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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Issupd every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PKdPHIETOKS, 



923& 925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 

 At One Dollar a Vear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business Manageu. 



J»pccial Notices. 



The NEW Heddoii Hive.— We have 

 made arrang-einents with the inventor, by 

 which we shall make and seil the Heddon 

 Reversible Hive, both at wholesale and re- 

 tail : nailed and also in the Hat. Further 

 announcement will be made next week, 

 giving- prices, etc. 



^^~ Our rates for two or more copies of 

 the book, ** Hees and Honey," may be found 

 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 ue much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. U. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others haring no Post-Ofiice, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 OlDce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



" Don't Stop "—that is what many write 

 to lis about their papers, when their time is 

 nearly out. One subscriber says : " This 

 has been a year of disaster, and it is not con- 

 venient for me to send you the money now 

 to renew my subscription. It runs out with 

 this month ; hut don't stop sending it. I will 

 get the money to you within three months." 

 Such letters are coming every day, and so 

 for the prcseut we have concluded not to 

 stop any papers until requested to do so. 



When renewing subscriptions please send 

 an extra name or two with your own and 

 secure a premium. We have some colored 

 Posters, which we will send fkke, to put 

 up in -conspicuous places. Wo will with 

 pleasure send sample copies to any one who 

 will try to get up a club. 



A Brief History of the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Society, with a digest of its 

 ]5 Annual Conventions, and a full Report 

 of the Proceedings of the ICth Annual Con- 

 vention held at Detroit, Mich., on Dec. 8 to 

 10, 1885. This is the title of a new pamphlet 

 of 64 pages just issued at this office. Price, 

 2o cents. 



To compile this history and digest of all 

 the past meetings of the Society, has taken 

 much time and labor, and we have no doubt 

 but that it will be duly appreciated by the 

 apiarists of North America. 



This pamphlet also contains engravings of 

 the principal honey-plants, and portraits of 

 the Rev. L. L. Langstroth, of Ohio, and 

 Moses Qulnby, of New York ; two of the 

 pioneers who helped to revolutionize Ameri- 

 can apiculture, and usher in a new era. 



Preserve yiMir papers for reference. 

 If you have no BINDER ive will mail you 

 one lor 7."» cents, or you can have one free 

 If you will send us 4 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bbe Joubnal. 



^Vlien Kenewins your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to .join with you in taking the Bee 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal, to any one 

 sending us foiu- subscriptions— with $4.00— 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



OUR CLUBBING LIST. 



Beeswax AVanted. — We are now paying 

 24 cents per pound for good, average, yellow 

 Beeswax, delivered here. Cash on arrival. 

 Shipments are solicited. The name of the 

 shipper should be put on every package to 

 prevent mistakes. 



Agents can sell the Guide and Hand- 

 Book like "hot-cakes." Send us an order 

 for five copies (with $2. .50) and we will send 

 you the Weekly Bee Journal free for a 

 year. This is a rare opportunity to get the 

 Weekly Bee Journal without cost 1 1 



t^" Sample Copies of the Bee Journax. 

 will be sent free upon application. Anyone 

 intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview by sending the names to this office, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



Perlorated-Zine. — We have laid in a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for excluding 

 drones and queens, and can illl orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at l."> cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets .3x8 feet at 

 $2.7.5 per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— 10?,ixl4'/2— Price 25 

 cents each. 



All the Numbers from the beginning 

 of the year are sent to new subscribers, 

 unless otherwise ordered. 



We supply the American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica- 

 tions, at the prices quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price 0/ both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Keepcrs'Magazine 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee- Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 CO.. 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 75 



Texas Bee Journal 2 00,. 1 75 



The 7 above-named papers 6 50. , 5 50 



and City and Country 2 00.. 1 50 



New York Independent 4 00.. 3 30 



American Agriculturist 2 50. . 2 25 



American Poultry Journal ...2 25.. 175 

 Journal of Carp Culture 1 .50.. 1 40 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman). ..2 00.. 175 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal.. 1 75.. 1 60 

 Apiary Ites'istcr— 100 colonies 2 '25.. 2 00 

 Dzierzoii's llei'-liook (cloth). . .3 00, . 2 00 

 Dzicr/.im's liee-liook (paper). .2 50.. 2 00 

 Quinbj-'s New Bee-Keeping ..2.50.. 2 25 

 Langstroth's Standard Work .3 00. . 3 75 

 Root's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Alley's Queen-Rearing 2 50.. 2 25 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 3 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 1.50.. 130 



Heddon's book, "Success, ". . 150.. 140 



The Ouide and Hand-Boole, is a book 

 of ready reference and an encycloptedia of 

 everything desirable to know. As a guide 

 to the home-seeker, it Is invaluable. Itscon- 

 tents are partially given on page 64, and 

 will convince any one of its value. We do 

 not think any of our readers can alford to 

 do without it. As a book of ready reference 

 we find it of great value in our library. We 

 will send the Weekly Bee Journal for a 

 vear and the Guide for $1.30 



System and Success. 



^F" All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 The prices are as follows : 



For .50 colonie.ii (120 pages) $100 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" '200 colonie.^i (420 pages) 150 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



To any One sending us one new sub- 

 scriber with their cwn renewal (with .$2.00), 

 we will present a copy of the new " Con- 

 vention History of America." 



Are you Entitled to a pension? You 

 may be and may not know it. If you ex- 

 amine the Guide and Hand-Book you -will 

 soon find out. Thousands of things worth 

 knowing will be found in it. The Bee 

 Journal for 1886 and the Guide Book will 

 both be sent for $1.30. 



Any person not a subscriber, receiving a 

 copy of this paper, will please consider it 

 an invitation to become a subscriber to it. 



Cash In Advance is the rule, but no 

 longer than six months of grace can be 

 allowed on the small sum of $1.00. Sub- 

 scriptions may eonmience at any time, and 

 discontinuances may be ordered at any 

 time, when arrearages are paid up. 



The Time for Reading has now come. 

 The long winter evenings can be utilized by 

 reading up bee-literature. We have all the 

 newest bee-books and can fill all orders on 

 the day they are received. 



