"The others, in the second compartment, are the suite, or worker bees, that will accompany her on the trip not only for company, but also for the heat they will produce to keep her comfortable on the stormy voyage over the great cold seas.
"After we have the bees safely stowed away in their proper compartments, we switch the little lid around and fasten it with a tiny screw at the ends, and on its top surface the address of the consignee is written, the stamp is affixed, and away goes her majesty, a queen sold into slavery for the trifling sum of $10, and sent to her destination on a ten-cent stamp.
"Bee-culture has grown so rapidly in the United States that there are few farmers now who have not a substantial apiary and who do not net a handsome income each year from the honey the bees yield, and besides the farmer there are thousands of gentlemen and ladies who are apiarists purely from the fascination the hobby affords."
LIGHTS FOR THE FEET.
Genius has given fashionable folks a new plaything with which to amuse themselves. It is in literal obedience to the Biblical injunction regarding a lamp unto the feet, for that is exactly where the new light is to be worn. The Baltimore Herald says:
"It consists of a tiny lantern with sides of very stout glass, mounted upon a stirrup which straddles the foot of the user, a tongue resting on the toe of the foot, and acting as part of the support.
"There are several means of furnishing light for this curious lamp. Electricity and oil are the most common. The former is likely to be the more popular method, as there is no danger of grease leaking out upon the shoe.
"A tiny storage battery has been constructed to furnish light. It is carried in the pocket, and a flexible wire passes from the battery and through the pocket down to the lamp."