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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-31
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death of Maj. Casslus E.
Gillette In Philadelphia recall
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Gillette in Philadelphia recall
ed to the Record of that city
an interesting and romantic incident
in the life of his soldier father-in-law,
the noted General Hamilton of Column
bus, Ohio. In the Civil war General
Hamilton commanded q brigade in
Sherman's army, being at the time one
of the youngest brigadiers in the serv-
ice. His command was a part of the
host which, under Sherman, made the
famous march to the sea.
After the army had passed through
Georgia its route was detected north
ward with the object of moving
through the Carolinas. In North Caro-
lima during a halt at a certain point
In that state, General Hamilton was
SEN for by a young southern lady, the
daughter of a former governor of the
state, deceased, a strikingly handsome
young woman and a belle. The gen.
eral, whose youthful, soldierly figure
was well calculated to attract the at
tention of the fair sex, supposed he
was summoned by the young woman to
receive a plea for the protection of her
property, as it appeared she had been
left an orphan In the possession of sew
eral large plantations, and repaired
without delay to her residence, a state
ly southern mansion with q beautiful
lawn and many fine old trees.
She received him with the dignity
and ceremony BETTING his rank, and
the general saw he was In the pres
ence of a beautiful brunette with an
abundance of fire and spirit in her
makeup. He expected to hear re-
proaches. but was agreeably surprised
to find himself mistaken. The onver-
sation at once proceeded on her part
on a line direct.
General" she said with a simple
candor which at nee enlisted his In
terest and sympathy, "an our young
men, the flower Of the South, have
gone to the front and been killed In
battle with your armies. None is left
to whom we can turn, and l have sent
for you TO ask you what you intend to
do for US women who have been left
without the hope of finding mates
among our own people. There are
none left whom l. speaking for my
self, would care to marry. Now, what
are you going to do for us7'
She looked at the general. her dark
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rection."
tunic. "Her head was on my breast
and 1 kissed her. Last of all, I kissed
her eyes-her lovely eyes,"
IF I fell off here" observed the
crown prince in a meditative voice,
II would be smashed to a jelly, like
the child at the Crystal palace"
"But now she hates me-" said Mix
ky's heart, and dropped about the dis
lance of three buttons. "She hates me.
I saw it In her eyes this morning.
Oh, Heaven"
"We might as well play ball now"
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
turned away from the parapet with a
sigh. This strange quiet that filed the
palace seemed to have attacked Milky
too. Otto hated quiet.
They played ban, and the crown
prince took a lesson in r But
on his third attempt, he described such
q compound curve that the ball dis
appeared over an adjacent part Of the
roof, and although Milky did some
blood-curdling climbing along cutters,
1t could not be found.
1t was then that the Majordomo, al
ways a marvellous figure in crimson
and gold, and never seen without white
gloves-the Majordomo bowed in a
window, and observed that if his royal
highness pleased, his royal highness'
luncheon was served.
In the shrouded room inside the win
dows, however, his royal highness
paused and looked around.
.Tve been here before" he observed.
"These were my fathers rooms. My
mother lived here, too. When l am
older, perhaps l can have them. 1t
would be convenient on account of my
practiclng curves on the roof. But I
should need a number of balls"
He was rather silent en- his way
back to the schoolroom. But once he
looked up rather wistfully at Milky.
eff they were living" he said, Il am
pretty sure they would take me out
today"
Olga Loschek had found the day one
of terror. The failure of her plan as
to Milky and Hedwig was known to
the countess the night before. He'd
wig had sent for her and faced her
in her boudoir, very white and calm.
HE refuses" she said. 'There is
nothing more to do"
Refuses"
"He has promised not to leave
Otto"
Olga Loschek had been incredulous,
at first. 1t was not possible. Men in
love did not do these things. 1t vas
not possible, that, after all, she had
failed. When she realized it, she
would have broken out in bitter pro-
test, but Hedwig's face warned her.
"He is right, Of course" Hedwig had
said. "You and I were wrong, count
ess. There is nothing to door say"
And the countess had taken her de-
feat quietly, with burning eyes and a
throat dry with excitement.
The plot was arranged, to the small
est detail. The king, living now only
SO long as it was decreed he should
live, would, in mid-afternoon, COM
mence to sink. The entire court
would be gathered in anterooms and
salons near his apartments. In his
rooms the crown prince would be kept,
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an What Can We Trust?"

I'll have been a bad daughter to
you. I am sorry. 1t is late now to
tell you, but I am sorry. Can I do
anything?"
lotto" he said, with difficulty.
"You want to see him?"
"No." 7
She knew what he meant by that.
He would have the boy remember him
as he had seen him last.
"You are anxious about him?'
"Very-anxious."
"Listen, father" she said, stopping
Dver him. 81 have been hard and cold.
Perhaps you will grant that 1 have
had two reasons for it. But l am go
Ing to do better. I will take care of
him and I will do all 1 a to make
him happy. l promise"
Perhaps it was relief. Perhaps even
then the thought of Annunciata's tar
dy and certain-to-be bungling efforts
to make Ferdinand William Otto happy
amused him. He smiled family.
Milky received a note from Hedwig
late that afternoon. It was very
brief:
Tonight at nine o'clock I shall go to the
roof beyond Hubert's old rooms, for air.
HEDWIG.
Milky, who in all his injurious young
life had never thought of the roof Of
the palace, save as a necessary shelter
from the weather, a thing Of tiles and
cutters, vastly large, looked rather
astounded. ~
"The roof!" he said, surveying the
note. And fell to thinking, such q mix
ture of rapture and despair as only
twenty-three, and hopeless, can know.
Somehow or other he got through
the intervening hours, and before nine
he vas on his way. He had the run
of the palace, Of course. No one no
ticed him as he made his way toward
the empty suite which so recently had
housed its royal visitor.
Hedwig, in a soft white wrap over
her dinner dress, was at the balus-
trade. A very dignifed fairy, all
though her heart thumped disgrace
fully.
Whatever Milky had intended-of
obeying his promise to the letter, Of
putting his country before love, and
love out of his life-failed him instant
ly. The Milky, ardent-eyed and tender
armed, who crossed the roof and took
her almost fiercely In his arms, was
all lover-and twenty-three.
Sweetheart" he said. "Sweet-
est heart"
When, having kissed her, he drew
back a tr1fe for the sheer joy of again
catching her 70 him, it was Hedwig
who held out her arms to him.
81 couldn't bear it," she said simply.
1T love you. / had to see you again.
Just once"
If he had not entirely lost his head
before, he lost it then. He stopped
thinking, was content for a time that
her arms were about his neck, and
his arms about her, holding her close.
"Never let me go, Milky" she whis-
pered. "Hold me, always"
always said Milky, valiantly and
absurdly.
Like this?"
like this" said Milky, who was,
like most lovers, not particularly
original. He frightened his strong arms
about her.
Then, because she dared not give
him time to think, she made her plea
girlish, rather incoherent, but
understandable enough. They would go
away together and be married. She
had 1t all planned and SOME of 1t ar
And then they would hide
somewhere, and-"and always be to-
gether," she finished, tremulous with
anxiety.
And Milky? His pulses still beating
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HARTLAND

The prayer meeting of the First
Baptist Church will be held at the
church vestry. Thursday evening at
100. Subject "Difficulties-I have
done a great wrong and will have TO
make it right and cannot. Phil.
Alb. Saturday the Eastern District
of the Somerset Interdenominational
Sunday School Association will hold
an all day meeting at the First Baptist
church, beginning at a. m. and con-
tinuing until in the afternoon. The
different churches of six towns nearby
will be represented, namely. Athens,
Harmony, Hartland. St Adams, Pal
myra and Pittsfeld. State secretary,
Wesley J. Weir, Prof Guy Williams
president of the Somerset County As
sociation, Rev II. n Ford, ID. D., Rev.
j. J. Hull, State worker and others
will probably be present to assist in
the program. There will be a basket
lunch at noon and rhe ladies Of the
church will serve hot coffee and beans.
Next Sunday the pastor, Rev. A. w.
Swift will take for his message in the
morning The New Life in Christ
Jesus -Sacriice'; and in the evening
THE Thirsty at the Fountain"
Last Friday night during a thunder
shower many happy friends and mem
bers of the church surprised Rev A.
W Swift and wife by hanging them n
very pretty maybasket containing Il
heavy envelope of money.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Anderson and
son Gordon are visiting relatives in
town.
Best of Moving Pictures al the
Opera House, Hartland every We'd
nesday and Saturday, at 745. Prices
10 and Is cents.
Mr. and Mrs H. b. Sleeves Of Wa
tervile visited relatives in town re
Gently.
Mrs. Burge Emery returned Satur-
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NORTH ST. ABRAMS

Tom Peaks returned home Tuesday
from Florida, where he has been
spending the winter.
VIII Cooley is at home on a five
days furlough. He is stationed at
Fort Slocum
Ina Parker Clukey of Dexter visited
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Parker
Wednesday and Thursday.
Best of Moving Pictures at the
Opera House, Hartland, every We'd
nesday and Saturday. at 745. Prices
10 and Il cents.
Much interest has been shown since
the W S S. report two weeks ago.
MaEoon school. the first in town and
district over the top with 100 per cent
of the children owning Thrift Stamps.
Very soon after. Five Corners school
made the same report. These schools
will soon receive State certificates.
Following is the list of new owners
of Thrift Stamps since last report
Pond school Clarence Morrow, Vera
Haslene, Harry Finson, Ralph Hill
ton. Earl Health. Total value $3.50.
Birch school, Bertha Parker. Marjorie
Parker. 80 Five Corners, Henry
Brown, Vivian Nichols, Everett Ross,
Ray Frost. Bernice Ross, Maud Ray
mOnd. Enroll Libby. Leta Libby, Ma
riOn Croker Eleanor Springer, Oar
rell Badger. total $3.50. Hopkins (no
new owners, total S2.25. MagoOn
school. Everett Smith, Alice Clark,
Gordon Seekins. Edie Smith, Joseph
Seekins, Lester Foss, Harold Seekins,
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PLEASANT. RIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs Bert Beane and daugh-
ter Frances were called to East Ma
chias, Monday of this week. by the
death of Mrs. Beane's mother.
Mrs. Henry Rollins and daughters
Lena and Bertha were in Skowhegan,
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs r. c Berry and son
Philip Palmer visited relatives and
friends in Madison and Starks from
Friday until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin were
calling on friends in Scion Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Turner and
children of Starks were visitors at
George Andrews Sunday.
Mrs Elmeda Mullen. who is about
SIS years old has knit and sold 81
pairs of mems hose since last No
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
SOUTH MADISON
From Our Correspondents


Mr. and Mrs Robert Greene OF
Skowhegan spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs Greene's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs d. F. Wescott
Percy Blackwell. who is attending
the |. of NJ. at Orono. is expected
home this week for the summer re
cess.
The G E. Club meets next We'd
nesday. May % with Mrs Emma Nor
row
Mrs Abbie Blackwell and son Ruel
we're callers at Mrs Gladys Fletchers
Jones street. Madison, Friday after
noon
Mr. and Mrs Ernest WATSON and
family we're visitors at Wallace Nc
kenney's. Sunday
Mrs Emma Withee OF Norridgewock
Is visiting for a few days at the home
OF II S Reynolds.
Percy Withee has recently sold one
of his farm tractors to Mr. Whipple OF
Bingham
Mrs Lucy A Ward, widow OF the
late John o. Ward, passed to the
higher life, Friday morning. May 10th,
at the advanced age of almost SO
years. AltHO HcF nedltH ndu Deen
failing for the past year. she had been
able to be about the house until few
days before her death. She was ten
derby cared for by her daughter Mrs
Angie Houghton, with whom she liv
ed a son. Alyah Ward of this place
and other more distant relatives with
a large circle of friends also mourn
her passing Much might be said in
praise OF this departed one, but let us
be content with two simple lines
None knew her but to love her
None named her but to praise.
Memorial services were held at the
house, Sunday afternoon, Rev. VIM
Clements of the Baptist church OF
Madison officiating The interment
was in the family lot at Forrest Hill
cemetery.
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Hospital Notes

Mrs. Lena Head of Scion was OPP
Grated on Tuesday by Drs. Richardson
and Dascombe.
Mrs. Anne Michaud is a patient of
DIR. Caza's.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. o. Stanwood, Monday morning
Miss Mildred Perkins of Canaan was
operated on last Saturday by Drs.
Richardson and Dascombe
Miss Josephine Frederick of Athens
was operated on last Friday by DR.
Richardson.
Mrs. Laura Roulette was operated
on Wednesday by Drs. Richardson and
Dascombe
Mrs. l.. A. Nelson of Canaan broke
her left arm Tuesday morning. She
was brought to the Somerset Hospital
for medical Treatment.
Mrs. Effie Malley and Mrs. Louise
Mills were the patients discharged last
week from the hospital.
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THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1918
The War News

We are reminded, infrequently how
ever, that we do not print the news OF
the great war We refrain from do
ing this because Of our desire to at
tempt only those things which we can
accomplish passably well. No mat
ter how strenuously we might strive,
in our paper issued once a week, we
should only make a very sorry spec
tacle IL we attempted to give our
readers the incidents of the European
war. The war news, and other world.
or even national and state events are
plainly the province of the daily pa
pers or tri-weeklies. On the other
hand we know we can and do tell the
news OF Somerset county in a way
that can never be approached by any
other publication.
Now to make up for our defect-if
defect II may be called-as to the in
cidents of the war and other events,
outside of Somerset county, we make
special effort to provide our readers
with daily or tri -weekly papers at the
lowest cost. Unquestionably the
most wonderful investment in this
line is the Thrice-A-Week World,
which arrives every other week day,
and supplies a news service that can
hardly be equalled in any other paper.
This paper is 800 per year, but we
can offer it to our readers at the
agents price of SIS cents To take
advantage Of this offer. your sub
scription to the Independent-Repo
must have been already paid for six
or more months in advance
Another very good proposition is the
Boston Post, regarded by many as
New England's leading daily. This
we can furnish to subscribers at $315
per year
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day from spending a few days II
Skowhegan
WEST PITTSFIFID

Mrs. Amanda Tilton of Beans Cor
ner visited one day last week with
Mrs. Hebron Tilton.
David Adams with several men rent
ed Leslie Aliens house for two months
while he is making shovel handle
blocks for Harry Cool
Pete Gleason from Canaan village
with his gasoline engine sawed Harry
Coois wood pile. last week.
Charles Written who is at work for
sherman Gray at Moose Pond. Hart
land. was at home during last week
farming.
The best of moving pictures, every
evening. with occasional high class
vaudeville, at the Bijou Theatre, Park
St. Pittsfeld. with Saturday matinee
Edward Barker from Norridgewock
was at this place last week and set
monument on F T and Leslie Aliens
lot in Powers cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Hollis Jacobs and lit
tie son from the village visited Sun
day with Mrs Jacobs parents, Mr..
and Mrs Frank Getchell.
Mrs. Leslie Allen and little daugh-
ter Opal accompanied by Miss Mildred
Cookson from the village were visit
ors, Thursday of last week with Mrs.
Fred Allen.
Master Willie Bennett visited Sat
urday night and Sunday with friends
in Corinna
Amos Powers who has been passing
the winter in Ohio with his daughter
Mrs. Irene Powers Cook, has returned
to his old home at this place with his
brother, Sceya Powers.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Phillips,
who died last winter and were placed
in the receiving tomb at the village.
were brought to this place for burial
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
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SK0WHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

The following list down to the retail
market shows what the farmers may
expect generally from the local deal
ers for farm produce
Eggs-35c per dozen.
Butter-45c to soc per pound.
Cheese-24c to 26c per pound
Potatoes-90c per bushel
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$500; pea beans, $500.
Chicken-20c to 30c
Round Hog-21c per pound.
Beef-Ox beef. 15c to 20c.
Wool-63c per pound.
Hides, green 10c per pound; sheep
pelts $100 to $3.50; hides, trimmed
and cured 12c; bull hides, green,
under 80 lbs, 10c; over so lbs, Sc;
No. l horse hides with name and tail,
$500 to $3.50 each; calf skins. 33c to
Csc; green bone 1-2c per pound.
RETAIL MARKET
Eggs-40 c per dozen, fresh.
Butter 4Sc to SAC per ID
Cheese 25c to 32c per Id.
Sugar-Gran. sugar, best quality, 10
lbs for 800; brown, II lbs.
Molasses Pure Ponce, soc to s100
Squash-6c per lb.
Apples-20c to 25c per peck.
Potatoes 81 20 per bushel
Onons-5c per lb.
Lard-Domestic 32c; compound 25c.
Poultry Chicken, 30c to 35c per h.
Salt Pork-32c by the Dbl, 200 lbs.
$4,000.
Hominy Meal-$360
All Round Flour-In bags of Is
barrel, 81 60 per bag
Bread Flour-In bags of Is barrel
$175 per bag.
Corn 1878 per 100 lb. ba6.
Cracked Corn 1915 per bag
Middings-s3. per bag
Gluten-$325 per bag.
Winter Bran-$2.75 per bag.
Meal 1878 per bag
Cottonseed Meal $500 and So 25
per bag
Oil Meal-s3.25 per bag.
Oats $1.05 per bushel
Seed Oats-$125 per bushel
Brown Middlings $500
Feed Flour-s360.
Linseed Oil Meal-$325.
Barley-$20 90 per bu.
Green Stove Wood -$12 per cord.
Loose Hay-$l5 to SIG per ton, de
livered
Baled Hay-$2O per ton
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Dunnack, the State Librarian, to give
the Memorial address.
NAINSTREAM

The Deaconess. Miss Webster will
hold services at the church, Sunday
at go and every two weeks there
after until further notice. Let us
see that she does not have to talk
to the walls, which would be very dis
couraging.
Charlie Downing of Ripley visited
his sister. Mrs. B. ]. Folsom, Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Hurd has returned to
her home here after spending the
winter with her son at Atlantic, Mass.
Silas Whitehouse passed away, Mon
day night. at the home of his niece.
Mrs. Mary Leavitt, at the age of "A
years. The funeral was held today
at the Baptist church at Harmony
village
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ATHENS

The Sophomore play was z fine
success netting the class about $54
Marion Drake Flanders entertained
the students Monday evening at the
Academy. A large number of stu
dents were present to enjoy the fine
program.
Mrs. Hannah Barker who came from
the West in the fall is quite i'll at
the home of Nettie Flanders.
Rev. J. J. Howe will preach Sunday
in place of Rev William Fletcher
The Methodist pastor will be in
Athens May % and will preach May
26th.
The G. A. R. has hired Rev. Henry
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CONCORD

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Berry went to
Lewiston. where Mrs. Berry entered
the Sisters Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Mary Healy spent few days
of last week visiting in Bingham, re-
turning home Sunday
George Berry lost one of his horses
which dropped dead while in use.
work horses with collie
Miss Alice Couddy is spending a few
weeks with her sister Mrs Elmer
Berry.
Miss Abbie Berry spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents
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MERCER

Leslie Wills has recently purchas-
ed new Ford car.
Fred Stanley has sold his farm but
Will live there this summer
Mrs Ansel Nickerson and children
were in Waterville last Saturday.
Master Donald Clement. who has
been visiting relatives for several
weeks IS now at Birch Point camps and
will pass the summer with his mother
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Lloyd Seekins. Annie Seekins, Alfred
Seekins, Madeline Coolidge, Lucy
Oyiller, Don Seekins, total value
Sl050. Grammar $3.50, no new
names. Grand total $40 %.
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vember besides doing all the house
work for herself and husband.
Clyde Andrews was an over Sunday
guest OF his grandparents in Scion.
George Andrews horse is very sick.
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Mrs. I. ]. Smith and Mrs Elmer
Gordon, left for Boston Saturday
morning to be present at commence
ment at the Posse Gymnasium school,
Geneva Smith and Magma Gordon are
members OF the graduating class. Miss
Smith will return home to spend the
summer.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness during
the sickness and death of our dear
one; also for the beautiful flowers
Mrs. Abbie b. NORM
Mrs. Nellie |. M. Paul and family
Scion, Maine, May 16, 1918.
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Everybody's Column

columns exceed five lines inserted once of
order. Double price Tor ads seek
hire outside of Somerset County Zach add
Gonsi line SC.
words Stamps Taken
If paid in advance additional will be charged
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SMALL PIECE NOrE. ABOUT HALI

inch, ends spliced together so as 10
make circle, lost ON Parkman Hill or
somewhere in that section. Suitable
reward Will be paid for its return.
X. r. Patten. tits
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED.

We of Greene county have learned
! a lot in one year. Likewise the peo-
pie Of every other county in Ameri-
ca The necessities Of war have
away, absolutely, 100000, as we
have done for the Red Cross, the Y !.
M. c. A., the Knights of Columbus,
and other war emergencies, in one
year without being conscious of hav-
ing done much of anything. Yet
that 100000 was almost as much
recently, and we thought then we
were cutting great financial swath
and that it would take us many
years to pay for it. We have found
that the price of court house is on
ly small change for Green county,
to be given away for ,philanthropic
Likewise the people Of Greene
county, have bought government
bonds to the amount of million and
half dollars during the past year.
If they had told us year ago that
we could do that and still escape
ruin, we should not have believed.
bond money comes The third loan
has been far easier to obtain than
the first. We have learned the
financial lesson that bonds are not
to be feared and avoided, but are to
be used.
That million and half dollars
would have paved with brick paving
the entire county highway system of
Greene county, which takes in about
1876 miles of the principal through
fares. But wouldn't the people have
been Mortified if they had been ask
ed to loan the money for that pur-
pose? They would have been sure
it would bust every bank and bring
us all face to face with disaster.
We have learned that rich, ener-
getic people like those of Greene
county can do anything they set out
to do, and when this war is over the
lessons we have learned will be put
to practical uses for home develop
ment along lines never dreamed of
before. Bee.