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Show oo Queer Beehives. In the prettily situated mountain Tillage Til-lage of Hoeel, In Slllcla, there are a number xtt curious beehives In the shape of life size figures cleverly ' carved" In wood and painted in colors. J Tive figures wero carved over a century cen-tury ago by monks in the Naumbursrl monastery, who Tvere at that time In possession of a large farm in th dls- j trict. There are 20 of these strange beehives, and they represent different I characters, ranging from Moses to a I military officer, a country girl, and a nJght watchman with a spear. The figures fig-ures are hollow with the exooptlon of tho heads, which are solid, the opening open-ing for the be8 bejng in front, in the middle of the figures. Wide World Magazine. |