1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



TWO LETTERS 



One of the most difficult tasks of my life 

 is that of advertising the Review and Ad- 

 vanced Bee Culture — the praising of my o\vn 

 work. Sometimes I feel like employing 

 some one else to write my advertising. The 

 next best thing is that of publishing the opin- 

 ion of others, so I'm going to give a part of 

 two letters on the subject. The first is from 

 a brother of Harry Hill (once editor of the 

 American Bee-keeper), and reads as follows: 



Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1907. 



Friend Hutchinson:— After being associated for near- 

 ly two years with the publication of the American Bee- 

 keeper, and having ample opportunity to see, read, and 

 know the different apicultural journals, 1 can truthful- 

 ly say that, if the Review sold for $1.00, and all the oth- 

 er journals clubbed together for the same money, the 

 Review would be my choice. 



Nearly every issue of the Review contains a single 

 paragraph, the following of which is worth many 

 times the price of the paper for a whole year. 



It may be wrong of me to tell of it; nevertheless, it is 

 a fact that I look for the coming of the Review with al- 

 most the same interest and expectation that a lover 

 looks for a letter from his sweetheart. 



The gentleness and smoothness of its English, and 

 the promptness with which its editor acknowledges 

 his mistakes are highly acceptable. 



Sincerely yours, 



F. G. Hill. 



The other letter is from a friend in New 

 Jersey, and has reference to Advanced Bee 

 Culture. Here is what he says: 



East Orange, N. J., April 7, 1908. 

 My dear Mr. Hutchinson.— Your Advanced Bee Culture 

 and back numbers of the Review came last evening, 

 and I at once delved into both with great delight. 



I must compliment you most highly upon the ap- 

 pearance of the book. It is a handsome, dainty vol- 

 ume, worthy of the care and thought bestowed upon 

 every detail. The style of type is especially pleasing 

 to the eye, while the subject-matter is so clear, frank, 

 and familiar, that one is fascinated at once. 



I thank you so much for the personality that you in- 

 ject into all that you write; and thank you many times 

 more for getting out, and keeping out, of the stereotype 

 bee talk that has been rehashed again and again. 



I appreciate this all the more because I have been, 

 ror 20 years, in the publication business with one of 

 the largest houses in the United States. 



Yours very cordially, 



Wm. Bayley. 



The Review is $1.00 a year, but just at 

 present I have some 200 sets of back num- 

 bers for this year that I will send free to 

 those who send $1.00 for 1910. In other 

 words, you can now get the Review for 1909 

 and 1910 for only $1.00. 



Advanced Bee Culture is $1.20; or I will 

 club it with the Review one year for only 

 $2.00; and, just now, can send this year's is- 

 sues free. That is, so long as the back num- 

 bers hold out, you can get the Review for 

 1909 and 1910, and the book, for only $2.00. 



For ten cents I will send three late but 

 different issues of the Review, and a clubbing 

 offer that will open your eyes, and the ten 

 cents may apply on any subscriptions sent 

 us within a year. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich. 



Cooks Honey -jar! 



Not Dr. Cook who discovered the North Polei 



But J. H. M. Cook, who keeps the Bee-supply 

 House at 70 Cortland St., New York City. 

 Sells the Best and Cheapest Honey-jar with 

 patent air-tight sanitary stopper. Send 10c 

 (half the postage) and you get a sample jar. 

 Catalog free. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS. 



486-490 Canal St., NEW YORK 



Honey, Beeswax, Maple Sugar and Syrup, etc. 



Consignments Solicited. Established 1875. 



The Best Hohey-jar 



No. 25 with lined cap, $5.00 per gross. 

 Sample, 20c. Catalog of supplies free. 



FINE LIGHT HONEY, 8ic per Lb. 



Apiaries: 

 Glen Cove, L. I. 



I. J. STRINCHAM, 

 1 05 Park Place, N. Y. CITY 



No attomey'L 

 fee autil pat- 

 ent Ixallowed. 



Write toT"Jnvenl- 

 or't Ouidf." 



HONEY! 



DADANT & SONS 



Hamilton, Ills. 



Ifjyour white-clover crop is short, and you 

 want some good honey to supply your 

 customers, we can offer you White 

 Alfalfa Honey at the following prices : 



One 60-lb, can - 10c per pound 

 Two 60-lb. cans or more, 9c 

 Ten 60-lb. cans or more, 8J2 



This honey is put up in new, bright 

 cans, neat and clean, and we can 



guarantee it in every way 



Sample by mail 5 cts. to pay postage. 



