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GLkANINGS l:S^ BEE CULTUtifi. 



Apft. 



I have q(uit the use of tobacco; if I use any more 

 I will pay you for the stnoker. J. E. Clark. 



Hartville, Ga. 



I have Quit using tobacco. If ] ever use it any 

 more I will pay you for the smoker you send. 

 Hartwell, Ga., Feb. 35, 1887. C .C. Whixk, Jr. 



Please send Henry Stevens a smoker. He quit 

 using' tobacco over a year ago, and proposes never 

 to use it again. If hfe does, I will pay lor it. 



Belle Rive, Ills., Mar. ", 1887. D. B. Cox. 



1 will give up the use of tobacco; and if you send 

 me a smoker, and I should break my promise, I will 

 send you the money for the smoker. J. Sams. 



Postvllle, la., March 3, 1887. 



I am resolved to quit the use of tobacco, if you 

 will Send me a smoker; and if I ever use the weed 

 again I agree to send you full value for the smo- 

 ker. Ham Green. 



Fayette Corner. Tenn., Feb. 21, 1887. 



I have stopped chewing tobacco, and will promise 

 you never to do so again.. If you will send me one 

 of your smokers, and I commence using the weed 

 again, T will send you price of it. a. W. Hicks. 



Milan, Tenn., Mar. 8, 1887. 



HEALTH IMPROVED. 



I have quit chewing tobacco after using it about 

 25 years, and I feel better. I think it did me a great 

 deal of harm, so I make the usual promise, if you 

 send me a smoker. Geo. W. Whitney. 



Bettsville. O., Mar. 1, 1887. 



WILL KEEP THE PLEDGE. 



I promise never to use tobacco any more. If I 

 do, I will send you 70 cts. for the smoker. If you 

 see fit to send me the smoker I shall be pleased, 

 and will keep my pledge. B. Frederick. 



Jerry City, O., Feb. 36, 1887. 



influence of a friend. 



Will you please send a smoker to Silas Mitchell, 

 of Jordan, Ky.? He has recently quit the use of 

 tobacco, and says if he ever uses it again he will 

 pay the usual price for smoker. I vouch for him. 



Jordan, Ky., Mar. 9, 1887. W. B. Cloves. 



NEVER TO USE IT AGAIN. 



I have stopped using tobacco, and will pi-omise 

 you never to use it again. If you will send me one 

 of your smokers, and I commence using tobacco 

 again, I will pay you for the smoker. 



Milan, Tenn., Mar. 6, 1887. J. H. Pounds. 



NEEDS A SMOKER. 



I will abstain from the use of tobacco. I have 

 just bought some Italian bees, and need a smoker. 

 If you will send one T will agree to pay the price 

 you ask. F. J, Buser. 



Glenn's Valley, Ind., Feb. 36, 1887. 



A BARGIAN THAT IS BINDING. 



I am a young beginner with bees. I have al- 

 ways used the pipe or cigar, but I have become 

 disgusted with tobacco, and it is likewise such a 

 bad and mean habit that I shall never use it again 

 under any circumstances. If you think 1 am enti- 

 tled to a smoker, send me one; and if 1 ever catch 

 myself using the weed again I will pay you one 

 dollar for it; besides, one Juindred dolhirs more to 

 any one charitable institution you may name. 



Harmer, O., Feb. 33, 1887. G. O. Salzmann. 



FiRMLY RESOLVED. 



1 have been chewing tobacco for a long time, and 

 quit some time ago. 1 have now firmly resolved 

 never to use the weed again. If you think me 

 entitled to a smoker, please send it; and if I ever 

 take up the habit again in any way I will pay you 

 for the smoker. Jacob HopplK. 



Cocolamus, Pa., Feb. 33, 1887. 



A LITTLE GIKL'S INFLUENCE. 



My pa began to read Gleanings last spring. He 

 has the ABC, and likes it real well. He has 50 

 stands of bees. He has quit the use of tobacco; 

 and if you will send me a smoker I will see that you 

 get your pay for it if he ever commences again. 



Lizzie Biles. 



Homet'6 Ferry, Brad. Co., Penn., Mar. 3, 1887. 



'• .\ USELESS .\ND EXPENSIVE HABIT." 



I never used tobacco except in smoking, and I 

 quit that last fall— ?iof because of your offer, but 

 because I considered it a useless and expensive 

 habit, totally devoid of any good whatever. Now, 

 you can suit yourself about sending the smoker. 



W. J. CULLIMAN. 



Mt. Sterling, 111., Jan. 31, 1887. 



THE TOBACCO QUESTION. 



You give a smoker to all who quit, and promise 

 to hold out faithful, which is very good. I have 

 been trying to educate my boy to never commence 

 the vulgar practice. So far he has obeyed both me 

 and my better half. He is now nearly fifteen years 

 old. His name is Curtis W. He goes to school the 

 most of his time, and studies all the common 

 branches. Also my better half's brother's boy, 

 Medford Whistler, a few months younger than 

 Curtis. He has yet not commenced using tobacco 

 in any way. I think if any are entitled to a gift 

 it is the young men or boys who never chew or 

 smoke. I will say, if you think these boys worthy 

 of a smoker, send them one apiece; and if they 

 commence, then you will get your pay for them. 

 I will now let Curtis write a tew lines. 



H. D. Brubaker. 



I never expect to use tobacco. We have one 

 stock of Italian bees, which we put into winter 

 quarters last fall. When should upward ventila- 

 tion be stopped? Should it not be done now? 

 Father attends to nearly all the bees in this vicini- 

 ty. CiTRTis W. Brubaker. 



Irvin, Ind., Mar. 7, 1887. 



1 am mucli obliged for your kind letters ; 

 but if we offer a smoker to every one who 

 does not use tobacco, it would be virtually 

 offering them broadcast to almost every one. 

 Now, I am not afraid to give away this vast 

 sum of money if it would be productive of 

 good ; but the probabilities are that it would 

 not, or, at least, not very much. As it is 

 now, the smokers we give to tobacco-users 

 are given as a sort of ])ledge. If they use 

 it any more, they pay for the smoker. Tell 

 the bovs that Uhcle Amos appreciates their 

 good behavior, and is glad to know that they 

 have been so well brought up. If they go 

 on in the wa> they are going, they will save 

 money enough to pay for a great many smo- 

 kers, besides having good health and a clear 

 conscience. — Upward ventilation should be 

 mostly stopped now, thougti it depends up- 

 on the weather. 



