enter the empty hive from the wire cage 

 and go to work. Another feature is that it 

 may be so arranged as to give alarm when 

 the bees swarm by ringing a bell attached 

 to the apparatus when it tips forward. 



white's new honey extractor. 

 Here are two new machines— the latest 

 being the "Eureka." The rftvolving cylin- 

 der and comb holder, as seen between the 

 two cuts, revolve within a well-made, hard 

 wood tank. In the " Superior," the upper cyl- 

 inder revolves, leaving the lower one station- 

 ary. Both have faucets and a capacity for 



holding 150 fts. of honey below the revolv- 

 ing cylinder ; this runs through a strainer 

 into it, and is, therefore, free fi'om dead 

 bees, dirt, &c., and is ready to bottle direct 

 from the faucet. Both have tight covers, 

 protecting from flies, bees, &c. They will 

 take any frame not larger than 12x18 inches, 

 and are very durable. For sale at this 

 office. 



THOMSON'S inter-changeable HIVE. 



Wm. Thomson, Detroit, Mich, has sent us 

 this hive, which he claims " is the best and 

 cheapest two-story hive ever invented." It 

 consists of 4 pieces of pine, 13^ inches 

 wide, and each cut to about 15 inches long, 

 rabbeted inside on top, to receive top bars 

 1}4 inches, and rabbeted outside 1 inch at 

 bottom. The upper story fitting closely 

 into the rabbet of the lower, but leaving 

 room for the top bars of the frames. The 

 frames are 13 inches square and fit either 

 way of the hive, that being square also. 



This hive, friend Thomson thinks, 

 " merits the $25 offered by Novice, in 

 Oleanings for February." Novice differs 

 with Mr. Thomson in his opinion, and as 

 he guarded his offer by adding that the 

 desired device must be one that he will 

 adopt, he alone is the judge of " the fitness 

 of things"— and that ends it. "And now 



comes " Novice, with " malice a fore- 

 thought," and publishes Mr. Thomson as " a 

 humbug and swindler." Though, if we 

 were called upon to judge in the matter, we 

 should not see our way clear to award the 

 $25 to the "Inter-changeable" hive ; still, 

 we deem Novice's action extremely repre- 

 hensible. The hive is very simple, and, in 

 a measure, answers the requirements Novice 

 stated. Mr. T. thought the hive merited 

 Novice's ottered premium, and so stated— 

 is he, therefore, a swindler ? In the name 

 of reason, tell us why ? 



Novice also condemns the American 

 Bee Journal for publishing Mr. T's. 

 advertisement of this hive— again exhibiting 

 his jealousy and quarrelsomeness. Truly, 

 Satan was editor-in-chief of Oleanings for 

 May. 



M'DOUCtALL'S HONEY EXTRACTOR. 



This extractor is gotten up with special 

 reference to cheapness, and is intended for 

 those who cannot afford one higher in 

 price. It will take frames of any size, and 



as the inside parts are strongly made, it 

 will answer the purpose as well as any. It 

 has no cover or faucet, and the frame, 

 though strongly made, is plain— the finish 

 being where the expense has been saved. — 

 It is a good machine for such a low price.— 

 The revolving can may be easily removed 

 and the whole readily cleaned. It takes 

 any frame 13x18 or smaller. For sale at this 

 office. 



