Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-19

Trying 10 measure nCc love me-.
~ love you all tho day and the night,
All the dark and the sunshine bright,
All the candy in every store,
All my dollars, and more and more,
Over the tops Of tho mountains high,
All the world, way up to the sky"
From 'hc New York Observer.
A Bee Hunt Ia Crovv.Ncst.
"A ;eo huntw you cxclai,n, "What is
that ?"
That is just the question that arose in
my mind one beautiful September morn
iae, wlse" 3.~,.;~ 1900 80: ::. .....-
tor, appeared ut my door, in CornwalD-on-
the.Iludson, duly equipped with axe,
pals, and luncheon, and invited me to
Join him on bee hunt in Crow-Ncst. So
if you will follow US we will learn what
he meant, and sec one Of the old fashioned
rustic pleasures with which these noun.
tsineers gain rclaxation from toll.
We started for Crow.Nest, skirting the
base of old Storm King, as the morning
fog just began to rise from the noble river
at our feet. BY nine o'clock we were in,
what Bonnie pronounced, a suitable
place to strike line" And now, while
we await the forthcoming Of the bees, they
never work before the dew has entirely
lott the Aowers), we will find out some Of
tue preliminary ideas Of this still mysteri-
Gus subject.
So Bonnie says: II suppose you know
that every summvr the bees, kept in the
hives Of the surrounding villages,
swarm That is when their number in
creases 80 much that one hive will not
hold them comfortably. they divide. and
part, selecting new queen, go of in
search OF new home and, although
they are carefully watched by their keep.
ers, many swarms make their escape.
these 60 to tho woods, where they select u
hollow tree, and having cleared it out,
they move in, and begin filling it with
their winters food. Then the next sum-
mer this swarm sends out another; and
20 in few years, many trees are filled by
these busy workers, and yield rich prizes
to the fortunate discoverer."
Presently Ben's practised ear caught
the hom Of q "honey bee;" and soon one
was discovered busily at work or the top
Of . =" Golden Rod" A cup was produced
and in the bottem email piece Of honey.
comb was placed and then bringing the
cup beneath the transporting bee, by a
dexterous jerk he is imprisoned in it by a
cover cut from shing le. Then pole is
planted in the earth about four feet i'll
height, and the cup placed on it. The
cover was now removed cautiously, and on
looking in, I saw that the bee, not at all
disturbed by his uncerernonious handling,
Was hard at work on the honey,-his pro.
boscis deep down in a cell Of the sweet
liquid. Obeylng orders, I sat down at the
foot Of pole, and we kept our eyes fas.
tened on the cup, which appeared clearly
against The sky. Soon the bee rose slow.
from it, wheeled around moment to get
its bearings, and then started of in 4 per.
feotly straight iue, and we >could see
him for hundred feet over the Tree tops
Then pulling out our watches we noted
tho time, and in ten minutes, back came
the bee, bringing another with him. The
two vt once settled in the cup, and room
filling themselves with the honey, again
We saw them fly off in the same |" bee line
as the first bee went, and we could sec
them long distance against the blue
sky:
"They are not over a mile away, 70,
they are only gone ten minutes, and. they
need three minutes TO unload" said Ben
And so, when the two bees came back &C.
companied with two others, We shut then
in the cup, aud started along in the direo
ton f the line they had shown us. look
/ snn a. q N tho ho1lnsu onI IooI a,>oo -. ~ -.
way. After walking half mile We stop
ped, and released the bees We had carried
who by this time having finished eating
were loudly demonstrating against thsil
confinement. They circled around for .
moment, and then darted off in the sam,
direction as before. 1--WE haven't passed
their tree" said Bonnie, cor they woult
have turned about and flown back" an,
90 We pushed out again, and soon saw
them pouring in and out Of hole near tn
top of q large, hollow hemlock.
And now came the exciting effort to re
tho honey without being stung. Nv
cut the tree down. and the moment
struck the ground, Ben rushedR up, AM
with . handful Of leaves, stopped thoi
only means of exit, not minding two O
three stlngs on his hard hands. The on
ragged bees in vain tried to get out, an
their humming resembled the roar of th
wind through the distant tree tops. !
hole was now cut, and piece of rghtes
birthstone inserted, and soon the roar gre,
fainter and in few moments ceased, an,
on cutting into the trunk Of the tree, W
found the bees all sufocated, and thirt
pounds Of transparent honey.comb file
with clear, rich honey.
So our hunt ended but not soon did
cease to wonder at the strange instine
which God had given to tho little Gre.
lures, that enabled them to find their wa
through the air, to and from our cul
What seems more strange is that they con
municated ono to another the discover
Of the honey We gave them, and persua.
ed their companions to accompany the,
to it?