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August, jgog. 



American ^ee Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Your name and address put 



>>n I'ne sidi* uf the hanille as 

 shown in cut, anfl on the 

 other side iJioinres of a 

 queea-bee, a worker, 

 and a drone. The 

 handle is celluloid 

 and tran3i>arent, 

 throagh whit-h is 

 --•■■en your name, 

 it you lose this 

 knife it can be re- 

 turned to you, IT 

 to identify 



to be tojured 



ippen 



faUl- 



ly. or are uncon- 



BctoDs. Cut Is exact 



size. Be sure to 



write exact name 



and address. Knife 



delivered in tw<» 



weeks. Price of knife 



alone, postpaid, $1.L'5, 



With year's sttbscrip- 



t ion, $1.75. 



Free for 4 



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scriptiona. 



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BEE-KEEPERS' 



GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As fur 

 as true use- 

 fulness goes 

 is C'lual to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

 tised pens. If 

 ynu pay more It's 

 name you're 

 charged for. The 

 fii'ld Nil> is guar- 

 anttM-d, 14 Karat 

 goM. Iridium point- 

 ed. The holder la 

 hard ruitber, hand- 

 somely liuished. The cover fits 

 snugly, and e:in't slip off because 

 it slightly wedges over the barr-l 

 at either end Thia pen is nim- 

 leakable It Is very easily cleaned, 

 the pen-point and feeder being 



?iuickly removed. Tne simple 

 eeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-p<»int withdut droi-- 



Rlng. blotting or spotting. Every 

 ee-fceeper ought to carry one lu 

 hi« vest-pocket. Comes In box 

 with directions and filler. Each 

 pen guaranteed. Here shown two- 

 thirds actual size. 



Price alone, postpaid. $1.00. With 

 a year's subscription, SL^. Given 

 free fori new snbscriptiona at T. 

 cents each. 



fflONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette O' - 



Clipping Devi' ' i 



fine thing for u-" . i 

 catching and cUppli-K' 

 Queens' wings. Four 

 and one-half Inch* > 

 high. It Is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Pull prlnteddlrectfoti- 

 ^ rit with each one. 



J'rice alone, powt- 

 ;ii !. i'. cents. With i 

 \ear'rt BUbscription, 'J'i 

 cents. Olven free for sending 

 on© new sub.'^crlpilon at 75 cents. 



IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent' 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper, adapt 

 cd for prying: up 

 supers and for 

 general work 

 around the api- 

 ary. Made of 

 malleable iron, 8 

 inches long. The 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is I's inches 

 long, Ys 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. Jliller, 

 who has used it since 

 1903says, Jan. 7, 1907: 

 " I thinkas 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 



Tliese are untested, stan- 

 dard-bred Italian Queens, 

 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 Theyare 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 queen 

 with a year s sub- 

 scription. $1.20. 

 Queen free for 3 new 75c subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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For I WOULD mo mu ml the ^rt•^ 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody, including the bees swarming 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3'Axy/i, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space 1^x3 inches for writing. Prices— 3 

 postpaid, 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 90 cents. Si.t 

 given free for one new 75c subscri-.>tion. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Among <be Bees, by Dr. O, 



C. MHIer.— 334 pages, l.iound in handsome cloth, 

 with giild letters anil <lesj^,-ii, illustrar i-d with 

 llJ beautiful haif-tone picture.s, taken by Dr. 

 Miller. It is a good, new story of successful 

 bee-keepingby one ot the masters, anil shows 

 in minutest detail iust how Dr. Miller does 

 thiutrs with bees. Price alone, $1.00. With a 

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

 new subscriptions at i5 cents each. 



Advanced Bee-Culture, l>v W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson.— The author i.s a practical and helpful 

 writer. ii3u pufijes; 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 cents each. 



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

 & E. H. Root.— Over 500 pajires describing" 

 everytbinj? pertaininj? to the care of honey- 

 bees. 400 enj-'ravinys. Bound in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's .''uliscription, $J.l)0. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptiona at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, aa Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Do.)iiitle.-How the very- 

 best queens are reared. Bound in cloth 

 and illustrated. Price alone, $1.00. With a 

 year's subscription, *1. 40. (iivon free for 3 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. In leath- 

 erette binding-, price alone, 75 cents. With a 

 year's subscription, $1.I5. iiiven free for 2 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiar.v, by Prof. A. J. C<M)k.-Thia boob is in- 

 structive, helpfdi, interestip;;, thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It aljo contains anat- 

 omy and physioIn>.-v ..f bees. 544 pages, 295 

 Illustrations, Bouml in cloth. Price alone, 

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

 free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 cents each, 



lianestroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 



by Dadant.— This classic has been entirely 

 rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apiarian 

 library is complete wjthout this standard 

 work by "The Father (.!■ American Bee-Cul- 

 ture." 5:^0 pages, bound in cloth. Price 

 alone, $1.:'0. with a year's subscription, $1.70, 

 Given free for 4 new subacriptiona at 75 

 cents each. 



••The Honey -Money Stones,"— A fi4- 

 page booklet containing many short, bright 

 stories interspersed with facts and interest- 

 ini^ items about hon'-y. The manufactured 

 comb-honev misrepresentation is contradict- 

 ed in two items, .a.li nccui-ving a full pag'e. 

 Has '^2 line illustrations ot apiarii-s or wpianan 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 bee-songs. This 

 booklet shoubl be jdaced in the iiands of 

 everybody notfamibar with tlm lood-valueof 

 honev. for its main oljjei-t i.s lo interest peo- 

 ple i.i honey aa a daily table article. Price 25 

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

 Given free for one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies f<»r 5o cents- or the 3 with a 

 year's snbscrip'ioD, $l.i)ii; .ir the '.i copies 

 given free tor 2 new subscriptitms at 75 

 cents each. 



Anierikanlsche Bienenziicht, by Hans 

 Buschl»aiier, is a bee-keepers' handbook of 

 138 pages, -.rhich is jusi what our (lerman 

 friends will want. It is fullv illustrated and 

 neatly bound in <|of h. Price alone, $1.00. 

 With a Year's suhs.Tiptjon, $1.50. Given 

 free fur 3 new subscript ions at 75 cents each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stifT board outside like a book-cover with 

 cloth ba,;k. Will ho|<l easily 3 vo'umea (3fi 

 numbers) of the American Bee Journal. 

 Makes rnfercnce easy, i)reserves copies from 

 loss, dust and mutilation. Price postpaid, 75 

 cents. With a year 's subscription, $1.2."). 

 Given free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 

 c ents each. 



WOOD BINDER 



IIoMa 3 volume*. Has wn<i<l back >>ut no 

 covers. Price, postpaid, *_'o cents. With a 

 year's subscrit'tion w) cents. Given free 

 for one new subscriptMn at 75 cents. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK ' 



A few o' ..hese handsomo " lironze-metal " 

 clocks left. BaselO'j inches wide by 9''4 inches 

 high. Design is a straw skep with clock face 

 in rabldle. Keens excellent time, durable and 

 reliable. Weight. boxed, 4 i)ounds. You pay 

 expn-.Hs charges. Price $I..iO. With a year's 

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