. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 454 A Swarm of Bees Capture a Car. The Leavenworth, Kan., Times, gives the following details of a swarm of bees that lately came to that city on a quiet Sunday afternoon. The Times says: '-' When the Chicago, Bock-Island & Pacific arrived it came in under a cloud. A large swarm of bees settling on the top of the car while near Beverly, in Missouri, took deck passage for Kansas, and the fears ot the conductor and other men on the tram of a stinging rebuke prevented any attempt to put the dead-heads off. When the car ar- rived here Police Officer Mc
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 454 A Swarm of Bees Capture a Car. The Leavenworth, Kan., Times, gives the following details of a swarm of bees that lately came to that city on a quiet Sunday afternoon. The Times says: '-' When the Chicago, Bock-Island & Pacific arrived it came in under a cloud. A large swarm of bees settling on the top of the car while near Beverly, in Missouri, took deck passage for Kansas, and the fears ot the conductor and other men on the tram of a stinging rebuke prevented any attempt to put the dead-heads off. When the car ar- rived here Police Officer McCart was apprised of the fact that he could take in a number of prisoners if he would visit the car. He went to investigate, and finding the bees snugly ensconced on their novel abiding place, proceeded to effect their capture by coaxing them into an empty keg. He succeeded in capturing the entire swarm, taking more prisoners than he will have at any one time while he is on the force. He says they are doing ; "What we ; The American Poultry Journal speak- ing of the new work on "Food Adul- teration," says : A subject in which every one is inter- ested, discussed in a manner which every one can comprehend, should con- stitute a popular book, and such a vol- ume is just issued under the title of "Pood Adulteration ; or What We Eat and What we Should ; The writer, with the assisstance of competent chemists and micrologists, among whom mav be mentioned Dr. B. U. Piper, Dr. T. D. Williams, and Prof Geo. A. Mariner, has made over five hundred analyses and microscopical examinations of articles of food pro- cured from the grocery shops and such as are daily supplied the consumer throughout the country. The results of these examinations are simply appall- ing. The sophistication of articles of food is a subject which has attracted more or less attention in England, Prance, and other foreign countries, and it is a severe commentary upon th
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