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Gleanings in Bee Culture 



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The pamphlets and booklets hsted be- 

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1 My First Season's Experrence with the 

 Honey-bee. By the "Spectator," of the 

 Outlook, of New York. A ten-page leaflet 

 detailing the experiences of this well- 

 known writer. You will read the leaflet 

 through before you lay it down. Free. 

 n The Bee-keeper and Fruit-grower. A15- 

 ■^ page booklet giving actual facts regard- 

 ing the value of bees to fruit, and show- 

 ing how bee-keeping may be doubly prof- 

 itable to the fruit-grower. Fruit-growers 

 are realizing as never before the neces- 

 sity of having honey-bees in close prox- 

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 Q Bee-keeping for Sedentary Folk. A 24- 

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 A Catalog of Bee-keepers' Supplies. Our 

 ^ complete catalog will be mailed free to 

 any address on request. 



Q Habits of the Honey-bee. By Dr. E. F. 



Phillips. A somewhat scientific han- 

 dling of the habits and anatomy of the 

 bee. Price 10 cts. 



How to Keep Bees. A book of 238 pages 

 detailing in a most interesting manner 

 the experience of a beginner in such a 

 way as to help other beginners. Price 

 $1.00 postpaid. 



The A B C of Bee Culture. A complete 

 encyclopedia of bees, of 576 pages, fully 

 illustrated. $1.50 postpaid; hall leather, $2. 

 Cleanings in Bee Culture. A 64-page 

 illustrated semi-monthly magazine, the 

 leading exponent of bee culture in this 

 country. Ten cents per issue, but to new 

 subscribers we will furnish it six months 

 for 25 cts. 



Back-yard Bee-keeping. Six interest- 

 ing lessons written in readable newspaper 

 style. Many facts to encourage the ' City 

 Bound " man or woman with the back-to- 

 the-land longing. Free. 



Truth About Sweet Clover. Interest- 

 ing booklet of nearly 100 pages. Tells of 

 value of sweet clover for honey, for plow- 

 ing under, as fertilizers of the soli, and 

 food for horses, cattle, swine, sheep, etc. 

 Free. 

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Lexington Hotel 



500 Rooms European Plan 



Michigan Boulevard & 22nd St. 



Chicago, III. 



The Lexington is located just outside the. 

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 minutes' ride on two electric lines which pass 

 the hotel. 



We have three of the best Cafes in the City, 

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M. & M. Hotel Company, Proprietors, 

 T. V. Strain, Manager. 



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