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The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
Primitive Cooking.

One of the most healthful kinds of
corn bread was that used in Kentucky
half century ago, when people were
compelled to live on the simplest and
most natural fare. Salt was worth a
dollar pound, and skillet" was an
article of luxury. There were three
preparations of corn meal in Kentucky,
all mixed alike, but baked differently !;
the corn dodger, the "pone, and the
hoe cake. As much Indian meal as
is wanted, with salt and sufficient water
to knead the mass. This allowed to
stand about twenty minutes, SO that all
The meal is thoroughly moistened. Part
Of this is made into balls, and thrown
into a pot where bacon and cabbage
Tor green's are boiling. By the force
of the boiling water, these little balls
are seen to pop up and down, and
dodge about hence the name "dod-
gers" Ii now some of the same dough
be formed into fiat cake say an inch
thick, and placed on the hoe, this, held
over hot Goals until baked brown, gives
the true "hoe cake" The remaining
portion of dough is put in some iron
utensil Skillet or pot and the cover
adjusted. The skillet is placed on live
Goals, which are also heaped upon its
iron cover, and left to stand until the
mass is properly baked. The cake is
taken out by turning the skillet upside
down, and constitutes the original type
of "pone."
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
Marriage by Capture.

Among savage tribes some very
strange rules of etiquette appear to
govern the matrimonial relationship.
Etiquette prevents Yoruba wife from
either speaking to or even seeing her
husband, If it can be avoided, and the
rude Aleutian islanders have the same
regulation about speaking. In parts of
the Fiji Islands husband and wife, if
they wish to meet, must meet in secret;
a similar secrecy is or was obligatory
among the Circassians, and even among
the Hottentots. But the African king
dom of Futa bears off the palm in
these respects, if an old traveller is to
be credited, who assures us that wives
there were so bashful as never to let
their husbands see them without veil
for three years after their marriage
The same sort of feeling is manifest
in other curious customs. Among the
Esquimaux, even in cases where the
course of true love ran its smoothest
and accorded fully with parental
settlements, certain old women had to
be sent to drag the bride forcibly to her
husbands hut, she being obliged, un-
der the penalty of an i'll name to make
as if it went against the grain, and as
if she was much rufled at it. A KANT
chatkan girl-and the people of KANT
chatka are among the rudest of the
earth-however we'll disposed she may
be to her future spouse, makes it
point of honor to pretend to refuse
him, and the form of force on his side
and of resistance on hers has in any
case to be regularly performed And
the wild tribe, the Hos of India, re-
gard it as the correct thing for wife
to run away from her husband, and to
tell her friends that she neither loves
him nor will ever see him again, while
he in his turn is expected to display
great anxiety for his loss, and when he
has found his wife after diligent search
to carry her home again by main force.
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
SULPHUR LEMONADE,
A Peanut Butcher Served Thirsty Pas
senger Severely.

| Peanut utcher Served Thirsty Pas
seDger Severely.
When I was lad I ran away from
home like good many other boys, re-
marked a lawyer to Chicago journal
man, land, as it was my ambition to go
railroading, became peanut butcher
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
running out of Chicago. My great
source of profit was lemonade, which
was the chemical article. [ reaped a
big profit from the FOUNDERS who board
ed the train and woke up in the morn
ing with large head and an inordinate
thirst. always placed these fellows,
and when | came near them [ would
yell like fend: Ice cold lemonade!
Best thing in the world to quench the
thirstp
The reckless way these fellows drank
chemical lemonade was something
awful to contemplate; but [ suppose
heir stomachs were trained to receive
almost anything in the way of liquid,
except water. Sometimes L would stay
right by group until my tank was
| CHPtt, dnu NolI Cdu iOiLoinDoi tho
expressions that lighted up their faces
when they placed the glass against
their parched lips and gratefully drank
the contents and asked for more. But
one day when the demand had been
unusually good [ jumped off the train
at station and ran to the town pump.
Then when l was on the train again [
put In the necessary amount of chemi-
cal mixture and started through the
train shouting my wares.
Il approached long, thin individual,
whose eyes We're not as clear as they
might have been and whose hand shook
rs he held the morning paper and
made bluff at feeling first rate He
was the thirstiest looking man [ had
seen for long time, and [ could tell
that kind of people at a glance.
Lemonade, sir?' I asked.
"'Lemonade?' he repeated. We'll, [
guess | will take glass
SO poured it out and he was so
thirsty that he drank it without taking
breath, and it fairly hissed as il went
down his parching throat. The next
moment he was sputtering and chok-
ing.
For mercy's sake, boy, is there a
rat picked in that?' he asked.
Il tasted it, and then found out that
! had filed the tank at sulphur spring,
The combination of sulphur water and
chemical lemonade was something aw-
full, and shall never forget the express
sion on his face when he took me to
TASK"
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
The Walrus at Bay.

The sea-horse or walrus is we'll /.
known inhabitant of the Arctic seas,
and has fought many valiant fights
against its enemy, man, the narration
of which has thrilled boy readers over
and over again in their fayorite tales OF
adventure. In Cassells serial edition
OF "figuier's Mammalia,' we find a
passage giving some few interesting
particulars about the methods of this
amphibious and carnivorous creature,
and from that source we have extracted
the following:
Naturally mild and inoffensive, the
walrus becomes very bold when it is
attacked and wounded. Under such
circumstances it will fight with the ut
most fury, and will show it's desire for
vengeance by all its actions. If on
land, and consequently incapable of
pursuing its enemies, it's feeling of
heiplessness makes 1t utter furious
cries; it tears up the soil with its tusks
and attacks everything it meets with Oh
its way. But to avoid being injured
by it, after it is hurt. all that is neoes.
sary is for the hunters to keep at g
respectful distance. In the sea, on the
contrary, where it can display all its
activity, the waIrus is rather to be
feared; so much the more so on &C.
count of the strict union in which it
lives with it's fellows, who never fail tc
come in great numbers to help any Of
their companions which are threatened
with danger. They surround the boat,
and try to sink it by running it through
with their tusks, or capsize it by bear
ing with their whole weight upon its
sides Sometimes, indeed, they even
try to board boats, much to the disgust
of the sailors, who have no wish for
such company. If the boats row off,
, they follow them for a long while, and
only stop when they are out of sight.
The walrus has to struggle not only
against man. but also against the bears
which inhabit the same latitudes.
Although the white bears are provided
with formidable means of attack, they
do not always come out of the combat
victorious. The deep wounds which
they carry away with them after their
battles with the walrus sufficiently at,
test the valor and power of the animals
which they wished to make their VIC
tins"
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
She Set Him Right.

A confirmed old bachelor of most ex.
Eemplary habits living in his own house,
|recently advertised for hired girl He
received many letters, and finally
Eselecting one which seemed to him
about right. he invited the writer TO
call, and very substantial woman of
forty responded.
You see, / want a careful woman in
my house" he explained.
"I understand, " she replied.
''She must cook. wash and iron,
clean up the house, attend to my
clothes, sew on buttons, do repairing,
do the marketing, attend the door, pay
the bills as they come in, and kindle my
/ fire in the morning.
oh" she said, as she rose to depart,
"you do not want hired girl what
You want is q wife. Good morning" >"
and she very politely and pleasantly
walked cut
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
The Clerks Mistake,

The woman with the solid masterful
tread stepped up to the counter of the
West Fifth street family grocery and
said calmly: Il bought ten pounds of
toilet soap here six months ago." says
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
7 "Yes, ma'am," said the clerk, rub
bing his hands in imaginary lather;
| 1--WE keep the very best"
"But this soap that 1 got was full of
grit
"Iou must be mistaken, ma
Young man, [ guess l know sand
when / see it with my own eyes, and
Il mean you must have got the soap
at some other place, ma'am, for we
never have kept any SUCH
Young man, guess L know where
/ / buy my soap, and r.
cit is impossible, ma'am, that you
| got it here, for
young man, / bought ten pounds OF
soap here six months ago, and that soap
/ was so full of sand and grit that the
boarders didn't use it up till this morn
ling, and"-
"Very sorry, ma'am but we have
never
"And I wanted to get twenty pounds
more of the same Identical kind, to
last 'em through the Summer; but, of
Ecourse, if you hain't got it, I'll have to
Igo some place else to-
But the clerk was around the coun-
tier, had her basket in one hand and an
Ispologetic wave in the other:
"Beg pardon, ma'am-how many
pounds did you say you wanted?'
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
PRICE 0F LOTS ONLY S10g.

TERMS OF PURCHASE: Five dol.
lars cash and two dollars no,
month, with NO Interest. Hal
cash, 10 per cent discount; all casb
20 per cent discount.
Money will be advanced to pa,
ties desiring to build.
1t husband purchaser dies
before his purchase is Completed
a deed In fee will be given to his
widow, if the property mas been
improved, or if not. the amonmt
already paid will be returned her
The above presents an opportu,
nifty never before offered the Col
ored people of the city of Wash,
lngton to secure q valuable lot
either as an investment or for =
home On monthly payments, and
at the same time, entitled them
to a vote and voice in the Gov.
ernment of the country.
Those who apply first, will have
the first choice of lots.
Already many have made their
homes in the "City of Bowie,
and lots purchased on the above
terms should double in value with.
in the next six months.
For further information apply to
w. CALVIN CHASE, Agent.
11O9 / ST., N. "
or CAMPBELL Ca KRINGTCN
Owner, sos ID St., u. w.,
Washington. d. G
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
A WlFE'S RUSE.
A Crooked Mirror and Mans Conscience
Did the Work.

Did the work.
! A st. Louis lady made a temperate
man of her husband in novel way,
SAYS the st. Paul Globe. For two or
three years he was good deal of q
lark. Night after night he came home
saturated. At length one night he
reached home so drunk that he went to
bed with his boots on. She resolved
now to cure him at any cost, and soon
had her plans laid. The next night he
arrived home very drunk. The follow
ing morning he arose and looked in
the large mirror in his room. His
mouth was drawn out of shape, one
cheek was a good deal higher than the
other and both were swollen; one eye
was popping out of his head and the
other was sunken and drawn to twice
it's natural length; one ear sat on his
neck and the other was split and stood
almost on the top of his head.
Such fiendish picture as that ]
never saw before, muttered he.
Then he looked at the mirror to see
that it was the same he had always
used. 1t was the same frame and. as it
was built in the wall, it could not have
been changed. He called his wife into
the room.
For Gods sake, Mary. what's the
matter with the mirror?' he said
why, nothing that know of, dear. .
Just look in it! See!'
She looked in it and declared that
she didn't see anything the matter with
it,
I've got emT" shouted he. Send
for doctorI'
The doctor arrived, pronounced it a
clear case and prescribed. The hus-
band was placed in his wife's bed in an
other room and lay there day or two,
Before the physician permitted him to
be out again he pledged her he would
never drink again.
This was five years ago and he has
kept his pledge faithfully. But it is
doubtful if he knows that the mirror
which frightened him so was an imper-
feet glass which had been put in the
frame in place of the plate glass and
that while he was lying in his wife's
bedroom the plate was restored to it's
place.
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
A QUESTION OF HONOR.
In the Oiden Times No Money Consider
alton Would Avail

In the oiden Times No Money Consider
alton Would Avail.
T had lust thrown down newspaper
in disgust. What had aroused my
wrath was the report of suit for dam
ages. The claim was $500, 900. The
charge was that of meddling with a
wife's affections This, l said to my
self. is modern civilization. Such q
thing would not have been possible IN
anv other age Two hundred years ago
the offer of money in such case
would have been an insult irreparabie,
saws writer in the Washington Ne'rs.
To-day it is demanded as right.
With that there came into my head
an old story. 1t is now forgotten. The
average modern cannot see the use OF
It, 10 his downright spirit and club
footed intellect the story is ridiculous.
But here it is.
One day iu 1884 the Earl of Chandos
was sitting at his wine in the Red Bull
tavern. There were stories about the
Earl and a certain Lady Leveson which
it would not do to repeat. Some people
have wondered little at the indifter-
ence of Sir Robert Leveson. The Earl,
however, on that day at the Red Bull
appeared to be entirely at his ease. But
suddenly Sir Robert Leveson came in
to the room. He walked over to the
table at which the Earl was sitting and
pointed to the tableoloth.
My lord" said he, that is a blue
napkin lying there. "
Lord Chandos looked up quickly and
saw what he meant.
Il beg your pardon, Sir Robert, but
it is a red napkin.
Sir Robert laughed. "Shall we fight
upon that, Chandos ?" said he.
L will stand by my convictions, re.
turned the Earl, smiling: "let us meet
at sunrise.
They met and the Earl was slain by
Sir Robert Leveson. To this day no.
body knows word more than what [
have told. The seventeenth century
did not advertise it's wrongs.
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
EDWIN BOOTHS FIRST BOW.
Appeared Tressel i'm Richard ILL., With
His Fathers Spurs.

appeared as IresSel IN Richard III. With
His Fathers Spurs.
Edwin Booths and Frank Mavo's
first speaking parts were the same
Tressel in Richard Ill" Mayo was a
failure in it in San Francisco more than
thirty years ago. Edwin Booth played
the part at the Boston Museum on
September 10, 1849.
He was then acting as companion
and dresser to his father, says Wareyly
Magazine, and half hour before the
play was to begin was standing in the
wings of the stage where Jacob Tho
man, the prompter, was arranging
some details of the play.
Thoman was also cast for Tressel,
and annoyed at the double task i'm
posed upon him, turned to Edwin and
urged him to take his place on the
stage. The lad (he was then but six
teen finally consented, and, dressing
for the part, sought his fathers dress.
ing-room, where he found the elder
Booth dressed for the part of Richard
and waiting for the summons of the
call boy.
The father surveyed the son critically
for a moment and then asked abruptly:
Who was Tressel ?"
"A messenger from the fields of
Tewksbury.''
What was his mission ?"
TO bear the news of the defeat of
the Kings party"
How did he make the journey ?"
''On horseback"
Where are the spurs p
Glancing down the son noted their
absence and said he had not thought
of them.
Here, take mine"
Edwin undid his fathers spurs and
tied them on his boots. When his
work on the stage was ended he again
sought his fathers dressing room and
found him sitting seemingly in deep
thought as before.
Have you done we'll ?" was the
question that greeted him as he entered.
Il think SO, was the reply.
Then give me my spurs, and Tres
sci replaced the spurs on Gloster's feet.
1t was thus that the greatest player
of his time made his first bow to the
public, of which in ten short years he
was to become the idol.
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK
OF WASHINGTON, D..
609 E st. n. W.

Receives deposits, loans money
transacts a general banking busl-
ness. Location central and con-
Venlent. 4 street cars ana herdic
run In front OF our door-9lh st
cars run a few rods east of our
building, 7th street and 11th st
cars only two block away.
Or. Z. Il. PurVis, L. U. Bailey.
OFFICERS:
President, Jno. X. Lynch
Vice Pres, Joseph w. Cole
Cashier, Douglass b. McCary
Treasurer, L.C. BAILEY
Secretary, He, Baker
-, DIRECTORS.
Jno. b. Lynch, l.. c. BaiIey'
Joseph W. Cole, W. MeKinIary
John A. Pierre, j. A. Lewis
w. E. Matthews, J.R. Wild,r
~ W. s. Montgomery,
j. I. Bradford, James Storum.
w. 5, Lotion, j. A. johnson
A. W. Taneil, II, E. Baker
The Washington bee., 1893-04-29
THE INDUSTRIAL BUILD
ING AND SAVING co.

Loans money to buy or build
homes. Shares 81 each, payable
monthly. Dividends declared ey
cry January. Seeretsry's office:
600 F ST., n. W. Open 9 a. m. to
) p. N. Monthly meetings at Lin
coin Memorial Church, cor. 11tb
and z sts., n. W., first Monday
light in every month.
HENRY E. BAKER,
Secretary
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Fifty Cents Per Week
S5CASH
~AND~
900. Per Week
w huv vou L

Cch
w buy you a home in a.
CITY OF BOWIE 'ue
so CTS. PER WEEK
The first opportunity offoraS
colored people to secure Honoa
on Weekly payments OF . cents
a week or Two Dollars per month
1000 LOTS FOR SALE,
L. the city of Bowie, State g,
Maryland. Only 20 minutes rida !,
from Washington. Double trscE
~ trains stop daily. Fare to and
rom Washington, only Six cents
by Communication ticket. The innc,
ton of the Baltimore and Pot"
mac and Pope Creek RaiIroad
Telegraph and Express Offices
The best depot On the Baltimore
and Pot C ra lroad, Stores
churches an. hOols already built
The most healthful spot in Ib2
State of Maryland. Title to pron.
erty perfect. No Taxes, and pnr.
chasers of lots will receive their
deeds, with certificate of tjtIa
"Free Z"
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BRoETI S IRON BITTERs
Cures Dyspepsia, IN
digestion 6 Debility,
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1893-09-06
lie m Polskie.
zaboru r~OsyIskiegO.

Dnia logo sierpnia o godzinie Sci
pc Posudniu, straszliws kleska nawiedxi-
Ia Kszimierz mad Wisla.
WSkutek uleWnych dearczow, u.ko6.
o1onYch ob~erwsniem sic chmury, RE-
ozks, PFzeohOdEaos srodkiem Kasimie-
RIA, doSzaa do niebyvslych rozmiarow.
Niss'ychsnie silny prad unioss trzv
mostly roz"alR murOwSny pietrowy
mfyn, EnisEczyl wszystkie p-osoaone mad
rzeczkS zabudowania m~leszkalne 1 90
spodarcze.
R"tca rzeka, powstals " ~przecIsOu
nie'Petns godziuy, unosiaa ozesci zab1-
doWah' meble, posciel, uls = -pszOzos,mi
! ptactwo domowe.
Pred byi tax silny, ae z pryzm k.-
miennych, usOAOnyoh mad VISA do buL
dowy dom6w, ME pozostalo ami li.du.
DOmy ~mieszkslns, Esbudowsnia 1 o.
grody POkryte - " Obeonej chvili
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1893-09-06
Potrzeba 100 g6rnik6w

do kopalni wegla = plaza " lecie cd
tony 7Oo. Kline THO. Robotnik6w Z IA
militant chetniej sie wrzyjmuje - VOL
ne mieszkanie, stala praca, tania jazda.
Takfe Potrzebujemy robotnik6w M far
my / do kolei 2~elaznej. Robota gwaran.
towan. f. ASPINK,
$50 East Lake St., Basement.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1893-09-06

narodowe i biorac W takowych
udziai, gromadzacS karb Narodowy
i wchodzac W Etosunki re Zwia.
zkiem Wychodztwa polskiego W
Europe, Swiadcza. be rozdawnictwa
posmiertnego ME uwa&a "a Gel
sw6j wyiaczny i jedyny. Swis.
dczy o tenn rownie8, opracowany
przez specyalny komitet, ,,Projekt
konstytucyi i ustaw Zwiszku
Nsrodowego Polskiego", majacy
bye analizowanym i pod gfoso.
wanie poddawanym ma sejmie.
0 projekcie tym slow kilka
powiedziec pozwolimy sobie.
Swiadectwo niezbite poczuwania
sic do ~slusenia sprawie polskiei
skfada on W artykule l.szym,
,,Cel i irodki", W parsgrafach l
1 2. Okreilaja one eel i zazaa.
czaja srodki, pomiedzy ktoremi
ME znajdujemy ami iacznosci z
krsJem, ami tel porozumiewania
sic z wychodztwem polskiem W
Europie, porozumiewania sic, be-
dacego iacznoici z kraiem wa
runkiem. Bee tego Gel pozosta.
ME platonicznym mifosci ojczysny
wyrazem, sam zai Zwiszek stanie
sic warsztatem oderwanym, pro.
dukujacym wyroby ola przyozda.
biania siebie samego. Sztandaru
wartoe zale8y cd czyn6w kro.
czacego pod MIN hufca. Nale4y
W Ustawie uwyrazni6 Srodki stu.
Aenia sprawie polskiej.
Me rosumiemy ola czego do
,.srodkow" ME zostaf zaliczonv
lSkarb 'Nsrodowy. Projektodawce
odesfali 60 ma sam szary koniec,
czyniac o MIN wzmianke nawia.
sowa: nBedzie zarzadzany tax
Jak dotychczas". Dowodzi to, ae
ME zrszumieli oni znaczenia i do.
niosfosci instytucyi, najwaaniejszei
re Wszystkich, jake sic dotych.
czas ma emigracyi polskiej zakfa-
daily, i~nstytucyi sfusznie nazwanei
',Koscioiem patryotyzmu polskie-
go". Kosci6f 6w zbyt powoIi i
jakos cd niechcenia W Ameryce,
Srod ~tamtejszei emigracyi polskiej,
sic buduje. zwiazek trzech ty.
siecy dolarow ME zebrai i~eszcze,
podczas kiedy mniej liczna i u.
boga emigracya W Europe wie-
Gel MD try razy lyle " depozy-
che posiada. Trzeba sic ts kwe.
stya ma seryo a gorliwie i z oby-
watelskiem poczuciem zajac.
Kwestya to bowiem waana, bardzo
wasna. o wainosci jej dostate-
cznie Swiadczy niechec zawzieta,
jaka ja spotyka re strony stron.
nictw, praktyknjacych .,upodlenie
ducha". InstytRcya Skarbu Ma.
rodOwego, " tel postaci, jaks jei
wychodztwo polskie W Eurepie
nadalo. jest to rezerwa. powo-
lana, W razie nawet gdyby upa-
dfy wszystkie Tewarzystwa i
zWiazki, do uprawiania i bronze.
mia sprawy pOlskiej. Polecamy to
kwestye gorsco X.mu seJmowi
zwiszku Narodowego polskiego W
Stanach Zjednoczonych.