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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



UNSOLICITKD TESTIMONIAL. 



I am not an agent of sewing-machines, but handle a 

 dozen or so each year among the people ; but I have 

 not handled any thine equal to your machine for the 

 money, and I have tried half a dozen or more makes. 



Mercersburg, Pa., Feb. 5. Dr. Martin. 



A SIMPLE LITTLE STORY WITH VERY WHOLESOME 

 MORALS ATTACHED TO IT. 



For three seasons it was my misfortune to have for 

 hired help young men who were inveterate tobacco- 

 users. They were good men to work, but were dull 

 and lacked intere.st — wanted to be running around 

 nights, spending their Sundays wherever wickedness 

 was going on, coming home at any time of night, chew- 

 ing tobacco while in bed, and spitting on the walls of 

 their bedroom. In fact, it was a filthy job to clean out 

 the bedroom, and the walls had to be repapered two 

 different times in three years, and they started out 

 with a clean room and new paper. Well, after submit- 

 ting to that thing I put an advertisement in Gleanings 

 something like this : " Wanted, a young man to work 

 on a small farm in connection with bees. Any one 

 using tobacco, or wanting to go to dances nights, or 

 who rather be hunting or fishing on Sunday than to be 

 attending meeting or Sunday-school, need not apply." 

 Well, in a verv short time I got an answer from Mr. O. 

 D. Adams, from Indiana, and it had the right ring to 

 it. I told him to come on. He stayed the whole sea- 

 son through until my fall work was done. He was in- 

 telligent, capable, intere.sted in the work, entirely 

 trustworthy, a Christian gentleman in every thing. 

 What a contrast ! Now every one of the other men, 

 with the .'■ame Christian principles, and without the 

 tobacco, would have been just as good men as Mr. 

 Adams was, and enjoyed life a great deal better than 

 they did. Altogether I received nine applications for 

 the place from four or five different States, and all of 

 them had the right ring. So much for one ad't in 

 GLKANiNtts H. S. Wheeler. 



Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 



Wanted. — Your honey. We will buy it, no matter 

 "where you are. Address, giving description and price. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



For Sale.— 25;t-horse- power steam-engine and 4- 

 horse-powt-r boiler. 



E. H GRAY, Southport, Fairfield Co., Conn. 



SINCLE-COMB BLACK MINORCAS. 



Eggs 75c per l:^. Adolph Segerlin, Anita, Pa. 



^FFn PflTATRF^T early OHio-Fine. 



OLLU I UlnlULOi smooth, strong seed of good 

 size, in any quantity. Write for prices. Also Pure- 

 bred Sherwoods. Cocks and cockerels for sale. E)ggs 

 for hatching in season. Ask for what vou want. 



A. V. TOBIAS, Covington, Ohio. 



WESTERN BEE-KEEPERS 



will save money and freights by i uying 

 supplies from 



BARTELDES & CO,, Denver, Colo. 



20 page illustrated price list now ready. 



Root's Goods for California. 



We have ju.st received a large carload of sec- 

 tions, extractors, smokers, veils, etc., direct 

 from the factory, and are prepared to supply 

 bee-keepers with the same promptly. Do not 

 send a long distance and pay high freights. 

 Write for our prices. 



M. R. MADARY, 



Fresno, California 



D. COOLEY, 



Dealer in BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 

 KENDALL, MICH. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. Catalog free. 



^ You Can Buy 



Groceries and 



Bee = Supplies 

 at Wholesale Prices 



by ordering in wholesale 



' quantities of VICKERY 



BROS., Evansville, Ind. 



They carry an immense stock of 

 sugar, coffee, teas, canned goods, 

 soap, candles, provisions, flour, 

 oil, garden and, field seeds, nails, 

 fence-wire, wooden and willow 

 ware, grocers' sundries, bee-hives, 

 sections, foundation, comb, and 

 general bee-keepers' supplies ; 

 buy and sell honey and beeswax. 



ADDRESS 



Vickery Bros., Evansville, Ind. 



OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. ^ 



DITTHER'S FOUNDATION! 



AT WHDLESALE AND RETAIL. 



This foundation is made by an abso.utely non-dip- 

 ping process, thereby producing a perfectly clear and 

 pliable foundation that retains the odor and color of 

 beeswax, and is free from dirt. Working wax into 

 foundation for cash, a specialty. Beeswax wanted. A 

 full line of supplies at the very lowest prices, and in 

 any quantity. Best quality and prompt shipment. 

 Send for large illustrated catalog. 



GUS DITTHER, 



AUGUST A, WIS. 



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any western bee-keeper with as good 



goods, for less money, than he can get 



elsewhere. Send for our new catalog. 



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