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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 17, 1903. 



PUBLISHED WEtKLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 COMPANY 



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



EDITOR, 



DEPT. EDITORS, 



Dr-CCMillhr, E.E.Hasty, EmmaM.Wilson 



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. 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. 



SabscriptiOD 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 of its members. 



2d.— To protect and defend its members in 

 their lawful rights. 



3d. — To enforce laws against the adulteration 

 of honey. 



Annual Membership. $1.00. 



Send dues to Treasurer. 



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

 Vice-President— J. U. Harris, 



Grand Junction. Colo. 

 (Secretary — Gkorge W. York, 



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

 General Manager and Treasurer— 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



G. WHrrcoMB, Friend, Neb. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Fliat, Mich. 



Udo Tobpperwein, 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. DOOLITILE, Eorodioo, N. Y. 

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



J. M. Hambaugh, Escondido, Calif. 



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



Dk. C. C. Miller, Marengo, I!! 



J^" If more convenient, Dues may be sent 

 to the Secretary, ..t the office of the American 

 Bee Journ 1. 



A Celltiloid Queen-Button is a very 



oretty thing lor 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. It has 

 ——' 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. 



Something SSr Bee=Keeping Sisters 

 in th e Winter T ime. 



We think all ladies will agree with us in saying that every man should at least under- 

 stand some business, with which, in case of neeessity, he could support himself and family. 

 The wealthiest people frequently come to want, and wretched, indeed, is the man who cannot 

 earn a living after his wealth is gone. He sometimes fills the grave of a suicide. And why, 

 in this enlightened age of progression, should not woman, as well as man, be able to depend 

 on her own resources? In case her husband dies in poverty, must she starve or depend on 

 charity? In case her husband fails to provide and grossly mistreats the woman he has sworn 

 to cherish, must she humbly submit? A THOUSAND TIMES, NO '. Let every woman, 

 before she marries, have some knowledge that can be used to make her a living. Every mother, 

 rich or poor, should make her daughters, in a certain degree, independent, by giving them 

 some kind of a trade, and teaching them to be self-reliant. Mothers should have their 

 daughters learn to sew, and not neglect this important part of their domestic education. The 



daughter so taught will not only make a better wife and mother, but will also be more likely 

 to secure a better husband, and will always command his respect. He will not look upon her 

 as a helpless " know-nothing," but will know that if he fails in his duties, she can live without 

 him, and this can only strengthen the bond between them. A thorough knowledge of dress- 

 making can always be turned into gold, and become the means of support tor the mother and 

 her little ones. She may never have to use this knowledge in this way, but she has a trade and 

 can use it if necessary. 



The outline cut shown herewith is a condensed copy of THE NEW LONDON 

 LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM for drafting and cutting ladies' and children's garments. 

 For simplicity and accuracy it has no superior among the more expensive systems. Thousands 

 of girls have learned more about drafting and cutting with this system than they knew about 

 it after serving their apprenticeship in some of the dressmaking shops of the United States 

 and Canada. Thousands of the best garment cutters have laid their complicated and expensive 

 system aside, and are now using THE NEW LONDON TAILOR SYSTEM. Thousands 

 have been sold at -^.00 each, but we mail it Free to a paid-in-advance subscriber to the Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal for sending us two new subscribers at $1.00 each ; or we will send it to any 

 one with a year's subscription to the American Bee Journal, both for SI. 75; or, we will mail 

 the Tailor System alone for $1.00. Address all orders to 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



144 & 146 East Erie Street, CHICAQO, ILL. 



