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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



Getting Together 



By the Bee Crank 



A mathematician has figured out that, if all the people of 

 the earth were gathered in one place, giving each one sufficient 

 standing room, a rocket sent up from the center of the company 

 could be seen by every eye in the group. 



After all, the earth is a pretty small place — " a mote danc- 

 ing in the sunlight of infinite space," as the poet puts it. 



But you would never dream the earth was so small when 

 you place your order for bee-supplies unless you use care in 

 selecting your dealer. Distance is measured by the mail-order 

 buyer, not in miles, but by the time it takes to get results. 



The reason why I seem so near you, measured in prompt- 

 ness of service, is threefold — 



1. My geographical location at the center of the population 

 of the United States. 



2. I carry a complete line of bee-supplies in stock ready for 

 immediate shipment. Three full carloads have arrived since 

 the first of the year. My new building is a great aid in this 

 respect, and I do not have to hustle around and buy the goods 

 after I_"get your order. 



3.: My methods are so systematized that there is no lost 

 motion. Every thing moves on ball bearings, so to speak. 



My catalog contains information not to be had elsewhere. 

 It is yours for the asking. Ask for it. 



I carry a complete stock of Root's standard goods, and sell 

 at Root's factory prices, giving Pouder service and a saving in 

 freights and time in many cases. 



If you have beeswax to offer, I am paying 29 cents cash or 

 31 cents in exchange for goods. 



Write me, expecting a prompt reply. 



Walter S. Pouder 



859 Massachusetts Ave. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



"If goods 

 are wanted 

 quick, 

 send to 

 Pouder." 



Established 

 1889 



