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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



^6e Land of Fruit and Flowers 



MICHIGAN 



There are upward of two million acres of wild lands in the Lower Peninsula 



of Michigan suitable for general farming. It is the greatest opportunity 



of the age for the man of small means to acquire a competency. 



From $5 to $15 per Acre 



will buy land that yields crops worth $50 to $100 per acre each year. 



HOME.SEEKE.RS' EXCURSION 



to this territory via Toledo and the 



PERE MARQUETTE RAILROADJ 



on Tuesday, March 23; April 6 and 20; May 4 and 18, at from $6 to $8 for 

 the round trip, good fifteen days. Write W. C. TOUSEY, 423 Madison St., 

 Toledo, Ohio, for descriptive circular, or address 



H. F. MOELIvER., Ge«\eral Passenger A^ent, DETROIT, MICH. 



FARMS. 



Why not locate in Manatee 

 County, (West Coast)? Ten 

 acres net as much as a hun- 

 dred in Northern Stales. 

 Delightful climate, abundan ^ 

 rainfall, convenient markets. 



VEGETABLES NET 

 $1000 ACRE. 



Outdoor work the year 

 round, severa 1 crops a season . 

 Lands reasonable. Write 

 for full information. 



J. W. WHITE, 

 General Indl. Agent, 



seaboard air line, 

 Dept. 



PORTSMOUTH, VA 



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A portable, pure white, steady, safe 

 light. Brighter than electricity or 

 acetylene. 100 candle power. No grease 

 dirt nor odor. Lighted instantly. Costs 

 2 ctB. per week. Over ZOO styles. Every 

 lamp warranted. Agents wanted. Write 

 toi catalog. Do not delay. 



THK BEST lilOHT CO. 

 SCO !<:. 5th 8t., Canton, Ohio 



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WRITE FOR BEST BUGGY OFFER 



in America, on famous Columbus Bug- 

 gies — at prices that save you Mij money. 

 Lowest factory prices oflertd by anyone, 

 shipped on one montli's approval, 2 

 years' guarantee. Get new tree catalog.^ 

 ColDinbas Carriage & llamesa €o* 

 Station CS9 Columbys, O. 



Texas Land $1.00 



To $5.00 Per Acre 



Texas has passed new School Land Laws. Ulllions ol 

 acres are now to be sold by the State at $1.00 to 95.00 

 per acre ; only oue-fortleth cash and no more to pay for 

 40 years, unless you desire; only 3 per cent Interest 

 Youcan buy 160 acres at #1.00 per acre, payable $4.00 

 down and 40 years' time on the balance, 3% Interest. 

 Greatest opportunity ever ofliered to investors and farm- 

 ers. Ti'xas land is better than Oklahoma.Iowa orlllinols. 

 Send 60 cents for Book of Instructions, New State Law, 

 Map of Texas, andbrlef description of over 400 million 

 acres of vacant public lands in 8.^ different States, 

 ■which are open to homestead. Three Books for ll.O*. 



E. C. HOWE, 938 Hartford Building, CHICAGO. \\X. 



