1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



618 



OUR "COUNTER STORE." 



Vim little know, my friends, what pleasure 1 have 

 taken in collecting these goods for you. more es- 

 pecially those on the 5c counter, and I have looked 

 forward many a time to handing them over to you, 

 and to the pleasure I should take in hearing your 

 exclamations of surprise, at so good an article for 

 such an insignificant sum of money. 



USEFUL ARTICLES 



FIVE CENTS EACH. 



TERMS OF />.! YMENT Strictly Cash With Ordi r. 



All Price* Subject to Cliaii^c \\ ii bon < Notice 



C*T' Articles with ))>/ 

 postage marked are un- 

 bailable. For postage 

 tt> Canada sec page 3. 



2 I Awls, Scratch, Wood Handle I 45 | 4 00 



:{ i Awls, Brad, Assorted Sizes ! 45 j 4 00 



H Baby wagon 5x7 in., stout 40 '5 75 



8 ! Baskets, % bushel I 40 | 3 75 



U " | 45 j 4 25 



>/ 2 " | 50 ! 4 75 



Just think of it ! a Half Bushel Market Basket for 

 flee cents. 



Bluing, Oldroyd's Liquid, price of box- 

 containing 3 dozen bottles, $1 50. 



14 j Boot-Jacks, iron, japanned 48 1 50 



10 | Brackets for flower pots, \ ery pretty | 40 | 3 75 



4 ! Brooms, Whisk I 45 | 4 25 



Nice to brush the sawdust off your clothes; a very 



good brush broom in fact, for 5c. 



5 Hroilers for steak or for toasting bread ] 40 | :; 50 



2 i Brushes, Paint, Paste, or Sash | 35 | o'OO 



2 Brushes, California Yucca, splendid 



for brushing bees off combs, etc., etc | 40 | :i 50 



4 | Cake Turners, all metal, very good. . . I 45 4 25 



5 j Canteens, lpt, handy for dinner bask't 45 too 

 1 I Carpenter's Pencils, Rule on the Side to :; 75 



Carpenters' Compasses, not equal to 

 steel ones, but, like the 5c. scissors, a 



wonder lor the money ' 40 I 3 50 



8 : Carpenter's Hand Screws 35 \ 3 25 



J 2 | Coal Shovels, Wrought Iron | 48 I 4 75 



I Coffee-Pot Stands, bronzed i 40 :>'.:. 



1 ! Combs, fine. Rubber 35 loo 



2 1 " Dressing, goixl I 45 4 00 



14 Concentrated Lye in iron cans, good 45 4 :.'."i 



3 | Cork Screws 45 too 



1 I Court Plaster, to be kept in Drawer 



under Buzz Saw Table | 30 2 50 



■S | Cups, 1 quart, (for only five cento) > 4S | 4 50 



5 I Cups, Tin, 1 Pint | to | :i 50 



'< • 'nps, y 2 pint i2 for 5c) 20 ; 1 75 



o Curry Combs | 46 4 00 



4 | Dinner Horns. Loud it' not Sweet | 45 | 4 25 

 Just the thing to let the "men folks" know when 



the "bees are swarming." 



I Dippers, Tin 1 pint | 45 | 4 00 



Area! Serviceable Dipper, and just the thing for 



getting a cool drink out of the spring, or "old oaken 



bucket." 



2 I Dish Covers, Blue Wire Cloth, in ... | 45 | 4 40 



:i I Drawer Pulls.'. I 30 8 75 



it I Dust Pans I 45 4 25 



Tip-top for keeping the Floor to your Shop Clean, 



and just the nicest Present for your Little Girls. 



2 | Easels Silvered Wire, to Hold Photo's | 48 ! 4 75 

 12 Folding Hat Racks, all Black Walnut, 



Well Made for the Money 40 | 3 57 



Postage.] |l>r.<>f 10, ofiOO 



1 i File Handle, self-adjusting (see 10c list) I 45 | 4 25 



13 I Foot Scrapers j 45 | 4 25 



Splendid (for your wile's carpet) during muddy 

 weather. 



8 Fruit Can, Tin. 1 ql 18 4 25 



7 | Frying Pans, Good to Carry along 

 when you "go Fishing," or to melt 

 Rabbet Metal in, etc | 48 175 



2 | Funnels, Pint | 45 i 4 25 



s | Garden Trowels | 45 | 4 25 



Would be cheap at 1 Times the Price. 



% j Gimlets I 40 | 3 50 



:; | Glass Cutters | :30 | 2 50 



.Just SttcTt as have been selling from 25 to 50c each. 

 2 Gospel Hymns, Parts 1, 11 or 111, as 



you choose, paper covers I 48 4 50 



nLASSWARE. 



Berry Dishes, Individual, very pretty 45 j 4 25 

 I Goblets, Cups with Handles, &c., both 

 large and small, 7 very pretty de- 

 signs, beautiful for only 5c each (.". 4 25 



I Bird Baths..'. " j 48 4 50 



Cake Plates, 7!i inch in diameter | 48 | 4 50 



I Egg Cups, individual, little beauties I 48 | 4 50 

 Pickle Dishes or boats 8*4 in. long . . . 48 | 4 50 

 i Tumblers, large size for only 5c, and 

 with tin cau for the same lc more, 

 making a nice receptacle for jelly 



or honey for 6c 50 J 5 CO 



| Lamp Chimneys, the same exactly, 



that are sold elsewhere for 10c 1 48 | 4 50 



Oval Dish, 7 in 48 | 4 50 



Salts on foot 48 150 



5 Graters, Nutmeg 45 | 4 00 



4 (iraters, good. Horseradish, etc j 40 13 50 



2 | Hanging Baskets, Silvered Wire | 47 | 4 50 



1 j Handkerchiefs, good size, fine, and 



neatlv hemmed | 40 | 3 75 



| Ink, "W. O.'s," Large 2 oz. Bottles: Price of Box 

 containing 3 dozen Bottles, Assorted Colors, Black, 

 Blue, Violet, with 1 Bottle each of Green and Red,$l. 



2 | Ink Powder with directions sufficient 



to make 1 pt. black ink 40 3 75 



;; Kitchen Knives, Fine Steel, metal 



Handle, labeled "Kitchen Friend" | 40 | 3 50 

 2 j Knives and Forks for Table Use (a 



Knife and a Fork Are Two) 48 | 4 7a 



Good Steel, but rather Plainly handled. 



2 Knives for boys, wonderfully well 



made for 5c 45 | 4 25 



12 | Ladle, Pierced, Tinned Iron 45 4 25 



6 I Ladle, Solid Tinned Iron | 45 j 4 25 



This is dipped in melted tin after it is all iinished, 



making all the joints smooth, strong, and secure, 

 and giving it all a beautiful glossy tinish, as nice 

 and bright as silver, and just about as serviceable, 

 if we only think so. At the very small price of 5e, 

 you can get a new one whenever thev become worn 

 or rustv. * 



3 | Ladles, Cream, for table use 40 I 3 50 



3 : Lamp Shades, Good and Pretty 35 [3 00 



2 Lamp Wicks best, doz. packages \ 40 3 75 



7 : Letter file and Paper weight.' j 45 I 25 



2 | Magnets, Horse Shoe, \y« in \ 45 j 4 50 



5 | Mallets, Wood. Just the nicest thing 



to Drive Sections Together | 45 | 4 25 



2 ; Marking Brushes 40 I A 50 



Marking Gauges. A very pretty tool 



for the money ■ i 45 i 4 25 



3| Match Boxes, Till Japanned | 40 j 3 75 



Matches. Best Parlor, no Brimstone, 

 noSmell 15 125 



7 I Match Safes, Bracket work to 375 



2 1 Memorandum Books, Excellent for 



the Pocket for the apiary, 100 pages I 40 3 50 



2 I Mat Chromos, size 7x11 inches 40 3 75 



Asa general thing, I am not much In favor of 



Chromos, but when I saw these beautiful pictures, 



on a dark background, for only 5c, I decided they 



were a boon to humanity. 



2 I Measuring Tapes, 30 in. spring, tin case I 45 I 4 00 



1 I Meat Forks, tinned wire, strong 46 j 4 26 



8 ! M Incers, or Chopping Knives 45 i 4 25 



l Mirrors, Wood or Paper Frames, nice 



