Decfiubor, 1907. 



American ^ec Journalj 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



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on one side of the handle as 

 shown in cut. and on the 

 other side pictures of 

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 and a drone. The 

 handle is celluloid 

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 throujjh which is 

 seen your name. 

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 serves to identify 

 you if you happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

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 size. Be sure to 

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BEE-KEEPER'S 



GOLD-NIB 

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A really good 

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 true usefulness 

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 to any of the high- 

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 the name you're 

 ;hargedfor. The Gold 

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 Iridium pointed. The holder is 

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 can't slip off because it slightly 

 wedges over the barrel at either 

 end. This pen is non-leakable. 

 Itisvery 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- 

 kccpei ought to carry one in his 

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 directions and filler. Each pen 

 guaranteed. Here shown fi ac- 

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QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. 4H 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

 tions sent with each 

 one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid. 25 cents. With a 

 year's subscription, 60 

 cents. Given free for 2 new 

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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool inven 

 by a Minnes()ta bee^ 

 keeper, adapted 

 for prying up su- 

 pers and for gen- 

 eral workaround 

 theapairy. Mad<' 

 of malleable iron. 

 8V^ 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 like a 

 screw-driver. The 

 larger end is wedge- 

 shaped having a sharp, 

 semi-circular edge, 

 making it almost per- 

 fect for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc., as it 

 does not mar the wood. 

 Dr. Miller, who has 

 used it since 1903 says. 

 January 7, 1907: "I 

 think as much of the 

 tool as ever." 

 Price alone, postpaid, 

 SOcents. With a year's 

 subscription, 60 cents. 

 Given free for 2 new 

 subscriptions at 50 

 cents each. 



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- 

 livery guaranteed. Price, 

 75 cents each, 6 for $4.00, 

 orl2 for$7.50. One queen 

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HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



OwONT TOuBEE m-HOKEX 

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For I WOULD huo raj «ll the tihEj 

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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

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 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3''4x5!4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space m X 3 inches is for writing. Prices— 

 3, postpaid, 10 cents; 10 for25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 60 cents. 6 

 given free for one 50-cent subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Amone ">*' IJ«**h, l>y Dr.C. O. 



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Aflvanoed Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hatchln- 

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A B C of Bee Culture, by A. 1. & E. R. 

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Scientific Queen-Rearinc, as Practically 

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Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

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lianestroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

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•*The Honey-Money Stories."— A 64-page 



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 misrepresentation is contradicted in two items 

 each occupying a full page. Has 3;J fine illus- 

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Amerikanisrhe Bienenzncht, by Hans 

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WOOD BINDER 



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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few I if these handsome "bronze-metal" 

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