The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
The Jt0ryteHer.
THE REAL STRENUOUS LIFE.


T ALEs of strenuous life very popular since
Theodore Roosevelt has become prominent but
has experienced the joys living
who has not participated in exciting pursuit of try
ing to hive Of bees. The beating of ring
rors together with the hum of the bees and the thou
sands of wfu little creatures flying in black cloud,
form stirring picture to be remembered
There certain theorem the science of bee
keeping which, briefly stated is Gwen if have but
one hive of bees expect to entertain swarm
(and all the neighborhood) the Fourth of July This
being my first with hive of bees and having
safely captured swarm, thought troubles
I spent the whole forenoon preparing din
ner and when at last it ready and well pleased with
sat down to eat it only to be greet
ed by that ominous buzzing and that Hurry!
Hurry! Your bees are sWarming." The rest OF the
family insisted eating their dinner and hurried
madly around after the veil, and other bee
proof arrnor.
But I in quandary. My little friend
who had helped valiantly the previous occa-
sion to picnic and had no hive or founda-
ton ready. Determined at all costs to keep those bees
secured large cracker box and having cut the limb
of the tree which they had clustered, we depos-
tied them the them tightly, one,
so far having been sung
The bees being my property had to and buy
hive wax from some one who had surplus
After had walked four or five miles I saw all my
plans for celebrating the day vanish. All endeav
of avail for the bee supply factory
closed until Monday and no one had an supply.
Returning home, I refreshed myself with ice
and read A. L. Roots entertaining "a B c of Bee Gull
ture Consoled by the accounts of ludcrous mistakes
About nine o'clock in the evening I was fortunate
enough to obtain bare hive but it was considerably
later when with all my bee armor on was ready to
begin the perlous undertaking of transferring This
dreaded by ALL but it absolutely necessary,
lifting the set to work They were full of
life energy before I had the queen and her
clustering guard into their quarters had
stung times than could keep track of.
The most enthusiastic youngser had long ceased cee
bratng the day of independence before the bees
nicely hived put the catcher to prevent
their taking French leave in the morning.
Altho there air of subdued excitement
about day trusted them and went visiting
afternoon and evening. All went well until
father in a mistaken pity for the poor little bees
that could not get thru the guard took the queen
catcher off and they promptly swarmed out on the
ground So when returned had to repeat with
slight variations the of the evening before
The next morning they had resumed business at
the old stand and again preparing to leave for
parts unknown. Covering them up securely OBJ
tanned wire and foundation and after several
hours hard labor the little home nicely furnished
with all modern improvements and enough
for fastidious of and royal families
With a large spoon 'modus operandi for the third
and last time returned the colony.
Having fed they liked their abode and relin-
oushed their previous designs They hard
at work that they did not resent being used OBJ
servatory hive and interesting hour we spent
old saying "An ounce of prevention is worth pound
ready. Belle Donaghue,
B Twelfth Grade 2651 A Street NE.
East Side High School.