THE FANCIFUL JAP.
"The mirror finds all the defects of my face,
And in it I'll look all the day
To see if it won't with its mystical grace
In a little while take them away."
A TEN-CENT QUEEN.
Imagine a queen travelling around the world on ten cents! It seems preposterous, and yet it is a fact. There is a certain man out West, according to the St. Louis Republic, who will do this for any one who will send him an order, whether it comes from England, China, or any other foreign country, and he says:
"I have frequent demands from all parts of the world. You see, I send these queens as follows: You will notice that there are two little circular compartments in this royal carriage," and he produced a little wooden box, "one in which the queen is kept, and the other for her suite; the little plug in the centre of the box is solidified, candied honey, which will furnish food to the regal party until they arrive at their destination.
"The compartments are covered with a fine wire gauze to prevent the escape of the insects.
"This large one in the first compartment, the one with the delicately shaped long body and beautiful markings, is an Italian queen bee, and she is valued at $10. I have queens valued all the way from $2 to $25.