THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



365 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PBOPRIBTORS. 



923 Jt.925 WEST MADISON ST.,CHICA60,IU. 

 At One DoUar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BnSINSSS filANAOBR. 



^p^ecial gloticcs* 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 iBome Inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-OflSce, County 

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

 ofiBce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Dr. Miller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees " (75 ots.), and the Bbe Joiirnai, 

 for one year ($1.00), both of which we will 

 club for only $1.50. 



Tbe 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, 



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 

 bouse), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We will 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 

 10 decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 iletermlne their meaning. 



Yucca 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 

 S8 ever. The low price at which they are 

 sold, enables any bee-keeper to have six or 

 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, 

 Qrtd 1 cent each for postage. 



Regular as Clock- Work — I. E. Good, 

 Nappanee, Ind., put an advertisement in the 

 American Bee Jiiurnal, and 10 days after 

 sending the copy, writes thus : 



On Wednesday of each week we get the 

 American Bee Journal, and that as regu- 

 lar as clock-work I On Thursday I com- 

 menced to get orders from parties saying 

 they saw my advertisement in the American 

 Bee Journal yesterday. The next day I 

 got a number more orders for bees and 

 queens amounting' to $85.80. IVIy advice to 

 all is— Do not advertise In the American 

 Bee Journal unless you are prepared for 

 a rush ! I. R. Good. 



The experience of Mr. Good certainly is 

 *' good enough " for any one. The adver- 

 tisement he mentions cost him only $2.00, 

 and he had to order it out before a week had 

 passed, because he received orders faster 

 than he could rear queens and bees. 



This reminds us of the experience of Mr. 

 Henry Alley, of Mass., who some time since 

 wrote us as follows : 



I get the quickest return from an adver- 

 tisement inserted in the American Bee 

 Journal of any paper I ever advertised in. 

 The Bee Journal is mailed on Tuesday ; it 

 reaches me on Friday, and Saturday I fre- 

 quently get calls for my circular from New 

 York and Pennsylvania. Henry Alley. 



As the American Bee Journal circulates 

 In every State, Territory and Province, 

 among farmers, business and professional 

 men— it commands an audience upon which 

 advertising cannot be wasted 1 



Home Market for Honey- 



t^' To create Honey Markets in every 

 village, town and city, wide-awake honey 

 producers should get the Leaflets "Why Eat 

 Honey" (only .50 cents per 100), or else the 

 pamphlets on "Honey as Food and Medicine," 

 and scatter them plentifully, and the result 

 will be a demand for all of their crops at 

 remunerative prices. " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " are sold at the following prices : 



Single copy, 5 cts. : per doz., 40 cts. ; per 

 hundred, $2.50. Five hundred will be sent 

 postpaid tor $10.00; or 1,000 for $15,00. 

 On orders of 100 or more, we will print, if 

 desired, on the cover-page, " Presented by," 

 etc. (giving the name and address of the bee- 

 keeper who scatters them 



To give aAvay a copy of " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine " to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell lots of It. 



System and Success. 



fS^ AL 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 SOcolonlcs (1-0 pages) $100 



" 100 colonies C-'-O pages), 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



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. 



Some Additions to our Catalogue.— 



White Poplar 4-Piece Dovetail Sections 

 tor a fancy article of comb honey (4}4x-lii 

 inches— 7 to the foot)— in packages of 500 for 

 $2.50 ; 1,000 for $4.50. 



Enameled Ci-oth, for covering frames, 

 price per yard, 4.'> Inches wide, 20 cents ; it a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken, $2.25 ; 10 

 pieces, $20.00 ; if ordered by mail, send 15 

 cents per yard e.\tra for postage. 



OUR CLUBBINU LIST. 



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 ol both. Club 



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 . . 1 70 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



Rays of Light 150.. 135 



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



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 2 00.. 175 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal. .1 60.. 1 50 

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

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



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 2 00 



Western World Guide 150.. 130 



Heddon's book, "Success,".. 150... 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees 175.. 150 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50 . . 1 30 



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. 



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 obtained 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 first-class advertising mediums. Mailed 

 free. 52A40t 



Slmmlns' Non-S^varmlng System Is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims thatitwill Inaugurate a "new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "It is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other oonditloa 

 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. 



The Production of Comb Honey, as 



practiced and advised by W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 can be obtained at this office, for 25 cts. 



Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 Intending to get up a club can have sampla 

 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. 



Red Iiabels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size .3x4!4 Inches. — We have now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 tor $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. 



Should jiuy Subscriber receive this 

 paper any longer than it is desired, or is 

 willing to pay for it, please send us a postal 

 card asking to have it stopped. Be sure to 

 write your name and address plainly. Look 



AT your wrapper LABEL. 



