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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 15 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Agrieultupal Imple'ts. 



Electric Wheel Co. — cover. 

 Banking by Mail. 



Savings Deposit Bank 1236 



Bee-supplits. 



Blanke & Hauk 1240 



Bondonneau, E 1240 



Falconer, W. T 1286 



Griggs Brothers 1233 



Hilton, George E 1241 



Hunt & Son, M. H 1241 



Jenkins, J. M 1279 



Jepson, H. H 1279 



Minnesota Bee Supply Co. 1280 



Nebel, J. & Son 1279 



Nysewander. Joseph 1241 



Pouder, Walter S 1237 



Prothero, John A 1240 



Root Co., Syracuse 1167 



Stringham. 1. J 1240 



Toepperwein & Mayfield..l278 



Weber, C. H. W 1242 



Woodman, A. G 1279 



Bees and Queens. 



Anderson, Grant 1281 



Laws, W. H 1281 



Quirin, H. G 1281 



Victor. W. O , 1281 



Warden, F. J 1218 



Bone-culteps. 



Mann Co., F. W 1275 



Humphrey 1277 



Books. 



Franklin-Turner Co 1279 



Classified Adve''tis°'s. 



Bees and Queens 1283 



Bee-keepers' Directory... .1283 



For Sale 1283 



Help Wanted 1282 



Honey and Wax Wanted.. 1282 

 Honey and Wax foi Sale. .1282 



Poultry 1283 



Real Estate for Bee-keepersl283 



Situations Wanted 1282 



Wants and Exchanges. .. .1282 



Fencing. 



Coiled Spring Wire — cover. 

 Kitselman Brothers 1275 



Ferrets. 



Knapp, N. A 1279 



Fpjit Products. 



Cal. Fruit Pioducts Co 1275 



Harness Tools. 

 Myers Co 1275 



Honey-dealers. 



Dadant & Sons 1286 



Fred. W. Muth Co 1233 



Griggs Bro's & Nichols. . .1233 



National Biscuit Co 1233 



Hildreth & Segelken 1233 



Hutchinson, W. Z 1235 



Israel, Chas. & Bros 1233 



Honey-packages. 



Sackett, H. A 1233 



Household Specialties. 



Best Light Company — cover. 

 Rochester Radiator Co 1275 



Land for Sale. 



Love, R. M 1283 



Seaboard Air Line 1277 



Thorpe, S. S 1277 



Mall-opdep Houses. 



Chicago House-wreck. Co.l231 

 Gordon, Van Tine Co 1276 



Miscellaneous. 



Mugler Engraving Co 1277 



Patents. 



Williamson, C. J 1281 



Plants and Seeds. 



Storrs & Harrison 1277 



Publications. 



American Bee Journal 1280 



Farm and Stock 1280 



Farmer's Call 1280 



Fruit Grower 1235 



Green's Fiuit Grower,. .. .1277 



Home Instructor 1235 



Suburban Life — cover. 



Railroads. 



Seaboard Air Line 1277 



Roofing. 



Anderson Mfg. Co 1277 



Saws. 



Barnes Co 1235 



Sprayers and Pumps. 



Myers, F. E. — cover. 



Stoves and Ranges. 

 Kalamazoo Stove Co. — cover. 

 Rochester Radiator Co 1275 



Teleptiones. 



Stromberg-Carlson 1275 



TELEPHONES FOR ALL. 



Every farmer knows the value of a telephone. It unites him 

 and his family with the outer world. Many are the benefits 

 which come from their use — so much so that a community can 

 hardly call itself civilized in the best sense of the word unless 

 it has an established phone system. Where all club together 

 and unite their energies the cost is not great — in fact, infinites- 

 simal in comparison with its benefits from a social and business 

 point of view. For one thing, an efficient telephone line is a 

 sign of progress and enlightment. 



The presence of a telephone system in a locality is a great 

 promoter of business; it gives strangers a much better impression 

 of your enterprising spirit and it promotes social intftcourseand 

 otherwise binds people together as nothing else can. It is a 

 protection against burglars, criminals, and tramps, and it is well 

 known these gentiy are afraid of a telephone system. Many 

 have been caught by its aid. In time of sickness a telephone 

 is an immense benefit and a great comfort. During storms it 

 is also a power for good. It is often used to warn people of 

 rapid changes in the weather, and in a multitude of ways is a 

 great comfort to a family. Hardly any one can be found to 

 dispute its value nowadays. 



There are many localities, however, where, from the want 

 of some progressive person, or the lack of information, a tele- 

 phone exchange has not been installed as yet. We want to 

 have a word with just such people. We wish to point out the 

 fact that there is an easy way of getting what you need — a 

 simple, cheap telephone system with only a moderate effort, 

 and no special knowledge of electricity on your part. The 

 Stromberg-Carlson Co., Rochester, N. Y., who manufacture 

 phones and all necessary supplies, will show just how to go 

 about it so you will have no difficulty whatever in mastering 

 the whole problem. They have all the latest ideas on the sub- 

 ject, and can tell you just what to do, even if you are a perfect 

 novice. They put up hundreds of systems in the course of a 

 year, and, of course, know just how the promoters go about 

 their work. Many go by their advice entirely. All >ou have 

 to do is simply to keep in touch with the manager^f the 

 Stromberg-Carlson Company, who will keep you posted. If 

 you absolutely don't know a thing about it, just write them to 

 that effect, and they will at once proceed to coach you. In a 

 short time you will know all about it — at least, enough to buy 

 all the material, put it up, and manage the exchange. Many 

 people have done this, so there is no doubt about it. If the 

 men folks are too busy the women can do all the work except 

 putting up the line. That is, they organize Ihe company, buy 

 the material, and conduct the exchange. If a telephone line 

 is needed in your locality we heartily recommend you to write 

 at once to the Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Co., Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY. 



As usual the Seaboard Air Line commences the fall cam- 

 paign by putting its fall advertisement elsewhere in this issue. 

 It is one of the great railroad systems of the United States, em- 

 bracing the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Georgia, and Florida. Despite the fact that these are old set- 

 tled States — far older than Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois, there are 

 still large areas of land untouched by the plow, or which are 

 imperfectly cultivated. Some of this land can not be excelled 

 in fertility, and the climate being exceedingly pleasant, and 

 the markets close at hand, there is presented a unique opportu- 

 nity for farmers, gardeners, and others to acquire a competen- 

 cy. Naturally the railroads would be be benefited if the 

 country were more thickly settled, and this is the object of 

 their propaganda. They want settleis of a certain kind — men 

 who know how to farm intensively in growing truck and fruit, 

 and in dairying, etc. Large numbers of Northern people have 

 settled in the South, chiefly as market-gardeners. They grow 

 large quantities of garden-stuff for shipment to the North early 

 in the spring. They also grow immense quantities of straw- 

 berries and peaches. 



It must not be supposed from this that these are the only in- 

 dustries open to Northern enterprise and capital. Raising 

 hay, dairying, horse-raising, etc., are more profitable than usu- 

 al, on account of the fact that the average cotton-planter buys 

 from the North all his food supplies, his horses and mules, and 

 even the food to feed the latter. 



There is an idea among Northern people that the climate is 

 too hot, or is too unhealthy, whereas it could hardly be better. 

 The heat is never so oppressive as it is in the Mississippi Val 

 ley, and the winters are just cold enough to set vegetation to 

 rest. Beautiful apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, straw- 

 berries, figs, etc., can be raised, and with greater certainty 

 than in the Northern and Central States. Fine crops of wheat 

 and oats can be raised; and as for corn. South Carolina has re- 

 peatedly beaten every other State in the Union in contests for 

 the greatest yield of corn per acre. 



To set at rest some of the erroneous ideas pertaining to the 

 South and its possibilities the Seaboard Air Line is offering 

 very low rates to homeseekers who desire to visit the South to 

 look around and see for themselves the conditions. The man- 

 agers think this will be convincing, and hope to secure a great 

 many permanent settlers who will help to build op a white 

 man's paradise. The South has made great progress, especial- 

 ly along the lines of education and temperance, within the 

 last few years. Better go and see. The round-trip rates are 

 cheap and attractive. The railroad also maintains a bureau of 

 information at Portsmouth, Va., with Mr. John W. White as 

 the manager. Write to them for all particulars. They are at 

 your service. 



