558 



TMm MMERicaif mmm jQ^mnmi^. 



Useful Scales 



The Union or Family Scale. 



This Scale has steel bearings, and it weighs 

 from ;4-ounce to ':W pouuds. Price, with a 

 Single Brass Beam, as shown in the illustra- 

 tion. $:i 00. With Double Beam lor taking the 

 tare. f.i.oO. 



The Little Detective Scale. 



This little Scale ie made with steel tiearings, 

 and a brass Beam, and will weigh accurately 

 Ji-ounoe to 25 pounds. It supplies the great 

 demand lor a Housekeeper's Scale. Prices : 



Single beam, no scoop $2.00. 



tin " 2.50. 



Double " no scoop 3.00. 



tin " 3.50. 



^0~ All orders filled promptly. 



THOS. G. NE'IVMAN A: SON, 

 923 & 92.i W. Madison St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



ITAliIAN and ALBINO Queens, by return 

 mini. Tested, 90c.; Untested, 60c. each, or 

 '^ for §1.— 3-frame Nuclei, $2 each. 

 33Att GEO. STUCKMAN, Nappanee, Ind. 



BEE KEEPERS 



Should send for my circu- 

 lar. It describes the best 

 Hives, the best Cases, the 

 best Feeders and the best 

 Methods. Address, 



J. M. SHUcKi 



DES JSrOINES, IOWA. 



lAly 



An 01(1 Bee-Book Bevised, and Dadant's 



Foundation. See advertisement in another column. 



Extra Thin FOUNDATION 



lu 2.)-Ponnd Boxes. 



WE CAN now furnish the Van Densen 

 Extha-Thin Flat-Bottom Focndation 

 put up in 2.5-lb. Boxes, in sheets 16^x28 

 inches, at $12.50 per box. 1 2 ft. to the lb. 

 BT" The above is a special offer, and is a 

 Bareaiu to all who can use that quantity. 



All orders for any other quantity than 

 exactly 23 lbs. (or its multiple) will be flUed 

 at the regular price— 60 cents per lb. 



THOS. G. NElSnnAN & SON, 



933 & 925 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



$500,(i00'.00 



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Address, 

 I Potter <t Potter, ( 



Publishers, 



{iQd- 02 Federal St., 



BosloD, Mass. 

 Mention this pa|.er. 



GLASS PAILS 



FOR HONEY. 



TMES£ Pftlls are made 

 of the best quality ol 

 clear Hint Rlans, with a ball 

 and a metal top and cover. 

 When tilled with honey, the 

 attractive appearance of 

 theae palls cannot be equal- 

 ed by any other style oJ 

 pacbaKe. They can be used 

 for household purposes by 

 consumers, after the honey 

 is removed, or they can be 

 returned to and re-fllled by 

 the apiarist. 

 Prices are as follows: 



To hold I pound of honey, per dozen «l.<IO 



2 pounds " " ».00 



" 3 *• " ».50 



THOS. G. NE\»'MAN A: SON, 



923 & 92o W. Madison St., - CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Los Angeles, 



The Paradise of the World. 



No. l,$2.00...No. 2, $1.75...No.3, Sl.SO. 

 No. 4, 1.25. Nu. 5, 1.00. ..No.G, .65. 



Knife, $1.15. 



On leceipt of the above price, 



SMOKERS 



AND 



KNIVES 



will be Bent postpaid. Descriptive Circulars 

 will be sent on receipt ol request card. 



Bingham i!c Hethertnoton Smokers are 

 staple loois, and have been used Ten Vears 

 wlttiout complaint, and are the only stove- 

 wood, clear-smoke Bee-Smokers. No giving 

 out. No tussinff. No goingr out. No vexation. 

 Address, 



BISGHAM & HETHERIXGTOS, 



32Atf ABRONIA, Allegan Co., MICH. 



Mention Ihe American Bee Journal. 



For full information, send for a copy of 



The Los Angeles illustrated Herald, 



The handsomest Publication ever issued on 

 the PaciUc Coast. 

 Forty-pi^ht pages of descriptive matter and illus- 

 tratiiir^s or Southern <-alitornia. Mailed to any ad- 

 dress- Itu- 20 cents. Stamps taken. 



AddrpPB. AYEKS A I.YNCH, 

 33A4t-0M4t LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 



Send 75 Cents 



tor my Book, entitled— "A 

 Year among the Bees;"— 

 111 pages, cloth bound. Address. 



DR. C. C. imiiLER, 

 20Atf MAKKNGO, ILLS. 



ITALIAN Queens, Tested, $1.25.; Untested, 

 75c., 3 for $2. Circular of Bee-Supplies, &o. 

 free. JNO. NEBKL & SON, High Hill, Mo. 

 20Atf 



Patent Flat-Bottom Comb Foundation 



High Side Walls, 4 to 14 square 



feet to the pound. Wholesale and 



Retail. Circulars and Samples free 



J. VAN DEUSEN A: SONS, 



(BOLE MANUTACTimERS), 



lAtf SPROUT BROOK. Mont. Co., N. T. 



British. Bee Jo-arnal 



AND BEE-KEEPEB8' ADVI8EK, 



IS published every week, at 6». 6d. per 

 an num. It contains the very best practical 

 information for the apiarist. It is edited by 

 Thomas Wm. Cowan, F.G.S., F.R.M.S., etc., and 

 published by John Huckle, King's Langley 

 Herts, England 



SECTIONS! SECTIONS! SECTIONS! 



WE are now offering our No. 1 V-Groove 

 Sections in lots of 500, at $3 per 1,000 ; 

 No. 2 Sections at $2 per 1,000. For prices on 

 Foundation. Hives, Shipping-Crates, &c., &c., 

 send for Price-List. Address, 



J. STAUFFEU <k SONS, 



(Successors to B. .T. Miller & Co.,) 

 31Atf NAPPANEE, IND. 



Mention the American Bee Jowmal. 



