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THE BRAZILIAN ANACONDA.
1t Could Dcvastate the Country If Il
Had More Eiercencss.

From the London Spectator
Whatever the possible dimensions of the
Indian and African bcas, there can be no
doubt that the anaconda of Brazil grows
to q size which would make this species
as much the scourGe of the Brazilian for
est ana Of the waterways of the Amazons
as the shark is of tropical h lrbors, were its
ferocity equal to it's strength and astonish-
ing power of speed, whether on land or IN
water. 1t could kill. and probably devour,
every cerature, including man, which is
found in the Amazon delta.
The late Mr.. Bates in his eleven years
spent in the Brazilian forests saw and
heard more of the habits of the anaconda
than most travellers, though, like other
great serpents the individuals of this spe-
cies are so little common that their ap-
pearance in any one district is too 1nfre-
quent to make a special study OF their
habits part of the days work OF a BUSY
naturalist. Bates first personal exper-
fence of the creature shows now lmpoSsi-
lie it is to avoid the python by the ordl-
nary means of isolation sufficient to keep
other dangerous creatures at distance.
He was at anchor in a large boat, In deep
water in the port of Antonio MalaSueita.
An anaconda swan out to the boat, lifted
it's head from the water, broke in the side
of q fowl house on deck, and carried off
couple of fowls. 1t was found that this
snake had been stealing ducks and fowls
from this part OIL river LOT InOHtHS 50
a hunt was organized. miles of river bank
were searched, and the serpent at last
found summing itself in muddy creek, and
killed. 1t was mot large specimen. only
IS feet . inches long" But Mr.. Bates
measured skins of anacondas which We're
81 feet in length and feet in girth, and
he adds: There can be no doubt that this
formidable serpent grows to an enormous
bulk and lives to great age, for 1 have
heard of specimens having been killed
which measured ~ feet in length, or
double the size of the largest which l had
the opportunity of examining
We must add a correction here. They
were double the length, but the size of
these great reptiles, like that of fish, in
creases enormously with every addition in
longitudinal growth. A snake 20 feet in
length would be probably four times the
weight of one 10 feet long, and the bulk
of a 4r-foot anaconda would approach that
of the largest crocodile. Since the publ
cation of THE Naturalists Voyage on
the Amazons'' an anaconda Of % feet has
been brought to the Natural History Mu-
scum at South Kensngton. neighbor
of Bates, in Brazil, nearly lost his ten
year-old son by the attack Of an anaconda.
He had left the boy in his boat while he
went to gather fruit, and on his return
found him encircled by the snake, whose
jaws the father seized, and actually tore
them aSunder,
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ALWAYS A MARKET
For Good Cooking and for the Ser
vices of Experts.

For Good Cooking and for the Ser
vices of Experts.
From the Philadelphia Press.
late and most remarkable newspaper
article declared that knowledge of cook
ing was worth absolutely nothing to the
woman who vas obliged to earn her own
living or to exc it out without being able
to leave her hcme. Also that the ability 10
teach dancing, for instance, or to do fancy
work was worth far more, in money
making point of view. This is arrant non
sense. The exchanges for sale OF women 5
work are overlooking with unsold fancy
work: dancing is taught by professional
teachers in most. places. And good cook
ing is absolutely the enc thing that Will
everywhere on the face of the earth secure
a rapid and constant sale for its products.
A woman who cannot go away from home
may no matter where that home may be,
build up in time-and not so long time,
eitherLa splendid business either in some
specially in cookery, or by taking larger
orders. This is not a vague, general asser-
ton; it is a fact. The reason is the same
that makes CT our domestic servants the
one class of laborers who can make their
own terms and can invariably carry their
point; because the demand is greater than
the supply. And the reason for that is the
self-same, because our American women,
as a class, do not care much for the work
of cooking, and so are at the mercy Of
these they hire to do it for them. 1t is not
necessary to go into these women's kit
chens to supply their food.
But one may do it at ones own home by
having a grocer or other saleman in the
town take what one makes at a percentage.
The one thing to bear in mind is this-one
must be rigidly honest. That is, one mas
no right to set a fancy price on one s
wares nor to make those that are not first
class of their kind. If this rule is adhered
to and perseverance through dlsagreeables
is added to it, success is certain.
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GOLD MINES IN Cemeteries.
Enlf a Million In Gold Buried Annual
~ With Americans.

EnIf n Million In Gold Buried Annual-
~ With Americans.
From the New York Sun.
A Frenchman who recently made 4 tour
OF the United States has been writing
some of his impres sions in lie Temps In
one of his articles he says that what struck
him particularly in this country was the
American habit of filling the teeth with
gold He consulted statisticians, he says,
and by figuring on information given by
them has discovered that the gold annually
pounded into cavities in the teeth of Amer
leans amounts to the value of S5OO.OOO. All
of this precious metal, he says. is buried
With the Yankees when they die, and he
figures that at the end of three centuries
the cemeteries Of America will contain gold
10 the value of f3J,GUo,0U. Il am afraid"
the writer goes on to say, that this will
prove too tempting to the practical mind
of the future American, and we shall see
the day when companies will be organized
10 mine the cemeteries and recover the
gold secreted in the jaws Of dead anceS
tors.
The writer then goes on and figures On
the average amount of gold in the teeth
of each dead person. He has evidently
been consulting the record of vital statis-
ties. for he says that $4,000 people died
i'm the United States in 1889. This would
bring the value of the gold in each dead
PERSONS teeth to an average of about Go 81
cents, and he thinks that in well-crowded
cemeteries the mining of this gold could be
carried on profitably, despite the small
average value.
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ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND
Work on the Ninth Street Line Will Begin
March l.
Something About the Motive Power
and the Cars That Will
Be Used.

Weather permitting. the Metropolitan
Railway Company will begin the construc-
ton of its 9th street electric line on March
/. It is thought that II the conditions
shall be as favorable as it Is thought they
will be the line will be completed within
sixty days. but the outside time limit is
ninety days. The new system of motive
power is to be a direct adaptation of the
Buda-Pesth principle of conduit and sub
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Sauce for the Gander.
ON the Chicago Daily Tribune.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
His Wife-"George. you are becoming a
confined smoker"
Suburbanite-"My dear, I am compelled
to ride in the smoking car so much that
often have to light cigar in self-defense."
Same Suhurbanite "a few hours later)-
Amanda, you smell frightfully of raw
onions"
His Wife-"A1y dear. Bridget eats raw
onions, and I've been eating one In self-de-
fense."
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And They All Were Silent.

From the Indianapolis Journal
.'Why," asked the philosopher. why is
it that mar-tne noblest created object
why is it that a man should have such
doubts Of his ability to win woman's af-
fection when he considers the success in
that line of a pop-eyed, pudd:ng-shaped,
pretzel-tailcd pugdog:
But the assembled listeners answers l
Linn not.
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Why She Chose Him.

From the Iowa Falls Citizen.
Fred.-"Yes, I like him we'll enough, Min
ME, but how did you ever happen to marry
a man a head shorter than y III are?"
Minnie-"I had to choose, Fred, between
a little man with big salary ard big
man with little salary"
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Coins for Ecuador.

Arrangements have been made for the
coinage at the Philadelphia mint of S5OOOOO
in twenty-cent silver pieces for the gov
eminent of Ecuador.
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HOW TO HANG PICTURES.
The Different Effects Produced by q
JuLicious Arrangement.

JuLicioUs Arrangement.
From the Art Amateur
BY hanging pictures low you increase the
apparent height of the room.
Colored pictures should not be hung in
railways or on staircases unless there is
plenty of light for them. In such places
strong photographs. engravings and draw
irgs in black and white go best
n picture should not be hung from one
nail; the diagonal lines formed by the cord
have very discordant effect Two nails
and two vertical cords, or, what is far
more safe, pieces of wire cordage, should
be used instead of the single cord.
Picture cords should be as near the color
of the wall upon which they are put as
possible, so that they may be but little
seen. When one picture is hung beneath
another the bottom one should be hung
from the one above and not from the top;
thus we avoid multiplying the cords, which
is always Objectionable.
A good hue for walls where prints or
photographs are to be hung is a rich yellow
brown or a leather color. Luster to the
black of the print or the tone of the photo
graph is thus impaired.
The wall paper should have no strongly
defined pattern and should be of one uni
form color, such as red inclining to GRIM
sen or tea green.
The center Of the picture, a rule,
should not be much above the level of the
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Captain John Taylcr, receiver Of taxes
Of Philadelphia, died Saturday.
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Secretary Grants Views,

To G reporter of the Associated Press,
after the meeting, Secretary Grant said:
Yes, we are all pleased that a race now
seems assured. and think it only right to
say that the New York Yacht Club has be-
haved in most sportsmanlike manner, and
that 1t has granted everything asked for by
the challengers, save changing the course
to Marblehead. This request, I must adj
mit We had no reason to expect would be
granted, but 1t was made at the request of
those who have objected to the crowding of
the New York fleet of excursion steamers
during international yacht races of recent
years.
THE New York Yacht Club, by its will
ingness to waive the ten months clause of
the deed of gift. has removed our chief OBJ
lection to the deed. and the construction
they placed Oh the mutual agreement clause
removed all other difficulties. Consequent
ly the desired receipt for the cup. if We
win it, can now be given.
1.-The Prince Of Wales takes the keenest
interest in the matter, and he is greatly
pleased that matters have come to such a
satisfactory conclusion.
1t may be added, as showing beyond any
doubt the interest which the Prince of
Wales takes in the forthcoming contest
and the thoroughness with which he has
gone into the matter, that Mr.. Grant, at
the request of the prince, prepared long
history of the Americas cup end the vari-
Gus differences which have arisen concern
ing it. This compilation made sixty closely
written pages and 1t was completed only
last night, when it was sent to Marlbor-
ough House. the London residence OF the
Prince of Wales. When Mr.. Grant called
there this morning he found that the Prince
of Wales had completely mastered all the
intricate details of the various discussions
which have arisen during past years re-
garding challenges for the Americas cup.
But Mr. Grant concluded, as he shook
hands with the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press, II am afraid, after ALL that
u,o shall NOT bring the cup home. The
Americans have always managed to do
list a little better than we when we go
over there, and I am afraid that they will
do the same this time"
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Royal Yacht Squadron Agrees to
Americas Cup Conditions.
MESSAGE SENT TO COMMODORE SMITH
Considering All the Minor Details Of
the Contest.
MEETING AT MOON

LONDON, January 7.-PunctuaIly at noon
today the Prince of Wales, commodore of
the Royal Yacht Squadron, drove up in
brougham to Boobies Club, St. James
street. in order to attend meeting of the
squadron. which was called for that hour.
The prince seemed to be in the best of
health and spirits as he entered the club
house.
Lord LonsdaIe and other members of the
Royal Yacht Squadron had already pre-
coded the Prince OF Wales. The meeting
was held In the vast richly decorated
drawing room of the famous old club on
the second floor, overlooking St. James
street.
Soon after the meeting was formally
opened the cable messages and the letters
of Commodore Smith were read, and after
"A brief discussion decision was reached
to the effect that the Royal Yacht Squad
ron considers. in view of the meaning at
tached to the mutual agreement clause
by the New York Yacht Club, that the
form OF receipt for the cup in the event
of an English yacht winning it, specified in
the deed OF gift of 1887, is not objection
able.
Mr. Richard Grant, secretary of the
Royal Yacht Squadron, was instructed to
cable to this effect to Commodore James
d. Smith, chairman Of the Americas cup
with full powers to decide any other ques-
ton which may be raised during the ar
rangement OF the minor details of the race.
The general meeting was concluded at 12:45
pm, when the majority OF the members
left the club
A few minutes later Lord Dunraven hur-
ried away with Lord Lonsdale, with whom
he was busily discussing the affairs of the
syndicate of yachtsmen which will build
the cup challenger. The cable message
sent by Mr.. Grant to Commodore Smith at
the conclusion OF the meeting was as fol-
lows:
Smith. New York Yacht Club: 1 cable
you today result special meeting Royal
Yacht Squadron. Conclude now challenge
definitely settled.
(Signed) ''P. j. GRANT, Cowes"
A second message sent to Commodore
Smith read follows:
Having regard to the construction
placed under the deed of gift of 1887 by
the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Yacht
accordance with the terms contained in the
Coed OF gift of 1887.
GSigned) Up. ]. GRANT, Cowes."
At the meeting of the club all the minor
details which 1t was thought would be like
ly to come up for discussion here or in New
York We're carefully gone over and weighed
and number of suggestions in this respect
were made to the committee of the SQUAD
ron, which has been appointed with power
to decide upon all such matters.
In word, everything which it was pos
sible to do was done to insure satisfactory
race without any further bitches
The committee to decide any questions
tails of the race is as follows: The Prince
Of Wales, the Marquis of Ormonde Sir
Charles Hall. esq.,; Sir Allen Young and
Justice Bruce.
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1895 PATTERNS or RAAiBLEI;S.

We would respectfully announce that samples
OF the NUMBER TWELVE RAMBLER can
row be inspected at sales room. 1873 lith
ny THIS machine weighs but &c pot,nls, all
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new mount for lSJJ
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A Good Truss for zgc.

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terranean TROLLEY. 1t differs from number
of conduit electric roads in that the rail
and earth are not used for the return cur
rent. The method of contact is by sliding
conductor instead of by a rolling one. 1t
is claimed that this method Of hanging the
conductor is novelty.
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TRUSTEES
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ETH ISSUE OF STUCK.

~
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Ing, the Sth instant, at O'Clock. Shares. $1OO
each per month. and may he taken at this meeting
or at any time at the Office of the treasurer, as
above. Subscriptions will also he received 10y any
OF the undersigned officers.
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We have 4 careful management, consequently
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DIRECTORS.
OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON TITLE INsUR-


OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON TITLE 1NSUR-
ANCE
46i Louisiana avenue NV,
Washington; D. c., January 4. 1895.
In compia nee with law requiring report to
capital stock and debts, We the president and
majority Of the trustees Of the Washington Title
do hereby certify that the capital stock of said
ana s fully hun aS mt sns that shsTs
are s,I no ezis M debts 2, sa;d company
MSSp&AKb. GEORGE f ". 4IakIs Sn TH H5
RSWbING; rus, SAMUEL III WA5KER Nj; G.
EEI l william hl MAY Sslih' JUN l. HER
ASHLEY NJ GOULD. Secretary of the WASH
of Columbia, do solenlnly swear that the facts
stated in the foregoing certificate and report
e 10 NC s Sighed &sIiLES a NJ o GoHED.
:, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
Csignod THOMAS P. WOODWARD.
RE t:tnE or TIE coXnITIoN OF THE RIGGS
DC, at the close of business. December 81, 1894.
RESOURCES.
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Premiums in course OF collection. 314.61
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Reinsurance reserve........ sio56o.oo
NJ To,aI s,,S;i,;: 1l-coI'
s151. 7oo.17
HARRY c. BIItGE. Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th day
OF January, 1850 RALPH W. LEE
Notary Public.
OFFICERS:
NJ. w. Beveridge. ......................p President
VIM s. Thompson. commemorative President
Tnos Hyde ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Treasurer
oscar T. Schmidt. Assistant Secretary
TRUSTEES:
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NUTCE.LTIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF BALTIMORE
CITY for the election of DIRECTORS will be
held ut $50 p.m., WEDNESDAY, January .,
1880. ut the Offices of the association, 323 y.
Charles ST., Baltimore, Md.
ta5-3t. CHAS III. HOPKINS. Secretary.
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A Luminous Distinction.

Luminous Distinction.
From Vogue.
Mrs. McBride---"John, dear. why arc
some sroccrs called green erocers?"
NJ McIerile- TO distinguish them from
cash Eroc. IS, darling"
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THE ANIMAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS or
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COM
PANI, for the election of directors for the
in- year, VIII be- held the office Of that COM
pluy TtESIjty. JANUARY EIGHTH. 1875.
Polls oPen between the holrs OF 1. noon and
pm. ANDREW PAEkt.h, Stcy.
Dee o. 1894 d2I. ja3ST
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FINANCIAL.
Washington
Loan & Trust Co.

PAD-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
Interest PAID ON DEPOSITS.
n n@ sNe n ade ION Real Estate
and Colaterals.
Acts as Executor, Administrator,
Trustee, Guardian and Committee on
Estates.
Acts Is Registrar Transfer and Fis-
cal Agent of Corporations.
Takes full charge Of Real and Per-
sonal Estates.
Safe Deposit Foxes for rent.
Stor Gge Vaults for trunks, uoxes,
&C., containing valuables silver, brio
a-brac, &c.
Incorporated under act Of Congress
and subject to supervision of the
comptroller Of the currency.
John Joy Edison. .........P President
John A. Swope. Vice President
H. S. Cummings. Second Vice President
John r. Carlnody. Treasurer
AEdrcW Parker. INSTRUMENTATION. Secretary
John Il. Larner- General Counsel
a. 5. worthinston..l Advisory Counsel
]. j. Darlington.
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Her Idea Of Wealth.

From the Chicago Record.
my idea of great wealth. said the
observing girl, ''is having money enough
to buy candy by the box instead Of by
the bagful.
1T just makes me angry" she went
on ito go into a confectioner's store
and say Please give me Il cents worth
of those chocolates mot!onfnS toward
three or four different kinds, you know,
and then hear the girl ask, in that superior
wa. that some girls have. il l meant 10
cents worth of each. OF course, L have
to answer: oh, no! 1 want il cents
worth of them all-mixcd.' 1t makes me
feel so small that l want to rise up on
nv toes and flGuEt $50 bill and say: I
guess you may do ME up three pound
box of your S1-cent candy.
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NOTICE OF SrOCh IlOLDEisS ME.EllNG.
There will be II special meeting OF the STOCK.
holders uf the Washington Abattoir Company or
Wtst Virginia at the office Of the company at
Bsunius. DC. on TIL RSDAG. the 9th dry or
january. 1885 at O'Clock PM, TO act on the
resolution passed ut the last annual meeting OF
the stockhuld RS, That the company issue the
. SIS shares of stock that is in the treasury u q
per cent preferred stock.
I;y order of the stockholders, I'm annual meeting
assembled. I.DS. a. FISH, Secretary.
Ecnbln,. D. c., December 81, 1894.
dill. In, i4&3I
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ingion City.-washi rytou, d. C., December s,
lS.i+-Th. annual election for directors of this
bank will take place at the banking house on
TUESDAY. January s, 1885. Polls open from IL
m to 1 pm A. Is. RUFF,
dl2, Is %. ja1,1-5t Cashier
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LIFE TONTTNE ENDOWMENT AND rAID-CP
INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED AT A
FAIR DISCOUNT. Money loaned same
oc16-tf EDWARD y. BURNS, 1907 st. NV
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A. T. PARDON, REAL. ESTATE BROKER. HAS
O. St jlJ-6t
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LIABILITIES.

MOI, IUU.11
HARRY c. BIRGE Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before this 9Th day
Of January, 1885. RALPH w. LEE.
Notary Public.
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III. l.. MCQUEEN,
Pri and Publisher.
Fine Book and job Printing.
TrIeuLoue SaU llUSlIlc T. st. NV.