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REISING 22 AUTOMATIC 
THE GUN THAT YOU HAVE 
HEARD ABOUT 
It is the three-part target and small-game gun 
that shoots with deadly accuracy. 
Cleans from the breech — the correct way. 
Takes down in three seconds without tools— 
only three parts. 
Shoots inexpensive, but extremely accurate .22 
Long Rifle R. F. Cartridges — Lesmok, Smokeless, 
or Semi-Smokeless. 
Ask your dealer. He carries 
this new small game gun, 
or can get it for you promptly. 
Without tools. 
It’s in 3 pieces, in 3 seconds. 
The Raising Arms Co., Inc. 
7 Jefferson Ave., Hartford, Conn. 
RIFLE CARBINE 
Rreech loading, made by 
U. S. Government. Will hit the 
mark half-mile. Same style Gun rebored 
for Bird shot, $4.50. Cartridges for shot guns and 
rifles, 3c each. Bags for books, shells, tools, game, 
50c. Head nets, proof against all insects, 10c. Hun- 
dreds of Articles to interest everybody. Full de- 
scriptive Catalog, Guns, etc., sent free. 
W. STOKES KIRK, Dept. 25 
1627 N. loth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
ITHACA WINS 
Capt. E. C. Cross- 
man, U. S. Army 
instructor in the use 
of fire arms, world 
wide authority and 
'yvriter on g^uns and 
ammunition said: 
-“The more I use 
other guns the 
better I like an 
.Ithaca for trap 
shooting." 
Double guns for 
game $37.50 up. 
Single barrel trap 
guns $75 up. 
ITHACA 
GUN CO. 
Ithaca, N. Y.. 
Box 25 
WILD BEE HUNTING 
THE PRIMITIVE METHOD HAS GIVEN PLACE TO 
ONE THAT IS ALMOST MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT 
By CHARLES M. BROWN 
T is well known that 
apiarists occasionally 
lose a swarm of bees, 
especially the novice 
not perfected in mod- 
ern bee-keeping. 
When a swarm 
leaves its mother 
hive it usually finds 
a home in some hol- 
low tree in the 
woods, fallen hollow 
log or in the crevice 
of a ledge or other suitable place, and 
then it is designated as “wild.” There 
are countless numbers of such fugitive 
swarms in America. 
A swarm of this nature once located, 
unless in an inaccessible place, is easily 
captured and transferred to the apiary, 
and there are professional hunters who 
annually make it their business to hunt 
wild swarms with eminent success. 
There are two methods of hunting 
wild bees. The first will be described 
because of its primitiveness; in fact, for 
centuries it was the only method bee 
hunters knew : 
When the weather was very dry, and 
nearly all pools had evaporated, pre- 
sumably in August, the bee hunter would 
locate a spring in the woods, or adjacent 
thereto, sit down by it and begin his bee- 
watching vigil. Bees must have water 
and will fly a long distance to find it. 
The hunter having discovered a bee, or 
bees, coming to drink, takes the “course,” 
for invariably a bee flies straight away 
after watering. If she is used to drink- 
ing at a particular pool she rises without 
circling and makes a “bee line” for home, 
as drinking concludes her work for that 
particular trip. 
The hunter keenly watches the direc- 
tion she has taken, and may discover that 
several others have taken the same 
course. If it is very windy they fly low; 
if calm, usually about twenty feet high 
or above the tree-tops. As they fly 
straight the hunter knows that close by, 
a half mile, or possibly a mile away, is 
the hive, presuming, of course, they fly 
into the woods, or in a direction opposite 
to any habitation known by him to keep 
bees, which he is likely to ascertain be- 
forehand. 
T he hunter having established a “line” 
in the manner described, follows it 
up by distant landmarks, such as tall 
trees, or any distinguishing object to 
keep him on the straight course. He 
usually finds the hive, although it may 
take several days of repeated “lining” 
and following up. This primitive way 
of bee hunting has given place to a more 
successful method which is an art, and 
almost mathematically correct. 
The modern bee hunter has a tinsmith 
make him a round box three inches in 
diameter by five inches high. The top 
is made solid .dth an inch and a half 
round hole cut in the center, covered on 
the inside with a piece of window glass 
soldered in place. A cover one-half inch 
deep is made to fit over the top and loose 
enough to allow easy adjustment. When 
in place this cover excludes light from 
the interior, when necessary, which is 
explained later. A movable bottom one 
inch deep is made to fit inside the box, 
instead of outside, as does the cover or 
cap. Into this adjustable bottom is fitted 
a piece of empty honeycomb filled with 
a mixture of melted honey and sugar to 
which is added two or three drops of 
anise oil to give it an attractive scent. 
In the center of the box an aperture 
one-fourth inch deep is made to receive 
a small wooden slide, forming a com- 
partment above and one below. See il- 
lustration. 
When the hunter is provided with this 
box, and in addition some powdered 
white chalk, an ounce phial of water, a 
pocket-knife and a watch, he is ready 
to “line” wild bees. With this efficient 
equipment he selects a warm, fair day 
and hikes for the woods far from any 
habitation. By far is meant two, three 
or more miles into the woods, as bees 
seldom feed more than two miles from 
home. 
The hunter usually know what flowers 
the bee feeds upon at different seasons 
of the year. Having located his bee- 
feeding ground he searches the flowers 
until bees are located. Having discov- 
I 
Diagram of box used by the 
modern bee hunter 
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