1882 



Gi^EA^l^GS li^ BEE CULTUUE. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The dictionary is a gem; I cm read it without 

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 Belfast, la , Jan. 20, 1881. J. W. Barlow. 



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ITobart, Lake Co., Ind , Dec. 26, 1881. 



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 out. R. K. CUVLER. 



Kapidan Station, Va., Dec. 6, 1881. 



Circulars you printed came to hand indue time. 

 They are verv neat and tasty. Thanks. 



J. V. Caldwell. 

 Cambridge, Henry Co., 111., Jan. 9. 1883. 



Glass-cutters received. I tried them and am satis- 

 fied. Accept thanks for premium on subscription. 



A. W. SCHULTZE. 



Fond du Lac, Wis., Nov. 21, 1881. 



Inclosed Qnd 2.5 cent.s, for which please send four 

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Helena, Karnes Co., Tex. Mrs. S. A. Conway. 



My little Granddaughter was so well pleased with 

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Davenport, Iowa, Dec. 1, 18SI. 



The glass was received O. K. Money sent on the 

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Spring Dale, Miss., Dec. 12, 1881. 



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Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 23, 1881. O. A. Miller. 



The Waterbury watch is recpived; it is a beauty, 

 and I am well pleased. Thanks. Inclosed find mon- 

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 "Bourbon, Ind., Dec. 27, 1881. H. Stinebach. 



Accept thanks for watch, which came all right, 

 and gives good satisfaction. The only "fault" I 

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Washington, Wash. Co.. LTIah, Jan. 6, 1882. 



THE STAR S.\W-SET. 



I have just received the Star saw-set. and tried it. 

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Joseph Ball. 

 Chillicothe, Wapello Co., Iowa, Nov. 15, 1881. 



I did not think of taking Gleanings this year, but 

 my wife thinks she can not get along without it, for 

 every one of the Home Papers is so good. I inclose 

 one dollar for 1882. P. M. Peckh.a.m. 



Omaha, Neb., Dec. 22, 1881. 



Inclosed find SlOO for the ABC book, which you 

 will please forward by mail. 1 have received a dol- 

 lar's worth of information from the sample copy of 

 Gleanings, so I shall have the book free. 



Oxmoor, Ala , Nov. '2i, 1881. B. F. Ward. 



The watch came to hand in good order, and it 

 was worth twice the money to see the happy face of 

 my boy on receiving so nice a present. 



Sarah E. DrKCAN. 



Lincvllle, Wayne Co., la., Dec. 31,1881. 



The goods were received on the 5)h inst., for which 

 accept thanks. The dictionary is fully worth 50 cts. 

 I would not take $1.00 for it (if I could not g«t an- 

 other), ■end it cost only 20 cts., postage and all. All 

 the articles are well worth the money. 



Brooklyn, la., Jan. 7, 1882. H. C. Kersten. 



J can buy L. hives here ^second hand) now from 25 

 to 50 cents, all the hives I want; but give me your 

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B. F. Barr. 



Flaglcrs, Marlon Co., la.. Dec. 20, 1881. 



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 bee culture does. G. A. Leggett. 



Schodack Landing, N. Y., Doc. 29, 1881. 



The watch which you mailed me came all safe. It 

 is a perfect beauty; it keeps time with our new Seth 

 Thomas clock, only it gains a little on the clock in a 

 week. Samuel Leatherman. 



Goshen, Ind., Jan. 5, 1882. 



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New Haven, Ct., Jan. 9, 1882. 



I received your premium watch all right; it is 

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 con be put together for thp price. J. H. Deem. 



Knightstown, lud., Jan. C, 1882. 



Send two more Waterbury watches, and two of 

 your polished steel chains. I wish to give them as 

 presents to my two boys. My own watch is still 

 keeping good time, and is as right as when you sent 

 it to me. John Baker. 



Paxonburgh, Pa., Dec. 30, 1881. 



The watch and smoker came last night. The watch 

 is a marvel of beauty, and 1 set it with my clock last 

 night, and there is not a minute's ditference yet. 

 Your kindness and fair dealing are higblv appreciat- 

 ed. John Hohmann. 



Durango, Dubuque Co., la., Jan. 13, 1881. 



I subscribe for Gleanings for thre" reasons. 1. 

 For its instruction in bee-keeping; 2. For its Home 

 reading, which we all very highly prize; and 3. To 

 encourage and h<»lp sustain an institution managed 

 and carried on sr> near my own idea of doing busi- 

 ness with our fellow-men. May God bless you and 

 aid vou. K. M. Morbill. 



Plymouth, Ind , Jan. 3, 1883. 



The goods are'splendiJ for so small an amount of 

 money. My little girl is delighted with her scissors 

 and knives' and forks; she keops asking her papa, 

 " Did Mr. Root send them?" My husband thinks his 

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 the .50-cent plane you sent him, if he could not get 

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 read it. especiallv Our Homes and MerrvbanWs. 



Owego, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1881. Mrs. May Moss. 



The Waterbury is all right; it is the best time- 

 piece I ever owned. I can not understand how they 

 can be made for that amount of money. I must give 

 you an idpaof the extent of my small apiary. I com- 

 menced the winter with 22 stands, all in Root's chaflf 

 hives, of mv own make. They are all Italians but 2, 

 and they will be as soon as I can raise queens for 

 them. No blacks for me. I raised 20 queens (Italian) 

 last season; only two of that number proved to'be 

 mismated E. P. Aldridge. 



Lectonia, Ohio, Dec, 1881. 



I was sitting enjoying myself flnelv over the con- 

 tents of Dec. No. of Gleanings. When I came to 

 the Growlery and read the "oration " of J. P. B., I 

 must say (though I am sorry for it now) that I was 

 quite spunky; but, after thinking a moment, I sat 

 back and had a good laugh, just to see how he set up 

 things in general, and A. I. Root in particular. Bet- 

 ter laugh than be spunky, had I not? Well, if we 

 did not have the bitter we should not appreciate the 

 sweet, should we? Keep a " stiff upper lip." You 

 have a host of friends. E. S. Brooks. 



Brooks, Marion Co., Ore., Dec, 1881. 



huru.vii for the "waterburys." 

 One year ago the 12th of this month I received 

 and started 11 Waterbury watches I ordered of you. 

 The one I retained for mv own use is running as well 

 as ever, as far as I can tell. During the past week I 

 have been testing it with a $20.00 watch, and during 

 that time the two watches did not vary more than a 

 quarter of a minute. I consider the Waterbury 

 watch a marvel of simplicity, accuracy, and cheap- 

 ness. Three cheers and a "tiger" for the Waterbury 

 watch. I, W. Detwiler. 



Moravia, Iowa. Jan. 21, 1883. 



