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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G, NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRIETORS. 



g23&925WESTMADISaNST.,GHICAG0,ILL. 

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BCSIKESS MANAOEB. 



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To Correspondents. — It would save 

 UB much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing: money) that have no name ; 

 many others having no PostrOfSce, County 

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

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the addi'css we have on our list. 



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 payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



Preserve yoar Papers f®r 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 Journal. 



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. 



We TPlU Present Webster's Dictionary 

 (pocket edition), and send it by mail, post- 

 paid, for two subscribers with ?2. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



System and Success. 



I^~ AU who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 1 25 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



One Dollar invested for the weekly visits 

 of the American Bee Journal for a year, 

 irtll richly repay every apiarist In America. 



I/eaflet No. 2, entitled " Alsike Clover 

 for Pasturage and Hay," is now ready for 

 delivery. This should be scattered into 

 every neighborhood. In order to induce 

 farmers to plant Alsike, that the bees may 

 have the advantage of it for pasturage. We 

 send them by mall 50 copies for 30 cents ; 

 100 for 50 cents ; 500 for $2.25— all post- 

 paid. It will pay bee-keepers to scatter 

 these Leaflets, even if 9 out of 10 avail 

 nothing. If ten farmers out of a hundred 

 plant Alsike in any neighborhood, the bees 

 will reap a very substantial reward. 



Red Iiabels tor one-pound pails of 

 honey, size .3x4^ inches. — We have now 

 gotten up a lot ot these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 250 for $1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $3.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



Tlie Convention History of America 



with a full report of the proceedings of the 

 Detroit and Indianapolis conventions, and 

 the American Bee Journal for one year, 

 will be clubbed for $1.25. 



OCR CLUBBING LIST. 



The Production of Comb Honey, as 



practiced and advised by W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 can be obtained at this office, for 25 cts. 



^P~ Sample Copies of the Bee Joubnai, 

 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 office, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



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 supply the American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica- 

 tions, at the prices quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price of both. Ohrt 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00.. 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 25.. 1 25 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 170 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 75 



Rays of Light l-oO.. 135 



The 7 above-named papers 5 25.. 4 50 



and Cock's Manual 2 25.. 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 2 00.. 1 75 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal..! 60.. 150 

 Dzierzon's Bee-Book(cloth).. .3 00.. 2 00 

 Root's A B C of Bee-Culture.. 2 25.. 2 10 



Farmer's Accou nt Book 4 00 . . 2 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150., 130 



Heridon's book. "Success,".. 1 .50... 1 40 

 A Year Among the Bees 175.. 150 



One yearly subscription for the American 

 Bee Journal must be ordered with each 

 paper or book, in order to take advantage 

 of the prices named in the last column. 



Do you Tl^ant a Farm Account Book ? 

 We have a few left, and make you a very 

 tempting offer. It contains 166 pages, is 

 printed on writing paper, ruled and bound, 

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

 Weekly Bee Journ.4L tor a year and give 

 you both for $2. If you want it sent by 

 mail, add 20 cents for postage. 



Simmins' Non-Swarming System is 



the title ot a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that itwill inaugurate a " new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 " it is baaed 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 64 pages ; Is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



E. Duncan Snlffen, Advertising Agent, 

 3 Park Row, New York, inserts advertise- 

 ments in all first-class Newspapers and 

 Magazines with more promptness and at 

 lower prices than can be'obtaiued elsewhere. 

 He gives special attention to writing and 

 setting up advertisements in the most at- 

 tractive manner, and guarantees entire 

 satisfaction. In all his dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of flrst-olasB advertising mediums. Mailed 

 free. 52A40t 



Vucca 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 six er 

 more of them, so as to always have one 

 handy. We can supply them at 5 cents 

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

 udd 1 cent each for postage. 



TThen Renetving your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to .'Ojn with you in taking the Beb 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We wiU present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00 — 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



By Tlslng the Binder made expressly 

 for this Bee Journal, all can have them 

 bound and ready for examination every day 

 in the year. We have reduced the price to 

 60 cents, postpaid. Subscription for one 

 year and the binder for $1.50. 



Dr. Miller's Book, " A Year Among 

 the Bees," and the Bee Journal for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



