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BnSlNESS MANAOKH. 



usiuess 3Xoticc5, 



li YoM Ijve near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have ou our list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



If you Liose Money by carelessly en- 

 closicit» it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Paper Boxes — to hold a section of 

 honey lor retail dealers. We have two sizf s 

 on hand to cany sections 4Xx4K and 534x5}^. 

 Price, Sl.OO per 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Presenc Voiir Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no Itl3il>E:R we 



will mail you one for 60 cents; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee J ournai.. 



Tucca Bnislies, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage, 



Please Tvrite American Bee Jmimal 

 on the envelope when writuig to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure Plienol Ibr FonI Brood.— 



Calvert's No. 1 phenol, mentioned in Che- 

 shire's pamphlet on pages 16 aud 17, can be 

 procured at this office at 25 cents per ounce. 

 Not beiug mailable; it must be sent by ex- 

 press. 



Apiary Register.— AH who intend to 



be systematic in their work in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 60 eoloQies (120 pages) $1 00 



'• 100 oolonies (220 psKes) 125 



'.' 200 colonies (420 pa^es) 150 



Pliotograplis ot Bee-Keepers. — 



The " medley " gotten up by E. O. Tuttle, 

 containUig the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for 8 1.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of three subscri- 

 bers and 83.00. 



CLUBBIi^'O IlIST. 



We Club the American Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of tlie following papers 

 or books, at the prices quoted m the I^ASI' 

 colunni. The regular price of both is given 

 in the first column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal nuist be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price of both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 Ou . . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 76 



BeeKeepers'Magazine 1 50 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 1 4(' 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150... 140 



Tbe Apicultunst 175.... 160 



Canadian Bee Journal 200 ... 1 80 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 665 500 



and Cook's Manual 2 25 2 00 



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



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

 Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth).. .300.... 2 00 

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



Farmer's Account Book 400.... 2 20 



Western World Guide 1 50.,.. 1 30 



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



A Year Among the Beos 1 75 1 .50 



Convention Hand-Qook 150 130 



Weekly Inter Ocean 200.... 1 75 



Iowa Homestead 2(0 ... 190 



How to Propagate Fruit 1 50 1 25 



History of National Society..! 50 1 25 



Coric lor tVinter Padcingf. — Its 



advantages are that it never becomes musty, 

 and it is odorless. Cushions can be made 

 of ch)tlraiid filled with the cork, for winter 

 packing. We can supply all orders now at 

 10 cents per pound. Or a seamless sack of 

 it, containing 15 pounds, for $1.00. 



Red Isabels for Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Labels, ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, $1 for a hundred, with the 

 name and address of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 each ; but we cannot print the name and 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



2.50 Labels $150 J-J 00 $2 25 



SOOLabels 2 00 .3 00 3 50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



MS- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



A Modern UKE-FARM, and its 



Economic Management ; showing how bees 

 may be cultivated as a means of livelihood ; 

 as a health-giving pursuit ; and as a source 

 of recreation to the busy man. By S. 

 Simmins. For sale at this office. Price, $1. 



■We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEEI> at the following prices: One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, 81 ; K pound, 

 $1.75 ; 1 pound, $3. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, If properly 

 thinned out and reset. 



Alfalfa Clover.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this liorie5'-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 23c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, $5.,50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., 810.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. • 



Conventions.— The time for holding 

 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 meet- 

 ings interesting and in.strtictive. If you 

 have not already obtained the "Bee-Keep- 

 er's Convention Hand Book," do so at once 

 to post yourself up on how to conduct such 

 meetings correctly. It contains a simple 

 Manual of Parliamentary Law and Rules of 

 Order lor the guidance of officfrs and mem- 

 bers of Local Conventions— Model Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws for a Local Society- 

 Programme for a Convention, with Subjects 

 for Discussion— 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 $1.25. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling Al»ike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8,00 

 per bushel; 82.'35 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White CUn^er Seed : $10.00 per bushel; $2.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Sweet, or MeliUA, 

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

 peck: 20 cents per lb. — by express or freight. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 for the Bee Journal, and will send two 

 or more free of fost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



Exoliange. — We will accept Honey 

 and Beeswax in exchange for Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies in any quantity. Those desiring 

 to make a trade are invited to correspond 

 with us, stating quantity, quality, and 

 price, and the goods they want in exchange. 



The Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, Ills., is 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 25 cents. Or bound up with the history 

 of the International Society, and a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Ilomc Markets for honey can be 

 made by juiliciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create ademand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



Please to get your IVeiglibor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Ree Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one cau afford to do without it. 



Tour Full Address, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



Scatter lite L.eaflcts. — Look at the 

 list (with prices) on the aecond page. 



