628 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Death of Mr- John Madden. 



The Davenport, Iowa, Daily Gazette 

 of Sept. 20, contains the following 

 notice of the death of one of the 

 prominent hee-keepers of Iowa : 



On Sept. 19, 1881, occarred the sud- 

 den death of Mr. .John Madden, in 

 Winfleld township, near Long Grove, 

 Iowa. 



The news of Mr. Madden's death 

 soon spread through the country, car- 

 rying sadness with it ; for having 

 lived here for 30 years, he was well- 

 known, and had the respect and con- 

 fidence of all his friends. 



At about 6 o'clock on Thursday even- 

 ing, the deceased was driving with a 

 single horse and buggy from Donahue 

 to Long Grove, when the horse be- 

 coming frightened at some children 

 trying to get a bed-tick over a fence, 

 ran westward until it came to the 

 house of Henry Madden, brother to 

 the deceased, where it entered the 

 yard. During the run Mr. Madden 

 had been thrown from the buggy. Mr. 

 Henry Madden hurried back along 

 the road, and at its side found his 

 brother lying dead ; his whip in his 

 hands, and the lap-robe wrapped 

 about his legs. 



There was no evidence of intended 

 violence, but death had apparently 

 resulted from concussion of the brain . 

 The jury returned a verdict " that the 

 deceased came to his death by being 

 thrown from his wagon, his horse 

 having been frightened." 



Mr. John ISIadden was born in Wig- 

 ton, England, on Aug. 8, 1817, and 

 came to the United States in 1850, 

 landing at New Orleans and ascend- 

 ing the river to Davenport. He pur- 

 chased land in Winfleld township, out 

 of which he soon made a farm, and 

 has occupied it as his home ever since. 



ilr. JSIadden has always been an 

 enterprising citizen, with a heart full 

 of kindness, and possessing good 

 judgment in all business transactions. 

 He has for a great many terms of the 

 District Court been foreman of the 

 grand jury. He always took great in- 

 terest in " public affairs, and was a 

 member of the Scott County Agricul- 

 tural Society from its foundation. He 

 leaves a wife and eight grown-iip 

 children. 



The officers of the Eastern Iowa 

 and Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association have sent us the follow- 

 ing for publication : 



Mr. Madden was a successful and 

 progressive apiarist, and one of the 

 tirst to help organize what is now 

 known as the Eastern Iowa and West- 

 ern Illinois I5ee-Keepers Association, 

 and until the time of his death, he 

 was always an active member of this 

 AssDciation, and many who attended 

 the annual meetings of this Associa- 

 tion, and there made his acquaintance, 

 will receive with profound sorrow the 

 news of his untimely death. The 

 esteem in which the deceased was 

 held, was demonstrated by the fact 

 that 225 vehicles (10 of which held 

 bee-keepers) followed the remains to 

 its last resting place. The members 



of this Association express their 

 heartfelt sympathies with Jilrs. Mad- 

 den in her great bereavement. 



Wm. Goos, Sec. 

 I. V. McCagg, Pres. 



Transferring Bees at a Fair. 



A Philadelphia paper gives the fol- 

 lowing account of public manipula- 

 tions with bees in the bee-tent at the 

 Fair in that city : 



The bee-tent at the Fair was the 

 scene of a remarkable entertainment 

 yesterday afternoon. ^Ir. Arthur 

 Todd gave an exhibition of the method 

 in which bees are manipulated. Quite 

 unprotected by head-net or gloves, he 

 opened a box-hive full of bees, took 

 out the comb and transferred it to a 

 new hive. He carefully sliced off the 

 coverings of the cells", and, placing 

 the comb in the extractor, emptied 

 them of their sweet contents. He 

 sought among the crowded colony for 

 the queen-bee, and having found" her, 

 showed her to his audience, who were 

 safely standing outside his gauze 

 tent, then deposited her in a little 

 wire cage made expressly for her, in- 

 troduced her in a polite manner to 

 her friends, and put her into the 

 handsomely furnished hive, which he 

 had prepared for her reception. 



Mr. Todd handled the little insects 

 as if he were ignorant of the fact that 

 they all carried a very ugly weapon, 

 and he appeared to be on terms of 

 affection with them all. They crawled 

 over the bald part of his head, swarm- 

 ed on his hands and arms, and got 

 caught in his beard, but they seemed 

 to think it was all play, and he ap- 

 peared to enjoy the fun. The aston- 

 ished visitors looked on with mute 

 admiration as he lifted a frame of 

 comb from the box-hive and showed 

 them tlie eggs in some cells, the 

 honey in others, and again others 

 covered with the curious waxy sub- 

 stance the bees gather. 



In the gauze tent with Mr. Todd 

 were Mrs. Louisa Thomas, of Tacony, 

 one of the earliest practical bee-keep- 

 ers in this country ; Mrs. Foote, of 

 New Haven ; Dr. Townsend, Presi- 

 dent of the Philadelphia Bee-Keepers' 

 Association ; .John Shallcross, of 

 Frankford, and John Pyewell, an en- 

 thusiastic bee-keeper from Bridge- 

 port, Pa. 



" Bee-keeping," said Mrs. Thomas, 

 " is one of the most absorbing em- 

 ployments. Bee-keepers become so 

 interested in their work that any 

 trouble that may attach to the care of 

 an apiary is completely overlooked in 

 the pleasure it gives. This exhibition 

 is, without exception, the very best 

 I have ever seen, both as regards the 

 bees and the honey. The whole work 

 of transferring a colony of bees from 

 one hive to another only occupied 40 

 minutes." 



Arthur Todd has been awarded six 

 prizes for his honey and bees, and will 

 receive a special award for his clever 

 manipulation of his busy little favor- 

 ites. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office op The American Bee Journal, } 

 Monday. 10 a. m., Sept. 29. 1S84 S 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— Nothing stirring in the marliet for the 

 last few weeks. The approach of cooler weather 

 is expected to impart more life to the trade. Comb 

 honey sells at 16c. in the jobbintr way. and bringa 

 14{ail5c. on arrival for choice. OfferinKs exceed the 

 demand. Extracted honey has commenced to 

 accumulate, but demand is fair for small packages 

 for table-use, as well as for darker grades in bar- 

 rels. It brings t5[ft9c. on arrival. 



BEESWAX -Is dull at 260280 on arrival. 



C. F. MUTH, Freeman & Central Ave. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— As we have already commenced re- 

 ceiving consignments of this year's crop of honey, 

 we feel safe in making the following quotations : 

 Fancy white comb, 1-lt., I8(s;2uc.. 2-9). I»i@18c. : fair 

 to good, 1 and2-n>. 14@16c.: fancy buckwheat.l-lb, 

 l2Hjf^iyc., 2- ft, llK@12c. : ordinary grades of dark, 

 1 and 2-Ib, ll^lli^jc. Extracted white choice, in 

 keg? oT small barrels, 8i,5&9c,, buckwheat, 6H<97c. 



BEESWAX-Prime yellow, 3u®3lc, 



MCCAUL & Hlldreth. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. ■ 

 HONEY.— We quote best white in I-lb. sections, 

 1S(920C.; 2-lb., I6®18c. Extracted, S®9c. Un- 

 glassed sections sell best. 

 BEESWAX-:i:,c. 



Blake & riplet. 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY.— Comb honey has been taken with 

 freedom by the trade this week, but 15®l6c. is the 

 best price obtainable for a fancy article of comb 

 h<.'ney in frames. Some lots bring from 14 to 15c. 

 when in good order. Stock of comb honey ia not 

 large at present. Extracted, 7(!i8c. for new. 

 BEESWAX.— For fair to yellow, 280300, 



R. A. BdbNETT, liil South Water 8t, 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— No movement of consequence. Stocks 

 are of fair proportions, but are in some instances 

 limited to figures not obtainable. Choice extracted 

 is in demand at the quotations below noted. 

 White to extra white comb, y®llc-: dark to good, 

 709C.: extracted, choice to extra white, 4^@5c,: 

 dark and candied, 4c, 



BEESWAX,- Wholesale, 2,')®28c. 



Htearxs & SMITH, 423 Front Street. 



BT, LODI8. 

 HONEY' — Steady; demand and supply both 

 small. Comb, 12014c per lb., and strained and ex- 

 tracted eOBKc. 

 BEESWAX— Firm at 32032XC. for choice. 



W.T. ANPEH80N & Co.. 104 N. 3d Street, 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— The honey market seems to be im- 

 proving, so that there is a larger demand. Best 1- 

 Ib, sections were sold in quantity at 16c: in a 

 amall way 17c is i.iocasionally obtained, but 16c 

 would be the more reliable quotation: 2-1 bs„ best 

 white. UOl.'ic: second quality slow at 10{3il2c. 

 Extracted slow at 8:ai9c, 



BEESWAX-3nc. 



A. C. KENDEL, 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO, 

 HONE Y— We quote comb honey in 2 lb, sections, 

 15c; extracted, 7@7^c. 



GEO. W. Meade & CO., 213 Market. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— There is no change to report. The 

 demand is good with liberal receipts and prices at 

 about last quotations, with some concessions In 

 round lots. Choice Eastern comb. H- lb. sections, 

 IBc; 1-lb. 16c : 2-lb. 15c. California comb, 2-lb. 

 frames, 15c. Lower grades, move slowly, at 2 or 3c. 

 less. Extracted, '^Hm^c. according to quality. We 

 could use a few thnus:ind pounds of choice white 

 clover extracted, in barrels, and will be pleased to 

 receive consignments or will purchase outright as 

 much as 5,000 lbs. at a reasonable price. 



BEESWAX.— None in the market. 



Clkmons, Cloon & Co, 

 Successors to Jerome Twichell. 



^" Our rates for two or more 

 copies of the book," Bees and Honey," 

 may be found on the Book List on 

 the second page of this paper. Also 

 wholesale rates on all books where 

 they are purchased '• to sell again." 

 The time for reading up will soon be 

 here, and in anticipation of this, we 

 now have a very large stock of books 

 on hand, and can fill orders for them 

 in any quantity, on receipt of orders. 



