The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
200 PER CENT ASSURED.
A TlE Discovery AND INVENTION.

| phclps' ONO Combination Patent Bee Hive
was awarded the ilr>i premium and diNl"ma
| ni the Ohio State Far September. ls3l over
| kcl>cv'S. nugdalis, Case G Lrndrtth >,N heel
rr's and Giimurc's. also diploma Tor the best,
IIivr AT the Indiana State Fair, and prcmi-
m, at the New York STATE Fair, september,
,j2, al 50 at the CrvStal Palace aud atrumcr-
ous County Fairs. 1t is Acknowledged by all
practical bee keepers, stands unrvalled, and
ahead of ali other Hives yet known, to he
what it, name iudicatrs II combination Of all
those principles necessary to The successful
management OF Bees. Many p,rsous have
been Obliged to abandon the business on ac-
count of the ravagcS uf thc Bee Moth nnd Ire
uuent losses hy starvation. This Hive hy
sim2le arrangement guards most ctlcciually
n, inst those two great evils, l. is also equal
| lv well aiapted to large or small swarms, and
likewise for a swarming, nOn-s swarmiug, or dl-
vidinr hive. ana in fact il cNcels all others,
Every farmer, mechanic plysici II, lawyer.
rrntlcmen lady anA clcfcymcu having per
maneut residence. will procure It as suon IS
they learn it's cNcclcucics We wouli saw to
those who never kept bees, that with ihis Hive
they mly be managed with pcricc; impnnitv-
~ all naits nf the ease may hcopcncd aud the
operation Of the bees witnessed will out com,
ur i'm contact with thrm The advantages it
iussr>se> over others are ~ fullow-:
LIT. It's perfect adaptation lin regard to
sizel TO the actual wants Of IL colony oi bees
Mt aI seasons. let it he II large or small enc.
-. The mrllitics it affords for obtaining
surrlu, honey or rcmovingauy portons OF the
| old combs, are superior II an" other, aS the
bees may lie m de to leave either hoA when
desired before removing il fi"m tho live with
ont disturbing or iujurrg lhcni in the least.
81. 1t affords the best opportunity for OBJ
serving the operations of The bees. The amount
Of honey in store and the strength Of the col
IA a., fl,..,, Irn - fltal
lth. The construction of the hive with the
nli.hing board i, such that it will always save
The cxpcnse of II building on purpose for bees.
as it may he put in any out building, garrct.
| rraincry attic, or even dining room if YOU
please, where your honey will not slip OFF
without your personal "lsci walton
lth. 1t is Acknowledged 10 afford the bees
helier nr ltcciion against moths ana ruhhcrs
than any other hive vet known. ms the small
appcrtuie at which the bees enter is the only
means OF access for the miller. and Tins being
three inches over the bottom the bees are not
SO liable TO leave it during evening as itwas II
at the bottom of the hive.
6th. Ii affords more convenient and ef-
fectnal means of destroying molhs niier they
get into the hive Than any other, as there is Il
perfect moth trap to catch them.
7ih 1t is also ackn"wcdgcd hy all who
have fed bees in this way to be The most con
venient hive for that purpose known, and the
oniy one that bees eau be fed with any degree
of safety against robbers.
sth. Ii is so well arranged for wntciing
bees successfully MS it is well ventilated, and
| the boxes containing the bees being encl sed
. in a case keeps them in al even temperature
during winter and they consume much less
honey than in any other hive.
9th. The bee feeder by this Improvement,
can prolung the season by feeding your bees
| keers them making honey with profit OF 100
. per cent.
To amateurs bee keepers and all lovers Of
| honey there is no investment which offers such
. in lucements ard combines so many adyan-
taecs a. this. One of these hives with bees
in il atwork has been and now is on exhibition
Mt the Crystal Palace and has attracted the at
tention and called 'orth the admiration of tens
+ Of thousands, and is acknowledged 10 be the
most simple cheap and perfect arrangcmcn
of the kind ever invented.
This hive has been thoroughly tried and
tested by the undersigned individuals from two
TO five years and This is the first Introduction
| u this patent in this State.
I'm. Park., Joha Brumhnck, V Aheor,
Henry Forrv, W shrld,, Geo. Enslc,
Jamss Stone, Pete iiullef Np'hauuon
sami Bowers, Tho blanchard W. AlsdorG
A. Sherwood, Ias, Wells,
The above named porsous residents Of Lirking
| 20 Ohio-A Jnhu J. Putnam, =. T. Lamb, h..
Mefehant Newark Ohio, C. Springer, Modern FRrm,
Muskingum Co, Ohio.-Jos. Wells. Union, Licking
| TO, OniO,-OnNcT a. MoITfii montgomery " N'
Vranken, Schenectady, n. Y-Ed~in PhelPsl West
field, Mass Isaac Grfin, Quaker Sprinkle Saratoga
Co., N. Y.-Calrb II. Hall, Blue Rock To"nshp'oho'
Certificates OF the above named gentlemen
can be seen by calling on the subscriber who
. is the sole agent for Rutland, Addison and
| Chittenden counties.
individual rights for Phelps Combination
| Hive, with recipes for making bee feed and
full explanations SIS. IIiye,-with all llfxings
entire and Bee Feeder, s4.
ANY person desirous of seeing the above
named Hive, can Go so by calling on Dauie!
Bidwell, East Middlebnry, Vt,or on the agent
zJAny person desiring to procure right
of Phelps Combination Bee Hive, can do so
by addressing the subscriber post paid.
Any persons wishing to make their own
hives can do SO and transfer any swarm oi bees
into them.
WANTED IMMEDlATELY.-60O Hives made
a good job for mechanic to engage in.
4s;ly GUSTAVUS PERKINS, Agent.
East Middlcbury, Vt, March %, 1854.