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AMERICAN BEE jOUKNAL. 



Aug-. 



1902. 



PUBLISHED ■WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK 8 CONPAINY 



144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



Sntered at the Post^Office at Chicago as Second* 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



Editor— George W. York. 



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



Special Correspondents — G. M. Doolittle, 



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



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



A. Getaz. and others. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



The Subscription Price of this Journal 

 is ?1.00 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-Ijabel 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. 



Bubscription 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. 



AdTcrtising Rates wiU be given upon ap- 

 plication. 



The National Bee-Keeuers' Association, 



OliJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest honey-dealers. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



I Thomas G. Newman, 

 I G. M. Doolittle, 

 I W. F. Marks, 

 I J. M. Hambaugh, 

 C. P. Dadant, 

 Dr. C. C. Miller. 



E. Whitcomb, 

 W. 'L. Hutchinson 

 A. I. Root, 

 R. C. AiKiN, 

 P. H. Elwood. 

 E. R. Root, 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, President. 

 Orel L. Hershiser, Vice-President. 

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



•f BEST %■ 



Eugene Secor, (leneral Manager and Treas- 

 urer, Forest Cily, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



KB-If more convenient, Dues may be sent to 

 theoffi.-e of the American Bee Journal, when 

 they will be forwarded to Mr. Secor, 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^lapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note. — One reader writes; 

 " I have eTery reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 gopd idea forevery bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttons] 

 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 reprouuc- 

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

 nishing to bee-keepers. It has ft 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 



I EmGieo Honey For sale i 



•^ ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. ^ 



Alfalfa 

 Honey J^ 



This is the famous 

 White Extracted 

 Honey g'athered in 

 the great Alfalfa 

 reg-ions of the Cent- 

 ral West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everyiaody 

 who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't 

 get enough of the 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood 

 Honey J^ 



This is the well- 

 known light-colored 

 honey gathered from 

 the rich, nectar- 

 laden basswood blos- 

 soms. It has a 

 stronger flavor than 

 Alfalfa, and is pre- 

 ferred by those who 

 like a distinct flavor 

 in their honey. 



Prices of Alfalfa or Basswood Honey: 



A sample of either, by mail, 10 

 ag-e. By freig^ht 

 4 cans or more, 7 cents a pound, 

 pound than Alfalfa prices. Cash 



cents, to pay for package and post- 



^Yz cents per pound ; 



Basswood Honey, Yz cent more per 



must accompany each order. You 



can order half of each kind of honey, if you so desire. The cans are 

 two in a box, and freight is not prepaid. Absolutely PUfC BcCS' Hoiiey. 



Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. 



We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce 

 enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of the 

 above, and sell it. And others, who want to earn some money, can get 

 this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. 



QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, III. 



The Novelty Pocket = Knife. 



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



HOWARD M. MELBEE 



HONEYVILLEr O. 



(This Cut is the i-^OLi, Size of the Knife.) 



Your Name on the Knife.— When ordering, be sure to say just what name 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, and Worker, as 

 shown here. 



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

 the blades are hand-forg-ed out of the very finest Eng-Ush 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 spring-s 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 cood knife is lost, the chances are the 

 owner will never recover 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 in 

 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 

 g-ive to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a lady to a gentleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? , 



The accompanying- cu( gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation of 

 this"beautiful knife, as tly* '* Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



How to Get this Valuable Knife.— We send it postpaid for $1.25, or g-ive it as a Premium to the 

 one sending- us i hkivK nf.w subscribers to the Bee Journal (with$.^.'>).) We will club the Noveltj 

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



GEORGE W, YORK £ CO, 



ii^Please allov ""bout two weeks for your knife order to be tilie«l* 



Chicago, IlL 



