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AMERICAN BEE JOuKNAL 



June 28, 1900. 



H. G. Quirin, the Queen- Breeder, 



Is as usual atrain on hand with his 

 improved strain of 



^•GOLDEN 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Our lar<rest orders come from (jld customers, 

 which proves that are stock (fives satisfaction. 

 We have 12 years' experience in rearing- (jueens, 

 and il there is any one thin!,' we pride ourselves 

 in, it is in sending- all c|ueens promptly BY 

 RETURN MAIL. We (guarantee safe delivery. 



Price of queens before July 1st: 



Price of Queens after July i 



Warranted 



Selected warranted 



Tested 



Selected tested 



Extra selected tested, the best 

 that money can buy 



.50 



.75 



1.00 



1.50 



3.00 



12 



S 2.751$ 5.00 



4.00 



5.00 



.00 



.00 

 9.00 



Address all orders to 

 H. 0. QUIRIN, Parkerstown, Erie County, Ohio. 



[Money Order Office, Hellevue, O.) 

 23A14t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



«9-|F YOU WANT THE 



— BEE-BOOK 



That covers the wnole Apicultural Field more 

 completely than any other publisht, send $1.25 

 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., for his 



B66-K66P6rs' Guide. 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



Here we are to the front 

 for 1900 with the NEW 



CHAMPION CHAFF -HIVE, 



a comfortable home for the bees iti 

 summei and winter. We also carry 

 a complete line of other SUPPLIES. 

 Catalog free. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO. 

 Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 

 Please mention Bee Journal when ■writinE', 



I BEESIPPLIES! | 



;^ flS"Root*s Goods at Root's Prices"^* ^^ 



l^ PouDER's Honey-Jars and every- ^. 



•^ thing^ used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^fl 



*^ Service — low freig^bt rate. Catalog <^* 



^ free. WALTER S. POUDER, ^ 



■^ 512 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ^. 



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CHEAP f^r 



Located on the Illinois Central R.R. in 



^.., SOUTHERN ,,.v 

 ^'^^ ILLINOIS ^^ 



And also located on the ^'azoo & Mississippi 

 Valley R.R. in the famous 



YAZOO VALLEY 



ssissippi— specially adapted 

 raising uf 



CORN AND HOGS, 



of Mississippi— specially adapted to the 

 raising uf 



Soil RiGhesi .«t World. 



Write for Pamphlets and Maps. 



E. P, SKENE, Land Commissioner, 



111. Cent. R.R. Co., Park Row, Room 41.;. 

 24A24t CHICAQO, ILL. 



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LovelyJJune. 



BY CLARA EMILINE COX\-ERS. 



List to the tinkle of 



Bells in tlie dells; 

 Each a fond tale of love 



Tenderly tells! 

 Cotne to rue where I wait 



Under the vine 

 J)own by the garden g'ate, 



Lover of mine — 

 Come to me, brin^ to me 



Love's fullest measure: 

 Fondle me, sing- to me, 



O my soul's treasure! 



List to the coa.xing' croon 



Of the ^rave dove; 

 O blissful da.vsof June, 



Fratrrant with love! 

 Come to me tenderly, 



Lull me to rest: 

 "With thy arms pinion me 



Close to thy breast — 

 Cotne where I wait for thee. 



Here in my bower: 

 Thy lips the honey bee. 



My lips the flower. 



— Chicajjo Times-Herald. 



Fastening Foundation in Sections. 



I meet a great many bee-keepers who 

 dread the job of fastening foundation 

 to sections without a great deal of 

 trouble. To such I will try and explain 

 the easiest and quickest way that it 

 can be done without a press. 



First roll the sections in a wet cloth 

 or paper, say over night, as many as 

 you want to use the next day, so they 

 will not break in folding. Take a 

 small piece of beeswax, or ball a piece 

 of foundation the size of a hickorynut, 

 and briskly rub two or three times 

 across the upper part of the section, 

 where you stick the foundation ; rub 

 all you intend to use that day, then cut 

 the foundation the size you want to 

 use ; place the edge on the section 

 where you rubbed, wet the hammer 

 and tap the edge of the foundation 

 lightly, and rub across the edge, and 

 the foundation is stuck for keeps. 

 Then fold the sections, straighten the 

 foundation, and place in supers. With 

 a little practice you can fold and fasten 

 foundation in more sections than in 

 any other way, and do it right. 



Charles Smail. 



Shelb)' Co., Ohio, June 16. 



The Olive as a Honey-Ylelder. 



What do you think about this olive 

 twig all over blooming? Just so looks 

 the whole tree. And what a fragrance ! 

 It is carried for miles. But you per- 

 haps know this Russian olive tree bet- 

 ter than I do, so you will have noticed 

 that the flowers appear by-and-by, and 

 that the bees seem to be very much 

 after them. Can you tell me whether 

 the olive blossoms are rich in nectar 

 or not ? Are the lilies and roses also 

 of an)' value to the bees ? 



C. H. Fkiesen. 



Marion Co., Kan., May 28. 



[We referred the above to Prof. 

 Cook, who .sends the following reply : 

 —Editor.] 



The letter froin Mr. Friesen is of 

 general interest, as there is a principle 

 connected with his question that 

 touches all flowers. The olive, the 



TrteQueenGranK 



Is before tlie readers of this Journal with a peti- 

 tion for orders for as fine Queens as he has ever 

 been able to rear. They~are being-, and have 

 been for some weeks, reared in triple-decker 10- 

 frame hives, from choice Golden and Three- 

 Band Mothers, in a Golden yard. The Bee- 

 Keepers' Review, of Flint, Mich., for May 

 (which is a special queen-rearing number) tells 

 how it is done. Ask for a copy. Tested, $1.00; 

 untested, 75 cents. Monev order office, Warren- 



ton,N. c. W. H.PRIDQEN, 



24Atf Creek, Warren Co., N.C. 



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gikSteel Wheels 



Staggered Oval Spokes. 



BUY A SET TO FIT YOUR NEW OR OLD WAOON 



CHEAPEST AND BEST 



way to pet a low wajjron. Any size 

 wheel, any width tire. Catal. freb. 

 Electric Wheei Co., Box 16 Quincy, Ul6 

 Please meutioii B«e Journal when writint 



Wholesale 

 and Retail 



DITTMER'S 

 FOUNDATION 



This foundation is made by an absolutely 

 non-dipping' process, thereby producing a per- 

 fectly clear and pliable foundation that retains 

 the odor and color of beeswax, and is free from 

 dirt. 



Working wax into foundation for cash, a 

 specialty. Write for samples and prices. 



A full line of Supplies at the very lowest 

 prices, and in any quantity. Best quality and 

 prompt shipment. Send for large, illustrated 

 catalog. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has no Sag in Brood-Frames. 



Thin Flat-Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus 



Honey. 

 Being the cleanest is usually workt 

 the quickest of any foundation made, 



J. A. VAN DEITSEN, 



Sole Manufacturer, 

 Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N.?. 

 Please mention Bee journal when wnting. 



Yellow Sweet Clover Seed 



WE HAVE IT AT LAST : 



We haTe finally succeeded in getting a small 

 quantity of the seed of the yellow variety of 

 sweet clover. This kind blooms from two to 

 four weeks earlier than the common or white 

 varietv of sweet clover. It also grows much 

 shorter, onlv about two feet iu hight. It is as 

 much visited by the bees as the white, and usu- 

 ally comes into bloom ahead of white clover 

 and basswood. We offer the seed as a premium 



A QUARTER POUND FOR SENDING 

 ONE NEW SUBSCRIPTION. 



So long as it lasts, we will mail a quarter 

 pound of the seed to a tegular paid-up subscri- 

 ber who sends us ONE NEW subscriber for the 

 American Bee Journal one year, with $1.00; or % 

 pound bv mail for 30 cents. 



We have been trying for years to secure this 

 seed, and fiuallv succeeded in getting it. It is 

 new seed, gathered last season by an old per- 

 sonal friend of ours, so we know it is all right. 

 But we have only a small supply. When nearly 

 out we will mention it. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan St., 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



We are Headquarters for 



Seed & Plants. 



Valu^ible bfnk iihinit It, telline how togrow tbousandaof 

 |,lfi||itrs*vcir[h,"b.iHised for and wno isgrowinpU.Sent forlOc 



AMERICAN OINSENti GARDENS, ROSE HILL, New York. 



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