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was of much influence in the Indian 

 Bureau, especially as respects imple- 

 ments, farm operations, etc. He paved 

 the way for the surrender of Sitting 

 Bull and his band in the winter of 

 1880-81. 



Mr. Judd's health was impaired by 

 hard day and night work and exposure 

 in the hospital camps, during the Vir- 

 ginia campaigns of 1863-64, as an ac- 

 tive worker and assistant in the United 

 States Sanitary Commission. He then 

 imbibed the seeds of malarial disease 

 which were ever after a source of 

 trouble. In 1873 he organized his entire 

 business in a Stock Company, to pre- 

 serve its integrity in case of his death, 

 and disposed of a considerable share of 

 it to others, investing largely in real 

 estate in and around New York, while 

 we went with his family to Switzerland 

 and elsewhere for a year's residence, 

 where he partially recovered from the 

 malarial infliction, but never quite so, 

 even to this day. 



The general financial crash during his 

 absence in Europe, in the autumn of 

 1873, the mismanagement and outside 

 speculations of those in charge of the 

 old business, of which he remained as 

 president and responsible head, and the 

 continuous great decline in real estate 

 largely diminished his "reserve" in- 

 tended for his old age, and finally in 

 1883 the scheming of those in the busi- 

 ness to get possession of it, and the 

 failure of numerous parties whom Mr. 

 Judd had aided financially, and whose 

 notes he had endorsed to help keep them 

 going, became a heavy load ; and a sun- 

 stroke in May, 1883, which entirely in- 

 capaciated him for business during 

 many months, all together swept away 

 his accumulations ; except, as he says, 

 " What I have given away is secure ; is 

 yielding a large income to me in satis- 

 faction in seeing it useful to the present 

 and coming generations." 



This financial disaster, as it would 

 seem to others, Mr. Judd claims was a 

 blessing in disguise — a dark cloud, but 



with a bright "silver lining ;" and after 

 fully recovering from the effects of the 

 sunstroke, he lost no time in resuming 

 his journey (of 31 years previous) to 

 Chicago, with his sons fully educated 

 and prepared for activity in the great, 

 growing West, which their father be- 

 lieved was the best field for them in 

 which to enter upon their life work. 

 Mr. Judd feels that during the past 

 eight years he has, in his profession, 

 done more and better work for the 

 country than in any previous period 

 twice as long, and he has no other idea 

 than to keep at it a long time yet — how 

 many more years, he is not anxious to 

 forecast. 



In the foregoing we have endeavored 

 to recapitulate some of the great things 

 which Mr. Orange Judd has done for the 

 good of his fellow men. In his declin- 

 ing years we hope he may not only have 

 the consciousness of a "duty-done" 

 life, but may also feel that present and 

 future generations will revere his mem- 

 ory, emulate his noble example and self- 

 sacrifice, and ever be grateful for the 

 beneficent influence of such a well-spent 

 life. 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine, pub- 

 lished at Winona, Minn., by Mr. A. K. 

 Cooper, expects to be " on hand " again 

 with the October number. The last 

 issue was for June. Mr. C. says he will 

 have a "nicer looking paper" then, and 

 "may reduce it in size to the standard, 

 6x9 inches." We wish him success, as 

 we do all others interested in the ad- 

 vancement of bee-literature. We may 

 be jealous of some things, but we cer- 

 tainly are not jealous of any rival bee- 

 publishers. We wish them all the pros- 

 perity they merit or desire. 



The Southern and Texas 



bee-keepers will meet in special session on 

 Oct. 27th, during the Dallas. Tex., Fair 

 and Exposition. It is hoped that there 

 may be a general attendance of the bee- 

 keepers of the South. 



