1881. 



THE "AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



175 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



^"Single copies of the JOURNA1 are 

 sent postage paid for 5 cents each. 

 ♦ ♦ • -*■• — 



fg" Those who may wish to change 

 from other editions to the Weekly, can 

 do so by paying the difference. 



(y When changing a yiostoffice ad- 

 dress, mention the old address as well 

 as the new one. 



4^" We have prepared Ribbon Badges 

 for bee-keepers, on which are printed a 

 large bee in gold. Price 10 cents each, 

 or $8.00 per hundred. 



.«■»». 



®" Notices and advertisements in- 

 tended for the Weekly Bee Journal 

 must reach this office by Friday of the 

 week previous. 



Many Lose Their Beanty from the 

 hair falling or fading. Parker's Hair 

 Balsam supplies necessary nourish- 

 ment, prevents falling and grayness 

 and is an elegant dressing. 22w4 



(iT Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2 per 100. The name 

 of the Association printed in the blanks 

 for 50 cents extra. 



4^" Sample copies of the Weekly 

 Bee Journal will be sent free to any 

 names that may be sent in. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have 

 sample copies sent to the persons they 

 desire to interview, by sending the 

 names to this office. 



©" The date following the name on 

 the wrapper label of this paper indicates 

 the time to which you have paid. In 

 making remittances, always send by 

 postal order, registered letter, or by 

 draft on Chicago or New York. Drafts 

 on other cities, and local checks, are not 

 taken by the banks in this city except 

 at a discount of 25c, to pay expense of 

 collecting them. 



Premiums. — For a club of 2, weekly 

 we will give a copy of "Bee-Culture ;" 

 for a club of 5. weekly, we will give a 

 copy of " Cook's Manual," bound in 

 cloth ; for a club of 6, we give a copy of 

 the Journal for a year free. Do not 

 forget that it will pay to devote a few 

 hours to the Bee Journal. 



63" At the Chicago meeting of the Na- 

 tional Society we were requested to get 

 photographs of the leading apiarists, to 

 sell to those who wanted them. We can 

 now supply the following at 25 cents 

 each: Dzierzon, the Baron of Ber- 

 lepsch, and Langstroth. The likeness 

 ot Mr.Langstroth we have copied, is one 

 furnished by his daughter, who says, 

 " it is the only one ever taken when he 

 was in good health and spirits." We 

 are glad to be able to secure one of such 

 a satisfactory nature. 



lfg° It would save us much trouble, if 

 all would be particular to give their P.O. 

 address and name, when writing to 

 this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no 

 name. Many others having no Post- 

 office, County or State. Also, if you 

 H"e near one postoffice and get your 

 mail at another, be sure to give the ad- 

 dress we have on our list. 



IMPORTED 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



C shall Import, dlreot from Italy, Choice Italian 



Queen* this season, and will sell them at *."> each. 

 Tested Queens, of mv OWD roaring, from Imported 

 stock, *2 each ; Untested, f l each. Imported and 

 Tested Queens will he sent by Express, and Untested 

 ones by mall All orders will receive prompt atten- 

 tion. Bafe arrival guaranteed. 



l liiuip «. H. ADAMS, North Nassau, N. V. 



Italian, Cyprian & Holy Land Queens. 



Single Queen, Tested SS <>•> 



Untested, InylnK. . 1 OO 

 By mull, Bate arrival guaranteed. 



It-frame nucleus »» oo 



2-frame nucleus 3 so 



Furnished after June 1st. 

 By express, safe arrival guaranteed. 

 lli:\l>i:«M>\, Murfreesboro. Tenn. 



•An Old Lady writes us : "I am 65 

 years old and was feeble and nervous 

 all the time, when I bought a bottle of 

 Parker's Ginger Tonic. I have used a 

 little more than one bottle and feel as 

 at 30, and am sure that hundreds need 

 just such medicine." See advertise- 

 ment. 22w4 



QUEENS, BEES, ETC. 



IF YOU WISH THE 



Best, Gentlest and Most Beautiful Bees, 



I am prepared to furnish early Queens. 

 PUKE ALBINO, 



ITALIAN AND 



. HOLT LAND QUEENS, 



Bred from Imported and Select Stock. Warranted 

 to be pure, and safe arrival guaranteed. Also Hives, 

 Novice's Extractor, and Apiarian Supplies generally. 

 Send for Price List. Address, 



S. VALENTINE, 



14m3t Double Pipe Creek, CarroU Co., Md. 



Friends, if you are In any way interested in 



BEES OR HONEY 



We will with pleasure send you a sample copy of our 



Monthly Gleanings in Bee-Culture, 



with a descriptive price-list of the latest improve- 

 mentsin Hi* <■•>. Honey Extractor*, Artificial 

 Comh, Section Honey Boxes, all books and 

 journals, and everything pertaining to Bee Culture. 

 Nothing Patented. Simply send your address on a 

 postal card, written plainly, to A. I. Ruot, Medina, O. 



A NEW PLAN.— For one dollar we will send 

 full printed directions how to prevent the end of the 

 sheet of wax from adhering to the rolls in making 

 comb foundation. Address, 



lm6t SMITH <& SMITH, Kenton, Ohio. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Tested Queens $1 50 



Warranted Queens 1 00 



Cyprian Queens, untested 1 00 



As most all the DolIarQueens I sold 

 last year were pure, I will warrant 

 them this year. J. T. WILSON. 

 Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Ky. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



CO 

 CO 



I- 1 

 p 



CO 



HENRY ALLEY, 



Wenham, Essex County, Mass. 

 Cyprian, Holy Land, Hungarian and Italian 



QUEENS AND BEES. 



I have made queen breeding a specialty for the la*t 

 20 years. All my queens are reared on a new and 

 scientific prinelp e. combining beauty, purity, indus- 

 try and docili y. Noln-and-ln or nuclei-b fd queens 

 pent out by me. All qu> en- warranted pure, and safe 

 arrival guaranteed, by mail. Warranted queens $1.00 

 each, choice selecte . $1.50 each, lesteu $j.oo each. 

 Send for my 20m ann ;t circular and price list. Try 

 these new races and their crosses. 



Safe Arrival Guaranteed! 



I am prepared to furnish queens of the purest 

 grade, all bred from Imported Stock : 



Untested Queens, in May and June $1 50 



Untested Queens, in July and after 1 00 



Tested Queens, in May and June 2 50 



Tested Queens, in July and after 2 00 



I guarantee all my Queens to be purely mated. 



B3T~Send for price list— free. 



L. C. McFATRIDGE, M. D., 



9m6t Carroll, Carroll Co., lnd, 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH, 



for the manufacture and sale of BEE-KEEP- 

 KKS' SUPPLIES, ITALIAN QUEENS and 

 BEES, nil bred from mothers of my own importa- 

 tion DolIarQueens, $1 ; Tested Queens, $ l'.50 ; four- 

 frame Nucleus. $.".. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Send for my illustrated catalogue. 

 22mtf PAUL L. VIALLON, Bayou Goula, La. 



15 One-Cent Stamps 



Will pay for our exhaustive pamphlet on raising, 

 handling and marketing extracted honey. 



COLONIES 



WITH 



Imported Italian Queens, 



Or our own Importation, 



GUARANTEED PURE AND GENUINE. 



Our Comb Foundation was awarded the diploma 

 at the North- Eastern Bee-Keepers' Convention held 

 in February. 



Smokers, Knives, Extractors, &c. 

 Price List, with 3 samples of Comb Foundation, free. 



CHAS. DADANT & SON, 

 9smtf Hamilton, Hancock Co., 111. 



Heddon's Langstroth Hive. 



Send for Circular to 



JAMES HEDDON, 



18m3t Downglac, Mich, 



J3T" Those having Bees to sell, or to let on shares, 

 please address as above. JAMES HEDDON. 



G. Olm's Comb Foundation Machine. 



%3T Send for Sample and Circular. 



18mtf C. oi.M, Fond du Lac, Wis. 



James Forncrook has just received a patent on his 

 Machine for Scoring Honey Box Sections, dated 

 March 29, 18S1. No. of Patent. 2:w,47t5. He has not 

 sold any shop rights on this machine, nor does he In- 

 tend to ; therefore, any one using a machine to make 

 the One-Plece Section are infringing. 



We will make the " Boss" Section, any size up to 

 5x6, for $5.00 per 1,000. Material for Langstroth hive 

 50c. 



JAMES FORNCROOK A CO. 



Watertown, Jeff. Co., Wis., April 2 ,1881. I8mtf 



BEFORE PURCHASING ANY 



Italian and Cyprian Bees, 



8end for our 20th Annual Price List. Fall Colonies. 

 Nuclei and Queens at reduced rates . also headquar- 

 ters for Apiarian Supplies in New England. 



\\ >l . W. CAKT «fc SON, formerly 

 9mtf WM. W. CARY, Coleraine, Mass. 



HONEY EXTRACTOR 



AND XJNCAPPING KNIFE. 



The Extractor la 

 made of all metal 

 is always ready foi 

 use, easily cleaned 

 and will last a life- 

 time. In fact.it has 

 only to be used to be 

 appreciated. Every 

 Bee-Keeper Bhould 

 send for my circular 

 giving details about 

 the care of bees and -^ 

 now to get the most «t 

 Honey. 



CHAS. F. MTTH, No. 976 

 Central A v., Cincinnati, O. 



Hives, Sections, 



AND BOXES. 



Material for Langstroth Hives, including brood 

 frames, 4oc. each ; Lewis' V-shaped groove one-piece 

 Sections, any size to fixii, $5 per 1,000 ; Lewis' one- 

 piece Honey Boxes of all sizes. $2 to $4 per 100, In- 

 cluding glass ; Dovetailed Sections, any sizeto tixti, 

 $4 per 1,000. Manufacturing experience of 20 years. 

 Send for Price List. O. B. LEWIS, 



Successor to Lewis & Parks, Watertown, Wis. 



N, B.— There is no patent on the Lewis One-Plece 

 Section. 12mtf 



TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. 



t* ~ lli k( Premiums, Mednla and Diplomas 



OO —Send postal card, with name and address, for 

 my new Illustrated Circular and Prlce-Llst, conlain- 

 ing valuable information to all bee-keepers. CHAS. 

 H. LAKE, successor to the late Richard Colvin, y* 

 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md. 4wtf 



O 



.NE-PIECE SECTIONS-poundaml prize size 



$4.50 per 81,000. Sample section free. 

 18sm4tp BYRON WALKER, Capac, Mich. 



GOLD MEDAL AWARDED 



the Author. A new and great 

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 only $1.25 sent by mail : illus- 

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