June 28, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



413 



SPECIAL NOTICE! 



Last winter's cut of basswood is the whitest it has In-on for many seasons. 

 We are now making' sections out of this new stock and therefore are in a posi- 

 tion to furnish you with the ver3' finest quality in tlie market. 



LEWIS WHITE-POLISHT SECTIONS 



Are perfect in workmanship atid culur. 



Orders shipt immediately upon receipt. A comjilcte line of everything 

 needed in the apiary. Five difl'erent styles of Bee-Hives. 



Lewis Foundation Fastener simplest and best macliine for the purpose. 

 Price, ONE DOLLAR, without Lamp. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., Watertown,Wis., U. S. A. 



BRANCHES: 

 <i. B. Lewis Co, 19 So. Alabama Si., Indiaaap- 



olis, lud. 

 G. B. Lewis Co., 515 First Ave., N, E., Mruue- 



apolis, Minn 



SEND FOR CATALOG. 



At.ENClES: 



L. C. Woodman Grand Rapid.s, Mich. 



Fred Foulgek & Sons Ofjrdeu, Utah. 



E. T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Missouri. 

 Special Southwestern Ag^ent. 



Four Celluloid Queen= Buttons Free 



AS A PREIVIIUIVI. 



For sending- us ONE NEW SUBSCRIBER to the 



Bee Journal for the balance of this year, 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. — Oue reader writes: " I have every reason to believe that it would be a very icood idea 

 for every bee-keeper to wear oue (of the buttons] as it will cause people to ask questions about the 

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

 at any rate, it would j^rive the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to eulig-hten 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, S cts. each. (Stamps taken.) Address, 



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



I. J. Slrinatiam, 105 Park Place, New York City, 



Keeps in stock a full line of Popui..<vr BeB-KebpERS' Suppwes. 

 Silk-faced Veils, 35 cents, postpaid. 



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

 gathering stock. 



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



Catalog FREE. Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



A HANDY TOOi:<-HOi:.D£B ! 



Sent by Expre§s, for $1.50 ; or with the Bee Journal 

 one year — bolii for $2.00. 



Every Manufacturer, Miller. Carpenter, 

 Cabinet Maker, Maehinist. Wheelwright and 

 Quarryman, Farmer, or any one using- a grind- 

 stone, should have one of these Tool-Holders. 

 One boy can do the work of two persons, and 

 grind much faster, easier and with perfect 

 accuracy. Will bold any kind of tool, from 

 the smallest chisel to a draw shave or ax. 

 Extra attachment lor sharpeningr 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 

 hand or steam power, is always ready for use, 

 nothing to get out of order, and is absolutely 

 worlh 100 times its cost. 



No farm is well-equipped un- 

 less it has a Tool-Holder. Pays 

 'or itself in a short lime. 



How to Use the 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 lh-> hands. 



For grinding Round . Edge 

 Tools, the holes In the stand- 

 ard are used instead of the 

 Qotches. 



Address. GEORGE W. YORK & 00. , 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



failed us before in 10 years, since we 

 began raising it, ncarlj- all winter- 

 killed, together vfith red clover, last 

 winter. I refer to alsike clover. We 

 raise our own seed and usually .sow 10 

 or 12 acres every spring. It not only 

 never fails to yield a goodly amount of 

 honey, but, with a light mixture of 

 timothy to hold it up, it makes the best 

 hay for stock we ever had. There is 

 literally no waste, the cattle consum- 

 ing every vestige of it if cut in proper 

 season. 



It is usually supposed that alsike will 

 not thrive well on dr3- soils, but we 

 raise large crops on our driest land by 

 first removing the piles of manure that 

 accumulate about the buildings of 

 every stock-farm to the land that needs 

 it most, instead of removing the build- 

 ings from the manure piles. 



I have been aching for years to get 

 sweet clover started here, but have not 

 done so on account of the undue preju- 

 dice against it by the majority of the 

 people ; still, there are plenty of farm- 

 ers of my acquaintance who will allow 

 the dirty astlima-breeding ragweed to 

 grow and flourish along the roads bor- 

 dering their farms, without a murmur, 

 who, at sight of a little sweet clover, 

 would raise an awful howl. 



The writer of "General directions 

 for finding the queen," on page 354, is 

 original if nothing more. Summarized 

 to me, it means — and nothing more — 

 " If at first j-ou don't succeed, try, try 

 again." (I hope the author of " After- 

 thought " will not accuse me of tres- 

 passing on his ground.) A. F. FooTE. 



Mitchell Co., Iowa, June 9. 



Removing' Honey Early. 



I never saw bees doing so well at tliis 

 time of the year. I have commenced 

 to take ofi' supers already. I never took 

 any off in June before. W. K. Bates. 



Winona Co., Minn., June 20. 



Selling Granulated Honey. — Bee- 

 keepers generally thruout the country 

 appear to be awaking to the impor- 

 tance of some educational work among 

 the masses in regard to extracted 

 honey. There is indeed a degree of 

 ignorance prevalent in the land regard- 

 ing the nature, care and use of hone3', 

 both comb and extracted, that is amaz- 

 ing ; but the particular point that is at 

 present engaging the attention of the 

 producer is that of educating the peo- 

 ple to the use of the candied extracted 

 article. 



It is quite generally believed that 

 granulated honey is adulterated — that 

 the granules in the liquid are an adul- 

 tei'aut — and the majority of retail deal- 

 ers, sharing this ignorance, are incap- 

 able of rendering a true explanation to 

 the prospective buyer, but he will in- 

 stead most likely apply the force of his 

 argument to the deliverance of his own 

 untarnisht name from the menacing 

 stigma, laying particular stress upon 

 his personal good faith and innocence 

 in buying the "stuff." This will, of 

 course, be supplemented with an apol- 

 og)' for having offered it to his esteemed 



