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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



and a half long. And this is the liquid " civilization " 

 adveitised. for a consideration, in Harper's Weekly, 

 yes, and Harper's Monthly. The advertisement states 

 that, "wherever civilization has gone, S— beer has 

 followed " So much the worse for civilization ; for 

 since that much-advertised beer 1 egan to arrive in 

 Manila the saloons have increased from a few to more 

 than four hundred and thirty. 



A LITTLE CIRCUMSTANCE (?) AT THE HOME 

 OF THE HONEY-BEES. 



On the day when the first issue of Glean- 

 ings came from the press (27 years ago), and 

 was handed over for the inspection and ap- 

 proval of your old friend A. I. Root — well, 

 before night of the same day a little blue-eyed 

 stranger came into the home of the Root fam- 

 ily. She was afterward called " Blue Eyes," 

 as some of you may remember. By the way, 

 all the fault I have yet heard concerning the 

 new ABC book was because the picture of 

 Novice and Blue Eyes was left out. Well, the 

 picture of Novice then, as he held Blue Eyes 

 in his lap, does not look very much as he does 

 now, for he is a white haired and white beard- 

 ed old man now — at least he will be 60 on the 

 9th of next month (December) ; and Blue 

 Eyes is a grown-up woman with a home of her 

 own, and — oh dear me ! she has a blue-eyed 

 boy of her own, born Nov. 2. And even if 

 that boy is not quite five weeks old yet, I pre- 

 sume she would consider his picture of as 

 much consequence, or more, than even that of 

 herself or anybody else, for that matter. I be- 

 lieve it is universally conceded there can be no 

 real fully developed prosperous colony of bees 

 without daily accessions of young bees ; and 

 in a like manner it seems as though the Root 

 Co., in order to stand firm and solid through 

 the coming ages, needs in a like manner occa- 

 sional reinforcements of young blood. Oh ! I 

 must not forget to add that the father of this 

 blue-eyed boy, Mr. A. L Boyden, Secretary of 

 The A. I. Root Co., is fast getting to be one of 

 the principal business managers. He has 

 known all about bees from his childhood, and 

 it is my impression that he now knows more 

 about some departments of our growing busi- 

 ness than even John and Ernest. — A. I. R. 



THE MAN WHO DRINKS. 



The following is credited to the Memphis 

 Commercial Appeal. We say a hearty amen 

 to it, and pass it along : 



The business world recognizes that no man who 

 drinks is as good as he would be if he never drank. 

 Time was when in certain lines of business it was con- 

 sidered necessary to drink. Quite the contrary is the 

 case now. Even saloon-men~prefer barkeepers who 

 do not drink the liquids they sell All the fairy tales 

 about the great things people do when under the in- 

 fluence of liquor have been exploded. The orator 

 who must be intoxicated in order to make a speech is 

 no longer here, and he has never been here. The 

 lawyer who can not p'.e id a case or cite an authority 

 without spending the night before in a barroom has 

 gone to visit the pale glimpses < f the moon, and he 

 has always been gone. The writer who produces a 

 great poem or a great essay while maudlin was remov- 

 ed fiom this planet before the command " Let there 

 be light !" was given. The book-keeper, clerk, me- 

 chanic, salesman, artisan, young or old, is not at his 

 be t while under the influence of liquor, and he is not 

 as valuable to himself, his employer, or society. In 

 the race of life the temperate man has the best of it ; 

 the drinking man is handicapped. The sober man is 

 always an improvement on the drunken man. 



Books for Bee=keepers and Others. 



Any of these books on which postage is not given 

 will be forwarded by mail, postpaid on receipt of price. 



In buying books, as every thing else, we are liable 

 to disappointment if we make a purchase without see- 

 ing the article. Admitting that the book-seller could 

 read all the books he offers, as he has them for sale, it 

 were hardly to be expected he would be the one to 

 mention all the faults, as well as good things about 

 a book. We very much desire that those who favor us 

 with their patronage shall not be disappointed and 

 therefore we are ge-ing to try to prevent it by mention- 

 ing all the faults, so far as we can, that the purchaser 

 may know what he is getting. In the following list, 

 books that we approve we have marked with a * ; 

 those we especially approve, ** ; those that are not up 

 to times, f ; books that contain but little matter for 

 the price, large type, and much space between the 

 lines, \ ; foifcign, g, The bee-books are all good. 



As many of the bee-books are sent with other goods 

 by freight or express, incurring no postage, we give 

 prices separately. You will notice that you can judge 

 of the size of the books very well by the amount re- 

 quired for postage on each. 



BIBLES, HYMN-BOOKS, AND OTHER GOOD BOOKS. 



Postage.] [Price without postage. 



8 I Bible, good print, neatly bound 20 



10 Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress** 50 



20 | Illustrated Pilgrim's Progress** 75 



This is a large book of 425 pages, and 175 illustra- 

 tions, and would usually be called a $2.00 book. A 

 splendid book to present to children. Sold in gilt edge 

 foi 25 cents more. 



6 | First Steps for Little Feet 50 



By the author of the Story of the Bible. A better 

 book for young children can not be found in the 

 whole round of literature, and at the same time there 

 can hardly be found a more attractive book. Beauti- 

 fully bound and fully illustrated. 



I Christian's Secret of a Happy Life.** 50c; cloth 1 00 

 3 | John Ploughman's Talks and Pictures, by Rev. 



C. H. Spurgeon* 10 



1 | Gospel Hymns, consolidated, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 1, 



words only; cloth, 10c; paper 5 



2 Same, board covers 20 



5 Same, words and music, small type, board cov. 45 



10 Same, words and music, board covers 75 



3 New Testament in pretty flexible covers 05 



5 New Testament, new version, paper covers 10 



5 Robinson Crusoe, paper cover 10 



4 Stepping Heavenward** 18 



15 Story of the Bible** 1 00 



A large book of 700 pages, and 274 illustrations. Will 

 be read by almost every child. 



I "The Life of Trust," by Geo. Muller** 1 25 



5 | Tobacco Manual** 45 



This is a nice book that will be sure to be read, if left 



around where the boys get hold of it, and any boy who 

 reads it will be pretty safe from the tobacco habit. 



BOOKS ESPECIALLY FOR BEE-KEEPERS. 



15 A B C of Bee Culture, cloth 1 10 



Advanced Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hutchinson ... 50 

 3 Amateur Bee-keeper, by J. W. Rouse 22 



14 Bees and Bee-keeping, by Frank Cheshire, 



England, Vol. I., § 2 36 



21 Same, Vol. II., \ 2 79 



Same, Vols. I. and II., postpaid 5 25 



10 Bees and Honev, by T. G. Newman 90 



10 Cook's New Ma'nual, cloth 1 15 



5 Doolittle on Queen-rearing 95 



2 Dzierzon Theory 10 



3 Foul Brood; Its Natural History and Rational 



Treatment 22 



1 Honev as Food and Medicine 05 



15 Langstroth Revised, by Chas. Dadant & Son 1 10 



15 Quinby's New Bee-keeping 1 40 



Thirty Years Among the Bees, by H Alley 50 



Bee-keeping for Profit, by Dr. G.'L. Tinker 25 



The Honey-bee. hy Thoq William Cowan 95 



| British Bee-keeper's Guide-book, by Thomas 



William Cowan, England ? 40 



3 I Merrybanks and His Neighbor, by A. I. Root... 15 



4 | Winter Problem in Bee-keepirg, by Pierce 46 



j Bienenzucht und Honiggewinnung 50 



Or "Bee Culture and the Securing of Honey," a Ger- 

 man bee-book by J. F. Eggers, of Grand Island, Neb. 

 Postage free. 



MISCELLANEOUS HAND- BOOKS. 



5 I An Egg farm, Stoddard** 40 



5 A B C of Carp Culture, by Geo. Finley 25 



5 | A B C of Strawberry Culture,** by T. B. Terry.. 35 



Probably the leading book of the world on straw- 

 berries. 



