—La w article w t n by Mrs. Gri itn or 
zared in the North American Review for 
: enrances very much improved. Every thing about 
AD ial dis ibe aspect of com:{ort and Plenty. ; The good 
bishop was aimezed —** How is thie, my friend,” said he, ‘you 
are the firat nian that] have met, with acheerful face anda plen- 
tifamboard. Have you any income independent of your cure? 
** Yes, gir,’’ said theclergyma”, '' Ihave; my family weu dstarye 
on the pittance I receive crcoui the poér people 1 Rear tver pains 
with me into the garden, and I wili skew you the STO L 
yielis me cn excellent iate est.’” ‘On going to ihe den, he | 
showed the bishop a range of*bee . ee There bask 
; . [ineversiops payment.” 
fram which I draw an aanuni dividesd, } 
| Ever after that m:morwble visit, when any of hie clergymen | 
complained to the bichap of poverty, he would say to them, 
“Keep bees, keep .bees.”’ 2 ; 
We daresay chat our readers will entertain a very favorable 
- opinion of this piece of adyice, on reading the ensuing paragraph 
from the Worcester Spy: ae i 
REMARKAULS INCREASE.—We have been furnished by 
& friend with su accaunt furnished by David Royee, of Ripley, 
Chataugue county, New Vork, of a remarkable increase cf Bees 
_Geicnging to him; te correctness of which statement is certified 
to by the Pestmaster and public officers ofthe towx. Inthe 
course oF a0Mething less than sevea years and a» half, from ea 
singleswara of bees. he had taken up 31 :warms, from which 
“he obtsined for use 1705 pounds of honey; ten swarme had es ° 
eaped to the woods, a45 Were lost, and eighty-eight swarms 
remained in their “ives, i which thes. was, by the estimate of 
intelligent and impartial mes, not less than 7664 pounds of ho- 
ney, making atotul of one hundred and thirty nine swarms of 
bees, and nine thonsand six hundied and thirty-nine pounds of 
honey, Tie honey, at ihe price itis generally 80} in this viein- 
jiy. would staount to more then fifieen hutdred dollars. We 
ROW aot why bees, with propery & tention, may not do as wel ) M 
this section of the country a3 i: auy other; but if they will, }) 
qwith the best of care, yield is!f «4 much increase as the above, 
in what tore profitable business cathe farmer turn a portion | 
of biz a.tention ?—Poston paper. pee ! 
rm. L. ~ OFOR THE PATRIOT: ae 
: “t ON BEES. 
Ss 
__MEssrs, Eprrdt's——Having observed in 
{your columns a ques:ion by Afiiarus on the 
Subject of Bees, wishing to be informed as to’ 
| the best metinod of procuring the honey without 
_ destroying the insect, though much engaged, J 
\ will communicate my experisnce, not only as 
pho the best manner of getting the honey, but al- 
$0 of nursing the Bees; and should you deem it 
worth insertion, perhaps it might benefit the 
community, gk eon 
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