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ways and even words. I feel like saying, 

 " Why, bless your heart, ray friend, this 

 brother would not for the world take a cop- 

 per of your money." I take real comfort in 

 telling such a one, " Now, look here, old 

 friend, here is some money; just you take 

 it and use what you need, and pay me when- 

 ever it comes handy." 1 know this is a lit- 

 tle dangerous advice to give ; for the one to 

 whom you give the money must not only be 

 honest, but wise and careful withal. Great 

 harm may be done by using money unwisely. 

 Here are a couple of sentences that eame in 

 a letter yesterday : — 



I am astonished that you trust perfect strangers, 

 ia the manner you have me, with your money. You 

 must possess unlimited laith in erring- hiimiinity. 



My faith is in God, my good friend ; and 

 through good men, with honest purposes in 

 their hearts, I see God. I felt satisfied, 

 from the tone of the letter you wrote, that 

 you were conscientious, and you see I was not 

 mistaken. I know of the wickedness and 

 sin there is in the world ; but I know, too, 

 thank God, that there is something godlike 

 and noble in almost every breast. It may 

 have lain long years unseen and dormant, 

 but it is there still ; and to us has God given 

 the great and glorious work of lifting, cheer- 

 ing, encouraging, and helping each other. 



I have declared unto them thy name, and will de- 

 clare it.— John 17:26. 



f ofiaffo ^eluf^n. 



ANOTHER WITNESS. 



fHAVE just finished reading an excellent work on 

 tobacco, by Dr. Alcott, and send it to you by to- 

 ' day's mail, thinking (if you have not already 

 read it) that you rfight like to see it. I have been 

 an inveterate smoker and chewer for a good many 

 years. I have often felt the bad effects of the weed, 

 but never tried to break myself ot the habit until I 

 began to read so much about it in Gleanings. I 

 thought I would first try to break myself of the 

 habit, and, if I succeeded, to let you know, as you 

 seem to take so much interest in the cause. I think 

 I can now safely say that I am cured, having not used 

 tobacco in any form since the 7th of JDec, 1882. I 

 will also say, that I feel 50 per cent better for having 

 stopped, and I am goingto try to get allof my friends 

 to try the same experiment. R. Cuylek. 



Rapidan Sta., Va., March 11, 1883. 



Thanks for the little book, friend C, and 

 thanks be to God that you have succeeded 

 so well in breaking away from the thralldom 

 of tobacco. 



friend ROSS' experience. 

 Twelve years ago this June, on the evening of the 

 1st of the month, all my family being in bed, I was 

 going to have a good smoke; before retiring for the 

 night, my eye caught hold of these words: " The ef- 

 fects of Tobacco." I read it through, and then took 

 the pipe out of my mouth, and said, "By the help 

 of God you never will go in again." I could not be 

 clean in God's sight for using it; and the more I 

 looked at myself, the filthier I was. I promised 

 God, by his help, that I never would use it again, 

 and he helped me through. It was 13 months be- 

 fore I got over it; in cold wet weather the smell of it 



I liked, and still I would have to get up and leave 

 where it was. I carried a small stone in my pocket 

 for a year or more, and it was in my mouth the greater 

 part of the time. But the Lord helps those who call 

 on him, believing. I used it, I think, from the time 

 I was 10 years of age. Bless God, who giveth the 

 victory over all sin; for the use of tobacco is a sin, 

 as much as cursing or drinking or taking the name 

 of the Lord in vain. Do not think that there were 

 no foes to face. I had to fight it out, and I con- 

 quered. When I caught a swarm of bees last Aug- 

 ust I thought, after reading "Quinby on the Bee," 

 that I would use a little smoke; but then I said, bees 

 can go where they came from, before I use the pipe 

 again. You sent me a smoker. Friend Root, I do 

 not think I am entitled to it, for doing what was 

 right. I thank God that I have no more hankering 

 for tobacco now than if I never used it. 



The man who leaves off tobacco must watch and 

 fight and pray; the battle ne'er give o'er; renew it 

 every daj', and ask the good Lord for help and 

 strength to overcome all temptations, and he will, I 

 hope, give it. David Ross. 



Ibaton, Kan., March 21, 1883. 



If this reaches you before you ship the box of 

 goods I ordered, you can send me a Clark's smoker. 

 I have concluded to give up the use of tobacco, aft- 

 er having used it almost incessantly for more than 

 20 years. If I ever use it again 1 will pay for two 

 smokers. S. L. Taylor. 



Knob Noster, Mo., March 9, 1883. 



ONE way to CELEBR.4lTE THE INTRODUCTION OW A 

 QUEEN. 



I have been a slave to the weed for 21 years. I be- 

 gan its bad habit in the army, from hunger. We 

 were out of rations for two days; but on August 28, 

 1882, 1 safely introduced my first Italian queen. I 

 felt so big I took the tobacco and tossed it into the 

 mud. I would not ask for a smoker, but I had bad 

 luck with the one I got of you. The spring broke. 

 I think a smoker as a prize will help me to keep the 

 pledge; and if lever use tobacco again I will pay 

 you 11.00 for the use of your smoker. I will do all I 

 can to induce others to quit its use. 



Somerset, Pa., Feb. 26, 1883. A. H. Huston. 



Or Dcyai'tmcnt for duties to bo attended to 

 tbis uioutli. 



^ OOK out now for the bees. Very often 

 J'lU l more are lost from spring dwindling 

 during the month of May, than any oth- 

 er month in the year. As we often have 

 heavy winds at this season, a windbreak is 

 very important. If they have not yet found 

 natural pollen, I would feed them rye meal, 

 or other substitute for pollen. If you are 

 far enough away from other bees, I would 

 also feed in open air. Manage it some way 

 so no bees will be induced to tly out in un- 

 seasonable weather, and get chilled and lost. 

 Every bee counts, now. If you feed outside, 

 feed only as much as will be taken the sam« 

 day, and that before night, or before it gets 

 so cool the bees can't fly. We use the groov- 

 ed board for open-air feeding. If other bees 

 are near so you are obliged to feed inside of 



