GI.EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Arthur C. ?Ii!lc 



l)ee-veil. 



no ,yoo(l beekeeper steals — he leaves that 

 for his bees to do for hiin. Whe;i you go 

 to get the hat, have your hair t-ut" after- 

 ward, not before, or else be sure you get 

 one — a hat, not a liair — which is plenty big 

 enough, for duck hats will shrink, partic- 

 ularly after they have been left out in the 

 rain and dew for a season or two. While 

 you are waiting for it to shrink to just the 

 right point, you have a piece of felt, cloth, 

 or folded strip of paper in behind the 

 SAveat-band, and later remove this when you 

 get the swelled head or the hat shrinks." 



Take the hat home, and also take a strip 

 of wire cloth long enough to go away 

 ai'ound the hat-brim and two or three inches 

 more. If your credit at the store is good, 

 get the "bronze" or "copper" wire cloth. 

 It^is better than the painted in several ways. 

 When new it glistens and bothers the eye a 

 little, but soon dulls down, especially after 

 you have left it out in the dew a few times. 



Having the wire cloth, cut it like this : 



the edges are to be hemmed — that is, have 

 a narrow strip, say a quarter of an inch, 

 folded over and flattened. Preferably the 

 long straight edge should be the selvedge, 

 and not hemmed. To fold the hem readily, 

 c^amp the edge between two sticks, as laths, 

 and bend to right angles, then bend the 

 rest of the way with the fingers, and ham- 

 mev flat. Or, better still, stop in the tin- 

 shop and let the tinsmith do it in liis sheet- 

 metal folder. 



Now if you want the rest of the work 

 well done, get your Avife to do it, unless 

 perhaps your good mother taught you how 

 to use a sewing-machine. 



To the bottom edge of the wire cloth — 

 that with the double slope — sew an amply 

 lull and long skirt of brown cambric, let- 

 ting its folded edge cover the points of the 

 tuined-over part of the wire cloth. A 

 double row of stitching, one above and one 

 below the points, and having this on the in- 

 side when it is attached to the hat, Avill give 

 a neat appearance and a smooth finish. 



To attach the wire to the hat is easy if 

 begun propierly. Start in the middle of the 

 straight edge, and put this spot at the mid- 

 dle of the front of the hat-brim. Stitch 

 around to one en.d, then go back to the mid- 

 dle and stitch around to the other. The 

 ends will lap a little, and fastening these 

 down is more easily done by hand. 



Use the stiffest needle possible, and for 

 thread use strong linen or silk, and prefer- 

 ably use a double row of stitching. 



A hat thus made sits comfortably on the 

 head, stays in pilace, permits freedom of 

 movement, and allows a free circulation of 

 air. Made as described, it is durable and 

 looks as well as such things can. 



But — you will have a more pleasant time 

 if you keep decent, good-natured bees, and 

 dispense with a veil altogether, or almost. 



Providence, R. 1. 



THE SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR 



The narrow ends are about three inclies 

 wide. For a distance of about eight inches 

 in the middle it is eight inches Avide. Noav 



I am sending you Iavo photogTaphs of 

 exhibits, and a list of aAvards in the apiiary 

 section at the Spokane Interstate Fair. 



Chester L. Myers, Vuhlicity Manafjer. 



CLASS 1. HONEV. 



Lot 1. Disjalay of comb honey — 



1st prize, $10, Robert Cissna, Nortli Yakima. 



2cl prize, $5, Mrs. M. E. Baker, Spokane. 

 Lot 2, Display of extracted lioncy — 



1st prize, $10, Robert Cissna. 



2(1 prize, $5, J. A. Yeoman, Spokane. 

 Lot H. Specimen of white comb honey — 



1st prize, $.5, Robert Cissna. 



2(1 prize, $2.50, J. P. Kingsland, Spokane. 

 Lot 4. Specimen of amber comb honey — 



1st prize, $.5, R. Cissna. 



2d prize, $2.50, Mrs. Baker. 



