Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-15
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FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Is.

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Is.
WHERE YOUNG SNAKES Go.-About
twen;y-three years ago, in Beebe, Arkansas,
l had a guinea hen sitting near my house, IN
the garden One day, while hoeing in the
garden, | noticed the hen flying, futterlng,
and apparently fighting something. | walk
ed, hoe in hand, carefully up to the nest.
Curled up in the nest lay blow snake, or
what some people call a bull snake. care
fully approached her, and when she straight
ened out to run, with one blow OF the hoe
cut her head clean from her body. l
Strengthened her out and was examining
her, and preparing to take her length, when
yonng snake about six inches long, and
about the size Of common lead pencil,
made its appearance. | cut its head OFT, and
Others followed, unit! | had cut the heads
off Of twenty-scven. Some OF them re-
manned dead in the cavity of their
mother, so that l know that they ,6 dld
not occupy a place in the stomach. The
snake had swallowed twelve guinea
eggs, which proceeded to eject By squeeZ-
ing from her stomach and throat. The eggs
| found came from one apartment, and the
me to examine the head and neck which
cut off. | discovered that there was an
opening under the tongue, through which
the Young snakes entered the cavity III
which they were found, and that that cayi-
ty was separate and distinct from the stom-
ach where the guinea eggs were found. l
took two smooth sticks, | ran one down the
throat from above the tongue and the other
through the opening under the tongue
Both came out, but through separate and
distinct passages, Hence l say snakes do
not swallow their young, but something
like the opossum or kangaroo have sack
or pocket for them which is entered through
the mouth and under the tongue. Some
one may want TO know what was done with
the guinea eggs. | answer, lput them back
into the nest, and in about a week twelve
young guinea chicks were Matched from
Decentralization Field.
TIE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE IN
SURANCE COMPANY
passed its t'renty:fM anniversary i'll November
last.
During the quarter century of its existence 1t
has paid TO representatives Of deceased polIcyod-
.................S 81 .23
To Hring po!tcy-ho!dsrS, FOR dlvi-
bends. cndowInents, and sur
rendered policies ............. 2O276,345.15
Making iotaI payments to policy
Aoldsrs. "l,Gi9.o74.3S
tui now mas assets III hand
amounting tO....................... -i,llo,1-l.f'
Making grand total SOD 7GI ,305.Sl
During the same period il has re.
rsivcd IL premiums ir0m poi'cy-
holders. Si5, POI 1l5 I >
Leaving an excess of............ 1.503, 800. 60
Thus il will he seen that it has already returned
10 its po!icg holdcrs nearly 20 per cent. Of the amount
reccired from them. which, with amount now i'll hand,
after paying ali expenses Of management IS SEVEN AND
0NEIIALF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Ia ccceS$ Of the en-.
tire premium receipts for trenty:fre gears.
Durine the year 1888 it largely increased It's
membership income, assets surplus, GmouR Of ne" IN
styuncc wri.ef,, and amount Of insurance IN forcc.
1t issues every approved form of policy, includ-
ing SEMI. ESDowMESTs, ToSTINl.S and SEMI
ToHTISES: and has responded to tho popular de-
fnaud for its policies by increasing the limit OF
insurance Oh single life to THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
During the pas: ten years ithas paid largcr diri.
dcads than any other company, wh'c ma'ntamn? TIE
highest required By he lams Of any state thus
f,l'aiShingthe best Insurance at the smallest cost.
During the last six years il has increased the
amount Of insu rance i'll torco in Virginia 'fom c""-
yid,rubiy less than one hn6red thousand 10 more hdn
foprtecm h,ndrcd thousand do'larsn fact which writ
uttcS,S lis popularity tch ON people.
For further information, address
WISE & Co., Agents.
Alexandria, Va.