GLEANINGS IN REE CULTURE 



in order to allow the 

 saw to enter betAveen 

 the trees. 



When we started to 

 cut we discovered it to 

 be merely a shell about 

 two inches in thickness 

 all around, the cut we 

 made being within a 

 few inches of the hon- 

 ey. Cutting- away the 

 wood was done in a 

 short time, as large 

 pieces could be split 

 at a time, as it wasn't 

 thick. 



It was a shame to 

 tear up the honey, as 

 it was packed in there 

 so close and nice, the 

 combs all being sepa- 

 rate and not built to- 

 gether as seen some- 

 times. It occupied a 

 space of ten or twelve 

 feet. Had the bees had 

 more space I'm certain 

 there would have been 

 much more honey, as 

 the colony was a large 

 one, and it had been 

 there since early in the 

 spring. I judge there 

 was about 100 pounds 

 in the tree. 



I shall also have to 

 give you an idea of 

 how I was prepared 



for the battle. My friend tied a mosquito- 

 bar over my head, but failed to tie it bee- 

 tight, allowing three bees to enter, so that 

 I had a chance to count them. I had on 

 gauntlet gloves with handkerchiefs tied 

 around my wrists. As I chopped, the hand- 

 kerchiefs worked off, allowing the bees to 

 get at my wrists ; but 1 was game. I stayed 

 to the finish. When completed I discovered 



Section of the hollow log with one t^iJe split off, exposing bees and honey. 



my wrists somewhat larger than usual, and 

 I had a double chin, which prolonged my 

 stay in the country a day longer. The next 

 morning quite early the bees were all settled 

 in a bunch underneath, so they were easily 

 swept into a hive with a whisk-broom. 



Dubuque, la. 



[The fourth picture, showing some of the 

 honey obtained, is given on the cover. — Ed.] 



THE ACT OF AN OUTLAW 



BY TTTE OT'TLAW 



Continued from the March 1st issue, page 177. 



Adjoining the house was a garden of 

 serai-tropical trees and shrubs. This garden 

 was the property of certain people living 

 several thousand miles away — heirs of an 

 eccentric old man. During the old man's 

 lifetime the garden had been one of his 

 hobbies ; but since his death the garden had 



received but little care. It was in this' gar- 

 den, screened from passers-by along the 

 streets, that I placed my hive of bees. 



GETTING COMBS BUILT. 



As I have previously stated, I used no 

 foundation. Not one penny in money have 

 I spent to acquire any thing whatsoever 



