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a hundred yards farther on ; sd 1 returned for 

 Aliram. and together we made our way there. 

 The cliff was sheer, and even uverhangins. A 

 dense mass of bees and comb lay about 50 feet 

 below me. and 50 feet below that were the 

 boat and my faithful ally. 



I put one end of the rope round a tree grow- 

 intr at the edjre of the cliff, gave the other end 

 to Abrani, and went over. I found I should 

 have to get a swing to reach the ledge on 

 which I meant to stand. Hanging down on 

 this ledge from above was 10 or 15 feet of 

 comb. 



I reached the rock with my hand, gave a 

 push, swung out. then in again, struck iu the 

 middle of the comb, and gained my feet with 

 a scramble. 



The bees were upon me. The air reeked 

 with that curious acrid smell familiar to those 

 who have been stung. The noise of the 

 water lielow was drowned by the hiss of the 

 angry bees. I was completely blinded, for 

 they had swarmed over my veil, blocking out 

 the light. When I touched my body it seemed 

 to lue, through my glove, that I was covered 

 by thick, soft fur, all bees. 



For a few moments I was stupefied, fright- 

 ened. Then I realized that my armor was 

 trustworthy, and that I was safe. Aliram 

 lowered the bucket, and lilindly I felt about 

 for the comb, and as well as I could, scraped 

 it into the bucket. I lowered it to Percy, and 

 shouted to Abram to lower me. He told me 

 afterward that he could not see me. In the 

 place where he knew I must be was nothing 

 but a brown, whirling mass. 



I swung out into the dark, bumping as I 

 went. At last a man clutched me, and I 

 knew I was at the bottom. I brushed the 

 bees from my veil, and through a ilriving 

 mist of them saw a cluster of other bees in 

 the shape of a man. This was Percy. 



We cut ourselves ach*ift, and rowed to a 

 convenient place, where we made for the 

 shore. There, five mile away, we made a 

 sulphur smoke, and were freed from the last 

 of our enemies. 



Our dresses had held, none of us were 

 stung, and we had just 15 pounds of honey. 

 For that, three of us. for six hours, had held 

 our lives in our hands. — Youth's Companion. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, June 1.— Market is nominal in al- 

 most all lines; a little comb sells at 15(gii6c for 

 choice white, with the amber grades ranging' 

 from 2(a'5c less. No movement of any conse* 

 quence in extracted, all dealers seeming^ to be 

 e.Kpecting a lower range of prices. A little 

 fancy white clover and basswood sells at TfV^Sc, 

 dependintr on flavor, quality and quantity 

 taken; ambers, 6(aj7c; dark and buckwheat, 5@ 

 5J^c. Beeswax steady at 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Detroit, May 21. — Fancy white comb, 14@15c; 

 No. 1, 13@i4c; dark and amber, 10@12c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 6!^@7c; amber and dark, 5@6c. 

 Beeswax. 27@28c. 



Very little desirable honey in sight. The new 

 crop will find the market well cleaned up. The 

 demand is always light at this season of the 

 year. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Cincinnati, May 17.— No demand for comb 

 honey, also stock of it well exhausted. Ex- 

 tracted very dull; sales are more or less forced; 

 lower prices from ^ to 1 cent per pound. 



C. H. W.Weber. 



Boston, May 21.— Oar market continues dull 

 on honey with very light stocks on hand. Our 

 normal prices are as follows: Faccy 1-pound 

 cartons, 17c; A No. 1, 16c; No. 1, 15c; No. 2, 12@ 

 14c. Extracted from 6!^@7Hc. 



Blakb. Scott & I^bb. 



Omaha, May 1. — Comb honey, extra white, 

 24-frame cases, per case, $3.40; No. 1, $3.25; am- 

 ber, $3.00, Peycke Bros. 



New York, May 3.— We report aquiet market 

 on all lines. While the old crop of comb honey 

 is well exhausted, still there is some arriving, 

 which has been carried by the producers, ev 

 denily, for a higher price. Values are mostly 

 nominal now, and it is only a first-class fancy ar- 

 ticle that will sell at quotation prices. We quote: 



Fancy white, 15c; No. 1, 13c; amber, ll(gil2c; 

 buckwheat, 9@10c. Extracted is decidedly dull, 

 and very little inquiry. Old crop of California 

 light amber and partly white, is now being of- 

 fered as low as 4J4c a pound f.o.b. coast, which, 

 of course, hurts the sale of other grades to a 

 large extent. Beeswax is firm and sells on ar- 

 rival at from 28{si29c. 



HiLDRETH & SeQBLKBN. 



Albany, N, Y., June 1.— Honey market qniet. 

 No stock, no receipts, and no demand now. It 

 is between seasons. We look for good prices 

 the coming season, for in this vicinity the foul 

 brood has nearly exterminated the bee-keepers. 

 H. R.Wright. 



Buffalo, May 29.— Very light trade in all 

 grades of honey. Strictly fancy sells fairly, at 

 14(«)15c; dark dull at any price, and S(((iOc about 

 the range. Beeswax, fancy, 27@2J<c; dark, 23@ 

 25c. Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, May 4.— Practically no ship- 

 ments arriving, and very little selling. We are 

 getting $3.50 to $3.65 per case of 24 sections No. 

 1 white; amber, $3.00 to $XZ5. Beeswax scarce 

 at 25c. W, R. Cromwell Produce Co., 



Successors to C. C. demons & Co. 



San Francisco, May 22. — White combll^@ 

 12^4 cents; amber, 'i@lOc; dark, 6(a'S cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@6c; light amber, 4@4>6c; 

 amber. 3J^@4c. Beeswax, 26@28c. 



Market presents a weak tone, with dealers, 

 large and small, holding off as much as possi- 

 ble, in anticipation of liberal ofiEerings from 

 producing sections at an early day. There is 

 not much new honey now here, either comb or 

 extracted. For some very choice white comb 

 13 cents is asked. New amber extracted has 

 been placed at 4 cents, which is the utmost fig- 

 ure obtainable in a wholesale way in the local 

 market for this grade. 



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