The Hetheringtch Brothers are the largest Bee- 5 Keepers in the U.S., Bingham & Hetherington smo- kers and Honey-Knives were the only ones at the last American Bee-Keepers' Society; also at the Michigan State Society. They were invented for our own use in our own apiaries, and patented to secure us the credit of their invention, and the means of advertising them so as to guard bee-keep- ers against worthless imitations. There are no oth- er smokers advertised which were not made by sup- ply dealers, and not for their own use. Twenty thousand of ours are in use in the best apiaries. All praise them as best. None complain. We are the only legal makers of them, and we sell no other sup- OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CIR- of an inch in diameter, on receipt of 25 cts; or 12 CULAR of Italian, Cyprian, and Holy-Land roe St., Toledo, Ohio, ask your at- hand forged Butcher Knife, 50c., or Chicago Stock-Yard Skinning Knife, 75c. 628195 10 Brackets to hold clock-shelf 2 Copper Wire, on spools; suitable for mending things when they get broken | 6 Hammer, Tack, coppered; iron handle 4 Hammer, Tack; wood handle.... 16 Hammer, Carpenter's, full size.. 1 Pencils, red one end blue the other, the best pencil of American Lead Pencil Co...... 2 Handkerchiefs, all-linen; good size; fine, and neatly hemmed.. 2 Knives and Forks, small size, and very neatly finished, knife and fork are two 60 Vises, Iron parallel jaws, 11⁄2 inch wide, to screw on table or bench, very handy. 128025 00 | 3 25 | 31 00 Seventy-Five Cent Counter. Coffee-Mill with a covered hopper. 2 | Silk Handkerchiefs, Beautiful. 403 50 | 403 50 | 45 | 4 25 | 45 | 4 25 7 Pie-plates, Tin; just right for pumpkin pies.. | 403 50 4 | Tablets, Suitable for writing and counter-slips; on excellent writing paper | 403 50 TEN-CENT COUNTER. 20 Coal Shovels, wrought iron, with a tincovered handle to prevent their getting hot.... 10 | Egg-beaters, single-geared; a wonder for the money | Butter-Dishes, individual; glass, 3 for 10 cents. | 85 | 8 00 | 85 | 8 00 | 25 | 2 25 | 908 50 | 95 8:50 2 | Handkerchiefs, all-linen; good size for gentlemen 2 Knives for boys, Two-bladed; although the blades are not American make, they are steel, and a wonder for the money | Pencils, 1 doz. for 10c. Am. Pencil Co; and very fair pencils (doz. packages) | 75 | 7:00 FIFTEEN-CENT COUNTER. | Combination Salt and Pepper, gives both or either condiment at pleas ure Honey or Syrup Cup; glass, with hinged tin cover 6.0055 00 7:00|65 00 ONE DOLLAR COUNTER. Wrenches, Coe's pattern, malleable, black, 15 in. long, extra heavy and strong....... 17:50 70 00 A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. THE A B C OF BEE CULTURE. Bound in paper, mailed for $1.00. At wholesale, clubbed. One copy, $1.00; 2 copies, $1.90; three copsame price as GLEANINGS, with which it may be ies, $2.75; five copies, $4.00; ten copies, $7.50. The same, neatly bound in cloth, with the covers neatly embellished in embossing and gold, one copy, $1.25: 2 copies, $2.40; three copies, $3.50; five copies, $5.25; ten copies, $10.00. If ordered by freight or express, the postage may be deducted, which will be 12c on the book in paper, and 15c each, on the In quantities of 5 or more gross, $3,20 per Gross. In Pint Bottles, per doz... In Quart In Gallon Jugs .$3.00 6.00 12.00 Berry Comports, no foot; glass; very pretty 1 30 12 50 | Butter-Dish, on foot; glass; a very nice piece of work for the price. 7 Wire-ringed Pot-Cleaners, The celebrated Iron-Dish Cloth Green and Red ink are necessarily more expensive, and the price will therefore be one-half more. Liquid Bluing, in 6 oz. bottles, per doz.... gross $5 40 I will send gross, 2 oz. inks, assorted colors, black, blue, violet, and one bottle each of green and red, as a trial order for $1.00. WM. OLDROYD, Columbus, Ohio. [2.80 25 00 | 2 50|22 50 JOIN IN our club and get free one pound package of a NEW SEEDLING potato-the finest we ever saw or 20 Strawberry plants of varieties that sell for 50c to $1 per doz. Particulars free. 1-2 P. SUTTON, Ransom, Lack'a Co., Pa. WANTED. An experienced apiarist: one who can do all kinds of farm work, and handle tools to some extent. Single man preferred. Applicant must be of good habits, a "man of activity,' and ready and willing to take hold of whatever turns up. Address immediately, W. P. CLEMENT, ld Monticello, Green Co., Wis. The ink-powder, gauge, and file, came all right today: ink is made, and I am writing with it. It flows well. P. D. S. GREENE. Barry, Pike Co., Ill., Dec. 13, 1880. I want to say this, that the 15c coal-shovel, though the handle got broke in the mail, is still worth twice the money. If you only could send tongs to match it! If you get any tongs before my box of goods leaves, put a pair in. ISAAC B. RUMFORD. Bakersfield, Kern Co., Cal., Dec. 12, 1880. The goods came last Saturday. The charges were $1.35. That was very reasonable, I think. The extractor is just splendid-much nicer than I expected it to be, and the box of bee material was all packed in good shape. A. OSBUN. Spring Bluff, Wis., Nov. 23, 1880. Inclosed find $1.00 for GLEANINGS another year. Thanks for the Home Papers. They help us in Western Connecticut to be unselfish, and thoughtful of others. May the "great Lover of us all sustain and keep" you until you come to his everlasting kingdom. Redding, Ct., Nov. 25, 1880. MRS. A. E. JORDAN. The A B C book came to hand. The paper, printing, and binding, are all that could be desired, and yet $1.25 pays for it all! The minute precision of its details makes it a handy book for the novice in bee culture, and is a guarantee of sound information and instruction. GEO. H. WADDELL. M. D. Coronaca, Abbeville Co., S. C., Nov. 19, 1880. The Waterbury watch ordered on the 8th inst. arrived safely on the 16th. Thanks. To say that I am pleased with it, does not express the full truth of the matter (I do not wish to beggar the English language.) What a revolution there is in watches! and they keep on revolving (?) providing we keep them wound up. D. P. LANE. Koshkonong, Wis. I was much pleased with the several small articles. They are cheap, if they are what they appear to be, and I have no doubt they are, for I have sent to you several times, and was always well pleased, and will risk sending to you once more. I was especially pleased with your ten-cent balance. Send me two more. W. L. MILLSPAUGH. Catherine, Schuyler Co., N. Y., Nov. 22, 1880. I received the watch on the 14th inst., all safe. I wound it up and started it in 2 minutes after I got it, and it has run to a minute with my clock ever since. I am well pleased with it. You may look out again for orders. I also received the scissors and GLEANINGS for December. Thanks for your promptJ. D. COOPER. ness. Traveller's Rest, S. C., Dec. 16, 1880, The ABC book is received, and my wife and I are very well pleased with it. I can hardly see how such Booka nice book can be sold for so little money. keepers in these parts would charge $2.00 for just such a book. All the goods that I have ordered from you have been received, and give good satisfaction. They were also packed in the best of order. D. F. C. HAMBLEY. Spanish Ranch, Plumas Co, Cal., Nov. 16, 1880. BE YE TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS. Inclosed find 45 cents, the price for sending 5-cent Sunday-school books for 8 weeks. I think they come weekly, the same as a newspaper. I would rather they would come so, even if I had to pay a little more postage; for, although I think that I am strictly temperate, as far as the use (or, rather, the disuse of ardent spirits is concerned, but not always so when I have too much on hand at once to read. White House Station, MRS. WALTER SMITH. Hunterdon Co., N. J., Dec. 16, 1880. I can not for my life understand why any single subscriber can ask for GLEANINGS at club rates, or complain at you for allowing a small margin to agents. If they want the profit, they should get up the club. Perhaps a great many complain just for the fun of a growl; if so, just let them growl on, as, it perhaps enables them to sleep better. GLEANINGS is worth a dollar, without the Home Papers; and they alone are worth more than a dollar a year without the bee department. ENOCH ARWINE. Bean Blossom, Brown Co., Ind, Dec. 14, 1880. The above order I culled out of the pamphlet you sent to Miss M-last week. About bees-ahem! she wants to know if you can not send her some Italian queens for samples on trial!! N. B.-I am innocent if there be a joke in the matter. A. B. C. Medway, Greene Co., N. Y., Nov. 29, 1880. [Why, friend A. B. C., I am really sorry to refuse to oblige Miss M.; but you see it is such awful hard work to raise queens, that, if we did that with ail the brothers and sisters, there wouldn't be enough to go round; at least I am afraid there wouldn't, and you know I am of a careful turn of mind. Ahem!] The two Sunday-school books that you sent me of late we all like very much, and are hungry for more. The names of those two were "Pilgrim Street," (God help us all to gain the victory as little Tom did!) and "General Peg and Her Staff." I enjoy reading GLEANINGS as much as ever- especially "Our Homes." My prayer is, that God will continue to bless our Christian friends in India. I felt sorry for you when I read the Growlery of this month, because J. A. Hopkins had such bad luck with his perchases. We like our little thermometers very much, and Edward Carson thinks his little 15c plane as near perfect as any thing could be for the price. MARY E. HARTWELL. Medora, Macoupin Co., Ill., Dec. 6, 1880. I would as soon be without an almanac for 12 months as to do without your bee journal. I do not write for it, for I do not want to be consigned to either the Growlery or Blasted Hopes. I can not boast of as much as some of your people do; yet I concede that I am doing far better since I adopted the Simplicity hive and got the Italian bees than I ever did before. But while I can not boast of as much as some do, I love to read their reports. And |