Aug. 31, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



555 



Root's Column 



Dam. Cartons 



We presume you have received a 

 sample, but if not, send a 2-cent stamp 

 for one. These are meeting- with con- 

 siderable favor, and as the price is less 

 than the old, we look for a large sale. 

 AVe have, in fact, already ordered 100,- 

 000 of this style. We are prepared to 

 furnish the following sizes : 



4'^x4",4:xl 15-16 



4'4x4;4'xlKs 



4'+s4'4xlK, 



• >]■ 7-to-foot 

 4',x4>4:xl>is 



4'4X4'q:xl>'2 



4x5x15^ 

 VsxSxlv, 



PRICES. 



100 $ 



500 



1000 



5000 17.50 



10000 30.00 



.50 

 2.25 

 4.00 



If,,'you want your name and address 

 printed on cartons, add to above prices : 

 30c per 100 ; 7Sc per 500 ; $1.00 per 1000. 

 For more than 1000. 50c per 1000 after 

 the first thousand. 



All Prices 

 Withdrawn 



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 f^\ 7K 'Jx 



BEE-HIVES, SECTIONS 

 SHIPPING-CASES, 



And all other Bee-Keepers" Supplies 

 listed in our Catalog, 



BOTH >X^HOLESALE AND RETAIL 



OwiiifT to tbo phenomenal advance in the cost 

 of raw materials rantring- from ^i' tt» luo percent, 

 especially on lumber of all kinds, it is impossi- 

 ble long-er to maintain former prices. New price 

 lists are bein*,' prepared which we hope to have 

 ready by Oct. 1. The advances will rangre from 

 twenty to thirty percent. Orders received after 

 Sept. 1 cannot be accepted at old prices. In- 

 stead of making- g-radual advances, keeping- pace 

 with the increase in value of the raw materials 

 which has taken place during^ the past six or 

 eig-ht months, we have maintained former prices 

 until the close of the season. Now we have to 

 make the advance all at once, and on that ac- 

 count it may appear like a larL''e advance: but 

 it is not as (:r'"eai, figured in percents, as t"he ad- 

 vance in materials has been already, and still 

 higher prices will undoubtedly be reacht on 

 lumber during- the next six months than those 

 ruling at the present time. 



ADDRES5 



THE A. L ROOT CO, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 





^^^^^^n 



Button-Bush or Button-Ball. 



I am sending a flower which grows here 

 around the river bank, and would like to 

 know its name, and how good it is for 

 honey. J. Rookha. 



Jasper Co., Ind. 



The plant sent by Mr. Roorda is the com- 

 mon blltton-bu^h or button-ball, an excel- 

 lent illustration of which will be found on 

 page 373 of my " Bee-Keeper's Guide. " It 

 grows abundantly on low. damp lands in 

 all our Northern States, aud, like the lin- 

 den, which blossoms at the same time, 

 affords a rich harvest-field for the bees, 

 which they are never slow to occupy. — A. 

 J. Cook. 



Mason-Bees and Wasp. 



Editor York: — Under another cover I 

 send you a queen-cage containing four 

 stingless bees, which I am anxious to know 

 something about, and would highly appre- 

 ciate any information regarding them. 

 One you will see is almost jet black in 

 color; two are brown, and the other, 

 longer than the rest, is of a gray color, 

 with yellow legs somewhat resembling a 

 queen. 



I found these strange little creatures 

 some time ago working on the squash and 

 pumpkin flowers in my garden ; also a few 

 on the sunflowers. These are the only 

 plants that I have noticed them working 

 on. 



If you will notice, you can see that the 

 tongue of these bees is a great deal longer 

 than those of the blacks or Italians, and by 

 drawing it out with a small pair of forceps 

 you can readily see that it is of an enor- 

 mous length, compared with other bees. 



Cullman Co., Ala. Elbert Hats. 



The insects sent by Mr. Hays are not all 

 bees. Three are bees, one a wasp. The 

 bees are solitary bees, which may be called 

 mason-bees, as they dig in the earth. The 

 wasp is also a digger. All bees feed young 

 on pollen, and have broad, hairy hind legs. 

 The wasps have slim, smooth hind feet. 

 The bees feed pollen which they carry on 

 the legs or hair. The wasps feed their 

 young on insects. There are no stingless 

 "bees or wasps in our country, so far as I 

 know, except they be males. I will speak 

 more at length on this subject soon. — A. J. 

 Cook. 



"Bee Jones" the Necromancer. 



It may be that to an old offender the 

 method employed by H. S. Jones, of this 

 (Cook) eounty. would tie considered mat- 

 ters of every day observation, but to young 

 and succulent tyros in ■• apilore " bis man- 

 agement of bees bordered strongly on the 

 marvelous. 



My recent call upon him resulted in 

 much pleasure and iustructinn. I espied 

 him under the sheltering brim of a big 

 straw hat. which the scorching rays of the 

 sun essayed ineffectually to curl. Squatted 

 before a hive covereil over with bees as I 

 never saw before, he there soliloquized in 

 good round English regarding the peculiar 



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bm a \vni_'i mtliat had everlast"])^ .vheels 

 WOULD YOU DO IT? w..uldntit 



Lt- til .11.. my to do ii<>> Well liere'sliow 



17 f Electric Steel Wheels i 



TIk'V cati'f <lrvn.it Hriri t-ft iM'.se. thev 

 CAN TROT OR BREAK DOWN, l".„'tmake 

 Any ililft.'! >jnx' u lint waj^'Mii yuu liave we 

 can lit jt. Wheel,- uf any lieiKl'tandany 

 uidth of tire. May be the wheels on 



your wa^'onare pond. Ifthev are buy I 



A SET OF THESE ft"d have two wagnns-ahiw 

 une anil a hiiirh one. H.jiid fur catalogue, it ** free. 



Electric Wheel Co., Box 16. Ouinc>, Ills, 



Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing. I 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



QUEENS 



We have made arratig'emenls so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freig^ht 

 or express, at the following" prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sweet Clc ver (nielilol) 60c 



Alsike Clover 70c 



White Clover 80c 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 



Crimson Clover 55c 



Prices subject to market chang^es. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartag^e, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michi^ran Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



Either 5-banded. (ioldeii or 

 from IMPORTED Italian 

 _ _ _ _ _ mothers, oOc each; or l. for 



$3.(tO. A few line breeders at Sl.50each. Give me 

 a trial and let me surprise vou. Satisfaction or 

 uo pay. CHAS. H. THIES. Steeleville, 111. 



33Atf Please mention the American Bee Journal. 



UxioN Combi- 

 nation SAW— 



1 u r ripping. 

 (TOSS - cutting, 

 initering. rab- 

 'leting, KFOOv- 

 . n p. gainintr, 

 .scroll ■ sawing. 

 I'oring, edge- 

 mo u 1 d i n g . 

 beading, etc. 

 Full line Foot 

 ANi> hand- 

 Power Ma- 



CHINEKY. Send tor Catalog A. 



Sfnpca Falls mz. Co.. 46 Water St.. Spnera Falls. S.Y. 



tPlease mention Bee Journal "when ■writing, 



I HAVE an infallible reniedv that will kill the 

 POISON OF BEE=STINGS within THREE 

 minutes after application. Anv person sending- 

 52 cents to M. Q., Lock Box" 400, Spring- 

 field, Mo., will receive this valuable recipe b\' 

 return mail. 34A4t " 



Queens 



at half 

 prices/ 



Balance of season. Select Tested Italian Queens, 

 51. (Xt; Untested Italian Queens, 5o cents. Every 

 Oneen warranted to g-ive satisfaction or your 

 nionev back. Oueeus bv return mail as long- as 

 they last. Address, F.'A. CROWELL, 

 34Atf Granger, Minn. 



Please mention Bee Journal when -writing. 



Bee-Hives. Sections. Shipping- 

 Cases— everything' used by bee- 

 keepers. Orders filled promptly. 

 Send for Catalog'. Minnesota Bee- 

 Keepers' Supply Mfg. Co.. Nicollet 

 Lsland, Minneapolis. Minn. 18Atf 



GOLDEN BEAUTY 

 ITALIAN QUEENS 



BY RETURN MAIL 



— reared from Imported Mothers. Untested^ 

 50 cents; Tested, $1.(.X). 



TERRflL BROS. Lampasas, Lamp. Go. Tex 



ISAtl Please mention the liee Journal. 



Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



VNZorking Wax. 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



DO NOT FAIL 



Before placing- your order, to send me a list of 

 u hat you neetl in 



Foundation, Sections, 



And other Supplies, and get my prices. You 

 will get the best goods and save money. Illus- 

 trated Catalog Free. BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when "writimt- 



