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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



May 



Wouldn't Trust the Angel Gabriel. 



Mrs. Sarah T. Korcr of ciiJinary fame 

 declfires that she ■svill touch the meat of 

 no fowl that she has not seen prepared 

 and cleaned herself ''Why, when I had 

 typhoid fever some years ago, " she says, 

 "and the doctor ordered me to take chick- 

 en broth, I replied, Very well, doctor, 

 but 1 shan't take it if any one other than 

 myself cleans the chicken.' Seeing that 

 I was firm, he at length said that the 

 cleaning might be done right by my bed- 

 side. And so it was, and I lived on chicken 

 broth for seven weeks. For 49 mornings 

 was the fowl brought to my bedside and 

 carefully cleaue;! by my maid under my 

 direct and personal supervision. There's 

 not one person in a thousand who knows 

 how to clean a chicken anyway, and for 

 my part I would not trust the angel Ga- 

 briel in such particular work. " — Philadel- 

 phia Times. 



A Story of Mendelssolm. 



It is related of Mendelssohn at a public 

 dinner, at which ladies were present, and 

 where he was surrounded by a chorus of 

 aggressive women clamoring for his auto- 

 graph, that he allowed himself to be vic- 

 timized with good nature until finally a 

 fleshy matron of mature years handed him 

 her card. Whether with malice prepense 

 or not, it is not stated, but the composer 

 wrote upon the card the music and words 

 from Haydn's "Creation." "And God 

 created great whales." This brought the 

 autograph hunting to an end, and Men- 

 ileJssohn was allowed co go on with his 

 iliuner. — San Francisco Argonaut. 



In the Wrong Office. 



Caller — We are very rich, and we wish 

 to marry our daughter to a count, a mar- 

 quis or a duke. 



Clerk (with dignity) — You are in the 

 wrong office. This is a matrimonial 

 agency You will find the International 

 Purchasing agency two doors to the left. 

 — New York Weekly. 



According to Pliny, the Roman wheat 

 had ear.s wi<'' 1' trains each. 



Cochifuato. Mass., was named from Ar. 

 Indian word meaning the place of tho 

 fills. 



BARNES' ~ 



Foot Power Machinery. 



Thi.s cut represents our Com- 

 bined Machine which is the 

 best machine made for use in 

 the construction of Hives, Sec- 

 tions, Bo.xes, Etc. Sent on 

 trial. Send for atalogue and 

 Price List. 



W. F. & John Barnes Co., 

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 Please mention American Bee-Keeper. 



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 Standard Theatre Orchestra. 



Chicago, Ills. April, 14, 1892. 

 Messrs. John.F. Stratton 



Dear Sirs— i am pleased to be able to 

 state that I cp.r; liiglily recommend your Rus- 

 .Clan Gut Strir.gs fur durability and tone. 



Your orders for them should be tremend- 

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Yours trulv. CARL THORBAHN. 



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