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RAILROADS.
PENNSY RAIL ROAD.
Station correr OF Sixth and streets


In Eject l2:0l am. July 27, 1886
M S and and ppSr tss
loso sSS[s s%s fRISsfnTkssnA s EssSGgFs 1MrEprum.n
Harris5are to Chicago, Sinciinati. Indianapolis.
81. Louis, Clereland and Toledo. Buffet Farior
1890 AM. FAST LINE.-Pullman Buffet Parlor
Gar TO Harrisburg. Buffet Parlor Car Harrisburg
SO Pm. Chicago AND ST. LOUIS EMPRESS
uinaS pr nsS gSs In,av faFo Car to Harrisburg Ssep
TO nfin,a wfnEhk Ls1fye epi GnsasG ,,m. ooD
Ing Car to Chicago. and Harrisburg Cleveland.
7;Io pm. scUTHWEsrERN EXPRESS Pullman
Sleeping and Dining Cars St. Louis. and Sleep
1915 Gfr PM Mh'IsSnsf PhcFc to SPI,f1s secD
ing Car to Pittsburg
7;s1 81 A m, for Kane. canan1airua, Rochester and
1890 M for Elmira -pi and Rero2o daily. except
Sunday. For Lock Haven weekdays and will-
7Io TM for %ansport. :sp r Rochester. Buffalo and
Niagara Falls daily except Saturday, with Sleep
Ing Car Washington to Suspension Bridge Via
1910 Pm. for Erie, Cans ndaigsa. Rochester. Buff
ian9 and Nlagara Falls daily. Sleeping Car Wash
200 Fl nhaesy1 SsS T9rt 1Sa ef East ss,
@ .1 nIas Res es Gar rs isSm soo 100
ans Is4s iiso ss sDlnss | S4o Sas 'TS and
al6a a. S' !, TN N On suIdny. ZOO Dining Carr 70.
I2:Is. sI5. 40, Gao 1000 and ii as pm.
ror fnilaoelHtia only. Fast Express. 30 An:
Week days Express, 1918 week days. 2:ol and
e:8 Pm. daily; For Boston. without change.
soraso r;oo An; week days. and S:la z NJ daily.
days ''
For Baltimore. s2s. TOO. 7:2o T:so 900. 1000.
aoSo ll:00 and II 80 An, 1915, 1913. 2:0l,
5:i6. S:4o 4:oo Limited, 4:20. $50. 40, 600.
a. niio 1000 lo:io. ll:l5 and II ;S5 IN
On supds- 200. 20, 300. 9:oS, 1890. ll;go
80. $40. eos. $40. 710 IOO0 l0:4O and IL .s5
For Pope's Creek Line. 7:oo AN md 40 I'm.
DAILY, except Sunday Sundays, 9.o5 AN
FOR Annapolis, f:20, 800 AN, l2:l5 and 20
IN. dailS except Sunday. Sundays 300 AN.
Atisntic Cosst Line Express, 4:3o AM. $40 PM.
daily; Richmond OILY, 1o:57 AM. week days; At
Ihnta Special, via Richmond and Seahuard Air
Line, $40 Pm. daily. Accommoda tion for Qnnn-
uco 1:4S AM daily. and 4:25 Pm. w.et days.
For Alexandria, 4:3o. 635, 7:i3 $40, lo:51 AN,
day at 4:30. 7:r5 An, S:46. $40 PM
Leave AleIandrIl for Washington. G:05, 0:43 I:o5.
300. 910 10:2s AN, 2l5, S:23, $50, 1:2o,
io::s22 io:s2 n On Sunday at 6:4s. io;2s AN, a;zo.
sEASHoRE CONNECTIONS.
For Atlantic City (via Delaware River Bridge all
rail- rcute,. ll:0o An. week days. Slt and II ;s3
AN. lSaturdnys only. 1000. II 90 A. NJ wsek-
days, l2:45 and II :35 Pm. daily.
For Cape May. 1000. II 90 AN. l2:45 Pm. week
Ticket onioes corner Fifteenth and C streets and
at the s'rtion. Sixth and streets. where orders
can be left for the checking Of baggage Ia dsiina-
tion from hotels and residences.
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
5y25
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

Leave WASHINGTON from station corner OF New
For cscsss ssT,sy sa Ha4,srs aas Limited
,5 FOI Gioslnnsi S,. Louis and Indianagos. yssti-
For PittsGurr and Gle, tlana. express daily. 1000
For b Berkeley S Springs. s:.s pm. daily. ercep.
SSunday. Special. 1900 noon daily, and sos IN.
For Deer Pn-k, Mountain Lake Park and Oak
land l2;O0. S:45 pm. 1913 am, all daily: No
west-bound trains stop al Mountain Lake Park Sun
For lexington and staunton. 1900 noon;
For For WIN Minchesfer and way stations, 70 80 m.
nooga, Knoxville, Bristol and RoaDcke. 1850 Pm.
'4IiS FSr Eassg. Eslssglns s ea5s sla in'SsfG Ss7
& For 81 Bal,imore, week Gays 800. s;so. I7;oo,
1sSo si ssss ssc5 ss
1s:9S. . I5Ie. .5;so 6:ss. 1870. $50 $500, slS.
days o 1aiS sso and rso5 1isOi ,I56 REo sun
xlho5, 112:s5. LOO, Is 90, S.25, 4:s2. 1906.
1i9ioi 1S1io $50. $500. Is;2o. l:l5. hl:'o pm.
Po Annapolis. 7:lo and $50 an. 1910 ana
For Fred erici. 900 90 ann. A tlSot noon. u:Is.
1880. $3.50 Pm
For Boyd anS Way points n09n %eer anG da
80 80 t;se. 7'o0 pm. Sundays. 800 an. las.
ss s% saa sSS Say . gents s Tss 5 f
Junction and ps,.'. 100 80,
ee.i only ssa' 15ss siHppH' p',a
For Say Ridge. week days, s:l3 An and as
From Bay Ridge. week days, els am, $50 and
Sis m. Sundays, 500 aud Sis pm.
haYH sIGI iki I ilSE 81 f9n f nsiei sew YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
All trains Illuminated with pintsch light.
For Philadelphia. New York Boston and the East.
csTS 100 Iass 800 Ssos 'pDn Dining aG Car, psS sSS
Pm Q2:oi night; Sleeping Car open at 1000
Dining ca DSns S pRlns Gar s5 cs $50 pun:
Carr, 500 12.0l night; Sleeping Car open for pas
sensers, 1890 pm }.
Buffet Parior Cars on all day traips.
For Atlantic City 1000 an, 100 noon sn1
fE-cept Sunday. DAILY. Sunday only.
xFIpress trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
resi- 1eoccs by Unicn Transfer Co. on orders left at
ticket offices. 6le Pennsylvania avenae NV. New
York O -epue and 18th street. and al Depot
WM. B. GREENE CHAS o. SCULL
Gen Manager. GylsI Gen. Pass. Agt.
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AN APIARY IN MARYLAND,

Of the bee Industry In the United States to-
day is not generally realized. for despite 1t
has developed chiefly within the last forty
years. its present magnitude is surpris-
ingly enormous. 1t is shown that the pres
ent annual value Of bee products In this
country Is not far from O.OOO, 600. The
honey and wax alone produced in 1890 and
sold at wholesale rates netted $7,OOO,OOO.
An Army of Apiarists.
1t is calculated that 800 600 persons in the
United States are engaged in the culture of
bees. In the year 1889 nearly 1000 600
pounds of honey were produced by them
as compared with 14,OCO, 600 pounds in 1869.
There are now running in this country ff-
teen steam factories besides a large num-
Der OF smaller esta blishments, for the man
ufacture OF bee hives and apiarian imple-
ments. 1t is estimated by the experts of
the Department of Agriculture that the
present existing fora Of the United States
could undoubtedly support ten times the
number of colonies that 1t now maintains.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
PIEDMeNT AIR LINE.

Schedule In eject June IA. 1885,
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylyania pas
500 AM.-Dafly-Local for Danvilie. Connects
at Manassas for strasburg. daily except Sunday,
daily, and with the Chesapeake and Ohio daily for
the Natural Bridge and Clifton Forge.
1l:l5 A.M-Daily.-THE UNITED STATES FAST
MAIL. Carries Pullman Buffet Seepers New York
and Washington TO Jacksonville uniting ut Sails
bury with Pullman Seeper for Asheville aud Hot
Springs, n. c.; kn3rvllle and Chattanooga. Tenn,
also Pullman Sleeper New York TO New Orleans
via Montgomery connecting at Atlanta with Pull
man Sleeper for Birmingham, Memphis and ST.
4:ol PM.-LocaI for Front Royal. RIye-ton ana
Strashurg: daily, except Sunday:
~ tM;-paiy i2S shariottssyille
WESTERN vEsTIb ULED LIMITED. composed Of
Pullman yestibuled Sleepers. Dining Cars and pay
ona Ro RoEpP spTnss New New T !, 10 s.
via Charlotte. Columbia. Savannah and Jackson.
Vile. and New York Memphis. via Birmingham;
eomery. vestibued Day Coach Washington 10 At
lanta. Southern Railway Dining Car Greensboro TO
Trains on WASHINGTON AND OHIO prvrs.
ION leave Washington ao1 am, daily. l ,oO pm
and 4:45 IN. daily. eIcent Sunday. and a:25 7. m.
cept SUNDAY. for Leeshurg and CPS p m. daily for
Herndon Returning arrive at Washington $50
a m and 200 m daily and 500 pm. daily
cept Sundsy. from Round HIN. 7:o6 a IN daily er-
oept Sunday from Herndon s.34 am daily ex-
cept Sunday. from Leeshurg.
Through trains from the south arrive at WASH
Manassas Division. 1000 am. daily cxcnpt Sun.
day. and $40 am. daily from Charlottesville.
tion furnished offices 5l1 and 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue. and at Pennsylvania railroad passenger
J. NJ. CJI.P. Traffic Manager
W. A. TURK. Gen. Pass Agent
l. S. BROWN. Gen Agent Pass. Dept.
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Comb of Tiny East Indian Honey Bee
(Apis Flore"), One-Third Natural Size.
brown or black German. the Italian and
the Carnioan are probably the only races
existing pure in the United States, the
others having become more or less mixed
Egyptian bees were tried here some thirty
years ago. and, like the Syrians and Pales-
tines imported in 1880 they were condemn
ed as inferior in temper and wntering
qualities to the other races, despite their
greater fecundity and greater energy in
honey collec ting.
Different Races.
Native Cyprian bees have produced the
largest yield of honey on record from a SIN
gle colony in this country-1 600 pounds in
single season. They winter well, and de-
fend their hives against enemies with great
er energy than any other race. But they
are extremely sensitive. and when aroused
are decidedly energetic in the use Of their
stings. Yet. unlike Italians and common
bees, they never volunteer an attack when
undisturbed.
italian bees of pure strain were introduced
into the United States direct from Italy in
1860, through the agency of the Department
of Agriculture. They are gentler under
manipulation than black bees. though they
do not winter as well in severe climates
The Carniolans. from the elevated Alpine
province of Austria, are the gentlest Of all
races. and also winter the best of any. By
crossing Carniolans with Italians or with
Cyrrians. yellow type with slvery rings
Is produced, and by continued selection in
breeding the gentle disposition of the Car
niolans can be secured with the greater
hcney-gathering powers of the Italians or
the Cyprians. ~
The German or common black and brown
bees. are found nearly everywhere in this
country, both wild and domesticated. 1t is
not known exactly when they were intro
duced here from Europe, but evidence ex-
ISIS that there were no hive bees in this
nrst colonies were founded and that they
did not reach the Mississippi until near the
close or the last century. They possess good
Wintering and comb building qualities. and
when the flow of honey is abundant they
generally equal the Italians in gathering.
when the flow is scant however, they are
easily discouraged. The same care and skill
applied In the selection of breeding stock of
this race that are devoted to the more at
tracttve yellow races would doubtless re-
ties.
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ward indications Immediately preceding

ward Indications Immediately preceding
the phenomenon are partial cessation
OF field work on the part of colonies that
have hitherto been industriously gathering
honey. and the lettering Of these workers
in squads and clusters at the entrances
of the hive. Apparently many are await
ing the signal to strike or migrate, while
some seem not yet to have caught the spirit
of unrest, but remain at their work. Sud-
denly great excitement seiZes the workers
that happen to be inside the hive. They
rush forth pell-mell. accompanied by the
old queen, and. after circling about for
some minutes, cluster on some neighboring
tree shrub.
The immediate conditions that incite
colony to swarm are an abundant secre-
tion of honey and general prosperity of
and brood. AS the bees before swarming
usually I'LL their little "knapsacks" with
honey and are quite peaceable. there is
seldom much difficulty in hiving them
cluster should be on a small limb that
can readily be cut off. it can be laid down
in front of a new hive. The bees will then
go trooping in contentedly. but II they do
ing of the rear guard with feather will
hasten them.
Clipping the Queens Wings.
To prevent swarms from absconding and
to facilitate the work of hiving them,
well as to keep track more easily Of the
age of queens, many bee culturists prefer
to clip the wings of the queens as soon as
mated. The first season one of the large
or primary wings is clipped half way; at
the opening of the second season the other
large wing. and the third season an addi-
tiCnal clip is taken from one Of the large
wings, and with it a portion of one of the
secondary or smaller wings. The loyalty
of q colony to their queen Is proverbial,
and 1t is principally by operating upon this
instinct that bee culturists manage the
work of a colony.
Each colony of bees in good condition at
the ening of a season contains laying
queer and some $4,000 to 10000 worker
bees. or six to eight quarts by measure
nient. Besides this there should be four to
six combs fairly stocked with developing
breed, with a good supply Of honey about
them. Several hundred drones may also
be present.
Under normal conditions the queen lays
all the eggs that are deposited in the hive,
being able to deposit as many as 1000 eggs
in twenty-four hours. Ordinarily she mates
but once, flying out from the hive to meet
the drone-the male bee-high in the air,
when from five to nine days old. II the
eggs are fertilized they develop into work.
ers or queens. according to the character
of food given and the size and shape of
the cells: IL unfertilized, into drones The
queens life may extend over a period of
four or five years.
Active Workers.
Upon the workers, which are undevelop-
ed females, devolves all the labor Of "a tn
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hive, largely generated by the bees. Dur
Ing the manipulation subtle antiseptic,
forndc acid secreted by glands in the head
of the bee, has been added.
The queen. by a natural instinct, h:es out
to mate. Should she be lost, no more fer
tilized eggs would be deposited in the hive,
and the old workers gradually dying off
without being superseded by young cnes.
the colony would become extinct in few
months or meet a speedier fate Through
intruders-wax moths. wasps or .obber
accordingly provided for, so that young
queens flying out to mate will aot incur
too many risks from birds and insect enc
mics. But the loss Of queens while flying
out to mate Is evidently one Of the pro-
visions of nature to prevent bees from un-
due multiplication, for were there no such
checks they would become pest in the
land. On the other hand, 1he risk to the
queen Is not uselessly increased, for she
usually mates but once during her life.
Shipping Queens by Mail.
Queen bees are transported nowadays al
most invariably by mail. and sent to all
parts Of the United States, and even to
distant foreign countries, In a cage Of di-
minutive pattern constructed for the pur-
pose. The food usually employed in these
cages by queen breeders is a soft candy
made by kneading fine sugar and honey
together until stiff dough ia formed.
The food for the journey having been plac-
tanning the ventilating holes, bit OF hon
eycomb is pressed down over it to assist in
retaining the moisture. The cover. with a
bit Of wire cloth between it and the bees,
for greater security, together with the ad-
dress and one-cent stamp, completes the
transportation arrangements for a queen
and eight or ten attendant workers for
journey of 5000 miles. special postal
regulation admits them to the mails at
merchandise rates-1 cent per ounce. a re-
cent estimate hy one of the apiarian jour
nails places the number of queens sold and
thus transported through the malls an
nually at 10000.
The different races of bees vary material
ly from each other in individual qualities,
such as temper, spirit. tractability, pug
nactty, industry courage. honey-getting
capacity. endurance of cold and character
and flavor Of product. Besides the common
| OR brown German bee, imported from Eu-
rope to this country some time in the sew
enteenth century and now widely diffused
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, several
other races have been brought into the
United States and acclimatei-the Italian
In 1850. and later the Egyptian. the Cy-
prian from the Island of Cyprus. the Syr-
ian, the Palestine, the TLnis.an and the Car
NOLAN from Carnicla Austria. OF these the
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UNDERWRITERS.
UNDERWRITERS.
w. r. Speare,
Undertaken & Embalrmer.
$40 Street Northwest.
Everything strictly frstclass and on the most rea.
sonable terms Telephone call 340 ja1-tr
RAILROADS.
ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON
RAILWAY.
From Station, 1917 st. and Penna. ave.

ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON
RAILWAY.
From Station, 1917 st. and Penna. ave.
FOR ALExAspRk sniSa @aiisS: wy S:.e:se, 7, 7so 9,
5:so, e:15. Z. 8, Q, 10, Ii and II pm. SUN
DAYS e:O5. 1905 11:05 an; 12:05 1908
POS. 8:O5. 4:05. sos. sos. 7:o5, SOS, 9:o5,
1906 pm. FROM ALEXANDRIA Oailyj-5:55,
6:25 7:05. 7:2o ex.. 500. $50 ex., 8, 10. IL, IL
SUNDAYS 1870. 9:o5. 1921 am. 19:21. f:21.
1o:ai. i1:a1 pm; pm J5tR For a MctsT vERNoN sS5 tand
way stations.j DAILY except sundays.l-lo. ~,
l2a.m 2. 3. 4:lS pm. FROM MOUNT YER
NON land way stationsD DAILY except sundaysD
$40, IL :3S am: 12:ss. j :SS 2:as, 3:ss. Sos
s:33 pm. FOR ARLINGTON AND AoUEDUCT
BeR!DGE.1o II, IL an: l.. 2. 8. 1:15, $50
AQCEpgCT BRIDGE.-l1 :35. l2:s5 am: 1:Ss.
2:S6. s:35. 4:35 5:35, 6:s5, 7:36 s:s5 9:35 pm.
EOR ARLINGTON AND AoUEDUT BRIDGE
Sundays1- 1-9:30, 1880, II :80 am; 1890, l:s0.
FROM ARLINGTON AND AoUEDucT BRIDGE
SSundaysl-I0:05. 11:o5 am; 1905. los. 2:Q5
sos; 4;o5: sos. SOS, 7:0o, sos, e:o5 pm. F6f
RIVERSIDE PARK DAILY l-1o. II, Il an; l.
iioS 1set {:o5. S EOS sssss Sos, sos. sos S:Ss
8;oS. 7:o5, sos. e:oS pm: FROM RIVERSIDE
e:st. $50. $50 i6:so o. Pm. 81 suSDaY1is SSs an
L zS' 1; 2; Z, 8. 9, 10. II pm;
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass Agent.
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ering honey. pollen and glue, bringing wa
ter, secreting wax. building combs, draught-
Ing designs. stopping up crevices in the
hive. nursing the brood and defending the
hive from invasion. To do all this, they
are furnished with highly specialized or
gans. The drones seem to have no other
off1ce except that connected with reproduce
tion and contributing to the general
warmth Of the hive, necessary to the devel-
opment Of the brood.
The liquid secreted in flowers is usually
quite thin. containing, when just gathered
by the bee, large percentage of water
The bee sucks or laps it up from such flow
ers as 1t can reach with its flexible tongue.
dhis nectar Is taken into the honey sac, To-
Gated In the abdomen. for transportation to
the hive 1t Is possible that part of the
water Is eliminated by the gatherer before
1t reaches the hive. However this may be-.
efaPordtion % h Ito! takes place rapidly In the heat
OF the hlve after the nectar or thin honey
mas been stored. as it Is temporarily. in
open cells. Besides being thin. the nectar
mas al nrst raw, rank TASTE generally the
mayor s, ana odor peculiar to the plant from
which 1t was gathered, and this is fre-
auently far from agreeable. To make from
this raw product the delicious and health
Iul table luxury Of cured honey Is one Of
me Ine speciaI functions of the worker bee.
The first step Is the stationine Of v,or,ser.
IN lines near the hive entrances. Thesa Nv
necessarily buzzing their wings. drive c,r.
rents OF air into and out of the hive ana
over the comb surfaces. If the hand he
held before the entrance at such tim.
strong current Of warm air may be feit
coming out. "e Aef'
Ripening the Nectar.
The loud buzzins heard at night during
the summer time is due to the winra of
workers engaged chiefly In ripeniue nectar.
Instead Of being at rest, as many suppose.
the busy workers are caring for the Isst
lot Of gathered nectar and making room
for more. This may 60 on tar Into the
nsght. or even all night. the activity and
and thinness Of the liquid. Frequently tho
ripentng honey is removed from one set
OF CELLS and placed in othsrs, incidentai
to the manipulation the bees subject Il To-
When finally the process has been oomplef-
ed. the water constituent ID found to have
been reduced to 10 or - per cent, and ali
d.sasreeable odors and havors, probably
due to volatile oils. have also been driven
on In great measure BY the heat OF the
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From the New York World
Alongside the highway was an old farmer
plowing out com, and riding the razor
backed horse, man fashion, which drew the
plow was girl of sixteen.
Say, your called the bicycle agent as
he stopped his team, cant 1 sell you a
bike for your daughter there?'
agent, eh?" queried the farmer, as he
leaned on the fence.
"Yes. I have the agency Of a $50 bike
How many daughters have your"
Seven"
Then you went at least three bikes and
III tel! you what I'll do. If you'll take
three"
Don't want fem!" interrupted the old
man. You are a week too late. Seven or
eight days ago them seven gals was Jest
dyin' fer bicycles, but I've made em take
turns ridin' that ole hoss fer half day at
time and now you couldn't give EN- a ma
chine fer nuthin'. Say, Maryv'
What, dad?" answered the girl on the
horse.
Want one of them bicycles?'
Good Lawd, no." she replied, as she
wriggled about. Lets finish gittin' around
SOS kin go to bed fer the rest of the
week."
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f4f4|||{ffIP IS s.

Worker Cells of Common Honey Bees.
This branch Of agricultural industry does
not iunpoyertsh the soil IN the least. but,
fruit crops
Recent Investigations BY the Department
Of Agriculture show that certain varieties
OF pears are nearly or quite sterile until
bees bring pollen from other distant va
riet.os for their cross-fertil.zatiol.
These busy little producers OF "the nee
ter Of the gods" are truly wonderful
activity offer fascinating study In the
country. particularly In these long August
days. Many Of their habits and Instincts
are strikingly suggestive Of human ma
ture.
Like q Workingmen's Strike.
Thus the swarrning OF an increasing
colony closely resembles a strike of work.
ingmsn or operatives in 4 mill. The out
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neighboring defenseless colony. that has
been disorganized through loss of Its queen
or demoralized through bad management.
The burglaries Of robber bees are especially
frequent when forage Is scarce in the field.
and when they see stores of honey in hives
other than their own. poorly guarded. In
such attacks they kill thousands of the de-
tenders, and leave the remainder to starve
miserably. while they themselves make off
with the spoil. They seem to have no code
of morals that inclines them to select az
opponents forces equal in strength to their
own. With them "alTs fair in war" A
great stir and loud buzzing in the hive Of the
conquerors attest their rejoicing over their
il-gotten gains. 1t is always to the interest
of the bee-owner to stop this demoralizing
business. and the quicker the better.
An Interesting chapter on robber bees,
as well as a great quantity Of other quaint
and curious facts about bees, Is contained
IN a timely bulletin just issued by the di-
vision of entomology, United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The importance
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS
STEAMERS
WAf EFIELD AND 7. v. ARROwSNITH
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS

FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD LEAVES WASHING
TON, DC. Mondays and Saturdays, an for
intermediate Landings TO Colonial Beach Bushwood
Rock Point. Colton's and Nomini ,reek: returning
arrives at Washington Tuesdays and SUNDAYS
about pm. Wednesdays, Am, for interme-
diate landings to Colonial Reach. Bushwood Rock
Point. Colton's. Stones. Howard's and Column s.
STEAMER T. V. AkRowsMITH. Mondays and
Wednesdays. pm, for Colonial Beach, Cotton 9
Abells, Leooardtown. Nornini creek. Piney Point.
st. Georges Island. Smith creek. Coan and Yeo.
cominco rivers; returning, arrives at Washiuxt on
errly Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Saturdays. pm, for Riverside. Colonial Beach
creek. Coan and Yeocomico rivers; returning ar
riyes at Washington Sundays about 10 pm.
See schedule lin effect June q, 1885,
ty7.tf c. W. RIDLEY. General Manaeer
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Explained.

From the Somerville Journal
Ned-'Why, I never saw a lovelier girl
than Miss Atherton. and she seems to be
very fond Of you. What do you mean by
saying that there are weighty objections to
your marria9er'
Jaol-"Have you ever seen her fathsrT'
Ned-"Why, no.
Jack-"Weli he weighs 240 pounds"
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The Best Man.

From tie Melbourne Times.
Pretty Housemaid-"An' SO you were at
the OFlaherty wedding?"
Coachman-'I wor."
Pretty Housemaid-"An' who was the
best MANI"
Coachfnan-'It wor Dennis O'Toole I
seen him wallop three Of the biggest chaps
in the room afore the plisintries wor over"