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could not work at it on account of my 

 health. I like the bee-business tlio 

 best of anj- thing that I have followed. 

 Since I began keeping bees, I liave 

 lost all but one colony (in the winter 

 of 1S84-S5). I had 400 empty combs, 

 100 pounds of foundation, and lots of 

 hives ; but I did not quit in despair. 

 I invested $40.00 in bees the next 

 spring, and tilled up my hives that 

 season ; and during the season of 1885 

 my bees cleared me $400 in cash, and 

 left all of my bees not owing me 

 a cent ; but if I had not known what 

 bees would do in a good season, I sup- 

 pose that I would given up the bee- 

 business in disgust. 



The Nameless Bee-Disease. — 



Alonzo Skinner, Mesa Citj-, Ariz., on 

 Aug. 6, 1889, writes : 



On reading Mr. Joshua Bull's article 

 about the " Nameless Bee-Disease," on 

 page 392, I felt somewhat impressed to 

 give mj' views concerning the matter ; 

 and seeing the item on page 484, I 

 thought, "why keep my light under 

 a bushel ?" Two years ago last April 

 I had one colony that was affected just 

 like Mr. Root describes on page 484, 

 and I put about two table-spoonfuls 

 of salt at the entrance ; in a very short 

 time all was right. Then came a query 

 in the Bee Journal, bearing on the 

 same thing, in which all who answered 

 it, confessed that they knew nothing 

 about it. Then I received the Jpicul- 

 lurist, in which Mr. Alley set forth his 

 plan of spraying the combs with salt 

 and water, and stated that he had pub- 

 lished his salt-and-water cure for years. 

 Since that time I have had about 

 twelve colonies affected, and I just 

 lifted up tlie front end of the hive, and 

 poured in about i pint of strong salt- 

 and-water — not going to the trouble of 

 doing anything else — and all was right 

 in a short time. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 

 be sjstematic in tlieirwork in the apiary, 

 should get a copy ot the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) J] 00 



'• 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" '200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



Money in Potatoes, by Mr. Joseph 

 Greiner. Price, 35 cents, postpaid. This 

 is a complete instructor for the practical 

 potato-grower, and explains the author's 

 new system in 40 interesting lessons. It is 

 for sale at this office. 



A modern Bee-Farm and its Eco- 

 nomic Management, by S. Sinimins, of Rot> 

 tingdean, Brighton, England, is the title of 

 a new book of about 200 pages, printed on 

 excellent paper, and nicely bound in clotb. 

 Price 81.00. For sale at this office. 





AL.FKEI> H. NE^VIVIAIV, 



BUSINESS HANAOER. 



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IxtsiHcss %otitts. 



Voiir Full A<l<1ress, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



If 'Von UTe near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Give a i^opy of " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " to every one who buys a package 

 of honey. It will sell lots of it. 



I>r. Ifliller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the American Bee Joub- 

 NAL for one year— we send both for $1.50. 



If yoii Liose Money by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Wew Subscribers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 188S and 1889 for 51.80, if appli- 

 cation be made at once, before all the sets 

 of 1888 are gone. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Xx43^ and 5J^x5J<. 

 Price, 81.00 per 100, or 88.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve I'our Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no BII^MER we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journal. 



Please MTite Ameriean Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure Plienol lor Foul Brood.— 



Calvert's No. 1 phenol, mentioned in Che- 

 shire's pamphlet on pages 16 and 17, can be 

 procured at this office at 25 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must go by express. 



In order to pay you for getting new 

 subscribers to send with your renewal, we 

 make you this offer. For each yearly sub- 

 scriber, witli 81.00, you may order 25 cents 

 worth of any books or supplies that we have 

 for sale— as a preininm. 



A Home Marliet for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



An ElCKunt Monthly for tbe 

 FAMILY A:\I> FIRESIUF, 



At $1.00 a Year. 



Printed in the liiffhcst style of the art, and 



profusely embcllislted witii Magniticent 



and costly Engravings. 



The Illustrated Home Journal is a moral. 

 Iiixli-loncd and intellectual educator, and is 

 inviihiablc in every library, as well as a very 

 attractive and inspiring ornament in every 

 drawing-room. Each Number of it contains 3f> 

 pages. 



Its stories are elevating in tone, as well as 

 charminfrly thrilling and captivating: its his- 

 torical ami bio^'raptiical sketches are fascinat- 

 ing and drlit'liUul ; its Department for "Our 

 Young Follvs" is enticing and alluring ; and its 

 miscellaneous matter leads to the higher life, 

 and the moulding ot more beautiful thoughts 

 and affections. 



It will be CIubl)ed with the American Bee 

 Journal, and both mailed to any address in the 

 United States or Canada, one year, for $1.75. 

 Or both JouKNALS for one year, and Diclsens* 

 Works (as described on page 544 of this Jour- 

 nal)— all for $2.85. 



t^~ Sample Copy Free. 



THOS. G. NEWMAN & SON, 



923 & 925 W. Madisou-St CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Triple-I.eu80 

 nag'uIHers for 



ithe inspection of 

 bees, insects.etc. 

 They are invalu- 

 able in the con- 

 servatory, or if 

 for only a very 

 few plants. For 

 boys and girls, 

 they make very 

 pleaEant studies, 

 and arouses in 

 them a laudable 

 enthusiasm for investigation. Price, by mail, 

 80 cents ; or the American Bee Joubnai, for 

 one year, and the Magnifier, for $1.50. 



Red Isabels for Pails.- We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, 81 for a hundred, with the 

 name and address of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 eacli ; but we cannot print the name and 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Label s tl.50 $2.00 $2.25 



SOOLabels 2.00 3.00 3.50 



l.OOOLabels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



JI9- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Prang's National Flower is the title of a 

 beam if ul painphlct which contains two colored 

 plates ot the two most popular candidates for 

 selcetion as the National Flower of America, 

 it also has two poems, and a postal card 

 addressed to Messrs. L. Prang & Co., Boston, 

 Mass., with a vote to he ailed up for the 

 selection of a National flower. The pamphlet 

 cosis 25 cents, and can be obtained at this 

 office. 



