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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



DEC. 15. 



SOMETHING STiIvL FURTHER IN REGARD TO 

 THE CANTEEN. 



Charles Dick, who was given just one min- 

 ute, improved that minute in giving before the 

 House the following gem : 



Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Texas (Sladon) 

 is wrong when he says that all army officers testify to 

 the wisdom of the sale of liquors at the army canteen; 

 on the contrary, we have the testimony of General 

 Miles, General Shafter, Geueral Wheeler, Surgeon 

 General Sternberg, and many other officers who regard 

 it as demoralizing to discipline, and as interfering se- 

 riously with the efficiency, the health, and the service 

 of the soldier. 



Contrary to the expression of the member from Tex- 

 as, and taking decided issue with him, I insist that the 

 mothers of this country, who give up their sons to the 

 army of the United States, have the right to petition 

 the American Congress ; and that these appeals to pro- 

 tect their boys from undue temptation ought not to go 

 unheeded. (I^oud applause.) 



The gentleman from New Jersey is wrong when he 

 assumes that this amendment aims to destroy the army 

 cantten. Its simple purpose is to keep the canteen 

 from being converted into a saloon, and does net in- 

 terfere with anv of it'.- social features. 



The overwhelming public opinion which brought 

 this question into the House at the close of last session 

 has not changed, nor have the conditions it was intend- 

 ed to affect. The amendment may not accomplish all 

 its friends expect of it, but why shall we legislate to 

 encourage an evil ? It is not a function of our govern- 

 ment to engage in the sale of intoxicating liquors. 



Mr. Chairman, consistent with the report of the 

 Con.mittee on Military Affairs at the close of last ses- 

 sion, and in which action I joined, I .•-hall suppoit vsfith 

 my vote the amendment of the gentleman from Maine, 

 and urge its ado. tion by the House. ( Applau-e.) 



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^S^f\*^ ^ '-'>' '^"-^ BUSINESS man; 



MAPI E SYRUP. 



We cm still furnish very choice maple syrup in one- 

 gallou cans at $1.00 each, |i).00 for 10. Barrel lots ot 20 

 gallons or over, 85 cts. 



HONEY. 



We have no comb honey to offer at present, but have 

 a large stock of extracted, and shall be pleased to 

 hear from shose in need of any. Since our last issue 

 we have received a carload of"light amber from Cal- 

 ifornia, in 60-lb. cans, which we offer in 5-case lots or 

 over at 8 cents a pound. We have also some choice 

 white basswood from Wisconsin, in barrels of about 

 360 lbs. each, at 9 cts. We have other lots also, and 

 will cheerfully mail samples and price to those in- 

 terested. 



CHANGES IN PRICES FOR 1901. 



In our announcement of changes in prices for 1901 

 in last issue there were several tables of prices crowd- 

 ed out. These are given below. 



PRICE LIST OF FINE FLAT-HEAD WIRE NAILS. — P. 35. 



Cement-coated, except first three. 



TIGHT-SEAL COVER Capacity, , — Price — . Wt. 

 PAIL.— Page 27. lard — honey. 1 10 100 100 



No. 1 seal-cover pail IB) 



No. 2 •' 2 as. 



No. 3 " 3 



No. 5 " 5 



No. 10 " 10 



Improved Dadant pail 



SQUARE CANS. 



1^ fts. 

 3 " 



4% 

 15 



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85 

 1 00 

 1 20 

 1 50 



90 



6 .50 



7 .50 

 9 .50 



10 50 

 14 00 



8 00 



PRICE LIST OF STANDARD (d) WIRE NAILS. 



All cement-coated. 



Carlin foundation-cutter with steel wheel is reduced 

 to 25c each, and the Favorite Family scale, either size, 



to 11.75. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



THE BOOK ABOUT BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND HIS 

 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT TUSKOGEE, ALA. 



We have made arrangements with the publishers so 

 that we can furnish the above book postpaid to the 

 readers of Gleanings for only 75 cts. The regular 

 price is 11.00, and it is a good large book full of pic- 

 tures, even at that price. Every one who gets hold of 

 the book will want to read it through, and it is almost 

 impossible that any one should read it without being 

 strenghthened, and filled with enthusiasm for the 

 great work of raising mankind from the depths of 

 ignorance to the light of civilization ; or perhaps I 

 might say, in other words, in commencing to climb 

 that rugged path from earth to heaven, or " stepping 

 heavenward," as some one else has aptly put it. We 

 expect to give a picture of the apiary and a portrait 

 of Mrs. Washington in our next. 



SPRAY-PUMPS FOR 1901. — THE ACME ATOMIZER. 



We have just made a large purchase of the hand- 

 somest light tin spray-pumps that has ever appeared 

 on the market. It just works beautifully. I visited 

 the manufactory at Traverse City, Mich., and saw the 

 process of manufacture, and talked with the proprie- 

 tors about the defects of the spray-pumps we have 

 sold heretofore ; and we have something now made of 

 IC charcoal tin that is not only light to handle, but it 

 makes the nicest spray of any pump I ever got hold 

 of, at any price, and yet the price is only 35 cts.; by 

 mail, 20 cts. more. The manufacturer of these pumps 

 says experience has demonstrated that it is cheaper to 

 buy the inexpensive tin pumps, and throw them away 

 when they get used up, and buy a new one, than it is 

 to buy pumps made of galvanized iron, copper, brass, 

 or any other material. We can sell you three of these 

 cheap pumps for SiOO. Take one arid use it till the 

 chemicals have corroded or incrusted the working 

 parts, then take another, and so on. 



We still have pumps made of galvanized iron and 

 brass ; but I myself am inclined to think that the 

 cheap ones may be the cheapest in the end, just as I 

 have mentioned. We can furnish the galvanized-iron 

 cans, that we sold last year, for only 45 cts.; all brass, 

 65 ; 25 cts. more added to the last two if wanted by 

 mail. By the way, it is a good plan to have them on 



