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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



to moving hives would find it less compli- 

 cated. Hives we always have on hand any 

 way, and a swarm-catcher might not be 

 right at hand when the swarm issues. 



A FOUNTAIN PITMP FOR A SMAI^I^ SUM 

 OF MONEY. 



SOMETHING THAT WILL ANSWER, EVEN IF NOT QUITE 

 EQUAL TO THE WHITMAN. 



M FEW months ago a friend sent us a 

 /^^ fountain pump made of tin, with which 



' I was so well pleased that we set 



the tinners at work making some which I 

 thought we could make for about a dollar. 

 Before we got any done, however, neighbor 

 II. swooped down upon us, and said they 

 had got a fountain pump down at " his 

 house " that would " knock the spots " off 

 from Whitman's, or ours, or any other. He 



smith's new improved 



PATENT EORCE SPRINKLER, 



The most perfect and effective hand apparatus ever 

 invented for throwing water. 



This sprinkler supplies a want long felt by all who 

 are in need of a force sprinkler. In bringing it be- 

 fore the public, I dare say, since its improved con- 

 struction, I am fully convinced that 1 have it perfect 

 in every particular. In variety of service, simplici- 

 ty of construction, and ease of operation, it has no 



EQUAL. 



It is always ready for use, not liable to get out of 

 order, and so light and convenient that it can be 

 used easily and effectively by a lady or child. It 

 combines all the features necessary for a first-class 

 force pump, which is a very essential feature to be 

 considered. The valve rim and binge are made of 

 copper. Nothing can get into the valve to put It 

 out of order, owing to the perforated bottom. This 

 is an artiole which no family should be without. 

 The operation of the pump readily speaks for it- 

 self, for the many purposes for which it can be used, 

 and thousands can testify to its usefulness. Owing 

 to the great demand, I have been compelled to in- 

 crease my facilities for their manufacture, and I 



51 >^^r ^^ If 4%' fill ' ' -^'F 





SMITH'S NEW IMPROVED FORCE SPRINKLER. 



said a man came along and offered to sell 

 his wife one for 60 cents, if she would feed 

 his horse and give him his dinner. N eighbor 

 H. said so much about it that I asked him 

 to bring it up. I took it out to the pump 

 and gave it a good test ; and, sure enough, 

 it would throw water further and easier 

 than the Whitman. The only drawback is, 

 it can not be carried in the hand with a pail, 

 as the Whitman can, to chase a swarm of 

 bees. Besides it is made of tin, while the 

 Whitman is made of solid, hea,vy brass. 

 Nevertheless it is a splendid pump for a 

 bee-keeper, or almost anybody else. I wrote 

 to the patentee, and received the following 

 circular. Below is his description, and 1 give 

 you a cut of it : 



SAVE YOUR PROPERTY, SAVE YOUR FRUIT, 



SAVE YOUR FLOWERS, SAVE EVERY 



THING THAT 



MAKES HOME PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE. 



am now shipping them to all parts of the country, 

 and they are received with universal satisfaction 

 wherever introduced. Many of the numerous fires 

 that occur, attended with great loss of life and prop- 

 erty, might easily be prevented were there some 

 requisite means of applying water, which is at once 

 supplied by the use of this pump. 



It throws a strong stream fifty feet or more, while 

 with the sprinkler attached ii spreads the water in a 

 gentle shower or spi'ay. For washing windows and 

 carriages, and showering lawns, gardens, and green- 

 houses, it has no equal. It is adapted to throwing 

 liquid solutions of all kinds to destroy noxious in- 

 sects and hugs of every nature, on plant, vine, or 

 tree, and should be kept in every house, store, and 

 factory in the country, for fire protection. In fact, 

 in a diminished degree, it is capable of every use of 

 an ordinary force pump, and far more convenient. 



The best quality of charcoal tin is used in the 

 manufacture of these pumps, for which the highest 

 mechanical skill is provided. 



PRICE REDUCED, $3.00. 



Now, then, friends, for what shall I sell 

 them? I have purchased 100 pumps for 

 S550.00 ; so you see that the traveling agent 



