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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Sept. 21, 1899. 



Golden Italian Queen Free 

 For sending us OnelNew Subscriber. 



To any one who is now a subscriber to this journal, and WtlOSe subscription iS paid tO the 

 end 0\ 1899, or beijond, we will mail a Golden Italian Queen free as a premium for sending us 

 one new subscriber for a year, with SI. 00 to pay for same. 



Address. GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



done with his grapes. I tried to convince 

 him that the bees had merely carried the 

 juice away, but did not pluck the grape. 

 His reply was that be saw with his own 

 eyes the bee pluck the grape with its man- 

 dibles. I told him I would give him one 

 dollar a buncti for every one that the bees 

 would pluck, to be laid in my bee-yard. 

 F. McBride. 

 Hardin Co., Ohio, Sept. 17. 



Common Figwort. 



Please name the plant specimen which I 

 enclose. The p'ant grows to a height of 

 from five to nine feet; commences bloom- 

 ing from the middle of June to the first of 

 July, and continues till frost. The bees 

 are continuously at work on the flower of 

 the plant from daylight till dark. 



Platte Co., Mo. J.L.Lewis. 



[The plant is the common figwort, which 

 will be found illustruted on page HCiS of my 



•' Bee-Keeper's Guide." It is surely one of 

 our best honey-plants. The flower will 

 often be fcund full to the brim of nectar. 

 It is not a showy plant, but as '' handsome 

 is that handsome does," it is fine. —A. J. 

 Cook.] 



The Man Who Drinks. 



The Memphis Commercial Appeal says: 

 "The business world recognizes that no 

 man who drinks is as good as be would be 

 if he never drank. Time was when in cer- 

 tain lines of business it was considered 

 necessary to drink Quite on the contrary 

 is the case now. Even saloon men prefer 

 bar-kefrpers who do not drink the liquids 

 they sell. All the fairy tales about the 

 great things people do when under the in- 

 fluence of liquor have been exploded. The 

 orator who must be intoxicated in order to 

 make a speech is no longer here, and he 

 has never been here. The lawyer who can- 

 not plead a case or cite an authority with- 



The Novelty Pocket-Knif e 



(A heavier and stronger kuife than the one we offered heretofore.) 



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



G-KOKGE W. 



YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan Street, CHICAGO, 



ILL. 



Please mentioo the Bee Journal ^^^" ^"^"'"^ 



This Cct is the Fcll Size of the Knife.) 



Your Name on the Knife.— Whea ordering-, be sure to saj- just what name and address you 

 wish put on the Knile. 



The Novelty Knife is indeed a noveltv. The noveltj- lies in the handle. It is made beautifully 

 of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as glass. Underneath the celluloid, on oue side 

 of the handle is placed the name and residence of the Subscriber. 



The Material entorinT into lliis celebrated knife is of the very best quality; the blades are 

 hand-foro-ed out of the very iinest Enirlish razor-steel, and we warrant every blade. 1 he bolsters 

 are made of German silver, and will never rust or corrode. The rivets are hardened German silver 

 wire: the linings are plate brass: the back springs of Sheffield spring-steel, and the hnish ot the 

 handle as described ah.ive. It will last a lifetime, with proper usage. 



Why Own the Novelty Knife? In case a good knife is lost, the chances are the ownerwiU 

 never recover it; but if the Novelty is lost, having name and address of owner, the hnder v. ill re- 

 turn it: otherwise to trv to destroy the name and address, would destroy the knife. _ If traveling, 

 and you meet with a serious accident, and are so fortunate as to have one of the Noveltifs, your 

 Pocicet-Knife will serve as an identifier; and in case of death, your relatives will at once be ap- 

 prised of the accident. . ,j ,, 



IIow appropriate this knife is for a present ! What more lasting memento could a mother 

 give to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or a lady to a g-entleman, the knife having 

 the name of the recipient on one side? " . 



The accompanying cut gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an e.xact representation ol 

 this beautiful knife, as the " Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



How to Qet this Valuable Knife.— We send it postpaid for SI. 25, or give it as a Premium to the 

 one sendini- us TiiKFK nkw srnscRliiF.RS to the Bee Journal (with $3.00), and we will also .send to 

 each new name a copv of tlie Premium Edition of the book. Bees and Honey. We will club the 

 Novelty Knife and the Uee Journal for one year, both for 11.90. 



Two mm 



One»Hundred=DoUar Breeding=Queen5. all a& 



g^ood as I sent the A. I. Koot Co., ready Sept. 20^ 

 One Queeu, fl.OO; ur three Oueens, $2.15. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



37A3t Wenham, Esskx Co., Mass. 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



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