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Vol. in. Dec. U889, No. 49, 



I know that Winter's coming fast, 

 The shortening day, the early night, 



The zephyr chased by colder blast. 

 The woods adorned with colors bright. 



dnl>s of 5 for .*>4.00, to any addresses. 

 Ten for $7.50, it all are sent at one time. 



X^" Mrs. (i. 'W. Boynton, La Crescent, 

 -Minn., died on Nor. 23, of paralysis of the 

 heart, aged 65. The Bee Journal extends 

 condolence to a brother apiarist. 



The December numbers will be sent 

 free to all new subscribers as long as our 

 stock lasts— so the sooner you subscribe, the 

 more you will get. Every yearly subscrip- 

 fion will run for the full year 1890. 



We always extend the term of re- 

 newal subscriptions from the date of 

 expiration on our books. Present sub- 

 scribers whose time may expii-e one, two, 

 three or six mouths hence, can safely 

 renew now, without fear of loss thereby. 



The Holiday number of the Illus- 

 THATED Home Jouu.nal will be beautifully 

 illustrated, and besides the usual inviting 

 matter, will contain much that will be 

 exceedingly interesting during the Holi- 

 days. It will be issued about December 20 

 — in good time for the festive season. 



'The Canadian Dee Joiirital has our 

 thanks for kindly mentioning our name in 

 connection with the management of the 

 interests of apiarists at the World's Fair. 

 We have already indicated our choice — Dr. 

 A. B. Mason — and hope he will accept the 

 responsible position. He is the right man 

 lor that place. 



A Special Claib Rate. 



A Magazine of the choice literary charac- 

 ter which the Ii.i.istrated Home Journal 

 sustains, will add many pleasures to any 

 "family circle." Its beautiful illustrations 

 and interesting reading-matter will make it 

 heartily welcomed at every " fireside " in 

 the land. 



We desire that every one of our readers 

 should secure its regular visits during the 

 year 1890, and in order to induce them to 

 do so, wo will make this tempting offer : 



We will Club the A.mekican Bee Journal 

 and the Illu.strateij Home Journal, and 

 mail both periodicals during the whole year 

 1890 for $1.50. it the order is received at 

 this oflice before January 1, 1890. 



Such a remarkably low club rate as the 

 above, should induce every reader of the 

 Bee Journal to accept it without a mo- 

 ment's delay. 



As a further inducement, we will mail 

 the suiJerb number for December, 1889, 

 free to those who send their subscriptions 

 early ; that is, until all the December num- 

 bers now on hand are taken. 



New subscribers to the above club will 

 have the December numbers of both of the 

 Journals free — as long as the stock lasts. 

 So the sooner they subscribe, the more they 

 will get for their money. 



M'orld's Fair Itee-Convenlion. 



Mr. R. F. Holtermann, the Secretary of 

 the International Bee-Association, writes 

 thus: 



I should like to see the International 

 American Bee-Association what it should 

 be; audit ought to have, in its treasury, 

 funds to defray the expenses of an Interna- 

 tional Convention during the World's Fair 

 in 1892. Who knows the grand results 

 which may be secured from a convention 

 of bee-keepers of the World! To do this, 

 we must commence at once; and I propose 

 that every one who can, shall send one 

 dollar as a membership fee to the Interna- 

 tional for the coming year; audit the sur- 

 plus be voted to me forthe work of the past 

 year, I will turn it over to the treasurer, to 

 I'emain as funds of the Association. Surely, 

 many will be found who will endorse this 

 scheme, or something like it, and send their 

 dollars. R. F. Holtermann. 



Romney, Ont. 



We like that, and it would be a fine thing 

 to have a very creditable exhibit of bees 

 and honey at the World's Fair in 1892, and 

 invite the bee-keepers of the World with us. 



Dr. J. B. Wilcox, Manistee, Mich,, 

 subscribed for the Illustrated Home Jour- 

 nal last April, and now, when sending 

 another subscriber, writes: "I intend to 

 keep the Home Journal in my office for my 

 patrons to read while waiting, but they are 

 so much interested that every number is 

 loaned." That is the unanimous opinion. 

 All who see it want its regular visits. 



E^" Clubs for anything in our Premium 

 List may be for either of our Journals, or 

 for ajay number of either or both of them. 



Our $$u|>i>leiiieni. 



Our Premium List is sent as a Supple 

 ment to this issue, and we hope that it will 

 be carefully examined by all our readers 

 and that each one will select a Premium 

 and obtain the necessary number of new 

 subscribers, to procure it. 



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Please notice that magnificent list of 

 Popular Books on the second page of our 

 Premium-List Supplement. We offer any 

 Book in that list, which you may select, as 

 a Premium for getting one new subscriber, 

 with .$1.00 to pay for the same. The Books 

 are nicely bound in cloth, elegantly gilded, 

 and contain from 300 to 500 pages each. 

 The list comprises over 150 of the most 

 popular Books of the day, and are published 

 at ?1.00 each. 



This is the most remarkable Premium 

 ever offered for obtaining one subscriber. 

 It you want it sent by mail you must send 

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 express from New York, it is entirely /rcc. 

 We will sell any number of them to you at 

 40 cents each by mail, postpaid. 



_ _ The Standard, of New Bedford, 

 Mass., has this to say about the Illustrated 

 Home Journal : 



The November number of the Illustrated 

 Home Journal is received, and contains 

 very interesting matter of a moral and in- 

 tellectual character, and its historical and 

 biogi-aphical sketches, as well as its stories, 

 etc., are charming. It contains a Young 

 Folks' Department, the Household, and the 

 Family Circle, teeming with entertaining 

 and practical matter, suggestions and hints. 



C. Schliesmayer, of Pasadena, Calif., 

 writes thus about the Doolittle book on 

 " Queen-Rearing " we sent him : 



I have received the book, "Doolittle on 

 Queen-Reariug," and I am well pleased 

 with it. The printing and binding are 

 fully equal to the reading matter— and all 

 are excellent. 



1®" If any of your numbere of the Bee 

 Journal tor this year are lost or mislaid, 

 and you desire others to replace them, you 

 should look them over at once and send for 

 them before all our stock is exhausted. 

 They are already getting low on some 

 numbers. 



It^" If any one wants a club of two or 

 more weekly or monthly periodicals, be- 

 sides one or both of our Jouraals — send us 

 a Postal Card, and we will then quote the 

 lowest possible price, by return mail. The 

 number is too great to enumerate. 



8^" Any of the Political Dollar Weekly 

 Newspapers will be clubbed with our Jour- 

 nal at $1.75 for the two; or with both our 

 Home Journal and Bee Journal for $2.50 

 for all three papers. 



