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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 



Eye-Sliade. An excellent 

 protection to the eyes when 

 ■ sittinK in a bright light. Usu- 

 ally sold for 25 cts. Our price, 

 10 cts. By mail, 4 cts. extra, or sent free postpaid 

 for one subscriber, and $1.00. 



Iron Plane. 

 At first glance you 

 might take it for a 

 .toy plane; but if 

 [you try it on a 

 board you will find 

 it is a plane in real- 

 ity. They will sharpen a lead-pencil beautifully, 

 trim up a wood-cut or electrotype, take the corners 

 otr a rough box, reduce the width of a board, and do 

 it all in a workman-like and finished manner; and 

 when they need sharpening, the bit is taken out or 

 adjusted securely, by simply turning a single screw 

 with the finger and thumb. Price 1.5 cts By mail, 

 (> cts. extra, or sent free postpaid for one new sub- 

 scriber, and $1.00. 



liUJTIlINOlIS MATCH-SAFE. 



This is a 



■f^i ))1 S\ neat safe 



with 3 pock- 



■ .fril^^r^ ^i^ljf^l ^^ets as shown. 



wo rd 

 ches" 

 being phos- 

 phorescent it 

 can be plain- 

 ly seen in the 

 dark. Price 

 15 cts. By 

 mail, 4 cts. 

 extra, or sent 

 free postpaid 

 for one new 

 su bscriber 

 and $1.00. 



A SPECIAL PREMIUM FROM A. I. ROOT 

 HIMSEliF. 



To the friends who have gardens, I wish to refer 

 to the description of the Ignotum tomato, on page 

 8.">fi of our issue for Nov. 1, 1888; also see the article 

 from the Micliigan Agricultural College, in our is- 

 sue for Nov. 15. It seems pretty certain that the 

 Ignotura tomato, all things considered, now stands 

 in the front rank in the way of tomatoes. It may 

 lie a pretty large claim to call it the best tomato in 

 the world, but you can be your own judge. Wehave 



about 1 lb. of the seed, and, so far as I know, there 

 is not another pound to be had in the world. I have 

 already refused several applications for the seed. 

 It is not for sale at all ; but I have decided to give it 

 away to the readers of Gleanings for 1880. There- 

 fore every one who subscribes for next year, or who 

 has already subscribed, can have a few seeds of the 

 Ignotum tomato by simply asking for it. If you 

 have already subscribed for next year, simply men- 

 tion it on a postal card, and say you want a packet 

 of seed of the Ignotum tomato. We had over 8000 

 subscribers in 1888. Of this number, perhaps half 

 are so situated as to be able to test the new tomato; 

 therefore we have decided to make the 1 lb. into 

 5000 packets. We have not figured up just how 

 many seeds each one will get; but I can whisper in 

 your ear, that, if you have a greenhouse, or even a 

 good window for house-plants, you may sow the 

 seed now; and when the plants get large enough, 

 chop them up into cuttings. These cuttings will 

 make splendid plants, and the tomato roots easily. 

 Then if you have some plants for sale in the spnng, 

 I presume there are plenty who will take them ofl" 

 your hands at good figures. Remember the sharp 

 friend who recently got $50.00 for his crop of Grand 

 Rapids lettuce-seed. Fifty dollars from an outlay 

 of only 75 cents! Aren't you glad you live in the 

 country and have a garden ? 



TYLER'S FLOUR-RECEPTACLE 



A MUOH-NEEDEB HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCE. 



Tills is the most 

 c o n ve n i e n t ar- 

 ningement for 

 Hour that we have 

 ever seen. It 

 holds just a 49-lb. 

 sack of flour. Ft 

 is to be hung on 

 the wall just 

 aliove your table. 

 When you want 

 some flour simply 

 place your pan 

 under it, open the 

 lid on the bottom 

 and turn the 

 crank and you get 

 vour flour already 

 sifted. It is sim- 

 ple, neat, and ef- 

 tcctive, and not 

 expensive either. 

 I'rice $a.75 each, 

 crated ready for 

 shipment, or gjv- 



en free for 8 subscribers, with $8.00. 



THE WORLD TYPE-WRITER, ONLY $8.00, 



AND CiliEANIIVtJS ONE YEAR <;iVEN FREE. 



This little machine, I be- 

 lieve, is one of the triumphs 

 of the age. With it an av- 

 erage person can, in a 

 week, write nearly as fast 

 as he can with a pen, and 

 with less fatigue, and how 

 much neater the work is 

 when done. The cost, too, 

 is so low that almost every 

 one can have one, even 

 though you have nothing 

 more than your private 

 correspondence to write . 

 We have 6 in use in our 



ottice, and you now see very little pen work going out of our office. I'rice of this machine is $8.00, charges 

 prepaid, or sold for $7..50, receiver paying charges. Gleanings one year, and a typewriter, $8 0(1, receiv- 

 er paying charges; or a typewriter giyen free, prepajd, for 30 gubspriberp, with $30.00, 



