The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-02-01
A Four-story Story

with the hoe?'
''N-no. I've got an idear'
''Shoo! Now, Pa Perkins, don't you
s. to foolin' with them squashes and
tryin' to make citrOns or pumpkins out
Of them. When people want squashes
they don't want anything else"
''SquasheS be hanged he indignant
~ shouted Il tell you I've got an idea
that will make us rich as john Jacob
Aston within two years! It's goin' to
upset the hull world"'
La me, Sit down on the steps and
tell me about it while | finish this pie
and get it into the oven. If you've got
an idea it's something new, and | hope
it won't strike in and make you sick.
Now, then, what is it,"
you've seen IL beehive, of course"
II wasn't born blind
You know that a swarm of bees
swarms every year,
of course"
but why do they swarm"
Why does bull go around PAWN
the earth and bellerin'? He does it be-
cause it's his nature. It's the nature of
bees to swarm every spring, and what
are you goin' to do about it,
That's it-that's the idea-that's just
what l wanted you to say exclaimed
Pa Perkins as he rolled off the door
steps in his excitement.
We'll, I've said it. and now what
of it?'
A swarm of bees swarmS because
the swarm gets so large that there
amt room for all in the hive. If there
was room there'd be no swarmin'.
Can't you understand that:"
Yes. you may be right
For two weeks before the swarmin'
takes place they are all upset and
loatin around. The same is the case
for two weeks afterward There's a
workin month lost. S'pOse that could
be saved? Wouldn't they produce a
heap more money? Wouldn't the own.
er of the hives be saved Ii heap of
bother and trouble?'
.'It looks that way, pa, but
Now don't go to THROWN any cold
water until you hear it all. jS'posin'
had a four story beehive. That would
give two swarms twice the room they
have now. Havin' twice the room,
they wouldn't swarm only once in two
years instead of every year, Do yo1
see the p'int?'
Il seem to, but femme see how that
pie is comm on. Now go ahead az in.
nj c,to nd
then they wouldn't swarm but once in
four years."
1T would have to be as big as a
house for that" answered the man
with an idea. III start with four
story and see how that works.
What. Are you goin' into beesT'
Il am. Hammer. I'll set to work this
very day on Il four story hive and be-
fore shutdown tomorrer I'll have two
swarms of bees into it. BY thunder,
but I've hit it,
NOW, pa
Il amt swearin'; I'm jest leetle ex-
cited. How on earth christopher Co
lumbus, George Washington and NapO-
leon Bonaparte passed over the idea l
can't understand It's the biggest thing
mortal man ever thunk out. and III
see about havin it patented next week.
Meanwhile don't you lisp a word. On
your life. don't mention it to single
person. If they ask what the four sto-
~ beehive is. tell 'em its henhouse."
The wife promised, and the husband
went to the barn and began his work
at once 1t was two days before he had
the hive in place. Each swarm had
two full floors to itself, and when they
got too large the first could move up
into the second and the third into the
fourth. Each swarm had its own front
and back doors. and if they didn't get
along in a neighborly way it was not
the builders fault \ farmer six miles
away had swarms to sell. and when
the big hive WAS ready Mr. Perkins
got horse and wagon and went after
inmates. The farmer wanted to talk
about bees, their habits, their little iGi-
oms, and to give his customer some
pointers, but Mr.. Perkins was on his
guard Not a word did he say to
give his secret away. He brought the
bees nome at night anu dTTdnSeu lHe
hives 50 that they must leave them IN
the morning for the larger affair, and
when he went to bed he rubbed his
hands and said to his wife:
Hammer | can't comprehend how |
ever got that idea, but it's goin' to
bring US in bar'ls and bar'ls of money.
When you are rolin' in diamonds you'll
he 70 no thankful IN -
The sun came up hot and red next
morning, and as soon as it burned up
the mist the bees were heard from.