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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



^^ All money orders from foreign 

 countries, should be made payable at 

 Chicago, as tlie " Madison Street Sta- 

 tion '' is not an International office. 



^' Our friends will find this the 

 season for securing subscriptions. AVe 

 ofter the premiums and they can easily 

 secure them. 



^S" In reply to many correspondents 

 let us say that we take any kind of 

 postage stamps at their face value- 

 including the 3 cent ones. Silver 

 should never be sent by mail, as it en- 

 dangers the loss of the letter either 

 by thieves, or else breaks through the 

 envelope and is lost in that way. 



fW A correspondent asks if any one 

 may select a Binder for the Bee 

 Journal, among the books given as 

 Premiutts for getting subscribers we 

 reply, yes ; any book or binder we keep 

 for sale, may be selected by those who 

 get up clubs. 



igr Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations S2.00 per 100. The 

 name of the Association printed in the 

 blanks for 50 cents extra 



^^ Letters for publication must be 

 written on a separate piece of paper 

 from items of business. 



^^ As the reading season has come 

 with the long winter evenings, it is 

 just the time to read the various books 

 on Bee-keeping. When renewing 

 your subscriptions will be a good time 

 to get a supply of such hterature. See 

 our club rate on Books with the Bee 

 Journal, on the first page of this 

 paper. 



Ribbon Badges, for bee-keepers, on 

 which are printed a large bee in gold, 

 we send for 10 cts. each, or $8 per 100. 



1^" It must be understood that, 

 should an advertiser desire to cancel 

 an unexpired contract, he can do so 

 only by paying regular rales for the 

 number of insertions his advertise- 

 ment has had. 



1^ To give away a copy of " Honey 

 as Food and Medicine " to evei-y one who 

 buys a package of honey, wiU sell almost 

 any quantity of it. 



T'TITC X> A T>Tn? maybe found on flle 

 1X1 lO ±J\-JL rjlX at Geo. P. Rowell & 

 Co.'8 Newspaper Advertising Bureau do Spruce 

 St.). where advertlsinn contracts may be made f«r 

 Itin NS^V YORK. 



The American Bee Joctrsal is the oldest Bee 

 Paper in America, and has a large circulation In 

 every State. Territory and Province, among farm- 

 ars, mechanics, professional and business men, 

 aod Is, therefore, the best advertising medium. 



FlwlYL 



Arranged for continuous combs and continuous 

 passage-ways. Will be found a pleasure to work 

 with, and can be easily wnd rapidly managed. For 

 comb honey it is without a rival, and as an inven- 

 tion. !8 second only to that of movable brood 

 frames. 



Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. 



send;for price list and circular. 



Address. BR. G. I.. TINliEK, 



«Atf NEW PHILABKLPHIA, O. 



S£ !SXJR£ 



TosPn<1:i l''istal('ardf.irourIllustratedrataloBue 

 of APIA HI A.N SU I'PLIES before purchasing else- 

 where. It cr.ntains Illustrations and descriptions 

 of everything new and valuable needed in an apiary 

 at the low. -St prices. Italian Queens and Bees. 

 Parties intending to purchase Bees in lots of 10 

 colonies or more, are invited to correspond 

 ft. C. S.%YLE8, 

 51D15tlB5t HAKTFOKD, WIS. 



CAITADZAITS, 



Send for our Illustrated Catalogue and Price List 

 of Apiarian Supplies. Address. M. KICUAHDSOX 

 & SOX. boi 212, Port Colburne, Ont. iD4t 



BEE HIVES! 



Simplicity, Langstroth and Chaff Hivi-s, Section 

 Bo.xes, Brood Frames, and Comb Foundation. 

 Send for Price List. The successors of A. B. Miller 



&Son. 



SIDSt 



MILLER BROS., 



NAPPANEE, Elkhart County, I.ND. 



DR, FOOTE'S 



HAND BOOK OF HEALTH, 



Hints and Ready Recu'es. 



Is the title of a very valuable book that gives a 

 great amount <if information vt the Utmost Im- 



KortaBce to Kverybodv, concerninj; their daily 

 abits of Kating, Drinking. DresBinir, Sleepine. 

 Bathing, Working, etc. 



It Costs only TWEKTY-FIVE CEXXS, 



and contains 28 pages, and tn ii«Dt by mail. 

 l>oiit-p;tld. oil receipt of price. This is just 

 the Book that every family should have. 



IT TELLS ABOUT 



What to Eat, 



How to Eat it, 

 Things to Do, 

 Things to Avoid, 

 Perils of Summer, 

 How to Breathe. 

 Overheating Houses, 

 Ventilation, 

 Influence of Plants. 

 Occupation for Invalids, 

 Superfluous Hair. 

 Restoring the Drowned, 

 Preventing Near-Sight- 

 edness. 



Parasites of the Skin, 

 Bathing-Best way. 

 Lungs & Lung Diseases, 

 How to Avoid them, 

 Clothing-what tn Wear. 

 How much to Wear, 

 Contagious Diseases, 

 How to Avoid them, 

 Exercise, 

 Care of Teeth. 

 After-Dinner Naps, 

 Headache, cause&cure. 

 Malarial Affections. 

 Croup— to Prevent. 



IT TELLS HOW TO CURE 

 Black Eyes, Boils, Burns. Chillblains. Cold Feet, 

 Corns. (V.ughs. Cholera. Diarrhcea, Diphtheni, Dys- 

 entery, Dandruff. Dyspepsia, Ear Ache. Felons 

 Fetid Feet, Freckles, Headache. Hiccough. Hives 

 Hoarsness. Itching, Inflamed Breasts. Ivv Poison- 

 ing. Moles, Pimples, Piles. Rheumatism, Ringworm 

 Snoring. Stammering, Sore Eyes. Sore Mouth. Sore 

 Nipples. Sore Throat. Sunstroke. Stings and Insect 

 Bites. Sweating Feet, Toothache. Ulcers, Warts 

 \Vhooping Cough, Worms in Children. 



It will Saye Doctor Bills! 



Price only «o Cents. Sent by Mail, post-paid, by 

 THOMAS e. ATEWMAX, 



y25 West Madison Street. CBICAGO. ILL. 



Sweet Glover 



Prices :— 2-5 cents per lb., $3.2.5 per 

 peck, (1.5 lbs.,) and S12.00 per bushel, 

 (60 lbs.) AVhen ordered by mail, add 

 IS cents per lb. for postage. 



Having purchased a large quantity 

 of Sweet Clover Seed, I will make a 



Special Discount of 20 per cent. 



from the above prices, on all orders 

 received during the month of 



JANUARY. 



Now is an excellent time to make 

 your purchases to advantage. 



Sow it in the FALL, WINTER or 



SPRING — a great many sow it broad- 

 cast on the snow— alone, or with field 

 grain or grass ; six pounds to the acre. 

 It will do well in Held or lane, on hill- 

 side or in valley, on uplands or soil 

 subject to overflow. It is perfectly 

 hardy, standing drouth admirably, 

 and flourishing well during rainy sea- 

 sons. The honey is the best. As it 

 does not bloom till the second season, 

 it will do no harm if grazed hy cattle 

 the first season. It is excellent for 

 waste places and commons. 



ALFRED H. NEWUAN, 

 923 West Madison Street. Chicago, III. 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide; 



Or, MANTTAI. OF THE APIAKX. 



10,000 SOLD SINCE (876. 



11th TheuHnnd <Just Out ! 



10th Thousand Sold in Just Foar Months ! 



More than f>fi pages, and more than 50 fine illus- 

 trations were added in the 8th edition. I'he whole 

 work has been thoroughly revised, and contains the 

 very latest in respect to bee-keeping. It is certainly 

 the fullest and most scientitlc work treating of 

 bees in the World. Price, by mall, SI 25. Liberal 

 discount to dealers and to clubs. 



A., J. COOK. 



47Dl0t 18C7t 



Author and Publisher, 



LANSING. MICH. 



The All-Purpose Hive 



Continuous passages— No Honey Board— No Bee 

 space. Sample in the Flat^No Patent. Given 

 Foundation, Sections, etc. Circulars free. 

 e£0. F. "WIT^I^IAMS. 



lD6m NEW PHILADBLPUIA, O. 



Muth's Honey Extractor, 



Square Glass Honey Jars, Tin Buckets, 

 Langstroth Bee Hives, Honey Sections, etc. 



Apply to C. P. M U T H , 



976 and 978 Central ATe.,eiNCIVSf ATI, O. 



^"Send 10c. for Practical Uintfi to Bee-Keepers. 



1884- 



() Warranted (jueeiis for $5. 



Write for circular. J. T. 'WIL.SOX, 



iBClSt MORTONSVLLLB, KY. 



