480 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 1. 



The Crane smoker is a good one, and tlie roll of 

 netting all right. Friedmann Greineh. 



Naples, N. Y., April 27. 



Gleanings is our household companion. I do 

 not want to be without it as long as 1 live. It has 

 done me better service than all other journals com- 

 bined. James M. Smith. 



Perkiomenville, Pa., April 23. 



WORKMANSHIP FIRST-CLASS. 



The bill of goods shipped to me March 21 was re- 

 ceived in prime order. The workmanship and ma- 

 terial are first-class. I have had several consign- 

 ments from you, all of which have been satisfac- 

 tory. John Norton. 



Millview, Pa., April 28. 



CHEAP vs. GOOD HIVES. 



I should like to iiave your catalog for this year. 

 I have a friend who is about to get bees, and I want 

 to recommend your hives. I have been getting my 



hives from . They are cheaper, but not 



nearly as good as yours. Sidnev Harris. 



Prosser, Neb., April 20. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



There will be a meetinK of the Southeastern Kansas Bee- 

 keepers' Association held June l.*). 16. '9t. at the apiaries of J. C. 

 Balch, seven miles south of Bronson, Kan. All are respectful- 

 ly invited. J. C. Balch, Sec. 



We can furnish (/o(xte helow, made h\i Root Brothers, 

 MciU)ia, 0. 



Boors Home nairii Outfit. 



ENLARGED, REMODELED, AND GREATLY 

 IMPROVED. 



Consisting of 28 First-class Tools arid Materials 



shown in cut, viz. : 

 1 Iron Last, 10 inches .45 i 1 Stabbing Awl, com- 



1 Iron Last, 8 inches 40 



1 Iron Last, 6 inches. . . 35 

 1 Iron Standard with 



Base 15 



1 Pkg. Assorted Nails. . .05 

 1 Pkg. % Wire Clinch 



Nails 05 



1 Pkg. % Wire Clinch 



Nails 05 



1 Pkg. g Wire Clinch 



Nails 05 



^ Doz. pairs Star Heel 



Plates 10 



^ lb. Copper Kivets 15 



1 Steel Punch 10 



1 Sewing Awl, Complete 08 



1 Peg-oil ig Awl 08 



1 Wrench for Above 01 



Directions for Using. 



plete 08 



1 Shoe-Knife 10 



1 Slinc-Hiinimer 1.5 



1 Bottle Rubber Ce- 

 ment 12 



1 Bottle Leather Ce- 

 ment 12 



IBall Wax 02 



1 Ball Shoe Thread... .10 



1 Bunch Bristles 05 



1 Harness and Saw 



Clamp .50 



4 Harness Needles 04 



1 Soldering-iron 35 



1 Bottle Soldering 



Fluid 10 



1 Box Rosin 10 



IBar Solder 10 



Total $4 00 



These tools when purchilsed separately at a hard- 

 ware store would cost over $6.00. We furnish these 

 Outfits in three numbers :— 



No. 1 contains all the tools mentioned above, com- 

 plete, weight 18 lbs. Price $3.0(1. 



No. 2, same as No. 1, except Soldering Tools, Haf- 

 ness Chimp, Rivets, and Punch. Weight 14 lbs. 

 Price $2.0 i. 



No. 3 consists of 3 Iron Lasts and Standard, for 

 half-.s()ling only. Price $1.00. 



Special terms to agents. Full descriptive circular 

 and terms on application to 



A. I. ROOT, MEDINA, OHIO. 



Books for Bee- Keepers and others. 



Any of t'<ese books on which postage is not given will be 

 forwarded by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. 



In buying books, as every thing else, we are liable to disap- 

 pointment if we make a purchase without seeing the article. 

 Admittinsj that the bookseller could read all the books he 

 offers, as he has them for sale, it were hardly to be expected 

 he would be the one to mention all the faults, as well as good 

 things about a book. I very much desire that those who favor 

 me with their patronage shall not be disappointed, and there- 

 fore I am going to try to prevent it by mentioning all the 

 faults, so far as I can, that the purchaser may know what he 

 is getting. In the following list, books that 1 approve 1 have 

 marked with a * ; those 1 especially approve, ** ; those that 

 are not up to times, t ; books that contain but little matter for 

 the price, large type, and much space between the lines, t; 

 foreign, §. The bee books are all good 



BIBLES, HYMN-BOOKS, AND OTHER GOOD BOOKS. 



As many of the bee-books are sent with other goods by 

 freight or express, incurring no postage, we give prices sepa- 

 rately. You will notice, that you can judge of the size of 

 the books very well by the amount required for postage 

 on each. 



8 I Bible, good print, neatly bound 20 



10 I Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress** 3ii 



20 I Illustrated Pilgrim's Progress** 75 



This is a large book of 425 pages and 175 illustrations, and 



would usually be called a 32.00 book. A splendid book to pre- 

 sent to children. Sold in gilt edge for 2.5c more. 



6 I First Steps for Little Feet. By the author of 

 the Story of the Bible. A better book for young children can 

 not be found in the whole round of literature, and at the same 

 time there can hardly be found a more atti'active book. Beau- 

 tifully bound, and fully illustrated. Price 50 e. Two copies 

 will be sold for 75 cents. Postage six cents each. 



5 I Harmony of the Gospels 35 



3 I John Ploughman's Talks and Pictures, by 



Rev. C. H. Spurgeon* 10 



1 I Gospel Hymns, consolidated Nos. 1,2, 3, and 



4, words only, cloth, 10 c ; paper 05 



2 I Same, board covers 20 



5 I Same, words and music, small type, board 



covers . . 45 



10 I Same. Avords and music, board covers 75 



3 I New Testament in pretty flexible covers. . . 05 

 5 I New Testament, new version, paper covers. 10 

 5 I Robinson Crusoe, paper cover 10 



4 Stepping Heavenward** 18 



15 I Story of the Bible** 1 00 



A large book of 700 pages, and 274 illustrations. Will be read 

 by almost every child. 



5 I The Christian's Secret of a Happy Lif e**.. . . 25 

 8 I Same in cloth binding 50 



I " The Life of Trust," by Geo. Muller** 1 25 



1 I Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, T. S. Arthur*. . 05 



5 I Tobacco Manual** 45 



This is a nice book that will be sure to be read, if left around 



where the boys get hold of it, and any boy that reads it will 

 be pretty safe from the tobacco habit. 



BOOKS ESPECIALLY FOR BEE-KEEPERS. 

 Postage IFrice without postage. 

 15 I A B C of Bee Culture. Cloth 1 10 



6 A Year Among the Bees, by C. C. Miller. . . 45 

 I Advanced Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hutchinson 50 



3 I Amateur Bee-keeper, by J. W. Rouse 22 



14 Bees and Bee-keeping, by Frank Cheshire, 



England, Vol. I.§ -. 2 36 



21 I Same, Vol. II.§ r 2 79 



or, f 5.25 for the two, postpaid. 



I Bees and Honey, by T. G. Newman 1 00 



10 I Cook's New Manual. Cloth 90 



5 Doo little on Queen-Rearing 95 



2 I Dzierzon Theory 10 



3 I Foul Brood; Its Natural History and Ra- 



tional Treatment 22 



I Honey as Food and Medicine 05' 



15 Langstroth Revised by Ch. Dadant & Son. . 1 25 

 10 Quinby's New Bet^Keeping 140 



Thirty Years Among the Bees, by H. Alley 50 



Success in Bee Culture, by James Heddon 46 

 Handling Bees, by Langstroth. Revised 



by Dadant 08 



I Bee-keei)ing for Profit, by Dr. G. L. Tinker 25 



5 The Honey Bee, by Thos. William Cowan. . 95 

 I British Bee Keeper's Guide Bot)k, by Thos. 



William Cowan, England§ 40 



3 I Merrybanks and His Neighbor, by A.I. Root 15 



4 I Winter Problem in Bee-keeping, by Pierce 46 



MISCELLANEOUS HAND-BOOKS. 



3 I A B C of Potato Culture, ** New Edition. . .. 35 



This is T. B. Terry's first ami most masterly work. The book 

 has had an enormous sale, and has hrcn reprinted in foreign 

 languages. When we are thor-oughly rcmvcrsant with friend 

 Terry's system of raising potal. US, we shall be ready to han- 

 dle almost any farm crop successfully. It has 122 pages and 3T 

 illustrations. 



5 I A B C of Carp Culture, by Geo. Finley 35 



