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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTL'RE. 



May 1.1. 



We have, up to May 1. 10.29tt subscribers 



LOTTERIES, GIFT EXTEIil'RISES, ETC., PROHIBIT- 

 ED FROJf PASSIXG THROUGH THE MAILS. 



The following comes on a 

 Postmaster-General : 



CAUTION. 



PosTOFFiCE Department. 

 Washington. D. C, January 2',, lb91. 

 The attention of putrons of the postottice is called 

 to the fact tliat the law lately enacted prescribing 

 penalties for using- the I'nlted States Mails for the 

 conveyance or transmittal of 



LOTTERY 



matter of any kind, applies as well to the person 

 mailing- money, money-orders, postal notes, or drafts 

 to lottery companies or their agents, as it does to 

 the lottery companies and tlieir agents. 



All persons are therefore warned not to use the 

 mails for such pui^poscs, and attention is called to the 

 folloNving extract from the law on the subject passed 

 September 19, 1890: 

 Revised Statutes of the United States- 

 Sec. 3894. No letter, postal-card, or circular concerning any 

 lotterj-, so-called pift concert, or other similar enterprise 

 offering prizes dependent on lot or chance, or concerning 

 schemes devised for the purpose of obtaining mone.v or prop- 

 erty under false pretenses, and no list of the drawings at any 

 lottery or similar sche:r.e. and no lottery ticket or jiart theie- 

 of. and no check, draft, bill, money, postal note, or money 

 order for the purchase of any ticket, or part thereof, or any 

 share or chance in an)' such lottery or gift enterprise, shall be 

 carried through the mail, or delivered at or through any post- 

 otfice or branch thereof, or by any letter-carrier; nor shall any 

 newspaper, circxilar, pamphlet,' or publication of any kind 

 containing an advertisement of any lottery or gift enterprise 

 of any kind offering pi izes dependent upon lot or chance, or 

 containing .iny list of prizes awarded at the drawings of any 

 such lottery or gift enterprise, whether said list is of any part 

 or of all of the drawing, be carried in the mail or delivered by 

 any postmaster or letter-carrier. Any person who shall 

 knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, or who shall know- 

 ingly send or cause to be sent, any thing to be conveyed or de- 

 livered by mail in violation of this section, or who ^hall know- 

 ingly cause to be delivered by mail any thing herein forbidden 

 to be carried by mail, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean- 

 or, and on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more 

 than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more 

 than one year, or by both such tine and imprisonment for each 

 offense 



By Order of the Postmaster-General. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



it is not so damp as to cUscolor; and tlie very 

 drying weather we have had lor a month back has 

 worked wonders on it. Price of these white sections 

 is as usual— $:3..5U for lOOO; *6.50 for 30U0; Kt.OU for 3(100. 

 or lU.OU for 5000. We have, besides, about 3C0.00O 

 cream sections that are of very good quality, smooth, 

 card, from the and well made, but a little ott color, at £0e per 1000 

 less tlian above prices. We have these only in m, 

 1%, and 7-to-the-foot widths, open top and liottom — 

 no other kinds or sizes. 



HONEY-KEGS. 



Most of the commission men seem to go hack on 

 the 60-11). square cans for extracted lK)ney, claiming 

 that kegs are preferable. Our experience with kegs 

 l)as not been the best; but owing to the amount of 

 testimony on the other side we shall have to con- 

 clude that we are pi-ejudiced, and will give the kegs 

 a fair trial again. We are prepared to furnisli new 

 full-hoop kegs, at the following prices, F. O, B. here 

 or Townsend, ^Nlass. : 



4, Wt. or 5 gallons, iOc each; .$3..50 for 10. 



10 gallon, 60c each; $.5.50 for 10. 



20 gallon, 80c each; $7..50 foi- 10. 



The Cortland Union Beekeepers' Association will hold their 

 spring meeting at tlie residence of President J H Kennedy, 

 No. 1-iO Groton Avenue, Cortland, N. Y., Tuesday. May '26. 1891 

 A special invitation is extended to the ladies. All interested 

 are invited. M. H. Fairb.\nks, See'y. 



The annual picnic of the Oiieida and Madison County Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held at tlie residence of Edward 

 B Beebee. at Oneida Castle. N Y., on Thursday June 4th, 1891. 

 These gatherings have become very popular, .and largely at- 

 tended, and it is expected that this one will eclipse any that 

 has yet been held. Everyone interested is cordially invited 

 to attend. Committee. 



^PECI^L pi0¥ICEg. 



SPECIAL TERMS. 



All dealei-s in liee-keepers' snp))lies, and those who 

 huy to sell again, should bear in mind that we give 

 siiecial terms, made known on application, on all 

 bee-keepers' supplies, and especially on goods of our 

 manufacture. 



LAWN-MOWEKS. 



Tills is the season for mowing the lawns and apia- 

 ries, and we call your attention to our adv't on an- 

 other page, presenting our two standbys in lawn- 

 mowers. These are both good machines, and I 

 think the price is lower than >on can get from your 

 local dealer. The Globe is, of course, the best ma- 

 chine; but for those who have only ;i small lot to 

 mow, and don't want to put much mone.v into a 

 mower, the \ouiig America in-esents a good oiipor- 

 tindtj-. 



SECTIONS, 



Our new stock of lumber is now sufficiently sea- 

 soned for use, and we ai-e tin-ning out about the 

 whitest and nicest si'Ctions we ever made. Some of 

 the lumber would be better if a little drier, hut 



OUK GOODS NEAR YOUR HO.ME. 



We have established a number of depots of sup- 

 plies, east, south, and west, from which many of our 

 goods can be bad at oui- prices. 



F, A. Salisburj-, West Genesee St„ Syracuse, N. Y., 

 keeps nearly a full line of supplies at our prices. 



Jenkins & Parker, Wetumpk-i, Ala., also furnish 

 our goods. 



T. G. Newman & Son, 246 East Madison St., Chicago, 

 III,, handle cair Dovetailed hives and .some other sup- 

 plies at our price*. 



Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, la., also carries a 

 pretty full line. 



Bai-teldes & Co.. Denver. Col,, and F. L. Po.sson & 

 Co., Portland, Ore., also carry our goods. 



Rememl)ei-, you can not get all the gotids we ad- 

 vertise, at these places; but the principal things 

 needed by bee-keepers just now are on hand, and you 

 may save time and freight by .sending there instead 

 of ordering of us. 



ODD-SIZED SECTIONS IN STOCK. 



We have the following lot of odd-sized sections in 

 stock, which we will close out at the prices opposite. 

 If you see any in the list that you can use, we 

 sha.l be pleased to have your order Fir.st come, first 

 .served. Unless you are prompt you had bettei- name 

 a second choice, to tisein case the first choice is gone. 

 8.50 4 x4 xllJ, open top, J2..50. 

 1000 414x414x1 Vg, " '• 3.00. 

 1000 4i/8x5i8Xl!5. " " 3,00, 

 1000 41/2x4 '^xl is, " " 3.50. 

 40d4.!ixoi4,xl?8, " " 1..50. 

 200 4i/8x5VaxUi, " " .T5. 



.50041/2x5 xlU;, •' " ].5'i, 

 3500 4!;'^x5f\!-xlifi. no openings; $3 per M.; $8 for lot. 

 1000 4'^x4>^xl5-g, cut for glass; $3.(XJ, 

 10(10 5x5 scant. 2nd quality: J3,00, 

 500 5.\5xlM. chised top; 11.7.5. 

 375 5'sx43axl{5. open toj); $1.25. 

 .500t'x4,\{x2. closed top: *1..50. 

 100ll6^8X5xl!S. open top; *;3.50. 

 875 6x4i4x-i, open top; $3,00, 

 300 .5x6x11;;. open top; $1.25, 



Remember, first dimension is the width, or mea- 

 sure of top and liottom; the secimd is the height, or 

 side. 



SHIPPING GOODS PROMPTLY. 



The volume of business for this time of year is 

 very good considering the discouraging reports of 

 bees lost in wintering in many places; still we are 

 not shipiiing nearly as many goods as we were doing 

 this time last year. As cmr facilities are much bet- 

 ter than last year, we are, as a matter of course, 

 taking care of orders promptly. There are occa- 

 sional exceptions, when something turns up to de- 

 lay an order; but the rule now is, for goods to go 

 within from one to foui- days after i-eceiving the or- 

 der. As a reserve stock we have on liand about 700 

 chaff hives, 350 one-storv chatf hives. 35'J portico 

 hives, besides about 300'No. 1 e and 120a No. 2 E 

 Dovetailed hives, old .style, mentioned in last 

 Gleanings. These, instead of being packed with 

 old-style brood-frames and slatted hone.v-boards, 

 are, most of them, furnished with thick top-frames 

 aiKi no honey-boards, the same as our present make. 



