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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



"If goods are ivanted quicK, send to Pouder.' 



EstablisHed 1889 



EXACTLY SO. 



By the Bee Crank 



System in a bee colony 

 is one of the cardinal vir- 

 tues. No merchant prince 

 ever perfected an organi- 

 zation that compares with 

 the methodical way in 

 which the business of the 

 bee is conducted. Bee- 

 men well know, for ex- 

 ample, that the hexagonal 

 cells of the honey-comb 

 are laid out with marvel- 

 ous accuracy. So wonder- 

 ful is their precision that 

 Reaumur, a French scien- 

 tist, at one time suggested that the 

 side of these cells be adopted as the 

 unit of measurement for the metric 

 system, because it is more nearly 

 unvarying than any other standard 

 that nature affords. 



The Pouder Sy^em. My 

 system for handling orders is mod- 

 eled along the lines laid down by 

 the bees. I do not claim that it is 

 an improvement upon that, but it is 

 as near perfect as human ingenuity 

 can make it. Years of close atten- 

 tion to the details of the bee-supply 

 business has qualified me to offer 

 the bee-men a class of service that 

 for promptness, accuracy, and mi- 

 nute attention to details is almost 

 perfect. Bee-men who have ex- 

 perienced exasperating carelessness 

 of some dealers will appreciate 



Service is worth a great 

 deal to you, but costs you 

 not one cent, for I sell 

 Root's goods at Root's 

 prices, and all other stand- 

 ard supplies at the very 

 lowest figures. All cash 

 orders received during 

 December will be allowed 

 a special discount of four 

 per cent for the purpose 

 of putting a little ginger 

 into this quiet month. In 

 January the discount will 

 be three per cent. 

 When you want what you want, 

 when you want it just as you want 

 it, send to me. You should have 

 a copy of my catalog on your file. 

 A postal will bring it to you. 

 Orders from the Root catalog re- 

 ceive the same attention as though 

 made up from my own.. 



BEESWAX. I can dispose of 

 all the beeswax that you can spare, 

 and am now paying 28 cents cash 

 or 30 cents in trade, delivered at 

 Indianapolis. Now is an excellent 

 time to box up your wax and ex- 

 change it for supplies so that, when 

 supplies are wanted, they will be 

 ready. 



Let me hear from you. Every 

 communication sent here is entitled 

 to an immediate and courteous 



Pouder Service; and to have Pouder reply. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



513-515 MassacKusetts A.venue, Indianapolis, Ind. 



