Nov. 1. 1911 



would have it correct because"'he had gotten his 

 information from that diligent study of the Bible 

 in his early years. 



Perhaps I had better confess to you that I am not 

 very much in favor of Christmas presents — that is, 

 as they are ordinarily managed, giving people 

 things they do not need, and then making them 

 feel that they are in duty bound to remember the 

 giver at some future time by giving Mm something 

 he does not need and does not want. I do believe, 

 however, in rewarding merit and good behavior; 

 and I believe, too, in placing good and useful books 

 in the hands of children — books like the one under 

 consideration that will help In molding a good 

 character. I think I make no mistake in saying 

 that just now the Bible is valued and read more 

 than ever before since the world began. It is now 

 printed in something like 300 languages — that is, 

 whole or in part: and it may not be out of place for 

 me to state that the work of printing the Bible has 

 resulted in giving an alphabet and a printed form 

 to fully 1.50 languages. Of what other book can 

 that be said ? 



In a recent letter from the publisher of this book 

 he told me that up to date 7:50,000 copies of the 

 Story of the Bible had been sold. 



The regular price of the book is ^1.50. including 

 postage; but by a special arrangement we are en- 

 abled to furnish it clubbed witli (iLEANings for 

 only SI. 50 if you will send 24 cts. also to pay for 

 postage; and all svibscribers who have already paid 

 for Gleanings one year or more in advance may 

 have the book for an even dollar if they will send 

 24 cts. also for postage. 



Fifteen years, we are told, were spent in hard and 

 diligent work in studying the Bible and making 

 this book not only a plain but acciirute record of 

 what actually transpired, according to the facts 

 furnished us in the Bible. 



Later. — There are two things I wish to add to the 

 above. The first is that this part of the Story of 

 the Bible covering the New Testament is a splen- 

 did "harmony " of the gospels. I have just exam- 

 ined it in regard to the crucifixion and resurrec- 

 tion, for instance, and it is one of the best brief 

 summings-up of the four gospels 1 have ever come 

 across. The other fact is that, instead of Iluber's 

 reading it through twice, his mother said he read 

 that whole book through six or seven times, lie 

 was so young when he first got hold of it that it 

 would not be strange if he did not remember 

 exactly. But he says he is sure he read it through 

 as many as four times before I began to protest, 

 with the result that he has now and has had all his 

 life a splendid birdseye view of the whole Bible — 

 something of great value to any man, woman, or 

 child; and I think even the enemies of the Bible, if 

 there are any such in this present day and age, will 

 be compelled to admit as much. In this age of 

 information it is of vast importance that every 

 person know just what is, and what is not, in the 

 Holy Scriptures. 



CONKEY'S POULTRY REMEDIES ; A BARGAIN FOR 

 SOMEBODY. 



Some time ago our people took a lot of poultry 

 remedies from the Conkey Co., of Cleveland, in 

 exchange for advertising, printing, etc. At that 

 time our company contemplated handling poultry 

 supplies; but with the increase in our business we 

 were obliged to give it up. We have now in stock 

 to the value of 8468 of these remedies, listed at reg- 

 ular prices. It includes the laying tonic that I used 

 last winter — see page 153, March 1. Besides that, 

 there is lice-powder, lice-litiuid, head-lice ointment, 

 healing salve, cholera cure, roup cure, gape cure, 

 and taroline. The different remedies are put up in 

 packages to retail at 10, 25, 50 cents, and §1.00 each. 

 I expect to use some of the laying tonic myself. I 

 am glad to say, however, that there are no vermin 

 of any sort in my Florida poultry-yard, so at pres- 

 ent I have no use for the other things. The taroline 

 we are using all the time for keeping files off our 

 horses and cattle. I believe they are all good for 

 what Dr. Conkey recommends them. In fact, I 

 notice on several of the packages he says that if 

 they do not effect a cure, and you will return the 

 empty can, he will return the money; and so far as 

 I know he does all he agrees. 



Now we wish to dispose of these remedies; and I 

 wish that some of you who are in the poultry busi- 

 ness, especially those who are in the wholesale bus- 

 iness, and have had experience with the above 



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 lot. If there is any thing in the stock that is not 

 in good order, and ready for use, it will cost you 

 nothing. 



You will find a list of the remedies, price of pack- 

 ages, etc., on page 13 of the advertising department 

 for March 1. 



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HOW an 81800 INCOME WAS SPENT. 



The November Woman's Home Companion con- 

 tains a suggestive aiticle on "Experiments in 

 Spending." The chief idea advanced is that every 

 family ought to have a budget. Following is an 

 extract from the article, showing how one 81800 

 man and his wife divide their income: 



Mr. Allison is a California teacher with a salary 

 of 81800 a year. He has before him the possibility 

 of a college position and the probability of a long 

 life with plenty of work. Mrs. Allison brews and 

 bakes, and sews and gardens. Their financial out- 

 look is very limited, for the average pay of the 

 men teachers in the United States is not large, and 

 only afew college positions go up into the thou- 

 sands. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Allison has any illu- 

 sions about fortunate speculations, or specially 

 created chairs in universities with vast salaries. 

 They realize that their iirosperity depends on what 

 they can save out of their small but reasonably 

 certain income. 



Now, Mrs. Allison has a lot of business sense, 

 and she began her housekeeping by organizing it 

 on the basis of the least they could live on — put 

 their expenses almost at the level of subsistence, as 

 you may say, and then made every expense beyond 

 that tell for their business advantage. Mrs. Allison 

 didn't begin the budget plan consciously, but her 

 system of accounting developed naturally into a 

 habit of forecasting her expenses, and that grew 

 into the carefully planned schedule which follows: 

 Per month: Per year: 



Mortgage on house 8 30.00 8360.00 



Car-fare 5.85 70.20 



Food 18.00 216.00 



Wages 4.95 59.40 



Gas 1.95 23.40 



Electricity 1.50 18.00 



Laundry 1.20 14.40 



Clothes 18.75 225.00 



Telephone 1.95 23.40 



Insurance 7.65 91.80 



Church 90 10.80 



Books, etc 5.40 64.80 



Amusements 4.20 50.40 



Incidentals 4.20 50.40 



Savings 48.50 522.00 



8150.00 



81800.00 



