January, 1909. 



Amorican IS^e Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET'KNIFE 



Tourname and acUlressput 



i.n one side fl" the handle as 

 shown in cut, an<l on the 

 other side pivtares 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 identity 

 you it you happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 scious. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 an<l address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Price of knife 

 alone, postpaid, $1.25, 

 With year's subscrip- 

 tion , $1.75. 

 Free for 4 

 new 75c sub- 

 scriptions. 



BEE-KEEPERS- 

 GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As far 

 as true use- 

 fulness po e a 

 is equal to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

 tised pens. If 

 you pay more it's 

 name viu're 

 charg^ed for. The 

 C'l'l Nib is guar- 

 antt'pd 14 Karat 

 gold, Iridium point- 

 ed. The holder is 

 hard rubber, hand- 

 somely finished. The cover fits 

 snugly, and can't slip off because 

 it slightly wedges over the barrel 

 at either end This i)en is non- 

 leakable It is very easilv cleane<l, 

 the pen-point and feeder l)eing 

 quickly removed. Tne simple 

 feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-point without dro])- 

 ping. blotting or spotting. Every 

 bee-keeper ought to carry one In 

 his ve3t-i)c:)Cket. Comes in box 

 with directions and filler. Each 

 pen guaranteed. Here shown two- 

 thirds actual size. 

 ■ Price alone, postpaid, $1.25. With 

 a year's subscription, $1.75. Given 

 free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



MONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clip[>ing Device is a 

 line thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. Four 

 and one-halC inches 

 high. It is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed directions 

 s-nt with each one. 

 . Price alone, post- 



X^^^^^ paid, 25 cent.s. "With a 

 ^ '^ year's subscription, 90 



cents. Given free for sending- 

 one new subscription at 75 cents. 



IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper, adaDt- 

 ed for prying up 

 supers and for 

 general work 

 around the api- 

 ary. Made of 

 malleable iron, SVi 

 inches lon^. The 

 middle part isl 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is I's inches 

 long, '-i 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 almostperfeet 

 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,$1.00. Given free 

 for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at 75c each. 



PREMIUM QUEENS 



Tljese are untested, stan- 

 dard-bred Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 



Sent only 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 sub- 

 s c r i p tion , $1.20. 



Queen free for 3 new 75c subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



^ '^ ' ' And CMCtR this lonely hurt? 



For I WOULD huo you all the tihEj 

 And we would rjFvEft rart 



A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody, including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3!4.v5i4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space 1^."j3 inches for writing. Prices -3 

 postpaid, 10 cents; 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 90 cents. Six 

 g^iven free for one new 75c subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. C. 



C. Miller.— 334 pages. b'>un<I in handsome cloth, 

 with g'lld U-tter.s an<l design, illustra ed with 

 U-Mieautiful 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 iust how Dr. Miller does 

 things with bees. Price alone, $1.0i). With a 

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

 new subscriptions at ^5 cents each. 



Advanced Bee-Culture, by W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson.— The author is a praeticai and helpful 

 writer. ;^30 pages; bound in cloth, bt-autifully 

 illustrated. Price alone. $l.i.'ii. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.70. <iiven free for 4 new 

 subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



A B C & X Y Z of Bee Culture, by A. I, 

 & E. R. Root.— Over 5ui) pages describing 

 everything pertaining to the care of honey- 

 bees. 400 engravings. Bound in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's .subscription, $2M. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Dooliitle.— How the very 

 best queens are reared. Bound in cloth 

 and jUu:^trated. Price alone, $1.00. With a 

 year's sub.scription, $1.50. tiiven free for 4 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. In leath- 

 erette binciing, price aloue, 7.H cents. With a 

 year's subscription, $i.l':,. 4iiven free for 2 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

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

 structive, hel[ifGl, interesting, thtiroughly 

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

 omy and physiology .;f ^.t'e.-^. 544 pages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, 



fl.2n. With a year's sulinrription. $1.70. Given 

 ree fori new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



X^anestroth on the Hdney-Bee, revised 

 by Dadant.— 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.L'0. With a year's subscription, $1.70. 

 Given free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



•*The Honey -Money Stones."— .\ ft4- 

 page booklet containing many short, bright 

 stories interspersed with facts and interest- 

 ing items about honey. The manufactured 

 comb-honev misrepresentation is contradict- 

 ed in two items, each occupying a full page. 

 Has 33 line illustrations of apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 bee-song'?. This 

 booklet shou)d be placed in the hands of 

 everybody not familiar with the food-value of 

 honey, for its main object is to interest peo- 

 ple i.i honey as a daily table article. Price :;5 

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

 Given free for one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies for 50 cents: or the 3 with ft 

 vear's subscription, $1.00; .>r the 3 copies 

 given free lor 2 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Anierikanische Bienenzurht, by Hans 

 Buschl)auer, is a bee-keepers' handbook of 

 13H pages, which is just what our German 

 friends will want. It is fully illustrated and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price alone, $l.Oii. 

 With" a Year's subscription. $1.50. Given 

 free for '3 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff boanl outside like a book-cover with 

 cloth ba.k. Will hold easily :i volumes (36 

 numbers) of the Ameriean Hei- Journal. 

 Makes reference eas-y, preserves <'opies from 

 loss, uust and mutilation. Priee postpaid, 75 

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

 Given free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each^ 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no 

 covers. Price, posti)aid, 20 cents. With a 

 vear's sub'^crintion so cents. Given free 

 for one new subscription at 75 cents. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few of these handsom<' "bronze-metal" 

 clocks left. BaseUi'2 inches wide by 934 inches 

 high. Design is a straw skep with clock fai-e 

 in middle. Keens excellent time, durable and 

 reliable. Weight. boxed, 4 pounds. You pay 

 express charge.s. Price $l.r.o. With a year's 

 subscription, $1^.00. tiiven free for 6 new 

 subscriptions a,t 75 cents each. 



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