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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



August 



'm-liu i^uiser's Story. 



The emperor's "liebliugsblume" has 

 become tbe national flower of Germauy 

 and the symbol of patriotism, but it 

 will never be forgotten why he loved 

 it, and the beautiful and touching story 

 possesses ever new interest when told 

 in his own words. Finding how many 

 incorrect versions were spread about to 

 account for his fondness for the simple 

 field flower, tbe aged kaiser related the 

 following ijathetic incident: 



"As my UiOther fled with myself and 

 my deceased brother from Memel to 

 Kouigsberg during the troublous times 

 at the beginning of our century, the 

 misfortune happened to us that one of 

 the wheels of our coach broke in the 

 midst of the plain. No village was 

 within reach, and we seated ourselves 

 on the edge of the ditch while the dam- 

 age was being repaired as well as cir- 

 cumstances would permit. My brothet 

 and I were rendered both tired and hun- 

 gry by this delay, and particularly I, 

 being a weak and delicate little fellow, 

 gave my dear mother much troubl* 

 with my complaints. In order to dis- 

 tract our thoughts, my mother stood up, 

 pointed out the many beautiful blue 

 flowers in the fields and requested us 

 to gather them and bring them to her. 

 Then she made wreaths of them, and 

 with joy we watched her skillful hands. 

 Thereby the sad state of the country, 

 her own trials and the anxiety concern- 

 ing her sous' future may well have once 

 more pressed heavily on my mother's 

 heart, for slowly tear after tear welled 

 from her beautiful eyes and fell on the 

 wreath of cornflowers. This emotion of 

 my devoted mother went deeply to my 

 heart, and, forgetting my own childish 

 sorrow, I attempted to console her with 

 caresses, during which she placed the 

 blue wreath, glittering with tears, on 

 my head. I was then 10 years ^d, but 

 this touching scene has never faded from 

 my memory, and if now, in my old age, 

 I behold the sweet blue flower, I imag- 

 ine I see the tears of the most devoted 

 of mothers ,«hiuing upon it and there- 

 fore love it above a ll others. " 



One successful venture which has 

 come of the Manchester ship canal is 

 the steamship service betw'eeu the cot- 

 ton metropolis and London. It is a long 

 way round, but the saving in freight 

 dues is enormous. 



Swift Flying Clouds. 



Mr. Claytcu of the Blue Hill observa- 

 tory, near Boston, reports that observa- 

 tions made there show that the average 

 speed with which clouds between 8,000 

 and 9,000 feet high move is 60 miles 

 an hour in midsummer and 110 miles 

 an hour in midwinter. The swiftest 

 flight of a cloud yet measured was 230 

 miles an hour. 



Honey and Beeswax Market Report. 



Below we give tlie latest and most authen- 

 tic report of the Honey and Beeswax market 

 in ditferent trade centers : 



CiNCrNNATi. 0.. July. 30. 1897.— There is a fair 

 demand for extracted honey at 'AVi and (ic per lb , 

 iiccording to quiility- The demand for comb honey 

 IS fair at 11^ to liJe ppr lb. The demand for bees- 

 wax is fair at 22 and 25c per lb for good to choice 

 yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son. 

 Cor. Freeman and tentral Aves. 

 Detroit, Mich.. July. >>0, 1897.— Slow demand 

 for honey. Fair supply. Price of comb 10c to lie 

 per lb. Fair demand for beeswax. Good supply. 

 Prices 25 to 2()c. per lb. 



M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch. Mich. 

 Boston. Mass , July 30. 1897.- The demand for 

 honey is light. Supply ample. Price of comb 11 

 to 13c per lb. Extracted 7 to 8c per lb. Good de- 

 mand tor beeswax. Very light supply. Prices 25 

 to 2t)c per lb. 



E. E. Blake & Co., 57 Chatham St. 

 Kansas City. Mo., July 30. 1897.— Light demand 

 for honey. Price of comb 13c to 14c per lb. Price of 

 extracted 5 to 5^c per lb. Light supply of bees- 

 wax; price 30c per lb. 



Hamblin & Bearss, .514 Walnut St. 

 Albany, N. Y., July .30, 1897.— Price of buck- 

 wheat comb honey 6 to 7c per lb. White 11 to 12c 

 per lb. 



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