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THE AMERICAJSI BEE JOURNAL. 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRIETORS. 



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

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BnSINBSS MANAGER. 



^pttinl ^0tijces, 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 UB much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give 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-Offloe, 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 office. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 bouse), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We wrlll 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. 



IS^ Sample Copies of the Bee Joubnal 

 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. 



A Valuable Book Given Away.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Journai, and 

 the New York TTorld— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of tbese boolis, bound in Leath- 

 erette Free Calf : 



History of the United States- from 

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



History op England- from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge. — 410 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. 



Money 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. 



Slmmius' Non-Swariuing 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. 



ODR CLUBBING U8T. 



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. 



Preserve your Papers f©r reference, 

 tf you have no BINDER we wUl 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. 



•We bave a large quantity of CHOICE 

 WHITE EXTRACTED 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. 



Yucca Brusbes 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. 

 odd 1 cent each for postage. 



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 of botli. Olub 



The American Bee Journal 100.. 



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



Bee-Keepers'Ma^azine 1 50.. 1 45 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00 . . 1 80 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 80 



The 6 above-named papers o 00. . 4 50 



200 

 175 

 150 

 2 00 

 2 10 

 2 30 

 130 

 1 40 

 150 

 130 

 175 

 190 



We are sometimes asked who our 



authorized agents are. Every subscriber is 

 such an agent ; we have no others, and we 

 greatly desire that each one would at least 

 send in the name of one new subscriber 

 with his own renewal for 1888. The next 

 few weeks is the time to do this. We hope 

 every subscriber will do his or her best to 

 double our list of subscribers. 



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. 



and Cook's Manual 2 25.. 



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

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

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

 Root's ABC of Bee-Culture. .2 25.. 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 



Western World Guide 1 50.. 



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



A Year Amonff the Bees 1 75.. 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50.. 



Weekly InterOeean 2 00. . 



Iowa Homestead 2 00.. 



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. 



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. 



To All New Subscribers for 1888 we 

 will present the remaining numbers of 1887 

 —over a year's subscription to the oldest and 

 best bee-paper in America tor only $1.00! 

 No investment will repaysuch excellent div- 

 idends to a bee-keeper, as a year's subscrip- 

 tion to the American Bee Journal. Sub- 

 scribe nou), and get the rest of the numbers 

 of this year free. The sooner you subscribe 

 the more you will receive for your money. 



Tl^ben Renewing your Bubscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Be» 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Jottrnal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It -will pay any one to 

 devote a lew hours, to get subscribers. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 Cor the Bee Journal, and will send two or 

 more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant seed 

 at the following prices : One ounce, 40 cts ; 

 4 ounces, $1 ; Vi pound, $1.75 ; 1 lb., $3. One 

 pound of seed is sufficient for half an acre, 

 if properl.v thinned out and re-set. 



Sbould any Subscriber receive this 

 paper any longer than it is desired, or ia 

 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 IVRAPPEB LABEL. 



Red Isabels for one-pound pails of 

 aoney, size 3x4^ inches. — We have now 

 STOtten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 250 for$l.oO ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $3.00 : all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



