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The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
snakes I'm the Home Circle.

oxs would hardly expect to find rep
tilss domesticated, but they are found
I'm that position at Para, not far from
the mouth OF the Amazon, says the
Pail Mall Budget The stores and
warehouses OF that city are overrun
with vermin OF all sorts, and more es-
pecially rats. To keep down this
plague young boas or jibolas are placed
in the cellars, and subsiBt comfortably
on the plentiful supply Of food thus af-
forded. The BraZilians say that they
keep down to reasonable limits the
rats, which would otherwise play havoc
with any goods they could get at. The
fact that boas feed only at somewhat
long intervals accounts for the fact
tha. there always seem to be just rats
enough for their subsistence, while they
perform their catlike duties most salts
factorily. But, as we have said, they
also act as very efficient watchdogs.
The skin Of the boa Is an article of
commerce both in the BraZils and East
ern Asia In the latter its chief use is
to form the heads Of banjos and other
native musical instruments, it being
extremely tough and hard. In Brazil
1t is also used at Zines to make riding
boots, and forms an excellent substi-
tute for upper" leather, that Of the
anaconda being the best. As to vital
ity, q specimen in my possession, which
had attacked a visitor, lived eighteen
months with an open hole in its skull
about an inch deep, caused by a bar
used to beat 1t of the men 1t had seiz-
ed. The Land boa may be said to have
but ons enemy apart from man, and
that, curfously, one Of the most insig-
nifc8nt OF insects, the ant. A certain
species, peculiar to northern Brazil,
make annual pilgrimages from their
Jungle retreats to some other point,
often distant many miles, and destroy
every living creature that stays in their
track, except man and domestic ami
mails or cattle. The monkey or the
jaguar knows enough to flee before the
invading host, but the snake does not
appear to realize his danger until at.
tackled by millions Of his tiny but per.
Sistent foes. Twistings and writings
are alike In vain to shake them of,
and the passing traveller may often
see, an / have seen myself, the bleach.
ed skeleton Of huge snake which has
thus been literally devoured alive The
ants are, Of course, considerably larger
than the British varieties, but seem
puny enemies to successfully demolish
q reptile monarch OF the jungle.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
An III Wind.

Jack-Its all over. I'm a cooked
goose.
Tom-Wouldn't she have you?
Jack-Confound 1t, no! Cool as a
cucumber about II, and nothing green
either.
Tom-Any chance of-er-her exer-
cising woman's peculiar prerogatire?
Jack-Changing her mind? Not a
bit.
Toni suppose, too, you had plan
ned to buy her a ring il she'd have
you?
Jack-Yes. I suppose so.
Tom-Had your money all saved up
for it, didn't you?
Jack-I should say SO. Had $50 all
ready.
Tom-Ah, yes! I say, jack
Jaek-Well?
MISUNDERSTANDING lend me-er-
that $50 till you find some girl who
will have you, could you?-~Harpers
Bazaar.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
PRICE OF LOTS ONLY 51Oe.

TERMS OF PURCHASE: Five dol-
lars cash and two dollars per
month, with no Interest. Hal
cash, 10 per cent discount; all cash
20 per cent discount.
Money will be advanced TO par
ties desiring to build.
Ii a husband purchaser dies
before his purchase is completed. /.
d deed IN fee will be given to his
widow, if the property has been
improved, or if not. the amount
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 a valuable lot
either as an investment or for a
home On monthly payments, and
at the sam. time, entitled them
to vote and a voice In the Gov
ernmept 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
or CAMPBELL CARRINGION
Owner, sos d ST., n. W..
Washington. d ~
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
Curious Indian Games and Sports.


We had some quiet plays which we
afernated with the more severe and
Wbrlike ones. Among them were
tb1owing wands and snow-arrows. In
the winter we coasted much. We had
NJ ''double-rippers" nor toboggans, but
six or seven of the long ribs of a buf-
falo, fastened together at the larger
cid, answered all practical purposes
Sometimes a strip of Eastwood bark,
four feet long and half a foot wide,
was used with much skill. We stood
O; one end and held the other, using
tie inside of the bark for the outside
AID thus coasted down long hills with
rmarkable speed.
Sometimes we played Medicine
lance" This to us was almost what
'playing church. is among white chill
den. Our people seemed to think it
a. act of irreverence to initiate these
dtnces, but we children thought other
Nse; therefore we quite frequently
etjoyed in secret one of these perform
atces. We used to observe all the i'm
p'rtant ceremonies and customs at
tnding it, and it required something
q an actor to reproduce the dramatic
d;nces usually occupied a day and a
right, and the programme was long
Sid varied, so that it was not easy to
e,ecute all the details perfectly; but
tie Indian children are born imitators.
f was often selected as choirmaster
q these occasions, for had happened
t learn many of the medicine songs,
aad was quite an apt mimic. My
Eandmother, who was a noted medi-
tae woman, on hearing of these sacri-
Lgious acts (as she called them, warn
e. me that if any Of the medicine men
snuld learn of my conduct they would
finish me terribly by shrivelling my
Inbs with slow disease.
Occasionally we also played white
IAN" Our nowledge Of the pale-face
as limited, but we had learned that
| |. brought goods whenever he came,
Ad that our people exchanged furs
pr his merchandise. We also knew,
smehow, that his complexion was
yhite, that he wore short hair on his
had and long hair On his face, and
Eat he had coat, trousers and hat, and
i'd not patronize blankets in the day
me. This was the picture we had
fmed of the white man. So we paint
7 two or three of our number with
.1hite clay, and put on them birchen
Nts, which we sewed up for the occa-
pn, fastened piece of fur to their
Gins for beard, and altered their
estume as much as lay within our
liver. The white of the birch bark
AS made TO answer for their white
dirts. Their merchandise consisted
1 sand for sugar, wild beans for cof-
IL, dried leaves for tea, pulverized
esth for gunpowder, pebbles for bull
lS and clear water for dangerous
e-water." We traded for these
a4ds with skins Of squirrels, rabbits
az small bfrds.-Dr Charles A. East
na, in st. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
Fifty Cents Per Week
S5CASH
~AND~
SOC. Per w eek
w buy yon home in the
CITY OF BOWIE.
so CTS. PR WEEK,

~ kASs R&A w EEks
The first opportunity offered
eolored people to secure Homes
on Weekly payments OF % cents
a week or Two Dollars per month
1000 LOTS Fga Sale.
IL the city of Bowie, State Of
Maryland. Only 20 minutes ride
from Washington. Double track
22 trains stop daily. Fare to and
rom Washington, only Six cents
by commutation ticket. The iunc.
tion of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac and Pope Greek Railroad.
Telegraph aud Express offices.
The best depot ON the Baltimore
and Pot; &c ra lroad. tres,
churches am hools already built,
The most healthtul spot in the
State of Maryland. Title to prop
erty perfect. No Taxes, and pur-
chasers of lots will receive their
deeds, with certificate of title
s'Free
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
RIGHTS OF ANiMAlA

49, We Ought to Treat Them with
More Civility and Respect.
Arthur Helns insisted On "eour
to animals. We are to be civil
In to them, and not to bully where
might persuade Count Tolstoi
uses the V hip; he simply talks
horse. Mr. Bright long since fol
on the same side as Sir Arthur
He thought that kindness to
els should be taught at school.
N awkward, says q writer in the
On Daily News, for he loved to
some Of them by the gills. for
sport 1t is needless to say that every
form Of sport is barred by Mr.. Salt
and his school. There Is, Of course. no
lack OF champions on the other side.
Some writer's argue that because ami
mails hsve mo souls" we are entitled
to do what we like with their bodies.
Mr.. Wood-the naturahst-altogether
declined to accept the premises. What
do we know about thor souls? he ask
ed; and 1t Is clear enough that he hoped
his faithful dog would bear him COM
pany In the next world. The brutes,
be said, have reason, language, mem
ory, q sense OF moral responsibility, un-
selfshness and love, and there are no
higher qualities In the spiritual bag
gage OF man. III they have no hope OF
q future Life, argued Primatt, one OF
their earliest champions, there is all
the more reason for acknowledging
their right to q good time In this one.
Bentham pleaded logically in their
favor, but rather gave them away In
defending roast beef on the ground that
their pains In providing 1t were moi
equal to our pleasures In the use.
The ".yermin" argument Is said to be
worthless. "Vermin" Is mere phrase.
The animal feels or it does not feel,
and If IL feels it has its rights. The
Hindooa apparently have no difficulty
about tAat, and in Theosophical houses,
we believe, beetles have been known
to range freely about the drawing
room. The rule L. absolute: nothing
must be killed. But then how does the
Hindoo walk abroad, or even breathe
He must put hundreds OF things to
death in each operation. Probably
every morning stroll Of innocence
through the meadows imports whole
hecatpmb of slain. Small birds are
pretty plain sailing. We are all agreed
that the murder for millinery goes too
far. One dealer in London is said to
have rsceived, as single consignment,
$1,000 humming birds, $4,000 aquatic
birds and $1,000 pairs Of wings.
A thousand songsters slaughtered In one daN
Oh, Angelina, meditste upon It,
And hsnessorth, never, nsver wear, pray,
A Arelhrsast IN thy bonnet.
But Edwin was inconsistent He
had no sooner ended his appeal than
he said grace and carved the chicken
There II 4. The best OF Us Of this sort
have always q chicken to carve, and In
the long run our prohibitions are only
such % touch other peoples pleasures.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17
Slight Discrepancy.

Mr.. Dadson Tin one corner Of the
ballroom)-By gee, that boy of mine
has danced with more girls than any
other young fellow in the room. He
Is just his father over again
Mrs. Dadson Gn another corner of
the room)-It is just amazing to note
how confident and how popular Willie
is with the young ladies. He isn't a
bit like his father was at his age.-In-
dianapoliS Journal.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17

sfoP-
9. ~
0''ief words Fs
Ei'l teach you
FREE, and start
you in bzSincss.
at V iiicb Won can
rapiLlr gutherin
tie o,.lllTs. We.
San sudl will, -
! y0,I please. teach,
y"u quickly how
20 -Ern from 50,
t1s 40 a day
al tie s,GTt, HiiG
more ss YOU &c
on. EDth sexes,
aila@es. In auy
part Of America,
you can com
nrpre a. home,
Ciy!i,S all your
iiiDc. or spare
t.u.rcuts only,
- the work
hat we ofeRis
,ic" gud II hass
ca proNed 4
oyer and over
lsain, tigsgFeat
L Eay - sire for
y"rv EorkeE
Elgy TO iearn
SoSpeeisi sbiii-
~ required.
Reasonable in
/ crs'rT only see-
esSaTy fJr supos
9rHe zuGEeE
We siars ysS,
lss1s s-3,5iiS eV
-fi-4:.g. This y
~ Of the great
dds E0rWar!
s., -rTSsTs. ItiS
l'o-'s have ever
rs particulars
k5E5ERGE
,'' A9alne.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-17

orld's Fair ext )rtionaires now know
it is themsel es. They have been
to accept S 1925 for claims of
707.- Chicago Post
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08

Provo has began work again tocapture
the capital. The people there want as
much Of the earth as they can get.
We hear of another wedding that is
going to take place in the near future,
but we will not give it away just yet.
Dogs are getting too numerous around
here. Last night they killed a number
Of sheep belonging to Thomas Webb,
Messrs s. w. Ross and Walter l..
Webb have been called to 60 on missions
to Great Britain. They leave for there
on Apr. Il.
The NJ. /. A. held n good conjoint
meeting last night. A large audience
was present and every piece on the pro-
gram was well rendered.
outside of Provo, Lchi leads the
county in the number oistudents Mt the
b. Y. Academy. There are twenty-five
enrolled from the sugar burg .-Enquirer.
At the sugar convention held in
Rich6eld last Saturday, the name Of
John Gardner was added to Che com
mittee which now stands as follows:
Simon Christensen, chairman Geo. w.
Bean, John Kirkman, John Dastrup,
and John Gardner. These gentlemen
were instructed TO procure all the inior-
nation they could in relation to the
planting and cultiyating of beets, to pro-
cure beet seeds or attend TO any other
business which would have tendancy to
help the matter along.
The money collected by T.. II. Davis
Jr. and w. s. Evans for the payment Of
David s. Htsman's taxes during his
absence from home, has been refunded.
Those furnishing the money can receive
their several amounts by calling on l..
II. Davis. The majority of those who
have called are leaving the amounts do.
mated TO be turasd over to the eccleas-
iastcal authority Of the ward, to be used
for the benefit Of some charitable pur-
pose.
There is much praise due Messrs Davis
and Evans in the move they made to
stop the sale OF Mr.. Hitsman's COW, for
the taxes, and great respect shoold be
shown to Mr.. Hitsman for his honorable
position.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
HE EAIALIs1ic IuRk.
How Tie Braves Destb ut the Holy Ci
OF nis Faith.

ui It's ruth
The accounts given by the pilgrims
OF the way in which cholera attacked
them are terrible In their grim fatal.
ism, says the London Spectator. June
"a, two days before the Courban
Bairnm, upward of one hundred thou
sand Mussulmans, Arabs, Turks and
Indians had gathered on the sacred
mount to hear the solemn address
which Is delivered TO those who wish
TO become hadji. Many of these peo-
pie were in the most, wretched con-
dition, and some had not even loaf Of
bread.
II was here that the disease appears
10 have struck them, like the blast of
poisoned wind. When next day the
onward movement TO the holy city be-
gan IL was found that the ground was
strewn like battlefield with tho dead
and dying, and so terribly virulept was
the type of infection thus engendered
that IL was, says the account, impos-
sible for any living creature TO ap-
proach the place.
The authorities seem, however, 10
have realized that something must be
done, and that the bodies could not be
left to rot. Accordingly, Turkish
regiment was sent to perform the work
Of burial and to remove any Of the pill
grims who still lived. Never did troops
in the heat Of battle receive q COM
mand moro fraught with peril. The
risk, as IL proved, was literally greater
than that OF facing machine guns, and
the moral effect was far more terrible.
There are ten men who will face
death to one who win face death
by cholera. Yet these Turkish sol
diers, with the fatalistic courage Of
their race, obeyed as they obeyed at
Plevna.
The battalion, when IL reached the
mount, was seven hundred strong.
After the work had been done two
hundred men only remained TO go back
to the coast. Five hundred of the sol
diers had died of cholera. That Is,
nearly three-quartors OF the regiment
persisted in the work of burial. No
doubt English troops would have been
upheld by many considerations-by re-
ligious feeling and by the instinct Of
mercy, and they would, moreover,
have been we'll fed.
The Turkish troops probably felt the
sense Of pity very little, and their on
GERS were almost certainly men with
anything but high sense Of conduct
They acted merely from the most
naked sense Of the duty Of not finch
ing mt u command. 1t was an order
given from afar and from above. and
that and faith are to them all one.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
Recent Russian Regulations.

The latest ukase of the car Of al
the Russians regulates and restricts
the fees that may be demanded by
medical practitioners for their services
throughout his dominions. The popu.
lation, according to the Boston Herald,
is divided into three classes, tho one
composed OF the mobiles, the capitalists,
the landowners, the manufacturers
the bankers, the principal merchants
and members Of the civil, military aud
naval service. The second class com.
prises lawyers, parsons and profess
sional mon, while class three consists
of the balance OF the population. For
patients belonging TO the first class
the fec is limited 10 8 rubles, or s2.76,
for ccch contultntlon; thoso forming
the lccoLl ci~.I ~ T., not moro
than 3 rublcs, or Sl.65, while the cost
of medical advice TO the masses Is linn
tied to 80 kopecks, or 10 cents. OF
course, patients will be permitted 10
pay larger fees IL they wish to, but
these are the largest sums that can be
demanded.
BELLE BorD, the rebel spy famous
during the war, has gone on the lecture
platform. She is now past fifty, and
her reddish blonde hair has become
almost white. She has three chill.
dren, and is divorced HON hor third
husband.
ADMIRAL AvELAN has received over a
thousand letters from emotional
French women, each OF whom wants n
lock Of his hair. He will probably
have the first barber single dozen
sailors so that none OF the fair writer's
win be disappointed.
GIN. BBoUsARr Won SonHLLEsDoRFT,
the new minister of war of Germany,
is martial-looklng man, of medium
height. He wears mustache and i'm
periaL He is said 10 be almost as elo-
quent speaker rs his late brother.
who was one Of his predecessors In
ofife
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
GOVERNMENT RID TAPE.

lI5 Monroe S., Chieago

hn Un1ortuua.o C!cr'.'s Petition Refused
. In OEicisl style.
A government clerk entered the pri-
waite ot'go OF the head % his department
70 as,, 10y a fortnishts holiday. Tho
oflaia' resolved him with his usual af-
fabil.ty ard told him 70 hand in his re-
quest in writing
"Oh! did not think that was neees-
sary If applied to you in person." said
the clCri;
"oh, yes; in fact, II Is indispensable. 4"
"Thon / will 90 back to the office"
"No ulod 20 do that; see, here
are pens ink and paper; sit down and
writo.n
Tho clerk oboycd, The petition was
written ont, signed and folded.
"Now,' said the fupetionary, "you
have only o. present IT,"
"To whJm2'
ITO me forsoothl" And, taking the
petition, no wiped his glasses, carefully
adjusted them, read the document from
beginning to end, placed 1t on file along
with q number OF similar applications,
and then remarked, with the utmost
gravity; Il have read your petition and
regret exceedingly that | am compelled
to inform you that cannot aseede TO
your request"
Imagine the feelings OF the poor
olork.-Lo Figaro,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
Business Briefs.
Childrens Conts at Trane,s.

Childrcns Coats at frames.
Coll at frames and get a Diary for '9i,
Offices for rent over Lehi Music Store.
frame has Mems and Boys Clothing
Cheapest in town.
For the best and cheapest underwear
60 to Peoples Co-opia complete stock
FOR SALE-A 3 acre pasture, fenced
and ! lot at Lehi Junction by TT. frame
A choice lot OF boys clothing came in
this week at the Coop.
Large assortment OF tinware, hand
ware, etc at the Coop.
When you want Lump coal Nut coal
or Mine slack by the car call on frame for
good figures.
Peoples Coop sells clothing cheaper
than any other house in Utah. A trial
will conyincs you of the fact.
Don't look around for three or four
days Tor cheap goods, but call ut once at
Peoples Coop and you will feel like
smiling at the bargens you been getting.
Take your prescriptions to the Union
Drug store and have them prepared by
licensed Duggit.
EI- Papers will be forwarded untilex.
plicit orders is received by the publish
or for their discontinuance, and until
payment Of all UTedrdges is made, rs
required by law.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
TO DEALERS Is LUMBER, Bull DING
Material, or Manufacturers:
Twill let or cell premises with 2300 H.,
OF good warehousing situated block
south OF II G. w depot. The best loca-
tion in Lehi for anything in the above
line, right to catch western trade which
will be large this coming summer. APP
ply or address, +. Smith, Jobber in Cam
dies, Chewing Gums, &c. Lehi.
A High Liver
Usually has a bad liver. Ee is bilious
constipated, has indigestion and dyspep.
sia. II there is no organic trouble few
doses OF Parks Sure Cure will tone him
up. Parks Sure Cure Is the only liver
and kidney cure we sell on positive
guarantee. Price 81. d. X. Ellingson
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
A High Liver
Bids for Watermaster.

Bids will be received by the under
signed until Feb IA, SOL, for the position
OF General Watermaster Lehi Irrigation
Company, to take charge OF the Cop Hny
works, and the division oi Cot ~ =
water, under the direction Of the Board
Of Directors
The engagement. to commence with
the Springs labor and continue until
September 20, 1894.
The use Of the full time of the water.
master will be expected by The Company.
A Bond OF $500 will be required for the
faithful performance OF duty.
The Board reserves the right to rejcc
any, or all bids.
Further particulars can be had from
the Board OF Directors.
John Woodhouse. Secy
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
Comer-Lee.

On Monday Mr.. John Conner, II well
known young man OF this city, was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Mary Lee, one OF
American Fork'scharming young ladies'.
The reception was held at the residence
of the brides parents and in the evening
a ball in honor OF the young couple wa,
given in Chipman's Hall. There was q
large crowd OF people from the two cities
present. The bride was dressed in pale
blue with white veil and slippers and
looked charming. At intermission tho
friends and relatives OF the couple had
lunch at Mr.. Lees after which dancing
continued until2 n. m.
We join with the many friends in
wishing them long lie and happiness
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
WOMEN AS HUNTERS.
There Ia No Reason why They Should
Not Be such ~ They Wish.

There Ia No Reason why They should
Not Be such ~ They Wish.
/ am convinced that IL woman finds
pleasure in killing fish or bird, she is
perfectly entitled to so amuse herself
and the great, round, goggle-cyed
world has no right 60 point TT nor talk
about her, says a writer in Outing.
Tho few women who openly handle
rod and gun as though they really
knew the uses of the tools seldom fail
TO acquit themselves crcditably; and,
best Of all, in following their chosen
pastimcs they find what every man aud
woman wants above all earthly things
health OF body and OF mind Long,
dusty ages ago, from out the old blue
clay was fashioned man, aud after him
was woman. She, the humorists tell
us, has been after him, more or less,
ever since; and, IN my humble opinion,
the more she Is after him In the line of
field sports the better for the gentler
sex. There is no evil in the wilds as
nature made them; there Is wondrous
truth Ia the sermon OF stones and
streams, IN the whisper of wind-stirred
foliage, Ia the ripple Of waters and the
sigh of swaying pines, There Is health
and purest pleasure in store for those
who follow the windings Of musical
trout-broolS, or tramp long, breezy
miles behind staunch dogs should not
woman enjoy these things? She may
never acquire the art OF Juggling n
great flask ofrye aloPg during outings;
she may never master the intricate
problem OF throwing responsibility OF
misses upon the gun or the ammuni-
tion--she may not even learn TO lie
freely and persuasively about the num-
Der OF fish She caught or OF the size of
those that got away, but she can be a
sportswoman true, and the sooner she
realizes this fact the better,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-08
The Main Spring of Business

Advertising is the beginning, the life
and necessity OF modern commerce, The
main spring OF business, the heart OF the
commercial system, without which no
legitimate business can live and prosper.
Advertising is stock in trade, the sustain
erof cheap newspapers, and consequently
the indirect means OF universal education
and enlightenment. Hail 10 the power
OF advertising, The Newspaper Man.