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Show IMPORTANT DISCOVERY BY MISSOURlAN.V Our hat is off to Drake Watson, whose place of residence is gif-en gif-en aa Kansas City, Mo. We do not know jnstwhat possesses Mr. Watsen to live In Kansas City, when'he could live somewhere els, but that is not the point at-issue. Mr. Watson has recently performed per-formed a great service connected with the "busy little bee." We all remember that little jingle which starts off : : , - - - ' . ' "How. doth the busy little bee , Improve each shining hour," etc, . . We also remember the effect that it had on us in the old days when w jvere young and preferred to go fishing rather than remain re-main at home and discourage the weeds in the corn. The result was that we did not like our work, more, but the bee less. -Wejcould not-understand not-understand why a bee wanted to get out and hustle when he didn't have to unless he was doing it for-the purpose of being held up as a . good example. . But now comes Drake .Watson and shows up the "busy little bee" in his proper light.- Mr. Watson has disproven. the theory that "the little busy bee," who has been credited with' unremitting industry indus-try and a Russell Sage aversion for, vacations "improves eachrhin-. ing hour." He has shown that the bee loafs like a, longshoreman and gets as drunk as a Tersian philosopher. . . m .' To learn from a reliable "beeologist" that the bee works in summer, sum-mer, only that he may rest tn winter, and thatrhe often sutks the juice of grapes until he becomes intoxicated, ialls in the dust and lies there until he has. slept off his jag may.npt.tendto ennoble anyone! any-one! but it will enable the boy to "get shnt 'of a greatdeal of annoyance. an-noyance. Boys whd have wondered if the Lord made beeg to the -, end that their exemplary habits should be pointed out to bolster up the fant of "person's who hold that a bqy should neyer want to go. fishing or play ball will canonize Drake "Watson, and not a few "grown-ups" will join the movement. |