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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



I have contended for years that the singing should 

 be one of the chief parts of tlie service— not singing 

 by a hired quartette, but good congregational siD'<- 

 ing. 1 have been in cow-camps on the frontier of 

 Texas, where swearing and vile langUHge were 

 almost all one would hear, when suddenly one of 

 the boys would break out in some old hymn, and 

 sometimes ihe whole camp would join in. It was 

 but for a few minutes, but those few minutes may 

 have kept the knowledge of Christ green in their 

 hearts. Sermons and prayers had been forgotten, 

 but they could not forget the old hymns. 



Hotchkiss, Col., Sept. 27. Hamilton L. James. 



[Dear brother, quite a number have told me where 

 this beautiful liymn could be found; and one writer 

 was 80 kind as to tear the leaf out of his book and 

 send it to me. I most heartily indorse every word 

 you have said in regard to the value ot singing. 

 Let us all do our part to keep it going, and to be 

 sure that the refreshing and reviving power of the 

 words and music is not forgotten or forsaken.] 



* A KIND WORD FROM A 12-YEAR-OLD RpOTLET. 



On page 690 of our issue for Sept. 15 I mentioned 

 that Miss Ellen Fenn, 12 years old, fed the planter 

 so there was not a miss in that whole 18-acre field 

 of potatoes. It seems, however. I did not give her 

 full credit after all. See the following: 



Cousin Amos: — You made a mistake about our 

 potato-planter. It is not the latest improved. It 

 does not put any of the potatoes in the cups. I had 

 to put all the pieces of potatoes in the cups myself, 

 which was lively work. From a loving Rootlet. 



Tallmadge, O., Sept. 29. Ellen W. Fenn. 



Since the above was in type we have received the 

 following from the manufacturers of the potato- 

 planter: 



Mr. Boot:— Since the cut was made which you 

 used, we have mnde an important improvement by 

 which from 60 to 95 per cent of the seed is fed auto- 

 matically, the boy or girl correcting its work, put- 

 ting in the misses and taking out the doubles. 



Grenloch, N. J., Oct. 12. Baqeman Mfg. Co. 



THE "SLOE" WILD PLUM. 



This IS doubtless the same as the one that grows 

 here wild in the woods, on low branching trees 6 to 

 8 feet high. Negroes peddle the fruit about town 

 every summer, at 5 <ts. a quart. It makes splendid 

 jelly, preserves, or pics, and, when dead ripe, can 

 be eaten out of hand, though rather tart. The name 

 here is spelled sloe. 



Tour iHSt Home t:ilk touched me in a tender spot, 

 as quite likely it did many others. S. F. Herman. 



Tuscaloosa, Ala , Sept. 26. 



I have taken Gleanings a number of years, and 

 like it very much. I should very much miss it if it 

 should be stopped. I think your talks through it 

 are worth all the paper costs. A. G. Coon. 



Boulder, Col., Sept. 27. 



T wish to say just a word in regard to Home 

 Papers. Their influence was one of the principal 

 things that brought me into a better life. I am try- 

 ing to live a practical Christian life. 



Kingsville, O., Oct. 6. O. S. Bugby. 



ANAGER 



honey market. 



While considerable honey is moving, the prices 

 realized are below any former year. Considering 

 the good crop and the low prices on all commodities, 

 prices of honey are no lower than we might expect. 

 We have received an order for a ton of extracted 

 honey from Sweden. We believe that, at the pres- 

 ent prices, we might find a market for a large quan- 

 tity of honey abroad. We offer choice new extract- 

 ed in 60-lb. cans, 2 in a case, at 7c per lb. ; last year's 

 honey, e(iually good, at 6c, as it stands candied, or 

 eVs liquefied. 



Fancy white comb honey in 1-lb. sections, 24-lb. 

 cases, in lots of 100 lbs. or over, 14c per lb.; 200-lb. 



lots at 13c. No. 1 white, Ic per lb. less. 

 wheat, 3c per lb. less. 



Oct. 15. 

 Fancy buck- 



BEESWAX wanted. 



While we have a fairly good stock of beeswax, we 

 are always anxious for more. The increasing pop- 

 ularity of the Weed new-process foundation helps 

 us to use more of it. We are paying 22 cents per 

 pound cash, 25 in trade, for average wax delivered. 

 On goods taken in trade for next season's use we 

 allow also the early-order discount. If you have 

 any wax to dispose of, send it on to us. If you know 

 of any lots seeking a market we shall be pleased to 

 have you direct it this way. 



bee-supplies EXtlHANGED FOR HONEY. 



The honey market is active, and a great deal of 

 very nice honey is being moved. We are finding an 

 outlet lor quite a little, and shall be glad to secure 

 more in exchange for supplies. If you have any to 

 exchange, give us a description of what you have to 

 oft'er, how put up, and what quantity. If extracted, 

 mail a sample, and state the price you wish to real- 

 ize. If we can not pay your price we will tell you 

 what we can afford to pay for such honey as you 

 offer us. 



POTATOES FOR SEED. 



Burpee's Extra Early and Carman No. 1 are both 

 sold out. We have just I'eceived several hundred 

 bushels of the Freemans grown by T. B. Terry; and 

 as we have often said betore, if you want the finest 

 eating potato that is to be found anywhere in the 

 market you can not do better than to get the Free- 

 mans grown by Mr. Terry. They are good-sized, 

 nice, and smooth. At the prices we offer them they 

 are reasonable, even for an eating potato, provid- 

 ing you want the very best to be had. 



We have just succeeded in getting some vei'y nice 

 Early Ohios entirely free from scab. Price 25 cts. 

 a peck; 40 cts. per H bushel: 75 cts. per b\ishel; $2.00 

 per barrel. THE A. 1. ROOT CO., Medina, O. 



The New Gorneil Smoker. 



Cheap, 



Strong, 



Serviceable, 



Large Size. 



Jiic^ TUC ^uiiU/« for those who want a 

 UOT I nt I niNU first-class smoker at 

 a medium price. Size of cup, 3>i inches; curved 

 nozzle, hinged so as to swing back; legs of malleable 

 iron, secured by bolts. The blast is the well-known 

 Cornell principle. Weight of smoker, only 20 

 ounces. Here is what one ot our customers says 

 of it: 



The Cornell smoker is a Dandy with a big D. I have been us- 

 ing it to-day oji the Grossest colony of bees I ever saw. I think 

 I could drive a bulldog with it. S. R. Austin. 



Amityville, N. Y., Oct. 15. 



Price $1.10, postpaid, or 85c if sent by express 

 or freight with other goods. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



