THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Propkietors, 



923&925WESTMADIS0N ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BrSlNKS8 MANAGER. 



J>pcciiil flotices. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 ui much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 wKtinffto this office. We have several letters 

 , some inclosing- money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post^OflSce, County 

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

 oflBce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Wlien Renewing 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 JonHXAL to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this olBce. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Slniniins' Non-Swarnilng 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 6-t pages; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price -"jO cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



The Western World Guide and Hand- 



Book of Useful Information, contains the 

 greatest amount of useful information ever 

 put together in such a cheap form. The 

 printing, paper, and binding are excellent, 

 and the book is well worth a dollar. To any 

 one sending us two new subscribers besides 

 his own, with $3.00, for one year, we wU 

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



New Subscribers are coming in rapidly 

 —for this our thanks are tendered to the 

 friends of the Amehican Bee Journal, who 

 are exerting their influence in its behalf. 

 We should thribble our list at the present 

 low rate of one (htllar a year. We hope every 

 one of our present subscribers will send at 

 least one additional subscriber with the re- 

 newal for 1887. 



We refer our Subscribers to our offers of 

 premiums and net club rates for new sub- 

 sci'ibers, and it they will send us one or 

 I more subscriptions from among their neigh- 

 bors who are interested in bees, they will get 

 the premiucus or Cash reductions as they 

 may indicate— to pay for their trouble : and 

 at the same time they will be enhancing the 

 usefulness of the Journal and contributing 

 toward its prosperity. 



Tlie Report of the Indianapolis Conven- 

 tion is now published in pamphlet form, 

 uniform with that of last year. It will be 

 sent postpaid for 2.") cents to any address. 



We have also bound it up with last year's, 

 together with the History of the Society ; 

 this we will mail for 40 cents. Or if you 

 send us one netv subscriber (with one dollar) 

 besides your own renewal, we will present 

 you with a copy by mail. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are pas'able to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



Reader, do you not just now think of 

 one bee-keeper who does not take the 

 Weekly Bee .Journal, and who should do 

 so? Perhaps a word or two from you will 

 induce him to do so. Will you not kindly 

 oblige us by getting his subscription to send 

 on with your own renewal for ne.xt year? 

 When you do so, please select any 25 cent 

 book in our list, and we will send it to you 

 post-paid, to pay for your trouble. We are 

 aiming to get ."),000 new subscribers for 1887, 

 —will you not assist us to obtain them ? 



Preserve your Papers for reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one free 

 if you will send us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journ.4jl. 



Yucca Brushes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not irritate the 

 bees. As each separate fiber 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 bee-keeper to have si.x or 

 more of them, so as to always have one 

 handy. We can supply them at ^ cents 

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

 add 1 cent each for postage 



The Convention History oi'Aiuerica 



with a full report of the proceedings of the 

 Detroit and Indianapolis conventions, and 

 the A^^ERICAN Bee Journal for one year, 

 will be clubbed for $1.25. 



Dr. Miller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the Bee Journal for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



More PreniiuniN — Mr. L. J. DIehl, of 

 liutler, Ind., oirers a colony of Italian bees 

 as a present to the person sending to this 

 office the largest club of subscribers for 

 1H87. The subscriptions may be sent in at 

 any time before the first of May at our regu- 

 lar club rates, and additions made as de- 

 sired, hut it must bo stated that you are 

 working for that premium, so that we can 

 keep account of the subscriptions. 



As a premium to the second largest club 

 we will send my mail, postpaid, a copy of 

 the " Farm Account Book," worth $3. The 

 postage is 30 cents. 



As there is Another firm in Chicago by 

 the name of " Newman & Son," we wish our 

 correspondents would write " American Bee 

 Journal" on the envelope when writing to 

 this office. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We anticipate a largely Increased list 

 of subscribers for 1887, as $1.00 cannot be 

 invested by any beekeeper that will bring 

 him better returns. 



Red Isabels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size .3x4!4 inches. — We have just 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 : 250 for$l..")0 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $S.OO ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



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. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 for the Bee Journal, and will send two or 

 more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



Do you Want a Farm Account Book ? 

 We have a few left, and make you a very 

 tempting offer. It contains 106 pages, is 

 printed on writing paper, ruled and bound, 

 and the price is $.3. We will club it and the 

 Weekly Bee Journal for a year and give 

 you both for -52. If you want it sent by 

 mail, add 20 cents for postage. 



Frank Clieshire's new book on Bees 

 and Bee-Keeping, can be had at this office. — 

 Vol. I, bound in cloth, $2.50, postpaid. 



i^~ 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 ofBce, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



