1882 



GLEAKINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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burning spot at just 24 inches. Spectacles are num- 

 bered, for ordinary use, from 7 to 30 inches. No. 7 

 is used by the very oldest people, and No. 30 by those 

 whose eyes have just begun to fail. Very few peo- 

 ple ever care for No. 30. The greater part of them 

 commence with 20 or 24. As your eyes fail, you have 

 to hold your paper too far off, and you must get a 

 lower number, to bring them nearer. Thus, after 

 using 20 you will next need 18 or 16. When 16 is too 

 far oflf, get 13 or U; next 10 or 11, and so on. As you 

 get down to the more powerful numbers, you will 

 find a single inch (or number) makes a great deal of 

 difference, and we often, therefore, need to have, 

 say, 8^, to got a comfortable fit for the wearer. Use 

 spectacles whenever they are a relief and rest to the 

 eyes, and change whenever you find a change is a 

 rest or relief. One great advantage in the IC-cent 

 spectacles is, that they arc so cheap you can have 

 several pairs, one for a distance, say; another to 

 read easily. Also, if you lose one you can bring out 

 the extra pair. If in ordering you do not get what 

 you want the first time, give it to some friend Mhom 

 it tits, and try another. Always have them sent by 

 mail, in cases. A stout paper case is 5c., and a tin 

 one 10. I'ostago on b -th specs and case 5c. more. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



Fkiend Woodburn, Livcrmore, Pa., sends us a 

 postal-card circular, so unique that we give it entire: 



Bee culture i.s my rec rentive and iilca-iifable pastime, iry api- 

 ary is truly mv pleasure lesurt ; and while it eontinues to be so, 

 I expeet to find in it my best and cheapest ■■ health lift.' ' Oth- 

 ers of my brethren may take their annual rtins to the .sea-shoie 

 or lake- shore, and during the.-c haipjiy vacaticm jaunts may see 

 much for which I may well envy theiu the si^ht; but noiie of 

 them can, I think, outvie me in the highly invij^airatcd ciuidition 

 of the physical man — a condition which agricullnrc hcljied me 

 to attain years .ago, Imt tor the tetcntion of wliich 1 feel, under 

 Ood, lai'gely indebted to apiculluie. My apiary is worked chief- 

 ly tor the production of choice extracted lioney. Forniy own 

 supply, however, as well as for the supply of old customers and 

 others who may lie pleased to look to me for what they want, 

 a portion of my bees will b;' devoted to the raising of queens, 

 and which I shall continue to rear under every conceivable con- 

 dition favorable to their fullest development and their greatest 

 longevity and vigor. My priics lor bees and queens for the sea- 

 son will range as follows: For tested queens (It.alians or Cypri- 

 ans) in May. $3.00, or with ' . lb. of bees. $4.00; in .June, 82.ri0, or 

 with Yi lb. of boes, S.'?.50; after .Inly 1, S-3.00, or with full pound of 

 bees, $.1.00. Untested queens, attci- .July 1, $1.00; with 1 lb. bees, 

 $2.00. The same in 8-framc Sini|>licity hives, with foundation 

 in wired frames, $2.00 additional in each case. I can not, as 

 others do, put forth the immodest claim to have " the best strain 

 of bees there is in the world; but that they are not particul.arly 

 devoid of very commendable industry, may be inferred from the 

 fact, that during the past season — which my neighbors gener- 

 ally voted a poor one — they yielded an average ot Oi; lbs. honey, 

 ana 233 per cent increase per colony, spring count. Jly price for 

 choice extracted honey this season will be l.i cts. jier lb., subject 

 to advancement after Kept 1, should the price of other commo- 

 dities demand it. This is lor lioney in any quantity desired, in 

 j-our own vessel. When •.'•'i or .">ii lbs. are taKcn at one time, I 

 will furnish it in a serviceable tin can, without extra charge. I 

 also e.xpect to pack a considcralile qtiantitj- in 2-lb. tin cans, se- 

 curely soldered, and which I will furnish to the tiade, neatly la- 

 beled, and packed two dozen in a box, at $7.20, per package. 



OBITUARY. 



HAZEN— March 30th, 1SS3, Rev. Jasper Hazen, 

 the founder, and for many years pastor of the 

 Woodstock Baptist Church, died in that village, aged 

 over 90 years. Mr. H. was widely known through- 

 out the State, both as a minister and bee culturist. 

 To the subject ot bee culture he had given much 

 attention, and had written largely about bee mat- 

 ters for periodicals.— S7. Alhans ( 17.) Moisengcr. 



Many will remember Jasper Ilazen as the 

 one who so strongly advocated covering the 

 brood-nest on top and sides with honey- 

 boxes (after the plan of Quinby, JNIrs. Cot- 

 ton, and others), and keeping but few stocks 

 in one locality, with a view of having as 

 much of the honey as possible, from each 

 Held, go to market, instead of using it to 

 winter a great quantity of bees. Altliough 

 he took up bee culture late in life, he by his 

 zeal directed mtich attention to these two 

 points. 



I And Gleanings an excellent advertising me- 

 dium. Wm. L. Stiles. 

 Austin, Texas, April 13, 1883. 



I am well satisfied with the circular I received of 

 you. I have sent out lots of them, and have re- 

 ceived several orders. Geo. W. Baker. 



Lewisville, Ind., March 4, 1883. 



The .50-ceiit smoker came all right, and is fully up 

 to expectation. There is one point you fail to no- 

 tice in the smoker. When you want the fire to 

 start, or to raise a little more smoke, just open the 

 door a little, put your finger on the nozzle, blow a 

 little, then shut it up for business. This saves hav- 

 ing any extra pipe for hot-blast claimed for some 

 other smokers here, that cost twice the amount, and 

 are uo better. J. N. Gilchrist. 



Santa Barbara, Cal., April 7, 1882. 



I received the mainspring of the watch. I put it in 

 myself. The watch is doing finely now. I am very 

 much obliged for your kindness. I shall remember 

 and do for you all in my power. 



Janesville, Wis., Mar. 15, 1882. Johan Jackel. 



Lit has been reported to us several times that jew- 

 elers wanted a ample of dollars, or even more, for 

 putting a mainspring into a Waterbury watch. 

 Well, friend J. thought he could put the spring in 

 himself, and so we asked the factory to send him 

 one. which they did without charge. You see he did 

 it, and without much trouble, evidently, for the 

 mainspring can be got at easily without interfering 

 with the rest of the m< chinery of the watch at all.] 



THE TuC. TELEPHONE. 



The telephone is a grand success. The wire is 

 over 100 rods long, and yet we talk with the greatest 

 ease. 1 wish I hud one runnmg to the ears of some 

 of the bee-keepers. I would quote David to them: 

 " How good a thing it is for brethren to dwell to- 

 gether in unity." Send another. The only fault is 

 the ringing sound which sometimes is very loud 

 and unpleasaut. Is there any way to quiet the 

 thing? A. J. Cook. 



Lansing, Mich., April 14. 188.3. 



[Thanks, friend Cook. The ringing sound is usu- 

 ally because the wire needs drawing tighter; but 

 sometimes because an end or joint is loose some- 

 where, and vibrates.] 



[Kind words from one of our customers, accompa- 

 nying an order] 



Cn.VRGE TO THE BEE. 



Go west, you little busy bee; 



Nor for one moment wait. 

 Until you reach Medina town. 



In fair Ohio State. 



To Amos I., " the bee-man," fly. 

 Nor linger round his flowery border; 



But safelj' place into his hand 

 This little postal money-order. 



Then do not try his hive to rob. 

 Nor flirt around his clerks so fair; 



But strict attention give to "biz," 

 And well behave while you are there. 



Then quick return your load to bear; 



Buzz not with idlers hy the way, 

 Until you reach Lynn City fair 



On Massachusetts' lovely bay. 



Poetry runs in our family, as you will see. I have 

 a brother who can write poetry even better than I, 

 if any thing. My poetry (like sample) I can supply 

 in any quantity at 10 cents a line. Write for special 

 rates on all orders of over fifty verses. The above 

 was made on the "Given machine;" therefore I don't 

 charge any thing for it. If more sentiment is want- 

 ed in the " line," with thinner " base," and all made 

 of " bright whax," add 3 cents a line for all regular 

 sizes. AVe keep bees, write poetry, and take in 

 washing. Small orders thankfully received, and 

 larger ones in proportion. Don't place any thing 

 to my credit; besides, you owe me 5 cents already, 

 and I will take it up in Sunday-school books or tin 

 rattles. Won't we sling honey this summer? 



JfHIL. 



