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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



December, 1918 



i Distributors Roots' Goods i 



I FOR PENNSYLVANIA | 



S Send for new special catalog featuring the "Simplex" = 



= Super, and giving instructions to beginners = 



I Prothero, Bailey & Goodwin ^^^'^^ J 



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I New England Beekeepers i 



^ will find a complete line of supplies here. Order early = 

 ^ and avoid delays. Write for catalog, = 



I H. H. JEPSON I 



i 182 Friend Street Boston, Mass. i 



I When Ordering Supplies | 



s remember we carry a full stock and sell at the 1 



1 lowest catalog price. Two lines of railroad — • 1 



^ Maine Central and Grand Trunk. ^ 



s Prompt service and no trucking l)ills. h 



I THE A. I. ROOT CO., Mechanic Falls, Maine. | 



i J. B. MASON, Manager. | 



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BE CAREFUL tf:^rz:T^:. | 



Rufus Red Belgian Hares M 



Only Pedigreed Registered Stock. Prices Reasonable ^ 



JOSEPH BLANK 



428 Highland Av 



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Mount Vernon, New York = 



Complete Line of 



I Beekeepers' Supplies 



= Catalog on Request 



I F. Coombs & Sons, Brattleboro,Vt. 



Around the Office — Continued 



COMB HONEY 



SHIPPING- CASES 



Our shipping-cases are all accurately made of nice hasswood 

 lumber. This makes a very attractive, neat, and strong package. 



Send for our catalog. 



August Lotz Company, Boyd, Wisconsin 



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I Don't Lose Any More Wax | 



= TJpplcPPIlfr^* ^*^ "* print you some cloth or = 



= ^ manilla tags to go on your ship- = 



= menls of wax with your name and address. That is the s 



= only safe way to be sure your wax isn't lost in transit. = 



= """ '""" Prices en Application, '""iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiciiiui = 



I The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio I 



woant in no way to blame at all as I see it. 

 I am a poor persecuted beekeeper, so I am, 

 set on by the bees and by my apiary part- 

 ner and by Airline and by my relations. 

 Afore I close I want J. L. Byer specially to 

 reflect on what I have just said. I want him 

 to see the dangers in bein a fisherman and a 

 beekeeper, for he 's liable sometimes to be a 

 fisherman when he ought to be a beekeeper 

 and never a beekeeper when he ought to be 

 a fisherman — never. If you expect to con- 

 tinoo beekeepin and your wife's trustin love 

 and affection, Byer, I believe I'd give up 

 fishin. I know 1 would. But I don't know 

 as they're worth it, tho, so I don't. 

 * * * 



Woant that a awful big puff Editor E. E. 

 Hoot gave lony Fowls in the last Gleaninsf 

 He didn 't ask me anythin about it afore 

 doin it. She is smart all right, and she 

 knows a lot about beekeepin, but I am bound 

 to let in more light on things around the 

 office when I can, and this is jest where I 

 can. She is disputatious somethin like 

 Dr. Miller. That 's some disputatious. 

 There's been more fur, feathers, and some- 

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Dont Send 

 a Penny 



These Len-Mort Work and Outdoor Shoes 1^- 

 are such wonderful value that we will 

 gladly send them to you at once 

 no money down. You will 

 find them so well 

 made and so stylish 

 and such a big mon- 

 ey saving bargain 

 that you will sure- 

 ly keep them. 

 No need to pay 

 higher prices 

 when you can buy 

 direct from ua. 

 Why pay $5 and 

 $6 for shoes not 

 near so good? 



meet tlio de- 

 id of an 

 outdoor city 

 workers' shoe 

 as well as for the 

 modern farmer. 

 liuilt on styli.sh lace 

 Bluchor last. Special 

 tanning process makes the 

 lontlirr pxxif agnin^f the ami in 

 milk, manure, soil, gasoline, etc. They 

 outwear three ordinary pairs of shoes. Very flexible, 

 soft and easy on the feet. Made by a special process 

 which leaves all the "life" in the leather and gives it a 

 wonderful wear-resisting quality. Double leather soles 

 and heels. Dirtand water-proof tongue. Heavy chrome 

 leather tops. Just slip them on and see if they are not 

 the most comfortable, easiest , most wonderful shoes you 

 ever wore. £985 for shoes on arrival. If, after 

 Pay only *«S— - careful examination you don't find 

 them all you expect, send them back and we will ••eturn 

 your money Order by No. XI 501 2. 

 ^P|ki^ your name and address, and be sure to 

 wtMU' state size you want. You be the judge 

 of quality, style and value. Keep them only if satis- 

 factory in every way. Be sure to give size and width. 



LEONARD-MORTON & CO., Dept X205i Chicago 



