. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 2m TIIK AMERWAN BEE KEEPER. ^l;/^ust capture fir?t. It would be of no use to compete without it, he must. A jar was filled with basswood honey, and by means of a neat little paddle, a wad of soot and,creosote, sometimes called "smoker juice," wasextracted from the nozzle of the smoker, and enough of it thoroughly mixed, with tHe honey-to give it the rich browp color of the desired article. , "Biit," suggested an- accomplish, ".\vhat of the tlavor? That will never. ; ?./ , . • , ;,'.'- "Don't worry_ about the f
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 2m TIIK AMERWAN BEE KEEPER. ^l;/^ust capture fir?t. It would be of no use to compete without it, he must. A jar was filled with basswood honey, and by means of a neat little paddle, a wad of soot and,creosote, sometimes called "smoker juice," wasextracted from the nozzle of the smoker, and enough of it thoroughly mixed, with tHe honey-to give it the rich browp color of the desired article. , "Biit," suggested an- accomplish, ".\vhat of the tlavor? That will never. ; ?./ , . • , ;,'.'- "Don't worry_ about the flavor," promptly responded the chief,;: "the judges are not agoing to eat buck- wheat honey, with' lots of finer and more jialatable 'grades at their dis- ; : V ' '? The entry was made and the exhibit presented a very attractive ap[)earance in the apiarian building. By the har- monious contrasts of the several va- rieties, a very artistic effect was cre- ated, though to the owner, that 'buckr wheat" seemed to be unduly con- spicuous; especially so, as the judges filed into the building and proceeded to'tasle and in subdued tones, discuss the relative merits of competing ex- hibits. As this collection was finally reached, and one jar after another was freely "'sampled," it seemed highly improbable that the fi'aud could es- cape detection under such thorough otticial scrutiny. Yet a faint hope lingeied, until Mr. Cornell reached for the "buckwheat," and after holding the package for an instant it })asfed lo the haiul of Jui'.ge MiKnighl. who promptly remove<l his pipe and placed his hand upon the screw top, as if to open it, then turning suddenly to give the contents an admiiing (?) glance by transmitted light, he replaced it upon the table. During the remaining days of the exhil)itiun a red ticket wliuh nio- claimeii -'First Prize," in hold faced type, adorned a jar of honey, creosote and El). Am. Bee Keeper, Dear Sir
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