THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS O. NEWMAN & SON, 



Propriktobs, 



923ll92SWESTMADIS0NST.,CHICA60 ILL. 



At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



BUStNRSB HANAOKR. 



^ptcml ^0ticje$. 



To Corre«pondentB. — It would save 

 hb much trouble, If all would be particular 

 toglve their P. O. address and name, when 

 wrltlngto this office. We have several letters 

 (lome inclosinie: money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Office, County 

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

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



As ttaere 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 ofBce. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We ^rtll Present Webster's Dictionary 

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

 paid, for two subscribers with $3. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at band 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 Ab these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 •nd are In no way safe. 



Red Labels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size 3x4V4 inches. — We nave now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 fortl.OO ; 250 for $1.50 ; 500 for $3.00 ; 1,000 

 for (3.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them — by mail, postpaid. 



E. Duncan Snifibn, Advertising Agent, 

 3 Park How, 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. 53A40t 



A Valuable Book GtTen Awtty.—We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bek Journal and 

 the New York IForW— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $3.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of these books, bound in Leath- 

 erette Free Calf : 



History of the United States— from 

 433 to 1887.— 330 pages.— Price, $3 00. 



History of Encland- from before the 

 Christian era to 18.S7— Price, $3.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge. — 410 pages.— Price, $3.00. 



The extra 10 cents is for postnge on the 

 book, which must be selected by the sub- 

 scriber at the time of sending the subscrip- 

 tion, and cannot be afterwards exchanged. 



The book selected will be mailed in a card- 

 board case, at the subscriber's risk ; if lost 

 It cannot be replaced. Be sure towrlte your 

 name, post-office, county and State plainly, 

 and then the risk of loss Is very small. The 

 subscriptions can commence at any time. 



Remember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



Street Clover, (JtfeKlotu« alba), furnishes 

 the most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious honey, light in color, and 

 thick in body. It may be sown In waste 

 places, fence corners, or on the roadside. 

 Sow two years running, on the same land, 

 and the honey crop will be without inter- 

 mission. Money invested In Sweet Clover 

 Seed will prove a good investment. The 

 Seed may be obtained at this oflSce at the 

 following prices: $6.00 per bushel (60 lbs.); 

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



When ReneTFlng your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you In taking the Bei 

 JotTRNAL. It is now 80 chto/p that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bek Joubnal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions- with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It irtll pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Enameled Cloth for covering frames, 

 price per yard, in inches wide, 20 cents ; if a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken, $3.25 ; 10 

 pieces, $30.00 ; if ordered by mail, send 13 

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Preserve your Papers fer 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 Joubnai,. 



iSff~ Sample Copies of the Bee JotTRNAi. 



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 ofllce, 

 or we win send them all to the agent. 



■Vucca Bmshes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not Irritate the 

 bees. We can supply them at 5 cents 

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

 odd 1 cent each for posta^. 



Will you Exhibit at the Fair ? If so, 



we will supply you all the copies of the Bee 

 JonKNAL that you may desire to distribute 

 to the bee-keepers you may meet there. We 

 also have colored posters to put up over 

 exhibits of honey, wax, supplies, etc. Send 

 for them early, so as to be sure to have 

 them on hand in time. They will cost you 

 nothing, but we should like to have you get 

 up a club for the Bkb Joitknai,, if you can 

 possibly do so. 



IVe Supply Chapman Honey-Plant seed 

 at the following prices : One-half ounce, 50 

 cents ; 1 ounce, $1 ; 2 ounces, $1.50 : 4 

 ounces, $3 ; y, pound, $3 ; 1 pound, $5. One 

 pound of seed is suffloient for half an acre, 

 if properly thinned out and re-set. 



8^~ The Union Bee Keepers' Association 

 of Western Iowa will hold iheir annual pic- 

 nic at the apiary of Thomas Chantry, near 

 Casey, Iowa, on Sept. 15, 1887. All invited. 

 H. D. Lenockkr. Sec., Dexter, Iowa. 



■We have a large quantity of CHOIC:!E 

 WHITE EXTRACfED HONE-f, in kegs 

 holding from 200 lbs. to 225 lbs. each, which 

 we will deliver on board the cars at 10 cents 

 per lb. Orders solicited. 



Should any 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. 



Queens.— We can mail a Tested Italian 

 Queen (bred for the best results as well as 

 for beauty) for $2.00; Untested Queens, $1 

 each, or $9.00 per dozen. Orders solicited. 



■We pay 20 cents per pound, delivered 

 here, for good Yellow Beeswax. To avoid 

 mistakes, the shipper's name should always 

 be on each package. 



^dvitvtxstmtxxts. 



'E ARE RKADV TO RECEIVE 



Shipments of 



W 



Nice Comb Honey 



in 1 and 2 pound Sections, for which we 

 shall pay cash, or sell on Commission, to 

 suit the shipper. Correspondence solicited. 



CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, 



Freeman & Central Av., CINCINNATI. O. 

 34A3t 



HOW TO WINTER BEES, 



ELEVEN Essays by eleven prominent bee- 

 keepers, sent by maflfor in cents. 



Address, 

 llAtf 



HKNRY ALLEY. 



Wenham. Mass. 



WANTED, 



To correspond with parties who have any 

 Honey, Apples, Potatoes, Peaches, 

 Fruits or 'Vriielables of any kind for 

 sale or for shipment. A ddress, 



EARLE (XICKENGER & CO., 

 34A2t 117 South 4th St., COLUMBUS, O. 



