THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



685 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS 0. NEWMAN & SON, 



Propkutors, 



923 A, 925 WEST MADISON ST., CH ICABO ILL, 

 At One Dollar a If ear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business BIanaqer, 



.^p^^cial '^oticzs. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, If all would be particular 

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

 writing to this office. We receive letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-OlHee, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one postr 

 ofBce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Aa 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. 



Xfe 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. 



1^f~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journai, 

 win 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. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now onl.v 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. 



When Renewrlng your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Bex 

 Journal. It is now eo cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Kinder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subeoriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



A Valuable Book Given Away.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Journal and 

 the New York JForid— 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 

 432 to 1887.— 320 pages.- Price, $2.00. 



HisTORV of Enoland— from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



EvERvuoDY's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge. — ilO 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-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. 



The Imperial and Royal ladles who 



wear the crown in Europe have an attraction 

 even for readers in this republican land, and 

 many will follow with interest Lily Higgin's 

 account of Empresses and Queens whose 

 portraits arc given in the November number 

 of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, 

 from Queen Victoria to the talented literary 

 lady who shares the throne of Servia. One 

 of the Important points in the Nov. number 

 is the commencement of "Prince Lucifer," 

 a new serial novel of surpassing skill and 

 power by Etta W. Pierce. This must be 

 hailed with delight by all readers of well 

 drawn character. The minor stories in this 

 number are all extremely clever. 



Sweet Clover, (Melilotvs aVba), furnishes 

 the most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious boney#llght in color, and 

 thick in body. It may be sown in waste 

 places, fence corners, or on the roadside, 

 at any time of the year. 



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. 



We have a feiv Sets of the Bee Jour- 

 nal for the present year, and can fill orders 

 until further notice, for all the numbers 

 from the first of last January. New sub- 

 scribers desiring these back numbers, will 

 please to state it plainly, or they will not 

 be sent. 



We have a large quantity of CHOICE 

 WHITE EXTRACTBO HONEY, 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. 



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. 



Califurnja. Excursions. 



At frequent dates of each month, the 

 Burlington Route, C. B. & Q. K. K., runs 

 excur.sions to San Francisco, Los Angeles 

 and San Diego, at greatly reduced rates of 

 tare. By the " Burlington " one can have 

 a choice ot routes to California, as its lines 

 from Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis extend 

 to Denver, Council Bluffs, Onialia, Saint 

 Joseph, Atchison and Kansas City. Should 

 one desire to malie the return trip via 

 Portland, Oreg., they can continue their 

 journey south or east from St. Paul or 

 JNliuneapolis, over the Burlington Route, to 

 Chicago, Peoria or St. Louis. For Califor- 

 nia excursion dates, rates, tickets or fur- 

 ther information, apply to ticket agents of 

 the C. B. & Q. or connecting railroads, or 

 address Paul Morton, General Passenger 

 and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ills. 43A4t 



OUR CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the American Ree Joarnal 



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. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 175 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 25 . . 120 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



The Apiculturlst 2 00,. 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 76 



Raysof Litrht 150.. 135 



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



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



BeesandHoney (Newman). ..200.. 176 

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

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

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



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 2 00 



Western World Guide 1 50. . 1 30 



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



A Year Among the Bees 175.. 150 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50.. 1 30 



Weekly InterOeean 2 00.. 1 75 



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. 



SImmius' Non-Swarmlng System.— 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorable terms, 

 that we will now club them with the Bee 

 Journal for one year, both postpaid!, for 

 $1.25. We can supply all orders by return 

 mail. The subscription to the Bee Jour- 

 nal can be for next year, this year, or may 

 begin anew at any time. 



Enameled Cloth for covering frames, 

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

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

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

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Preserve your Papers for reference. 

 If you have no RINUER we will mall you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one freb 

 If you will send us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



Should any Subscriber receive this 

 paper any longer than it is desired, or Is 

 willing to pay tor 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. 



