1895 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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apoii a gi'tltuig. m eitner case they are 

 viewed by another little telescope, and the 

 beam of sunliglit tells its story in a mag- 

 nificent spectrum, fur exceeding the rarest 

 touches of wvjrld renowned artists. 



Now for the precious secret! The beau- 

 tiful color band is threaded with thousands 

 of slender dark lines, which correspond 

 with the bright lines, which are the sign 

 manual of metals in a glowing state, and 

 we need only to put a pinch of salt in the 

 flame of a candle and let the light fall 

 alongside the sun's Image on the slit, 

 when there will be two spectra, side by 

 side, and the two bright yellow lines of 

 sodium wiJl exactly coincide with two 

 black lines in the orange of the solar spec- 

 trum, and the crowning proof appears 

 when the calcium liglit is permitted to 

 shine through the candle flame, instantly 

 turning the bright lines to dark ones. So 

 with the lines of other metals. We have 

 learned from the sun's own messages, aft- 

 er a journey of 93,000,000 miles, that it is 

 a gaseous body; that many of the metals 

 of earth are vaporized in its awful tem- 

 perature, and that the surface is probably 

 a shell of luminous clouds surrounded by 

 an "atmosphere" of gases thousands of 

 miles deep, out of which spurt for hun- 

 dreds of thousands of miles, with a speed 

 in contrast with which the movement of 

 whirlwinds on earth is a dead calm, jets of 

 flaming hydrogen intermingled with the 

 metallic vapors> whicli, becoming cooled 

 by exposure to the cold of space, fall upon 

 the surface and cause the depressions 

 known as spots. — Philadelphia Ledger. 



'J.O Ebonize Wood. 



The wood is immersed for 48 hours in a 

 hot, saturated solution of alum and then 

 brushed over several times with a logwood 

 decoction prepared as follows: Boil 1 part 

 of best logv nod with 10 parts of water, 

 filter throiigii linen and evaporate at a 

 gentle heat until the volume is reduced to 

 one-half. To every quart of this add from 

 10 to 15 drc 5 of a saturated solution of 

 indigo, completely neutral. After apply 

 ing this dye to the wood rub the latter 

 with a saturated and filtered solution of 

 verdigris in hot, concentrated acetic acid 

 and repeat i e operation until a black of 

 the desired intensiiy is obtained. It must 

 always be remembered when handling 

 chemicals that great care must be taken 

 to protect the hands. — Chicago Tribune. 



Real Poetic Fire. 



"There is poetry in everything," said 

 the poet 



"You are right," replied the editor. 

 "For instance, there's a stove full of iti" 

 —Atlanta Constitution. 



Honey and Beeswax Market Report. 



Below we give the latest and most authen- 

 tic report of the Honey and Beeswax market 

 in different trade centers : 



Kansas City, Mo.. Jari. 20, 1895.— Good demand 

 foi- honey. Large supply. Price of white comb 

 15c. per lb. ; Aiuber 12c per lb.; E.xtracted, 

 white Tc per lb. ; amber 5@t)C per lb. Market is 

 well stocked with fine white comb honey and will 

 sell low. 



Hambun <& Bearss, 514 Walnut St. 



Dktkoit, Mich., Jan. 21, 1895. — The demand 

 for honey is somewhat slower. Best time for sales 

 over, t-ui ply fair. Price of comb 14@15c for 

 best. Kxtracted 6@7c per lb. Good demand for 

 beeswax. Moderate iSup|)ly. 



M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Albany, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1895.— Demand for 

 honey very slow. Supply larfe. Price of comb 

 8@il0c; Extracted 5 to 7c per lb Light Supply 

 of beeswax. Price 28 to 29c per lb. 



H. R. AVright. 



Albany, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1895.— The demand for 

 hone y is very good for the time of the year. Good 

 supply of buckwheat. Supply of clover scarce. 

 Price of comb 9 to lie, per lb. Extracted i% to 6}^ 

 per lb. Go'id demand for beeswax. Light .supply. 

 There has been quite an improvement in the sale 

 of extracted honey the past few dayt and our stuck 

 is somewhat reduced. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co. 



Boston, Mass., Jan. 20, 1895.— Light demand for 

 honey, lair supply. Price of comb \'i to 19c 

 per lb. Extracted 5 to Oc per. lb. Fair demand for 

 beeswax. Light supply, Price 28c. 



E. E. Blake & Co., 



57 Chatham St. 

 Cincinnati, 0„ Jan. 21. 1894.— Light demand for 

 honey. Fair supply. Price of comb 14 to 16c per 

 lb. !• xtracted 4 to 7c per lb. The demand for 

 beeswax is very good. Scant supply. Prices 22 to 

 28c per lb. for good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 

 Cor. Freeman and Central Aves. 



The im Craig Seedling Potato, 



Is the Best Late Potato ever introduced. 

 It is of the best quality and outyields all others. 

 Grows until frost. For full deicription see page 

 960 of G/caniiiffn. 1 lb. by mail 25c; }4 pk. by 

 freight <.r express SI. 00; 1 pk. 11.75; % bu. SlOO: 

 1 bu. S5 00; 1 hbl of 11 pks. S12.50. 



CEO. E. CRAIC, 



23 Zimmer, Franklin Co., Pa. 



Rubber Printing Stamps. 



Solid rubber type, self-inking pads, dating 

 stamps, supplies, etc., for Bee-keepers ; 

 send for catalogue and samples of work. 

 G. W. BERCAW, Fostoria, Ohio. 



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HUNT'S FOUNDATION 



Led all others in the (Jovernment experiments. 

 It exceeded the Given by <.i]4 per cent, and all the 

 rest by 24 ^^. .'^ee Sept. Review, 1894. Tne Largest- 

 Most Couii>rehensive Catalugof everything needed 

 in the Apiaiy, Free. Cash for Beeswax, or will 

 make it up in any quantity. 



M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch. Mich. 

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