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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



April 3, 191 2 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BV 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 CONPAMf 



144 & 146 E rie St., Chicapo, lil. 



Kntered at the Post^OfHce at Chicago as Jecond- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



Editor— Georg-e W. York. 



Dept. Editors — Dr. C. C. Miller, E. E. Hasty. 



Specul Correspondents — G. M. Doolittle, 



Prof. A. J. Cook, C. P. Dadint, 



R.C. Aikin. F. Greiner, Emma M. Wilson, 



A. Getaz. and others. 



^ IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is SI. 00 a year, in the United States, Can- 

 ada, and Mexico ; all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The "Wrapper-Label Date of this paper 

 indicates the end of the month to which 

 your subscription is paid. For instance, 

 "decOl" on your label shows that it is 

 paid to the end of December, 1901. 



Subscription Receipts. — We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay subscrip- 

 tion, but change the date on your wrapper- 

 label, which shows you that the money has 

 been received and duly credited. 



Advertising Rates will be given upon ap- 

 plication. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



OBJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest honey-dealers. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



E. Whitcomb, 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 A. I. Root, 

 E. T. Abbott, 

 P. H. Elwood, 

 E. R. Root, 



Thos. G. Newman, 

 G. M. Doolittle, 

 W. F. Marks, 

 J. M. Hambaugh, 

 C. P. Dadant, 

 Dr. C. C. Miller. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 W. Z. Hctchinson, President. 

 Orel L. Hershiser, Vice-President. 

 Dr. A. B. Mason, Secretary, Toledo, Ohio. 



Emersoi^ T. Abbott, General Manager and 

 Treasurer, St, Joseph, Mo. 



Membership Dues, ifl.OO a year. 



fttr" If more convenient, Does may be sent to 

 the office of the American Bee Journal, when 

 they will be forwarded to Mr. Abbott, who will 

 mail individual receipts. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a verv 

 pretty thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller 

 to wear on his coat^Iapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note.— One reader writes: 

 " I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 good idea for every bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttonsj 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and many a con- 

 versation thus started would wind up with the 

 sale of more or less honey; at any rate it would 

 give the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to 

 enlighten many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees." 



The picture shown herewith Is a reproduc- 

 flon of a motto queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing to bee-keepers. It has a pin on the 

 underside to fasten it. 



Price, by mail, 6 cents; two for 10 cents; 

 or 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 

 of the American Bee Journal, 



FOR GETTING NEW SUBSCRIBERS. 



Red Clover Queens 



FOR 1902 FREE! 



Long-Tong-ue Variety — Warranted Purely Mated 



We have arranged with the queen-breeder who furnished Long-Tongue Red Clover Queen 

 for us during the season of 1901, to fill our orders this season. Although fully 95 percent of 

 the untested queens he sent out were purely mated, this season all that he mails for us will be 

 warranted purely mated. 



We want every one of our present subscribers to have one or more of these money-maker 

 Cjueens. We have received most excellent reports from the queens we supplied last season. 

 And this year our queen-breeder says he expects to be able to send out even better Queens, if 

 that is possible. He is one of the very oldest and best queen-breeders. His bees average quite 

 a good deal the longest tongues of any yet measured. The Breeder he will use is direct from 

 Italy, having imported her himself. Her worker-bees are large, of beautiful color, very gentle, 

 scarcely requiring veil or smoke. 



Orders forthese tine, " long-reach " Warranted Queens will be tilled in rotation — ''first 

 come first served " — beginning as early in June as possible. It is expected that orders can be 

 filled quite promptly (even better than th^^past season), as amuch larger numberof queen-rear- 

 ing nuclei will be run. (But never remove the old queen from the colony until you have re- 

 ceived the new one, no matter from whom 3'OU order a queen). 



All Queens will be guaranteed to arrive in good condition, and will be clipped, unless other- 

 wise ordered. 



A Warranted Queen for Seudlue us only TWO NEW 

 YEARLY ^UBSCRIBERS, 



In order that every one of our subscribers who wants one of these Warranted Queens this 

 season can easily earn it, we will book your order for one queen for sending us the names and 

 addresses of two new subscribers to the American Bee Journal and .?•_', 00; or for sending 

 us u«f /CK' subscription and 30 cents more (or,?1.30), we will mail you a queen; or send us 

 ■*1.60 and we will credit your own subscription for one year, and mail you a warranted queen. 



This indeed is an opportunity to get a superior Queen, and at the same time helpswell the 

 list of readers of the old American Bee Journal. 



We are now ready to book the Queen orders, and also to enroll the new subscriptions. Re- 

 member, the sooner you get in j'our order the earlier you will get your (^ueen. We hope that 

 ever}' one of our present readers will decide to have at least one of these (Queens. Address, 



GEORGE W YORK & CO.. 



144 & 146 Epie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



The Novelty Pocket= Knife. 



Vour Name and Address oo one side — Three Bees on the other side. 



[This Cut is thk r'CLi, Size of the Knife.] 



Your Name on the Knife.— Whea orderiug", be sure to say just what came and 



address you wish put on the Knite. 



The Novelty Knife is indeed a novelty The novelty lies In the handle. It is 

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid* which is as transparent as glass. Un- 

 derneath the celluloid, on one side of the handle is placed the name and residence of 

 the subscriber, and on the other side pictures of a Queen, Drone, aud Worker, as 

 shown here. 



The Material entering^ into this celebrated knife is of the very best quality; 

 the blades are hand-forged out of the very finest Eng-lish razor-steel, and we war- 

 rant every blade. The bolsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or 

 corrode. The rivets are hardened German silver wire; the lining's are plate brass; 

 the back springs of Sheffield spring-steel, and the finish of the handle as described 

 above. It will last a last-time, with proper usage. 



Why Own the Novelty Knife ? In case a good knife is lost, the chances are the 

 owner will never recovt-r it; but if the '* Novelty " is lost, having name and address 

 of owner, the finder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name and ad- 

 dress, would destroy the knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are so for- 

 tunate as to have one of the "Novelties," your Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and ia 

 case of death, your relatives will at once be notified of the accident. 



How appropriate this knife is for a present! What more lasting memento could a mother 

 give to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a ladv to a gentleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



The accompanying cu' ff' ^^s a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation of 

 this^beautiful knife, as th** ** Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



How to Get this Valuable Knife.~We send it postpaid for $1.25, or give it as a Premium to the 

 one sending us \ hree new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with$.VW.) We will club the Noveltj 

 Knife and the Bee Journal for one year, both for $1.90. 



GEORGE W, YORK £ CO, 



JflfS"Please allor^ ''bout two weeks for your knife order to be filled. 



Chicago, IlL 



