BUMBLEBEE IS VICTIMIZED.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 18, Issue 31, 16 April 1907, Page 3

BUMBLEBEE IS VICTIMIZED.

the Common Hivs B«4 Ottantafflf ftwiuaic* Htra Out of Hlfl Bar* Work Froeeeda, */s]£ iThd wtadom and the extraordinary Industry a! the common hive bee ore know* to everybody, but it fa not generally feven to men who have mtfd* It <Btutfty ef insects, hofy cunning and fetwgpeful thejr are and how by tnei#«t<*«rt>i«Bkfmd compliments they 4o Bwindle the big black and yellow tetwabtebee out of the result* o 1 hts'toarfl ftay'ti wof k at honey gatherfog. . Uh sa£ffef little cousin is an fit jtf&yirtg en fits weaknesses, Bttys fiT«tu*e. Th<e hive bee is a thorcrt«qg*L eity ftwelle*, living in the bee metropolis wtiidl has its bee mechanftajft builfterß and nuotes, bee boards of b**tftftl that lo4k over the ventilation of the city and the removal of the garbage—bee policemen who guard the hive against the moth and other honey fliieret, wttb the bee queen to rule oveY aH. fix* elumsy, loud-buzzing ftuttfbtebee, however, ii a veritable and lives with a comparatively UMtAI family in his mud farmhouse in '&& fcldver fieldi. He is such a wmpte B<ral ffcal the hive bee* look upon him Several ot them will meet him when Ufa ifc oto Ma way homo with a load of ti&ffi ffna induce him to stop and have d wmt In ttic bee language. Then they 'fW Whi «Xfl rub him, and the bumblebee lovkSS to be tickled. Thus they w&flfc Ikptin his good nature until he ac«e&% %fo fliem take part of his bag •4 W&rflMill of it sometimes. When jfe frsts feen robbed in this fashion the iftts#t Tfiive bfees bid him an affectionate pftfe-lfc teHng just as if they were fftdppMglMm on the back and probably t&ffi»£ Hfm that he must come up to town ftha take dinner with them some Stey wtien he is not busy. Whoever XfteW a bumblebee to have a day to hliftSett? Then the robbers go home a*<j lay their plunder away, while the Bumblebee sets out for his farmhouse, congratulating himself upon having such good friends. Training la Necessary. ' The time has come when, to be master in any line, it requires long years of careful training and preparation. It is true that the opportunities open to young men are greater to-day than they ever were before; but, on the other hand, there never was a period in the world's history when the quail* flcations requisite for success in any line of worthy endeavor were of a higher character. The artisan, the farmer, the business man, the clergyman, the physician, the lawyer, the scientist, each in his various rank, must prepare to reach up to evcr-*n» larging ideals, if he would attain his full height.—o. S. Marden, in Succewii A Case In Point. The Father—One, thing I want to know, young man. Do you speculate? The Suitor—Why, I'm not going to marry your daughter.—Detroit I'm