The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-12-07
NOTES OF THE DAY.

A rattlesnake with thirty-two Yattles
was killed near Phoenix, Ariz.. q few
days ago.
Fresh material for the discussion as
to what there may or may not be in a
name is afforded by Alderman STAN
merjohn. one of the most fluent and elo-
Quent takers in the Bonneville. Mo-.
City Council.
A ninety-six-year-ol citizen Of West
Rockport, Me-, Mr.. Daniel Andrews,
cut a thousand hoop poles in one week
recently and carried them all a distance
of two miles. He said he simply did it
for exercise, as he was getting trif1e
stiff in the joints.
A horse that had been pulling a pillow
on one farm for fully thirty years died
near Fort Deposit, Ala, two weeks ago.
The horse was thirty three years old.
and had been owned by one man and
used on his farm constantly since 1862.
Bicyclists in Tacoma, Wash, have
petitioned the City Council to impose
tax of 81 a year on bicycles, and to de-
vote the fund thus raised to laying out
and maintaining a certain road in the
agreed to the proposition.
Game is unusually plentiful N North
ern Michigan this year, but at the rate
at which it is being killed there is not
likely to be much there next season. In
two days. the carcasses Of ITS deer were
shipped from Cheboygan alone, and
similar slaughter is reported to be go
ng on in other regions.
Bangor, Me-, has lately been invaded
by an army Of Skunks, and the unpleas-
ant visitors are so numerous and, ma
turally, so Objectionable that the resi-
dents are at a loss what to do. The
State authorities have been asked for
advice and assistance in getting rid OF
the animals. though just what the State
can do is not very clear.
The biggest moose head ever seen in
Maine was brought into Bangor recent
ly by T. D. M. Cardeza, Of Philadelphia.
The antlers spread sixtytwo inches,
just two inches more than those on
head owned by the Hon. c. B. Halle
tine, of Belfast, Me-, which was. until
Mr.. Cardeza secured his trophy, the
biggest moose head in Maine. Mr.. Car
deza shot the moose at the foot OF
CheSuncook Lake.
The earthquake that recently shook
the country from the Gulf to the great
lakes is held accountable for phe-
nomenon near Fowler, Clinton County,
Mich. At one time there was q little
creek near the village, known as Stony
Creek, but for several years it's bed
was entirely dry. On the day of the
earthquake water rose at various
places along the creek. and there is
now q considerable stream running. No
rain fell in that section to account for
the water.
An Irishman trying to pass himself
off for an Indian was the peculiar case
that occupied the serious attention of
an Arizona court recently. The young
man wanted to marry a colored wo-
man, but law Of the Territory pro-
hibits such a union, SO in applying for
license he swore he was Of Indian
blood. His relatives objected to his
choice of a wife, and his father swore
out a warrant against him accusing
him Of perjury. At the trial the father
was the chief witness. and the young
Irishman was convicted. and his at
tempted marriage legally blocked.
A dog that chews tobacco, and likes
it, is owned by Philadelphia butcher.
1t has been chewing for about three
years. since it was puppy, and is
now so addicted to the habit that it
can't get along without a daily dose of
the weed. It's owner started it in the
habit by giving it chunks of tobacco
when it WAS a puppy, and the animal
q fON IL TO Obj
plug tobacco, and will not touch fine
cut. 1t holds the tobacco between it's
forepaws and sucks all the juice out Of
it. The animal is really more Of good
example than lamentable instance of
depravity, for it does not spit on the
floor or anything else.