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 you i£ you happen 

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GOLD-NIB 

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A really (r(^iid 

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 true usefulness 

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 to any of the high- 

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Nib IS guaranteed 14 Karat gold. 

 Iridium pointed. The holder is 

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 can t slip off because it slightly 

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 It is very easily cleaned, the pen- 

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 removed. The simple feeder 

 gives a uniform supply of ink to 

 the pen-point without dropping, 

 blotting or spotting Every bee- 

 keeper ought to carry one in his 

 vest-pocket. Comes in box with 

 directions and filler. Each pen 

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QUEEN-CLIPPING DEVICE 



The Munette Queen- 

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 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 P u e e n s' wings. iVz 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



Price alone, post- 

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 ents. Given free for 2 new 

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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool inven 

 by a Minnesota bee 

 keeper, adapted 

 for prying up su- 

 pers and for gen- 

 eral work around 

 theapairy. Made 

 of malleable iron. 

 8H inches long. The 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is 1 7-8inches long. 

 1-2 inch wide, and 7-32 

 thick, ending lik 

 screw-driver. T h e 

 larger end is wedge- 

 shaped havingasharp, 

 semi-circular edge, 

 making it almost per- 

 fect for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc.. as it 

 does not mar the wood. 

 Dr. riiller, who has 

 used it since 1903 says, 

 January 7, 1907: "I 

 think as much of the 

 tool as ever." 

 Price alone, postpaid, 

 30 cents. With a year's 

 subscription, 45 cents. 

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 subscriptions at 25 

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PREmium 



QUEENS 



These are untested, stand- 

 ard-bred, Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

 ers. 



Sent only after May 1st. 

 Orders booked any time 



for 1908 queens. Safe de- 

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HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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O wcMT n)u 8EE m HOH^X 

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A 'Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

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 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

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 space m x3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

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BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Amone the Kp«s, ty Dr. C. C. 



MilltT. — ^Jl (laift'H, ItoanM in hjnulHoine clnlh, 

 with K''"l<l h' tiers and rlc.Mijfn,iUustrHtt-<l with Il'i 

 Ix'iiui iful Imif-iorit- pjctureM, taken l»y Dr. 

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 Ijee-kff rliitr I'y niM' iif thi- nmsrerM, and show.** 

 in niiTiuti'st lii-tail JUMt lir>w I)r Miller does 

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Advanred 15ec Culture, by W. Z. Hutchin- 

 son. -Th<' author is a practieai and helptui 

 writer. :nii pap-es; ttound in cloth, heautifully 

 illustrateu. Price alone, $1.20. With a year's 

 subscription, $l.;ci. Given free for 10 new sub- 

 scriptions at i;o cents each. 



A B C of Bee Culture, h,v A. I. & E. R. 

 Root. tJver ;jliu pap'es describinp everythinjr 

 pertaining to tin- care fif honey-bees. 4IjU en- 

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 With a ve;ir's snhM-riptioii, $\.:i'i. Oiven tree 

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Scientific Oueen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Do. . little. —lIT.w the very best 

 queen-bees an- i-<-;ired. Bnund in cloth and il- 

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 tions at 25 cents each. In leatherette bindinK, 

 price alone, 75 cents. With a year's subscription 

 911 cents. Given free tor 6 new subscriptions 

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Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Pn't. A. J. Cotik.— This book is in- 

 structive, helptui, interesting, thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It also contains anat- 

 omy and physiology of bees. 544 pages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.20. 

 With a year's sub.scription, $1.35. Given free 

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Lanestroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Da<rant.— This elassie has been entirely re- 

 written. Fully illustrated. No apiarian library 

 is complete without this stamlard workby "The 

 Father of American Bee Culture." 520 pages, 

 bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.20. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.;^'). Given free forlOnew sub- 

 scriptions at 25 cents each. 



•'The Honey-Money Stories. "-A 64-page 

 booklet. Containing many short, bright stories 

 interspersed with facts and interesting items 

 about honey. The manufactured comT)-honcy 

 misrepresentation is contradicted in two items 

 each occupying a full page. Has 33 tine illus- 

 trations oi apiaries or aiuarian scenes. It also 

 contains 3 bee-songs. This booklet should be 

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Three copies for 50 cents; or the 3 with a year's 

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Amerikanische Bienenzncht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer, is a bee-keeper's handbo(»k of lUS 

 pages, which is just what our German friends 



"n want. It is fully illustratedj^and 

 bound in cloth. Pricealone,$l.OO. with a year's 



win want. It is fully illustratedj^and neatly 

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THE EMERSON BINDER 



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WOOD BINDER 



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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



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