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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PEOPRIKTORS. 



923A.925WESTMADIS0NST.,CHICAB0 ILL. 

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



B08EN1BS8 MANAGSa. 



■fVe Cl«l> the American Bee Journai- 

 and the " Bee-Keepers' Magazine " for one 

 year for 61.40 ; or with " Gleanings in Bee- 

 Culture" for SI. T5 ; or with the "Ayicul- 

 turist" for S1.80 ; or the " Canadian Honey- 

 Producer " for »1.30 ; or all five for$3..50. 



As Bread is f lie Staff of I^if e, so 



is judicious advertising tlie staff of busi- 

 ness ! Tou may as reasonably expect one 

 "good square meal" to suffice for three 

 months, as to expect one advertisement to 

 bring in business for tliat length of time! 

 Many persons cannot remember anything 

 longer than about seven days. To stop ad- 

 vertising in a dull .season, is like tearing out 

 a dam because the water is low— either plan 

 can but reiult in disaster. 



Enterprising queen-breeders and supply- 

 dealers know the value of advertising "all 

 the year round." Presistently keeping their 

 name and business continuously before 

 buyers, will eventually place them on the 

 successful side, if they have a valuable 

 article to sell. 



A "sign "is a mute invitalion to those 

 who may pass a man's place of business; a 

 " circular " will only reach the one to whom 

 it is personally addressed ; but an "adver- 

 tisement " in a well-conducted and widely- 

 circulated paper (like tlie American Bee 

 Journal) has an influence " far and wide;" 

 it finds customers, and almost compels them 

 to consider the claims of the wide-awake 

 advertiser. To yearly advertisers the 

 American Bee Journal offers special In- 

 ducements. This is just the time to make a 

 contract for the coming year. 



A Favorable '^Vord from any of our 

 readers, who speak from experience, has 

 more weiglit with friends than anything we 

 might say. Every one of our readers can 

 lend us a helping hand, in this way, without 

 much trouble, and at the same time help to 

 scatter apicultural knowledge and promote 

 the welfare of our pursuit. 



A Valuable Book Given A^vay.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Journal and 

 the New York TForid— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of these books, bound in Leath- 

 erette Tree 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. — 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-ofBce, 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. 



t^~ 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, $a.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 awayja copy of " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine" to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell lots of It. 



Don't do it !— 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 ia 

 an invitation to the thief— a regular temp- 

 tation ! If you wish to eafely 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. 



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. 



Slmmlns' Nou-Sivarming System.— 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorable terms, 

 that we will now club thsm with the Bee 

 Journal for one year, both postpaid, for 

 $1.25. We can supply all orders by return 

 mall. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 as much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writing to this office. We receive letters 

 dome Inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post>Offlce, County 

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

 office and get your mail 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 

 bouse), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



t^~ Sample Copies of the Bee Jottrnal 



will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have sampls 

 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 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. 



Photographs of Bee-Keepers.— We 



have purchased a lot of the "medley" got- 

 ten up by E. O. Tuttle, containing the faces 

 of 131 representative apiarists, and a photo- 

 graphical sketch of each one, and will send 

 it and the Bee Journal for one year for 

 $1.7.5, or will present it free by mail to any 

 one for a club of three subscribers and $3. 



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 VTRAPPER LABEL. 



New Subscribers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 1887 and 1888 for $1.80, as long 

 as we have any sets of 1887 left. There 

 are only a few, and to get them an early 

 application will be necessary. 



1^~ All who intend to be systematic In 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



We have 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 uuinbers, will 

 please to state it plainly, or they will not 

 be sent. 



