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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



SOME CHOICE BOOKS TVHICS OXTGIIT TO 

 BE IIT EVEHY HOUSEHOLiD. 



We do not, as a rule, take much stock in bot)ii- 

 ag-ents; but very often some of our best books are 

 sold only througli agents. We have so much conti- 

 dence in tlie sterling- worth of the following books 

 in every household, that we do not hesitate to say 

 that you would be doing your ncigrhbors a real kind- 

 ness hi showing them sami)les and pei'suading them 

 to buy and read one or more. Thei'e isn't one on the 

 list, unless it be the last one, that the children will 

 not be delig-hted with, and they coulci have no bet- 

 ter books to read and amuse themselves with than 

 just such as these. By observing' the condensed 

 price list below, you will see that, even thoug-h you 

 g-et no more than our price tor a single book, with 

 postage added, if you sell several you will save mar- 

 gin enough to pay you for your trouble. 



PILGEIM'S PEOGEESS, ILLUSTBATEI). The following-, 

 written a year ago, desc-ribes this wuik so well we 

 reproduce it here: A few Sundays Hgo T took a no- 

 tion to read the Pilgrim's Progress over again. I got 

 it down and ti-ied to see how many of the references 

 to Bible texts I could repeat from the knowledge of 

 the Bible I have gained since I read the Pilgrim's j 

 Progress when I was a child. I was very much pleas- 

 ed to find out, with a Bible right at hand, that I could [ 

 repeat most of them—at least in substance. The 

 book I was using had perhaps half a dozen illustra- 

 tions in it. I finally said aloud to my wife, "Oh, I do 

 wish that somebody would give us a Pilgrim's Prog- 

 ress full of pictures from beginning to end! I want 

 a nice large book that would be full of attraction to 

 every child, and with pictui-cs of such a iiatuie that 

 they would encourage wholesome truth and Bible 

 precepts, even to those wlu) can't read." Well, now, 

 it is a little funnv, that, almost the very next day, 

 the book I had been longing for was put into my 

 hands. It is from the Charles Foster Publishing Co., 

 Philadelphia, where the Story of the Bible comes 

 from. The book is 9X inches long, 7.^ wide, and IJi 

 thick. It has 425 pages and 175 illustrations. Ever 

 so many, to win mi I have shown it, pronounce it a 

 $2.00 or a $3.50 book; but by buying a very large 

 number of them at n time we can sell them to you 

 for onlv 75 cents. The book is so heavy, however, 

 that it can not be sent by mail for less than 20 cents, 

 making 95 cents by mail postpaid. The covers are 

 most beautifully embellished in scarlet and gold, 

 and many of the i)ictuies are worth to me alone the 

 price of the book. Among them I would mention 

 Christian and Pliiible in the Slough of Despond; Mr. 

 Worldly Wiseman; Giant Despair, etc. But the 

 sweetest and best ot them all to me is Prudence 

 talking to the boys. A single glance ;it the book by 

 anybody, when you mention the iiisigniticant price 

 for so beautiful" a volume, will make him hold up 

 his Inuuls in astonishment. We send a book as a 

 premium tor tjiree subscriptions at fl. CO each; or 

 send us $1.75 and we will send y<m Gleanings for a 

 year, and the book postpaid. If you want something- 

 extra nice for a present, we can send you one with 

 gilt edges for 25 cents more. 



THE STOEY OF THE BIBLE This wonderful book is 

 i=g,^ tin jnoduction of Rev. Charles 

 l^^TTi-v^fV^ Fo^-ter, of PhiladelpluM, lately 

 decc <ised. It is the whole Bi- 

 ble reproduced in simple l-.in- 

 gu.ige, making a book of 700 

 p.iu-es, illustrati'd with 274 

 ( ngravings. It is so plainly 

 md jileasantly written that 

 Lirown people, as well as 

 ihikben, will hardly want 



. , to lay itdown. Inthehard 



■^^ ""' iia^sages in the Bible, dif- 

 ficult to uiuU ist.ind. It makes a commentary that 

 will be tnankiuLiy received by some others besides 

 childien. Indeed, it has proven so simple, reliable, 

 and helpful, that it has been reprinted in many 

 foreign languages. Over 4(10,000 volumes have been 

 sold since it was first issued. It is a well-made book, 

 printed on fine paper. Regular agent's price is $1.50. 

 Our price is $1.00; 15 cents extra if sent by mail, or 

 given free for 3 new names and one renewal, with 

 $3.00, and 1.5c extra to i)ay postage. 



ST0E7 OF BIBLE ANIMALS. This is another book, 

 same size and style as Story of the Bible— 704 pages. 



300 illustrations. It is a description of the habits, 

 and uses of every living t-reature mentioned in the 

 Scriptures, with exiilaiiation of passages in the Old 

 and New Testaments in whi(-h refei-ence is made to- 

 them; bj' J. G. Wood, author ot "Illusti-ated Natu- 

 ral History." If you are interested in natuial history 

 you will be delighted with this work. Children 

 should read it to arouse their interest, and make 

 tliem more familiar with the Book of books, by be- 

 coming more familiar with its animals. Regular 

 agent's price, $1.50. Our price is $1.00. By mail, 15- 

 cents extra, or given free for two new subsci-iptions 

 and your own renewal, with $3.00, and 15 cts. 



FABLES AND ALLEGOEIES; or. New Lights on Old 

 Paths. This is a most magnificent book by Chas. 

 Foster, the author of the Story of the Bible. It 

 measui'es 8 by 9i4 inches, by 1% inches thick, and 

 weighs 4 lbs. It is printed on very heavy toned pa- 

 per, with heavy gilt edges; is bound in light-blue 

 cloth, embossed in blackandgold; ('ontains513 pages 

 and313 original illustrations. The sub.ii'ct-matter is 

 a series of fables and allegories, each giving a most 

 wholesome moral lesson that very few of us, old or 

 young, do not need. This book would be an orna- 

 ment on the center-table in any home; and if read 

 and pondered, and its lessons put into practice, 

 many hearts would become more lovely, and many 

 liomes more pleasant and beautiful. The lessons 

 taught are macle much more pungent by the pic- 

 tures accompanying, as in many cases the story is 

 more than half told in the pictures. So large and 

 nice-looking a book is rarely sold by iigents for less 

 than $4.00. Our price is $1..50. By mail, 33 cts. extra, 

 or given for 6 subscrijitions, with $6.00, and 33 cts. to 

 pay postage, if sent by mail. 



BIBLE PIOTUEES, and What They Teach Us. Thisi.s 

 a very handsome book by the same author, Charles 

 Fo.ster. It contains 315 large illustrations from the 

 ()ld ;ind New Testaments, with brief descriptions. 

 It contains 333 pages, 8x10, with embossed cloth cov- 

 er, title in gilt, printed on heavy pajier. The book 

 weighs 2>^ lbs., and takes 30 cents to mail it. It will 

 make an excellent Christmas or birthday present 

 foi- a child. It is written chiefly to instruct the 

 children, and should be in every home. Regular 

 agent's price, $1.50. Our prii-e, $1.00. By mail, 30 

 cents extra, or given fiee for two new names and 

 your own renewal for Gleanings, with |3.0U, and 30 

 "cts. to pay ixistage, if sent by mail. 



FIEST STEPS F03 LITTLE FEET This is by the same 

 author, and is a collection of simple Bible .stories in- 

 tended more especially for younger learners. Every 

 child sliould have one of these to lead; 338 pages, 

 and 140 illustrations. Very nicely i)rinted, and 

 bound in cloth, title in gilt. Piice 50 cents each ; 2 

 for 75 cts. Given free postpaid for 3 subscriptions. 



THE CHEISTIAN'S SEOEET OF A HAPPY LIFE. This book 

 should be in the hands of every one who desires to 

 live a liappy life, and who does not':' It is so popu- 

 lar that over .50,00(1 lia^e been sold since its publica- 

 tion a few years ;igo. We received from the i)ub- 

 ILshers as many ;is 1350in one shipment. This edition 

 was revised and enlarged, so that the book now 

 contains oAerS.iO pages. Price, cloth bound, 50 cts. 

 In paper, 35 cents. Postage exti-a, 8 cents for the 

 cloth and cents for paper bound. The cloth book 

 given postpaid for 2 sul)s<'riptions, or the paper for 

 one new subscription. 



CONDENSED PRICE LIST. 



Price of 

 NAME. Postage on each. 1 2 1 3 j 5 



1 .50 2 75! 4 00!6 00 



1 00 1 75J3 50!3 75 



Fables and Allegories, gilt edge 



Story of the Bible. 



Story of Bible Animals 



Bible Pictures 



Pilgrim's Pi-ogress, gilt edge... 

 " plain edge 



First Steps for Little Feet 



Christian's Secret, in cloth 



" " in paper . > . 



Larger quantities quoted on application. 

 Five or more assorted books will be sold at the 

 rate we charge for three of one kind, and three as- 

 wn-ted at the rate for two of a kind. 



A. I. ROOT, MEDINA. OHIO. 



1 00,1 7513 .50 

 1 00:1 75;3 50 

 1 00 1 753 50 

 75 1 30i 1 80 

 .50 i 7511 10 

 50! 8511 30 

 351 45 1 60 



3 75 

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 3 75 

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