1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



363 



A HANDY TOOL-HOLBER ! 



Sent by Express, for $1.50 ; or with the Bee Joiirna!! 

 one year — both Tor $2.00. 



Every Manufacturer, Miller, Carpenter, 

 Cabinet Maker, Machinist. Wlieelwright and 

 Quarryman, Farmer, or any one using a grind- 

 stone, should have one of these Tool-Holders. 

 One boy can do the worlc of two persoiis, and 

 grind much faster, easier and with perfect 

 accuracy. Will bold any kind of tool, from 

 the smallest chieel to a draw shave or ax. 

 Extra attachment for sharpening scythe 

 blades included in the above price. The work 

 Is done without wetting the hands or soiling 

 the clothes, as the water flows from the opera- 

 tor. It can be attached to any size stone for 

 baud or steam power, is always ready for use, 

 nothing to get out of order, and is absolutely 

 worth 100 times Its cost. 



No farm is well-equipped un- 

 less it has a Tool-Holder. Pays 

 "or itself in a short time. 



How to Use tlie Holder. 



Directions.— The Tool is fas- 

 tened securely In the 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 right or left across the 

 stone, or examined while grind- 

 ing, as readily and in the same 

 way as if held in ih's hands. 



For grinding Round -Edge 

 Tools, the holes in the stand- 

 ard are used instead of the 

 notches. 



Address, GEORGE W. YORK & CO., CHICAGO, ILL. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has No Sag in Brood-Frames 



Tliin Fiat-Bottom FoundatioD 



Has lio Fisbbone in tlie Sarplns Hooey. 



Beinf; the cleanest is usaally worked 

 the quickest of any Foundation made 



J. VAN DEUSEN ii SONS, 



Sole Manufacrnrera, 

 Bpront Brook Monmomery Co., N. Y. 

 Mention the American Bee Journal 



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in Chicago ! 



No other Goods kept here. 



Send for Price-List, 



CHAS. DADANT &. SON, 



118 Michigan St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



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ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION «o«"|;~„'^^'°'>' 



Cun do the work of four 

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 tring, Rabbeting', Groov- 

 ing. Gaining. Dadoing, 

 Edging-'Up. Jointing Stuff, 

 etc. Full Line of Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 Soli] ou Trial. Catalosroe Free. 

 SENECA FALLS MFG. CO., 

 46 Water St., SENECA FALLS. N. T 



lAly Mention the Amerimii BeeJtyumaL 



BEES. QUEENS, 



and Several Curloade of 



APIA-RIAN SUPPLIES 



always on hand. 

 Brood Found., 42c lb. ; Section. 50c lb. 



I. J. •»TR|]yOHAin, 



105 Park Place. 



NEW YORK, N. T. 



That Queen-Clipping Device Free ! 



Couldn't Do Without It. 



I have clipped 1*> queens, and must say the 

 Monette Queen-Clipping Device is by far the 

 best invention ever made, and will be wel- 

 come to manj' l)ee- keepers as it was to me. I 

 could not do without one now. 



Dk. Geo. L.^cke, Newburgh, Ind, 



Works Iitke a Charm. 



The Monette Queen-Clipping Device works 

 LIKE A CHARM. With it I havc clipped 30 

 queens, all in one day, when examining my 

 bees. Wm. Stollev, Grand Island, Nebr. 



PLEASE READ THIS OFFER TO PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS : 

 Send us just one /ww name for the American Bee •lournal a year (with SI. 00), and vpe 

 will mail you the Queen-ClippioK Device free of charge. Or, the Queen-Clipping Device 

 will be sent postpaid for 50 cts. But why not 'get it as a Premium by the above offer ? 

 You can't earn 50 cts. any easier. Almost every bee-keeper will want this Device. See 

 page 130 (Feb. 27) for full description of it. Complete directions accompany each one 

 sent out. It is a most ingenious and useful article. Address, 



GEOKGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



Qcj;)eral Iten^s^ 



A TT. S. Bee-Association Urged. 



The time is here when bee-keepers 

 must organize so as to help themselves 

 in every way possible. I very heartily 

 approve of the plan given by Mr. VV. P. 

 Marks, on page 290, for organizing the 

 "United States Association of Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Societies " — (rather a long name, 

 but 1 think it very e.\'pressive). The 

 plan is a good one, and it seems to me 

 that it Is one that could be carried out 

 easily. I think, though, that the county 

 and district societies should be subordi- 

 nate to their respective State societies; 

 the county and district societies appoint- 

 ing delegates to the State meetings, and 

 the State meeting appointing one dele- 

 gate to the United States meeting from 

 each congressional district. Thus, the 

 bee-keepers of the entire United States 

 would be represented in a great conven- 

 tion of bee-keepers, and the entire 

 brotherhood would gain respect, and 

 their rights would be observed by all. 



And also the various and separate 

 States would be thoroughly organized, 

 and proper and needed legislation could 

 be more easily secured. 



Last winter the Central Iowa Bee- 

 Keepers' Association appointed Mr. Jos, 

 Nysewander, of Des Moines, and myself, 

 as delegates to represent the bee-keep- 

 ers' association, and present a petition 

 before the Iowa legislature, asking that 

 an experimental apiary be established at 

 the Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa. 

 The petition was presented, and all the 

 assistance that could be given it was 

 given, and I firmly believe that the rea- 

 son the result was not more satisfactory 

 was because of a lack of organization 

 among the bee-keepers of the State. (I 

 hope that this obstacle will be removed 

 before another general assembly, and 

 every bee-keeper in the State will be en- 

 listed in the fight.) 



This is a matter of great importance 

 to every bee-keeperof the United States, 

 and I believe that before we have gained 

 all there is for us, we must take this step 

 forward. 



We are having abundance of rain, and 

 everything is looking as if this would be 

 a good honey-year. The bees all win- 

 tered well in this section, as a rule, last 

 winter. 



I hope bee-keepers will be encouraged 



enough to attend the bee-convention next 



fall at Marshalltown, Sept. 16 and 17. 



I will send further announcement later. 



W. E. Bryan. 



New Sharon, Iowa, May IT. 



Bee-Notes from Western Iowa. 



Bees wintered well here last winter, 

 for it was an extra open, mild winter. 

 There are not as many bees as there 

 were some years ago, on account of the 

 recent drouthy seasons. Bees have been 

 pretty poor property for the last three 

 years, but it looks as if better days were 

 dawning. We have had more than the 

 average amount of rainfall since April 

 first. We have just had (yesterday eve 

 and to-day) the biggest rain we ha;e 

 had in a good many years. The past 

 dry winter killed about one-half of the 

 white clover, but the half that is left 

 looks like the "better half," sure. If 

 we escape frost, basswood may give us 

 some honey again, and a wet spring 



