American Vee Journal 



November, 1909. 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

 POGKET>KNIFE 



Tour name and address put 



on one side uf 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 

 knife it can be re- 

 turned tn you, or 

 serves to identify 

 you if yuu happen 

 to be injured fatal- 

 ly, or are uncon- 

 scious. Cutis exact 

 size. Be sure to 

 write exact name 

 and address. Knife 

 delivered in two 

 weeks. Price of knife 

 alone, postpaid, $1.25, 

 With year's subscrip- 

 t i o n , $1.75. 

 Free for 4 

 new 75c sub- 

 scriptions. 



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BEE-KEEPERS' 

 GOLD-NIB 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



A really good 

 pen. As far 

 as true use- 

 fulness goes 

 is equal to any 

 any of the 

 higher- priced, 

 much -adver- 

 tised pens. If 

 you pay more It's 

 name y':)U're 

 charu-ed for. The 

 Gold Kib is guar- 

 anteed 14 Karat 

 gitid, Iridium point- 

 ed. The holder is 

 hard rubber, hand- 

 somely finished. The cover tits 

 snugly, and can't slip off because 

 it slightly we<lges over the barrel 

 at either end This pen is non- 

 leakable It is very easilv cleaned, 

 the pen-point and feeder being 

 quickly removed. Tne simple 

 feeder gives a uniform supply of 

 ink to the pen-point without drop- 

 ping. Mi. ttmg -t spotting. Every 

 bee-keeper oiiL'lit to carry one in 

 his vest-p'icket. Comes in bos 

 with directions and ailer. Each 

 pen guaranteed. Here shown two- 

 thirds actual size. 



Price alone, postpaid, $1.00. With 

 a year's suhscription, ^LoO. Given 

 free for a new subscriptions at 75 

 cents each. 



nONETTE 



QUEEN-CLIPPING 



DEVICE 



The Monette Queen- 

 Clipping Device is a 

 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Queens' wings. Four 

 and one-half inches 

 high. It is used by 

 many bee-keepers. 

 Fall 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. 



IDEAL KDVE-TOOL 



A special tool inv _ 

 ed by a Minnesota 

 bee-lieeper, adapt 

 ed for prying up 

 supers and for 

 general work 

 around the api- 

 ary. Made of 

 malleable iron, SH 

 inches lon^. Th_ 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

 thick. The smaller 

 end is Vi 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 

 1903says, 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. 

 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 $4.00, or 12 for 

 J7.50. One queen 

 with a year's sub- 

 scription,. $1.20. 

 Queen free for 3 new 75c subscriptions. 



HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



%?7iHSv>^' O **.■' ™" BEE m HOKEY 



And CnilK THIS LONELY HEART? 

 Foft I WOULD HUO TOU «LL THE TIOEj 

 And WE WOULD NfVEft PART 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

 everybody, including the beesswarmmg 

 out of the old-fashioned "skep." Size 

 3^x5!4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space i!4x3 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. 



BCMKS FOR BEE-KEEPEI 3 



Forty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. O. 



C. Miller.— 3;i4 pages, bound in handsome cloth, 

 with giilil letters and design, iliustraicd with 

 ir_' beautiful half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. 

 Miller. Ic is a good, new stcry of successful 

 bee-keeping by one ol the masters, and shows 

 in minutest detail just h<)w Dr. Miller does 

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

 year's subscription, $1.50. Given free for 

 new subscriptions at 75 cents each. 



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

 inson.— The author is a practical and helpful 

 writer. 331) pages; bound in cloth, hnautifuUy 

 illustrated. Price alone, $I.'JO. With a year's 

 subscription, $1.70, Given free for 4 new 

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ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A. I. 

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

 everything pertaining to the care of honey- 

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

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

 (jiiveu free for 6 new subscriptions at 75 

 cents eaeh. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, aa Practically 

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

 best queens are reared. Bound in clotn 

 and illustrated. Price alone, |;i.uo. With a 

 yearM subscription, *1, 40. <iiven free for 3 

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 erette binding, price alone, 75 cents. With a 

 year's subscription, $1.15. <;iven free for 2 

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Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

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

 structive, helpful, interest! PS, thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It aUo contains anat- 

 omy and I'hvsiology cf bees. 644 pages, 295 

 illustr;itii>iis. Bound in cloth. Price alone, 



tl.2ii. With a year's sul)script inn, $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 coniplete wjthout this standard 

 work by 'The Father ni American Bee-Cul- 

 ture." 5JI) paK'es, bound in cloth. Price 

 alone, $l.'-'0. With a year's subscription, $1.70. 

 Given free for 4 new subscriptions at 73 

 cents each. 



**The Honey-Money Stones."— A 64- 

 page booklet (.-Miitaining many short, bright 

 stories interspersed with facts and interest- 

 ing items al>MUt honey. The manufactured 

 comb-honev misrepresentation is contradict- 

 ed in two item-*, t-ach ^x-ciipyinLr a full page. 

 Has 33 tine illustrations ot apiaries or apiarian 

 scenes. It also cantains 3 V)ee-.songs. This 

 booklet should be placed in the hands of 

 everyl)ody not familiar with the food- value of 

 honey, for its main otiject is to interest peo- 

 ple i.i honev as a daily table article. Price 25 

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

 Given free for one new snljscription at 75c. 



Three copies for 5u cents* w the 3 with a 

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 "eiven free fur 2 new subscriptions at To 

 cents each. 



Amerikanisehe Bienenzucht, by Hana 

 Buschhauer, is a bee-keepers' handbook of 

 13>i p;iges, 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, $1.50. Given 

 free for 3 new subscriptions at 75 cents each, 



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A stiff board outside like a book-cover with 

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WOOD BINDER 



Holds 3 volumes. Has wood back but no 

 covers. Price, postpaid, 20 cents. With a 

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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



A few c" i,!iese ha[jdsomi' '■ hronze-metal '* 

 clocks left. Basi'Ul'-j inches wide by 9:'4 inches 

 high. Pesiirn is a straw skep with clock faco 

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