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JUVENILE GLEANINGS. 



Apk. 



I received the Waterbury watch Feb. 26; it has 

 been running ever since, and I am more than satis- 

 fled. It has not varied a minute since I got it. It is 

 verv cheap indeed. Niels Larsen. 



Fairview, Sanpete Co., Utah, March 10, 1883. 



SILVER-PLATED KNIVES. 



The linivps vou sent came all right. They are 

 "just splendid" for only $1.75; thanks. Bees doing 

 finely. Mrs. Nelson Kelley. 



Ferndale, Whatcom Co., W. T., March 10, 1883. 



I received those two bbls. of tumblers (481 of 

 them), and there was not one of them broken. Eve- 

 ry one was wrapped up in paper, and kept nice and 

 bright. Many thanks. Wm. Fuller. 



Woodville, Wis., March 27, 1883. 



OUR $1.03 CARPENTER SAW. 



That rip saw T would not take a S'l.OO note for, un- 

 less you keep mi no just as good. I think it came 

 from the top of i he Of ■ p. J. M. Taft. 



Arcadia, Wis., Mar. 12, 1883. 



OUR FDN. MILLS. 



We are especially pleased with the fdn. machine. 

 We dipped a few sheets of wax, and rolled them 

 nicely in a few minutes. A. R. Nisbet. 



Dobyville, Ark., Feb. 21, 1883. 



Tell Blue Eyes she has a namesake at our house. 

 She's a little over three months old, and can crow 

 and laugh, and sit alone a little. C. Kingsley. 



Greeneville, Tenn., Dec. 9, 1882. 



[May God bless the little namesake, friend K.] 



My wife sent to you for a Waterbury watch for a 

 Christmas present for me, and as it keeps good time, 

 looks so well, and is so cheap, there are some of my 

 neighbors who want me to send and get them one. 



E. S. Collins. 



Cedar Lake, Montcalm Co., Mich., March 26, 1883. 



I received my 25-1 b. box of fdn. in good condition, 

 and can say that I like it the best of any I ever saw. 

 I am perfectly satisfied in all parts in which you are 

 concerned; but I thought the freight bill ($1.45) was 

 rather exorbitant. Elmer Cross. 



Raoine, Meigs Co., O., March 28, 1883. 



I suppose you will wonder what "Zalmon" wants 

 now. Well, I will soon tell you. Those little ?a-in. 

 wire nails are the nicest thing in the whole business 

 for making our little quart berry-baskets. 



Gustavus, Ohio, Mar. 12, 1883. Z. D. St. John. 



I have not used any tobacco for over one year, 

 af cer using it for 20 years. Has any one who took a 

 smoker for quitting done any better? I think if 

 there is a smoker coming either way it is to you. 

 Thomas C. Willis. 



Breckenridge, Mich., March 13, 18S3. 



Gleanings and ABC came to hand in due time, 

 and I am now having a royal time in perusing them. 

 It seems to me that every apiarist should feel deep- 

 ly thankful to you for the ABC, for it is certainly a 

 jewel. May the gocd Lord help us to benefit by its 

 teachings. F. E. Parsons. 



Rochester, Wis., March, 1883. 



The full-dial Waterbury watch came safe to hand» 

 and is running well thus far. I like it so much bet- 

 ter than the old style, I would not take ten dollars 

 for it, if I could not get another like it. Thanks tor 

 promptness and fair dealing. G. J. Flansburgh. 



Bethlehem Center, Albany Co., N. Y. 



THE JONES pails. 



The goods which you sent me came to hand all 

 right, and in good order. Grocerymen are very 

 much pleased with the tin cans. I tbink they will 

 like to handle honey in that shape. The labels are 

 very neat. E. J. Cook. 



Owosso, Shiawasse Co., Mich., March 28, 1883. 



The socks and envelopes were received all right, 

 and I must say they were very cheap. The socks 

 would cost me here at least 50 cts. per pair, and the 

 printed envelopes are just what our printer charged 

 me $2.00 for. Your price is just half that. I reckon 

 you must have " stolen " them. M. D. DuBois. 



Newburgh, N. Y., Feb. 31, 1883. 



I received your postal on the 12th. I have had 

 several offers of employment. Your paper is the 

 one to advertise in. E. S. Foulks. 



New Albany, Floyd Co., Ind., March 13, 1883. 



The honey-knives are at hand, and my friends are 

 gone off rejoicing to think they got their goods be- 

 fore they thought the letter had time to get to you. 

 Thanks for promptness. The Star saw-set and cant 

 file are at hand. The saw-set is just what every- 

 body needs. Perfection, I think. E. J. Atchley. 



Arlington, Texas, March 24, 1883. 



I am well pleased with the goods, and especially 

 with chaff hive; it is far ahead of any thing I have 

 ever seen in the way of a home for oiu- industrious 

 little pets. One other thing I don't understand about 

 the chaff hives; that is, how you can make them as 

 cheap as you do. J. W. Roseberry. 



Kent, Mo., March 20, 1883. 



Friend E. S. Miller has sent the extra bottle of ink, 

 in place of one broken. Friend Miller is a perfect 

 gentleman, and a gond workman. The stamp sent, 

 etc.. gives perfect satisfaction. It is a. great satis- 

 faction to deal with good square honest men like 

 you and others whom you recommend. Dominus 

 vohiscum. R. C. Taylor. 



Wilmington, N. C , Mar. 19, 1883. 



[Which means, I presume, "The Lord be with 



you."] 



It seems to mo j'ou place more confidence in hu- 

 man nature than the generality of people, or you 

 would not have sent the second lot without first re- 

 ceiving the first one again, or their equivalent — 

 cash. John S. Snearly. 



AVilliamsville, N. Y. 



[Friend S., I have more to fear from the careless- 

 ness and neglect of humanity than I have from will- 

 ful dishonesty; or, at least, that is my experience 

 among the bee-f rionds.] 



The goods came to hand in the nicest order. Please 

 accept my hearty thanks for your promptness. I 

 am very much pleased with the fdn., and astonished 

 to get so excellent a quality in the other goods at 

 the low price you sell them. Express charges, 75 c. 

 Some time ago 1 received a box, lighter, and about 

 the same size as yours (goods not in your line) from 

 one of your neighboring counties, and the express 

 charges were $2.00; therefore I asked you to send 

 the goods the cheapest way. T. Hildebrecht. 



Clarksville, O., March 14, 188J. 



KIKD words from SCOTLAND. 



The Home Papers are particularly attractive. 

 They somehow contain the very message and advice 

 we are in need of. Many thanks, also, for the chil- 

 dren's portion. Bees had a wet summer during 1882. 

 With great attention I succeeded in carrying off the 

 prizes for section-box honey. Through a firm in 

 Glasgow (dealers in American wood) I got from you 

 2000 Simplicity sections: but as the season was so 

 bad, only about the half have been disposed of. 



John Main. 



The Cross, Doune, Perthshire, Scot., Dec. 27, 1882. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR FRIEND " ANABEt." 



The A B C is received. Many thanks for sending 

 cloth binding and the pamphlet. The book is both 

 beautiful and useful. We took our bees out yester- 

 day. There were 42 in the cellar, and every one was 

 alive and in good condition. Out of 20 in the house 

 apiary, 3 did not answer to the roll-call. We have 

 still about 2000 lbs. of honey to dispose of. The mar- 

 ket seems very dull. Anabel Ronald. 



Grandview, fa.. Mar. 15, 1883. 



[Who will take friend Anahel's honey? If it is clo- 

 ver, 1 will give 10 cts. for it delivered here.'] 



I am pleased with the extractor, and hope I shall 

 succeed with it just as well as I am pleased. The 

 scales are just about the same that I was asked $13 

 for in Greensbnrgh. our county-seat. I set them up 

 without any dilliculty, and tested them, and found 

 them correct. They told me that my weight was 

 117, and that of Mrs. C, 108. The other things are 

 satisfactory and nice. I shall have to take a lesson, 

 I guess, before I am an expert hand with soldering- 

 I tools; but I can do it. You will please accept my 



