October, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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calendar will le Jent out fieo as usual to all who 

 apply for it as fast as we can mail and as stamps are 

 fortlicomin'j;. If you see fit you can again mention 

 it in Glkanings. ,Iust say it in your own words 

 as you see fit. The m-jst imixn-tant i)nrt is to get 

 our name and address K)rie( t fo that nobody will 

 send to wron? place. S. E. Koth. 



Gospel Tract Mission, Rt. 3, Woodburn, Oregon. 



Along with the above cam? a very hel))fnl 

 tract entitled "Suppose," and on the margin 

 friend R. has written with a typewriter, 

 "Who are you working fcr?" Jn regard to 

 I he letter above, again and again thru my 

 busy life I have seen cases such as mention- 

 ed. Some little thing done on th? impulse 

 of the moment, and quickly forgotten, has 

 brought forth jewels into God's kingdom. 



SELLING HONEY ON SUNDAY^ AND SOME 

 OTHER THINGS. 



And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 

 there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or 

 brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of 

 God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in 

 this present time, and in the world to come life 

 everlasting. — Luke 18:29,30. 



Mr. Root: — I enjoyed reading your Home talk in 

 Gleanings for January. I was reminded of the 

 Home talks I used to read in Gleanings thirty 

 years ago, and how much good I derived from the 

 same — one of them especially, when I was blind 

 with sore eyes. My mother read it to me. It was 

 about every one bearing his own share of- the sor- 

 rows. It caused me to be more patient, and trust 

 our heavenly Father more. I hope you may be 

 spared many years, as your light is yet shining 

 brightly for our Father's cause. 



There is a piece written by the editor in regard 

 to selling honey at the door. The largest sales 

 seem to be on Sunday. Tliat does not appeal to me. 

 Perhaps one might have a sign to turn around on 

 Saturday night. We did that w-ith a rent sign we 

 had in front of the house. I do like to talk bees to 

 people ; but hardly would like to do it on Sunday for 

 the purpn.'^e of financial gain. Our influence counts 

 much with others. There is quite a good deal of 

 labor done here on Sunday ; but one man told me 

 that when he had tried resting his teams and men 

 on that day they had accomplished more work; and 

 a young man I know, a carpenter, when Saturday 

 night came said he would not work next day, and all 

 the rest of the twelve workmen did the same by his 

 example. We poor mortals need every seventh day 

 to get spiritual strength td live right and do good 

 to others. That is my belief. J. F. VanPetten. 



Long Beach, Cal., Jan. 20. 



My good friend, I am glad you make men- 

 tion of taking down the sign "Honey for 

 Sale" or fixing it so it could be easily turned 

 around — that is, at night or after dark. 

 Xgw, while we are trying to remember the 

 Sabbath day to keep it holy, we should also 

 rse our best judgment and try to avoid 

 antagonizing the peonls whp may not tliink 

 as we do. People often come to our jdace 

 on Sunday afternoon, sometimes just at 

 church time, and want to look over the 

 ]iremises. This is especially the case since 

 automobiles have become so common, and tlie 

 city ])cojd?, many of them, choose Sunday 



to go out into the coinitiy (U- go vi-siting. 

 My judgment is, after praying over tlie mat- 

 ter, that we should be a little careful about 

 laying down cast-iron rules. I would by 

 all means advise either taking the sign 

 down or having the back side read, as we 

 often see in many public places, " No 

 visitors received on Sunday," or, if you 

 choose, have the back of the sign read, "No 

 honey for sale on Sunday." But suppose 

 your caller did not notice the sign. If the 

 honey is already put up in tumblers or jars 

 I think I would hand him a jar; and if he is 

 an accjuaintanc? I would ask him to pay for 

 it some other time, as you do not believe 

 in doing business on Sunday. Try to pre- 

 serve friendly relations with the caller, even 

 tho you deviate a little, in order that he 

 may not think you a "fanatic" on this que"^- 

 tion. 



With the trying weather we have had of 

 late, quite a number of farmers in our 

 county have been out cutting their grain 

 on Sunday. There will be, of course, dif- 

 ferences of opinion in regard to this matter: 

 but I feel quite sure, as you say, that the 

 farmer or anybody else who tries to remem- 

 ber the Sabbath day and keep it holy will 

 in the end come out ahead. 



STARTING WITH SAWDUST AND ENDING WITH 

 GOLD. 



I have many times been pleased by origi- 

 nal suggestions in the Western Christian 

 Union, of Bonneville, Mo. Below is a sam- 

 ple of its short editorials : 



The narrow way is not a mere sawdust trail all 

 the way. It may start in a sawdust trail, but it 

 should end in streets jsaved with gold. 



THE CHICKEN BUSINESS IN ARIZONA. 



Out of our family of seven boys and 

 girls, I have only one brother left. From a 

 letter received from him I clip the follow- 

 ing: 



It does not cost us much to live here. We have 

 our garden, and milk, and butter, and chickens. 

 Nellie has one hen that brought out 18 chicks. She 

 weaned them and came off with 16 more the next 

 time. They are weaned, and she is laying again 

 now. But we will not raise any more this year. 



Pima, Arizona, July 9. J. H. ROOT. 



It seems a little strange and perhaps 

 somewhat discouraging to find that a hen 

 which goes away by herself and steals 'lor 

 nest makes a better record than hens that 

 are helped by even an expert poultry- 

 keeper. As I take it, in the above case the 

 hen stole her nest both times. If one could 

 succeed in making a whole flock of biddies 

 do as well, how easy a matter it would be 

 to get started in tlie i)oultry business! 



