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the Zulus, including sceptres, royal 

 bracelets, which were used instead of 

 crowns, and other emblems of hammered 

 silver, of carved and polished ivory, and 

 of rhinoceros horn. The royal bracelets 

 are especially interesting. They are 

 hollowed rings made from transverse 

 sections of huge elephant tusks, and, 

 until his death, were never taken off, 

 after once placed on the arm of the 

 king. 



There are also several splendid speci- 

 mens of the exceedingly rare and beauti- 

 ful royal silk mantles of the sovereigns 

 of Madagascar, three hundred and more 

 years ago. These mantles are curiously 

 adorned with broideries of metal, and of 

 uncut precious stones, and of feather 

 work. Every specimen in the collection 

 is perfect and unique of its kind. 



Stray Straws. 



Gray beards were in the majority at 

 the Ohio State Bee-Keepers' Convention. 

 I never saw so large a proportion in a 

 gathering of bee-keepers. 



The White Mountain ^pia?ist suggests 

 that "some bee-keeper living in or near 

 Chicago, open a boarding-house for bee- 

 keepers during the World's Fair in 

 1893." 



Editor Newman looks a good deal as 

 if a train of cars had run over him. But 

 the grippe has not taken all the grit out 

 of him. Just say "adulteration" to 

 him, and you will find he is not dead yet. 



An Almanac is very handy in a family 

 to keep track of the days of the month ; 

 but if you subscribe for the "old relia- 

 ble" Amekican Bee Journal, it will 

 keep you straight as to the day of the 

 week. Never misses. 



When a man gets up in a convention 

 and begins : " I am only a learner, but 

 I wanted to ask the best way to do" so 

 and so, you may look out for a plan of 

 his own that he will fight for as away 

 ahead of any other, and nine times out 

 of ten it is either old or worthless.— Dr. 

 C. C. Miller, in Gleanings. 



Bees on Summer Stands in March. 



March is one of the most trying and 

 severe months of the year in this lati- 

 tude. The alternate sunshine and clouds 

 together with the cold winds, destroy 

 thousands of bees by alluring them out 

 of tlie hives, and chilling them so they 

 are unable to return. 



This is one of the main causes of 

 tSpring dwindling, which is so much 



feared by Northern bee-men. It is al- 

 most impossible to prevent the bees from 

 coming out the hive when the sun is 

 warm, even though the air is cold. 

 There are, however, some fine days in 

 March, and these should be utilized to 

 their full extent. 



Peed your bees rye meal by placing it 

 in shallow boxes in a sunny spot near 

 the apiary. They will soon find it and 

 carry in large quantities for food for the 

 young brood. This is especially useful 

 if the hives do not contain much pollen. 

 It also keeps them at work near home 

 when the weather is too cool for them to 

 forage in search of natural stores. 



They should also be fed a thin sugar 

 syrup to stimulate them to breed strong- 

 ly. Feed regularly whenever it is warm 

 enough for the bees to carry it into the 

 hive. 



The brood-nest may also be enlarged 

 by inserting an outside comb between 

 two which contain brood. The queen 

 will soon fill it with eggs. This must 

 be done with great caution, as the brood 

 will become chilled if there is more 

 than the bees can care for, which would 

 be worse than to do nothing. 



See that the hives are cleaned out, 

 and all dead bees removed. Also con- 

 tract weak colonies by inserting a 

 division-board, thus making the brood- 

 chamber warmer. — L. J. Lowman, in 

 the Indiana Fanner. 



Honey-Dew for Winter Stores. 



No need to ever tell us again that bees 

 will winter just as well on honey-dew as 

 on the best of honey. They won't do it I 

 It is true that bees left on the summer 

 stands will manage to exist on it if there 

 are frequent warm days, when they 

 can fly. 



Perhaps in such seasons as the past, 

 it would be just as well to leave them 

 out even unprotected, and run the 

 chances of an open Winter. But having 

 the bees now in the cellar, and knowing 

 their unfavorable condition, what had 

 better be done ? We advise to set them 

 out during this month, and will practice 

 what we preach. — C. H. Dibbern, in the 

 Western Plowman. 



Xhe Fourtli Annual Interna- 

 tional Fair will be held at Detroit, Mich., 

 from Aug. 23 to Sept. 2, 1892. For 

 further particulars, address James E. 

 Davis, Sec, 204 and 205 Hammond 

 Building, Detroit, Mich. 



