Feb. 27, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



143 



anil line ilu.v I siiw nil item In llii' pii|icr-, of ii 

 nilill ImviMjj; liis lii'iiH follow liiiii al his wisli, 

 by wliisMiiiK'. lie covurcii liis liiinclh wiili 

 honey anil wimii lo the Ijeo-liW™ and wIukiIimI 

 the sont; " So lelmn wlr, so ielicn wir, so IcIpcti 

 wlr ftlle liiL'e, bei iler alleselioiihlcMi sauf eoni- 

 pagnl," clc. ; a (lernnin liiiic, iilways the 

 tune. The liens, sinelliriK' 'he hoiiey, eaiiie 

 ami eleanod his haiuls oir. The next day he 

 went a little further away and tried the smnn 

 experinienl and the result was the same — tim 

 bees ate all the hoiuiy but did not harm the 

 man, anti in time lui eould eall t Ih!iu faraway. 



Then I tried the same experiment. I had a 

 ^'arilen-luiuse, or summer-hou.se, and in a few 

 days I eould eall the bees into the hou,se by 

 the thcnisand at a distance of a bloek. One 

 flue afternoon I invited a party of friends 

 (eonsislint; mostly of ladies) lo afternoon 

 ootl'ee in the siiuuner-house, and, when my 

 table was complete, I told them I expected 

 some more friends, and, stepping to the door 

 I whistled, and in less than a minute the room 

 was full of bees. The ladies were so fright- 

 ened that Iliey all jumped uj). and the result 

 was that I had all the eotTee for myself. So, 

 surely, I think bees can hear. 



Cook Co., 111. John P. Tonner. 



Our Advertisers. — We do not make a 

 practice of devoting much space in our read- 

 ing columns to our advertisers. We take 

 pains, before allowing them to buy space of 

 us, to llnd out that they are considered reli- 

 able, and after they have used our space for 

 some time we get to know, through our 

 readers, somethiug of their product and of 

 the manufacturer, breeder or advertiser him- 

 self. 



Many a person or company has advertised 

 with us for two or three months, then dropped 

 out and was never heard of again; while 

 others commenced modestly — have an article 

 of merit to start with, find a general demand 

 for it, it tills the bill, year after year the arti- 

 cle is improved by their experience, it is sold 

 reasonably — and continue with us without in- 

 terruption. 



It is always sate to patronize this class of 

 advertisers. You are pretty sure of a fair 

 deal, because they cannot afford to do other- 

 wise. 



An instance: The Page Woven Wire Fence 

 Co., of Adrian, Mich., have used our columns 

 continuously for years: they have established 

 themselves in the confidence of our readers, 

 and they could never have done so if there 

 had not been real merit in their fences. Their 

 business has doubled up year after year, until 

 (we are credibly informed) they use the entire 

 output of wire of their extensive steel mill, at 

 Monessen, Pa., in their own fences. 



They do not claim to sell fences the cheap- 

 est but they do claim that since they make 

 their own steel and wire they have a wire 

 especially adapted for fencing purposes, and 

 one that will sustain the specUil Jeatures in 

 Page Fences. 



WANTPD Partner, with capital, to keep 

 '' ^^l^ I L^L7 bees oa lar^e scale in honey 

 locality never known lo fail; close to good 

 market, thus insaring good returns on the in- 

 vestment. To associate with party of 20 years' 

 experience. Reference, Editor American liee 

 Journal, for character, abilitv, etc. Address. 

 BEE-KEEPER, ti22Colorado'Ave., Chicago, III. 



regarding 

 the oldes 

 and most 



Send for circulars 



improved and orig-inal Binpham Bee-Smoker 

 For 23 Years the Best on Earth. 

 25Atf T. F. BINOHAM. Farwell, Mich. 



Went Like Hotcakes 



A Nebraska customer when ordering a new 

 supply of our fine Alfalfa honey in 60-pound 

 cans, said: "The last I got went like hot- 

 cakes." So it doe,'' 



More people might do well if they would 

 order this honey, or basswood, and sell it. It 

 not only goes oiT " like hotcakes.'' but it is 

 mighty good on hot cakes. 



See honey-offers on page OS. 



QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 

 144 & 146 Erie Street, . - CHICAGO, ILL. 



QyeeiisijoiislioiiKlHave 



Does blood lell in other stock ? (Jive 

 your bees a chance. Stock used for 

 breedinfc the queens offered — not from 

 a sport, but my pick out of an apiary 

 piving last season an average yield as 

 follows : 

 Honey-QatherlriK- 



102 lbs. extractetl and 68 lbs. comb honey per 

 colony besides increase and stores for winter. 



Quality of Comb-Huney Produced. 



"ManI It would dazzle you." -Wm. Envoy, 

 Ontario (lover II men I Inspector of Apiaries. 



Wlnterintc Qualities. 



Up lo the present (January 3ftj I never found 

 these bees to show ihe least indication of unrest 

 —always perfectly quiet. They are winterio^f 

 perfectly.— Frank T. Adams, Brantford, Can- 

 ada. 

 General Commendation. 



Out of those fiueens you sent me I have pro- 

 duced the best race or strain of bees I ever 

 owned. Remember that is saying' a lot, as I 

 have tried every breed imported in this country. 

 The bees winter belter, build up, and stand cold 

 chilly winds in sprinjr better, and are more suit- 

 able than any bees I ever owned. For the sea- 

 sou they gave me about double the honey the 

 pure Italians did, and more increase. <ilad you 

 are g'oiug' into the ijneea-business, and are yoing 

 to join the ranks ajjain. We are much in want 

 of a few men like you. C. W. Post, Ex-president 

 Ontario Bee-keepers' Association (owns 3o5 col- 

 onies). 



S. T. Pettit, Canada's most successful comb- 

 honey producer and bee-keeper, says: "The 

 blood in my apiary is largely the progeny of 

 queens sent by you. and they are grand bees." 



Prices of Queens. 



Thev are dutv free to the United States. 

 Tested, $2.in' each; $10.00 for 6; $ls 00 per dozen. 

 TTuiested until Julv 1, $1.25 each; $7.00 for 6; or 

 $12.00 per dozen. Same after July 1st, Sl.OOeach; 

 $5.50 for 6; or $10 iMi per dozen. Larger quanti- 

 ties, prices on application. Postage stamps 

 taken for fractions of a dollar. To be fair to 

 every one, no selected tested queens are offered. 

 Every one has the same chance. The above 

 queens are bred from a careful selection of Ital- 

 ians and Carniolans. Pure Italian and Carnio- 

 ian queens same price. Price of full colonies 

 on application. Orders booked as received, and 

 filled as quickly as possible. Order early. 



Address, R. F. HOLTERMANN. 

 Bow Park Co., Limited. Brantford, Ont., Canada 



1902 — Bee-Keepers' SuupliesI 



We can furnish you with The A. I. Root Co'b 

 goods at wholesale or retail at their prices. We can 

 save you freight, and ship promptly. Market price 



Said for beeswax. Send for our 1902 catalog. 

 L H. HUNT & SON, Bell Branch, Wayne Co.. Mich 



Top Glass Honey-Jars 



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The [jirlure hliown 

 <T()W)th repreHcntA th» 

 si orii;-pound Jar for 

 \,t)tii'y that we know of. 

 ir Ih ffiadi; of tho t-Urnr- 

 r^t. Hint t^laftK, and when 

 lilli'<t with honey, and a 

 tii-al lutK*! attariicd, il 

 i <:ikf;H ats han'lKime a 

 ]-i'kav7; aK cuii he im- 

 :i:Mried. Uh tfla»f) top 

 • (.H on a Hal rubber 

 I iiiLT, and in held in 

 \>\m:(i by a flat nleul 

 h]H'inu: a<'rofi8 the lop hh 

 shown in the picture. U 

 is praclically air-li(fhl, 

 Ihusperniittini^no leak, 

 which 16 an iiiiporlaul thinfj with honcy- 

 eellers. 



We can furnish these jare, f.o.b. Chicago, 

 at these priocci: One gross, $5.00; two i?ros8, 

 $4.75 a gross; five or more gross $4..50 per 

 gross. 



If you try them once you will likely use no 

 other kind of top or sealing arrangement for 

 honey-jars. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 

 144 & 140 Erie Street, - CUICA<iO, ILL. 



If you want the Bee-Book 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 



completely than any other published, 



send $1.25 to 



Prof. A. J. Cook.Claremont, Cal., 



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" Bee= Keeper's Guide." 



Liberal Discounts tc tbe Trade. 



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 when writing advertisers. 



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