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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Mar. 



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Over The Wire 



IILKllH^UHtJil 



OverTheRoad 



The 



quickest known 



form of distant conimuni- 

 :ion— is tlie telephone. It 

 , _ J one of the great thingrs that 

 has made modem civilization 

 possible— one of the great 

 things that is now making: farmers 

 ;mdependent. Although you may 

 getalong" without one— you can 

 .Iso get along" without the other 

 'modern money makers— the reaper— 

 *he thresher— the plow— the cultivator. 

 1 olden days, you had to get along with 

 rthe implements on hand. Today you 

 [wouldn't think of using the old-fashioned 

 tallow dip or a hand-scythe. Then why 

 still send and receive news over the road, 

 [ when there is a better way— over the wire? 

 . >o uced to tell you how much work time, 

 money and worry a 'phone will save you. There 

 Ehouldn t be any question aljput your needing a 

 telephone. It Is ratlior— -nhlieh one is besti"And 

 I we want to prove to you that the 



Stromberg-Carlson 



Independent Telephone 



should be in your home. 

 We want to tell you its 

 many advantages — its 

 superiority over all 

 others. 



Satisfaction Guaranteed 



or IMoney Refunded 

 Send your name in now. 

 Learn all about the tele- 

 phone-construction of 

 lines, organization, and 

 other interesting facts 

 and figures. Ask for 

 Edition 21 of "How the 

 Telephone Helps the 



Parmer" — and address 

 nearest office. 



STROMBERG-CARLSON 

 TELEPHONE MFG. CO. 



Rochester, X. Y. t'hicaeo. 111. 

 Type No. 8!»6 Kansas City, Mo 



Alsike CLOVER SEED 



Small and large red, and alfalfa seed 

 for sale. Catalog apiary supplies free. 



F. A. SNELL, Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois 



Use KEROSENE 



Engine FREE! 



Aiiiaziug ' l^kiituii ■ Keiu 

 Engine shipped on 15 days' FR'RF' 

 Trial, proves kerosene cheapest, 

 safest, most powerful fuel. If sat- 

 isfied, pay lowest price ever given 

 on reliable farm engine; if not, 

 pay nothing. 



Gasoline Going Up 



Automobile owners are burning 

 up BO much gasoline that ihe 

 world'8 supply is running fhort. 

 (iasoline is 9e to 15c higher than 

 coal oil. StlU going up. Two pints 

 of coal oil do work of tliree pints 

 of gasolene. No waste, no evapo- 

 ration, no explosion from coal oil. 



AMAZrNG "DETROIT" 



The "DETROIT" is the only engine that handles coal oil suc- 

 cessfully; irses alcohol, gagollne, and benzine, too. Starts 

 without cranking. Basic patent— only three moving » arts- 

 no cams— no sprockets— no gears— no valves— tie utmott in 

 simplicity, power, and strength Mounted on skids. All sizes. 

 2 to 20 h p., in stock ready to chip. Complete engine tested just 

 before crating. Comes all ready to run. Pumps, saws, threshes, 

 churns, separates milk, gr'nds feed, shells corn, runs home 

 electric I'ghtlDg plant. Prices (stripped), $29.50 up. 



Sent any place on IB days' Free trial. Don't buy an engine 

 till you investigate amazing, moneyaavlng, power-saving 

 "DETROiT." Tnousanas In use. Costs only postal to find 

 out. If you are first in your neighborhood to write, we will 

 allow you Special Exira-Low Introducto-y price. Write! 



Detroit Engine Works. 73 Bellevue Ave , Detroit, Mich. 



5FinflGloxinlas,5 colors, 25c 

 7 Double Begonias, 7 " 25c 

 5 Fringed Begonias, 5 " 25c 

 25 Fine Mixed Gladiolus, 25c 

 10 Pkts. Choice Flower Seeds. 10 cts, 



SEEDS 



II you love Flow- 

 ers write me a letter 

 (not postal) for Park's 

 FloraLl Guide, teem- 

 ing with lloral notes, 

 pronouncing the big 

 flower names, giving 

 a germination table, 

 showing nearly looo 

 flower pictures. It's 

 diflerent. It insures 

 success. Be sure to 

 see it. Best seeds at 

 lowest prices. 42d yr. 



Pinks, >>"ew Japan, Blxd. 

 Poppy, ^'ew Shirle.v 

 Portulaca, Large-flwd, " 

 Sweet Peas " " 



Mixed Seeds, 1000 kinds. 



Aster. Q. of Market, Alid 

 Larkspur, Stock-flowd, 

 Pansy, Giant Fragrant 

 Petunia, New Bedding, ' 



Phlox Drummondi.new ' , __^ , _. 



10 Pkts. Choice Vegetables, 10 cts. 

 Beet, Imp. Early Turnip. I Onion, Panvers Yellow. 

 Cabbage, Jiarly Solid Cone Parsnip, Lart:e Guernso.v. 

 Cabbage, Late Flat Dutch Radish, Srecial Mixture 

 Cucumberi White Spine. Tomato, >ew Jlatchless. 

 Lettuce. Malta Drumhead Turnip, Purple-top Globe 

 IJ^^Scnd 10c for either lot, or 20c for 

 ^l»^w^ both. Or, send fiOc for club of three (KG 

 kts,) and 111 add four 2-oz. pkts. (worth 40c)Bpst 

 Jweet torn. Beans, Peas and Squash, also, trial sub- 

 scription to Park's Floral Magazine, which cheers 

 and brightens more than 600,000 homes every 

 month. Sii lots (124 pkts.), $1.00. Club with friends. 

 GEO. W. PARK. B21, La Park. Pa. 



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Six IVIon-ths -For 15 Cen-ts 



Bee f^ulture and Fruit Growing make a happy combination. Every reader of Gleanings ought by all means read 

 the Southern Frul' Grower Devoted to fruit growing, small fruits, nut growing, ga dening poultry, household, 

 etc , etc. S3 to 40 pages monthly. In order to get every reader of Gleanings to read the Southern Fruit Grower, we 

 have decided to send It for six months for 15 cents. This is absolute'y restricted to new subscribers. Send in 15 

 cents to-day. Address THE SOUTHERN FRUIT GROWER, Dept. B C, Chattanooga, Tann. 



