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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Dec. 15 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Banking by Mall. 



Savinsrs Deposit Bank 

 Cc, back cover 



Bee-smokers. 



Bingham, T. P ..1611 



Bee Supplies. 



Blanke & Hauk 1612 



Bondonneau. E 1613 



Buck & Wilson,, back 



cover. 

 Falconer Mfg. Co., 



back cover. 

 Grainger, E., & Co.. ..1611 



Griggs Brothers 1613 



rtilton, Geo. E 1611 



Howkins & Rush, back 

 dunt & Son, M.H 1609 



cover. 



Jenkins, J. M 1611 



fepson. H. H 1618 



Lewis Co., Q. B 1618 



.vlason, J. B 1611 



Minnesota Bee Supply 



Co 1613 



Muth, F. W 1534 



Nebel, J 1613 



Nysewander. Jos. ba«k 



cover. 



Peirce. E. W 1618 



Pouder, Walter S 1552 



Prothero. Frank W. ..1612 



Root Co., Syracuse 1544 



Root Co., St. Paul 1612 



Reeves, A. H 1617 



Stringham, I. J 1618 



Texas Seed and Floral 



Co 1612 



Toepperwein.U 1611 



Weber. C. H. W 1533 



Woodman, A. G 1617 



Bees and Queens. 



Laws, W. H 1618 



Classified Advertisements- 

 Bees and Queens 1624 



Bee - keepers' Direc- 

 tory 1625 



For Sale 1624 



Honey and Wax Want- 

 ed 1625 



Honey and Wax for 



Sale 1624 



Post Cards 1624 



Poultry Offers 1624 



Real Estate for Bee- 

 keepers. . 1624 



Situations Wanted. . . 1624 



Poultry Offers 1624 



Wants and Exchange. 1624 



Comb Foundation 



Dadant & Sons 1609 



Dittmer, Gus 1617 



Household Specialties. 



Best Light Co 1616 



Gordon, Van Tyne Co. 



back cover. 



Home, J. Co 1617 



Myers, C. A 1618 



Ohio Cooker Co 1536 



Rochester Radiator 



Co 1616 



Machinery. 

 Wilson Bros 1520 



Miscellaneous 



Barnes, W. F 1616 



Cook, A.J 1535 



Coiled Spring Fence 



Co 1618 



Electric Wheel Co 1616 



b'acey, M. V 1535 



Fouts & Hunter, front 



cover. 

 Gardnt r Nursery Co . . 1614 



Harding Pub. Co 1545 



Hildreth & Segelkin 1535 

 Hotel Cumberland .... 1617 

 Hough, F. H 1618 



Kalamazoo Stove Co .1614 



Mason Supply Co 1618 



Mugler Engraving Co . 1618 



Myers, F. E 1617 



National Biscuit Co.. 1535 

 National Fur Co., back 



cover. 

 Stromberg-Carlson.. . . 1616 



Williamson, C. J 1617 



Youth's Companion... 1543 



Poultry Supplies 



Cycle Hatcher Co 1615 



Cyphers Inc. Co 1615 



Conkey, G. E 1616 



Des Moines Ino Co.... 1615 

 Humphrey Clover Cut- 

 ter 1615 



Mann, F. W 1614 



Miller, J. W.. Co 165 



Neubert, R. F 1618 



Poultry Farm 1616 



Reliable Inc. Co 1615 



Stahl, G. H 1615 



Standard Bone-cutter.1615 

 Stratton Mfg. Co 1615 



Publishers, Bee-Journal 



Falconer Mfg. Co., back 

 cover. 



Hutchinson, W. Z 1545 



York & Co., Geo. W. .1544 



THAT FUB COAT. 



Now that chilly winter has us in his grip, and the 

 storm king reigns supreme all over the north land, 

 fur coats are certainly very seasonable subjects to 

 talk about. Did you take notice of the advi rtise- 

 ment of the National Fur and Tanning Co., 119 

 Peeler St., Three Rivers, Mich? This concern 

 makes a business of making up coats from cow or 

 horse hides. These coats certainly enable a man to 

 defy the coldest wind that blows, even if he hap- 

 pens to live outside the Arctic Circle ; and it goes 

 without saying, that they will last for years. If you 

 happen to have a nice skin which you would like 

 made up we respectfully suggest that this firm be 

 given a chance to do the work for you. They claim 

 their work is bound to give satisfaction, and we 

 know they have been in the business a long time, 

 and have a reputation for doing what they agree to 

 do. If you do not require a coat, perhaps you need 

 a fur robe for your carriage or buggy. A robe of 

 this kind is almost indestructible, and is far ahead 

 of all woolen ones when it comes to giving real sat- 

 isfaction on a stormy day in winter with the ther- 

 mometer away below zero. 



FELT-ASPHALT ROOFING. 



We have received samples of the rooflng-felt made 

 and sold by Gordon, Van Tine Co., Davenport, la., 

 and it seems to us an excellent material for the pur- 

 pose. Moreover, it is sold at what seems to be 

 quite a reasonable figure, as will be noted in their 

 advertisement elsewhere in this issue. 



This concern does a large business in building- 

 material ; and to cope with their immense mail- 

 order trade they have recently installed agencies in 

 the great; centers of commerce — Philadelphia, Chi- 

 cago, Memphis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, with 

 headquarters at Davenport, la., where all corre- 

 spondence must be addressed. The object of the 

 city agencies is to reduce railway charges. For ex- 

 ample, if you live in Delaware you order from Iowa, 

 but pay freight on the goods only from Philadel- 

 phia. There is not only a saving in freight, b t a 

 saving in time, as the company maintains a supply 

 of goods at each place to fill orders. This applies 

 only to the roofing department of their business. 



All other goods they sell are shipped from head- 

 quarters. They make this roofing in immense quan- 

 tities at their own factories, so that they are in po- 

 sition to compete in price and quality with all 

 comers. 



Bee-keepers have considerable use for roofing- 

 felt, .^nd it is coming into use more and more. Some 

 find it a very good covering for hives It ke ps the 

 bees warm, and protects the hive from decay It is 

 good, too, for covering houses, barns, chicken- 

 houses, and, in fact, is almost indispensable on a 

 f .rm. 



TO GET MORE EGGS. 



The problem of profits from poultry consists very 

 largely of getting a good supply of eggs in winter. 



Of course, cleanliness and proper housing are 

 matters of great importance. After all, the ques- 

 tion in reality resolves itself into the matter of 

 feeding. Hens can not lay unless they have egg- 

 producing food. Cnemistry, experience, and com- 

 mon sense have all shown that no article used as 

 poultry food is so productive of good results, both 

 in eggs and in growth and thrift, as is freshly cut 

 green bone. Every owner of hens, few or many, 

 should have a good bone-cutter. 



Humphrey & Sons, Joliet. 111., are sending out a 

 good sensible booklet on this subject. It describes 

 not only the Humphrey open-hopper bone-cutter, 

 but other articles of the Humphrey line for poultry- 

 raisers, including Humphrey's rapid clover-cutter ; 

 the Humphrey pure-air brooder ; Humphrey grit- 

 mortar, corn-sheller, etc. The book is mailed free. 

 Send for it to-day. Kindly mention this paper. 



A HANDY TOOL. 



We know of no handier tool around a farm or 

 homestead than the Myers lock-stitch awl. It comes 

 in extremely useful when you wish to repair shoes, 

 harness, carpets, awnings, sails, gloves, saddles, fur 

 robes, and fur coats. It is one of the most useful 

 household articles we know of; and- when you get 

 one you are likely to wonder how you could ever get 

 along without it. The proprietors want agents to 

 sell this tool in unoccupied territory east of the 

 Mississippi. Write them. 



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