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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 30, 1902. 



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PCTBLISHED WKFKTY 3T 



eEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY 



144 & 146 Erie St., ChicaflO, III. 



Entered at the Post-Offlce at Chicago as Second- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



Editor— George W. York. 

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

 'oPECiAL Correspondents — G. M. Doolittle, 

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



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

 A. Getaz, and others. 



( IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



Xhe 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 lor post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



The Wrapper-Label Date of this pape? 

 indicates the end of tne month to which 

 your subscription is paid. For instanea, 

 "decOl" on your label shows that it ia 

 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 h£.2 

 beet .'eceived and duly credited. 



Adyertising Rates wiU be given nnon ap- 



Tie National Bee-Keepers' Association. 



OBJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest boney-dealerg. 

 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. 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 Cily, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



*S"If more convenient. Dues may be sent to 

 the office of the American Bee Journal, when 

 they will be forwarded to Mr. Secor, who will 

 mall individual receipts. 



A Celluloirt Queen-Buttoct "i a ps?? 

 yretty thing for a lx;e-keepe," or 'ao^ey-seller 

 io wear on his coat-lapel. It often ser/es to in- 

 troduce the subject of boney, 

 and frequently Iq^q to h 

 sale. 



Note.— One reader writes: 

 " I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would oe a very 

 good idea for ev »fy bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of crie D.i'.tonsi 

 as it will canse peop-e i:o ask 

 questions adouc the busy bee, and man? a con 

 versation thus started would wnd :p wtifa the 

 sale of more or less honey; at any r^ti; U woutv 

 jyive the beekeeper a superior opportunicy to 

 enlig'hten many a person in reg'ard to honey 

 and bees." » 



The picture shown herewith Is a jreproaa{v- 

 Alon of a motto queen-button that w& arc fur- 

 nlehing to bee-keepers. It has & pin on the 

 underside to fasten it. 



Ptice, by mail, 6 cents; two for 19 cents ^ 

 fye 6 for 25 cents. Send aU orders to Um office 

 e? ^e American Bee Journal 



=BEST= 



I Exiraotefl Honey For Sale i 



^ ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. ^- 



Alfalfa ^^ 

 Honey J?c 



This is the famous 

 White Extracted 

 Honey g"athered in 

 the g-reat 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 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. 



:2 Prices of Alfalfa or Basswood Honey: £ 



■^ ^• 



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



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



^5 4 cans or more, 8J4 cents a pound. Basswood Honey, yi cent more per S^ 



:^ 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 ^1 



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



:< Order the Above Honey and then SeU It. ^: 



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



."5 enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of the Sf^ 



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



',^ this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. ^i 



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



[This Cut is tjie i-'ULL Size of the Knife.] 



Vour Name on the Knife.— When ordering-, be sure to say just what name and 



t.'^dress you wish put on the Knite. 



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

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