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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



June 14, 1900. 



No. ISO— Double 

 Shamras, with nkkel Irioimiogs. 

 H Complete with collars and hilch 

 ] 6tr^ps. 822.Koojas?.-i|s forg30. 



rPROFit FOR MAKER ONLY 



We manufacture 178 styles of vehicles and 6r. styles of harness 

 and sell them to you direct from our factory at wholesale 

 pri'^es. In fact, we are the largest manufacturers of vehicles 

 and harness in the world selling to the consumer exclusively. 

 When you buy od this plan you pay only the proBt of the 

 man 111 act II rer. No traveling: ex- 

 penses, no losses, no apenVs com- 

 mission and no dealer's profits 



WE HAVE HO AGENTS 



preterrinp to deal with you di- 

 rect. We have followed this plan 

 for -^Tyeai-s. Mo matter where you 

 live, we can reach you and save 

 you money. Weshipourvehicles 

 and harness anywhere for ex- 

 amination and guarantee safe 

 arrival. We tnaniifncture 

 every thine we sell, ami we can 



^andt, 



'•■i paint 3 



No. 717— Canopy-Top Surrey, with double fen- 

 ders. Price, complete, with cnrtains all around. Btonn j 

 apron, sunshade, lamps and pole or obafta, S75 ; Just U 



ai^ood a^ sells for $4n more. 



assure you of good quality from be^rinningr to end; (j:oml wood work, pood iron L 

 gnf"! tinish,2^>od trimmins^ tine style and the largest -elecfiun in Ihe land. Larfcc llluB- 



gi trBif.l catalogue FREE. ELKHART CARRIAGE & HARNESS MANUFACTURING CO., Elkhart, Ind. 



Please mention Bee journal "when ■writing 



I. J, StrJnQliain, 105 Park Place. New York Gity, 



Keeps in stock a full line of Popi :i,ar Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 

 Silk-faced Veils, 35 cents, postpaid. 



Tested Italian Queens, $1.00 ; Uutested Queens, 60 cents. From honej-- 

 gathering stock. 



We keep in stock a full line of Popular Apiarian Supplies. 



Catalojf FREE. Please mention Bee Journal when -writing. 



H. G. Quirin. the QUEEN-BREEDER, is as nsual 

 a^ain on hand with his improved strain of 



^Golden Italian Queens^ 



Our lartrest orders come from old customers, 

 which proves that our stock pives satisfaction. 

 There is no bee-disease in our locality. We have 

 12 years' experience in rearing- queens, and if 

 there is any one thing- we pride ourselves in, it 

 is in sending- all queens promptly BY RETURN 

 MAIL. We g^uarantee safe delivery. 



Price of queens before July 1st: 



Address all orders to 



H. G. QUIRIN, Parkertown, Erie Co., Ohio. 



Money Order Office, Bellevue, O.) 



23A16t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



MARQUETTE, ON LAKE SUPERIOR, 



is one of the most charming summer 

 resorts reacht via the Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee & St. Paul Railway. 



Its healthful location, beautiful 

 scenery, good hotels and complete im- 

 munity from hay fever, make a sum- 

 mer outing at Marquette, Mich., very 

 attractive from the standpoint of 

 health, rest and comfort. 



For a copy of "The Lake Superior 

 Country," containing a description of 

 Marquette and the copper country, ad- 

 dress, with four (4| cents in stamps to 

 pay postage, Geo. H. Heaflford, General 

 Passenger Agent, Chicago, III. 



Italian Qiioens JB 



IJv mail, price, il. 



WILLIAM 



markt^ 



freshly 



ported NEW 



Address all orders to 



DELINE, 



WYMORE, NEBRASKA. 



i^abor Saving Conveniences. 



Succe.ss on the farm todayis largely proportioned 

 to the saving of time and labor— which means econ- 

 omy of production— and not higher prices for farm 

 products. Probably no single machine or appliance 

 saves in the aggregate so much time and hard labor 

 as the modern low down handy wagon. Take for 



instance the loading and hauling of manure, ensil- 

 age corn, grain in the straw, corn fodder, hay, Ac, 

 all hard to load, the u^e and ad.antaires of alow 

 down wagon are almost inesttmable. The Electric 

 Low Down Handy \\'a)rnii cxcelts for these purposes. Has 

 the famous Klecfric Met-l wheels-is lipht. strong and dur- 

 »ble. Wnie tlei-tnc Wtied i ti.. Box if> Quincy. HI., for catalog. 



Flease raention Bee Jcmrnal wlien -writing- 



M. H. HUNT & SON, 



SELL ROOT'S GOODS at ROOT'S PRICES. 

 Our inducements are first-class goods, cheap 

 freight rates, and prompt shipments. Send for 



catalog. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



ftd6iQu66ii§,$i E-acn. 



Send postal for dozen rates and description 

 of bees. HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



23Atf Mention the American Bee Journal. 



Four Celluloid Queen= Buttons Free 



AS A PREMIUM. 



For sending us ONE NEW SUBSCRIBER to the 



Bee Journal for the balance of this j'ear, with 50 

 cents, we will mail you FOUR of these pretty but- 

 tons for wearing on the coat-lapel. (You can wear 

 one and give the others to the children.) The queen 

 has a golden tinge. This offer is made only to our present regular subscribers. 

 NOTE.— One reader writes: " I have every reason to believe that it would be a very ^^ood idea 

 for every bee-keeper to wear one [of the buttons] as it will tause people to ask questions about the 

 busy bee, and many a conversation thus started would wind up with the saleof more or less honev; 

 at any rate, it would i^ive the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to enlighten many a person in re- 

 gard to honey and bees." 



Prices of Buttons alone, postpaid : One button, 8 cts.; 2 buttons, 6 cts. each ; 

 5 or more, 5 cts. each. (Stamps taken.) Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118. Michigan St., CHICAGO. 



or four hours, or longer if possible, dip 

 off the wax from the top, a dipperful at 

 a time. 



I omitted to state that the wax, as 

 fast as dipt off, should be placed in tin 

 pans or pails that have been greast. 

 After the wax cools, turn the pails bot- 

 tom up, and, presto ! you will find nice 

 yellow cakes of wax. If, perchance, 

 they are too leather-colored yet, next 

 time use a little more acid ; but do not 

 use more than is necessary. 



In cleaning tin utensils.never scrape, 

 for that will remove the tin, and the 

 iron, or steel, rather, will rust. To get 

 the wax off, turn a jet of hot steam 

 right against the inside of the pails or 

 pans used. This will disengage every 

 particle of wax used. 



If one does not have steam he can 

 use an ordinary iron kettle, being care- 

 ful to observe about the quantity of 

 acid and water. The vinegar, for such 

 it really is, will be so weak that it will 

 not attack the iron enough to cause 

 any serious trouble. 



Discoloring of Conib=Cappings. — I 



have always understood the appearance 

 of comb hone3' is the production of cer- 

 tain strains of bees — the Asiatic varie- 

 ties tending very much that way. In 

 the same apiaries some colonies pro- 

 duce more or less greasy-looking cap- 

 ping to their comb. The dark races of 

 bees cap their honey with white caps. 

 The goldens do not produce so white a 

 capping as the black bee. The Ligu- 

 rian produces honey more greasy in ap- 

 pearance, and the Holy Land bees very 

 greasy. Such has been my experience, 

 but in all apiaries of colored bees the 

 capping varies. Is that caused by 

 weather or the strain of bees ? Have 

 you ever noticed that sections over the 

 center of the brood have a more greasy 

 appearance than those to one side ? 

 What is the cause ? — Australasian Bee- 

 Keeper. 



A Bunch of Stray Straws, by Dr. 



Miller, in Gleanings in Bee-Culture : 



George G. Scott takes up half a col- 

 umn of the American Bee Journal in 

 saying that hive-tools and other things 

 likely to be lost should be painted a 

 brilliant red. The advice is worth all 

 the room he has taken. 



The membership of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association is a little 

 more than 500. It's sad that it's so 

 small ; but there's encouragement in 

 the thought that never before were so 

 manv bee-keepers banded together in 

 one body in this country. And the 

 number is all the time growing. 



Two mysteries in connection with 

 finding (lueens. You look very, very 

 careftilly all over a comb, and the 

 queen is not to be seen ; but suddenly 

 she appears, calmly walking right be- 

 fore Your eyes. Where or how she was 

 hidden is the mystery. Another mys- 

 tery is that often a queen is harder to 

 find in a mere handful of bees than in 

 a strong colony. 



The age at mating of 30 queens is 

 given in Bienen-Vater. It varied from 

 4 to 9 days, the largest number being 

 at 6 days, and the average of all being 

 6'.3 days. [I once conducted a series of 

 experiments, and, if I remember cor- 

 rectly, the average date seemed to be 7 

 days, and the earliest 3 days ; but in 

 this case I had reason to suspect the 

 queen had been confined in the cell by 



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