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GLEANIKGS IN BEE CULTtJBE. 



Apr. 



lend it to his friends, and the great array of facts 

 therein given can not fall to convince any candid 

 rcasoDci that the use and sale of tobacco is a terri- 

 ble sin in a Christian land, and among Christian 

 people. 



THE FLOOD IN LOUISIANA. 



Friend Viallon wishes us to give place to the 

 following, that his customers may not blame him 

 undeservedly: 



On account of the X. O. A Texas Paoiflc R. E. and the 3[org.an. 

 Louisiana it Texas R. E. being nnder water since 30 oi-s 10 clays, 

 it has been with the greatest difficulty that I have bet n able to 

 get Texas freight oflf ; and as it will probably be as long b»fore 

 these roads are in running order, I would advise my Texas 

 customers not to send me any orders, If they don't wish to be 

 delayed. p. L. V 



Eaj-ou Goula, La., April 8, ISSl. 



A CUSTOMER has sent us a copy of Mrs. Cotton's 

 drawings and specifications, asking us to give fig- 

 ures on such a hive. These drawings probably cost 

 him $3.00 (and one dollar more for the book); but 

 Mr. Gray and I have both examined them, and it 

 would bo toward a week's work for a good mechanic 

 to figure out and make such a hive, if he could do it 

 at all from these brief drawings. The whole 7 pages 

 contain only 73 lines of printed matter, by way of 

 explanations. The drawings, book and all, do not be- 

 gin to give the information in regard to making bee- 

 hives that is ordinarily found in almost any text- 

 book on bee culture. The hive is an exceedingly 

 complicated affair, with old-fashioned glass honey- 

 boxes (with holes bored in the bottom) in place of 

 the modern sections so generally now in use. Mrs. 

 Cotton's revenue, probably a greater part of it, con- 

 sists in getting the four dollars for these drawings 

 and her little book. I have writ ten to her privately, 

 remonstrating, and I put this in as a public remon- 

 strance Against giving or taking such a sum of 

 money for such meager instruction. 



CIRCULARS RECEIVED. 



J. F. Hixon, Lock E3, Md., sends out a one-page circular of 

 qiieens. 



Wni. Little, Marissa, 111., sends an 8-page circular of queens, 

 bees, and hives. 



H. .1. Hanrofk, Siloam Springs, Ark., sends out a one-page cir- 



j;. F. Cn K.ll. Dresden, Texas, sends out a 4-page circular of 

 (;. l;Mll^ ■■, \\ ill. lo. Neb., sends out a 2-page circular, principal- 



•1- I- I'uiviit. ( li:iilt.>n, N. Y., sends us a 2-page price list of 



btrs, l.li],, ,111.1 ..tli. 1- iin])lements. 

 1'. H. I liaiiilMiliii, Dexter, Iowa, sends out a C-page circular, 



piin.ii.al'v i„ ,v^:,r.l t.ithe (iiven f.„„„!„f i..„, 



.I..M. ll;iinh,n„:h. \-. .,-.;, 111. 's. 111., -..„-N. ,11, ;. 1 ,,,-,-e circular. 



, described in this 



' li^ an S-paee 

 - I .n- the apiary. 

 Tlaiiiing to the 

 number. Prices 



J. T. Flet. Ii. 1 , W,-t :\l.interey. Pa., sends out a 24-page cir- 

 cular, m.)-tly .1. \ . it. .1 t.i poiUtrj-, although the last four pages 

 trcLit I.I li..-, .jii.'.ii.^. fiii.l hives. 



'I', '•r.li:nii .\-liiiii-a.l. Williamson, Wayne Co., N. Y., sends 

 '"" ' . n. iilu , I .,ue. n,-; and Simplicity bee-hives. Friend A. 

 liav ;, 1,1 , 111. h :i|.iai y ill Floi-ida. 



'1. s. Hall, Ku liys Creek, Ala., sends out a 24-page price list 

 and circular of bees, queens, hives, etc Friend Hall has 

 lurnished us with early queens for several years. 



We have just printed fo' D. E Best, of iest's. Lehigh Co., 

 Pa., a 12-page list of apiarinn implements nrd supplies, bees, 

 quoens, farming imploments, etc. From the w»y friend Best 

 talks, we judge he is showing the in>iabitants of that section 

 something new in regard to apiculUire. send for one of these 



aie li 1 1 I d I th nk it wo II 

 >n 1 que n Ji oi i me i 1 ice lie ii 1 

 nottootirav ^ it \ o lid ptihi) j I 

 MMt the'ie liieiids who publi h ciitulii 

 to 1 ui msh intoi mation as \s ell xs bte hi\ t 



ol 1 f 1 lend 

 H nds 

 1 o ith he 

 k ery 



nds 

 bees 

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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The fourth annual meeting of the Western Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in Independence, 

 Mo., Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 2.5, 1884. 



C. M. Cbandall, Secretary, 



A meeting of all persons interested in organizing a 

 bee-keepers' association will be held at Kandolph, 

 Cattaraugus county, N. Y., Tuesday, May 6, 1884. 

 Tlie territory will embrace Western New York and 

 Northwestern Pennsylvania, and it is expected a 

 large number of bee-keepers will be present. 



W. A. Shewman. 



THE jVETP" 



LUMINOUS MATCH-SAFE. 



The above little implement has been sold tor 25 

 cents; but by purchasing a lot of ten gross, directly 

 from the manufacturers, I am enabled now to put 

 them atonly 15 cents; and in lots of 10, $1.20; 100, *10. 

 If wanted by mail, 4 cents extra for postage. The 

 word matches shows in the day time in large plain 

 white letters, on a bronze background. In the night 

 these letters shine with a pale purplish light, plain- 

 ly to be discerned in any part of the room. The 

 match-holder is a beautiful ornament by daylight, 

 and more oeautiful in the darkness of the night. 

 There are two apartments — one for good and one 

 for burnt matches. There is also a place for scratch- 

 ing the matches; and where safety matches are 

 used, as in factories and other similar places, a 

 couple of clasps hold the proper material conven- 

 iently near for igniting them. This little match-safe 

 is beautiful as an ornament for your homes, pretty 

 for a present, and very convenient for strangers go- 

 ing into a strange room in the dark; or if you choose, 

 for strangers who wake up in a strange room in the 

 dark, and want a light quickly. 



A. 1. UOOT, Medina, Ohio. 



CRUDE OR REFINED, ALWAYS OX HAND, 

 AND ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 



RICHARDHvaERKLE, 



Was Bleacher and Eefiner, No. 700 North Snd Street, 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 8-9d 



$7.00 to $10.00. Cold Blast Smokers (mail free), $1.00. 

 Plymouth Kock Eggs, per sitting, $1.50. Circular 

 free. W. C. K. KEMP, Orleans, Ind. 7-8d. 



Dadant's foundation factory, wholesale 

 and RETAIL. See advertisement in another 

 column. 3btfd 



