American Bee Journal THOMAS G. NEWMAN, MANAGER. 3.50 9.00 To Our Patrons and Friends. SPECIAL NOTICE. At its last session, Congress enacted a new postal law, making it obligatory TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. on publishers to prepay postage on Single subscriber, one year,. $2.00 all the papers and publications sent Two subscribers, sent at the same time,. Three subscribers, sent at the same time,.. 5.00 out from their offices, to take effect on Six subscribers, sent at the same time,. Ten subscribers, sent at the same time,.. 14.00 the 1st of January, 1875. Then, inTwenty subscribers, sent at the same time,... 25.00 stead of individuals paying the postSend a postage stamp for a sample copy. age on their papers at the office of receiving them, the publishers are required to pay the postage in bulk, and charge the same to subscribers, with the subscription price. RATES OF ADVERTISING. SOLID NONPARIEL MEASURE. First insertion, per line,. 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Upon the wrapper of every copy of the JOURNAL will be found the date at which subscriptions expire. Any numbers that fail to reach subscribers by fault of mail, we are at all times ready to send, on application, free of charge. The German Bee-Sting Cure can be obtained at this office. Sent by Express for $1.00. It cannot be sent by mail. See notice. Our subscribers in Europe, can now procure Postal Money Orders on Chicago. This plan of sending money is safe and economical. Subscribers wishing to change their post office address, should mention their old address, as well as the one to which they wish it changed. Persons writing to this office should either write their Name, Post-office, County and State plainly, or else cut, off the label from the wrapper of their paper and enclose it. JOURNALS are forwarded until an explicit order is received by the publishers for the discontinuance, and until payment of all arrearages is made as required by law. It will be a source of gratification to us if all those in arrears for the AMERICAN BEE JONRNAL will settle the same as soon as possible. Our increasing circulation vastly increases our regular monthly expenses for paper and printing. "A word to the wise is sufficient." We send all papers until a specific order is received for a discontinuance, but promptly stop it when notified. If there should be one of our present subscribers who does not wish to take the BEE JOURNAL for 1875, he should notify us at once, so that we may not waste papers and pay postage too, on any one uot desiring to “ride with us" another year. We ask especial attention to this Notice. It will be quite a tax on us to pay postage on all our edition, and any assistance in the way of new subscribers will be duly appreciated and acknowledged. Every new subscriber sending to this office $2.00 for 1875, will receive the November and December numbers free. Roll up the names. We will send the AMERICAN BEE Let every one writing this office make all THOMAS G. NEWMAN, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Back Volumes. Complete sets of back volumes are scarce. But few can be procured at any price. We have a set, consisting of the nine volumes (complete), which we offer for sale, either bound or unbound, for a reasonable sum. Many of the numbers we have paid fifty cents each for, to complete them. Our Premium Chromo-"Just One." It is a beautiful design, and one of the finest and richest paintings that has come from the easel of that popuThe central lar painter, B. S. Hays. figure is a beautiful child, (a little girl) who stands by a sideboard loaded We have several single volumes (complete) with fruits, (apples, peaches, and which we will send postpaid for $2.00 each. Several volumes, which lack only a single grapes), one foot is advanced forward, number of being complete, we will send post- which brings the other on tip-toe.paid for $1.50 each. one hand is grasping the edge of the Vol. 1, we can supply in cloth boards, post-side-board, and the other reaching up paid, for $1.25. Bound in paper covers, $1.00, postage 10 cents. This volume is worth five to the basket of grapes; and two plump times its price to any intelligent bee-keeper. fingers are in the act of closing upon It contains a full elucidation of scientific bee- one large, luscious berry. Her face keeping, including the best statement extant is turned toward you, and wears a These of the celebrated Dzierzon theory. look of commingled mischeif, anxiety articles run through eight numbers, and are and entreaty, and you can almost hear from the pen of the Baron of Berlepsch. This picture is her say, "Just One." a complete story of the child's temptation, and her struggles to resist through her awakening sense of right. To every new subscriber as well as every old one who renews for next year, before January 1, 1875, we will send, post-paid, a copy of this beautiful Chromo. Beginners in bee-culture, who desire to read up in the literature of bee-keeping, are earnestly advised to obtain these back volumes. Many of our best apiarians say they would not sell their back volumes of the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL for ten times the sum they cost, if they could not replace them. They are exceedingly valuable alike to beginners and more advanced apiarians. Bee Literature. For practical information in cheap readable form, adapted for experienced bee-keepers, as well as beginners, apply to Italian Bee Com pany, Des Moines, Iowa. On receipt of 25 cents they send pamphlets of value; and for 50 cents a package containing advice, in best form, for beginners, from bee-keepers in all parts of the world. Specimen copies of the BEE JOURNAL 10 centsthree numbers for 25 cents. Letters of inquiry cheerfully answered on receipt of stamp. Address, ITALIAN BEE Co., Des Moines, Iowa. WORCESTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARIES for sale at this office, Price, $10.00 each. We have received a Postal Order from Sharon, Wis., in an envelope containing nothing else. We do not know from whom it eame, nor for what it was intended. Will some one inform us? When a subscriber sends money in payment for the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, he should state to what time he thinks it pays, so that we can compare it with our books, and thus prevent mistakes. Send on your new names and renewals at once and secure it. Those who have paid for a portion of the year can secure the Chromo, upon sending the balance for the year 1875. |