West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-23
BOWSER'S BUSY BEES.
He Gees intc Glover and Honey and Come,
cut Again with Great Rapiaity.

"S"sPNPe' from nus pocket and began 10
peruse |, with such apparent interest that
Mrs. Bowser's curiosity was aroused. She
waited for ten minutes but as he made no
explanation she finally asked
Isn't ,hs, something new you have ,he,e
Yes, It's the Beekeepers' Journal, he
replied as he looked up I 20, Il through
the mail today.
Blu, why should anyone send |, to youp
don't know but thank him whoever he
was. It's put an idea into my head ,ha,
should never thought Of wha, do YOU
suppose the yearly profits are on single
hive Of bees1
Three OF four dollars perhaps bu, for
goodness sake don't take mp ,ha, fad. To
keep bees.
fade Fadf Is it fad to make $40
clean profit in four or tive months from
single hive of bees. You ate always crying
fad hu, never had one in my life. 20 In
for s,raigh, business and to make money.
But you couldn't keep bees IN town you
know.
don't see why couldn't. We have
backyard large enough for at least 30 hives.
They would return clear profit of $500 aud
take care OF themselves by John, but I'm
going to investigate this matter. III can
add $500 year to my income. why not do
it2
Don't you see anything but proh,sP pro-
tested Mrs. BowSer rs she realized that She
ought TO have kept still. Each hive will
cos, you S. To start with. You may have
seen beehive years and years ago hu, you
know nothing Of bees. You don't even
know that they swarm once year.
But can learn, can't he replied.
Perhaps, but II would be all nonsense.
The bees would be an awful nuisance here
and the police would probably interfere.
The honey wouldn't sell for much unless il
was clover and where would your bees find
clover in a oi,yp
Let 'em go TO the country fot H. Right
here il says that bees often fly five OF six
miles after material. They wont be half
the nuisance that cats and dogs aud parrots
are. Itll be Just like finding money in the
road
Mrs. Bowser spent the next half hour
making figures and advancing arguments
but Mr.. Bowser's enthusiasm was not To be
dampened. There was $40 clean prof, TO
hive OF bees and 20 times 30 made $500.
lie settled it that he would take ruu out
into the country next day and investigate the
bee question from practical point Of view
and Mrs. Bowser was obliged 10 be con-
ten, With that. lie was up hrigh, and early
for his trip and was more sangune Than
ever.
said 20 hives and $500 profit last night,
he remarked at the breakfast table, but why
not make it 20 hives and $1,000? There is
NO use going into any I5-cent speculation.
II had 100 hives would 60 ou, Of all
other business aud attend to bees. However
III lei you know all about IL when return.
propose to thoroughly post myself.
Mrs. Bowser had nothing TO say in reply
and al 9 o'clock Mr.. Bowser was off for the
country and the land of the bees On the
way out on a suburban car he figured IL out
to his satisfaction. His back yard was big
enough TO contain at least 500 hives. The
bees wouldn't have to be fed or wstered.
There would be enough clover within five
miles to supply them. II was no business
OF the police whether he kept parrots or
bees. The proht on one hive was $40; ON
ten, $500; on twenty, $500; on fifty, 1000;
on five hundred, $4,000. II would be
absolutely criminal on his part not to 90 in
TO the honey business and reap fortune.
lie had TO walk Two miles beyond the
terminus before he came to farm with
couple of beehiyes on bench under a
cherry tree. The farmer was at home and
Mr.. Bowser lost no time in stating that ne
had come out to discuss the bee question.
You amt thinkin Of keepin bees in town,
are your asked Uncle Reuben.
Yes; why notl
Wall dunno. You look like that kind
Of a man however
What kind2
Why, like a man who'd expect 10 raise
crop of corn in his cellar. Have you ever
iggered out the profits on your honey
Forty dollars to a hive.
Uni Why don't you calkerlate on your
bees hatchin ont cbickens2
came here to ask you few civil ques.
tlons, said Mr. Bowser, but II you don't
wan, to answer them I'll go on. You seem
to think this bee question calls for sarcasm.
shouldn't wonder II 7 did but I hain't
time today TO bother with IL. There's my
two hives up there and you'd better 90 and
learn things for yourself You can see the
bees goin and comm and wofkin and YOU
will know more when you gi, through. n
you want 70 buy two hives III give you
bargain on 'cm. I'm rayiher goin out Of
bees and into onions.
Mr.. Bowser sauntered up 10 The hives II
was warm, sunny day and the bees were
out aud doing business. The farmer watched
him for moment and then shouldered Ills
hoe and started for the cornGeld. lie had
reached 10 and hood a score Of hills and was
tsinking of back yards and $50 profits when
a series Of yells alarmed him. Looking 90
he saw human figure galloping around his
do0ryafd and cutting all sorts Of antics
while his wife began blowing the dinner
horn from a kitchen window asa tocsin Of
alarm.
Hes gone into bees 7 guess, said The
farmer 90 himself as he started for the
house. bat ! kinder think he'll be dlsappint.
cd 10 The profits.
ThrCe hours later Mrs Bowscr was sum
moned % The front door by a ring and The
man she found on The steps duckcd his head
20 her and asked
Have you got husband, ma'amf
Yes.
Is he short and fat and baldheaded2
Rather so