The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-29


Is never to mind what people say,
But do what you think is right.
ARP AND THE BEES.
Atlanta Constitution.
There is one good thing about get
ting stung by a bee. 1t makes you
forget all other troubles for Il little
while. | have had lots of fun with
these bumblebccS for the last few |
days and it renewed my youth. Time
was when thought it big thing to
fight "yaller Jackets" and take my
chances with the other boys. The
bravest boy was the biggest fool and
would stay at the hole the longest and
threSh all the leaves off his brush ana
get stung before lie surrendered. l
am not that brave now, and ! fight
with exceeding caution, but | have
killed over two hundred in two days
and fought fair and square. Ny Wcap-
on is crum pan and ! take 'em COM
ing and going, but they crowd me
sometimes and my antics attracted
among the neighbors, for they can see
me in the upstairs piazza and one
good lady inquired if Major Arp was
subject to fits. The bees come out
where the Notwithstanding joins the
floor and my repeated assaults have
, made them mad generally. Up to
this time they have stung every men,
= Der Of the family, even to the little
: grandchild who lives with us. and I'm
going to extermnate them if it takes
all summer. We tried hot water, but
p. it will not reach them. Just think of
\. that poor little child going around
l. with one eye closed and afraid she
T. will lose the Othor one: and Mrs.
Arps head all swelled up with two
bumps that phrenologist couldn't
diagnose. We can't sit in-the down
,c stairs piazza with any security. 1t il
h. bigger thing just now than bimetal
re lsm or free coinage or the tabernacle
meeting. In fact it is Il relief from
" politics to fight bees and 3tudy then
!, in the books. | wish the editors
would hold up awhile and go to TIN
er woods and fight yaller jackets or hor
OF nets or wasps and get stung fev
~ times. 1t would be a relief to tn
., country and ] have heard that sucl
Id stings are good for the rheumatism
O. or any nervous affection and | know
rs that it takes the ccnccit out of a nal
ne for awhile.
i" "" My book says that the proper nam
B. is humblebce. but there is no humll
ty about these at my house. Thcr
in are from 20 to 300 in Il colony and so
tie know | have nearly whipped the fight
81, They live only one summer and neve
rebuild in the same place. The boo
IN says there are nearly three knds-tl
to mas0ns and the carpenters and tl
re- diggers-but what they are good for
NV don't know, unless it is to make ma
more willing to quit this world an
as prepare himself for another. If thcl
to were no snakes and tarantulas an
at stinging things and deadly contagoI
and demag0gues and thieves and fus
'" es we wouldn't want another world.
mo The little honey bee is trump al
pa a wonder from stem to stern. 1t
good to ruminatc about their wisdo
the and skill and their government. Ju
"er m think Of one queen being the moth
non m of 10000 and controlling them all mo
absolutely than any human moth
to controls her children. just think
nth 10, 800 workers and only 500 drones
an colony. These drones are the &c
:" tlemen, and remind you of our gent
men loafcrs and swells who set abo
.ent on the piazzas Of the hotels and wat
how the girls go by. But the drones don
AXE enjoy themselves but month or tv
"'' The queen gets tired Of them and ri,
them her orders and then the mas,
ned ere of st. Bartholomew begins. In
rcu- hours time every one is slain-.stn
"in to death by the workers, and TIL
'S''' puffy, bloated carcasses dragged {
.,.,ll,l ,, 4 tln rrpnn1
# be There is no little thing in matt
tn n more wonderful than the honeyco
the that these little workers make.
'""S mathematical construction gives
!, most space with the least enclosu
hnnn @ the archcd top and bottom Of ev
mcnt cell, the exact and uniform thickn
=. W. of every division, and the wisd
}, Oh shown In shaping the whole storeho
ln " to suit the shape Of the hiveis indt
marvellous. Then, there is the di
from, ion of the workers into brigades
may regiments and companies, some
o oe gather honey, some to make "
..', s some to build the cells, some to st
In an guard, some to wait on the queen
they be her escort as she moves arO,
and a whole regiment to keep Il
cries wings going like revolving fans
y, a,,nn % supply fresh air in the hive. 7
, Civ ran business nlakeS Iiic iuhIhiiHR
look the hives that is heard day and nil
tram 1t Is the fluttcr OF the wings OF
w. ,',, " tanners. How in the world do {
do everything in the dark Is a wor