1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



445 



Please find inclosed .fl.OO, for which give me credit. 

 I don't know that I have any excuse for not sending 

 the money at the proper time, only neglect. A. I. can 

 go for me if he wants to ; in fact. 1 rather enjoy hear- 

 ing him go for delinquents of various kinds. I have 

 taken Gleanings ever since Huber and Blue Eyes 

 were kids, as they call them now. I expect to take it 

 as long as I live or am able to read. I devour it irom 

 beginning to end, advertisements and all. some of it 

 two or three times. Wii,i-iam Cox. 



Viroqua, Wis., Apr. 7. 



Bro. A. I. Root : — I feel it a duty and a pleasure to 

 tell you how much I appreciate j'our Home Talks. 

 The lyord only knows the good they will accomplish. 

 The article on the serpent's beguiling was timely and 

 well presented. A young pastor who was preaching 

 grand sermons was floundering in his toils, leaving a 

 devoted wife at home, and spending his time in an- 

 other's company. I handed him your article, gave 

 him a plain talk, for which he thanked me. I hope 

 he will profit by it. Your faithful stand for rigJiteous- 

 ness in these days of deception is worthy of high com- 

 mendation. I am vours in Christ. . 



Dear Brother in Christ : — Since walking with you in 

 Home talks I have been strangely drawn to j'ou, per- 

 haps by the 



Sacred tie that binds 



In swf et communion kindred minds, 

 so that, on receipt of Cleanings, the first article we 

 look for is Our Homes. .Some ten years ago I had the 

 grip, which left me with bronchial asthma, which 

 compels me to reside up here in the mouiilains (eleva- 

 tion 2700 feet). In our seclusion we often tlnnk of 

 you in your cabin in the woods. We are 27 miles from 

 any church, so your Talks are read first. I can't say 

 tlicy are strictly bee-j uriipl literature, but they do 

 tend to extract the stings of conscience (for instance 

 as related by you on page G51); for who of the best of 

 us but has felt the twinges that inward monitor has 

 given us when we have said or done something tend- 

 ing to grieve the tender, loving heart of Him who died 

 that we might live? So, dear friend, keep on in the 

 good old line you have taken up, and verily you shall 

 have your reward, for those who turn many to right- 

 eousness shall shine as stars, etc. 

 Alpine. Cal., Mar. 16. E. P. St. John. 



ONE WHOLE YEAR OF FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE. 



Mr. A. I. Root : —I feel it a dutj-, on this the first an- 

 niversary' of my emancipation, to write you and thank 

 yon for the part you have taken in freeing me from to- 

 iaacco slavery. For twenty-five years I was a slave to 

 the weed ; and no despot ever wielded a more tyran- 

 nical influence over menial than it did over me. It 

 had crept inch by inch, into my very nature until it 

 seemed a part of my life. At the time of my emanci- 

 pation I was using }4 lb. of the blackest and strongest 

 I could buy, each week ; no other kind satisfied me. 

 I was to be found at all times, if not eating, sleeping, 

 or at church, with either a chew or the pipe in my 

 mouth. It had impared my nerves to a frightful ex- 

 tent, and had partly destroyed my powers of diges- 

 tion. I had been for a long time able to digest but lit- 

 tle fat of any kind at a time ; and what fat I did eat I 

 had to eat at the very first part of my meal ; for if eat- 

 en later I had to spit it up in a short time. I had not 

 in many years been able to eat pota'oesof either kind, 

 thoughl am very fond of them, only at the fir.st of a 

 meal, and only a small quantity then ; otherwise I had 

 the heart-burn so badly that I could not rest till next 

 meal I knew it was destroying my health, wasting 

 my bodv and robbing me of my strength. But that 

 was not" the worst of it ; for I had for a long time felt 

 sure that it was a sin and so, of course, was ruining 

 my verj' soul. 



I had been for some time thinking of stopping the 

 use of it, but could never muster up the courage to 

 make the attempt until I read your article in Ole.4N- 

 INGS for April 1, 1901, when I resolved to do just what 

 my con.science told me was right in the case, God help- 

 ing me I asked the great Creator of the universe, 

 who said, " Let us make man in our own image," to 

 help me to rid myself of this curse, for .such it was, 

 and he hasso abundantly helped me that to-day I can 

 stand up before the world, and, in the sight of God, 

 a clean man, with no desire whatever for alcohol, to- 

 bacco, or any thing of the kind. My health has im- 

 proved immensely, and I have gained 20 lbs. in weight 

 and a great deal in strength. I can now eat many 

 things that I could not eat before. I can eat as many 

 potatoes as I want, and just whenever I like, without 



any after-trouble. I can eat butter, gravy, and even 

 pork, and digest them all right. 



Now, you can see that I have much to be thankful 

 for, and' I thank you again for the help you have given 

 me ; but I feel sure that you will feel well compensat- 

 ed when you learn that you have been instrumental, 

 with God's help, in delivering another soul from the 

 thraldom of the tobacco curse. Still, I shall always 

 feel grateful toward you, and shall pray that God may 

 continue you many years yet in your good work ; and 

 I hereby pledge myself a worker in the same cause 

 while I live, or until all men cease to pollute the tem- 

 ple that was created for the indwelling of the Holy 

 .Spirit, by the use of such vile stuff" as alcohol and to- 

 bacco. J. R. PiNKHAM. 



Washington. N. C, Apr. 15. 



Why Not 



Buj' your supplies of us and get entire satisfaction, 

 as hundreds of bee-keepers are doing ? It is a pro- 

 found pleasure to us to have sat'sfied customers 



We have car loads of goods and more cars coming. 

 We occupy 3250 square feet of floor space, we have 

 long experience, we are in the best shipping point, 

 we handle Q. B. Lewis Co.'s Quods and Oadant's 

 Comb Foundation, and the best of all kinds of bee 

 supplies. 



We are doing an extensive business in queens this 

 year. We guarantee pure mating and safe arrival. 

 They are all from pure stock, and from mothers who 

 are known to V>e some of the greatest "hustlers" in 

 the countvv. Catalog free. 



cm.. Scott & Co., 



1004 E. Washington St., 



Endianapolis, Ind. 



QUEENS AND NUCLEI. -Untested queens, either 3 

 or 6 banded, 75c; 6 for $4.25. Tested, $1.00 and up. 

 Nucleus, including untested queen, 2-fr., $2. -50; 8-fr., 

 $3.25; 4-fr., $;?.75. Chas. H. Thies, Steeleville, 111. 



RUBBER ST A WPS. Send us 2.5 cts. for year's 

 sub to our 16-p. monthly journal and we will mail you FKEE 

 as a premium a two-line Rubber Stamp, or two one-line 

 Stamps, to print any wording you want. 



The Farm and Poultry News, Middlesboro, Ky. 



f.'WH/TB LEGHORNS/ / 



single comb ; stock larg;e and fine ; Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Pekin ducks Eggs, $1.50 per 13. Addre.ss 

 W. H. GiFFORD, 151 Franklin St., Auburn, N. Y. 



JUST AS NATURAL ofdS:: 

 and a good deal more reliable. Doesn t 

 break i ts eg^ or make its chicks louay, 

 Doesn'tstay offithe nestand allow the egg» 

 >tochillbut hatches every egg that can ba 

 hatched. THE 



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Machinery. 



This cut represents our 

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 which is made for bee- 

 kccijer's use in the con- 

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 sections, boxes, etc , etc. 



Machines on Trial. 

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