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Show Queer Notions About Btes. Tho Idea that bees know their keeper, keep-er, says the Suburban Life, has led to a foolish custom which prevails In certain cer-tain parts of Europe. When the keeper keep-er dies some one goes out to the hives and whispers in each entrance the solemn fact, in order to keep the bees from leaving It; In some Instances the hlvea are even draped In black. A certain beekeeper died In Austrln, and, as the coffin that contained his remains was carried from tbe house to the hearse, his bees in large numbers num-bers clustered on it. Every one present pres-ent was deeply touched by this mark of their grief, little realizing that it was tho fresh varnish on the coffin that had attracted them, and not love for tholr departed keeper. |