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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 



A Mechanical Curiosity. This engine is not 

 only interesting to boys, but as an object of me- 

 chanical bcautj' and perfection it has great interest 

 to engineers and practical machinists. 



A German maker is manufacturing and selling in 

 this country an engine which imitates some of the 

 features of the Weeden. Although a trifle larger 

 than the Weeden, it is poorly constructed, and is 

 evidently made more to sell than to run. It is not 

 warranted. The Wf<-il<-n is tested In/ stm ui, nn<l 

 ciu-ri/ one letit'es lis in 2)<'t'frrt riinniiiff order. 



The boiler, filled once, will run it for half an hour. 

 Price only $1.00. Postage 3.5 cts. extra by mail. 

 Given free for 4 subscribers, with .f4.C0, and 35 cts. 

 to pay postage. 



Humming Top. This is a splen- 

 did toy for the little folks; good size, 

 handsomely decorated, and hums as it 

 spins. T'rice 10 cents. By mail. 4 cts. 

 extra, or given free, postpaid, for one 

 subscriber, with $1.00. 



Ten-Cent 

 Cart. The 

 box meas- 

 ures 5 X 9. 

 and is paint- 

 ed red, with 

 A B C lettered on the side; wheels, 6 inches in dia- 

 meter; a pretty l)ig cart for a little money. Price 10 

 cts., or given lor 1 subscriber. If sent by mail, it 

 takes 20 cts. to pay postage. 



JTIA<iI€ LANTERN. 



Our magic lantern this year is better than ever. 

 Tlie cut does not show 

 it exactly as it is. The 

 body is wood; top and 

 smoke - stack nickel 

 plated. It has a tin 

 lamp with glass chim- 

 ney, brass burner and 

 wick, and 3 lenses. It 

 includes 13 slides, with 

 four pictures on each, 

 or 48 pictures in all. 

 There is hardly any thing in the whole list that will 

 please the little folks more than this. Directions 

 accompany each lantern. For 4 subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each, we will send it free. It can be sent safe- 

 ly by mail, for 35 cents for postage and packing, or 

 may be sent by express or by freight with other 

 goods. Price $1.00. 



BULiIi'S-EYE DARK-LANTEKN. 



Price 15c. Postage, 10. A genuine 

 watchman's dark-lantern, made of jap- 

 anned tin, 4'/4 in. high, and 3',4 in. in 

 diameter; a bull's-eye glass, 3 in. across, 

 and double handle on opposite side. 

 Will throw a red, green, or white light. 

 Will be sent free, postpaid, to any per- 

 son sending one new subscription at 

 one dollar. 



NO. 1 IRON HAND-SLED. 

 <>iv<>ii l"<>r 'i Siibn><'ribers, witli $'.J.OO. 

 The runners are made of V^-inch half-round iron. 

 The two knees are of the same, firmly riveted to 

 the runners and the board, which is of basswood. 

 Size, 34 inches long, 9 in. wide, and 5V4 inches high. 

 They are beautifully painted and deporated by 



hand, striped and varnished. They are so strong 

 that it is almost impossible to break them, and yet 

 the price is little if any more than the cheap all- 

 wood sleds which break down with much of a load. 

 Price .50 cts., or given for 3 subscribers and $3.00. 



No. 3 Iron Hand-Kled. This corresponds with 

 No. 1, but is larger. Size, '~6 in. long, 9^ in. wide, 

 6 in. high. Sold for 65 cts., or given for 3 subscribers 

 with $3.00. 



No. 14 Iron Sled. This is the same in appear- 

 ance as No. 6 following, except that it has only two 

 knees. Size, 38 in. long, 9'/^ wide, and 6 in. high. 

 Sold for 75 cts., or given for 3 subscribers with $3.00 



No. 13 Iron Sled. This you see, from the cut 

 aliove, is a different style of runner. It is intended 

 for a girl's sled. Size, 38 in. long, 954 wide, 6 high. 

 Sold for 75 cts , or given for 3 subscribers with $3.0(1. 



No. 6 Iron Slid. This Is made ol ,,;in(h half- 

 round iron, and has 3 knees, as shown. Very hand- 

 somely finished. Size, 33 in. long, 10 in. wide, ti in. 

 high. Price $1.00, or given for 4 subscribers and 

 $4.00. 



Toy Iron Sleds. These are made and finished 

 exactly like the above, but smaller, being 15 inches 

 long, 5 in. wide, and 3'^ high. They are intended 

 for the little folks to draw their playthings around 

 on, in or out of doors. Made of -'a-in. half-round 

 iron, and are little beauties. We have two st> les, 

 either " Pointed " or " Row " nose, like No. 14 above. 

 Price 35 cts. each, or given for one new subscriber 

 and 10 cts. extra. These toy sleds can go by uinil 

 for 35 cts. extra for postage, but the others must be 

 sent by express or by freight with other goods. 



Pop-Pistol. When we were boys yve used t<) 

 make popguns out of elder bushes, and chew up 

 paper wads to shoot. Sometimes we made them of 

 goose-quills, using a slice of a raw potato for am- 

 munition. Well, some enterprising Yankee has 

 conceived the idea of a pop-gun made of wood, to 



