The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-13
BOBBY AND BETTY LEARN
ABOUT BEE HIVE"

Bobby and Betty were up befor,
the dawn this bright Saturday morn
ing. happy as only childhood can b,
at the arrival of long anticipated
holiday.
Mrs Blake was to take them to tn,
country to spend the weekend will
Henry and Hurley So they wer,
washed and dressed and ready with
out any admonishings from their mo-
Their, and did not have to run tc
catch the train, as they arrived at the
depot fully half hour before train
time.
/ Better to be an hour early than a
J minute late" their mother had always
told them. 1T half spoils holiday to
be hurrying and hustered for fear you
II miss the train"
So everybody was COOL. comfortabl,
and enjoying life when the train pull
ed out of the depot. Each got much
coveted seat by the window, and en-
joyed the flying trees and telegraph
poles, the scampering horses and
COWS, and the scurrying pigs and
chickens, as the train Numbered by
the pretty farms
Henry and Hurley we're at the depot
with the spring wagon awaiting them,
and their cordial greetings being soon
over. they fastened to Chamber into
the wagon and be on their way to the
farm
A royal country dinner was on the
table when they pulled up at the door
yard gate-the thick slices of country
ham, mashed potatoes and ham gravy
beans, tomatoes. big fat. hot biscuits
and honey and great goblets of rich
milk
Were going to hunt bee trees
right after dinner" said Henry to his
guests.
Bee trees? What kind are they?"
said Betty.
Il never heard of them!" said
Bobby.
why. they are the trees where wild
bees make their honey" said Henry
and Hurley together.
The bees put their honey there
and when we find them we rob the
tree; that is. take the honey. Some
times we get forty or fifty or even
a hundred pounds from one tree"
Gracious. it pays to rob them. do
esn't it," asked Betty DO you spend
much time hunting them?"
No, indeed" laughed the boys
We only hunt on holidays. Weekdays
we work just as you do in the city,
at our regular work Father says
hunting bees and hunting ginseng
and blood-root and such is a lazy
mans work and no part of regular
busness-like farming We only do it
on our loafing days or holidays. 1t
would not pay to waste valuable time
that way. But today we have a holi.
day to spend with you, and | found
where the bees water when | went
after the cows yesterday, so | con-
Guided it would be interesting to you
to help me find the tree"
1T surely would" said Bobby, but
don't understand about the ginseng
DR. blood-root either-we don't know
what you mean by that, or what the
bees, watering place has to do with !
the bee either"
I'll tell you about the wild roots |
and things like that some other time" |
returned Henry. 1T is the bees we are
going after now. If you know where !
he bees water you can go there and
watch until you see some of them ,
,ome for a drink. Then when he flies !
away watch the direction that he
axes. A bee always flies back in a
perfectly straight line. Just follow him
II straight line and you'll come to !
lis tree sooner or later"
We'll, if that isn't funny!" ejacul-
tied Betty.
You've often heard of Decline
haven't your" said her mother.
why, yes, mother: but | never
Knew what it meant"
"A bee line is straight line, and
straight line as you learn from your
geometry, is the shortest distance be-
ween two points So the bee takes the
hortest cut home. I've been trying to
each you children to take bee line
o success in life. Can you see now
What the Decline to success in life is?"
Another OF your riddles, mother?
guess I'll give it up" said Bobby.
20, no, Bobby, the answer to mo-
hers riddles are easy once you get
er system" laughed Betty. The an
wer to mothers riddles are always
thrift"
Industry, honesty and thrift make
he Decline to success" said Mrs
flake Your starting point is working
o earn your first thrift stamp; then
ollow that straight line and it will
FAD you directly to the bee tree of life
seful citizenship. independence, and
he respect of the community.
My" said Hurley, Il never knew
here was so much wisdom in bees.
let's be after them. and well sell
he honey and start Thrift Cards.
oow
That would be fine, boys" said