1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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past few months, as 1 read the description of your 

 journey to the Pacific coast. I am quite familiar 

 with the route you traveled. I took the same jour- 

 ney in 1882, but went much further, and did not stop 

 till I landed on a branch of the McKenzie River, 

 near the head waters of the Youcan. 



J. F. Callbreath. 

 White Lake, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1889. 



The bill of goods came to hand in fine shape, and 

 such a handy package! I would advise all ordering 

 small goods to have them rolled up in perforated 

 zinc. A. A. Parsons. 



Avon, Ind., March 18, 1889. 



The seeds and cutlery I ordered of you came all 

 right in due time. The plated knives and forks are 

 splendid— about a third cheaper than we could get 

 them here; and the pocket-knives are first-rate for 

 the money. Please accept thanks. 



Morristown, Ind. Mad. Talbert. 



GLEANINGS CONSTANTLY GROWING BRIGHTER. 



Notes of /Travel prove very interesting reading. 

 Gleanings constantly grows brighter and better. 

 Its artistic beauty is a joy forever. Long live 

 Gleanings and its energetic editor. 



Gallinas, Texas, Mar. 11, 1889. W. A. McPhail. 



Strawberry-plants received all right. Many thanks 

 for your promptness. 1 do think they are the finest- 

 rooted plants I ever saw, and the best packed anl 

 put up. I showed them to a nurseryman, and he 

 said he had been shipping plants a good while, but 

 he never could put them up as those were. 



Hickman, Ky., March 19, 1889. J. O. Barnes. 



While kind words are pouring in to Gleanings 

 and its publisher, let me say a few words for one, 

 a supply - dealer brought before us by the help of 

 Gleanings— J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka, Ala., a man 

 who not only tries to satisfy his customers, but 

 does it. S. C. Corwin. 



Sara Sota, Fla., Feb. 28, 1889. 



The new Langstroth is received; very creditable 

 to the reviewers. Though retaining the fine flavor 

 of the original work, all that was essential and 

 characteristic, it has much new matter, and is up 

 to the times, and worthy of a double star in your 

 catalogue— a remarkable production, with all the 

 attractiveness of a new book. D. F. Savage. 



Hopkinsville, Ky., March 11, 1889. 



PLEASED. 



I received the goods you sent me, in good order. 

 The Little Detective scales is a beauty, and weighs 

 accurately. The 554 sections are good enough for 

 me. I ordered only 500. The foundation is the 

 best I ever saw. 1 want to say, also, that Glean- 

 ings is a welcome guest, and read with interest. 

 Our Homes is the best of all. Leave that and the 

 Tobacco Column out, and I don't think I would re- 

 new. W. A. Williamson. 



Friendly, W. Va., Feb. 11, 1889. 



THE NOTES OF TRAVEL. 



I greatly enjoy the Notes of Travel. They give 

 me thej.California fever even more than I had it 

 when I went there to spend the winter of 1885. The 

 biographical sketches are also very entertaining. 

 It is a pleasure to see what a number of the best 

 bee-keepers are Christian people. The past season 

 has not been very good. I began the season with 

 182 colonies in three apiaries, and secured about 

 2500 lbs. of honey. Though this is little, my neigh- 

 boring bee-keeping friends did not do as well. 



Edinburg, O., Jan. 23, 1889. C. R Bingham. 



Through your kind indulgence I have enjoyed (I 

 should have said we have enjoyed) the visits of 

 Gleanings for about three-fourths of a year on 

 tick. But I have the money now, and I herewith 

 forward it to you. We have nearly decided not- 

 withstanding our bees do poorly, that we can't do 

 without Gleanings from other considerations— the 

 children say, especially if you take any more Cal- 

 ifornia trips. We like the tone and spirit of its 

 comments and editorials and— its sermons. 



Fullerton, Neb., Jan. 20, 1889. J. E- Faucett. 



OUR SOLAR-WAX EXTRACTOR, AND HOW IT 

 WORKS. 



The goods ordered Jan. 16 came to hand Feb. 9, 

 all in good shape. I couldn't eat dinner till I saw 

 inside that wax-extractor, and then it fairly took 

 my appetite. 1 couldn't rest till I saw whether it 

 would melt wax, and so I set it out by the side of 

 the smoke-house, and put in some old tough combs, 

 and in a very few minutes they were melting into 

 the nicest wax I ever saw. It astonished even the 

 natives. Allen Bagley. 



Siloam, Ark., Feb. 10, 1889. 



THAT VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. 



Friend Root:— I see on page 164, that Messrs. Os- 

 burn and Gilchrist have expressed their dissatisfac- 

 tion or disappointment, caused by your not making 

 them a visit while you were in California. 1 do not 

 think that you were altogether at fault, and 1 

 should not be surprised if there were many more 

 whom you missed, making such a flying trip as you 

 did. When you called on your humble servant he 

 was away from home, and you drove nine miles to 

 see him. Although we had but a two-hours' chat, 

 yet 1 shall never forget it. I am glad to know that 

 you are planning another journey, and that Mrs. 

 Root (and Huber) are coming with you. I wish you 

 to be sure to call and see me. This time I shall try 

 to be " at home," and have my " Dickens curiosity 

 shop " in a little better order, and perhaps have 

 something more inviting than " bachelor's hall," 

 unless you come too quickly. W, W. Bliss. 



Duarte, Cal., Mar. 19, 1889. 



gleanings and its policy. 



The seeds and sample squash-boxes, feeder, etc., 

 came to hand, all right, and the express was only 

 $2.75, which was not more than I expected. I hope 

 1 shall get a few more subscribers for Gleanings, 

 for I think it not only a good bee-paper, but a ijood 

 paper to have around. In these days, when the " al- 

 mighty dollar" seems to take the first and almost 

 last place, in most people's minds, even Christians', 

 it is very refreshing to take up a business paper 

 that brings before the minds of its readers con- 

 stantly that whatever we do should be done in the 

 name of the Lord Jesus. To take up a fruit or bee 

 paper that taises up a large part of its space in 

 throwing dirt, or in private squabbles, is not edify- 

 ing or profitable; aud while 1 would express my 

 views and opinions as distinctly and impartially as 

 I could, I would also be willing they should do 

 the same; and if they did knock some of the cor- 

 ners off my pet hive, I would not think it necessary 

 to bite their heads off for doing so. I had begun to 

 think, before I got hold of Gleanings, that most 

 bee-men were about as waspish as their hybrids, 

 which are not a very charitable conclusion to ar- 

 rive at; but I must stop, forthisisyour "busy day." 

 I generally think of you as the busy man, till it 

 makes my head swim. Thomas Slack. 



Waterloo, P. Q., Mar. 18, 1889. 



PJRICE LISTS RECEIVED. 



Since our last issue we have received price lists of 

 bees, and apiarian supplies in general, from the follow 

 ties, who will be glad to furnish them to applicants 

 marked with a star (*> also deal in tine poultry. 



J. H. Lai rabee, Larrabee's Point, VI. 



Berlin Fruit-Box Co., Berlin Heights, O. 



W. K Clark, Oriskany, X. Y. 



S. W. Morrison. Oxford, Pa. 



J. W. Bittenbender, Knox vi lie. Iowa. 



J. N. Colwick. Norse, Texas. 



Martin & Mary. North Manchester, Ind. 



We have just printed Cor Elijah Debusk, Friendship, 

 annual list of bees and supplies. 



queens, 

 inK par- 

 . Those 



J. W. K. gJOT § C0., 



Loreauville, Iberia Parish, La. 



We have, ready for mailing, 100 large, light, test- 

 ed Italian queens, imported mother, Sept. and Oct., 

 1888, rearing, very fine, at $1.50 each. Untested, 

 $1.00; per doz., $10.00. Send for circular. Money 

 orders, New Iberia, La. 7 8d 



(t^'"in responding to $hjs advertisement mention Glkwjs-'.s 



