1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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brids. The hybrids were a failure, but the dollar 

 queen is as good as I want for that sum of money. 

 After I first saw her laying, I saw yellow bees almost 

 every night. If you ever saw a happy fellow it was 

 I when the first Italians came out to play one even- 

 ing; then I had the bees, and did not know how to 

 take care of them. I concluded to take Gleanings. 

 It did not take me long to think you were abetter 

 man than I was. The Home Papers were the first 

 thing to read, and I can thank God to-day for them. 

 After following you in your trials I saw things in a 

 different light, and yet I am a sinner. It seems im- 

 possible for me to be a Christian. When I get to be 

 tolerably good (in my own opinion), some one gives 

 a push backward, then good-by to religion for 

 awhile. I am so weak on that point, it takes a good 

 while to get up there awain. There are three things 

 in "Paradise" superior to religion. They are drinking 

 whisky, swearing, and chewing tobacco. The men 

 and boys swear almost to a man (or boy) as the case 

 may be. I do neither, and yet I feel the need of 

 more of the right kind of spirit. 1 know right from 

 wrong, but the flesb is stronger than the spirit. I 

 would tell you more of my trials, but have written 

 too much now. Please forgive me this time, for I 

 believe you are a friend to sinners. I wish you suc- 

 cess in your undertakings, for I believe you deserve 

 the blessings of God and man. 

 Paradise, Mo., Dec. 15, 1883. James T. Swan. 



There are several points I would call your 

 attention to in the above. Friend S. says he 

 likes Gleanings as well as his supper; and 

 a little further on, that he dreamed of the 

 yellow bees almost every night. That is a 

 good symptom, friend S., that you are mak- 

 ing progress in bee culture ; and in the same 

 way'it is a good symptom when you dream 

 of holding in your temper while you are try- 

 ing to be a Christian. 1 remember that, for 

 the first year after my conversion, when I 

 used to dream that I had given way to my 

 temper, I awoke in awful remorse and sor- 

 row. By and by, perhaps after a year or 

 more, I used to dream of praying' when 

 tempted ; and, oh what a relief it was I for in 

 answer to the prayer of my dream a loving 

 Savior always responded promptly. Friend 

 S. imagined that I was a better man than he 

 was. But, ynu see he did not know me. 

 He says it seems impossible to be a Christian. 

 My friends, he had that feeling just because 

 he had squared himself right before Satan, 

 and had begun the tight. Don't be frightened 

 when you feel the same way ; never, under 

 any circumstances, saj; for even one brief 

 second, " Good-by, religion." We all know, 

 dear friend, that it takes quite a little spell 

 to get back after we once yield to temptation, 

 and get away. I hope, dear friend S., that I 

 am a friend to sinners, even as the Savior 

 was and is a friend to sinners like myself. 

 Never hesitate about saying right out, 

 '• i?ro^/if ?• Root." when writing to me. The 

 term "' brother" gave me a tlirill of pleasure 

 the first day I went into the prayer-meeting, 

 and I have not forgotten the pleasant sound 

 of it yet. It comes with even more of a 

 thrill, if any thing, when it is used by those 

 who have not yet made an open confession, 

 for it means to me a recognition of that one 

 great Father, and the infmite love that he so 

 freely extends to us all, even though we be 

 sinners. 



Now, then, dear friends, how is it V What 

 is your meat V Is it bees and honey, and 

 the things of this world, or is there really an 

 under-current, stronger and greater than all 

 the world can furuish, to do the will of Him 

 who in loving kindness died for us V 



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Who can furnish us with some horsemint seedi 



A DiscoTJNT of two per cent will be given on all 

 orders before Feb. 1^ 



Until further notice we will pay 10 cents each for 

 the following: January Juvenile, February Glean- 

 ings and Jdvenile, and May Juvenile, 1883. And 

 all numbers of 18T5. 



Lest some one take our f ricKd to task who writes a 

 little poem on p. 59, for saying the bees carry the 

 wax upon their legs, I would suggest that he probably 

 means by the term wax, the propolis which they get 

 from balm-of-gilead and other similar trees. 



A GOOD many years ago we made honey-extrac- 

 tors to turn the frame Inside of the extractor. As 

 it made quite a little more expense, we never rec- 

 ommended them very much. As several of eur 

 friends are now calling for such, we will say that we 

 can furnish them made in that way for any kind of 

 frame for $1.50 more than the usual price. This 

 additional expense is because a larger can must be 

 used, as well as larger Inside work. 



BEESWAX, AGAIN. 



We are sorry to say, that we shall be obliged to 

 advance the price of fdn. 3 cts. per lb. on all orders 

 received after the last mail on the last day of Janu- 

 ary. At present we will pay 33 cts. per lb. cash, or 

 .S5 in trade for wax. Our selling price will be 40 cts. 

 for common run, and 48 for selected. We hope there 

 is a stock in the old countries that can be profitably 

 shipped to us at these prices. 



DECLINE IN PRICES. 



While we are having jangles about the advance 

 of wax and glass, it is pleasant to know that on oth- 

 er things we are having a decline, and I do not know 

 that I ever heard anybody complain when I charged 

 him less than the printed price. Singular, isn't it? 

 Well, the enamel cloth that we have been selling so 

 many tons of, we can now furnish you for 20 cts. per 

 yard (45 inches wide, remember), or a whole piece of 

 13 yards for $2,25; 10 pieces for $20.00. Nails of all 

 kinds are very much lower than our price list gives 

 it. Prices furnished on application. Our celebrated 

 $4..50 scale is now only $4.00; 2 for $7.50. There is 

 also quite a decline in screws, and on many of the 

 counter goods, all of which you will find in our new 

 price list now in press. 



TOBACCO OR WHISKY? 



A i'RiEND takes exception to our statement, that 

 tobacco is doing more harm than intoxicating liq- 

 uors. I presume that those who hold to this opinion 

 mean that tobacco leads indirectly to more harm; 

 for those who never commence to use tobacco, rare- 



