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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



for 25c each, he might build a big factory, 

 get rich perhaps, and benefit his fellows be- 

 sides. As it is, he only sells dozens, where 

 he might sell thousands. 



PLIERS FOR SETTING TACKS INTO FRAMES, 

 IN TRANSFERRING. 



One of our readers sent a drawing of the 

 above, but, after our engraver got it done, 

 we could not find the letter. If the owner 

 will tell his name and send a description 

 again, I will try never to do so again. Tacks 

 can be set with this very rapidly, without 

 any jar, and, where wooden strips are used 

 to fasten in the combs, it is very convenient ; 

 I have used large sized, ordinary pliers for 

 the same purpose. 



Another friend sends the tool shown be- 

 low, but nothing came with it, to give any 

 clue as to whom it came from, except a bit 

 of paper with the words given below the cut. 



Mr. Root .-—This tool is for coring apples, cutting 

 holes in honey comb, cutting out queen cells, &c. 



COBS' ADJUSTABLE WRENCH. 



You all know what a handy tool a good 

 wrench is. Well, I have been able to get a 

 real Coes' Adjustable Wrench, to sell at 2.5c. 

 But with the present advances on hardware, 

 I do not know how long I shall be able to do 

 so. It is 6 inches in length. 



Here is something else I think a great deal 

 of. 



DOUBLE-ENDER FILE, FOR CUT-OFF SAWS. 



The file is extra long, and is cut on both 

 ends, so as to have nearly the surface of two 

 liles, while the price is 10c, the usual price 

 for a common file. Now some folks will try 

 to file a saw without any handle to their file, 

 but I think it is a waste of time, although 

 they do get along so. 



Well, with this double-ender file, we want 

 a handle easily put on and taken off, and it 

 is accomplished by splitting the handle into 

 three equal parts, and then slipping a stout 

 rubber Dand, or ferule rather, into a groove 



cut in the usual place for a ferule. This 

 always allows a file to go in, even if they are 

 not all of a size, and it is held very firmly, so 

 it can neither get loose or tl wiggle,' 1 — you 

 know I always get mad when tools wiggle in 

 the handles, and threaten to come out. I 

 can put this very nice file handle, rubber 

 ferule, and all, on our 5c. counter ; are't you 

 glad Y Larger handles of the same kind, on 

 the 10c. counter. 



PARKER'S MACHINE FOR FASTENING 

 STARTERS IN SECTION BOXES. 



Directions for winy.— Fasten mnchine to a bench 

 or table; put a little honey on point of lever where 

 it touches the foundation; slide box under lever, 

 against stop; put foundation under }$ inch; raise 

 back end of lever at same time turning the piece of 

 foundation up against end of lever; slide lever off 

 the foundation, which movement fastens it firmly 

 to the box. With a little practice the machine can 

 be made to work very satisfactorily. 



Price of machine by mail, 65c: by express, 50c. 



W. D. Parker, Detiance, Ohio. 



After letting our boys and girls use it 

 awhile, I offered friend P. $5.00 for the priv- 

 ilege of making them for sale. He has ac- 

 cepted the offer, and we are going to furnish 

 them for 25c. each, for our Simplicity sec- 

 tion. If you want a larger size, we shall 

 have to charge about 50c, because it is so 

 much more trouble to make an odd size, one 

 at a time. I confess I am very glad to leave 

 out the melted wax, for I always feared some 

 of you would daub it about. If sent by mail, 

 the price will be 40c 



CiKClLAKS ANDPIilCR-LISTSOF B KE- 



KEliPKKS' SI1PPL.1ES BKCEIVED 



DURING THE PAST lTIO.VrjH. 



THE FOLLOWING ARE ON A POSTAL CARD. 



E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas City, Mo.; E. B. Plunket, 

 Atlanta, Ga. 



SINGLE-LF.AF CIRCULARS. 



Thos. C. Stanley, Jeffersonville, Wayne Co., III.; 

 Bartlett & Finch, Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., O.; F. 

 L.Wright, Plainneld, Mich.; Hiram Roop, Carson 

 City, Montcalm Co., Mich.; J. M. C. Taylor, Lewis- 

 ton, Fred. Co., Md.; A. H. Doolittle.Ouaquaga, N.Y.; 

 H. Wilhelm, New Freedom, York Co., Pa.; L. S. 

 Soules, North La Crosse, Wis.; O. H. Townsend, 

 Hubbardston, Ionia Co., Mich.; J. S. Woodburn, 

 Newville, Cumberland Co., Pa.; this last is a good 

 sized sheet, and contains some very valuable infor- 

 mation, besides the price-list. 



TWO-LEAF CIRCULARS. 



A. F. Stauffer, Sterling, 111.; A. W. Cheney, Orange, 

 Franklin Co., Mass.; J. C. Deem, Knightstown, Hen- 

 ry Co., Ind.; C. H. Deane, Sr., Morronsville, Wood- 

 ford Co., Ky.; J. W. Chandler, Wiiliamstown, Ont. 



FOUR-LEAF CIRCULARS. 



J. H. Thornburg, Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind.; 

 D. Staples & Son, Columbia, Tenn.; J. M. Brooks & 

 Bro's, Columbus, Ind.; S. D. Buell & Co., Union City, 

 Mich. 



CIRCULARS OF FROM 12 TO 40 PAGES. 



F. A. Snell, Millidgeville, Carroll Co., 111.; J. Oat- 

 man & Sons, Dundee, 111.; A. E. Manum, Bristol. Vt.; 

 G. P. McDougal, Indianapolis, Ind.; H. A. Burch & 

 Co., South Haven, Mich. 



