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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 11, 1902. 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK S CONPA!^^ 



144 & 146 Erie St., Ghicano, lil. 



Bntered at the Post^Office at Chicago as Cecond- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



Editor — George W. York. 

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

 CJ Emma M. Wilson. 



Special Correspondents — G. M. Doolittle, 



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

 R. C. Aikiu, F. Greiner, 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-tiabel 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 

 beei. i-eceived and duly credited. 



Advertising Rates will be given uDon ap- 

 plication. 



Tie Natioaal Bee-Keepers' Association. 



OBJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honej. 

 To prosecute dishonest honej-dealere. 

 BOARD OF DIKT:CT0RS. 



I Thomas G. Newman 

 I G. M. Doolittle, 

 I W. F. Marks, 

 I J. M. Ha"mbaugh, 

 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. 

 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. 



J^*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 Celluloid Queea-Button ia a very 



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 erery reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 good idea for ev»ry bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of tje buttonsi 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and man^ a con- 

 vsrsation thus started would wind up wtih the 

 ■ale 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 

 tad bees." a 



The picture shown herewith Is a reprouuc- 

 fton 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 

 C^ the Americao S^ Journal, 





I tiimM Honey For Sale i 



=BEST= 



ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. 



Alfalfa 

 Honey J^ 



This is the famous 

 White Extracted 

 Honey gathered in 

 the great Alfalfa 

 regions of the Cent- 

 ral WcBt. 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. 



i^ Write for Quantity Prices by Freight, if Interested. ^ 



5 A sample of either, by mail, 10 cents, to pay for package and postage. ^ 



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^ 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 ^ 



>g, 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. ^ 



^ GEORGE W.YORK & CO., 144 & 146 E.Erie St., Chicago, in. S 



The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



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



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



[This Cut is the i'CLL Size of the Knife.] 



Vour 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 Hes 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 

 tlie subscriber, and oa the other side picf-res 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; 

 ihe 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-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 tea gentleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



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

 this'beautiful knife, as tb-« '* 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 ihkee new subscribers to the Bee Journal (with $^-00.) We will club the Novelty 

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



GEORGE W, YORK £ C0< Chicago, III 



ftifPleaae allor* -"bout two weeks for your knife order to be liliei. 



Please Mention the Bee Journal 



when writing 

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