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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 





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ISBued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Propkiktors, 



923JL925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO ILL. 



At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



BnSINBSS MANAOBR. 



^p^jetial Notices, 



To Corregpondents. — It would save 

 UR much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writing to this oflice. We receive letters 

 iiome inclosing money) that have no name ; 

 many others having no PostrOffice, County 

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

 offlce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



As tbere Is Anotber 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 wrill 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. 



California Excursions. 



^~ Sample Copies of the Bee JoiniNAL 

 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 oflice 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



IQoney 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. 



Slmmlns' Non-Sn'arintng System.— 



We have received anotber 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 

 mall. The subscription to the Bee Jour- 

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

 betrin anew at any time. 



At frequent dates of each month, the 

 Burlington Koute, C. B. & Q. R. R., runs 

 excursions to San Francisco, Los Angeles 

 and San Diejjo, at greatly reduced rates of 

 fare. By the " Burlinaton " one can have 

 a choice of routes to California, as its lines 

 from Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis extend 

 to Denver, Council Blutfs, Omaha, Saint 

 Joseph, Atchison and Kansas City. Should 

 one desire to make the return trip via 

 Portland, Oreg., they can continue their 

 journey south or east from St. Paul or 

 Minneapolis, 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 



A Valuable Book Given Away.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Joubnai, and 

 the New York TTorM— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, 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. 



History of England- from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge.^10 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. 



Hemember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



Sweet Clover, (MelUotus 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, 

 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 win prove a good investment. The 

 Seed may be obtained at this oflice at the 

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

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



We bave a large quantity of CHOICE 

 WHITE EXTRACTED H01VEY, in kegs 

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

 we will deliver on board the cars at 10 cents 

 per Ibi Orders solicited. 



Preserve your Papers fbr reference. 

 If you have no BlIVDER 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. 



Enameled Clotb for covering frames, 



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



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



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



' cents per yard extra 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. 



^ . PrictofbotK. Ohii 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . 



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



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 25.. 120 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 1 76 



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). ..200.. 175 

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

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

 Boot's AB Cof Bee-Culture.. 2 25.. 210 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00. . 2 30 



Western World Guide 1 50. . 1 30 



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



A Year Among the Bees 1 75. . 1 50 



Conventiou Hand-Book 150.. 1.30 



Weekly InterOcean 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. 



Home Market for Honey. 



^P~ 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 for $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 anray a copy of " Honey as Food 

 dud Medicine" to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell lots of it. 



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-Oflice 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. 



Sliould 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. 



We bave a few 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. 



