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GLEANINGS IK BEE CULTURE. 



757 



little wliilf was spent in dt-yiiig: herself and pluin- 

 inj>- ln'i- wings, and then oni- worker made a stniig-ht 

 line lor the liive. and doiihtle^s was soon at her 

 daily task rewarding- us witli lioney. May not many 

 a human worker be found in a sinking- condition? 

 A little sensible help mijiht save him. Who will 

 ji-ive if:- He who does so shall receive the blessing- 

 of him that is ready to perish. Poor hearts are 

 often in deep despondency, sinking- lor lack of a 

 sympathciii- word. Do not withhold it. Rescue 

 llie |)erisliin<2-. lie on the watch for despairing- 

 minds; if no othei- jjiHxl cunics of it. you will at 

 least lie more jir;ili-l III i(.i-\ciii' ""n ( lic-erfulness. 

 Hut good icili (■<iiii(/ ol ii in iiiH-x|i('(t. .1 instanees, 

 and it will be heaven's nin-ic in your cars to hear 

 sighs turned to songs. 



KIND WOBDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



A ICIND WORD FOR VOL. IV. OF GLEAMXGS. 



Please accept my thanks for being so prompt in 

 attending- to my order, and excuse my negligence 

 in not before acknowledging the receipt f)f the 

 same. Vol. IV. of Gleanin/3S is more than 1 ever 

 expected for 2.5 cts. ^ G. Scofiei.d. 



Kidgeway, N. Y., Sept. 27, IbS.'). 



AX EXCOURAGIXG WORD. 



We received the last package of goods all right, 

 and in better order than any preceding lot. I think 

 they were packed nion- sciunly. Mail nuitter re- 

 ceives some very rough InnMllin^ in coming all this 

 distance, and needs \<r> ijoo,l iiackiiig-. We were 

 more than pleased with the gooils, and womU-r how 

 you can sell so cheap. A. W. Hindi:. 



Anaheim, Cal., Sept. 4, 1885. 



them beautiful Italians, and that we had been wise 

 to buy them, for it was really a bargain to get such 

 bees in good S. hives, and such populous colonies, 

 at 87.00 a hive. 1 tell j-ou it made me feel well to 

 have such an old veteran at bee culture talk so en- 

 couraginglj-, for he is apt to be very sarcastic, and 

 depreciate things, unless they are really good. We 

 saw the queens of all three hives, and you can im- 

 agine how eager we were to see a queen, having 

 ne\ er seen a live one in our lives, and how pleased 

 and astonished wn were on seeing her, at her great 

 size and beautiful yellow color. We noticed that 

 there was not an over-abundance of honey in the 

 brood-combs, but we suppose that considerable was 

 consumed while transporting and in opening the 

 hives. We think they will soon have enough for 

 winter, judging- from the wav they are working. 

 Newark, N. J., Sept. 10, 1885. ('. H. Theberath. 



Inclosed find ^^l.oO to jtay for (ii.KAX i Mis. 

 your talks on the practi(-al, cvcry-day topics that 

 should inlci-cst us all very much; and although 1 

 do not keep l)ees, 1 am glad to read (li.EAMXGs'for 

 its high moral tone. May God in his pi-ovidence 

 give its editor long jears of prosperity, is mv pray- 

 er. A.l). HovEV. 



("hardoii. ()., Aug. 31, 1885. 



el 



A PLEASED (irSTOMElt. 



The sav. and mandrel I ordered of >()ti 

 ight—.just what yoi; reiu-t 



I tind I like the luiii 

 4-horse engine to di-ivi 

 of your wood-workin 

 mean to Ihittcr, but 

 witli 1 have found vol 

 (iilman. 11!., Sept. S, 



me ail 

 i-cscntcd it to be. Thanks, 

 f it bi-tlci- since I use a 

 1 shall likely want more 

 ools before long. I don't 

 I are the best num to deal 

 N. F. Hi M.S. 



■rwil Nt( 1,1,1 PURCHASED JUXE 8 MAKE 7 GOOD 

 COEOXIES HV SEPT. 5. 



As 1 was writing fo]- some liooks tiiis nioriiiiig, I 

 write >ou a lew lines to lei you know how the bees 

 got along thai I had of you. Vou ship|>e(l them on 

 the Sth of .luiie, and I got them on the 12th. They 

 were at tin; express ollii-e on the eleventli, but I 

 di'l not get your card till the 12th at noon. I had to 

 ti-o for them in the afternoon a distance of eight 

 miles: got them safely home, and in the hives that 

 night. Three of them w-ere for Mr. McDonald, and 

 I wo ol iheiii for !nys<-lt. My own have done \-ery 

 well considering the season, which has been so cold 

 and wet. Thej- ha\e increased to seven good 

 strong I'olonies. ^'our manner of doing busines-- 

 suits me well, i intend to ti-.\- .-.■our plan of wiiUer- 

 ing on sugar ihis winter. .1. S. MoouHorsi;. 



Dealtown, Canada, Sept. 5, 188.5. 



A GOOD HKI'OUT FROM THE XT'CT.El WE SI'M) OtT. 

 The goo<ls arrived all right and in •■ood season. 

 1 was verv mui-h jileased with them, and 1 can not 

 l)iit w-onder at the promptness and good condition 

 in which they were recei\ ctl, taking into considera- 

 tion the distance from which they came, which 

 speaks well for your careful mode of packing, and 

 endeavor to please. Nolliiug is left for ii\e to do 

 but to express my heartiest thanUs foi- all .\ou 

 luiM- done for mt' so far, ami inv eontidence iii all 

 future dealings. Last Monday my brother and 1 

 opened three hives, and I had invited an old friend 

 of my father's, who lias been a bee-keeper for 10 

 years, to come and h.ok at them, and he pronounced 



A GOOD ItEPORT FROM Ol'R 2f4-LIJ. ^^.'o SCALES. 



The scales oidered from your house, a short time 

 ago, came to me in good order. I am pleased with 

 thein. They are better than 1 expected. The 

 freight charges were ^2.50, making- the cost S6.25, 

 laid down here. The same scales (but Fairbanks') 

 cost *12.00 to .-^ILOO here. A word for the regulai- 

 sized section, 4ViX-liiXl"j. 1 have taken out .5;5tKi 

 lbs. of comb honey this season. Out of the lot there 

 was not to exceed :W0 bulged, so they would 

 not crate. There were more imperfectly- tilled sec- 

 tions, but not bulged. They are good enough for 

 me, and I expect lo let well enough alone. No 

 separators. K. S. Brooks. 



Silverton, OregoiL 



HOXEV IX EXGLAXD; HOW WE SIC(-EEI)EI) IN 

 SFIIPPIXG THE L.\ST LOT. 



The last lot of honey that you sent was first class 

 — nothing could be better — and the packing was 

 superb — not a dro|> of honey lost. There has, how- 

 e\ t-r. been an imnu'iise increase in the lu-oduction f)f 

 honey in Kngland during the last two \cai-s, and a 

 \ asl iuiprovemenl in themethods used; 'the result is, 

 that there is now a \ei-y huge supply of tlrst-i-lass 

 clover h()ne.\- i-aised in England. It can be got 

 wholesale at 5 ds. and H ds. per lb. here, just half 

 what it was two J ears ago. This Is cheaper than 

 llrsi-class -Viucrican honey, w-ith cost of (ranspoi-t 

 added. Tlie ston-s with' which I am connected 

 lind that at present they can get tlrst-class iioney 

 clicaper Irom l-:nglish |)roducei-s; and wh.ile this 

 continues, we shall not rcqtiire honey from Amer- 

 ica, It issaiii that there is a vast importation of 

 first-class California honey. I can not see how it 

 can pay a num, who can gel 5 efs. or t> cts. a lb. ff)r 

 honey in America, tot riinspori ii |o I'.nLiland where 

 it will fetch about the vamr pii.-e. liiii I lKi\r>ince 

 lieen told tiiat high-cla>s ( ailloinia lione\ i> s(,|,i 

 in Liverpool and London at :>."( s. percwt., or;;'., ds. 

 per lb.. Ol- 7'.. cents per lb. I got a specimen, but it 

 was )i';f fii-st-i-lass clover honey. Hut although not 

 tlrst-class, I am surprised that it should pay any 

 one to import and sell it at that price. 



Oxford, Kngland. Sept. 2t>, 18.S5. A.C. Ha.mii.TOX. 



1 Perhaps we ought to explain, tiiat the above 

 shipment consisted of :JOOO lbs. It w-«s all put up in 

 iron-jacket cans, ami two of them w-ere crated to- 

 gether, so as to make a g-ood strong package, (iood 

 sound corks weri- selected, of such size that they 

 would go in only when mashed. They were then 

 fastened with a strip of tin, soldered over the toj), 

 and we succeeded, as you notice in the above.] 



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