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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 23, 1902. 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY 3Y 



6E0RGE W. YORK H COMPANY 



144 & 146 E rie St., Cnicago, III. 



Entered at the Post-Office at Chicaso as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matlcr. 



Editor— George W. York. 



Dept. 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 NOnCES. 



The Subscription Price cl this Journal 

 is ?1.Ck:i a year, in the Unired -States, Can- 

 ada, and Mexico ; all other eovin:i-ies in the 

 Postal Union, 50 cents a year extra ior post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The Wrapper-liabel Date of this paper 

 indicates the end of tne aionth to which 

 your subscription is pale. For instance, 

 "decOl" on your label shews that it i3 

 paid to the end of December, 1901. 



Subscription Receipts. — We do not send 

 a receipt tor money sent us to pay subscrip- 

 tion, but chang^e the date on your wrapper- 

 label, which shows you that the money has 

 beeL received and duly credited. 



Advertising Rates wlU be glyen unon ap- 

 plication. 



Tie National Bee-Keepers' Association. 



OBJECTS: 



To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest honej-dealers. 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



I Thomas G. Newman 

 I G. M. Doolittle, 

 I W. F. Marks, 

 1 J. M. Hambatgh, 

 C. P. Dadant, 

 Dr. C. C. Miller. 



E. Whitcomb, 



W. Z. Hutchinson, 



A. I. Root, 



R. C. Aikin, 



P. H. Elwood. 



E.R. Root, 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, President. 

 r Orel L. Hershiser, Vice-President. 



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



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 urer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



^S"If more convenient, Dues may be sent to 

 the ofBre of the American Bee Journal, when 

 they will be forwarded to Mr. Secor, who will 

 mall individual receipts. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a verv 



yrelty thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller 

 io wear on his coat-lapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note.— One readet writes: 

 " I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 g"ood idea for evicy bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of tjie bnttonsj 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and many a con- 

 versation thus started would wind ap with the 

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

 ^ive the bee-keeper a superior opporttinity to 

 snUg^htea many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees.** ^ 



The picture shown herewith Is a reprouao- 

 Aon of a motto queen-button that we are fur* 

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

 underside to fasten It. 



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

 0? 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 

 e:? %he American Bee Journal 



1^ BBST f= 



I uimM Honey For Sale i 



ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. 



Alfalfa 

 Honey ^^(C 



This is the famous 

 White Extracted 

 Honey gathered in 

 the great Alfalfa 

 regions of the Cent- 

 ral West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everybody 

 who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't 

 get enough of the 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood 

 HoneyJ^ 



This is the well- 

 known ligrht-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: ^ 



•^ sT- 



:^ A sample of either, by mail, 10 cents, to pay for package and post- ^; 



]^ age. By freight — two 60-pound cans of Alfalfa, 9 cents per pound ; ^| 



^ 4 cans or more, Syi cents a pound. Basswood Honey, }i cent more per ^: 



^ pound than Alfalfa prices. Cash 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 PurC BCCS' HonCy. C^ 



:^ 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 ^I 



^iS 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. S'. 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



HOWARD M. MELBEEp 



HONEYVILLEy O. 



(This Cut is tjie i-^ULL 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 Knife. 



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- 

 ierneath 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-forged out of the very finest English 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 linings 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 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 foi'* 

 tunate as to have one of the ''Novelties," your Pocket-Knifs will serve as an identifier; and 111 

 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( grves a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation of 

 thislbeautiful kuife, as ily* ** 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 \ hkee new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with $3- 00.) We will club the Novelty 

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



GEORGE W, YORK £ CO- Chicago, IlL 



*arPlease allop" •>bout two weeks for your knife order to be liliea. 



