The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-09
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hhA cz-o@ A,i tr1drlozs q The
Csrzsh4 Apaeh-s With shsir white
eat CaZ Lzo-5S who still lives In .
lso<ly zOCstAln A1e IN AriEo1z th2
haad he RgFsl GrasA1zS b@ing
prisoo<-z = Fozz Sl vhsre they ws-s
taxa b. Gez Ms IN 1881. EAde
socs Ezeh s.stszeztasthe Eo0rs. Thsn
ks re4sed thE tzcs that IL Apsb%
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upo1 the- a. thsir Kin Ten trsditio1
teAehez then tat far hS2 u their
early ks-o.y. lie xvi Spirit, being
AaETT az soos q their peOps. turus1
tksz isto coyotes To-Day this Is frn-
~ believed By Tia uibe Of APaeh=S ssd
for De al thzz 70 XII acoyose would
b<irg rEia O1 tie res- Of The tnb+- Tins
The coyote = oN eo1z5<red az iatru5er.
bzi 10 . veleoze visitor n The Chtrf-
ash1 In4Aas camp
-Ido 05.wo1Ssrat the IDd1ss belief
II tbeE hnShiP- zid heir white ehiek
hey possez EAsy similar Character
kdeA ard in so2e Of the kAbits peculiar
n eAeA tEsrs sxisaagrsA, resemblance
For inS.AEe=. kf either a hand Of
ApseAes Or eoyosss BE taken by sur
pris. and tbey viii scatter instantly.
dA4PpEdaz II q most mysterious
nAzrer No ozly N this s<creuvsaeNs
and canton Is their resemblance trace
sAk. bat IN many Other habit. oze o;
The Dost interesting d which is the
manner in which 10th nd themselves Of
rtrain. uhbeA = a. curious as it Is
clever.
Ia Arizona The heat and dearth O.
water naturally b-eed Vtrnin. Not
only are animals tortured with these
PestS bat humanity. particularly The
IDdAH- whose habits are conductive to
sUehA condition, Is notexempt IhAse
trequenuy known them to walk from
~ 20 g miles for . bath, rot, from a
inborn desire for cleanliness. but from
the necessity Of RIDING themselves Of
these pests. The coyo;ss resort 20 a
similar method On = noonligh, nirh<
one may SEE them in hands tno,tiug to-
ward = river. each carrying a stia wing
or tail feather from some large tOul IN
It's mouth On reaching the river thy
r1nge in and swim out 70 the deepest
water. until The end o. the uoss with
the dry feather held between the teeth
Is alone visible. The vermin then. in
preference 10 drowning. take refuge
upon the dry feather; upon which Mas
ter Coyote oooiy drops his Load Of Iiv-
Ing freight Into the water. and. shaking
himself. walks Of with . clear eon-
srienee, and, ore can almost irrzripe.a
smile lurking - his GINNING face AID
little wonder. for clever enough be *.
The Apache does not carry a feather in
his mouth. but he Rsez hi. hair for the
sane purpose allowing it To float on
top Of the water Until the Eermiu have
ell left the body. when be swins 10
shore, and literally plaSsers his hair
with vet esy Until the pests are snoth-
sred- Sometimes the clay Is left on
W. o. thre days before !; Is washed
Of There AZ. nunsrOa. other in
EtAnoes IN which there exiEts similar
fiy between tie Apaebe and te csyors.
Hhieh apparently giTes strong ground
for he ApAehes trsdiiion---sports
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