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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



MAR. 



THE SMOKER AS A MEMENTO. 



'HILii I was perusing the letters in tlie To- 

 bacco Column, I was at once reminded of 

 the fact that, three years ago last August, 

 T, too, upon the impulse of the moment, 

 (juit the use of tobacco (for I had become 

 an inveterate user of the vile weed, both chewing 

 and smoking), and I also have a vivid recollection 

 of informing you of the fact of my quitting the use 

 of tobacco, and soon after I received a smoker from 

 you, which I preserve with the utmost cai'e as a 

 memento from one who is doing.in a manly and 

 praiseworthy way what hejcan to reclaim his fel- 

 low-man from a habit which is not only nauseating, 

 but perfectly useless and disgusting. I, too, have 

 plead with many, and have so far persuaded some 

 to quit the awful habit, that they would throw their 

 old pipe and what tobacco they had into the stove, 

 or elsewhere, and declare they would use the vile 

 weed no more. How many have kept good their 

 promise, I can not say. But for one I can say that, 

 since I resolved to quit it, I have ne\'er touched, 

 tasted, nor handled it, and with the help of God I 

 never will again. F. W. Thompson. 



Quincy, 111., Oct. 20, 1885. 



HAS USED tobacco 20 YEARS, AND ONLY 20 YEARS 

 OLD. 



After using tobacco twenty years I have quit, and 

 never expect to use it again, although I am only 20 

 years old. If you think 1 deserve a smoker, please 

 send me one; and if 1 take up the habit again I will 

 pay for the same. G. IJ. Allen. 



Kocky Hill Sta., Edmonson Co., Ky. 



A "THOUSAND TIMES OBLIGED" FOR SO NICE A 

 SMOKER. 



I am a thousand times obliged to you for the smok- 

 er you sent me. Jt is more than I expected. Beal- 

 ly, I did not look for a smoker at all. I did not 

 know but it was like all the humbugs we read about. 

 There are not many men who would give away an 

 article that costs as much as that did, for the"small 

 sum of nothing. L. V. Cousins. 



Utica, Pa. 



COMMENCED THE USE OF TOBACCO, BUT I'AVS UP 

 LIKE A MAN. 



Inclosed you will find the cash for the smoker 

 and tobacco contract which is due .■sou. You sent 

 me the smoker in good faith, anS 1 commenced the 

 use of tobacco again. I will pay up like a man. 



Centreville, Ind , Jan. ], 1880. IJ. C. Nefk. 



GONE BACK TO TOBACCO. BUT PAYS FOR THE 

 SMOKER. 



As I have commenced the use of tobacco again, 

 please find inclosed one dollar to pay for smoker 

 you sent. I quit long enough to save more than 

 the price of a smoker. 



Here is my report for last season: 26 swarms in 

 the spring; increased to hO good swarms, got 1981bs. 

 of comb hone.v, and 1170 lbs. extracted, or an aver- 

 age of 62^,1 lbs., spring count. Edwin Hubbard. 



Oil City, Monroe Co.,\Wi8. 



A HAIiD STRUGGLE. 



I have given up the use of tobacco. It was a hard 

 struggle, but I have gained the victory. I think 1 

 am not as nervous as I was; and bj'.the help of 

 God, I hope I may never use it again. It is awful 



when a man puts himself down to be such a slave 

 to such a filthy weed. C. M. Hicks. 



Fairview, Md., Nov. 10, 1885. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



Glkanings is a welcome visitor. I would not do 

 without it for thrice its cost. E. E. Bender. 



Aspen, Adams Co., Pa , Feb. 8, 1886. 



YET TO FIND F.VUf-T. 



I have yet the first time to find fault with a single 

 article I have purchased from you. All iiroved per- 

 fectly satisfactory. Frank Mlhuill. 



IJonsacks, V a., Dec. 20, 18.''.5. 



THE ABt cheap AT_ DOUBLE THE PlUl E. 



The ABC book came safely to hand yesterday, 

 and [ must say that 1 was sui-prised to see so large 

 a volume for only iFi.2.5. 1 consider it cheap at f2.,50. 



Pharisburg. Va. T. T. PHLEGA^. 



GLEANINGS FULI^ OF NEW IDEAS. 



I have taken Gleanings for the past two years. 

 My time e.xpired Dec. 15. I did think 1 would drop 

 it for this year; but as there are so many new 

 inventions and ideas coming up, 1 guess it will be 

 for my interest to have it continued. 



Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vt. E. L. Westcott. 



OUR mode of PACKING. 



The trunk and contents arrived to-day, with ever.v 

 thing safe and sound. 1 much admire the neat and 

 safe packing of the goods. 1 think you must have 

 an e.xperienccd hand at the packing business, as I 

 never have had goods packed so neatly and secure- 

 ly. Accept thanks for your promptness. 



Bowman, Ga., Feb. 1, 1880. J. D. Brown. 



THE QUEEN A LIX'ELY ONE. 



The queen you sent last June came all right. She 

 was a lively little thing; for when I let her loose 

 on the comb she ran clear to the bottom of the hive 

 before she slacked her motion. She changed the 

 whole colony in about two months, from blacks to 

 yellow-banded workers. Thank you for your 

 promptness. A. J. Shepard. 



Walker, Linn Co., Iowa, Jan. 22, 1880. 



A FEW MORE OF OUR 20-CEST SHE.A.RS. 



1 want a few more pair of those 20-cent shears, 

 to finish supplying my neighbors. I have already 

 had eight pair. Nearly every one who sees them 

 wants a pair. I have made out an order for the 

 shears and a few other articles from your counter. 

 Adelbert Cook. 



Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1886. 



THE PARKER FOUNDATION-FASTENER. 



I read the essay you gave at the Detroit conven- 

 tion, with much interest and entire approval, but 

 could hardly see how you overlooked a cheap foun- 

 dation fastener. Last year I bought of James Hed- 

 don a Parker foundation-fastener at ~5 cts., which I 

 understood came from your shop, and I could bet- 

 ter afford to buy one every week during the busy 

 season than to do without one. O. B. Barrows. 



Marshal Itown, la^^ 



SOME KIND words FROM ONE WHO IS NOT A BEE- 

 KEEPER. 



I am a stranger to you; but Mr. WooUey is a mem- 

 ber of our family, and takes Gleanings. I read 

 Our Homes and Myself and My Neighbors, and 

 write to thauk you for them. We live in the big 

 woods, and have very little preaching, so it is doub- 

 ly welcome. I am an English woman, and send 

 kind regards to you and wife and family. Please 

 accept best wishes, both temporal and spiritual. 

 Mrs. S. a. Sh.\le. 



Kingston, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 1885. 



[May God bless you, my good friend, for your 

 kind and encouraging words. Mydearwife isoneof 

 old England's daughters, and I am sure she will be 

 glad to know that my efforts have been helpful to 

 those who are deprived of the regular preaching 

 of the gospel. May the Lord be with you and all 

 your friends in your far-away home.l 



