May'l,fl912 



Bee-keepers* Directory 



Nutmeg Italian queens, leather color, after June 

 1, gl.OO. A. W. Yates, Hartford, Ct. 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

 J. H. M. Cook, 70 Cortlandt St., New York. 



Improved golden-yellow Italian queens for 1912; 

 beautiful, hustling, gentle workers. Send for price 

 list to E. E. Lawkenck, Doniphan, Mo. 



QuKKNS. — Improved red-clover Italians, bred for 

 business: June 1 to Nov. 15, untested queens, 75 cts.; 

 select. 81.00; tested, 81.25 each. Sale arrival and sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed. H. C. CiiEMONS, Boyd, Ky. 



QuiRiN's famous Improved Italian queens, nu- 

 clei, colonies, and bees by the pound, ready in May. 

 Our stock is northern-bred and hardy; five yards 

 wintered on summer stands in 1908 and 1909 with- 

 out a single loss. For prices, send for circular. 



QUIKIN-THK-QUEBN-BRKEDER, BellCVUe, O. 



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By Our Business Manager 



Our Philadelphia manager, Mr. Wm. A. Selser, 

 expects to continue lectures on beekeeping again 

 this year on our roof at 10 \'me Street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., during May and June, every Tuesday and Fri- 

 day, between 11 and 12 o'clock. Visitors desiring to 

 see the actual work with the bees, and the various 

 manipulations of the hives, will be welcome at 

 these demonstrations. Of course, visitors are wel- 

 come at our store during all business hours, but for 

 lectures and demonstration work are invited par- 

 ticularly at the hours named. 



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By A. I. Root 



"the crown of diamonds and the crown of 



THORNS." 



On my return from Florida I find that our people 

 have printed and sent out 35.000 leaflets with the 

 above heading. Letters come to us telling that 

 towns and counties have probably been made dry 

 instead of wet by the distribution of these leaflets. 

 Remember, 10, 25, or 100 copies will be mailed free 

 of charge if you will promise to distribute them ju- 

 diciously. The postage on 100 copies is about 10 

 cents. If you wish to help pay for the printing and 

 paper you may, if you choose, send the postage, as 

 above. 



"success and blisters are twin SISTERS." 



The above is clipped from that excellent Petaluma 

 Poultry Journal, the only weekly periodical devot- 

 ed to poultry, so far as I can learn. It is given as 

 follows in a list of "don"ts." 



" Don't mind a blister. Success and blisters are 

 twin sisters." 



By the way, let me say right here that not only 

 my bodily health but my peace of mind depends on 

 my working in the garden with the hoe, spade, or 

 with the ducks and chickens, everp (lay of my life. 

 " By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread." 



THE CYPHERS INCUBATOR CATALOG FOR 1912. 



This time it is a big book of nearly 250 pages; and, 

 as I have said before, it contains as much of value 

 as many fifty-cent poultry books — yes, more than 

 some costing a dollar. Now. this catalog has a pe- 

 culiar value. There seems to be a general impres- 

 sion that there are very lew large poultry establish- 

 ments that are a success. The truth is, there are 

 hundreds of them, and they are scattered all over 



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our land, from Maine to Florida, and all the way 

 to Califoi'nia. This catalog contains beautiful pho- 

 tos of these different poultry establishments, and 

 letters from the proprietors, telling what they have 

 made and how they did it, etc. Why, some of them 

 are using a Imndred or more of Cyphers' large-sized 

 incubators. The catalog also tells about running 

 incubators by means of gas and electricity. It also 

 gives the prices of every thing in the way of up-to- 

 date poultry appliances. Just send a postal card 

 for it, to the Cyphers Incubator Co., either Buffalo 

 or New York City. 



DICKINSON'S SCHOOL OF MEMORY. 



.Some time ago I wrote for particulars of the 

 above, and received a lot of literature, testimoni- 

 als, etc.; but as they wanted, I think, 825.00 for the 

 " course " I dropped it. After a little time came an 

 offer of the " whole outfit " for only fifteen dollars. 

 As I didn't " bite," later only §10.00; still later, S5.00; 

 and to-day, for some very plausible reasons, comes 

 an offer for only $3.00. What do you think of that 

 way of doing business? I have before made men- 

 tion of this (page 704, Nov. 15), as one of their "vic- 

 tims '' submitted to me the whole thing, for which 

 he paid 810.00. Just now I notice they include les- 

 sons in "Personal Magnetism," how to overcome 

 "bashfulness," etc. Thank you my good friends. 

 There is too much of that kind of " schooling " al- 

 ready; and yet respectable periodicals accept ad- 

 vertisements from the " Memory Correspondence 

 School." 



Kind Words from Our Customers. 



Mr. A. I. Boot:—l have been an interested reader 

 of Gleanings for over a year, and especially of the 

 department conducted by yourself. I am glad to 

 see that you favor prohibition, and I hope to see 

 you in the ranks of the Prohibition party soon. In 

 fact, the circumstances are such that I think you 

 will be compelled to take that stand, almost in 

 spite of yourself. Conditions in this city show the 

 need of a permanent organized party behind the 

 law to make it effective. 



I am glad that you speak against tobacco. I have 

 never used it and never will. 



Savannah, Ga., March 20. C. E. A. Hale. 



"the crown of diamonds and THE CROWN OF 

 THORNS." 



Mr. Root:— A. few days ago a friend gave me a 

 copy of the circular which you issued, "The Crown 

 of Diamonds and the Crown of Thorns." It did me 

 good to read it, particularly the remarks of the 

 Arizona Gazette, as he calls a spade a spade and 

 hits from the shoulder. 



Our village suffers from the rum curse; and as it 

 Is the education of public opinion that must make 

 the change instead of law, it occurs to me that some 

 of these will do some good here. 



I inclose a check for 81.00, which, as per the note 

 at the end of the circular, would be your charge for 

 1000 copies. Send them to me by express, and we 

 will see if they can not do a little good. 



I have already arranged with our newsdealer 

 here so that, for a small charge, he will inclose one 

 of them with all the papers he delivers on the eve- 

 ning delivery. This will use (WO copies, and I want 

 a lew^ to give to those who will use them. 



I never expect to see the country free from rum. 

 It is a'part of the divine plan that man must have 

 a chance to choose between good and evil; to earn 

 his title to his eternal home of happiness or of pun- 

 ishment. Our life is a school, and we are all learn- 

 ing lessons every day. Death is graduation, and 

 that examination will show how well we have learn- 

 ed the lesson and determine our position. One of 

 the lessons is that we are our brother's keeper; and 

 if we can educate his mind to realize the results of 

 intemneiance, we accomplish two things: We learn 

 one of our lessons and gain the merit deserved, and 

 we turn his steps toward the light, it may be save 

 him; and, while he may not thank us here, it is 

 quite plain that, in the after-life, when he sees 

 things in a clear vision, he will thank us. Those 

 thanks are worth earning. 



Cuyahoga Falls, O., Dec. 1. Ed. F. Edgecombe. 



