AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



377 



Xlie Chalmers Super, which 

 we lately mentioned as having in our 

 Museum, is thus commented upon by 

 Mr. D. A. Jones, in the Canadian Bee 

 Journal : 



We are pleased to be able to give a 

 description of a new super. It was in- 

 vented by Mr. Chalmers, of Poole, Out., 

 one of our cleverest- bee-keepers, who is 

 very ingenious, and 'quite original in his 

 ideas. 



The super may be taken apart or put 

 together in five or ten seconds. It is ex- 

 ceedingly simple in its construction, yet 

 it combines many valuable points and 

 important principles. Mr. Chalmers ex- 

 hibited it at the annual meeting of the 

 .Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association, held 

 at London, where it was examined by 

 many, who pronounced it another step 

 in the right direction. 



It is very simple, cheap and easily 

 manipulated, and for a close-end frame 

 hive, we have not seen anything that we 

 think would equal it. 



It is admirably adapted for section 

 supers, for which it was originally in- 

 tended, and is made as follows : 



T^ke two boards % of an inch thick, 

 4Ji inches wide, and 3 inches longer 

 than is required for the inside measure 

 of the super ; then take two boards 

 %x4j^ inches, the exact length of the 

 inside measure of super ; then % inch 

 from each end of this board put a saw- 

 cut across it %, and 1 1/16 of an inch 

 deep ; then cut from the end on an 

 angle into the same cut. This makes a 

 V-shape on one side of the board. Make 

 all for ends this way. 



Now, take four pieces 13^x%x4j^ 

 inches, bevel one side from Ij^ down to 

 K ; then nail these four pieces on the 

 ends of the four sides of the super with 

 the bevelled edge in. Turn the two 

 bevelled edges of the end pieces out, and 

 it just fits in the niche like a dovetail. 



There is a saw cut made at each end 

 of the side pieces % of an inch deep, and 

 IJi inches from each end, when a T- 

 rest is closed down that just fits tight 

 up against the end-board holding it in 

 position. The two ends are held in 

 position by four T-rests, which fit so 

 tightly against them that it is impossible 

 for them to move out of the dovetail. 



Perhaps some may ask. What holds 

 the T-rest from falling out, especially 

 the one on the under side, heretofore 

 stated? This super is just 4:}4 inches, 

 so you will observe that in order to have 

 a bee-space, he has a rim % inch wide 

 by 5/16 deep, on which this super is 



placed. A second rim may be laid on 

 top of the super. 



When you wish to reverse it, hold the 

 two rims tight down to the T-rests, then 

 reverse the super. 



When the sections are to be taken out 

 of the super, simply remove the T-rest 

 at the ends, which allows the end-board 

 to slip out, and the sections may be 

 emptied out. 



For closed-end frames these section 

 rests at the ends would be necessary, 

 while there would be none in the center. 



Another point is, that the tin coming 

 over the end of the frame would prevent 

 it from being glued fast with propolis, 

 as is sometimes the case. 



The Post-Offlce Committee of 

 the House has reported favorably on a 

 bill authorizing the Postmaster General 

 to make tests of the free delivery of 

 mails in rural districts. 



The corresponding Senate Committee 

 has also indicated its approval of a bill 

 to reduce postage on merchandise from 

 one cent per once to one cent for two 

 ounces. 



A Sample of " extra thin " surplus 

 comb-foundation, 12 feet to the pound, 

 made from a 6-inch mill, just started in 

 A. I. Root's wax room is received. It 

 is interesting to note the excellent work 

 they are putting out on the foundation 

 machines now being made at that es- 

 tablishment. The sample is beautiful, 

 and shows perfect workmanship. 



No Hxcliang^e is more welcome 

 than "Frank Leslie's Illustrated 

 Weekly." It has this week all the im- 

 provements which have been gradually 

 taking place in its pages. In make-up 

 and pictures it ranks not only with the 

 best American weeklies, but with the 

 foreign ones as well. But the most 

 interesting thing in the paper is the 

 contribution by Capt. R. Kelso Carter, 

 on the coming transformation of the 

 earth, written in a popular style, the 

 first of a series to be presented, which 

 will be interesting to all. Price, 10 

 cents. 



