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October, ipog 



American ~Bee*Jonrnal 



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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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 friends we will mail them sample copies free. After they have received their copies, with a little talk, you can get some to sub- 

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 give you a year's sabgcription free for sending us two new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POCKET-KNIFE 



Tonr name and address put 



on oae side of the handle as 

 shown in cut, and 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 if you happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 Bclous. Cut is exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Priceof knife 

 alone, postpaid, Jl.lio, 

 With year's subscrip- 

 t i o n , $1.75. 

 Free for 4 

 new 7r>c sub- 

 scriptions. 



14£ 



BEE-KEEPERS' 

 GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 



pen. As far 

 as true use- 

 fulness R-o e a 

 is eiiual to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

 tised pens. If 

 you pay more It's 

 name vuu're 

 charj?o(I for. The 

 Gold Nib is guar- 

 anteed 14 Karat 

 g-old, Iridium point- 

 ed. The holder is 

 hard rubber, hand- 

 somely finished. The cover fits 

 snugly, and can't slip off because 

 it slightly weilges over the barrel 

 at either end This pen is non- 

 leakable It is very easilv cleaned, 

 the pen-point and feeiler being 

 quickly removed. Tne simple 

 feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-point without drop- 



ging. blotting or spotting. Every 

 ee-keepertmght to carry one In 

 his vest-pocket. Oomea in box 

 with directions and filler. Each 

 pen guarantee'l. Here shown two- 

 thiras actual .size. 



Price alone, iiostpaid, $1.00. With 

 a year's subscription, fLM. Given 

 free for.j new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



MONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for us© in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. Four 

 and one-half inches 

 high. It is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed directions 

 Sent with each one. 



Price alone, post- 

 paid, 2.> cents. With a 

 year's subscription, 90 

 cents. Given free for sending 

 one new subscription at 75 cents. 





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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special tool invent- 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-keeper, adapt- 

 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 l'» inches 

 long, Yt 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.il.OO. Given free 

 for 2 new subscrip- 

 tions at 75c each. 



PREMIUM QUEENS 



T jese 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 1st, 

 Orders booked any time 



for queens. Safe de- 

 livery- guaranteed. 

 Price, 75 cents each, 

 6 for S4.00, or 12 for 

 $7.50. One quesn 

 with a year's sub- 

 scriptiou, $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/!x5V4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space 1Hx3 inches for writing. Prices -3 

 postpaid, 10 cents: 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 90 cents. Si.x 

 given free for one new 75c subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPEI 3 



Forty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. O, 



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

 with gold letters and tlf.-«igii, illustraied with 

 Hi bt-autiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. 

 Miller. Ii is a good, new striry of successful 

 bee-keeping by one ot the masters, and shows 

 in minutest detail just how Dr. Miller does 

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

 year's subscription, $1.50. GWen free for 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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

 inson.— The author is a practical and heli>ful 

 writer. ;s3U pages; bound in cloth, heautifully 

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

 subscription, $1,70. <iiveii free for 4 new 

 subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A. I. 

 & E. R. Root.— Over 5U0 pages describing 

 everything pertaining to the care of honey- 

 bees. 400 enKravinu's. Bound in cloth, price 

 alone, $1.50. With a year's subscription, $'J.UO. 

 Given free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doolittle.— How the verv 

 best queens are reared. Biiund in cloth 

 and illustrated. Price alone, JI.OO. With a 

 year's suhscription, $1.40. Given free for a 

 new subscriptions at 7.5 cents each. In leath- 

 erette binding, price alone. 75 cents. With a 

 year's subscriptit_tn, $1.15. Given free for 3 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, hy Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book Is in- 

 structive, helpful, interesting;, thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It aUo contains anat- 

 omy and physii»lt>gy of bees. 54+ [lages, 295 

 illustrations. Bound in cloth. Price alone, 

 $1.20. With a year'ssubscription. $1.70. Given 

 free for4new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



rjangstroth on the Honey-Bee, revi.-'ed 

 by Dadant.— This classic has been entirely 

 rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apiarian 

 library is complete wjthout this standard 

 work by "The Father of American Bee-Cul- 

 ture." 5".'0 pages, bound in cloth. Price 

 alone, $1.-0. With a year's 9ul>scription, $1.70. 

 Given free for 4 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



•*The Honey-Money Stories."- A fi4- 

 page booklet containing many short, bright 

 stories interspersed with facta and interest- 

 ing items about honey. The manufactured 

 comb-honey misrepresentation is contradict- 

 ed in two items, each occupying a full page. 

 Has 33 tine illustrations of apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantaina 3 bee-songs. This 

 booklet should be placed in the hands of 

 everybody not familiar 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. Witn a year's subscription, 90 cents. 

 Given free for one new subscription at 75c. 



Three copies for 50 cents- or the 3 with a 

 v*^ar's subscription, $l.oo; or the 3 copies 

 given free lor 2 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



Amerikanische Bienenzuoht, by Hans 

 Buschhauer, is a bee-keepers' handbook of 

 13>< pages, which is jusr what our German 

 frientls will want. It is fullv illustrated and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price alone, $1.00. 

 With a year's subscription, $1.50. Given 

 free for 3 new subscriptums at 75 cents each. 



THE EMERSON BINDER 



A stiff board outside like a book-cover with 

 cloth b;K-k. Will hold easily 3 volumes {36 

 number-^) of the American Bee Journal. 

 Makes reference easy, preserves copies from 

 loss, oust and mutilation. Price postpaid, 75 

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

 Given free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 

 c ents each. 



WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no 

 covers. Price, po.-itpaid, 20 cents. With a 

 year's subscription m) cents. Given free 

 for one new subscription at 75 cents. 



BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few cC tJiese handsome "bronze-metal'* 

 clocks left. Base lo'-j inches wide by y^4 inches 

 high. Design is a straw skep with clock face 

 in middle. Keeps excellent time, <Iurable and 

 reliable. Weight. boxed, 4 poun.is. You pay 

 express charges. Price $\.'>0. With a year's 

 subscription, $:;.00. <;iven free for 6 new 

 subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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