Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07

letters. like the story Of George Wash
ington and his tomahawk of Saturday. the
21st, but like best to see my letter printed.
Yours, truly, MARGARET =.
Dear Editor: In school we have been
reading about ants 1t was very interest
ing little story Sometimes the lazy ants
make their mates carry them on their
backs. They are so lazy that they starVe
and die. The leaf-cutting ant is another
interesting insect. like to read ant stories
very much indeed. There are little ana
big red ants, black, yellow and leaf-cutting
ants In the summer they get food 1or the
winter. They are very ambitious niue
creatures. The leaf-cutting ants go up the
tree and cut leaves off the twigs; therefore,
they are called leaf-cutting ants:
Yours. truly, EOIENIE l.
Age eleven years.
Dear Editor: will tell you what know
about bees There are three classes OF bees
the drones queens and workers.
The drone bees do not gather any honey,
but carry water to the young. In the 1all
of the year they are put out OF the nlves'
and one of their wings broken off so they
cannot get back
The workers are the bees that gather the
honey. They start out as early In the
spring as possible, and work until the frost
drives them into their hives. In good sea-
son and. good hive they make ten or
twenty pounds Of honey a. day: Hed cloVer
is the best flower to work with IN the spring
and in the fall buckwheat blossoms Inc
bees get acquainted with their keepers and
will not sting them. The bees go long
way after honey. We can raise bees in the
city, and they will go out In the country
for honey.
The best ones to raise are the Italian
bees. They always fill the bottom Of the
hive before they fill the top. They VIII not
work without a queen. The bees Will cover
the queen in the winter, so she will not get
cold. They always come home before a
storm. They come out on sunny days IN
winter to get water. They sometimes get
chilled and cannot get back again. Inc
bees swarm in May, June and July. The
best time for swarming Is In May.
"A swarm of bees in May
Is worth load Of hay.
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a butterfly.
I will tell you more about bees some other
Yours, sincerely, PEARL P.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: am very fond of
the "Children's Page" and when l read
about little children sending something for
it 1 feel like wanted to, too. 1 am very
fond Of drawing, but cannot do very well
at it yet, but l thought 1 would send this
little drawing of horse.
Yours. truly, RUTH B. H.
Age eight years.
Dear Editor: I am a reader Of the chill
drens part of The Saturday Star. Every
Saturday 1 eagerly await the coming OF
The Evening Star.
Il think the "Children's Page" Is very
nicely arranged, but I think more riddles.
would make the paper more interesting. I
spent an hour or more getting the riddles.
I am also very much interested in the con-
tinued story called 1.-The Kings Rubies." "
1 am patiently waiting for next Saturday 8
Star to read that story. like to read the
letters which the girls and boys write to
the editor, and which are published.
I remain yours, as ever, FELET1A P.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: This Is a picture Of
my pet cat, who came to OUR house just
one year ago on George Washington's BIRTH
day, SO we named him George Washington,
and 1 think we could not have given him a
better name Don't you? In the summer,