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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept 23. 



THE "NOVELTY "POCKET-KNIFE 



GEO. W. YORK, 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Vonr Name on the Knife.— When orderlnp, be sure to say Just wbat Name vat 



Aaaressj'ou wish put on the Knlie. 



The No%'ELTV Knife 19 Indeed a novelty. The novelty lies In the handle. It l9 made 

 oeautifuily o'. inde^ti-u tible celluloid, which is as transparent as (!lasB. Underneath tB« 

 celluloid, on one iide ol the handle Is placed an American Bee Journal reminder, and on tte 

 other side, nume and residence of the Subscriber. 



The material entering into this celebrated knife Is of the very best quality; the bladee 

 are handforjred out of the very finest English razor-steel, and we warrant every blade. Th6 

 holsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or corrode. The rivets are hardeneo 

 German silver wire; the linings are plate briss; the back springs of Sheffield spring steel anC 

 the finish of handle as described above. It will last a lifetime, with proper usage. ' 



Why pnrcbase the Noveltsr Knife? Tn case a giod knife Is lost, the chances are 

 the owner will never rec )ver It; but it the Novelty Is lost, having name and address ol ownet' 

 the flnder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name ami address, wouli destroy thi) 

 knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are to fortunate as to have one 

 of the Novelties, your pocket knife will serve as as an Identifier; and In case of death, yoiu 

 relatives will at once be apprised o( the accident. 



How appropriate this knife is for a Christmas. New Year or blrthdny present I Wha^ 

 more lasting memento could a mother give to a son, a wife to a husliand. a sister lo a brother, 

 a lady to a gentleman, or vice versa, a son to a mother, a husband to a wife. ahrothertoaslsteE 

 or a gentleman to a ladv— the knife having the name of the recipient on one side ? 



T he accompanying cut gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representa- 

 tion of this beautiful knife, as the •' Novelty " must be seen to be npureclated. 



Hoiiv to Get this Valuable Knife.— We send Itpostpal I. forSl. , or give It as E 

 Premium to the one sending us three new Siibscribern to the Bee Journal (with $3 OOi, 

 and we will also send to each new name a copy of the Premium Edition of the book '■ Bees am'- 

 Hone- ' We club the Novelty Knife with the Bee Journal for one year, both for $1 90 



^y Kanie and Address Put on the Knife. 



GEOBGE W. 



YORK & CO., 

 CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Allo-w about two -v^-eeks lor your order to tjt {iiled. 



the frame in the hive, a qtieen popt out 

 of one of the cells, and disappeared Id 

 the hive. Robbers had by this time 

 commenced their ravages, so I aban- 

 doned the idea of recovering her, count- 

 ing on one of the other cells should she 

 be destroyed. I closed the entrance, 

 except space for one bee, and moved the 

 hive to another part of the yard. I ex- 

 amined the hive the next day. finding it 

 still queenless, with the remaining cells 

 destroyed. I also found the evidence of 

 a laying worker. It is needless to say I 

 was perplext, and spent some sleepless 

 hours that night stud}'ing out plans, but 

 awoke in the morning with the following 

 program maptout: 



I closed the entrance with wire gauze, 

 sprinltled the hive, bees, and frames 

 wiih sugar and peppermint flavored 

 water, exchanged three frames with 

 other colonies for brood and hovering 

 bees, which I also sprinkled with the 

 mint water on placing in the hive. The 

 same evening I Introduced a caged 

 queen, and fed them well. The follow- 

 ing morning I found the queen liberated, 

 and doing well as a mother. Of course, 

 I found some dead bees, but since then 

 the colony is working well, and with 

 favorable weather I shall expect some 

 surplus honey. 



I have since introduced three Italian 

 queens with success. Will some old api- 

 arist kindly criticise, and point out my 

 mistakes, in a later number of the liee 

 Journal ? W. I ,Ionk,s. 



St. Louis City Co., Mo., Aug. 3U. 



What Five Colonies Did, 



I bought 5 colonies last spring for 

 S7 50. All swarmed once, and I hived 

 them on the old stand. The 5 now 

 swarms gave me ;i 1 ;j pounds of comb 

 honey, which I sold for 15 cents a pound. 

 I transferred the old colonies, as they 

 were In old boxes, and divided them Into 



■it) nuclei, and built them up to full col- 

 onies. I got 10 quarts of extracted 

 honey, 5 pounds of wax, and 6 gallons 

 of fine vinegar. The -45 colonies are 

 now worth $ I SO ; the honey, wax, and 

 vinegar, .$53.45, making a total of 

 15283 45. How is that for 5 old box- 

 hive colonies ? 



I have 85 colonies in all, starting in 

 1896 with 2. and bought G last spring. 

 My best colonies gave me 130 pounds of 

 white clover comb honey, and they are 

 all hustling on the fall flowers. Why go 

 to the Klondike ? Just buy a few colo- 

 nies of bees, and subscribe for the Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal, ■end you will have 

 something as good as gold. — a sure 

 thing! W D. Craig, 



Douglas Co,, 111., Sept, 18. 



Late Swarming'. 



Bees have done fairly well. I had 9 

 colonies, spring count. There has been 

 a continuous flow of nectar since wild 

 mustard blossomed in June, but the 

 worst feature of it all is my bees swarm- 

 ed but twice (or two new swarms) in 

 July, none in June, and they were strong, 

 so they were storing honey freely in the 

 supers, and now they are swaruiing free- 

 ly. I have had 4 swarms so far in Sept- 

 ember, and it looks like a good many 

 more to follow. All are large swarms. 

 Golden-rod is in bloom. I do not know 

 what to do with the new swarms, only to 

 let them go where they please. 



In all prohability, in about 10 days or 

 two weeks we will have a frost. I would 

 like to ask if this is anything new for 

 bees to swarm so freely In September. I 

 have three to four supers on, and then 

 the bees hang out by the pailful 



U. K. Moui/roN, 



Cottonwood Co,, Minn,, Sept, ti. 



^BRO. YORK'S ^ 



OWN TESTIMONY 



AFTER 18 MONTHS' USE. 



Chicag-o, July 27th, 1897, 

 Dear Dr. House: 



My office force have fallen 



in love with yourYellowzones. 



I enclose $1.00 for as manj' 



Yas you mail for that amount. 

 Success to you in your ex- 

 cellent work. 



Very truly yours, 



Geo. W. York. 

 P. S. Sa3',/ think as much 

 of your"Zones" asthe"g-irls" 

 do. They just straig-htened 

 out a very severe headache I 

 had awhile ag-o. Worth their 

 weig-ht in the yellow metal 

 now being- raved about up ia 

 Alaska. G. W, Y. 



^YELLOWZONES „ 



i FOR PAIN AND FEVER. ^ 



An honest and efficient 

 remedy for all fevers, head- 

 aches, colds, grip, rheuma- 

 tism, neuralgia, etc. And 

 every box guaranteed — but 

 no customer has ever yet 

 asked for his monej' back. 



One box, with supply of 

 Xonet Vdthiirtics, 25c; si x 

 boxes for $1,00. Most orders 

 are for Dollar lots. 



W. B. Hou.SE, M, D., 

 •Drawer 1, Detour, Mich. 



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Coiiveiilioii !>'olloes. 



See the pnimiuiii oilers on jiajie 599 ! 



Teiiiiesmee.— The southern East Tennessee 

 Bee-Keepers' A'JFOclation will hoi i its annual 

 seseion at Cooksons Crt-ek, Frldaj- Oi-t I . be- 

 ginning" at 9 ii'clocK. a.m. Bee-keepers are 

 earnestly rcquesled to attend. The program 

 foreshadows entertainment lor the nos las- 

 tidlous W. J. CoPELAND, Sec. 



Fetzerton, Tenn. 



W iNCoiiMlii. —The Southwestern Wiscon- 

 sin Bee- Keepers' Association will hold Its 

 annual convention at Bosuobel. Oc oher 6 

 and 7, 1897. All the leading- aplarlau sui'jecls 

 of the day will he thuroiiirhly dis- u^t. and a 

 general Kood time is expected \\\ areiordl- 

 aily invited to come and bring their t ri* uds. 



Calamine. Wi-.. F. L. Mukkav. St-c. 



Utah —The Utah Bee-Keepers* >st;ociation 

 will hold their emi annual meeting o t 5. at 

 10 am., in the City and "ounty Bui ding, ^alt 

 Lake City, A lull program in the inteiestot 

 Iht* industry will be presented, and eve^ y bee- 

 keeper iu the IS ate sh 'Uld be iniercisit'u la 

 the succe.-s of the iuiustry; especially n get- 

 ting our new foul hroon law into operation. 

 We now have a good law that can be put Into 

 elTtciive for -e: it van be made to rea- h every 

 bee-keeper and every c.ilouy of bee- iri the 

 State, if uec*'S8ar>. Th u Wt Uh bt* alive to 

 the Issue; let us niuKc good use of this 

 weapon put Inti) our handj^", as long as i here 

 isavesligeof the disease found li> uurown 

 fair State. All are cordially Invlit d. 



K. S. Ldvksy. Pres, 



J. B, Fa(}Q. Sec. Mill Creek. Utah. 



Please Send Us the Namet» of your 

 oeUhbors who keep boos, and we will 

 send them sample copies of he Kke 

 Journal. Then please call upon them 



and get them to subscribe with vou ^,nd 

 secure some of the premiums w» offer. 



