One Man with the 



UNION ^°-^i-«- 



Can do the work of four 

 men using hand tools, in 

 Ripping, Cutting-off, Mi- 

 tringjRabbeting, Grooving, 

 Gaining, Dadoing, Edging- 

 up. Jointing stuff'; etc. Full 

 Line of Foot and Hand 

 Power Machinery. Sold on 

 Trial. Catalogue F)-ee. 

 Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., 45 Water St., 

 1-12 Seneca Falls, N. Y. 



Beeswax 

 Wanted! 



We will pay 34 cents 

 cash or 26 cents in 

 goods, for good quali- 

 ty of Beeswax, freight 

 paid to FALCONER, 

 N. Y. If you have 

 any ship it to us at 

 once. 



(Prices subject to change without notice.) 



II, 



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Anvone sending a sketob and description may 

 quickly ascwrtain our opinion free whether an 

 invention is probably patentable. Comniunioa- 

 tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents 

 sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. 



Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive 

 special notice, without charge, in the 



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Branch Office, 625 F St., Washington, D. C. 

 EVERY 



BEE-KEEPER 



To have a copy of 



1898 CATALOG 



OUR 



UNITED STATES | 

 BEE-KEEPERS' UNION. U 



Membership Fee, $1.00 per Year. 



Organized to promote and protect the interests 

 of its members; to defend them in their lawful 

 rights; to enforce laws against the ftdalteration of 

 honey; to prosecute dishonest commission-men, 

 and to advance the pursuit of bee-culti;ire in gen- 

 eral. 



Executive Committee.— President, Geo. W. York; 

 Vice-President, \V. Z. Hutchinson; Secretary, Dr. 

 A. B. Mason, Station B, Toledo, Ohio. 



Board of Directors.— E. R. Root, E Whitcomb, 

 E. T. Abbott, C. P. Dadant, W. Z. Hutchinson, Dr.. 

 C. (;. Miller. 



General Manager and Treasurer.— Engene Secor, 

 Forest City, Iowa. 



PATENTS 



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 OBTAINED. Send model, eketoh or photo, with 

 description for fret report as to patentability. 48-PAOE 

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 information. WRITE FOR COPT OF OUR SPECIAL 

 OFFER. It is the most liberal proposition ever made by 

 a patent attorney, and EVERY INVENTOR SHOULD 

 READ IT before applying for patent. Address : 



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PATENT LAJVYERS, 

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Send us your name and address and we 

 will take pleasure in mailing you a copy. 



G. B. I<BWIS CO., 



tf. Waterto'tFn, 'Wis. 



BARNES' 



FOOT POWER MACHINERY. 



This cut represents our 

 Combined Machine, which is 

 the best machine made for 

 use in the construction of 

 Hives, .Sections, Boxes, etc. 

 Sent on tri,'\l. Send for Cat- 

 alogue and Pi ice List. 

 W. F & JOHN BARNES CO.. 

 913 Ruby St., Rockford, III. 

 Please mention American Bee-Keeper. 



If, If, It, 



j Bingham has made all the improvements in 



' Bee Smokers ^ 



Honey Knives 



made in the last 20 years. Undoubtedly 

 he makes the best on earth. Smoke En- 



j gine, 4-inch stove, none too large, sent post- 

 paid, per inail, $1.50; 3.Mn., fl.lO; 3 in.. 

 11.00; 2.Mn., 90c; 2-in., 70c; Little Won- 



, der, 2-iu., O.'Jc; Knife, 80c. 



I T. r. BINGHAM, Farwell, Mich. 



1 AV. M. Gerrish, East Nottingham, N. H., 

 I keeps a complete supply of our good.s. and 

 Eastern customers will save freight by or- 

 I derin'j; from Y.w. 



