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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 



right here, that it is by asking and receiving a bless- 

 ing from God, that T have succeeded so well with my 

 bees, for I am an old man, and in poor health, and 

 God knows all my needs and hears my cries; and 

 blessed be the name of the Lord! Go on, brother, 

 doing good in the name of the Lord; trust also in 

 him, and verily thou shalt be blessed. 



Dennis Gardner. 

 Carson City, Montcalm Co., Mich., Jan. 8, 1881. 



CHARITY. 



Please send price list, and oblige one who learned 

 to love you for your " broad charity." Sir, the lead- 

 ing theme in the Devil's programme is selfishness, 

 while that of the pure ia heart is " a broad charity 

 to all," with love to God and man. Many thanks 

 for kind, comforting words. J. H. Koderick. 



Dodd's City, Fannin Co., Texas. 



[Many thanks for your good opinion, friend R.. but 

 you do me more than justice. As I kneel and ask to 

 be shown my faults, it comes to me day by day that 

 a lack of charity is perhaps my greatest and most 

 grievous sin; and, if I am not mistaken, there are 

 those whose eyes meet this page to-day who man be 

 shut out of the kingdom of heaven by this same fail- 

 ing of mine, covipled with my professions.] 



I am 80 glad to read of one walking in the same 

 path as myself, in so many respects. Yes; we 

 ought to have the "bell runsr" when we talk so ugly. 

 I have sometimes wished to bo struck dumb until I 

 cotild talk just as I ought. When calmness comes, I 

 think, pray, and ask forgiveness, and heartily desire 

 to be set free forever, and determine to strive hard- 

 er, and ask for God's help. But another storm will 

 come soon, and at a time when I am not readr, and 

 here goes again. Is this our weakness that we can 

 not strengthen? Shall it always be thus? Blessed 

 God, help 1 J.H.Roderick. 



Dodd's City, Fannin Co., Tex., Dec. 35. 1880. 



[May God bless and help you, friend R., for con- 

 fessing your weakness. It helps me, and I am sure 

 helps us all, t') know that some other one Is strug- 

 gling for the right, and is sorry for his past weak- 

 nesses.] 



Inclosed find $1.00 for Gleanings another year. It 

 is of more benefit to me spiritually than any thing I 

 can find for the money invested. " They that do 

 good here, are rich in good works, ready to distrib- 

 ute, and willing to communicate, lay up in store for 

 themselves a good foundation against the time to 

 come."— (1. Tim. (J:18, 19.) Those who, out of com- 

 passion, do works of love and mercy to the poor and 

 needy, though it be only to the least of the brethren 

 of Jesus, shall receive in return a rich reward in 

 eternity; for the Lord will reward them for these 

 things, as though they had done them to himself; 

 and should they give to drink but a cup of cold water 

 in the name of a disciple, they shall in no wise lose 

 their reward. The exhortations, and words of kind- 

 ness which appear in Gleanings may be the means 

 of converting sinners, or at least one soul may be 

 saved, and that Is worth the whole world; for what 

 profit shall we have if we gain the whole world and 

 lose our soul? or what shall we give in exchange? 

 Nothing; lost— lost forever; lost. God help us to 

 rescue the perishing. Chas. Z. Dennes. 



York, Pa., Dec. 20, 1880. 



Your postal of the .3d inst. at hand, crediting me 

 with a balance of $1.00. You are a queer genus 

 Tiomo. Your honesty is almost painful. I thought I 

 closed up accounts with you st.me time ago. Now, 

 my dear sir, I really do not wish that dollar at all. I 

 suppose it is for the <iueen I shipped back to you, 

 and which died on your hands. Do me the kindness 

 to keep it, as I can not bring my conscience to think 

 you owe me any thing. This is certain, Mr. R. : You 

 are the queerest specimen of a business man I ever 

 had any dealings with (I speak frankly;; but I think 

 I would like you if I knew you personally. 



My Gleanings subscription I look upon as a good 

 investment. I take others, but there is some thing 

 In the smack and general "git-up" of your paper 

 that I particularly like. If you will have your way 

 about the matter, you can prolong Gleanings an- 

 other year; but I would prefer you to pocket the 

 cash and strike a balance line between our accounts. 



Freehold, N. J., Jan. 8, 1881. L. C. Lockwood. 



[Many thanks, friend L.; but I am sure you do me 

 more than justice. My rule, to be followed in all 



business transactions, has been to have each one so 

 that that dearest and best Friend, whom I dope and 

 trust is constantly by my side, may not be dishon- 

 ored. And now, my friend, there is a great moral 

 just here: You felt that my honesty, as j-ou are 

 pleased to term it, was singular, while others whom 

 I have treated in the same way, and by the same 

 rule (as near as I In my imperfections could doit), 

 have been greatly displeased. Do you not see how 

 different are people, how we differ in opinion, and 

 how differently we see things?] 



I want tohavealittletalk. Intheflrstplace, I want 

 to thank you for the Homes. Before I commenced 

 to read the Home Papers I ciuld not find any thing 

 to interest me in any religious papers or books; but 

 since I have read the Home Papers I not only take a 

 deep interest in them but also all religious news. It 

 is pleasant to know a man who can put his trust en- 

 tirely in God. How 1 wish I could! I think I am 

 learning. 



In reading friend Heddon's letter on "bee poison- 

 ing." I was reminded of a circumstance which oc- 

 curred while I was looking at my bees this fall. On 

 removing the cover I noticed the bees putting their 

 stings in and out. I remember I called our boy at 

 the time to come and look; and on examining them 

 closely we could see drops of some cl^ar liquid on 

 their stings. Neither of us felt any noticeable effects 

 from the poison which the bees were evidently spill- 

 ing. 



1 advise you to get a pair of nice slippers. They 

 look nice; the3' are comfortable, they do not spoil 

 the carpets, and you can move about the house with 

 them, without making any noise. Although our din- 

 ing-room has nothing- better than a rag carpet on the 

 floor, mother is not pleased if we do not leave our 

 big boots in the kitchen, and put on our slippers In 

 the evening. E. Grainger. 



Deer Park, Ont., Canada, Jan. 13, 1881. 



[Thanks for kind words, friend G. The pbemom- 

 enon with the bees is nothing unusual, and 1 do not 

 think the poison usually affects any one in perfect 

 health. Yuur mother is right, and may God bless 

 her for her kind care in teaching her boys and men 

 folks neat habits. I always wear light shoes or boots 

 in the factory, and if I go out on the grounds when 

 it is muddy, I wear rubbers. Sometimes I forget, 

 and wear iny rubbers In the sitting-room; and, if I 

 am not mistaken, my wife will thank you for your 

 timely reproof. Are there any other wives among 

 our readers who feel the same way?] 



CIKCIH.AKS AICD PRICE LISTS RE- 

 CEIVED. 



From A. E. Manum, Bristol, Vt., a 32-page price 

 list of supplies for bee-keepers. 



Salisbury & Caldwell, Camargo, Douglas Co., 111., 

 send us a postal-card circular of bees, queens, fdn., 

 etc. 



A.J. Davis, Anderson, Madison Co., Ind., sends a 

 neat one page circular of bees, queens, honey, fdn., 

 etc. 



E. A. Thomas, Coleraln, Franklin Co., Mass., sends 

 a very nicely printed 4-page circular, offering bees, 

 queens, aplcultural books, etc. 



A 12-page, map-fold circular and price list from 

 Frank L. Dougherty, Indianapolis, Ind., manufac- 

 turer of and dealer in the usual run of apiarian sup- 

 plies. 



An 8-page circular and price list from the Olivet 

 Apiary, Olivet, Mich., A. D. Benham, proprietor. 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich., sends quite a 

 complete 20-page circular and price list of bec-keep' 

 ers' supplies. 



The programme of the 11th annual convention of 

 of the N. E. Bee-keepers' Association, to be held in 

 Utica, N. Y., Feb. 2, 3, 4, is a well-printed sheet. 

 Around the programme proper appear eleven ads. 

 of our prominent apiarists and honej'-dealers. 



F. A. Salisbury, G eddes, Onondaga Co., N. Y., sends 

 a 20-page price list of apiarian supplies. 



