1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



07.5 



ed tliroug-li, and that they prct'en-cd the did Amrri- 

 cnn zinc, maiJe in Chicag'o, wliich has the i-ounded- 

 end liolcs. For the accommodation of all such, and 

 those who wisli to experiment with it, we have 

 purchased a lot of lOUO ft. of this zinc, in sheets 

 2S .\ !tt') inches, which we can sell & 13 cts. per ft.; 

 $:.>.()U per sheet (It*-., ft.); Tr, olf for 2 or more sheets; 

 10;^ off for 10 or more. 



HUMBUGS AND SWINDLES, AND THE " C.()EI>EN " 



nEEnivE. 



On pafi'e fSO, in our issue for June 1"), we i)nl)lish- 

 ed a communication from H. W. Carman, retltcting- 

 somewhat on one A. J. Carman. We are informed 

 that both of the jtienllemcn mentioned there, Hard- 

 awa3' and Carman, are f;ood reliable men. We are 

 glad to know this; but it is not at all surin-ising' that, 

 jiood and roiiiiblemen have been drawn into invest- 

 ing- in a pateiit-rig'ht bee-hive. Many of our older 

 readers will rememter that N. V. Mitchell's strong 

 plan of operations used to be to induce a minister 

 of the gospel, or some iirofessional man, into bo- 

 coming one of his agents, and then he would 

 straightway get out his advertisements, bolstering 

 up his bad name by having some good num's name 

 coupled with it. 



Moral.— Bii careful how you lot your good name 

 suffer by being liidicd with any thing disreputable. 



THOM.VS HORN. 



Mit. Horn has been tilling orders, to some e.xtent 

 at least, since our last issue, fur we have had re- 

 ports from three or four, to the effect that they had 

 received their bees or queens. A still larger num- 

 ber, however, complain that he has done nothing, 

 and does not answer letters. In one case, where he 

 wrote positively that the bees had been shipped, 

 the e.\i)ress agent at his place declares that no such 

 shipment was made at all. He also fails to meet 

 his i)romises in regard to the payment of money. 

 When wt; received Mr. Horn's advertisement we 

 bad what we considered satisfactory reference and 

 evidence that he was a straight man; but as soon 

 as we had reason to think he w'as not acting in an 

 honorable way we refused to continue his adver- 

 tisement, and promptly gave the public notice. 

 Perhaps wo may gain a moral from the whole mat- 

 ter something like this: Do not be in a hurry to 

 send very much money to those who start up 

 suddenly, and jn'omise groat things in their adver- 

 tisements, such as prepaying express charges, etc. 

 Hetter pay a little more, and deal with those who 

 are old and well established in business. 



GOODS NEAIl VOUR HOME, AT A KEDUCTION 

 FROM REGULAR PRICE. 



We have the following lot of goods at the places 

 named, for which we want customers. Now, it is 

 altogether likely that there is some one located 

 not very far from where these goods are who will 

 be needing just such articles, esi)ecially if he can 

 get them a little lower than the regular jirice, and 

 doesn't liave to pay much freight charges on them. 

 In hopes that there are such jiersons, we append a 

 list of the articles for sale, giving the present \'al- 

 ue of the goods and the amount we will take for 

 each lot entire. We give a number to each lot, and 

 the name of the place where they are being held, 

 subject to our order. Uemember, they are all pcf- 

 fect goods, just as fresh and nuw as if shipped 

 from here. Kemember, also, that at the price we 

 pffcr thetn we can not break Ipjs; f^ch Ipt n)»sj: go 



entire. In making your orders, please give the 

 number of the lot as well as the articles contained 

 in it, and thus help us to avoid mistakes. 



No. 1. .Vplin^itoii. l(iw,T. 



Ten 2-stoiy piiitii'o hives, cumplftf, in iI:it,t'ov eomt) 

 liiMie.v, ineliulinj,^ in. e. iranu's, wiile frames, sec- 

 tiuiis, sci.aratiiis, thin fdn. Iiir see., 7 llis. brood fdn., 



aiicleii;i 1 slieels. 'I'lie hit luols up to S2.'i.;!0. We 



will sell It enniplete lur 822.00 



No 2. Union City. Inri. 



13 combined shippiii); and lioney crates Hat; BO tin 

 separators for above crates; 26 pieces t?lass fur 

 at)ovc ei'ates; 10 metat-coi'nered brood-frames in 

 Mat. Present value, S5J.50; will sell for f.ilO 



No.:!. Clay Cify, 111. 



;Wfl0 sections, one piece. V (rroove,4'^ x iUl x 2 in. 



« ide. Prcsi-ut value, $12 00; will sell for in.'iO 



No. 1. St. .Joseph, Mo. 



10 Simp, hives, made to take crosswise Simp, fr.ames, 

 of No. 1 stock boards, in Hat, no inside furniture. 

 Trcsyiit i)rice, SO.IO; will sell for f) 00 



No.fi. St. Paul. Mo. 



2S 18 - lb. shipping and letailinff cases, in Hal, ivith- 



o'lt tjlass. Worlh S.^)(ll; will sell at ISO 



No. 0. lock's Mills, Maine 



One roll poiiltrv-nellinK. •! U.. wide, I'O fl. lo-tr; 2 in. 

 imsli; No. 19 wire. Regularly sold fur S«.0;); v.ill 

 take $J.80 for it. 



No. 7. Nassau, N. Y. 



i'OO wide frames, for 8 lib. sections, in flat. Worth 



S4 00; will sell for ;f.7,') 



No. 8. Riverside, N. .1. 



700 1-lb. T-tG-foot sections. AVorth 9'JM: will sell for 2 !!> 



No. 9. North Walton, N. Y. 



100 nietal-cornereil frames, in Hat. Pn sent value, 

 S2.50; will sell for 2 r)(l 



No. 10. I'ou^hkeepsie, N. Y. 



100 Mb. honey-tumblers. Present value, $3.00; will 



sell lor 2.7.5 



No. 11. East Otto, N.Y. 



lOOll Mb. l-i)iece 7-to foot sections. Value, ^4.00; will 



sell for .•f.7.5 



No. 12 Caribou. Maine. 



900 sections, 4J-0 X 5 X 1 7 10 w'de. open on all four 

 sides. I'rcseiit value, 81 50; will sell tor 3..50 



No. 13. Canal Fulton, Ohio. 



KiKht ch.atf hives, complete, for comb honey, in the 

 flat. Present value, 821.00; will sell for 2;.00 



No. U. Del.aware.Ohio. 



35 bottom-boards lor Simp, iiives; 210 tin separators 

 lor combined crates. Present value, 88.75; will sell 

 for 7.'.0 



No. 1.5. Foster Brook. Pa. 



11)0 wired m. e. l)rood-frames. in Hat, ineludinff wire 

 aud tin bars. Present value, $3. 00; will sell for 2.7.5 



No. )G. .lohnson City, Tenn. 



One No. 7 honey-extractor, with basket, onl.y 15 in. 

 deep. Present price, 88.00; will sell for ft (H) 



No. 17. (;airo,W. Va. 



one 2 story Simp, hive, liRKcd complete for comb 

 honey, and 5 lbs. fdn.. Jj tiiin, for sections, and 3^ 

 for L. frames. Pretent value, 85.25; will sell for 1.7.') 



No. l,-*. Elmira. N. Y. 



One 2-H. P. engine and boiler complete. This has 

 been used some, but has heiwi put in as good shape 

 ns when new. Price of a new one, 8175.00; will .-ell 

 this for 8b50.0O 



Bur 0WN ;^Pi^^Y. 



FOUL BROOD AGAIN, AND HOW WE ARE HOLDING 

 IT IN CHECK. 



fllOM various letters that we have received, 

 and from further experience with the dis- 

 ease, we feel i»retty well gonvinced that we 

 have been fighting the real foul brood, so 

 called, (lur friend Milton Hewitt, of Perry- 

 opolis, Pa., however, who had some sad experience 

 with a different jihtise of disetist'd brood (page (ilJ!), 

 188;")), is of the opinion that our colonies are infected 

 with the same disease which attacked his bees. 

 Speaking of the characteristics as observed in this 

 type of all'ected brood he says: 



1. " That the disease is not contagious by contact, 

 or by introiluction of bees, honey, comb, brood, etc. 

 3. "That the infection is transmitted by the fer- 

 tilization of the queen by ;i drone from a diseased 

 hive." 



He further slates, that the removal of said quecu, 

 and the introduction of now lt)lood, cures (he nffect- 

 pil colony. 



