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with death. One day a countryman 

 came along and drew rein near the bee- 

 tree. 



He went into camp there, and when 

 he started to build his fire one of the 

 soldiers said : 



"My friend, why don't you build your 

 fire up against that dead tree ?" 



"Would anybody keer?" he asked. 



"Of course not." 



The result was, the countryman built 

 his fire against the dead tree, and the 

 tree caught fire. When the countryman 

 departed the next day, he left the tree 

 ablaze. It burned slowly that day, and 

 gradually the bees were smoked out. 

 With anxious and impatient eyes, the 

 soldiers watched the fire. About the 

 middle of the third day, the old tree 

 came down, with a crash that could be 

 heard for a mile. The soldiers lit upon 

 the honey, like dogs upon a lame coon. 

 When the excited officers reached the 

 scene, they were informed that a 

 countryman had fired the tree. By that 

 time, however, the countryman was 50 

 miles away. — Atlanta Constitution. 



Bees Refuse to be United. 



During the drouth last Suminer, a colony 

 of bees deserted their hive. On exami- 

 nation, the hive was found full of comb, 

 but without honey. The bees clustered 

 near, and, being remarkably gentle, I 

 determined to try to save them, by com- 

 bining them with another colony. 



I had read that, if bees could be given 

 the same scent, they would sometimes go 

 kindly together. A few drops of oil of 

 anise was stirred into some sugar and 

 water — the swarm and the bees in the 

 hive, that was to receive the addition, 

 were freely sprinkled with the mixture, 

 also the entrance to the hive. 



The swarm was then emptied in front 

 of the hive ; they flowed in beautifully ; 

 meanwhile, a drumming was kept up on 

 the side of the hive. For several hours 

 everything seemed harmonious; but alas! 

 as soon as the hungry bees had eaten up 

 the fragrant sweet, they turned their 

 attention to the new inmates, and, seizing 

 them by wings and feet, dragged them 

 to the edge of the alighting-board, and 

 tumbled them over. 



They were probably mortally stung, as 

 they seemed unable to fly ; soon the 

 ground on each side of the hive, was 

 covered with the dead and dying. No 

 amount of after-sprinkling had any effect 

 to arrest the murderous work. 



Of course, these little house-holders 

 could not know of my intention to feed 

 them through the drouth. One cannot 



but admire their wisdom in not allowing 

 an addition to their family, in a time of 

 famine, and in their regard to sanitation, 

 in dropping the dead bees away from the 

 front of the hive. — New York Tribune. 



HONEY AP BEESWAX MABKET. 



DETROIT, Jan. 27.— Comb Honey is quoted 

 at I5@17c. White Clover quite scarce. Ex- 

 tracted, 7@8c. Beeswax, 26@27c. 



M H. HUNT. BeU Branch. Mich. 



NEW YORK, Jan. 29.— Market is very quiet, 

 especially on comb honey. We quote: Fancy 

 white 1-lbs., 15@16c; 2-lbs., 13@14c; off- 

 grades, 1-lbs., 13@14c; 2-lbs., 12c; buckwheat, 

 1-lbs., ll@12c; 2-lbs., 10c. Extracted, bass- 

 wood and white clover, 8@8i/ic; buckwheat, 

 6i4@7c; California, 6 M@7Jic; Southern, 65® 

 70c per gallon. Beeswax, 2o@27c. 



HILDRETH BROS. & SEGELKEN, 

 28-30 West Broadway. 



KANSAS CITY, Jan. 27.— Honey is very 

 slow sale,both comb and extracted. We quote: 

 White 1-lb. comb, 16@18c; dark, 12@13c; 

 white, 2-lb., 14@15c; dark, ll@12c; extracted, 

 6@7c. Beeswax, 25c. 



CLEMONS, MASON & CO., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



CINCINNATI, Jan. 28.— Demand is good for 

 all kinds of extracted honej', with a full sup- 

 ply on the market of all but Southern, which 

 is scarce. It brings 6@8c per pound. Demand 

 is fair for choice comb honey, which we hold 

 at 18@20c, in the jobbing way. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 24@26c., for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



CHICAGO, Jan. 29.— Demand at present not 

 very active on comb honej'. Fancy white, 18c; 

 white, 17c; white 2-lb. sections, 15c; buck- 

 wheat, 1-lb. sections, 13c; extracted, 7@9c. 



' 'S. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, Jan. 28.— Fancy white 1-lb. 

 comb, 18c; fair to good, 17c; dark 1-lb., 14@ 

 15c; 2-lb. white comb, 15@16c; 2-lb. dark, 13® 

 14c; extracted, white, 7c; dark, 5@6c. 



HAMBLIN & BEARSS, 514 Walnut St. 



CHICAGO, Jan. 31.— There is not the vol- 

 ume of trade usual at this season, j-et prices 

 are without material change since last quota- 

 tions. Best lots of white honey in 1-pound 

 sections, brings 17@18c; brown and dai-k, 

 slow, at uncertain prices. Extracted, 7@8c 

 per pound. Our stock is light, as to quantity, 

 but is kept well up to demand by daily re- 

 ceipts. Beeswax, 27@28c. 



R. A. BURNETT, 161 S. Water St. 



BOSTON, Jan. 29.— While honey is selling 

 slowlj', prices are being well maintained, and 

 the supply will be entirely exhausted before 

 the first day of March. Best 1-lb. comb-honey 

 is selling at 19@20c : fair to good, 18@19c. 

 There are no 2-lb.sections on hand. Extracted, 

 7i4@9c. There is no beeswax on hand. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 27, 1890.— The honey 

 market is quiet and steady, with light stocks 

 of anj' kind or grade. We are selling white 

 at 15@18c; mixed, 14@15c; dark, 12@14c. 

 Extracted, white, 9@10c; mixed, 6@8c ; dark, 

 6@7c. 



H. R. WRIGHT, 326-328 Broadway. 



