The Paris Exposition. 



From our special correspondent at the 

 Paris Exposition we have received the 

 following very interesting communica- 

 tion : 



EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 



Friend Newman:— The " Champ de 

 Mars," a place on the left bank of the 

 river Seine, heretofore used for military 

 exercises, is devoted to the great pur- 

 poses of the Exposition. The main 

 "building, which covers the largest part 

 of it, is a vast parallelogram, in the 

 center of which is an ornamental gar- 



in which t-o exliibit special industries. 

 One of these, the "Chateau de I'ln- 

 sect," quite an attractive specimen of 

 rustic architecture, with a straw- 

 thatched roof, was erected by the 

 French government, through the per- 

 suasion of the various French apicul- 

 tural societies. 



This exhibition is open to all inter- 

 ested in bee-culture throughout the 

 world, for the purpose of encouraging 

 inventions, ventilating the most ap- 

 proved method of managing bees, ce- 

 menting a kindly feeling l>etween pro- 

 ducers and dealers, bringing the pro- 

 ducts prominently before the public, 

 a free exchange of opinions, and other- 



" CHATEAU DE LINSECT '-PARIS EXPOSITION. 



^, {Messrs. H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co. very generously supplied us with two large photographs of the 

 Chateau de I'Insect," from which we have had the above engraving prepared. The originals we shall 

 have framed and placed in our mu«eum.— Ed.] 



den. The allotment of space to each 

 nation consists of a section of greater 

 or less width, extending from the ex- 

 terior of the building to tliB central 

 garden, making a depth of about 225 

 feet. The approach to the building is 

 through grounds elegantly laid out and 

 ornamented with large trees, which 

 have been transplanted. There are 

 artificial lakes and grottoes, also rare 

 •exotics from the gr&en-houses of the 

 city. On the opposite side of the river 

 is the. trocadero, an elevated plateau of 

 about 75 feet in height, sloping gradu- 

 ally to it, and which is reached Dy the 

 Jena bridge. Through the grounds, 

 covering the slope from the palace to 

 the river, have been erected buildings 



wise promoting the general interest of 

 apiarists. 



The various hives entered the lists 

 for competition, display a proof of the 

 great interest now taken by Europe in 

 this industry; at the same time they 

 are a sad commentary upon the incor- 

 rect ideas of European bee-keepers, 

 when compared with progressive Amer- 

 icans. 



However, when we consider that 

 many of their hives came from 

 countries where they still cling stub- 

 bornly to the idea that a wooden shoe 

 is better than a leather one, it is grati- 

 fying to note a tendency toward im- 

 provement. 



I cannot help regarding as an unfor- 



