1883 



JUVENILE GLEANINGS. 



769 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The iron try-square is first-class for tlie money. 

 Bethel, Fdirfleld Co., Ct. Geo. H. FtsRav. 



BAKNES' FOOT-POWER SAWS. 



I received saw in due time, and it works like a 

 charm. I am well pleased with it. I also received 

 ABC; thanks for promptness. J. J. Thieroff. 



Detlance, O., Nov. IT, 1883. 



MAILING QUEENS IN NOVEMBER. 



The queen you mailed to my address Nov. 6, came 

 to hand in line condition la six days, with plenty of 

 feed, and only one dead attendant bee. 



H. C. Moore. 



Pin Oak, Fayette Co., Texas, Nov. 16, 1883. 



The Muth honey-jars and corks are all O. K., only 

 one jar broken in the lot. It is a pleasure to do bus- 

 iness with you, always prompt, and goods in the best 

 possible cjudition. Long may you wave to accom- 

 modate the bee-keepers, and bless your friends. 



Leonidas Carson. 



Diamond, Portage Co., O., Nov. 20, 1883. 



ABC arrived yesterday in perfect order. Accept 

 my sincere thanks; the book is grand— much nicer 

 than I thought it would be, although a gentleman 

 said I would be surprised at it. He was encourag- 

 ing me to buy all I wanted from you, as he consider- 

 ed you reliable and honest. Mrs. S. W. Kusteu. 



Lenard, Fla., Nov. 10, 1883. 



FLAT-BOTTOM FDN., ETC. 



The 18-lbs. of fdn. I bought of you last spring gave 

 the best of satisfaction. We tried the Koot fdn. and 

 flat-bottom fdn., and the bees would draw out the 

 Root fdn., flu it with honty, and seal it over, before 

 they would touch the flat-bottom. Wm. Craig. 



Chesaning, Mich., Nov. 13, 1883. 



The sprinkler. Smith's patent, came to hand to- 

 night, and 1 have tried it, and certainly think it 

 quite a success; am well pleased with it. Thecalen- 

 dar clock for Browneller came all right, the third 

 day after the order. Thanks for your promptness 

 in filling all my orders, which has been very satis- 

 facory to me. Best wishes to you and all of your 

 many workers. W. H. Ferguson. 



Fostoria, O., Nov. 23. 1883. 



THE JONES PAIL. 



Pails came all right in about 10 days a ft.er being 

 shipped; freight, about I'/ic. apiece; have made 

 some honey-stands to put pails on, and have put 

 them in 3 stores. Everybody thinks they are daisies, 

 as they are a new thing here, and go off like hot 

 cakes at 45 cts. for 3-lb. and 30 cts. for 2-lb. pails. I 

 shall have to make another order for more soon. 



W. L. Miller. 



Chariton, Iowa, Nov. 24, 1883. 



I can look to the Lord, and thank him that there is 

 one heart in Medina that loves him. at least, and 

 that stands fast against the flood of infifielity that is 

 sweeping over the land. As to my attitude toward 

 you, see Eph. 1:16, and then bear with me when I 

 say, let your eye rest upon the 6th chapter, com- 

 mencing at the 10th verse, to the 15th. I have often 

 desired to say a word of encouragement to you, bur 

 after all it is the Lord only that can encourage and 

 comfort his own ; "having loved his own which is in 

 the world, he loved them unto the end " 



C. J. Hartt. 



San Jacinto, San Diego Co., Cal., Oct. 13, 18»3. 



And now, my friend, let me simply say to you. 

 that, since we have been reading your ABC and 

 Gleanings in our home, we feel that we have form- 

 ed a new and very pleasant acquaintance. We are 

 glad we got acquainted with j'ou We like you; we 

 like what you say about bees. We like the way in 

 which you say it. You don't write, you just talk, 

 and 80 that we can understand you. But, more than 

 all, we enjoy you for y<'ur earnest Christianity, and 

 for the sweet spirit of the Lord that lives and breat hfs 

 in you. Lord bleps you, my brother, and make you 

 more and more a blessing to others. 



ORVILLE CjUIPTQN. 



pennet, Neb., Oct, 16, 1883. 



KIND words FROM G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Friend Root:— I am very much pleased with my 

 18H4 circuldr which you printed for me. The make- 

 upof it sbows that you work for your patrons' in- 

 terest. It also show*! that you know how to arrange 

 poorly prepared manuscript so iis to make it appear 

 in " apple-pie" order. Thafiks lor doing so well for 

 me ou the 5000 cupits printed. Truly yours.— 



G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Borodino, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec. 1, 1883 



a CALIFORNIA BAND OF HOPE. 



We have a Band of Hope in our little village. 

 About half here are Spanish and Catholics, so we 

 can not get any of them to attend ; but we have near- 

 ly all the other children, 30 members. Iseeyou give 

 cards to children, suitable tor such Bands. Please 

 send us some, and we shall be much obliged. We 

 sent to Mrs. Richardson for books, before we saw 

 your kind otter, or we should have sent to you; but 

 knowing your kind heart, and your great desire to 

 help all to live a good life, I do not hesitate to ask 

 for the things you s ) ki.idly offer free. Poor crops 

 make us feel poor, or else we would send money for 

 them. To make our Band interesting, I give premi- 

 ums to those who get new members, and also to 

 those who read and recite interesting pieces during 

 the session. Any hints and helps trom any or all 

 wilt be received thankfully. We have ti places here 

 that sell liquors and tobacco, so we are anxious to 

 keep the children away Irom those places, and to 

 make our Band interesting and instructing. 



Mrs. J. Hilton. 



Los Alamos, Santa Barbara Co., Cal. 



AN enthusiastic YOUNG FRIEND. 



As I am head over heels excited in bees, and long 

 so much to be a iiee-man, I have often wondered 

 what I was fully intended for. But at last I know. 

 You have convinced me. About 8 weeks ago I saw 

 an item in a Snginaw paper concerning you and bee 

 culture. 1 hiid one little third swarm of bees, and 

 somehow I loved them. I wrote you a card, and, to 

 mj' great astonishment, you shipped me three little 

 books— Gleanings and two others, these being the 

 most interesting books I ever read, and the best, 

 except that good old Bork my mother bought me to 

 read. There is something godly in bee business. I 

 see by Glkamngs it is better if a man never uses 

 tobacco, for bees dislike it. Well, they surely do 

 not dislike it more thun I do. I believe bees know 

 drunkards and wicked men in general, for they will 

 sting drunkards, for I have seen them do so quite 

 frequently when 1 lived in town. 1 have a box, and 

 I am going to try to And me some bees, for I am not 

 stocked with money, as I am young, and never had 

 any income, so I have plenty of places for my money. 

 I am trying to pay for a home for myself and pa- 

 rents. J. E. Spencer. 



Birch Kun, Saginaw Co., Mich., Sept. 8, 1883. 



Yours of 20lh ult. was received four days ago, re- 

 questing me to tell you what it co^t to rig up mj^ 

 mandrel in the way I suggested, and you would pay 

 for it. Now, Bro. Roct, 1 can not And it in my heart 

 to take advantage of such a kind Christian spirit. 

 It proves that you are a Christian, not only by pro- 

 fession, but in spirit,&nd that it does not lie slumher- 

 ing on the shelf during the week, but that you take 

 it right with you every day into your business. It is 

 worth a couple of dollars to learn to know such a 

 man. I will know now ro whom it is s«/f st to send 

 for supplies. May our common Master bless you in 

 your work! I am glad I learticd, through the fore 

 part of our correspondence, of the incompleteness 

 of mv ABC book. I mean to have one ci^mplcte, 

 and bound in cloth, as soon as my bees (9 oolouies) 

 will raise me the money, if they ever do. They are 

 not " booming " ju.*t now, as some report. 1 work 

 for section hf)ne>', and u=e L. hives. Do not erase 

 my name from your subscribtion list for Glean- 

 ings on New Year's day, even if I do not have the 

 money just then. I will scratch it up some way if I 

 live. We mvht have Gleanings, especially the 

 Home Papers. It has cheered me. and called forth 

 many a tear and praver while sitting in the old arm- 

 chair, suffering, trom the asthma and dyspepsia, on 

 account of which I have not been able to work for 

 nearly six years; not more than now and then a lit- 

 tle at a tinie; very slowly, and lig-ht work. Mrs. B. 

 attends to the bees the greater part of the time. 



Dixon, 111., Aug. 13, 1883, J, F. Bossemeveb, 



