space in the Journal, nearly doubling its 

 capacity, we are often too crowded, and 

 have either to abreviate or omit entirely, 

 especially during the months from Novem- 

 ber to June. We spend a good deal of labor 

 to make the best of all matter sent in by 

 our many friends, and it is not often that 

 they have cause to complain, but we sup- 

 pose it was an oversight in copying the 

 article. But we know friend Smith will 

 excuse us. \ye hope all our friends, who 

 write for the Journal, will act on the 

 advice of friend Palmer in the April No., 

 page 123, — to boil down their ideas as much 

 as possible, and thus give all a chance to be 

 heard. It should be remembered that the 

 Journal has now nearly twice as many 

 readers as it had a year ago, and they all 

 like to have their letters printed. So let all 

 condense as much as possible, or we shall 

 be obliged to enlarge again.— Ed.] 



Waterloo, Ky., June 14, 1878. 

 "Bees are doing well here, making large 

 quantities of honey. The white clover is 

 the largest crop that I ever saw in this 

 county ; we have had plenty of rain to keep 

 it good for a month longer. I am well 

 pleased with the Joitknal. I could not 

 well get along without it." R. L. Aylor. 



([t;^"The issue for 1878 of the Neivspaper 

 Directory and Advertisers' Hand-bonk, 

 published by the world-known advertising 

 agency of S. M. Pettengill & Co., 37 Park 

 Row, New York, has just come to hand. 

 For simplicity and convenience of arrange- 

 ment, comprehensiveness of scope and gen- 

 eral accuracy, we have long regarded this as 

 by far the best and most reliable Newspaper 

 directory published in the United States or 

 elsewhere. It contains a complete list of 

 the pewspapers published in the United 

 States and the British Provinces, a second 

 list arranged, for the convenience of adver- 

 tisers, in counties; lists of the daily, weekly, 

 monthly, religious, agricultural and special- 

 ist newspapers and periodicals, with full in- 

 formation as to character, circulation and 

 proprietorship, and a list of the leading 

 newspapers of Great Britain, Australasia 

 and Europe. The volume is illustrated with 

 portraits of Bayard Taylor, Geo. W. Childs 

 and Brete Harte among living, and Samuel 

 Bowles, James Gordon I3ennett, of the dead 

 journalists of the United States, while an ex- 

 cellent steel engraving of Mr. S. M. Petten- 

 gill appears as the frontispiece. An intesest- 

 ing article on advertising, replete with hints 

 drawn from long practicol experience of the 

 subject, should make this volume specially 

 attractive to enterprising business men. 



Planed Prize Boxes.— We have just 

 made arrangements to cut out, ready to nail, 

 Prize Boxes that are planed on the outsides. 

 These we can box and deliver on board the 

 cars for $S per thousand. Those not planed 

 "We shall still sell for $7, as heretofore. 



Iiit$nic55 itlaitcrs* 



TERmS OF SVBSCRIPTIOI^f. 



Single subscription, one year $2 00 



Two subscriptions, sent at the same time 3 50 



Tliree " " " " 5 GO 



Four or more, " " " ..each, 1 50 



Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of 

 SO cents per line of Agate type, each insertion, cash 

 in advance. One inch measures fourteen lines. 



^Notice to Advertisers.— We intend only to ad- 

 vertise for reliable dealers, who expect to fulfill all 

 their advertised promises. Cases of real imposition 

 will be exposed, and such advertisements discon- 

 tinued. No advertisement received for less than $1. 



Address all communications and remittances to 

 THUMA!!i «. NEWMAN & .'■iON, 



9T4 West Madison St. CHICAGO, ILL. 



Advertising Rates.— The Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Magazine charges .50c. per line, and 

 Oleanings 30c. per line ; but the American 

 Bee Journal, acknowledged by all to be 

 the best advertis-ng medium in the world 

 for bee-keepers, charges only 20c. per line. 

 Having doubled the number of our readers 

 this year, we shall not continue our old rates 

 where the advertisement goes in more than 

 once — but will hereafter charge 20 cents per 

 line for each insertion. All will please to 

 "take due notice and govern themselves ac- 

 cordingly." 



To Correspondents. 



When changing a post-office address, mention the 

 old address as well as the new one. 



We send the Jourxat^ until an order for discon- 

 tinuance is received and all arrearages are paid. 



We do not send goods by C. O. D., unless sufficient 

 money is sent with the order to pay express charges 

 both ways. 



When ordering Extractors, give outside dimen- 

 sions of frame or frames t(j be used, length of top- 

 bar, width and depth of frame just under top-bar. 



In consequence of the dearth of small currency in 

 the country, we will receive either one, two or three 

 cent stamps, for anything desired from this office. 



Strangers wishing to visit our office and Museum 

 of Implements for the Apiary, should take the Madi- 

 son street-cars (going west). They pass our door. 



Additions can be made to clubs at any time at the 

 same rate. Specimen copies. Posters, and Illustrated 

 Price List sent free upon application, for canvassing. 



Remit by post-office money-order, registered letter 

 or bank-draft, payable to Thomas G. Newman & Son, 

 so that if the remittance be lost it can be recovered. 



We will send a tested Italian Queen to any one 

 sending us four subscribers to The American Bee 

 Journal with $8.00. Premium Queens will in every 

 case be tested, but not sent till after July Ist. 



Write name and post-office address plainly. If 

 there is no express office at your post-office address, 

 be sure to give your nearest express office when or- 

 dering anything by express. Give plain directions 

 how goods are to be sent. 



Seeds or samples of merchandise can be mailed for 

 one cent per ounce. Printed matter one cent for 

 every two ounces. These must be tied up; if pasted, 

 they are subject to letter postage. Don't send small 

 packages by express, that can Just as well he sent by mail. 



For the convenience of bee-keepers, we have made 

 arragements to supply, at the lowest market prices, 

 Imported or tested Italian Queens, Full ('olonies, 

 Hives, Extractors and anything required about the 

 Apiary. Our Illustrated Catalogue and Price List 

 will be sent free, on application. 



We have gotten up a "Constitution and By-Laws," 

 suitable for local Associations, which we can supply, 

 with the name and location of any society printed, 

 at $2 per hundred copies, postpaid. If less than 100 

 are ordered, tliey will have a blank left for writing in 

 the name of the Association, etc. Sample copy will 

 be sent for a three-cent postage stamp. 



