1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



283 



A HANDY TOOL-HOLDER ! 



Sent by Exprcsi, for $1.30 ; or ivilli the Bee Journal 

 one year — both for $3.00. 



Every Manufacturer. Miller, Carpenter, 

 Cabinet Maker, Machinist. Wlieehvrigut and 

 Quarryman. Farmer, or any oneusiu^aijrind- 

 stone, should liave one of tlioso Tool-Holders. 

 One boy can do the work of two persons, and 

 grind much faster, easier and with perfect 

 accuracy. Will hold any kind of tool, from 

 the smallest chieel to a draw shave or ax. 

 Extra attaehiueut for sharpening' scythe 

 blades included iu the above price. The work 

 Is done without wettinj; the hands or soiling 

 the clothes, as the water Hows from the opera- 

 tor. It can be attached to any size stone for 

 hand or steam power, is always ready for use, 

 nothin/r to get out of order, and Is absolutely 

 worth 100 times its co^I. 



No farm is well-equipped un- 

 less It has a Tool-Holder. Pays 

 'or itself in a short time. 



How to Use the Holder. 



Directions.— The Tool is fas- 

 tened securely In tbe Holder by 

 a set-screw and can be ground 

 to any desired bevel by insert- 

 ing" the arm of the Holder into 

 a higher or lower notch of the 

 standard. While turning' the 

 crank with the right hand, the 

 left rests on an steadies the 

 Holder ; the Tool is moved to 

 the rig-ht or lelt across the 

 stone, or examined while grind- 

 ing, as readily and in the same 

 way as if held in th-^^ hiind^. 



For grinding Hound - Edj!;e 

 Tools, the holes iu the stand- 

 ard are used instead of the 

 notches. 



Address, GEORGE W. YORK & CO.. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



SECTIONS CHEAP! % 



% 



% 



In order to reduce stock we will sell 



40,000 4Mx4JiK2 40,000 4i^x4Kxl 15/16 250,000 4,ifx4Kxl% 



150,000 4Kx4Jixl% 80,000 4''4x4vix7-to-{t, 



Of our No. 2. One-Piece, Open-Top Sections, at the following Iioiv Prices : 



1,000 for $1.00 ; 3,000 for $2.50 ; 5,000 for $3.75. 



These Sections are all of good quality and manufacture, and prices will be maintained for a 

 short time only. 



G. B. I^EW^IS CO., 'WATERXOW3V, WIS. 



^P~ Be sure to mention the American Bee Journal when you write. _s^ 



WOVEN WIRE FENCE 



OverSOStyles 



48Ett' 



The best on Earth. Horse hiph, 

 \',\\\\ strong, V\\^ and Chicken I 

 tit^rht. Yuucan make from 40 I 

 to GO rofis per day for fronij 



14 to 22c. a Rod. 



Uliistiateil CatMlOKiie Free. 



KITSELMAN BROS., , 

 Ridgevide, - Indiana.! 



Mention tlie Arverican Bee JXmmaU 



Bees, Queens, Niielei ^,'^?nJ"eafon: ^ 



Two-Frame Nuclei, with a Choice Warranted 

 Queen, at i2.b0 each. Sppchil prices on large 

 orders furnished. LEININOER BROS, 

 6Etf Ft. Jennings, Ohio. 



WHEN ANSWERING THIS ADVERTISEMENT. MENTION THIS JOURNAL 



I have one of the choicest ilocks of 



BROWN LEGHORNS IN THE STATE 



Keep no other kind. Eggs, 75('. per 15; 

 S1.25per30. B. G. SCOTIIAN, 



16Etf OTISVILLE. MICH. 



alenliom, the Awf^rUxm. Be-e Jouma/. 



lleeSiipplies 



Larj.^t.'St StOL'k 

 ;ind Greatest 

 Variety in the 

 We.st. BEVr 

 llnod-^ilt Low- 



v:>-\- prices. <'iit. 

 i.r so |iat,'ps FREK. 



E. KRETCMER, RED OAK, IOWA. 



Mention the American Bee JuumcU. 12K8t 



Fruit ■ Plants Free ! 



ALIi CHOICE VARIETIES. 



No. 1— Eight Snyder Blackberry Plants. $1.00 



No. 2— 50 Asparagus Roots 1.00 



No. 3— 6 Fay Prolific Currants 1.00 



No. 4—3 Snyder Blackhery, 20 Asparag's 



Roots and 3 Fay Prolific Currants 1 00 



No. 5—3 Blackcap Oregg Raspberries. 3 

 Choice Ked Raspberries, 12 lo'a Beau- 

 ty Strawberries and 2 Fay Pro. Cur.. 1.00 

 No. G— 4 Snyder Blackberry, 4 Golden 

 Queen Raspberry. 12 Asparagus R'ts 

 and 10 Erie Blackb'ry Root Cuttings. 1.00 

 No. 7—75 Blackberry Root Cuttings 1.00 



VlnAAinl Alf'ui* —i'our choice of any ONE of 

 iSptlldl IFIICl the above 7 Numbers for 

 sending us olio new iniibseriber to the IJee 

 Journal tor a year at $1.00, and 15 cts. to pay 

 Postage on the Plants. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO.. 



- CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Sweet Clover n Canada. 



At the following prices : 



5 Ihs. 10 lbs. 25 lbs. 50 lbs. 



$1.00 $1.00 $3.75 $7.25. 



Also a quantity of Motherwort and Catnip 



seed. Prices on application. 



EfiiniS for Hateliliig. Buff Leghorns. In- 

 dian Games, iV Ligiit Brahmas. Chulce Birds. 

 A breeder for 30 years. Prices on application 



JOHN ITIcAKTIIIlK, 

 881 YoDRe Street. - TOKONTO, ONT. 

 15Atf Mmtion Ui£ American Bee Jourruu. 



Union is mostly to those who get into some 

 kind of litigation, and to those who by 

 their nearness to place of meeting can at- 

 tend the conventions. 



Let a Union and Exchange be formed in 

 one, so that it will benefit all members, and 

 1 would not long hesitate to pay the neces- 

 sary .$10 to become a life member, and help 

 create the necessary funds to buy that 

 farmers' cheap honey. Buo. Ben. 



Mapleton, Iowa. 



[We might say for the benefit of those 

 who have been mailing various things to 

 "Bro. Ben," that be simply uses that title 

 as a nom-de-plume. So whatever is mailed 

 to " Bro. Ben " never reaches him or any 

 one else.— Ed.] 



Bees Wintered Well. 



My bees have wintered well so far. Some 

 have to be fed shortly if we do not get 

 warm weather and fruit blooming soon. 



The American Bee Journal is a welcome 

 visitor every week. Peteb Blunier. 



Roanoke, 111., April 8. 



Bees Appear in Good Condition. 



We had no honey last year. I have .55 

 colonies of bees in the cellar yet. They ap- 

 pear to be very quiet, and I think they are 

 in good condition. H. Pearson. 



Natural Dam, N. Y., April U. 



The Season of 1895. 



My report for IS'.B is as follows: Six hun- 

 dred pounds of comb honey, and 200 pounds 

 of extracted, from S colonies, spring count, 

 and increased to 15. P.J.Klein. 



Greenwood, Wis., April U. 



A Good Report for 1895. 



Last year I bought one colony of bees, 

 and got 300 one-pound boxes full of honey, 

 and 8 swarms of bees, which, with the one I 

 bought, made U colonies. I put them into 

 the bee-cellar, and they are all right. 



I want to say to Mr. Snow, of Osakis. 

 that the above is a true count, and I can gtt 

 plenty to swear to it. I will say for Mr. J 

 Z. Rhodes, that his report is not correct. I 

 asked him why he didn't put it in correctly, 

 and he replied that he was afraid people 

 would think he was lying. Now, Mr. Snow, 

 if Mr. Rhodes doesn't make out a correct 

 statement, and swear to it, I will have him 

 fined ! Mekiutt Osborn. 



Verndale, Minn. 



A Northern Bee-Man in Virginia. 



At the age of 50, and after about -10 years 

 of honest toil and industry, and by practic- 

 ing economy, without indulging iu vice, 

 rum or tobacco, we found ourselves, with 

 God's blessing, with what we considered 

 enough of this world's goods to see our 

 (that is, wife and I) way through to the 

 end of life's journey. Therefore, I retired 

 from business, and sought a winter's home 

 in this place, to avoid the cold blasts and 

 long winters of the North, which, to us, it 

 seemed were threatening our physical ex- 

 istence. And now. after nine winters' trial, 

 we feel well repaid and pleased with the 

 change. I think this cliumte has been a 

 sort of strength restorer to us. and would 

 not swap it for any squad of doctors, and 

 drug-store nostrums by the ton, for persons 

 in like condition of health. 



I have kept from 40 to GO colonies of bees 

 for the last 30 years. I left over .50 up at 

 my Northern home {Middletown, N. Y.) 

 Inst fall, and have 17 here. I think there 

 are about IIKI colonies kept within a radius 

 of two miles from us. We bought the stock 

 we have here, and it' appears to be a mix- 

 ture of Italian, black, and perhaps some 

 Cyprian blood, as the bees are prone to use 



