Sept. 1. 1911 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina. Ohio. — Sickness, etc., 

 have caused me to stay behind in tilling orders, 

 and there are still a few who are due moneys who 

 could not use queens at this time. I inclose copy, 

 and request that it be given a prominent place in 

 the adv. section. The late flow is better than our 

 earlier flows were, and I hope to get straight right 

 away. Very respectfully, W. S. Mcknight. 



Newton, Ala., Aug. 17, 1911. 



WILL RETURN MONEY. 



Queen-buyers who have not yet got money return- 

 ed, where early orders were sent to us, kindly write 

 us again, stating how much money was sent: how 

 many queens were sent, and what amount is due, 

 with interest added. You understand the failure 

 to get a good honey-flow, and our loss by Are of our 

 tool-shojj where our records were in part, accounts 

 for our delay in getting accounts settled. 



\V. S. Mcknight, Newton, Ala. 



We are willing to give Mr. McKnight the benefit 

 of a doubt, and hope he may satisfy all his cus- 

 tomers. 



By A. I. Root 



My travels In this issue take in only the start and 

 the finish. The middle part will be taken up in 

 the next issue. 



the crown of diamonds and the crown of 



THORNS." 



We first printed 2000 of the above leaflet for free 

 distribution. A little later we printed oOOO, and 

 just now we are taking 10,000 oflf the press. It seems 

 they are doing very efllcient work wherever the 

 people are becoming awakened to the importance 

 of banishing the saloons. Ten copies will be sent 

 free of charge, postpaid, to any one who makes 

 application, even on a postal card. If you want 25 

 copies, if you feel inclined you may send us a cou- 

 ple of stamps to pay the postage. On 100 leaflets, 

 send 10 cts. for postage. The new edition of 10.000 

 contains quite a little more matter than the first 

 lot of 7000. In fact, these last ones contain the 

 principal part of the Home papers as given in our 

 issues for April 1 and .luly 1. 



THE 75-CENT INDIAN-RUNNER DUCK-BOOK. 



I am sorry to say that I did not get hold of the 

 above book until it had been advertised in our 

 journal from April to .luly, at which time I had the 

 advertisement taken out, becau.se the book, in my 

 opinion, is not worth half the price charged for it; 

 and, still worse, the author of the book advertises 

 his goods and stock right in the middle of the book 

 on the reading pages. Now, all those who have 

 sent for the book and feel as I do, that it is not 

 worth any thing near the price charged, I would 

 advise them to tell the author what they think 

 about it. If he declines to make the transaction 

 satisfactory, we will give you the credit for 50 cents 

 by extending your subscription to Gleanings. Of 

 course the book contains information of value in 

 regard to these new ducks, but it is a cheaply got- 

 ten-up paper-coverd pamphlet of 50 pages (aside 

 from the ad(3.),with but little matter on a page. 

 Then, as I said, right in the middle of the book 

 he advertises his ducks, Rhode Island Red and 

 Minorca chickens, Belgian hares, etc. 



E. G. LEWLS— HIS ''CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL," ETC. 



I believe I have printed every favorable report 

 that has come to me in regard to E. G. Lewis, his 

 "League," etc. On page 119, Feb. 15, 1 gave a letter 

 from Mrs. .lessie Baird, in which she said: 



"I have been able to earn nearly S1500, which I 

 could not have done had I not been a IjCague mem- 

 ber. The incentive came through the League. I 

 am taking the "dressmaking course," and I find it 

 all they claim for it." 



I added that I was very glad to get so good a 

 report from the Woman's League. It is alleged, 

 however, that, although he got the money, his 

 institution did not furnish the dressmaking course, 

 nor even pay for it. See the following, clipped from 

 the Rurctl New-Yorker of Aug. 12: 



Over a year agrn the Womf n's Colleg-e of Scientific Dressmak- 

 ing- attiliated with the American Woman's League, and, per 



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terms of contract, we were to give all Leas'ue students, who 

 desired, a coin|ilete course in dressmakint;- witliout charge. 

 On the other hand, the American Woman's Leat;ue were to 

 make monthly settlements with us for work so rendered. We 

 regret to advise that the League is over four months behind in 

 payments, and you can imagine what it is for a dressmaking 

 school to give instructions to :iOOO pupils for four months with- 

 out receiving- any pay. We can stand this no longer. 



Women's College of Scientific Dressmaking. 

 La Crosse, Wis. 



PERNICIOUS WEEDS. 



It is really painful to me, when riding through 

 the country, to .see great fields overrun with weeds, 

 especially when hay is worth all over the land 

 from S'25.00 to 830.00 a ton — possibly more in some 

 places. Well, the Ontario Department of Agricul- 

 ture has just issued a most beautiful bulletin of 144 

 pages in regard to the weeds of Ontario. Almost 

 every weed is pictured, and so fully described that 

 any farmer will know it at a glance; and then the 

 best up-to-date methods of eradication are briefly 

 mentioned. In the fore part of the book are pic- 

 tures of weed seeds that should enable one (with a 

 glass) at a glance to detect and name the seeds 

 found in clover or any other seeds you may wish 

 to buy. As the seeds of Ontario are about the 

 same as we have in the United States (especially 

 the Northern parts), the book becomes of great 

 value to any one who is interested in having clean 

 fields and clean crops. I can not tell on what 

 terms it can be i^rocured; but you can doubtless 

 find out by addressing the Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Toronto. 



In describing sweet clover they .say, "These plants 

 have the redeeming feature of being nitrogen-gath- 

 erers and soil-formers." Again, in regard to eradi- 

 cation, they say, "Keep closely cut for two years 

 in succession." And here is a hint for those people 

 who persist in calling sweet clover a noxious weed. 

 It is not only one of the best if not the very 

 best nitrogen-gatherer, and therefore a good "soil- 

 former," but all kinds of stock can be taught to eat 

 it anywhere in the world; and cutting it oflf so it 

 will not go to seed for two years in succession will 

 get rid of it if anybody really urmts to get rid of it. 



Convention Notices. 



THE MICHIGAN BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION BOOK- 

 LET. 



This booklet is now ready for cH.stribution. Send 



in your request on a postal card, and a copy will be 



sent you free. The members have much less honey 



to sell this year than last, so you should write soon. 



E. B. Tyrkell, Sec'y, 



230 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



The following Is the program for the next meet- 

 ing of the Oklahoma Bee-keepers' Association to be 

 held at < )klahoma City, Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, at 

 the State Fairgrounds: 

 How a Good Location may be Made Better. 



B. F. Bartholomew, Norman, Okla. 

 Does it Pay to Keep a Tidy Bee-yard'.' 



Grover Boardman, Shawnee, Okla. 

 Why Bees should Interest the Fanner. 



E. Q. Couch, Jones, Okla. 

 Why Bees should Interest the Business Man. 



Arthur Rhoads, Coyle, Okla. 

 The Necessity of an Association. 



G. E. Lemon, Nash, Okla. 

 Science of the Bee. 



Prof. C. E. Sanborn, Stillwater, Okla. 

 The Growth of the Industry in Oklahoma. 



F. W. Van de Mark, Stillwater, Okla. 

 How 1 Caught the Bee-fever and Still Have it. 



Joseph Heueisen, Shawnee. Okla. 

 Some Comparisons of North and South. 



Geo. II. Coulson, Cherokee, Okla. 

 N. F. Gardiner, Pres., (ieary, Okla. 



Arthur Rhoads, Sec'y, Coyle, Okla. 



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CHAS. J. WILLIAMSON, Rooms 304 to 307, Savings 

 Bank Bldg., 7th and E. Sts., Washington, D. C. 



Patent Practice In Patent Patent Counsel of 



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