March, 1909. 



American Vae Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Tonr name and address put 



<m uQeside of the handle as 

 shown in cut, and on the 

 other aide picrnres 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 

 knife it can be re- 

 turned to you, or 

 serves to identify 

 you if vou happen 

 ' ■ - -- i^t ■ 



to be injured fatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 seious. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

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 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

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 With year's subserip- 

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 new 73c aub- 

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BEE-KEEPERS' 

 GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 jien. A.** far 

 as true use- 

 fulness goes 

 is equal to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

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 name vou're 

 charj^ed for. The 

 G')ld Nib is guar- 

 anteed 14 Karat 

 g'dd.Iridiumpolnt- 

 e<l. The holder is 

 hard rubber, hand- 

 somely finished. The cover tits 

 snugly, and can't slip ofT because 

 it slightly wedges over the barrel 

 at either end This pen is non- 

 leakable It is very easily cleaned, 

 the pen-point and feeder being 

 quickly removed. Tne simple 

 feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-pnint without drop- 

 ping, blotting nr spotting. Every 

 r)ee-keeper "Ught to carry one in 

 his vest-pixket. Oomes 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. 



nONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette Qneen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. Pour 

 and one-half inches 

 high. It is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Foil printed directions 

 sent with each one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 25 cents. With a 

 year's subscription, 90 

 cent.s. Given free for sending 

 one new subscription at 75 centa. 



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 Si:5e. 



IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent- 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper, adaot- 

 ed for prying up 

 supers and for 

 general work 

 around the api- 

 ary. Made of 

 malleable iron, 8H 

 inches long. The 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is Vi inches 

 long, '4 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.Sl.OO. Given free 

 for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at 75c each. 



PREMIUM QUEENS 



Tjese are untested, stan- 

 dard-bred Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

 ers. 



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 q u e 2 n 

 with a year's sub- 

 scription, $1.20. 

 Queen free for 3 new 75c subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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A " Teddy Bear " on good terms with 

 everybody, including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3'/4.\5!4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space lKx3 inches for writing. Prices— 3 

 postpaid, 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 90 cents. Six 

 (nven 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 gidd letters and design, illustrated with 

 11:; beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. 

 Miller. Ic is a good, new storv of successful 

 bee-keeping by oneol the masters, and shows 

 in minutest detail iust huw Dr. Miller does 

 things with bees. Price alnnp, $1.0u. Wif h a 

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

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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

 inson.— The author is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 330 pages; bound in cloth, beautifully 

 illustrated. Price alone. $1.L'0. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.70. Given free for 4 new 

 subscriptions at 75 conts each. 



ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A. I. 



& E. R. Root.— Over 500 pages describing- 

 everything pertaining to the care of honey- 

 bees. 400 engravings. Bound in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's subscription, $2.00. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Qneen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Duolittle.— How 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 subscription, $1.25. Given 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, helpful, interesting, thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It ai^o contains anat- 

 omy and physiology of bees. 544 pages, 295 

 illustratif)ns. Bi.und in cloth. Price alone. 



fl.2il. With a year's subscription, $1.70. Given 

 ree for4 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Dadant.— This classic has been entirely 

 rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apiarian 

 library is CDrnplete without this standard 

 work by 'The Father of American Bee-Cul- 

 ture." 5:^0 i>agfs, bdund in cloth. Price 

 alone, $l.-'ii. with a .vear'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 interspersed with facts and interest- 

 ing items about honey. The manufactured 

 citmb-honey niisrepresentatiun is contradict- 

 ed in two items, (^ach o<'cupying a full page. 

 Has 33 line illustrations of apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 bee-.>*ong9. This 

 booklet should be placed in the hands of 

 everybody notfarailiar with the food-value of 

 honey, for its main object is to interest peo- 

 ple ia honey as a daily table article. Price 25 

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

 Given free ior one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies for 60 eentsr or the 3 with a 

 year's subscription, $I.oo; .'P the 3 copies 

 given free for 2 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

 Buschljauer, is a bee-keepers' handbook of 

 13H pages, which is just what our German 

 friends will want. It is fullv illustrated and 

 neatly boun<l in cloth. Price alone, $1.00. 

 With a year's subscriptii^n, $1.50. Given 

 free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has w-iod back but no 

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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few O' Ckiese handsome " bronze-metal " 

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