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THE AMERICAJSf BEE JOURNAL.. 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS 0. NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRnCTORS. 



923 A, 925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO ILL. 

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



BUSrNES!) MANAGER. 



^:p^jecial glotites. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 wrltingto this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name ; 

 many others having no Post-Offiee, County 

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

 office and get your mall at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



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. 



\fe 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 

 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 3 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. 



Red Isabels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size 3x4i4 inches. — We nave now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 tor $1.00 ; 250 for $1.30 : 300 for $2.00 : 1,000 

 for $S.OO ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



A Valuable Book Given A^ray.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Journal and 

 the New York World— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $3.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of these books, bound in Leath- 

 erette Free Calf : 



History op the United States— from 

 4.'i2 to 1887.-320 pages.— Price, $2 00. 



History of EngijAnd— from before the 

 Christian era lo 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge. — 110 pages. — Price, $2.00. 



■ The extra 10 cents is for postage 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 to write your 

 name, post-offlce, 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. 



E. Duncan Sniffen, 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 

 fiatisfaction. In all his dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of flrst-olass advertising mediums. Mailed 

 free. 52A40t 



Sweet Clover, (Melilotus alba), furnishes 

 the most reliable ci'op 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 office at the 

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

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



AVhen Rene^ving your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to loin with you in taking the Bee 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a RInder tor the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions — with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It irill pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Enameled Cloth for covering frames, 

 price per yard, 45 inches wide, 20 cents ; if a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken, $2.23 ; 10 

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

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Preserve your 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. 



1^~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journai, 

 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. 



Yucca Brushes 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 50 cents a dozen ; if sent by mail, 

 urtd 1 cent each for postage. 



OUR CLUBBING 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 0/ both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00.. 



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



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 23 . . 1 20 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 175 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 75 



Hays of Light 1 .50.. 135 



The 7 above-named papers 5 23 . . 4 50 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



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

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal. .1 60.. 150 

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

 Root's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 23.. 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 . . 2 00 



Western World Guide 1 30 . . 1 30 



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



A Year Among the Bees 175.. 150 



Convention Hand-Book 1 30., 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. 



Conventions.— The time forholding Bee- 

 Keepers' Conventions will soon be here, and 

 we cannot give any better advice than this : 

 Let each one attend who can do so, and take 

 part in making these meetings interesting 

 and instructive. If you have not already 

 obtained the " Bee-Keepers' Convention 

 Hand-Book," do so at once to post yourself 

 up on how to conduct such meetings cor- 

 rectly. It contains a simple Manual of 

 Parliamentary Law and Rules of Order for 

 the guidance of ollicers and members of 

 of Local Conventions— Model Constitution 

 and By-Laws for a Local Society— Pro- 

 gramme tor a Con%'ention, with Subjects for 

 Discueson- List of Premiums for Fairs, etc. 

 Bound in cloth, and suitable for the pocket. 

 Price, 50 cents. We will club this book and 

 the American Bee Journal for one year 

 for $1.30. 



Don't do it I— Notwithstanding our many 

 cautions, some persons still persists in send- 

 ing silver in letters. In nine cases out of 

 ten it will break the envelope and be either 

 lost or stolen. Cases come to light nearly 

 every day, showing that silver sent in 

 letters stops somewhere on the way. It is 

 an invitation to the thief— a regular temp- 

 tation ! If you wish to safely send money, 

 get a Post-Offlce Money Order, Express 

 Order, or Bank Draft on Chicago or New 

 York. When money is sent in either of the 

 above-named ways, it is at our risk. In any 

 other manner, it is at the risk of the sender. 



Bark Numbers of the Bee Journal for 

 this year are getting scarce. If any of our 

 new subscribers want them, they should 

 order them soon, or we may not be able to 

 supply them. Last fall we had to refuse 

 many applications for them, as they were 

 all gone in September. Say so at once, if 

 you want them. 



Our New Book I.ist on the second page 

 Is the place from which to select the book 

 you want. We have a large stock of every 

 book there named, and can fill all orders on 

 the day they are received. 



