1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



191 



" Oh ! Consistancy thou art a jew- 

 el. " Hasty in June Revieiv finds 

 fault with us for publishing a certain 

 story in our May number and then 

 proceeds to give a detailed synopsis 

 of it for the benefit of his readers. 

 Sorx'y you found it so objectionable 

 Friend Hasty. The editor has in 

 fact never read the story himself. It 

 was sent us by a reliable ' ' press 

 association " and " accepted " by one 

 of our assistants. 



Advertising is something of a sci- 

 ence, and should not be experiment- 

 ed with even in bee papers. 



For instance, the best and largest 

 buyers of bee-keepers supplies, 

 queens etc., are not the old experi- 

 enced hands, they make the great- 

 er part of their supplies themselves, 

 and raise their own queens, but it is 

 the beginners, and the way to reach 

 them is not through those publica- 

 tions which cater especially to the ad- 

 vanced bee-keepers but those which, 

 like the American Bee-Keeper, strive 

 to serve the beginners. 



Do not forget you can order sup. 

 plies from us using the catalogue of 

 any first-class manufacturer. Our 

 prices are no higher, and in some 

 cases lower. While our goods are 

 guaranteed to be superior in mater- 

 ial and wormanship. We furnish any- 

 thing wanted by bee-keepers. 



Those "funny (?) pictures " in 

 June 27th issue of the American Bee 

 Journal are evidently " from the Ger- 

 man. " 



It is rather difficult to discern 

 much humor in them. 



We notice that a western firm ad- 

 vertise wood base comb foundation. 

 This does not seem to us to be a 

 practical idea. Though it might do 

 in the brood chamber, of course it 

 could not be used in sections. 



We must urge every one who is 

 behind on their subscription to pay 

 up at once. 



" How TO Manage Bees," a 50c 

 book, and the American Bee Keep- 

 er a year for only (iOc, or A. B. C. 

 of Bee Culture — latest edition — and 

 the Bee Keeper one year for 85c, or 

 including Gleanings ona year $1.75. 



We have a few copies of A. B. .C. 

 of Bee Culture, with paper cover, 

 which we will send post-paid for 55c 

 each, or with cloth cover for 85c each. 



New England customers will save 

 freight by purchasing their supplies 

 of our Eastern agent, W. M. Gerrish, 

 East Nottingham, N. H. 



A few copies of the article " Giant 

 Bees of India," by Frank Benton, 

 are left. We will mail them to any 

 address at 5c each. 



Clubbing, List. 



We will send the American Bkr K'kkpkk with 



the — PUB. PUCE. BOTH. 



American Bee Journal, (SI 00) 81 35 



American Apiculturist, ( "5j 1 15 



Bee-Keeper's Review, (1 00) 1 35 



Canadian Bee Journal, (1 00) I -5 



(ileaninps in Bee Culture, (100) 1 :i5 



Credit System In London. 



A case in XAw queen '.s bench division 

 threw some curious li}?ht on thecrcdit sys- 

 tem. Miss P](]ith Laiio Fox (Mrs. Fitz- 

 william) was, it seems, in debt at the time 

 of her marriage to the extent of nearly 

 £10,000. Prior to the marriage her hus- 

 band paid £™',()00 of these debts and after 

 marriage the remainder. Is it customary, 

 wo wonder, with west end tradesmen to 

 let young unmarried ladies run up debts 

 to this kind of extent? — Westmiaster Ga- 

 zette. 



