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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Aug, 24. 190S 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BV 



6E0RGE W.YORK 8 COMPANY 



334 Dearborn Street, Chicago, III. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES 



THE SITBSCRIPTION PRICE Of this Journal 19 

 $1 OO a year, in the United States. Canada, and 

 Meiico; all other countries In the Postal Union, iu 

 cents a year extra for postaRe. Sample copy free. 



THE WKAPPBR-LABEIj DATE indicates tlie 

 endof the month to which your subscription ispai.i. 

 For instance. "deciio"on your label shows that it 19 

 paid to the end of Dtcember, 19U4. 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.~We do not send a 

 receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, bin 

 change the date on ytmr wrapper-label, which shows 

 that the money has been received and credited. 



ADVERTISING KATES will be given upon appli- 

 cation. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association 



Ist —To promote the interests of its members. 



2d.— To protect and detend its members in their 

 lawful riBhts. ■ ^ *i, ^ ,* *■ * 



3d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 boney. 



Annual Membership Dues, $1.00 



General Manager and Treasurer- 



N. E. Fkance, Platteville, Wis. 



f^ If more convenient. Dues may be sent to the 

 onblishers of the American Bee JoumaL 



Tlie Honey-Producers' League 



(INCORPORATED) 



OBJECTS: 



1. To create a larger demand for honey through 

 advertising. 



2. To publish facts about honey, and counteract 

 misrepresentations of the same. 



MEMBERSHIP DUES 



1 . Any bee-beeper may become a member by pay- 

 ing to the Manager an annual fee of $i.W for each 

 20 ( or fraction of 20) colonies of bees (spring count ) 

 he owns or operates. 



2. Any hooey-dealer, bee-supply dealer, bee-supply 

 manufacturer, bee-paper publisher, or any other 

 firm or individual, may become a member on the 

 annual payment of a fee of $10, increased by one- 

 fifth of one (1) percent of his or its capital used in 

 the allied interests of bee-keeping. 



George W. Tork, Manager, 



334 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ill. 



Italian Queen-Bee Free as a Premium 



To a subscriber whose own subscription to the 

 American Bee Journal is paid at least to the end of 

 \9i)^, we will give an untested Italian queen for 

 sending us ONE NEW suberription with $i.tiO for the 

 Bee Journal a year. Now i^ the time to get new 

 subscribers. If you wish rxtra copies of the Bee 

 Journal tor use as samples, let us Itnow how many 

 you want and we will mail them to you. Address 

 all orders to the office of the American Bee Journal. 



H0NEY=JAR5. 



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

 porcelain cover, metal screw cap, holding one 



fionnd of honey net, one ^ross in case complete 

 d S-gros8 lots, $4.00 per gross; less qnamities, 

 $4 50 per gross, f o.b. New York. If you waul 

 to secure some, let us know at once. 



HILDRETH & SEQELKEN, 



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



llAtf PleaKP mi»nii<in the Hee. Journal. 



IN THE HEART OF MICHIGAN 



Within a huudri-il iniU-s ut me are over % of 

 the bee-keepers of Mi'hipan. I am on the I'ere 

 Marquette K.R., which completely covers this 

 region. Root's <J<>oils, Factory Prices, 

 Prompt Service, Low Freight. Send 

 for Catalog. 



GEORGE E. HILTON, 



28.\12t 



FREMONT. MICH. 





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" If Goods are wanted Quick, send to Ponder " ^ 



BEE-SUPPLIES I 



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Root's Goods at Root's Prices | 



Everything used by Bee-Keepers. 



POLDER'S HONEY-JARS. Prompt Service. 



Low Freig-ht Rates. .'. Catalog Free. 



Hoosier Strain Italian Queen-Bees by Return Nail 



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Untested Queen * .75 



Select Untested 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, 





513-515 Massachusetts Ave., 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



WAb «iv. ^A'«. liAV. •'Ab. WAV. .«tV. .a'Air. .WAir, .liiii. .WAii. .a'Air, .^$'0. .«'Ai'. .1iA'>. .WAir. .WAir. .*$'». .sAv. Mt'*- ■^^''. .«A'. .*A<'. .*t!r. mAW, .^Ajr. .«#■>, 



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".'ease mouuou ±iee Jouri-a wa-^i: -t^-rvu. 



Millions of Sections 

 SliiDDin2-Casesf§3gDA??oT 



Abundance of Bee-Smokers, Bee- Veils, Bee-Escapes, Bee-Hives, etc. Every- 

 thing- the bee-keeper needs. The best goods made. Lewis' Goods in Indian- 

 apolis at Factory Prices. Orders received in the morning shipped same 

 day. FINE ITALIAN QUEENS mailed promptly from our breeder, here in 

 the city. Untested, 75c; Select Untested, $1.00; Tested, $1.00; Select Tested, 

 $2.00. 



Clui cr^/^ I I jf r^r\ ioo4 east wash, street 

 • IVI. OOw I I OC \^\Jm INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 4••^ •^••^ ^-t* 



N.B. — A Porter Bee-Escape, or Its equivalent, FREE with first order, if you say where you saw 



this ad. ^-.a^v;^ jLijUSUSuim teri-a ^ ^j I^r^.^.. Biiea. W":>..w.-L 



Diumer's F oundaiion is liie Best. 



Send for Catalog, Samples and Discounts, and judge for yourself. 1904 output, 50 percent 

 Increase over 1903. 



Full line of SUPPLIES, wholesale and retail. 



Working Wax Into Foundation for Cash a Specialty. 



E. Grainger &. Co., Toronto, Ont., Sole Agents in Canada for Dittmer*s Foundation. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



Please mentlou Bee Journal -when 'WTitin& 



Lewis' Slijpping-Gases 



Sections, and a 

 full line of 

 Bee -Supplies 



CO. 



By Return Freight or Express. Send to 



H. M^ARND, YORK HONEY M^P^y KjXI. (Notmc. 



141 & 143 Ontario Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



(5 short blocks north of the C. & N. W. Ry. Passenger Station, 



using the Wells St. Cable Line from center of city to Ontario St.) 



Long- Distance Telephone— North 1559 



Catalos- !»ii«l prices on Honey on application. If you want tiood Uoods 

 at raeloi-y i>rices and Prompt Shipment, send your orders, or call on us. 



BEESWAX WANTED— 28c cash, or 30c when taking Bee-Supplies in exchange 

 — delivered here. 



Please Mention the American Bee Journal l^lnSm 



