THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



493 



WEEKLY EDITION 



OP THE 



illJOlIiill^ 



PUBLISHED BY 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



rK<>FRIETOU.S, 



923&925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO,ILL. 



Weekly, 9S a year ; Monthly. 50 cents. 



AI.FRED H. NEIVMAN, 



Business manageb. 



§p^ecial polices. 



^ 



inaUe all Money Orders and Postal 

 Notes payable at Cliieago, Ills. — Some 

 country postmasters insist on malsing such 

 payable at some sub-station of Cliicago, but 

 we want tliem drawn on the main office. 



1^" Acopyof "Col. J. B. Clark's Grand 

 Triumphal March," Is on our desk. It is 

 arrang-ed for the piano by J. T. Warnelink, 

 and is published by H. T. Knake, Pittsburgh. 

 Pa. Price, 40 cents. 



B^~ If your wrapper-label reads Aug. 8.5, 

 please rememberthat your subscription runs 

 out with this month. Renew at once, so as 

 not to lose any numbers. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 <some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Office, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 olHce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Students' Songs is the title of a book on 

 our desk. It is edited a^d compiled by Wra. 

 H. Hills, a young Harvard graduate, and is 

 published by Moses King, at Harvard Square, 

 in Cambridge, Mass. Price, 50 cents. 



^~ For two subscribers for the Weekly 

 Bef Journal (or S for the Monthly) for one 

 year, we will present a Pocket Dictionary, 

 and send it by mail, postpaid. 



Local Conventioii Directory. 



1S85. Time and place of Meeting. 



Aug. I'.!-14.— Cedar Valley, at Waterloo. Iowa. 



A. D. Bennett, Sec. 

 Aug. 25.— N. W. III. and S. W. Wis. at Rock i 'Ity. III. 

 J. Stewart, Sec, Kock City, Ilia. 



Sept. 1,2- W.N. Y. and N. Pa., at Salamanca, N.Y. 

 A. I). Jacobs. Sec, Jamestown, N. Y. 



Dec. 8— 10.— Mlchli.'an State, at Detroit, Mich. 



11. D. CuttlnK. Sec, Clinton, Mich. 



^" In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetlnifs.— Ed. 



A NEW BEE-VEIL. 



There are five cross 

 bars united by a rivet 

 throiij^-li their center at 

 the top. These bars are 

 buttoned on to studs 

 on the neck-band. The 

 bars are of best li^^ht 

 spring- steel; the neck- 

 band of best hard 

 spring- brass ; the cover 

 is of handsome li^^-ht 



material. It is very _ _ 



easilj' put together, no trouble to put on or 

 take otf, and folds compactly in a paper box 

 Gx7 inches by one inch deep. There would 

 be no discomfort in wearing it either day or 

 nig-ht, and the protection ag-ainst Mosquitoes, 

 Flies, Bees, Gnats, etc., is perfect. The 

 weight of the entire Veil being- only five 

 ounces. Price, by Mail or Express, $1.00. 



Special discount to dealers, on 'j dozen or 

 larger quantities. 



THOS. «. NEWMAN & SON, 



923 & 92n West Madison St.. CHICAGO, ILL. 



BEE-KEEPERS' 6DIDE; 



Or, MANITAI, OF THE APIAKX. 



i2,000 SOLD SINCE 1876. 



i:itli 'riioiiHiind tJust Out ! 



lOth Thousand Sold in Just Four Months 



»,000 Sold Since May, 18S3. 



More than fio paEes. and more than 50 fine illus- 

 trations were added in the 8th edition. The whole 

 work has been thoroughly revised, and contains the 

 very latest in respect to bee-keeping. It is certainly 

 the fullest and most seieniiUc work treatinK of 

 bees in the World, i'rice. by mail, SI 35. Liberal 

 discount to dealers and to clubs. 



A. J. COOK, Author and Publisher. 



ICiy Agricultural College, Mich. 



|^~ For sale also at the OflRcr of the Bee 

 Journal, at wholesale or retail. 



Frlendti, If vou are in any way interested in 



BEES OR HONEY 



We will with pleasure send a sample copy of the 

 Seml-Moiiihly OleanlnKs In ISee-Ciilture* 



with a descriptive price-list uf the latest improve- 

 ments in HiveN, Ilotiey Exti'uctorM, Comb 

 Poundiitlon, Section Hiiney I£uxe8,a1l books 

 and journals, and everything pertaining to Bee 

 Culture. Xothino Patented. Simply send your ad- 

 dress written v'ftinly, to 

 <'tf A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH 



For tiie iiKtnufacture of 



Bee-Keepers Supplies 



Dunhitni nnd R<»ol FoHndallon a specialty. 

 Italian Queens and Heesfrom March to November. 



isysend for my Illustrated Catalogue. 

 5Ctf PAUL L. VIAKI^ON. Bayou Goula, La. 



(ESTAHI.ISHFD 1«64.) 



;-SUPPLIES. 



MM ^M ^_ "We furnish evervthixg needed 

 ■^ ^* ^* in the Apiary, of practical construc- 

 tion, and at the loweHi' price. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. Send your address on a 

 Postal card, and we will send you our Illustrated 

 Catalogue free. K. K.UEXCHMEK. 



2Cl2t COBURG, IOWA. 



ACKERMAN'S 



BOTTOM-BOARD HOOK 



A cheap and desirable contri- 

 vance for securing- loose bot- 

 tom-boards to the hives. It can 

 be oi)erated instantly. One 

 sample set, by mail, 20 cents. One or more, 

 by express, 15 cents each. For sale by 



XHOJnAS «. NEWMAN & SON, 

 92:3 & 92r> West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Dadant's Foundation Factory , wliolesale 



aad retail. See Adrertl.iement in another column. 



New aod Enlarged Edition 



BEES and HONEY, 



OR THK 



Management of an Apiary for Pleasure 

 and Profit ; by 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN. 



Editor 0/ the Weekly Bee Journal. 



It contains 230 profusely illnstrated pages 

 is " tully lip witli tlie times " in all the im- 

 proveint'iits anil inventions in this rapidly 

 developing pursuit, and presents the apiar- 

 ist with everything that can aid in the 

 successful management of the lioney-bee, 

 and at the same time produce the most 

 honey in its best and most attractive con- 

 dition. 



PRICE— Bound in cloth, .$1.00 ; in paper 

 covers, 7.5 cents, postpaid. 



^T'A lilberal Discount to Dealers, by 

 the Dozen or Hundred. 



^" The Monthly Bee Journal 

 for -A year and the bound book, " Bees 

 and lioney," will be sent for $1.25. 



THOS. «. NEWMAN & SON, 



023 & 92."i West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



R. HYDE, Alderly, Dodge Co., Wis., 



will send you full colnniesof ITALIAN BEES 



in S-frame Lanastroth hives for f.'J.OO each. Satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Order early. 3lAi.'t 



Dadant'sFoundationFactory,TrlioIesale 



and retail. See Advertisement in another column 



Sweet Clover 



FOR 



BEE PASTURAGE. 



IT MAY be sown on all waste places at 

 any time, and will grow on any soil — 

 in any climate. I'rice, !J0 cents per 'pound ; 

 S3.75 per peck ; 810 00 per bushel (60 lbs.) 



THOS. G. NEWMAN & SON, 

 923 & 02,") West Madison St.. CHICAGO, ILL. 



THE BRITIISH BEE JOURNAL 



AND BEE-KEEPER'S ADVISEE. 



The UKITISH BEE JoUKNAL Is published SEMI- 

 MONTHLY, Hi Seven Shillings per itnnum.and 

 contains the best pnictlcrtl infoimation for the 

 time beintr, showing what to do, and when and 

 how to do it. 



The British Bee Journal and our Weekly 

 tor ?:i..")0 : with our Monthly, $2.00 a year. 



'Di^QI^ A T for Circulars 

 JTUSJ-Aliot BEES, 



tlllEENS, ro.lIB FOUN- 



l>ATION, etc., etc. Address, 

 G. H. KNICKERBOCKER, Pjne Plains, N. Y. 

 ■sjint 



SEND 



IXAI-IAN UIJ'EEXS. tested, warranted, and 

 fertilized, f<)r sale at usual prices. Also Nuclei 

 colonies, J frames eaeii. Send for t'ircular. Dollar 

 Queens ready to ship on one week's notice. 

 27Dfit i:. I...BRIOGS. Wilton Junction, Iowa. 



f ITth Anneal Price-List ?' ■'-*-'"'^*°-' ^^^'^'^'^ 



My lllllHIIIIUai niUC-LId! undHoly-Lana'Bees 

 Queens and Nuclei colonies (a specialty): also 

 Supplies— will be sent to all whi) send their names 

 and addresses. H. H. BROWX, 



i7Dtf Light Street, Columbia County 



ELECTROTYPES 



Of Enm-avint's used in the Bee Journal for sale at 

 :i6 cents per square Inch— nostnule cut sold for less 

 than lOc. THOS. G. 9iEWJAA.Pi .V SOX. 

 923 & 92-2 West Madison Street, Chlcavo. 111. 



