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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



244-lb. Platform Scale. Price 1^3.50. A much 

 larg-er scale, weighing from % oz. to 244 lbs. Has 

 both platform and tin scoop. Has steel bearings 

 and brass beam. Chatillon's make. We have sold 

 nearly 200 of these the past season. We will send 

 this scale free for 12 new subscriptions at ifl.OO each. 

 It weighs 45 lbs , boxed readj' to ship. 



HUNTER'S SIFTER. This is a rotary flour 

 and meal sifter, mixer, scoop, measure, weigher, 

 egg-beater, rice washer, pumpkin, tomato, starch 

 strainer, etc. Mrs. R. says she never knew any 

 thing could be so handy. Given for'one new name, 

 with 16c. to pay postage, or for the price, 25c. 



WIRE BRUSH. These are one of the nicest 

 things ever invented. The bristles are wire teeth, 

 and consequently answer the very excellent pur- 

 pose of a comb and brush combined. If the hair on 

 your head is contrary, and won't lie down, this is 

 just what you need. For cleaning dandruff from 

 the head, there is nothing better. They are useful 

 to beekeepers also, for uncapping foul brood, so 

 that the carbolic acid, or the antiseptic, may come 

 in direct contact with the diseased larva-. Of these 

 wire brushes, we have three kinds; a iz., one which 

 we sell for 15c., or will give for one renewal with 

 postage added: one which we sell for 2Jc., or will 

 send postpaid for one new name; a 25-cent brush, 

 ebony finish, with back painted in colors, or will be 

 given for one new name, postage added. Postage 

 on each of tlie brushes is respectively 6, 7, and 8 cts. 



inusic-Box. Price 50 cts. Postage 10 cts. extra. 

 We have again succeeded in getting' a music-box 

 that plays one tune, which we can sell for 50 cents. 

 They are a splendid little instrument, and are usu- 

 ally sold for one dollar. For 2 new subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each and 10c for postage we will mail one free. 



Telescope. Length when drawn out, 30 inches; 

 when closed, 11^4 inches. It has 4 lenses, two dust- 

 protectors, and magnifies about ten diameters. 

 This is not a cheap toy affair, but on the contrary is 

 a good serviceable instrument. With it, on a clear 

 day, you can recognize a friend a mile away. Giv- 

 en for 2 new names, postpaid; or for the price, 50c. 

 If sent by mail, 7c e.xtra. 



€arpet-S weepers. 



I believe there is no further question but that the 

 latest improved carpet-sweepers are one of the 

 greatest helps in the home circle that have ever 

 been given the mother of the household. They will 

 gather up litter that cap not well be taken up with 

 the broom at all, and the amount of work accom- 

 plished In a few minutes compared with the labor 

 of the broom is wonderful; neither does it require 

 a skilled woman or strong muscles, for almost any 

 child will learn to run the sweeper in a little time, 

 and it works so easy they consider it but pastime. 

 After trying several makes of carpet-sweepers in 

 our household, we have settled upon the two men- 

 tioned below as being by far the best. 



THE GOSHEN SWEEPER. #3.00. 



The workmanship of the latter is the same, except 

 that the higher-priced one is better finished, has a 

 rubber-band clear around the outside, so even the 

 children won't bump the furniture, and it has four 

 rubber-tire drive-wheels, making it run very easily. 

 The cheaper one is, however, the kind that we 

 have had in our household for a good many years. 

 The Ladies' Friend will be given for 4 new names or 

 for the price, .¥2.00. The Goshen sweeper will be 

 sent for 6 new names, or for .'S3.00. Neither of the 

 sweepers can be sent by mail. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, O, 



