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Few females succeed in-surviving the perifs
of frost and snow, to emerge in spring as
queens -hmbed and tremuIous cob
mae9sd psaes snd bt .h neither subjects
energy and a pair 6f pa@erful Jaws to rely
upon in working but the destiny of their
som. aaAe,. w..p..
But not all wasps haTe stings. nor do all
that have use them upon man, but upon
spiders. grasshoppers. flies. other wasps.
caterpillars or vegetables. as the case may
be- For there are the srand-tailed wasps.
that bore holes In tree bark whence their
timber: tiny gull waSps, whose irrftat-
ing punctures of tWfgs produce such things
as oak apples and ruby-tufted rose gals;
ichneumon waspsS that lay their eggs in
luckless caterpillars. which are thus con-
demned to a horrible, lingering death: jaye-
lin wasps and such deScriptive-titled gems
as the FURNISHED blue wasp the royal gold
wasp and the brazen-tailed wasp. all of
Wh1ch are cruel parasites upon other Wasps
and bees.
Then there are the wasps of prey, such as
that busy sort called Pomptlus which YOU
may see upon English commons seizing
!uckless spiders and burying them alive as
food for wasp grubs; or the pirate Sphex,
which leaps upon the chirruping cricket
from behind and stings 1t. desperately kick
ing, into torpor: or the whole tribe of Cra-
IL
flies for their nursery larders. Next come
the solitary wasps and mud wasps, with
habits intermediate between the preceding
wasp parasites and the social wasps.
These last are our friends-or rather our
enemies-the singing wasps of papery cities
aforesaid, and they may be DISTINGUISHED
from all other wasps and bees by the neat
way in which they fold their wings by
their sides. suggesting the desire to leave
room for the free play Of their singing
tails: for every school boy knows that a
wasp can curl its tail round to sting at
angles impossible with the more bluff and
portly bee. But when we have narrowed
down the wasp to the family of the Yes
pidae or social wasps we still find a large
variety of kinds which help to make man
miserable In many climes, and even the
common wasp or Vespa includes at least
five familiar sorts. though nfne-tenths of
the buzzing pests which infest our shops
and houses belong to the commonest kind
OF common wasps-Vespa vulgaris.
Yet no created thing is altogether bad.
and even Vespa vulgaris has a saving
grace-it eXterminateS house flies
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ie21-d&ds
THos. J. OWEN 8 SONS. AUCTs.. sI3 NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF PROPERTY AT CO.
LONlAIs BEACH, VA, CONSISTING OF A
VERY DESIRABLE AND ATTRACTIVE TWO
STORY FRAME COTTAGE, WITH P0RCHES
At the request OF the Washington Loan and
Trust Company, party secured. the undersigned
surviving trustee, by virtue Of a deed Of trust.
and recorded the 18th day OF November 1855
In Liber 4S. folio 16I ct seq, Of the land
oris Of Westmorelsnd county, Va, will sell at
gnblis auction. in front Of the promises. on WE'D
AZ HALF-PAsT THREE O'CLOCK r M, ths FOL.
lowing described real estate sitnate I'm the county
of Westmorelsnd and state OF Virginia, being part
Point EARN. situate on the Potomac rfver. and
being the following lots and parcels OF ground. a.
suodivfded and laid on and now part Of Colopiei
Beach. 10 wit: Lots numbered sixty-slx l88y.
the first mentioned lot being corner OF Wash.
on corner of wilder and irving sves.; lot nuulbes
2a4 facing on Irving ave. and lying between La.
no. s as sSa 3 beas fRs sds Ss ss. spS s S
scrfbed In q deed from Henry J. RfhtL tthsfte, "a
John Given, dated January 10, 1888, and re-
Corded In the said county records IN Liber No. -,
Terms Of sale: oue-third cash. one-thsro IN one
year and one-third In two years, represented BY
notes OF the purchaser bearing per cent fnterest
the property sod or all cash, at the option of the
pa,chaSer II compliance with terms Of sale 10
not fully made within ten days aftsr day Of sale
rne sSsfss e ressryes the right % rsssll ths ssd
District Of Columbia, at the rtsk and cost OF the
dsfault1nG purchaser An conveyspcfng. recording
md revenue stamps at the cost Of the purchaser.
EDWAKb H. THOMAS. surviving TrSs,ee. s''
te2s.es.jyI.2,s.4S.e,sAs
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QUEER sEAvIC FOLK LORE.


Fermftted to Go Out.
| From the Open Court.
The domestic hearth-f1re is sacred among
| all Slavic peoples. without distinction Of
| stage of culture. 1t may never be started
| by blowing with the mouth. A bride on
! entering her new home Is led thrice around
| the hearth by the groomsman; she must
| stir the fire with the poker and utter the
following words: "As many the sparks
that fly. SO many may the cattle be and so
| many the male offspring that shall bless
our new home"
The form Of the andiron in the peasants
| houses has from time immemorial rcen
either where one side is shaped to repre-
sent snake and the other the head of a
COCK. Or where some domestic animal is
represented The fire on the hearth Is
never permitted to go out. 1t is the eternal
sacred IRE OF the peasants home. Its ex-
tfnction betokens misfortune, for 1t Is a sign
| that some member of the family will die
Inc servants employed on the farm gath
! er about the fire and pass away the long
| autumn and winter evenings in lively con-
versatfon On Christmas eve the sacred
billet. badu1ak. Is lighted. and is sprtnkied
by the father of the house with wine. olive
| Oil and honey. On St Ivan's day the Ivan's
| nre Is lighted and maintained the whole
nisht. The young people of the village
gather and dance the kolo. accompanying
| tneir dance with songs. But the living
| fire" is priced most highly of ALL because,
as the Slavic tradition goes in the Balkans
and the Carpathians, it possesses special
| curative powers.
The living fire Is generated as follows: In
| some places (as the mountains of old Ser
Fia9 1t Is customary to select two children,
boy and girl. between eleven and four
| teen Years of age, who are intrusted with
k1ndllng the fire. They are conducted into
| a perfectly dark chamber where they are
| Obliged to remove all their clothing. and
| not to utter a single word Two dry cylin-
| drfcal pieces Of linden wood are given to
them. which they alternately rub briskly
together until the pieces are isnited. A
| piece of tinder Is fired by the sparks thus
produced, and dedicated to sacred uses.
ih1A manner of obtaining the sacred fire
| is the Oldest but has now passed almost
| altogether out of use
Another method prevails among the Ser
VANS OF western Macedonia Two slabs
| or oak wood are driven solidly into the
| earth, and In their upper extremities two
| round holes are bored in which a eylin-
drfcal piece OF linden wood is inserted that
| IL can be rapidly rotated A stout cord is
orawn tight around tive upright slabs to
! prevent their springing asunder prf,ni-
tive violin bow is then constructed the
string OF which is wound once around the
piece OF linden wood. BY moving the bow
to and fro the cylindrical piece OF wood is
brought into rapid rotation and through the
neat OF friction thus generated q piece OF
Under inserted in the holes of the uprixhts
is ignited.
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DRIVES QUEER TEAM.
A Florida Man Who Employs Al1igs
tors to Tow His Boat.

A Florida Man Who Employs Alliga-
tors to Tow His Bout.
From the Chicago Tribune
Jefferson Lee who lives on the St. John 8
river, in Putnam county. Fla. has the most
extraordinary team In the country. It Is
a team of alligators that Mr.. Lee uses to
tow his boat up and down the river when
he goes to market.
Mr.. Lee has to go six miles down the
river to his post office. and It Is a hard
pull AGAINST the current coming back. He
noticed how swiftly alligators swam, and
1t occurred to him that 1t might be good
idea to turn the alliators that abound In
the st. Johns river to- some account. He
captured a. pair ofsyoung gators and raised
them In his yard. lie taught them to swim
and drag weaght behind them. and he
also taught them tn turn either to the
right or left by pulling ropes fastened to
their teeth on either sides
When the alliGators, were big enough ha
put a harness that be- had constructed on
them and harness4d them to his boat They
swan well and pulled. the boat through
the reins that passed through the months
Of the gators, ME. Lee was able to turn
pleased. 81 %
Mr. Lee made a bofnts OF never feeding his
alligators until after they returned from a
trip, when he would Immediately reward
each one with a nhe meal
The aIligators ssam, to be willing to per-
form their task OF pfAling his boat, and
when he turns them seut OF the pen In
which they are stR.bied and starts them for
the water, they shuttle down to the boat
in the hveliest style, and after they are
hitched they plunge into the water with
Srunts Of delight.
Mr.. Lee says his strange team has newer
run away nor kicked out the dashboard OF
his river craft. but that they have one
fault. for which, however. he does not
blame them. They sometimes sweep their
powerful tails In a curve through the water,
and once smashed one OF hfB boats into
small bits and threw Mr.. Lee and a party
that he was taking boat riding into the
river. They would all have been drowned
had not the all1Gators swum back to them
and permitted the party to climb on their
backs; after which the alliGators SWAN
swiftly to the shore and all OF the party
were saved. Mr.. lee now bitches his team
! twenty feet In front OF the boat, SO that
the sweep OF their tails win not endanHer
the craft.
Mr.. Lees success. has created great In
terest among all Of hts neighbora and now
many aiAgafors are being trained for duty
as sea horses.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE-STORY AND GEL
LAR BRICK DWELLING, No. Ioos sTH
STBETCT SOUTHEAST

TRUsTEES SALE OF THREE-sTORY AND GEL
LAR BRICK DWELLING, No. lo03 sTH
STREET SOUTHEAST.
By virtue of a deed of trust. duly recorded IN
Itber No. 23g7 folio $40 ct seq. OF the land
records for the District Of Columbia and at the
request of the party secured thereby, the under
,igned trustees will offer for SALE by public auc-
ton, I'm front of the premises WEDNESDAY
IHE TENTH DAY OF JULY, 1901, AT HALF
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm, the following de-
scribed real estate situate I'm the city Of Wash
incton District of Columbia. to wit: Original lot
six (6l in square nine hundred and six t9o6l he
east distant twelve l2l feet from the north
east corner of said square and running thence
south on said street twenty-nine CD feet ten (fO
inches to that part OF lot six 49, conveyed to John
II Peake July 16, lS48. being the same property
conveyed by william l.. Bruen in trust TO Carust
& Brown recorded in Liber No. 2O5T folio 322 ct
saa OF the land records for the District OF Co.
lrnlbIa, together with all the improvements
rights. etc.
FERNS: One-t third cash. the balance In equal In
stallments. a ~ and t2) years with in
terest from the day OF sale at the six Der
cent per annum, secured by deed OF trust on tho
property sold all cash. the option of the pur
chaser. A deposit of 5000 required at the time OF
sale. IL the terms Of sale are not complied with
I'm fifteen days FROM day OF sale the trustees re-
serve the right TO resell property az the risk
and cost OF the defaulting purchaser after iys
days advertisement OF such resale In some news
paper published in Washington. ID. c. All con-
veysncing. recording stamps, etc, at purchaser
cost
H. h. BERGMAN,
j. W. SCHAEFER.
ie2l-d&ds Trustees.
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less classes of London cats, keep up such
a vigorous and successful war upon them
that the trade of rat catcher has become
extinct In the metropolis though 1t Is not
long since when the rat catcher to the
Princess Amelia" advertised his business
and took precedence in the trade as one
royal comfort Even the riverside rats are
decreasing, owing to the cleanliness or the
river Formerly the amount of unchecked
and uncleansed sewage poured into the
Thames was incredible, and with 1t an
equally Incredible proportion of foul food
for vermin (mainly rats) to devour, in
which they did service, by preventing the
dirty and disgusting Indifference of the
absolutely putrtd. The mouths OF the Lon
don sewer outfalIs were haunted by thou-
sands OF the vermin, whose appearance
at low tide was awaited as Of the
curfosities of riverside scenery. II any one
doubts the encouragement which indiffer-
ence to sanitary waste gives to all para
sftic animals, he might do worse than pay
q visit on winters day to one of the
pumping stations by the London river
whence cleansed sewage eff1uent IS still
poured into the stream. The stuff from the
drains. greatly diluted and mixed with
chemicals. Is passed at considerable speed
through three or four tanks before settling
Over these tanks the gulis. very harmless
scavengers compared with rats, collect in
dense flights. incessantly dipping into and
settling on the foul water, many hundreds
on each small tank. feeding the floating
refuse. and fighting and struggling to find
a place. Mutatis mutandis reading rats
for guls. and taking the sewage refuse
Of a population of two millions as the
total the rats had to deal with. some idea
may be formed of their functions fifty
years ago.
An Economic Loss.
This country at least might rid itself
of the rat. II has no useful place In nature
as nature IS understood here Nothing
would suffer by it's absence 1t has not
even the partial merits of the sparrow
to compensate for its destructiveness. Sen
timent, which says something in favor Of
nearly every other living creature. has
not regret left for the gray cat. 1t ex-
cites more just repulson than any other
creature in Europe. All domestic animals
loathe 1t. Horses will not sleep In rat
haunted stables. but kick and fidytt all
night Dogs of every class detest it. It
Is the enemy of all birds. It drove away
the last OF the black terms from the marsh
in which they nested In Norfolk, and sucks
the eggs of the finches and warbieEs in
our gardens 1t spoilS and fouls grain in
the stacks destroys potatoes and man
COLDS In the earth clamps where they are
stored for the winter. robs the nests of all
wildfowl ornamental waters, drives
away rabbits and game. ard causes more
damage to the outbuildings Of farms and
large country houses than damp and rain
combined 1t Is an economic loss in every
sense. and now that it is proved to be a
positive menace TO human health as we'll.
it should. If possible. be improved of the
face OF Great Britain.
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FUTURE DAY4
VACANT LOT, FOURTH STREET (BAS
RETWNEN ..K,, AND ..I {, NORTHWE

VACANT LOT, FOURTH STREET (BASE SIDE.
BETWNEN TX" AND IT. NORTHWEST9 Ar
AUCTION, THURSDAY, IULY ELEVENTH,
4sof, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P:M.-TRUsTEEs'
By virtue OF deed Of trust to us recorded in
Liber 210s folio 4, OF the land records of the
District Of Columbia, the undersigned will sell At
public auction. In front OF the premises. on
THURSDAY. JULY ELEVENTH, 1901, AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, the north q feet inches BY full
depth (u1 feet ~ inches3 Of original lot d in
square 526, unimproyed.
ALI conveyancing and revenue stamps at pur.
chaser's cost. Terms (which will be anuCvuced at
time Of sale) to be complied with In dfteen dnrs,
0fherwAe thu truat0ea reserve the riEht to resell
At risk and cost Of dsfaultns purchaser after nse
days public Advertisement.
b. WELSH ASHFORD
HERMAN Il. GAOCH
TrusteeA
THOMAS r. OWEN & SON. Auctionsers
No. -0l3 ~" street NV. S2ed&ds
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B. WILLIAMS q CO. AUcTToNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO HANDSOME RESI-.
DESCES IN HoI.MEAD MANOR, IN THR
COUNTY TS MI OF, OF WASHINGToN. d. g. FRONT.
ING ON HOLMEAD AVENUE, BEING; PREM.
ISES NOS. 3S2i AND 33Zs
By virtns Of deed OF trust, dated Dscembes
IL. 1897, and recorded In Liber No 2282 folio 81
OF the land records Of the District OF Columbia
the undersigned trustees viii offer for sMe By
public suction. In front Of the premises. on MON.
DAY JULY EIGHTH, 1891, AT FIVE O'CLOCK
PM. lots numbered thirty three (33 aud thirty
four t3il OF Myers and Anderson's subdivision Of
part OF lot numbered six C6l, in block numbered
forty-two t42,. Holmead Manor. recorded in the
once OF the surveyor OF the District OF Columbia
In Liber County No. H. at page 10 These lots
are Improved by two 3-story and basement brick
and stone front dwellings. containing about IL
rooms, reception hall, two bath ruoms and all
modern improvements.
Terms OF sale: onethird cash, balance in equal
1nstallrents In one and two years from day of
sale. The purchaser will be required 10 give his
negotiable promssory notes Tor the credit pay
tnents. bearing interest, payable semi annually at
the rate Of per cent per annum, and secured by
deed or trust on the property sald. all cash at
purchasers option. All convpyHncing and revenue
stamlm at purchasers expense; s.5e down ON each
lot when sold.
HENRY A. NESBITT
EUGENE CARUSi
JeS1-dSds Trustees.
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The Climate of New York,


tuHH tue tlncfnHatI Times-Star
BY scientific methods 1t has been discov-
cred that the sun shines a greater part OF
the time In New York city than In any
European city OF the first magnitude. This
may at first seem little surprising to the
people who have been brought up on the
talk OF sunny Italy" etc, hut in the
presence of the actual figures New York's
good fortune Is not to be doubted Rome fol-
lows Gotham in the list OF sunny cities but
Is considerably behind. with an average of
-. against New York 81. The hours when
the sun Is above the horizon Of course, are
only considered in making up this average.
London is far behind, with 23
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je22-d6ds
THos. BOWLING & CO.. A0cTIoNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. NO. 1882 SOUTH CAPITOL
STREET.
By virtue Of deed Of trust, duly recorded in
IAber No. 198T folio At. of the land records Of
the party secured thereby. / will sell. at public
DAY, JULY rGHh THIRD. 1891. " At HALFPAsT FOUR
O'CLOCK Pm. the following described real es.
Of Columbia, and designated as lot numbered TWEEN
ty-six (26). In Jamea 81. Grants subdivision Of
part Of sqnars numbered six hundred and ninety
seven esq.,, according to the plat Of said sub
division the same appears Of record In the once
Of the surveyor Of the District of Golumbis, In
Subdivision Book numbered 13. at page 145, to-
sethsr with all improvements. rights. &c.
Terms: One third cash, balance in one and two
years, with interest at 8 per cent per annum pay
sble semi-annualy. and secured by a deed OF trust
purchaser. deposit Of 500 win be required at
time Of sale. All conyeyancing. recording. revenue
stamps, notaftal fees &C., at purchaser's coet
Terms OF sale to be complied with in Is dsys or
resold at risk Of defaulting Rnrchaser.
ANS0N 8. TAYLOR,
1e20-d&ds Surviving Trustee.
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Executors sale of valuable
improved real estate,
known as No. 1903 Rhode
Island avenuenorthwest,
nm the city of Washing
ton, District of Columbia.

Under and by virtue of the powers conferred
upon us In and by the last will and Testament of
lanes J. Shedd. late Of the District Of Columbia.
deceased. said Will having been duly admitted to
record aDd prohate In tha ofce of the regis. of
wills OF the District Of Columbia, VIII Book M.
~ ioiio lJ4 ct seq. we. the undersigned executors
OF the said last VIII and Testament. Will SELL st
O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY
THE NINTH DAY OF JULY AID. 1891 the Iypd
and premises, nituste in the District Of Columbia
dsscrtbed and being lot numbered thirty two
AZ IN j. ]. Shedd's subdivision in squars num-
bsred one hundred and ufuety-ftve uesl together
with The improvements thereon consisting II a
tiiree-story snd bassment. with back building,
brick dwelling being houss and premises known
as No. 1503 Rhode Island avenue NV. Washing
ton. ID. @.
Terms Of sale: One third OF the purchase money
In cash. and the bnlhnce in and two years
fnom day OF sale. for which the notes Of ths pur-
chaser must be gtvea with interest, payable
semi annually. at the rate Of 5co per annurn until
paid, and secured by deed Of trust on the prop
eFty sold. all cash. at the purchasers option.
A depssit Of S5se will be required at time OF rale
All reveaue sfRmps. conveyancing, arknow lrdcing
of sale cot complied with In IS days from the
day OF sale. the executors the right To re-
sell said property at the rfsk and cost Of the de-
fuuitfng purchaser after five days notice In some
newspaper published IN Washington, n. C.
SETH A HoLT0N, Hyattsvilie Nd.
John L. SHEDD. 432 9th st. NV.
Washington, ID. C..
SAN'L 8. SHEDD. Takoma PART Nd,
SAMUEL. MADDOX. Atty for Executors
$40 Indiana ave. je:,5-d&ds
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For Rent Room. nnd BOARD.

Persons wishing to advertise rooms or
board may avail themselves OF the new rate
which went into effect May I. Hereafter
only one cent a word will be charged for
advertisements IN The Star under the fol-
lowing classihcations: For Rent Rooms,
Rooms and Board. boarding, Wanted Helm
and Situations Minimum charge. Is cents
for each advertisement.
Evening star., 1901-07-03
AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, ae.
Today.

Today.
Thomas DOwiing & Co., AuctB.. 612 q st. NV
Trustees sale Of No. 1852 8 Capitol st.. We'd
nesday, July 3. at 4:30 pm Ansen 8. Taylor,
surviving trustee.
Walter b. Williams & Co.. Aucts., 10th and d
SITS. n.w.-Trustees' sale OF Nos 443 FRANKLIN st.
and 40 st. NV. Wednesday. July g. At 8
pm. Eugene Garusi and Adds B. Browne, trus-
tees.
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AUCTION SALES.
THEs AFTERNOON.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS S CO.. AUcrIoNRERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF NOS 443 FRANKLIN
STREET AND 40 STREET NORTHWEST
By virtue Of q deed Of trust, recorded in IIber
No. 2311. folio 211 ct seq, of the land records Of
the District of Columbia. we will sell. at public
auction in front Of the premises, WEDNES.
DAY. JULY THIRD, A. d. 1901. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM. the following real estate. situate
in the city Of Washington. in said District: Lot
numbered 119 In w. H. HOllidge's subdivision OF
square numbered $40. as per plat recorded In the
office Of the surveyor for the District Of Columbia
in Liber B. L. H., at folio SO. And lot numbered
q of ). G. Hardness and others. COMMISSIONER
subdivision Of part of square numbered 51I, as
per plat recorded in the office of the surveyor for
the District of Columbia, In Liber W. F., at folio
1O4: said lot in square SO. being improved by
premises No. 443 Franklin st. and said lot in said
square No. OIL. being improved by premises No.
41O st. NV.
Terms: One-third cash. balance in equal In.
stalIments. at and two years, with interest at
six t6 per centum per annum. payable semian-
nnally, from day Of SALE secured by deed of trust
upon the property sold, or all cash, the option
Of the purchaser. deposit Of $500 on each lot
will be required at time Of sale. All conveyanc.
ing and internal revenue charges at purchaser .
cost.
EUGENE CARUSL
ALDIS B. BROWNE,