GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July 15 



' H Goods are wanted Quick. Send to Poudar." 

 Established 1 S89 



From Good Old Kentucky 



By the Bee Crank 



Root's 



Goods 



at 

 Root's 



Prices 



with 

 Pouder 

 Service 



A short time ago I published a few verses written 

 by one of the many admirers of "Pouder Service." I 

 have thus far failed to learn his identity, but have evi- 

 dently stirred up another enthusiast who is just as 

 modest. This time the letter is postmarked "Ken- 

 tucky"— good old Kentucky— where there are so many 

 pretty girls. While I have no means of knowing 

 whether or not these verses were written by one of these 

 Kentucky belles, I do know that I have a goodly number 

 of satisfied patrons among the fair sex of that, as well 

 as other States ; for the ladies, as a rule, insist on hav- 

 ing their orders executed accurately and promptly. 

 Whoever you are, madam, mister, or miss, you need 

 not hesitate to acknowledge these verses : 



A man named Pouder keeps a store- 

 In Indianapolis town; 



If you've bought goods of him before, 

 You've surely marked it down. 



If they're wanted quick, he hits the lick 

 That sends them down the line; 



I've bought before; when I want more, 



It's "Pouder Service" for mine. 



He keeps his store so full of wares he can hardly circulate; 

 But he can ship 'em on the cars so they won't reach you late; 

 He handles all of Root's best stuff, a full and complete line; 

 I tell vou, friends, this is no bluff— it's "Pouder Service" for mine. 



I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE. 



It is seldom that my patrons write to me in poetry; but they do often 

 write about this same experience. Twenty years' study of the bee-man's 

 needs has enabled me to assemble a stock of standard goods from which any 

 thino- you want in a hurry can be shipped at a moment's notice. This is one 

 of the reasons why ""Pouder Service" is popular. Another is the fact that 

 from Indianapolis, the greatest inland railroad center in the world, I can ship 

 goods in almost a straight line to any point in the country, saving time and 

 expense. Still a third is found in the fact that Root's line of standard goods 

 is furnished you at the factory schedule of prices. You can order from 

 Root's catalog if you desire, or I will send mine free on request, which 

 would probably remind you of something that you should have. 



For beeswax I am now paying 29 cts. cash or 31 cts. in trade. 



I am in the market to purchase high-grade honey on cash-bargain basis. 



Walter S. Pouder, Indianapolis, Indiana 



859 Massachusetts Avenue 



