June 21, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



395 



Langsiroin on... 



TI]6fl0161JB66 



Revised by Dadant— 1899 Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and oug-ht to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth, and contains 

 over 500 pages, being revised by those 

 larg-e, practical bee-keepers, so vpell- 

 known to all the readers of the Ameri- 



can Bee Journal — Chas. Dadant & Son. 

 Each subject is clearly and thoroly ex- 

 plained, so that by following- the in- 

 structions of this book one cannot fail 

 to be wonderfully helpt on the way to 

 success with bees. 



The book we mail for $1.25, or club 

 it with the American Bee Journal for 

 one year — both for $1.75 ; or, we will 

 mail it as a premium for sending- us 

 THREE NEW subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year, with $3.00. 



This is a splendid chance to get a 

 grand bee-book for a very little money 

 or work. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



Leather-Colored (|ueens ! 



Reared from a superior honey-g'athering' strain 

 of Italians. No disease of a.ay kind. Untested, 

 SO cents each; dozen, $5.75. Tested, 75 cents 

 each; % dozen, $4.25, Special low price on two- 

 frame Nuclei for July and August Safe arrival. 



W. J. FOREHAND, 



190121 FORT DEPOSIT, ALA. 



Please mention Bee J oumal when wrltlii& 



frame (outside dimensions.) A frame 

 is slipt onto this, a sheet of foundation 

 laid inside, and on the smaller board 

 {that jusi comes up even with the lower 

 side of the groove in the top-bar of the 

 frame), and the edge slid into the 

 groove in the underside of the top-bar. 

 A small wedge-shaped splint with a 

 little flour or starch paste (or some 

 other substance that will stick, and not 

 let loose when it gets warm) put on, 

 and prest into the groove, completes 

 the job, except to give it time to dry 

 before putting the supers on the hive. 



I made my splints from old wood 

 separators cut just wide enough to fill 

 the groove in the top-bars just full. By 

 using a sharp knife, a good ruler, or 

 straight-edge, a good, solid cutting- 

 table, and a reasonably straight- 

 grained wood-separator to cut tiie 

 splints from, they can be made to fit 

 exact, and be made very fast. It helps 

 a good deal in getting the splints to 

 enter the groove readily, and to avoid 

 the sharp edge cutting the foundation, 

 to scrape the sharp edges off from the 

 two edges next to the frame, making it 

 somewhat wedge-shaped. 



Now, I presume most of the older 

 heads will say, " O, shucks ! any one 

 would know enough to put in founda- 

 tion," and I presume some have a better 

 way ; if so, let's have it, even tho it 

 does knock my way into " smither- 

 eens," andmake me feel as if I belong 

 in the ABC class instead of in the 

 X Y Z class, or away up thru the 5th 

 and 6th reader, almost alongside of 

 Langstroth, Huber, Dzierzon, Root, 

 etc. ! F. W. Hall. 



Sioux Co., Iowa, May 28. 



Paste fop Labeling- New Tin. 



Use Demar varnish reduced with al- 

 cohol so it will spread easily with a 

 brush, apply to the can, then lay the 

 label on and press down smooth with a 

 damp sponge. 



It can be used to mend china and 

 glass, but takes a long time to dry. 



This paste wt/l stick, is easily pre- 

 pared, and will not sour. 



H. N. Chandlbr. 



Langlade Co., Wis. 



Ppospepous Summer Expected. 



We are having an unusual amount of 

 rain for so early in the season, and the 

 alfalfa is coming on finely, fruit also, 

 and I think the bees will have a pros- 

 perous summer. 



This is the location of the U. S. 

 Marine Hospital Sanitarium for con- 

 sumptive sailors ; there are about 100 

 men at work repairing the buildings 

 for occupancy, and they have now about 

 50 patients, and more coming every 

 few days. Most of those who have 

 been here some time are showing won- 

 derful improvement. 



EkxEST W. Halstead. 



Lincoln Co., N. Mex., June 2. 



Some Stinging Experiences. 



Prof. Cook's report of a cow being 

 stung to death by bees (see page 147) is 

 different from my experience. When 

 a boy my father used to keep a few 

 bees in old-fashioned gums, that were 

 kept in a row alongside the yard fence. 

 I came up one day with a yoke of young 

 steers, and unyoked them near the 

 bees. They were not well trained, so I 



California Queens. 



OK PURE ITALIAN STOCK. 



(THKEB-BANDKD.) 



No Other bees within a radius of TEN MILES. 

 Eij^ht years' experience in practical bee-keep- 

 iiiff. Untested Queens, W cts. each; $'< per doz. 

 Discounts after July 1. Write for price-list. 

 18A13t H. L. WEEMS, Hanford, Calif. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing, 



PODLTRY BOOK FREE, M vanes. Illustrated, 

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EQGSp 



From liarred PLYMOUTH 

 ROCKS Thorobred, Fine 

 i'lumag-ed Fowls. Farm 

 Raised — 75c per dozen. 



MRS, L C, AXTELL, Roseville, DL 



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Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping' 

 Device is a fine thin^ for use in 

 catching' and clipping' Queens 

 wing's. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a j-ear at $1.00; or for $1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



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QUEENS! 



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One Tested Queen 1,00 



One Select Tested Queen 1.25 



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One-Comb Nucleus 1.00 



All Queens ready to mai 

 on receipt of the order. 



Breeders are from last sea- 

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Send for price-list of Queens 

 by the dozen. 



J. L. STRONG, 



14Atf CLARINDA, Page Co., IOWA. 



Please mention Bee Jotirnal -when -writine. 



if You Use Page Stock Fence 



You can turn any animal into any field. Good plan. 

 PAGE WOVKN WIUE FKNCECO., ADUIAN, MICH. 



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The ABC of Bee-Culture says of it: "This 

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 say nothing' of the honey it produces. It g^rows 

 from two to three feet in hight, and bears larg'e 

 clusters of bright pink flowers. It ^rows natur- 

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 where it is said to furnish large quantities of 

 honev.'* 



We have a few pounds of this Cleome seed, 

 and offer to mail a J4-pouad packagre as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW subscriber to 

 the American Bee Journal, with $1.00; or % 

 pound by mail for 40 cents. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



lis Michigan St. CHICAGO ILL. 



