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What q Fairy Saw in q Ree-HIve.

WnHt u Fhlry paw In u Hee-hlVe.
In the store-rooms we saw rows upor
rows of cells, fitted one upon another, ant
every one filled with clear honey, and SO
curely sealed.
.sThis is our winter store," said my
guide; "pure honey, made from the white
Workers."
"How do they make the honey? ?" ]
asked. ..e
''They gather it," she replied. 1--WE
send out thousands of bees every morn
ing, to ali the gardens and fields around.
Mignonette makes good honey, and SO do
apple-blossoms. We usually make from
two to six pounds in day. The bees oft.
en- fly as far as two miles from the hive,
and they come back loaded with honey
and pollen. Each Worker has tongue or
proboscis with which she ticks or brushes
up the honey, and puts it into her honey
bag.
"Stop moment" said she to Worker
who was hurrying by. "You will OBJ
serve, my dear, that the hinder legs have
something like baskets on the side IN which
the pollen, or bee-bread, is cnrried.'
II see it," said l. II have often
watched the bees coming out of flowers,
covered with yellow dust"
| then took the opportunity to mention
to her that / lived in lilly-bell, that l
sometimes danced the greater part of the
night, and that the bees were very much
in the habit of waking me at an unreasona-
BILE hour in the morning. She said she
would attend to it.
''And how do the bees make wax" l
asked. ar
"By process best known to the,u-
selves" replied Deborah. at is not in.
my line just now, and am quite sure that
say they cannot tell how they do it, but
they wish to keep the secret among them
selves. The sides of these cells are the
one hundred and eightieth part of an inch
in thickness. So you see we must use an
immense quantity of wax"
"You must, indeed" I replied. "And
are the cells always made in this same
shape?"
'.Yes," said she. They are six.sided.
The early bees fixed upon that as the
best for strength and economy of space,
and no change has been made since.
However, the humble bees" she added,
with slight expression OF scorn, as
though she had said the 'beggars,"
shave way which they prefer. They
put it up in bags, and store it under
ground.'
This was no news to me. Such
thing has been done in fairy-land as to
borrow" little honey from the bum
ble-bee, in time of scarcity. But / said
nothing.
Sand you tell me the Workers do the
fighting. Is there much fighting to do ?"
asked.
"a great DEAL" replied Deborah. 'sWe
have many enemies, bother on them
Mice, caterpillars, moths, snails, wasps,
robber bees, and other evil-minded crea-
lures" As she said this she buzzed
fiercely, and unsheathed her sting.
Look here moment said she, ''and
you will see one of them.p
And there in corner, guarded by
squad of bees, lay a wretched snail, pris-
oner in his own shell. The edge of the
shell was covered with strong cement,
which held it firmly to the floor.
II think we have him now, the villain ~
said my guide. His shell is fastened
with propols."
"What is propolis 2" l asked.
1T is bee-glue," she replied; ''resin
from the buds of trees. Prom a Visi
to Beehipe," an 81. Nicholas for Nouem-
Der.
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OFF. OF CLERK HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RIcHMosD. VA, December goth, 1873.
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF ASSEM-
DBLY. approved April I'd, 1873. it is lawful
for the Circuit Court Judges of this Common
wealth, uHtil the times for holding the terms of
their respective courts shall be prescribed by
law, to fix the time for holding such terms. The
terms of the Third Circuit have been fixed as
follows
CHARLOTTE CouNTY.--February 10th, May 10th
and September 20th.
PRINCE EDWARD County February 25th, May
25th and October 9th.
PowHATAS COUNTY. March 9th, June 9th and
October 10TH
AMELIA CoUNTY.-March 10Th, June 10th and
October Goth.
BUoKINaHAM CeUSTY.-March goth, June Goth
and November LIST.
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-April 9th, August 25th
and November 10th.
LUNgSBuRa CoUSTy-April 10th, September
9th and November 10th.
MEcKLENBURa OoUNTY.-April 25th, September
10th and December lst
]. BELL BIGGER,
de 2o-2awlm Clerk House of Delegates.
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U. S. PATENT OFFICE,

WAsHISeToS, d. O., December 2e, 1873.
On the petition of Irvine P. Hoag, of Peters
burg, Va, administrator of Nathan Hoag, de.
ceased, and William H. Tappey, of same place,
praying for the extension of a pntenr granted
to the said Nathan Hoag and William H. Tap.
pey on the 9th day of March, 1850, for an i'm
provement In tobacco screws:
1t is ordered that the testimony in the case be
closed on the 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY
NEXT; that the time for filing arguments and
the Examiners report be limited to the 9TH
DAY OF MARCH NEXT; and that said petit
ton be heard on the llTH DAY OF MARCH
NEXT.
ANY person may oppose this extension.
M. ID. LEGGETT,
de 29-1aw3w Commissioner.
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OFF. OF CLERK HOUSE OF DELEG ATES, I
RICHMOND, VA, January IL, 1874.
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF AS
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NORFOLK COUNTY March sth, June Esd and
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7. BELL BIGGER,
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
lTED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Orson Adams receiver, vs..
Jones Plummer, bankrupts-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, Virginia, this 9TH day of Jam
uary, 1874.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-The I'M
dersigned, orson Adams, of Petersburg, in the
county of Dinwiddie, and state of Virginia, here
by gives notice of his appointment as assignee
of the estate of Jones & Plummsr, of Dinwiddie
county, in said district, who were to wit on the
24th day of October, a. d., 1878, adjudged
banlrrupts on the petition of their creditors. by
the District Court of the United States, for said
district.
Dated at Richmond, the 7th day of January,
a. d. 1871 faORSoN ADAMS,
ja s--Th3w Assignee.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
i TED STATES for the Eastern District of
Virginia
In the matter of r. H. Dibrell, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, this 18th day of December, 1873.
To Whom it May Concenl-The undersigned,
VIM. II. Alderdlce, of Richmond city,
and State of Virginia, hereby gives
notice of his appointment as assignee of the
estate of r. H. Dibrell, of the county Of
Henrico. in said district, and who was, to-
wit, on the 9Th day of Nov, a. d. 1873, adjudged
a bankrupt upon the petition of himself, by the
District Court of the United States for said
district.
Dated at Richmond, the nth day of Dec, a.
d., 1873. VIM. II. ALLDERDIUE,
de l9-FSw Assignee
1.-THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
IL TED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir.
ginia.
In the matter of Norvell Cobb, bankrupt-m
bankruptcy.
At Richmond on the 9th day of November,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Please to take notice, hereby that petition
has been, to wit on the 9th day Of November
1873, filed in said District Court by Norvell
Cobb, of Richmond city, in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt under
act of Congress entitled San act to establish
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" approved March I'd, 1867, for a
discharge and certificate thereof, from all his
debts and other claims provable under said act,
and that the 10th day of February, a. d., 1874.
at 10 o'clock a m, before W. w. Forbes, one
of the registers of said court in bankruptcy, at
his office in Richmond in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
same; when and where you may attend and
show cause, If any you have, why the prayer
of the said petition should not begranted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said bank
rupt viii be held at the same time and place.
w. w FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
ia 9-F2W 3rd Congl Dist of Va.
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sCRIBNER FOR 1874.

The unexampled favor accorded to this Maya
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coming year with the means of making it more
attractive and valuable than ever before to its
large and increasing number Of readers on both
sides of the Atlantic The Serial Story of the
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

the best sustained work Of
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than our own ''in press method of wholesale
appropriation A recent instance is that Of
DR.. Hollands "Arthur Bonnicastle," which
was republished by London house, who
soon afterwards discovered that the book was
made copyright by means of several chapters
published in that country before their appear
ance in the United States. The self-constituted
publishers Immediately withdrew the copy
righted chapters, and, having some ninety
Introductory pages written to their order,
published the whole as DIR. Hollands novel
Nothing could better illustrate the evil effects
of the whole system of disregarding authors
rights. While we condemn such fragrant
violation of fair dealing as is exhibited in this
transaction we cannot regard the announce
ment system in this country as less pernicious
in its effects upon literature on both sides OF
the Atlantic.
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The topics chosen by the pastors for their
meditation to-day are almost wholly of doc
trinal or practical kind. They relate to God
and His attributes and His Word, or to man
in his relation to God and to his fellow men,
Mr.. Hepworth will tell the Church of the
Disciples this morning "Why I Believe
in God and in Christ" the declaration which
few years ago created such sensation in
the Church Of the Messiah, and which has
kept it since in more or less unsettled state
He will tell his people some things about
Common Honesty in the evening" topic
which many people in this town and time
seem to know or think very little about
1t is not every man who can find his sphere
in this life or, having found it, can fill it
properly and faithfully, but that it is the
Christian duty of every man having found his
sphere to fulfil it will not be denied. DR..
Samson will expound and enforce this
truth this morning to the First Baptist
church OF Harlem. ''The Sin of Eden
presumed to be disobedience, the first and
foremost sin of all men in all ages-will re-
ceive consideration from the Doctor this even
ing. Transgression deserves condemnation
and obedience commentator. Hence good
ness and severity are attributes of God as well
as of men, and on these attributes the Rev. E.
c. Sweetser will discourse this morning
God has given us many gifts, but one is
peculiarly ''Gift of Love'--Hls Son Jesus
Christ. who came ransom into the world.
The Rev. Mr.. Baker will tell the Church of
the Messiah, Brooklyn, this evening, some
thing about this gift Of Gods love. And the
pastor Of the Catholic Apostolic church here
will demonstrate that the Word of God is q
living word-a proposition that probably no
one disputes. The duty Of praise to God for
His loving kindness, which is better than life,
is not sufficiently enforced from the pulpits
nor practised by believers And yet it is one
OF the most important and spiritual duties
that a Christian can perform. 1t will there
fore receive consideration this morning by
Rev. DR.. Ganse
1.-THE Difficulties of Unbelef' are many and
great. They are much more numerous and
formidable than those that beset or surround
simple faith, as DR.. Murray will show this
evening. With unbelief we are liable to have
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falling clouds lowering over Us but faith lifls
the clouds. DR.. Miller will tell his Baptist
congregation how those falling clouds may DO
lifted and the light of the Sun of Righteous
ness shine into souls that are darkened and
oppressed by guilt and sin.
Ii we have emotions and sensations in uo
future life at all akin to those that we have
here we shall probably have religion there a.
well as here. But religion in this life or in
the after life is and must be devotion to God
and to Christ. There is little use, however. in
specializing on it or in getting ourselves into
spiritual frances to tell things about it, as Mr..
L. G. Howe proposes to do to-day. Those
things have been better said and written
already. Mr.. Parry win introduce his Baptist
auditors this morning to 1.-THE River of God"
where they can Stake their spiritual thirst, and
probably where also he can roam in imagine
ton
DER the sweet fields on the banks OF the river.
And sing OF salvation Tor ever and ever.
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CONGRESS YESTERDAY. House had q
merry session yesterday. Mr. Nesmith made
= humorous speech at the EXPENSE of the At
torney General, and we are promised a,report
from Mr.. Durham on the extravaganza on the
Department of Justice. This led to debat.
between Mr.. Durham and Mr. Garfield of a
Try small and trifing character, and
a further debate between Mr.. Fernando
Wood, Mr.. Wheeler, Mr. Hoar and others,
Mr.. Nesmith verging to the edge Of blasphemy
in his effort to make witty point We
agree with Mr.. Williams of Wisconsin, that
lhe whole objection to the Attorney Generals
carriage is small business. Mr.. Phelps
made speech more serious than some of the
comic efforts with which he convulses the
House at times. Pending the discussion the
House adjourned.
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failings as we'll as the rich, and indulge too
largely in unwise delights. But stolen waters
are not always sweet and bread eaten in secret
ID sometimes as hard a. Pharaoh heart. The
prodigal of low degree grows disguised with
his Sunday carousal, and discovers that the
cheap wine he drank, like the hand that
warned Belshazzar, has no body to it But
have we not reason to hope that this feature of
the actual Sabbath will disappear in time, and
that better-ordered, more evenly-balanced
being viii take its placer Win not the idea
OF better life gradually steal into the
heart of the rowdy and the loafer and spur
his potential good into Development The
ideal Sabbath can never grow actual before
some such evolution has taken place. And in
order to help this result we need less effemi-
macy in our religious youth. To insure ster-
ling and solid results piety in young men
must be virile They must not merely weep
over lost Jerusalems, but ply the scourge Of
small cords when occasion serves. The man
of God must be man of muscle if he would
convince the rufian of the error of his ways.
We do not cherish the expectation that the
ideal Sabbath will quickly be realized; but to
believe that it is on its way, and that we can all
help its progress little, serves to beguile and
ease the present We shall be none the worse
or weaker now for looking forward to time
when humanity's eyes shall be full of gladness
because its heart is full of hymns.
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The POLITICAL STTuAToN.-As will be seen
from our narrative this morning on the local
political situation, we are rapidly coming
upon the seething period which precedes a
local canvass. This yearly scramble for loaves
and fishes is not very elevating performance,
but it is full of interest as phase of Amer
lean character. Even those Of our readers
who care nothing " .hatever for the results of
the campaign will fnd amusement in listen
ing to the busy notes Of preparation.
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ARKANSAS. The difficulty in Arkansas is in
simmering condition. One side has been
making propositions to the other without any
result, as it is evident neither of the contest
ants trusts the other. There seems no means
to settlement as the general government
contents itself with compelling peace. So long
as peace is preserved, we need care little
what results. The foul chimney will burn out
In time, and the sooner it burns the better
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A PECULIAR CAsE.-A merchant was exam
fned before the Committee on Ways and
Means yesterday, who testified to the payment
OF thousand dollars to Judge Davis, when
District Attorney. The circumstances under
which the payment was made do not appear
but although the tendency of the report is to
assail Judge Davis we are quite sure there
will be full and prompt explanation from
the judge.
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countries.

AND AGAIN And now we hear from Bos-
ton Of a law case arising out of o druggist
giving aconite as remedy by mistake. From
the effect of the dose the patient nearly died.
The jury, we are glad to hear, gave the plain
tiff verdict and fifteen thousand dollars
damages
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QUIN TUPLE SHEET,
New York, Sunday, April 90, 1874.
From our reports this morning the pro6abilaie
are that the soeather today ,ou be clearing.

New CABLE.-We rejoice to announce the
laying of a new cable between England and
the United States. Every new cable strand
across the ocean is another artery of life, ac-
hvity and friendship between the two