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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1 



beg-an meditating- why the Michig-an Anti- 

 saloon League was so slow in getting- to 

 work in this part of the State as it had 

 agreed to do, when my meditations were 

 brought to a sudden stop. 



As I left the town my course was down 

 hill to a piece of road cut through a swamp. 

 As I got into the swamp, riding at a fair 

 speed, I noticed the stub of a stump right 

 across the cycle-path. This stump had been 

 cut away on two sides so as to leave a long 

 wedge or inverted V sticking up. I saw by 

 the tracks that the boys had been riding up 

 one side of this V and down the other; and 

 although I knew it was a little risky, as I 

 was in a hurry I decided to try it. I should 

 have gone up and down and over it all right, 

 but my pedal happened to come down just 

 right to strike the sharp edge of the V, and, 

 of course, over I went on the opposite side. 

 As I went over almost on my head. I noticed 

 some long soft grass to fall on, so I did not 

 feel at all troubled about the tumble ; in 

 fact, I am pretty well used to it on my 

 wheeling-trips. I have told you about the 

 beautiful spring water of this region, with 

 its sparkling clearness, etc. Well, the 

 springs from the surrounding hills have 

 made quite a little stream that runs through 

 a ditch by the roadside through this swamp, 

 and it has recently been cleaned out and 

 deepened, so the sides are nearly straight 

 down. My soft bed of rank grass that look- 

 ed so innocent really extended over the side 

 of this ditch; and my fall, instead of being 

 into soft grass, was into very cold soft lua- 

 ter. Anybody could see that I was a "cold- 

 water man," sure, as I arose from the bot- 

 tom of that spring run, gasping for breath 

 and "'graspitig''' the long grass to help me 

 climb up the steep mucky side. But this 

 same grass wa^ treacherous still; for, just 

 as I was almost out, the grass came up by 

 the roots, and back in I went again. When 

 I finally wheeled up between the saloons, 

 and inquired for the best hotel, a big stream 

 of water was running from each of my over- 

 coat pockets; in fact, I poured about a quart 

 out of each pocket after I got to the hotel. 

 It took me till bedtime to dry out my 

 "duds" by the assistance of a big hot stove. 

 I will tell you about the fair in Chapter II. 



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*" »-^" BUSINESSJV1ANAGER 



A B C OF BEE CULTURE. 



The last edition of the A B C of Bee Culture is entire- 

 ly exhausted excepting a few copies which may be in 

 the hands of dealers and agents at various points, and 

 the new edition in preparation will not be completed 

 till December or January next. We are having ordeis 

 daily which we are unable to fill ; and when the new 

 edition is out every one will want that rather than the 

 old. If this notice catches the eye of any one having 

 any extra copies of the edition of 1901 on hand which 

 they would like to dispose of we would esteem it a 

 favor if they will notify us > ow many they have, and 

 we may be able to use them on urgent orders from 

 those who prefer not to wait for the new edition. The 



changes in the new edition are quite extensive and 

 important; and many having a copy of some former 

 edition will want one of the new. We are booking 

 orders already. If you order, it may be the best tO' 

 specify the new edition and avoid the possibility of 

 having one of the old mailed to you. 



THE HERSHISER HONEY-JARS. 



These jars were designed for use in the honey ex- 

 hibit at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, and 

 are very neat and attractive. They have cork-lined 

 aluminum caps which seal them tight. If for any rea- 

 son you desire to make them doubly sure they may be 

 closed with a cork like an ordinary jar, and then 

 screw on the cap, which gives them a very neat and at- 

 tractive appearance. The fact that the molds are con- 

 structed for making the jars by hand instead of by 

 machine, and the addition of the aluminum caps, 

 makes the jars somewhat more expensive than the or- 

 dinary jars. They are made in four sizes square and 

 three sizes round, as shown in the illustration. We 

 can supply them either from here or from Philadel- 

 phia at the following prices ; 



1 



lb. square Her. jars, doz., 50c; $ 5 40 per gr. 



55c; 6 00 



' 80c; 



' 1 00 



" round " " " tiOc; 



1 10 



9 00 

 10 SO 

 6 00 

 8 40 

 12 00 



These prices, although rather high in comparison 

 with other jars, are as low as can be made on hand- 

 made jars, and afford us a smaller margin of profit 

 than other styles. If the demand warrants, we should 

 be justified in having molds made for machine-maile 

 jars, which could be had at a reduced price. 



TIP TOP HONEY-BOTTLES OR JARS. 



We believe :nany of our readers, especially those in- 

 terested in bottling honey, will be interested in a hon- 



ey jar witb spring top fastener which we show here. 

 I believe Mr. York, of the American Bee Journal^ has 



