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li now mailing queens every day except Sun- 

 day. These queens are going to almost every 

 State in the Union. A statement in public 

 print says, "The postofflce at Beeville has 

 probably cancelled more stamps on queen- 

 cages than any other postofflce in the world." 

 Whether this Is true or not, it is true that 

 Laws' queens are giving eminent satisfaction, 

 and old customers are continually renewing 

 their orders. 



I am breeding- but the one strain of three-banded 

 Red-clovpr Stock Italians. A square deal and grood 

 queens are all that I can promise. I shall be pleased to 

 have your order, which will be filled in rotation: how- 

 ever. I can also take care of rush orders. 



Prices: Singrle queen, $1.00; six for $5.00: 100. $75.00. 



ADDRESS PLAINLY 



W. H. LAWS, BEEVILLE, TEXAS 



SPECIAL OFFER on QUEENS 



We have on hand about 200 tested Italian 

 queens, one year old, that we will offer at 

 75 cts. each: 6 for S4.25. These are queens 

 from our very best stock, and will do good 

 service for at least two more years. Young 

 queens, untested, SI. 00 each, 6 for 85.00; test- 

 ed, SI. 25: 6 for 86.25. 



Fred Leinlnger & Son, Delphos, Ohio 



MILLER'S STRAIN Red-alover ITALIAN QUEENS 



By return mail or money refunded. Bred from my superior 

 breeder: for business. g:entle: no better hustler; bees just roll 

 honey in; three-banded; Northern bred; hardy and vig-orous; 

 winter well; not inclined to swarm; bred from best leather- 

 colored, long'-tongfued, red-clover strains. Untested. 7.5c; six, 

 $4.00: dozen, $7.50. Select untested, $1.00; six. $5.00; dozen, 

 $9.00. Satisfaction gruaranteed. . I. F. MILLER, previously 

 of Brookville and Reynoldeville, Pa., a queen specialist for 16 

 years, Is agent and breeder for E. A. Miller. Send all orders to 

 I. F. MILLER, Rt. 2, Oil City, Pa. 



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