY OF DR. MILLER'S 



"FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. " 



The price of this new book is $1.00, post-paid ; or, if taken with the 

 WEEKLY American Bee Journal for one year, both will be sent for $1.75. 



Or, any present regular subscriber to the American Bee Journal 

 whose subscription is paid in advance, can have a copy of Dr. Miller's new 

 book free as a premium for sending us Two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year with $2.00. This is a magnificent offer, and should 

 be taken advantage of at once. For many of our readers it is not only an 

 easy way to earn a copy of the book, but at the same time they will be 

 helping to extend the subscription list of the old American Bee Journal, 

 and thus aiding also in spreading the best kind of apicultural information 

 among those who would be successful bee-keepers. 

 Address all orders to 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO , 



144 & 146 E. Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



The Novelty Pocket= Knife. 



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



Vour Name on the Knife.— When 



Address you wish put oa the Kn'ite. 



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 

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 shown here. 



'I'he 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- 

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 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 ihe 

 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 itt 

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



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

 give 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', gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation ot 

 thls^beautiful kmfe, as tly* " Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



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

 one sending usihree new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with$-^'*).) We will club the Noveltj 

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



GEORGE W, YORK L CO. 



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