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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SOX, 



PttOP'ltlETORS, 



923&925 WEST MADISONST., CHICAGO, ILL. 

 At Oue Dollar a If ear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business Manager. 



J»pccial Notices. 



To Correspondents. — 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 seve ral letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others haWng no Post>Office, County 

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

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Dr. Miller's Book, "A Year Among 

 the Bees," and the Bee Jouknai, for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



A New Crate to hold one dozen one-pound 

 sections of honey.— It has a strip of glass on 

 each side, to allow the honey to be seen. It 

 Is a light and attractive package. As it holds 

 but one tier of sections, no damage from the 

 drippings from an upper tier can occur. We 

 can furnish the material, ready to nail, for 

 9 cts. per crate. Glass l=^c. per light, extra. 



Bees for Sale.— We offer to sell a few 

 strong colonies of Italian bees, in ten-frame 

 Simplicity hives, at $6.00 each. 



Red Labels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size .3x4!-^ inches. — We have just 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for jl.OO ; 2.50 for$1..50 ; 500 for $2 00 ; 1,000 

 for $M.00 ; all with name and address of 

 aplaiist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



Yncca Bruslies are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They area 

 soft, vegetable flber, and do not irritate the 

 bees. As each separate flber extends the 

 whole length of the handle as well as the 

 brush, they are almost indestructable. 

 "When they become sticky with honey, they 

 can be washed, and when dry, are as good 

 as ever. The low price at which they are 

 sold, enables any beekeeper to have six or 

 more of them, so as to always have one 

 handy. We can supply them at 5 cents 

 each, or .50 cents a dozen ; if sent by mail, ' 

 add 1 cent each for postage. I 



System and Success. 



^P~ 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 reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) , , 1 25 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



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. 



SIiuiuliis' lNou-S\Tarniing System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will Inaugurate a " new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "it is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 exists in the economy of the hive that can 

 be applied to bring about the desired result 

 —a total absence of any desire to swarm." 

 It contains 64 pages ; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



When ReneTvlug; your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Bee 

 Journal. It is now so clieap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us four subscriptions— with $4.00— 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



^~ Sweet Clover, or Melilotus Alba, is 

 almost the only resource for honey now, 

 on account of the late severe July drouth. 

 If the seed is planted in September, it will 

 come up this Fall and bloom next year, in 

 its second season. 



We have a large lot of this seed on hand, 

 and offer it at the following Reduced 

 Prices, by express or freight : 



One pound ■ $0 20 



" peck- lolbs 2 25 



" bushel— 60 lbs 7 00 



" sack— 80 lbs 8 00 



It will pay to buy it by the sack and sell it 

 again in smaller quantities. 



^P~ If you want a chance to make some 

 money, and provide pasturage for the bees 

 during the Fall months, this is your oppor- 

 tunity 1 



Frank Leslie's Popular ITIontlily tor 



Septeitber contains a brilliant article on " Charles 

 Stewart Parnell," illustrated by a series of pict- 

 ures of Avondiile, the home of the {greatest Irish 

 leader after O'Connell in this century. Mrs. C. 

 Ini:er,«oll Gara describes, with pen and pencil, the 

 charming land and sea scapes at Erie, the ancient 

 Presqu' lie. This number is a most attractive one 

 and full of attractively told facts and charming 

 pictures. 



^P~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 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. 



gidxjcrtisemcuts. 



Good Chance for You. 



IF there be any one that would wish to 

 engage in Bee Culture in Florida— please 

 immediately correspond for particulars with 

 A.. A., IDOIDGE], 

 34Alt PALMETTO, Manatee Co., FLA. 



AFZiill? SAZiE ! 



1 Or^ COI.OXIES of Itallno and Hybrid 



i^«J Bees with ^'<iod winter stores in L. wired 

 frames, at JS4.00. Also Given Press. Wbite clo- 

 ver and basswoud range. No other bees near. 

 Reason for selling -have flnished law studies and. 

 am going "West. GEO. H. SIIIBI^EIT. 



34AIt RICHMOND, ILLS. 



HONEY and BEES for SALE. 



5 000 I*0' NDS OF HONEY', White 

 ^V'Vv Clover and Biisswood. in 1-pound 

 Sections. Also, lOO COLONIES of Bees 

 in good hives ; good straight combs, strong 

 with bees and heavy with honey— at $6,00 

 per Colony. \VIL.l,l.t.in B1..4J4.E, 

 32A3t BUCHANAN, Berrien Co., MICH. 



Dadant'sFoundation Factory, wholesale 



and retail. See Advertisement in another column. 



BEE HIvea and Sections —Send to HERR & 

 BEULE, manufacturers, Beaver Dam, Wis., for 

 price lists. Good materials. Low prices. 10A26t 



ROOT'S Simplicity and CHAFF HIVES, 

 Dadant's Celebrated Comb Foundation, 

 Frames, Sections, Smokers, and a full line of Sup- 

 plies constantly on hand,Shtppine-(^rates, all sizes, 

 slDKle and double tier. E. R. NEWCOMB, 



PLEASANT VALLEY, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 

 37A8t 



BEESWAX. 



We pay SOc. perlb., deilvered here, for yellow 

 Beeswax. To avoid mistakes, tne shipper's name 

 should always be on each package. 



THOS. O. NETVUIAN <fe SON, 



923 & 925 West MadlBon Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Metal Reversible Frame Corners. 



At'KIVOWI>E»©ED by all to be the best. 

 Can be made tn tit any frame if exact width of 

 frame is given when ordered. Strong and simple 

 to adjust. 



Sample Corners, for 1 frame Sets.; for 10,35 cts.; 

 for 2r>, 75 cts. All Corners made ?s-inch unless 

 otherwise ordered. F. M. tlOHKSON. 



WASHINGTON DEPOT, Litchfleld Co., CONN. 

 32Mt 



FLAT -BOTTOM 



COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walls. 4 to 16 square feet tc 

 the pound. Circular and samples free 

 J. VAN DBOSEN & SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

 Sprout. Brook, Mont. fVi„ \, Y. 



Italian Queens,— We have a few un- 

 tested queens which we can send by return 

 mail. Three for $2.7:> : six for $5.00 ; twelve 

 for $9.00. For Tested, double the prices. 



XHOS. «. NEWMAN & SON, 

 92.3 & 92.0 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Dadant'sFonudatiou Factory, wholesale 



and retail. See Advertisement tn another column. 



THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST 



SE>"r one year, and a Tested Kalian 

 Queen, to each subscriber— all lor S^I.-TiO. 

 Sample copies free. Address, 

 30Atf HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



