1881. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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 sent postage i>;iid for 5 cents each. 

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<iT Those who may wish to change 

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 — Langstroth.Dzierzon.and the baron 

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Because it adds to Personal Beauty 



by restoring color and lustre to gray 

 or faded hair, and is beneficial to the 

 scalp, is why Parker's Hair Balsam is 

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Wishing i<> Introduce our hooka and ibmr the'r s'.se. style of bind Inc. etc., wo hnve decided io 

 make the GRANDEST AND MOST LIBERAL OFFER OF THE CENTURY, for a short time. 

 »" ' Wp .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. 

 PARTirrXAR NOTICE.— Wo reserve tlie righl *o withdraw this Dollar Offer at anv 11m<\ 

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

 we have made tho grandest ofler of the century. 

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

 LIFE and ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE. 

 This well-known book may be ranktd as the most 

 popular standard juvenile book ever printed. 

 Our edition is complete, and contains the wonder- 

 ful adventures of a cast-awav_ upon a desert 



Premiums. — For a club of 2, weekly 

 we give a copy of "Bees and Honey ;" 

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

 Cook's Manual, a Bee-Keeper's Guide, 

 bound in cloth ; for a club of 6, we give 

 a copy of the Jouknal for a year free. 

 It will pay to devote a few hours to 

 the Bee Journal. 



It is a Foolish Mistake to confound a 

 remedy of merit with the quack med- 

 icines now so common. We have 

 used Parker's Ginger Tonic with the 

 happiest results for Rheumatism and 

 Dyspepsia, and when worn out by 

 overwork, and know ittobe a sterling 

 health restorative. — Times. See adv. 



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 if all would be particular to give their 

 post orrice address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no 

 name, post-office, County or State.— 

 Also,if you live near one postofh'ce and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to 

 give the address we have on our list. 



CLUBBIKG LIST. 



island. Complete in one vol. Fully illustrated. 

 THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS 

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

 markable book, us every one knows, was written 

 under the similitude of a dream, by John 

 Bunyan, the most popular religious writer in the 

 English language; ami perhaps more copies have 

 been Fold than any other book except the Bible. 

 Our edition is complete and unabridged, with ap- 



Cropriate illustrations. 

 LLIVER S TRAVELS. 

 Th Bbook tells of tin-supposed travelsnnd surpris- 

 ing adventures of Lemuel Gulliver into several 

 remoteregiousof tin* world, where he met with a 

 race of people no larger than your hand. Also 

 his wonderful exploits among giants. Complete 

 inunc volume. Finely illustrated. 



THE ARABIAN NIGHTS* ENTERTAINMENTS. 

 Illustrated with numerous wood engravings, de- 

 scriptive of those many strange and singular 

 stories which tho legend says the Sultaness of 

 p-^rja related to the Sultan night after night, iti 

 order to prolong her life, and ttius finally won his 

 a flections and delivered the many virgins, who 

 but for her would Lave been sacrificed to h.s 

 unjust resentment. 



SAVED AT LAST FROM AMONGTHE MORMONS. 

 Every man and woman in the laud shou<d real 

 this story which is founded upon facts, and gives 

 an insight into the low estate of woman under 

 the Mormon rule. 



BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES. 

 Bv B. L. Farjeun. A very popular Christmas story 

 after the style of Dickens: abounds in excellent 

 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 

 ut of Bread and Cheese and Kisses. 



We supply the Weekly American Bee Jour- 

 nal and any of the following periodicals, for IB81, 

 at the prices quoted in the last column of figures. 

 The first column gives the regular price of both : 



Publishers' Price. Club. 



The Weekly BeeJournal (T.O.Newman) . .$2 00 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture* A.I. Root) 3 00.. 2 75 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine (A.J.King). 3 00 2 00 



Bee-Keepers' Exchange (J. H.Nellisj 2 75. . 2 50 



The 4 above-named papers 4 75.. 3 75 



Bee-Keepers'InstructoriW. Thomas) 2 50.. 2 35 



Bee-Keepers 1 Guide (A.G.Hill) 2 50.. 2 35 



Kansas Bee-Keeper 2 30.. 2 15 



The 7 above-named papers 6 05.. 5 00 



Prof.Cook'sManuahboundin cloth) 3 25.. 3 00 



Bee-Culture (T.G.Newman) 2 40.. 2 25 



Binder for Weekly, 1SS1 2 85.. 2 75 



For Semi-monthly BeeJournal, $1.00 less. 

 For Monthly Bee Journal, $1.50 less. 



JOHN PLOUGHMAN'S PICTURES; 

 Or.More of his Plain Talk for Plain People,hy Rev. 

 Chas. II. Spuxgeon, This hook 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 of this book should carry it 

 into e\ery household. Complete in one volume — 

 containing a great number of pictures. 



NEW FARM AND FIRESIDE COOK BOOK. 

 BEST COOK BOOK KV Fit PUBLISHED. Contains 

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

 wile and housekeeper needs. It tells how to cook 

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

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

 ing fish, oysters, poultry and game ; it tells how to 

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

 the best methods of preparing sauces and salads 

 and all kinds ol vegetables for the table; and tells 

 the housekeeper all she needs to know about bread, 

 biscuits, rolls, puddings, pies, custards, creams, 

 cookies, tea, coffee, chocolate, bome-made candies, 

 antidote for poison, cooking for the sick, and many 

 other uselul things. 



/ESOP'S FABLES. 



The ranicsol j&sopus, an apt representative ot toe 

 great social and intellectual movement of the aue 

 which he adorned. Born a slave, ne torced 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 

 ^Ksop's Fables at his finger's ends was looked 

 upon as an illiterate dunce by 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 great and good we 

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

 over life's trackless ocean. 



pure enjoyme 



Complete in one volume, with illustrations. 



The usual price of these books hound in cloth is SI. 00 to£3.00each. We propose to bind them in heavy 

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

 prise a wide range and striking diversity ol the most brilliant and pleasing pro Suctions of the most noted 

 aaid popular authors, and include bocks of travels, adventures, fiction and humor, so that all tastes will 

 be suited. We propose to call it the Farm and Fireside Iibrauy, and anyone obtaining these ten 

 books 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 hooks at so low a price. 



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

 one alune requiring thirty-nine pictures to complete it. 



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



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



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

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



RI'.EIARHjE. — Messrs. Rowell & Co., publishers of the American Newspaper Directory, writing 

 of the publishers ot Fa KM and Firesidk, say, " they are accredited by the Mercantile Agencies with a 

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

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The only swarm of bees alive in this township, 

 contains a queen 1 bought of you ; they are 

 lively. J. K. M. Allen. 



Greencastle, Ind., April 16, 1881. 



Of the 31 dollar queens purchased of you last 

 season, only one proved impurely fertiized. 

 They have wintered finely, while three-fourths 

 of the bees in this section are dead. 



L. Densmoke. 



Livonia Station, N. Y., April 11, 1881. 



Could give scores of letters in praise of 



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like ttie above. If you want bees that are hardy 

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The author treats the subject of bee keeping bo 

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Novice's ABC ot'Bee-Ciilture, by A. I. Hoot 

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Klnic'* Bee-Keeper** Text-Book, bv A.J. 

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LnnsrMroth on the If Ive and Honey Bee. 

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Blessed Bees, by John Allen.— A romance of 

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Bees and Honey : or, successful nmiiiiire- 

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Food Adulteration ; What we eat and should 

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Dzlerzon Theory ;— presents the fundamen- 

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Honey, an Food and Medicine, by Thomns 

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 and Honey as Medicine with manyuseful Recipes. 

 It is intended for consumers, and should he scat- 

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Wintering Bees. — This contains the Prize 

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The Hive I Use— Being a description of the 

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Extracted Honey ; Harvesting, Hniidl- 

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The work contains 1.016 pages, Is a veritable 

 Treasurv of Useful Knowledge, and worth Its 

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