1883 



JUVENIJ.E GLEANINGS. 



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sincere thanks for g-ood goods, promptness, etc.; 

 and if 1 make a failure with any, you are not at 

 tault. T. J. Cook. 



NewpJnt, Ind. 



[You see, I promised to send my sister a barrel of 

 hickory nuts, walnuts, and butternuts, and the man 

 1 was going- to get them of was slow in bringing 

 them, and this is what she wrote:— 



Seven little youiiRsters. brim full of fun. 



Wondering each (lay why those nuts do not come. 



Mamma at her work often wonders, too. 



How the time is iKissint; with dear sister Sue. 



Paeic her off to :Ntichiuan r.>r a little visit; 



Just a few weeks, please; you will never miss it. 



Manistee, Mich. Your sister Sara. 



I didn't forget, sister mine; but the man said the 

 nuts were not dry eiMugh su they wouldn't mold; 

 says they will do now.] 



Juvenile for Feb. has not come yet, playing 

 truant on the r<>ad, I suppose. Flauagau is here as 

 busy as a bee, getting liees tor the noi'iliern market. 

 i think he has solved the wintering problem ; viz., 

 take the bees away from the winter. Jf you stop 

 the queen, bee. droiie, wa.v, square list and counter 

 departments, don't stop Our Homes, as we can 

 not get along without them ; and also rear a king or 

 queen to take your place before you are super- 

 seded. D. VV. Reizie. 



CarroUton, Jcfforson Co., La., March 13, 1883. 



[Thank you for yotir kind words, friend K. May 

 God help me to so instruct our children, that when 

 the time coines forme t') lay downthe Home Papers, 

 with all the rest of my busy cares, that one of them 

 may be able to minister to the kind friend.s whom I 

 have found through the pages of Gleanings ] 



A PLEASED CCSTOMER. 



The box of goods shipped to my address the 27th 

 Feb. is received. The freight was 8.5 cents. By ex- 

 press ic would have cost $1.10. Your system of 

 packing is just perfection; every article was in 

 prime condition, saving me 3'i to 40 per cent over 

 buying them here, while some of them could not 

 have been bought here at all. Those table (kitchen) 

 knives at 10 cts. each are a boon, as it is so difflcult 

 to buy knives without forks at the stores, and these 

 are so well made and nicely floished they are exceed- 

 ingly cheap That Story of the Bible is a grand 

 thing for children. 1 was surprised to tlnd it a bound 

 book, so well made. I wish I had ordered 10 bunches 

 of tho«e .'i-cent envelopes instead of one. 



Portland, Mich., March 13, 1883. S. C. Periiy. 



FOUR CENTS WELL INVESTED. 



I have been dealing with Fcimps, or trying to, for 

 some time, and tlnd out it doesn't pay; so 1 have 

 made up my mind to deal with honest men in the 

 future; and as I think you acted like one, I have 

 given you the preference. Last summer I sent for 

 the ABC and some other things, and they all 

 amounted to $1.03. I sent a $3.00 bill, expecting you 

 would send the things and keep the money; but the 

 things came all right, and 4 cents in stamps. I call 

 that honesty refined, as I sh'^uld have been satisfied, 

 nor did 1 expect the change back, as the amount 

 was so small. 1 was well pleased with all the things, 

 especially the A 15 C. J. F. VERGASoy. 



Marlborough, Hartford Co., Conn., March 15, 1883. 



[It would seem, friend V., that that four cents was 

 well invested. We have, until recently, been in the 

 habit of giving credit of what remained over after 

 tilling an order; but of late I have told the clerks 

 that they might put in small amounts in postage- 

 stamps. So in your case, it seems they put in the 

 four cents as usual. 1 Htn sorry to hear that your 

 experience has been unsatisfactory in dealing with 

 your fellow-men. We are glad to say that we find 

 very few among bee-men who do niit seem to want 

 to do right, after they once get a fair understanding 

 of the matter.] 



THE WATERBURY WATCH. 



My. watch came all right, and was giving good 

 satisfaction till it accidently got a fall which broke 

 a pivot from one of the wheels, which could be seen 

 through the crystal. I took it to a jeweler for con- 

 sultation, which, of course. ] could have free. He 

 told me it would be worth $3.50 to repair the dam- 

 age that could be seen; and as I did not employ him. 

 and the watch was not opened, I don't know how 

 much more damage was done. But I sent it to the 

 factory, and it was repaired and returned at a cost 



of 50 cents for repairs and postage, and it keeps as 

 good time as any watch I ever carried. I have great 

 confidence in the AVaterbury watch, and consider it 

 a very economical one to own, for the following rea- 

 sons. 1. Its cheapness: 2. Its quality as a timekeep- 

 er; 3. The small cast of repairing when sent to the 

 factory. The greatest objection I have had to it was 

 the time occupied in winding it; but I have over- 

 come that by making a key with which I can wind it 

 in oncrhalf the usual time, and now to wind it is so 

 much fun that I am always sorry when it is done. 

 Canton, 111., Jan. 8, 1883. G. W. CoLE. 



THE BOY WHO SUGGESTED .JUVENILE GLEANINGS, 

 AND ALSO SOME KIND WORDS FROM THE FATHER. 



Here is the photo of my son Charlie who wrote to 

 you two years ago to publish Gleanings in the mid- 

 dle of each month. He was nine when it was taken. 

 Now about those long letters, just keep them, and 

 when your business grows so you can publish a daily, 

 they will come handy. For the monthly Gleanings, 

 boil down, skim, clarify, purify, and sift. It is bet- 

 ter to offend one than all. Be careful not to get 

 your heart on the new house, but remember there is 

 one in heaven, that will not be spoiled by smoke. 

 We remember how, a little over one year ago, when 

 we finished our new house, we had all the walls hard 

 finished, and how much pains we took with one 

 room for mother. But she never occupied it. But 

 we trust she is in heaven, as it was she who taught 

 our infaut lips to pray, fou remember I wrote how 

 God took all the tobacco poison out of me in a mo- 

 ment. Well, even now some of my friends want to 

 know if I have a desire for tobacco. No, not a bit. 

 He is keeping me, and I expect he will. Brother, 

 keep trusting him. and asking for more faith for 

 all your wants, especially for the Homes; do not 

 fiiil to speak the whole truth, for it is to religion 

 that you owe your prosperity. Hold up both hands; 

 and if, like Moses', they should get tired, remember 

 there are Aarons and Hurs who will hold them up. 



Oran, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1883. Wm. H. Balch. 



[May God bless you and your boy, my good friend 

 Balch. 1 do need your prayers and your sympathies. 

 1 am very glad to know you have conquered tobac- 

 co, and 1 am trying to trust him every day through 

 all my cares.] 



USEFUL CARDS, FOR GIVING TO CHILDREN. 



Have you had time to print those little prayers on 

 cards, and also those like the ones you seat me about 

 swearing? You said you would print some when 

 you had time. I have a class of little ones in Sun- 

 day-school. They don't know any prayers. " Now I 

 lay me down to sleep " would be a good one. If you 

 will send me some 1 will pay you whatever you ask. 

 Ah my scholars learned the card, "Jesus, teach me 

 not to swear." I think some of tLcm will remember 

 it as long as they live. John Watt. 



Farnham Center, P. Q., Can., Mar. 7, 1883. 



[We have all the cards in stock now, my good 

 friend, and will mail as many as anybody wants, 

 free of charge, to any address. The kind we have in 

 stock are as follows:— 



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cfesa 



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BHSHSE 



Now I lay me down to sleep, 

 I pray the Lord my soul to keep; 

 If I sliould die before I wake, 

 1 pray the Lord my soul to take. 





H5HSHSHSH5EHaSHSBSESH5aSHS2SaS3SSS2S; 



Jesus, teach me not to swear; 

 This shall be my earnest prayer; 

 All day long', at work or play, 

 Jesus, teach me what to say. 



S It chills my lilood to hear tliQ Blest Supreme 



}s Rudely appealed to on each triflinif theme. 



Li Maintain your rank; vulgarit.v despise; 



Jj To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise. 



K You would not swear upon a bed of death : 



n] Reflect; yotir Maker now could stop your breath. 



Shssses 



Please do not be afraid, dear friend, that you will 

 send for too many. I will gladly have printed and 

 sent out all the world can use. Of course, I would 

 not want them thrown away and carelessly lost. 

 Whenever you have an opportunity of giving them 

 where you think they will do good, do not feel 

 troubled about the number you use, but rather re- 

 joice that you can use so many.] 



