The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-01-21

ami honor among the nations 10 face OF her
defiant bannersY In a word has it not come
about that what Mexico Peru and the
South American Republics have refused to
be, the proud Republic Of North America
has degenerated into--thc yassals and de-
pendants upon the crown Of rastile?
Baltinorean.
WHAT Al FAIRY SAW IN A BEE
G. HIVE.
In the store rooms We saw rows upon
rows Of cells fitted one upon another. and
every one filled with clear money, and Sc
curely sealed.
This is our winter store, said my guide !;
pure honey, made from the white clover.
aud put up in the combs By the Workers. :
How do they make the honey?' | ask
ed.
They gatLerit.' she replied. We send
out thousands AZ bees every morning. TO oall
the gardens aud fields around. Miguonet-
to makes good honey, and SO do apple
blossoms. We usually make fIom to 6
pounds in a day. The bees often ay rs far
as two miles from the hive. and they come
back loaded with honey aud pollen. Each
worker has tongue or proboscis with which
she licks or brushes up the honey. aud puts
it into her honey-bag.
Stop moment. said she to worker
who was hurrying by. .You will observe.
my dear, that the hinder legs have some-
thing like baskets. on the side. in which the
pollen or bee bread is carried.
Il see it, said /. i have often watch
ed the bees coming out Of flowers, covered
with yellow dust.
then took the opportunity to mention
to her that lived in a lily-bell, that |
sometimes danced the greater part Of the
night, and that the bees we're very much in
tie habit Of waking me at an unreasonable
hour IN the morning. She said she would
attend 10 it.
And bow do the bees make wax? /
asked.
BY process best known TO themselves,
replied Deborah. III Is not in my line just
now. and am quito snre that | could not
describe il 10 you. The bees say they can
not tell how they do it, but they wish to
keep the secret among themselves. The
sides Of these cellssre the one-hundred and
eightieth part ofa inch in thickness. So
you see we must use IN immense quantity
Of wax.
.You must indeed ] replied. And
are the cells always made in this same
shapof
Yes. said she. They are six sided.
The early bees fixed upon that as the best
fos strength and economy Of space. and no
change Las hecn made since. However.
tie bGmblc- bees, she added, with slight
expression q scorn. as .houeh he had said,
the lIesgars.' have way which they pre-
fer. They put il up IN bags. aud store 1t
under ground.
This was no news TO me. Such thing
has been done IN Fairy land as 70 .borrcw'
little honey from the Bumble-bee, in time
of scarcity. But said nothing.
Aud yon tell me the workers do the
sighting. Is there much lighting to dor
| asked.
a great deal. replied Deborah. We
have many enemies, a bother on them
Mice. caterpiIlars. moths, snails. wasps,
robber. bees. and other cvil.minied crea-
turcsr AZ she said this. she burzed
ferccly aud unsheathcd Der sting.
look here a moment. said she. and
yon will see one Of them.'
And there in a corner guarded BY q
squad 81 hoes. las . wrctched snail. prison.
er IN his own she'll. The edge q the she'll
was covered with strong cement, which hcld
il firrly to the Hpnr.
i think we have him now, the william !
said ms guide. Ills she'll is fastened with
prolnlis.
What i rropolisY Iaskod.
III l. bee.gluc.' she replied resin from
tbc buds Of trccs.'---St. Nicholas.