THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 24, 1903. 



PUBLISHED ■WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 COMPANY 



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



i Second- 



EDITOR, 



DEPT. EDITORS, 



DR.C. C.Miller, E.E. Hasty, Emma M. 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 tin- 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy freo. 



The Wrapper-Liabel Date of this papci 

 indicates the end of the month to whiuh 

 your subscription is paid. For inslanur, 

 "dec03" on your label shows that il is- 

 paid to the end of December, 1903. 



iStibscriptiOD Receipts.— We do not Rent! 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay siiti?ci-i|i. 

 tion, but change the date on your wraiipc-r 

 label, which shows you that the mom y Im- 

 beeu received and credited. 



Advertising Rates will be given upon up 

 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 agrainst the adulteration 

 Df honey. 



ANNUAL Membership. $1.00. 



Send dues to Treasurer. 



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

 Vice-President— J. U. Harris, 



Grand Junction, Colo. 

 Secretary — George W. York, 



144 & 145 E. Erie St., Chicago, 111. 

 Seneral Manager and Treasurer— 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



BOARD OF Directors. 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Neb. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Fliat, Mich. 



Ueo Toepperwein, San Antonio, TejE. 

 R. C. AiKiN, Lioveland, Colo. , 



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

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 (7m. a. Sblsbr, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 G. M. DooLiTiLE, ; orodino, N. Y. 

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



J. M. Hambaugh. Escondido, Calif. 



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



Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, Ij* 



83^ If more convenient. Dues may be sent 

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

 Bee ourn 1. 



A Celluloid Qneen-Button is a, very 

 oretty 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. It baa 

 ^— w^ a pin on the nnderslde to 



fasten it. Price, by mall, 6 cents; two for Wcj 

 or 5 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 

 of the American Bee Journal, 



Some Good GiuMing Oilers. 



As this is the time of year vfhen most subscribers renew their subscrip- 

 tions, we wish to call special attention to the following-, which we are sure will 

 commend themselves to all : 



|u„ 1 The Bee Journal and Dr. Miller's "Forty Years 



nU. 1 Among the Bees " (book alone, $1.00) Both for $1.75 



\f. n The Bee Journal a year and Prof. Cook's " Bee-Keep- 



llU. Z er's Guide," (book alone, $1.20) " 2.00 



M„ <! The Bee Journal a year and Dadant's "Langstroth 



nU. J on the Honey-Bee," (book alone, $1.20) " 2.00 



Nrk A '"'^^ ^^^ Journal a year and Doolittle's "Scientific 



llU. 4 Queen-Rearing," (cloth bound) (book alone, $1.00) " 1.75 



Nfk K '^^^ ^^^ Journal a year and Doolittle's " Scientific 



nU. J Queen-Rearing," (leatherette bound) (book alone, 7Sc) " 1. 50 



jy„ z Bee Journal a year and Standard Untested Italian 



llU. O Queen (mailed in May or June, 1904) (Queen alone 7Sc) " 1. 50 



»i^ '1 The Bee Journal a year and a "Novelty Pocket-Knife" 



f^"« ' with your name and address on it (knife alone, $1.25) " 2. 00 



|ki_ Q The Bee Journal a year and a " Wood Binder," for 



no. O holding a year's numbers (binder alone, 20c) " l.OO 



JU-. Q The Bee Journal a year and an " Emerson Binder," 



llU. V (stiff board) (binder alone, 60c) " 1. 40 



M- in The Bee Journal a year and a Monette " Queen-Clip- 



nO. l\) ping Device," (device alone, 2Sc) " 1.00 



»i- -j-j The Bee Journal a year and Newman's "Bees and 



1^0. II Honey," (cloth bound) (book alone, 75c) " 1.50 



mi- -J r\ The Bee Journal a year and Newman's " Bees and 



no. IZ Honey," (paper bound) " <•'<> 



|ki^ -| <1 The Bee Journal a year and Root's " A B C of Bee- 



iy[). 10 Culture," (book alone, $1.20) " 2.00 



Kr\ \ A The Bee Journal a year and a Foster Stylographic 



[>0. 14- — Pen (Pen alone, $1.00) " 1-75 



Send all orders to GEORGE W.YORK & CO.. 



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



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



HOWARD M. MELBEEp 



HONEYVILLEi O. 



[This Cut is the /"'cli. Size of the Knife.) 



Your Name on the Knife.— Wbeo ovderlu^, be sure to say just what aame and 

 Address you wish put on the Kaite. 



The Novelty Knife is iadeed a flovelty. The norelty 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 hand-forg-ed out of the very finest Eng-Hsh 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 lining's are plate brass: 

 the back springs of Sheffield spring--steel, and the finish if 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, bavins' 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 for- 

 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 for a present! What more lasting memento could a mother 

 g-ive to a sou, 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 of 

 this^beautiful knife, as tlv ** 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^hrke new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with$;Ji.W.) We will club the Noveltj 

 Knife and the Bee Journal for one year, both for $2.00. 



GEORGE W, YORK L CO. 



4^Please allov '>boat two weeks for Tour kaife order to be fllled. 



Chicago, m 



