June IS. 1905 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



427 



(Sxpcrtcnccs 



Bees Wintered Well in the Cellar 



Bees are doing well. No swarms yet. I 

 had no.winter loss at all. I tried cellar win- 

 tering for the first time, and thoee wintered 

 in the cellar are in better condition than those 

 wintered outdoors, although X had the strong- 

 est colonies outside. Herman Heurkens. 



Brown Co., Wis., May 30. 



Hans Bloomenstine UndBees 



I see by de American Bee Shournal dat our 

 colored brudder (.Jeems Schmidt) vas done 

 wrode somedings for de Bee Shournal. Now 

 I dinks berhaps maybe I can do dot too. I 

 made my first acquaintance mit de honey-bee 

 aboudt 30 years ago alreatty, und dink I 

 know whereof I am shpeaking aboudt, don't 

 id, you know? If you dond't know den I 

 dells you. You see id come aboudt dis way. 

 I vas vonce a leetle dutch poy, und like all 

 poys I had a grandfadder. und he vas dutch 

 also, und he had some bees. 1 dond't know 

 odder if dey vas dutch or Idalian or plack 

 bees like our brudder Schmidt, but I do know 



HONEY=JARS. 



For a limited time we offer No.2S Honey-Jars, 

 porcelain cover, metal screw cap, holding one 

 pound of honey net, one gross in case complete 

 in S-gross lots, 54.00 per gross; less quantities, 

 $4.50 per gross, fo.b. New York. If you want 

 to secure some, let us know at once. 



HILDRETH & SEQELKEN, 

 265 i. 267 GREENWICH ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. 



llAtf Please mention the Bee JonrnaL 



BLACK Bni*sTer» Reis Cames- 



• The KTNU of I'ouUry. '^ Large 



size, good layers oi finest eggs. 



Hardy and fearless, the best all 



urpose fowl. Willow legs and 



lay eyes. lUiistrated circular. 



26thyear. H. H. FLICK. 



MANCHESTER. MD. 



t^" The most attractive eastern ex- 

 cursion iluring the coming summer will 

 be to Asbury Park, X. J , on occasion 

 of the annual meeting of National Edu- 

 cational Association, .luly 3 to 7, inclu- 

 sive, via the Nickel Plate Road and its 

 connections, either the West Shore or 

 LackawannaRoad.virith privilege of stop- 

 over at Chautauqua Lake points, Niag- 

 ara Falls and New York City. Rate, 

 $21.35 for the round-trip. Dates of sale, 

 June 29 and 30 and .July 1 and 2, with 

 extreme return limit of Aug. 31, by de- 

 positing ticket. Patrons of this route 

 may have the choice of a ride over the 

 most interesting mountain scenery in 

 New York and Pennsylvania, and 

 through the celebrated Delaware Water 

 Gap, or through the beautiful Mohawk 

 Valley and down the Hudson River, 

 which also includes the privilege of a 

 ride on day line boat on Hudson River, 

 between Albany and New York City, in 

 either direction, if desired. No excess 

 fare charged on any train on Nickel 

 Plate Road. Meals served in Nickel 

 Plate dining cars, on American Club 

 Meal Plan, ranging in price from 3Sc to 

 $1.00; also a la carte. Chicago Depot, 

 La Salle St. Station, corner Van ]5ureii 

 and La Salle Sts. City ticket offices. 111 

 Adams St. and Auditorium .\nnex. 



For further particulars, address John 

 Y. Calahan, C.eneral Agent. 113 Adams 

 St., Room 298, Chicago. 7— 23A4t 



"If Goods are wanted Quick, send to Pouder " 



BEE-SUPPLIES 



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Root's Goods ai Root's rrlces 



EverythiDg used by Bee-Keepers. 



POUDER' S HONEY-JARS. Prompt Service. 



Low Freight Rates. .'. .'. .'. Catalog Free. 



Hoosier Strain Italian Queen-Bees by Return Nail 



m 



Untested Queen * •''^ 



Select U ntested Queen 1.00 



Tested Queen 1-00 



Select Tested Queen 2.00 



Select Breeding Queen $5.00 



Best Imported Queen 5.00 



Fair Imported Queen 3.00 



WALTER S. rOUDER, 



]J^: 513-515 Massachusetts Ave., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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$12.25 to Niagara Falls and Return 



via Nickel Plate Road, June 18, 19 and 

 20, with return limit of June 24, or by 

 depositing ticket limit of July 14 may 

 be obtained. Through vestibuled sleep- 

 ing-cars. No excess fare charged on 

 any train on the Nickel Plate Road 

 Meals served in Nickel Plate dining- 

 cars, on American Club Meal Plan, rang- 

 ing in price from 35 cents to $1.00; also 

 a la carte. For further information, 

 write John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 

 113 Adams St., Room 298, Chicago, 111. 

 Passenger Station at Chicago, corner 

 Van Kuren and La Salle Sts., on the 

 Elevated Loop. Chicago City Ticket 

 Offices, 111 iVdauis St. and Auditorium 

 Annex. 10— 23A2t 



VIRGINIA QUEENS If'rJolT.iryf^A 



of careful selecti'U from red-clover queens and 

 superior stock obtained from W. Z. Hutchinson. 

 Untested queens, 75c; alter June IS, 60c; tested 

 queens, $1.0"; after June 15, 7Sc; selected tested 

 queens, $1 25; after June IS, Jl.OO. Vfrite postal 

 card for circular. CHAS. KOEPPEN. 

 17A.2ot Fredericksburg, Va. 



IN THE HEART OF MICHIGAN 



Within a hundred miles of me are over % of 

 the bee-keepers of Michigan. I am on the Pere 

 Marquette R.R., which completely covers this 

 region. Root's Goods, Factory Prices, 

 Prompt Service, Low Freight. Send 

 for Catalog. 



GEORGE E. HILTON, 



15Ai:t FREMONT. MICH. 



Bees,Queens andNuclei 



Choice home-bred and im- 

 poned stock. All queens 

 reared in full colonies. 



One untested queen J .90 



One tested queen 1. 10 



One select tested queen.. 1.40 



One breeding queen 2.20 



One comb nucleus (no 

 queen) 1.10 



All grades ready to send 

 by return mail. 



Sate arrival guaranteed 

 For prices on quantities and 

 description of each grade of Queens, send for 

 free price-list. JJ. !..• STIKH^K. 

 204 East Logan Street CLARINDA IOWA. 

 14Atf Please mention the Bee Jonr»»l. 



Do You Need Queens ? 



By Return Mail ? 



11 so, we can fill your order with the best 

 Queens that money can buy. Try our strain of 

 3band Italians; thev will not disappoint you 

 with empty supers. Untested Queens, 75 cents; 

 $8 per doz. Tested Queens, $1 eacli. Send for 

 circular. J. W. K. SHAW & CO. ^ 



13Atf LoREAUviLLE, Iberia Par., La. 



'rt-ise mention Bee Journal ■woeu vrnt'i:.^ 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing advertisers. 



I Save 1-4 on Sections I 



■^ Wc are in the heart of the lumber district and do not have to pay excessive ^, 



rg freight od the raw material. We manufacture all our own SUI»Pt.lE»» in the S^ 



• ^ most modcru equipped plant, therefore can save you one-fourth the price. Our ^ 



^ No. 2 Sections are equal to the average No. 1 Sections. You will agree with us '^■ 



^ when you receive a sample order. ^; 



•■^ Prompt shipment and satisfaction guaranteed. ^ 



I JOHN DOLL & SON I^^pl^ | 



!^ Power Building, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ^ 



