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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 26. 1899. 



BUY THE BEST. 



If you want the best low-down Watron you 

 should buy the Electric Handy Wagon. It is 

 the best because it is made of the best ntaterial; 

 the best broad tired Electric Wheels; best sea- 

 soned white hickory axles; all other wood parts 

 of the best seasoned white oak. The front and 

 rear hounds are made from the best ang^le steel. 

 which is neater. stronir*^r and in every way bet- 



ter than wood. Wi-U painted in red and var- 

 nisht. Extra leuf^th uf reach and extra luntr 

 standards supplied without additional cost when 

 requested. This wayon is truaranteed to carry 

 4,000 pounds anvwhere. Write the ELECTRIC 

 WHEEL CO.. Box 16. Quiucy, 111., for their 

 new catalogue. which fully describes this wagon, 

 their famous Electric Wheels and Electric Feed 

 Cookers. 



OR WOMAN 



:ir even & little 



child can make an entire 

 success of the poultr\' busl- 

 ne:ia when thev ub*? the 



MASCOTTE 



INCUBATORSand BROODERS 



They are so simple ami perfect 

 that one cannot fall with tbem. 

 They hatch erery fertile eg^. 

 Sold under a positive guarantee, 

 FREE illustrated cataloi,'ue 



Mascotte Incubator & Lumber Co.* Box U , Bedford, Ohio. 



BEE-KEEPERS ! 



Let ^me send .vou my 64- 

 pag-e Catalog for 18'>9. 

 ./, il/. ,Jan]iiiis, Wetutnpl^a, Ala. 



AKYONE INTERESTED 



in AjtrlcuUnrnl Hurfnilts can't 

 afford ti> be without the 



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Sfiieca Falls Sir^. i'o,. 4ti Walpr St.. Seneca Falls, \. ¥. 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNKTTK Oueen-Clipping' 

 Device is a fine thing for use in 

 catching- and clipping- Queens' 

 wing's. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREK as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at Sl.iKi; or forSl.lU we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clipi)ing Device. Address, 



GEORGE VV. YORK & COMPANY, 



lis Michigari.St.. Chicairo, 111. 



THE A. I, ROOT CD'S GOODS %^tr^- 



Includiiij,^ Iheir UiscmiiUs ttn* jroods wanted for 

 use aiiotlier season. It will pay j'ou to send me 

 list of g-oods wanted. Cash lor Beeswax. 



M. H. HUNT. Bkli. Bkasch, Mich. 



in the same locality. Probably this im- 

 mense section of country was never sur- 

 past in honey-producing and bee-increasing 

 during the months of May and June in the 

 same months of any previous year. But 

 since then we have had drouth and 

 dearth, so the bees have a long autumn 

 and winter rest. 



Sometime since some one (I have forgot- 

 ten who) alluded to, as being displeasing to 

 him. Editor York's "horrible puns!" 

 "Horrible!" I thought they were pithy, 

 pointed, pleasing, the spice of composition, 

 and would like the Editor to cultivate his 

 punning faculty. Can our friend, that 

 thinks puns horrible, put words together in 

 a more pleasing style than the following 

 pat, pithy, pointed, pleasing pun attributed 

 to " Bill Nye ?" One day, when seated at 

 a hotel table with other guests, the sable 

 waiter approacht bearing a turkey on a 

 plate which he accidentally dropt on the 

 floor. Then said Nye: 



"Gentlemen, we here see the downfall of 

 Turkey, the upsetting of Greece, the de- 

 struction of China, and the humiliation of 

 Africa." J. L. Se.xton. 



Sheboygan Co., Wis., Dec. 31. 



Got No Surplus Honey. 



I have 11 colonies of bees paekt for win- 

 ter on the summer stands. My bees did no 

 good this year. 1 did not get any surplus 

 honey, and had to feed some colonies, yet 

 this has not discouraged me in the least, 

 for I hope to come out successfully in the 

 end. 



I could not think of trying to keep bees 

 without the American Bee Journal. It is a 

 welcome visitor every week. 



J. P. Pipkin. 



Bollinger Co., Mo., Dec. 21. 



Prospects in Southern Clifornia. 



As to the prospects of the bee-industry 

 in Southern California, up to this date I 

 never saw it so discouraging. We have 

 had scarcely enough rain so far to lay the 

 dust, and it is now almost January. At 

 this time of year usually the hills and val- 

 leys are covered with green, but now noth- 

 ing but a parcht and barren waste is pre- 

 sented to the eye. Unless rain soon comes 

 I don't see how bee-men can hope for much 

 of a return for 1S'.I9. A. Rozell. 



Los Angeles Co., Calif., Dec. 21. 



Has Kept Bees Five Years. 



There are many bee-keepers in this part 

 of the State who keep from one to 40 colo- 

 nies, and are all depending on what they 

 knew 50 years ago in the management of 

 their bees, unless they can steal it from me 

 by borrowing my American Bee Journal 

 and never returning it. 



I started in the bee-business five years 

 ago, with two colonies; I now have SO in 

 fine condition. I winter them on the sum- 

 mer stands, with Hill's device and chaff 

 cushions. My winter losses have not been 

 over ,5 percent. I credit my success to " A 

 B C of Bee-Culture," "Langstroth Re- 

 vised." and the American Bee Journal, 

 which I could not well do without. 



Wm. C. Hudnall. 



Fulton Co., 111., Dec. 23. 



Recipes Using Honey. 



Honey Apple Cream Pie —Line a pie- 

 plate with pie-crust, then pare and core the 

 apples, lay them one piece at a time till the 

 plate is covered, and sprinkle over with 

 flour: then Vj cup of honey and ' , cup of 

 sweet cream ; also sprinkle a little cinna- 

 mon on, and bake till the apples are done. 

 This is good. 



Honey Apple Sbokt-Cake.— Pare and 

 core two quarts of apples, boil till half 

 done, then add one cup of extracted honey, 

 and cook till done, then put on shortcake 

 when warm. To be eaten warm. For 

 dough tor short-cake, take 1 cup of sour- 

 milk, }.; cup of good cream, pinch of salt. 



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and a full line of 3UPPLIES. 



The best of everything. Write for 

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 of Foundation and Sections. 



Beeswax Always Wanted 



for Cash or Trade at highest price. Catalog 

 for 1899 will be ready in January. 



Send me your name, whether you 

 are a small or large consumer or 

 dealer. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 

 Ifi MONEY IN POULTRY 



OUR LARGE '99 POULTR* GUIDE FREE. 



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Th,' largest aiu! most valu:it,le boukever pul.li-thed. 

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