1881. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



20? 



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^T We have prepared Ribbon Badges 

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 or $8.00 per hundred. 



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Many Lose Their Beauty from the 

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 Balsam supplies necessary nourish- 

 ment, prevents falling and grayness 

 and is an elegant dressing. 212w4 



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<g"We can supply but a few more of 

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 soon. 



15D0LLARSZF0R$1. 



Wishing fo introduce our books and show their ptlze, Blyle of binding, etc, w> hnv«> decided to 

 m.iko the GRANDEST AND MOST LIBERAL OFFER OF THE CENTURY, (or a short time, 

 fc" ■■' Wo will send the ten books described below, by mail, post-paid to any address, on receipt of $1. 

 and for twenty-five cents extra, sent at the same time, will include one year's subscription to 



FARM AND FIRESIDE, the leading agricultural and home journal of the world. 

 FAItTKTLAR NOTICE.— Wo reserve the righl *o withdraw thin Dollar Offer at any t!nv» f 

 therefore subscribe at once if you want these TEN BOOKS FOR ONE DOLLAR, and tell all your friends 

 we have made the pruudestofler of. the century. 

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Orders taken now, and books mailed as soon as published. One will bo issued every two weeks. 

 LIFE and ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE. 

 This well-known bonk may be ranked asthe most 

 popular standard juvenile bonk ever printed. 

 Our edition is complete, and contains the wonder- 

 ful adventures of a cast-away upon a desert 



ftiTlnstead of sending silver money in 

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 We can use them, and it is safer to send 

 such than silver. 



$& Sample copies of the Weekly 

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 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 

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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. 



ijgr 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 

 of 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. 



$3^ It would save us much trouble, if 

 all would be particular to give their P.O. 

 address and name, when WTiting 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 

 lj>e near one postoffice and get your 

 mail at another, be sure to give the ad- 

 dress we have on our list. 



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 



JOHN PLOUGHMAN'S PICTURES; 



Or,More Of his Plain Talk for Plain People.by Rev. 

 Chas. H. Spurgeon, This book is exceedingly 

 humorous and instructive, using the simplest 

 form of words and very plain speech. To smite 

 evil, and especially the monster evil of drink, has 

 been the author's earnest endeavor. The humor 

 and homely wisdom oi this book should carry it 

 into every household. Complete in one volume — 

 containing a great number ol pictures. 



NEW FARM AND FIRESIDE COOK BOOK. 

 BESTCOOKBOOKEVKR PUBLISHED. Contains 

 about 1,000 Recipes. It is just the book that every 

 wife and housekeeper needs. Jttelbjbow to cook 

 all kinds of bread, cakes and meats; it tells bow 

 to make all kinds of soup; it gives recipes for cook- 

 ing fish, oysters, poultry and game; ittellshowto 

 select the best poultry, fish, meats, etc.; it gives 

 the best methods of preparing sauces and salads 

 and all kinds of vegetables for the table; and tells 

 the housekeeper all she needs to know about bread, 

 biscuits, rolls, puddings pies, custards, creams, 

 cookies, tea, cotiee, chocolate, home-made candies, 

 antidote for poison, cooking for the sick, and many 

 other uselul things. 



/ESOP T S FABLES. 



The r ahiesof /fcsopus, an apt representative oit no 

 great social and iutellc< tual movement of the ace 

 which he adorned. Born a slave, he forced nia 

 way by his mother-wit intothecourts of princes. 

 He knew that to be tolerated in courts he must 

 speak to please, and he gave lessons both to prince 

 and people by recitals of fables, which were very 

 popular In Athens during the most brilliant 

 period of its literary history ; and he who had not 

 jEsop's Fables at his finger's ends was looked 

 upon as an illiterate dunce bv Athenian gen- 

 tlemen. In one vol. Very profusely illustrated. 



NOBLE DEEDS OF MEN AND WOMEN. 



A history and description of noble deeds, present- 

 ing correct and beautiful models of noble life to 

 awaken the impulse to imitate what we admire. 

 By the recorded actions of the gTeat and good we 

 regulate our own course, and steer, star -guided, 

 over life's trackless ocean. 



island. Complete in one vol. Fully illustrated. 

 THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS 

 From this world to that which is to come. This re- 

 markable book, as every one knows, was written 

 under the similitude of a dream, by John 

 Bunyan, the most popular religious writer in the 

 English language; and perhaps more copies have 

 been sold than any other book except the Bible. 

 Our edition is complete and unabridged, with ap- 



Cropriate Illustrations. 

 LLIVER'S TRAVELS. 



This book tells uf the supposed travels and surpris- 

 ing adventures of Lemuel Gulliver into several 



remote regions Of the world, where he met with a 



race of people no larger than your hand. Also 



his wonderful exploits among giants. Complete 



in one volume. Finely illustrated. 

 THE ARABIAN NIGHTr ENTERTAINMENTS. 



Illustrated with numerous wood engravings, de- 

 scriptive of those many strange and singular 



stories which iho legend says the Sultaness of 



jporaia related to the Sultan night after night, in 



order to prolong her life, and thus finally won his 



affections and delivered the many virgins, who 



but for her would have been sacrificed to his 



unjust resentment. 

 SAVEDATLASTFROMAMONGTHEMORMONS. 



Every man and woman in the land should read 



tbisstorv which is founded upon (acts, and gives 



an insight into the low estate of woman uuder 



the Moimon rule. 

 BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES. 



ByB.L. Farieon. A very popular Christmas story 



after the st vie of Dickens: abounds in excellent j 



and novel features; is chiefly remarkable for its 



admirable picture of country life, giving the 



history of a very happy and contented young 



couple who thought no lot in life too lowly for the 



pure enjoyment of Bread and Cheese and Kisses. 



Complete, in one volume, with illustrations. 

 The usual price of these books bound in cloth is Si .00 to S3.00 each. We propose to bind them in heavy 

 paper or thin card board, and send them by mail and prepay the postage, tor 25 cents each. They com- 

 prise a wide range and striking diversity of the most brilliant and pleasing productions of the most noted 

 raid popular authors, and include books of travels, adventures, fiction and humor, so that all tastes will 

 be suited. We propose to call it the Farm and Fireside Libraky, and any one obtaining these ten 

 looks will possess a library of ten of the most popular books ever published. We have not room to give a 

 full description of each book, but all will be delighted who obtain these noted books at so low a price. 

 THE BOOKS will be the latest and most complete editions, and will contain many illustrations, 

 one alone requiring thirty-nine pictures to complete it. 



THE PAGES are about 5% by 8 inches— the most convenient size for reading and preservation. 

 THE TTPE is Minion, easy on the eyes. THE PAPER is heavy and of a beautiful white color. 

 THE FIKST BOOK, Robinson Crusoe, was ready about April 1st. One of the others will follow 

 every two weeks and be mailed to subscribers as soon as published. 



RELIABLE.— Messrs. Rowell & Co., publishers of the American Newspaper Directory, writing 

 of the publishers of Farm and Fireside, say, " they are accredited by the Mercantile Agencies with a 

 capital of a Million dollars, and are too well known and too much respected to make it worth while to 

 make any statements which are not true." Therefore all are sure to get the above books if careful 

 to direct letters correctly. 



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Publishers of FARjiI AND FIRESIDE, Springfield, Ohi^ 



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 miles northeast of the cityot Apalachicola, a sea- 

 port on the (Julf uf Mexico, and within 2 sections (5 

 and G) of the Apalachicola river ; the soil is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dec. Hist, 1875, by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned t) sections, including the 

 above, to.!. M. Murphy, for (3,200, and on Sept. 6th. 

 1877, by him conveyed to the undersigned for $S,000. 

 The title is perfect, and it is unincumbered, as shown 

 by an abstract from the Records of the county, duly 

 attested by the County Clerk ; the taxes are all paid 

 and the receipts are in my possession. 



I will sell the above at a bargain for cash, or trade 

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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

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