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bator, called " The Story of the Mankato." Mr. Mil- 

 ler is himself a practical poultryman, and knows 

 whereof he speaks. The fact that this machine has 

 made good witli the poultry-raisers right at home is 

 sufficient evidence to prove that it will be satisfac- 

 tory to anybody. This year they are offering a 

 greatly improved type of incubator that should ap- 

 peal to every progressive poultryman. Detailed in- 

 formation and their interesting book, " The Story of 

 the Mankato," may be obtained by addressing a 

 postal to Mankato Incubator Co., Box 837, Mankato, 

 Minnesota. 



The a. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio. 



ON THE BOOKSHELF 



Der Gefluegel-Zuechter 



Those who are interested in reading 

 German publications printed in the United 

 States in the German language may not be 

 aware that there is a German poultry jour- 

 nal published at Hamburg, Wisconsin, said 

 to be the only paper of the kind issued in 

 this counti'y. The purpose of Der Geflue- 

 gel-Zuechter is to be of service to all Ger- 

 mans who are raising poultry, pigeons, 

 rabbits, and other pet stock. The publish- 

 ers have spent about twenty-five years try- 

 ing to create a wider interest in poultry- 

 raising among the Germans of this country. 



The eighteenth annual year book, The 

 " Jahrbuch for 1916," has recently been is- 

 sued. The publishers of Der Gefluegel- 

 Zuechter, Hamburg, Wis., will gladly an- 

 swer any inquiries about combination price 

 of the publication and " Jahrbuch," or will 

 quote subscription rate on the paper alone. 



Simplified Beekeeping 



Ali'eady looking forward to the time 

 when, after the close of the war, England 

 will attempt to become more self-support- 

 ing for her food supply, a new manual of 

 beekeeping has been published to encourage 

 beekeeping in the British Isles. Mr. William 

 Herrod-Hempsall, author of " Producing, 

 Preparing, Exhibiting, and Judging Bee 

 Produce," and junior editor of the British 

 Bee Journal, has just written and published 

 a little manual entitled " Beekeeping Sim- 

 plified for the Cottager and Small Holder." 



The book does not attempt to be an ex- 

 haustive treatise on the subject, but to give 

 concise rules and explanations for the sim- 

 ple operations in the apiary. It furnishes 

 a very good introduction to more advanced 

 methods. Just like other texts on apicul- 

 ture, the book opens with a short account 

 of the life of the bee and the curious econo- 

 my of the colony. Then the author discusses 

 hive and tools, with directions for their use, 

 and finally such matters as marketing, win- 

 tering, and diseases. 



For one who wishes to keep in touch with 

 the latest British methods, the little work is 



well adapted ; and it is hard to see how any 

 jirogressive beekeeper in England can get 

 along without it. Its small size and elemen- 

 tary nature well adapt it to the beginner's 

 use universally. There are 48 pages and a 

 large number of illustrations. The printing 

 has been very successfully done. 



" Beekeeping Simplified," by William 

 Herrod-Hempsall, F.E.S. Sirapkin, Mar- 

 sliall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co., London, 6d. 

 The book may be secured from the British 

 Bee Journal, London, for 12 cents; postage 

 4 cents. 



IS BILLY .SUNDAY A GRAFTER? 



They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and 

 they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. — AMOS 5:10. 



In a hotel recently a traveling man said, " Billy 

 Sunday is a grafter — that is all." A man stepped 

 up to him and said, "What is that?" The travel- 

 ing man repeated the statement. " Can you prove 

 that? " was the next question. " Why," said the 

 traveling man, " everybody knows it." " Well," said 

 the other, "that may be true. I will give you $5000 

 to prove it, however." "Who are you? " asked the 

 traveling man; "one of Sunday's kind?" "No," 

 was the reply; "I am a salesman for a brewery. 

 Billy Sunday is doing our business great harm, and 

 my people will gladly give $5000 to show him up if 

 he's a grafter, and to stop the harm he is doing our 

 business." — Prom Civic League Record, reported in 

 The Svnday School Times. 



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