February, tgog. 



Amarican Hee Journal 



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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Tout name and address put 



on i>Qe side of the handle as 

 shown in cut, anri on the 

 other side pictures of a 

 queen-bee, a worker, 

 and a drone. The 

 handle is celluloid 

 and transparent, 

 through which is 

 seen your name. 

 If you lose this 

 knile it can be re- 

 turned to you, or 

 serves to identify 

 you it y lu happen 

 to be injured tatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 seioua. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Price of knife 

 alone, postpaid, $1.*J5, 

 With year's aubscrip- 

 t i o n , $1.75. 

 Freefor 4 

 new 7oc sub- 

 ecriptions. 



BEE-KEEPERS' 

 GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As far 

 as true use- 

 fulness g-Q e a 

 is etjuiil to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

 tised pens. If 

 you pay more It's 

 name you're 

 charged for. The 

 G'lld Nit* ia guar- 

 anti't^d 14 Karat 

 gold, Iridium point- 

 ed. The holder ia 

 hard rubber, hand- 

 somely finished. The cover tits 

 snugly, and can't slip off because 

 it slightly wedges over the barrel 

 at either end This pen is non- 

 leakable It is very easily cleaned, 

 the pen-pi»int and fee<ler being 

 quickly removed. Tue simple 

 feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-point without drop- 

 ping, blotting or spotting. Every 

 bee-keeper ought to carry one in 

 his vest-pi.>cket. Comes in box 

 with directions and tiller. Each 

 pen guaranteed. Here shown two- 

 thirds actual size. 



Price alone, postpaid, $1.25. With 

 a year's subscription, $1.75. Given 

 free for i new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



mONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Ctipping Device is a 

 tine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. Four 

 and one-hair inches 

 high. It is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Pull printed directions 

 sent with each one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 25 cents. With a 

 year's subscription, 90 

 cents. Given free for sending ^ 



one new subscription at 75 cents. Size. 



IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper. adapt- 

 ed for prying up 

 supers and for 

 general wor li 

 around the api- 

 ary, Made of 

 malleable iron, SYt 

 inches long. Th . 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is 1% inches 

 long, y, inch wide, 

 and 7-32 thick, end- 

 ing like a screw- 

 driver. The larger 

 end is wedge-shaped 

 having a sharp, semi- 

 circular edge, mak- 

 ing it almostperfect 

 for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc., as 

 it does not mar the 

 wood. Dr. Miller, 

 who has used it since 

 1903 says, Jan. 7, 1907: 

 " I think as much of 

 the tool as ever." 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 40 cents. With 

 a year's subscrip- 

 tion.Jl.OO. Given free 

 for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at 75c each. 



PREMIUM QUEENS 



Tliese are untested, stan- 

 dard-bred Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 Theyare active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

 ers. 



Sent on]y after May Ist, 

 Orders booked any time 



for queens. Safe de- 

 livery guaranteed. 

 Price, 75 cents each, 

 6 for $4.00, or 12 for 

 $7.50. One queen 

 with a year's sjb- 

 scription, $1.20. 

 Queen free for 3 new 75c subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



Cn^?^w^O*'>^T rou BEE nv HOKEY. 



And CHEtR THIS LONELY HE/,nT? 



;,- BEAR 



LOSE 



rou 



For I WOULD wx> too all the tihe j 



And Wt WOULD NfVEft PARI 



A " Teddy Bear " on good terms with 

 everybody, including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3J4x5!4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space i^xS inches for writing. Prices— 3 

 postpaid, 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 90 cents. Six 

 given free for one new 75c subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. O, 



C. Miller.— 334 pages, bound in handsome cloth, 

 with gold letters and design, illustrated with 

 112 beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. 

 Miller. It is a good, new story of successful 

 bee-keeping by one ot the masters, and shows 

 in minutest detail lust how I>r. Miller does 

 things with bees. Price alune, $1.0(i. With a 

 year's subscription, $1.50. Given free for 3 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



Advanced Bee-Cultnre, bv W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson.— The author is a practical an<I helpful 

 writer. ;i30p;iges; bound in chdh, beautifully 

 illustrated. Price alone. *l.-'i). With a year's 

 subscription, $1.70. Given free for 4 new 

 subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



ABC&XYZof Bee Cultnre. by A. I. 

 & E. R. Ruot.— Over 500 pages describing 

 everything pertaining to the care i:>f honey- 

 bees. 400 en^ravinRs. Boun I in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's subscription, J2.00. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applie»l,by G. M. Doolittle.— H<jw the very 

 best queens are reared. Bound in cloth 

 and illustrated. Price alone, $1.00. With a 

 year's subscription, $1.50. Given free for 4 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. In leath- 

 erette binding, price alone, 75 cents. With a 

 year's sut>scription, $1.25. Given free for 2 

 new subscriptions at 7o cents each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book is in- 

 structive, helpfal, interestir;.;, 'thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It aI.--.o contains anat- 

 omy and physiology cf bees. 5-14 pages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, 

 $1.20. With a year's subscription, $1.70. Given 

 free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



liangstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Daaant.— This classic has been entirely 

 rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apiarian 

 library is complete without this standard 

 work by "The Father of American Bee-Cul- 

 ture.'* 520 pages, bound in cloth. Price 

 alone, $1.20. With a year's subscription, $1.70. 

 Given free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



'*The Honey -Money Stories."— A 64- 

 page booklet containing many short, bright 

 stories intersiiersed with facts and interest- 

 ing items about honey. The manufactured 

 comb-honey misrepresentation is contradict- 

 ed in two itern^, tach «)ecupying a full page. 

 Has 33 tine illustrations of apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 bee-songs. This 

 booklet should be placed in the hands of 

 everybody notfamiliar with the food-value of 

 hone'v. for its main object is to interest peo- 

 ple i.\ honey as a daily table article. Price 25 

 cents. Wicn a year's subscription, 90 cents. 

 Given free for one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies f<ir 60 cents* or the 3 with a 

 year's subscription, $1.01); or the 3 copies 

 "given free for 2 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer, is a bee-keeiters' handbook of 

 13S pages, which is just what our German 

 friends will want. It is fully illustrated and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.00. 

 With a year's subscription, $l..iO. Given 

 free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board ontsid^* like a boi.k-cover with 

 cloth back. Will hidd easily 3 volumes (36 

 numbers) of the American Bee Journal. 

 Makes reference easy, preserves copies from 

 loss, dust and mutilation. Price postpaid, 75 

 cents. With a year 's subscription, $1.25. 

 (Jiven free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents eaeh^ 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no 

 covers. Price, po.stpaid, 20 cents. With a 

 year's sul.>scri['tion so cents, liiven free 

 for one new subscription at 75 cents. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few oT :^.iese handsome *' bronze-metal " 

 clocks left. Ba.-^elOij inches wide by 9^4 inches 

 high. Design is a straw skep with clock face 

 in middle. Keeps excellent time, durable and 

 reliable. Weight. boxed, 4 pounds. Vou pay 

 express charges. Price $1.50. With a year's 

 subscription, $2.00. Given free for 6 new 

 subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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