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The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
THE LEOPARD RULES
Animal Trainer Declares Him to Be
King of Beasts.
In Support of His Claim He RecOunts
the story of Puss, the Most FerO-
ciOus and Cruel Pet lie
Ever Had.

perhaps the lion is the king of
beasts" said Mr.. Herman Boyer, the
trainer and authority on wild things,
10 a ST. Louis Republic reporter.
'P-e-r-h-a-p-s not. am not afraid
of the lion; l rule him easily.
He does just exactly as l tell him,
grumbling a little sometimes. When
he is told to sit on his seat he sits
and does not move. But the leopard
that is different. He does as l tell
him when 1 am watching him. Sup
pose he were unclaimed, | would not
care to turn my back to him. Some
times even when my eye is upon him
he makes trouble for ME. Watch the
dogs; they pay no attention to the
lion, but when the leopard is un-
chained they are always watching
watching for him to make trouble"
Mr.. Boyer knows animals well. He
has taken them fresh from the jun
gle. 1t is his fad to make the lions
of Africa, the tigers of Bengal, and
the shifty polar bears so dOcile that
they will obey his slightest whisper.
Those animals that have not been
taught the lore of the jungle and have
not felt the freedom of the hunt are
not interesting to him. He wants only
the wild ones that are always long
ing for freedom and always full of
their native ferocity with all others
but him. That's why he loves Puss
best of all.
She is the leopard. When she en-
ters the cage she is always in a bad
humOr.
'She never forgets she has teeth
and claws. Now and then she uses
them. Would you like to hear her
story?
The lion is called the king of
beasts. | think my Puss can kill any
lion. She has not done so yet. Per
haps it is because no one has given
her the chance. She has killed other
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open to a woman, so il was through
her father only that Miss Mitchell be-
came proficient in her life work.
She was the discOyerer of a new
comet known to the world Of science
as Maria Mitchell's comet. Her father
announced the event to Prof. Bond, of
Cambridge. A few years before Fred
erick VI, king Of Denmark, had offered
a gold medal 10 the first discOverer Of
d telescope comet. Shortly after the
kings death Maria Mitchell's comet
was seen in Rome, Germany and Eng
land, but the priority of the American
girls discovery was Immediately ad-
mitted throughout Europe, and Fred
erick VII. carried out his fathers de-
sign.
Soon after this Miss Mitchell was
elected to membership in the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and
also made fellow and honorary mem
Der of associations for the advance
ment of science. Miss Mitchell was
lionized wherever she went, but moth
ing detracted her from her work. At
that time the chronometers Of all
whaleships were taken TO the Mitch
ell house to be rated and set Greenwich
time. Nantucket being the center Of
great whaling fishery. Miss Mitchell
helped her father in this work, and
also TO compile The Nautical Al
mauac." The latter work she con
tinued after she was called TO NasSar
The Mitchell house was built in 1890
and during the last So years has been
occupied by some member of the
Mitchell family. The lower part Of the
building will be used as a museum, and
the upper story for literary and as
Economical purposes. Miss Nitchell's
scientific library was left by will to her
brother, Prof. Henry Mitchell. but he
Will turn this over. as a gift in his sis
ter's name, to the library 10 be found
ed in the old homestead. Many of
these books were gifts. and bear the
names of distinguished persons. The
Maria Mitchell association. in the
hands Of which the purchase and
charge of the Mitchell homestead are
placed. is composed exclusively of
the faculty and graduates of Vassar.
Miss Mary W Whitney, now professor
of astronomy at the college. is presi.
dent of the association,
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to, than TO say tue Preslueut dIun'
know about the lily white move
ment South. Mr.. Green should
bear in mind that tOadyism will
make no Nation or people great.
The Bee believes all hs i'd about
'hs iale President Mckinley and
Senator Hanna, but it doesn't be-
lieVe the other.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
ESTABLISHED 1882.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Pr sid mt.

Mr.. Roosevelt is in . Pc itiOr
now {" demonstrate 20 the cUurtrV
that he means what he says. H
is IL 4 position to convince the ne
gro that he is sincere. that color l.
nc Or tna m~r'- appoin mpnt tO
off = P1stmSs,eIVIck. of Wilson,
NC, is man of character AID
reru atom. Senator Prtcuard IN d
long iuded and hN pOsritica letter
TO thr PrrNid ut, stated that Mr..
VIGk was dot a pa tY man. II Sura
10. Pntchard means that Mr.. VicL
did Ii tsupaOIt lin Ia his Ity white
movement to disfr Inchlse tue ne
grO-o OI Noitu Carolina, then he le
n.t q Pntchard man aud neithe,
was Mr.. VIck u traitor 10 his pee
nj l. the Pre>iCeut ls sincere III
the d cl4ratl.n tpat be has mau' 1,
th,Une wi il bar no negroes when
tLey re it subjects for Fec 'gni'lou,
he will al once repuda te S0na'O'
Prtc ard AMI drive am ftom tar
Wn lr nuu-e. The PleSIdeRI ought
70 . ow tnaJ Sel,tOr PrItchard Is
at the mead # The lily waite move
m.ug NJ the s.uJu 10 distF nell :
The negro dad there are thousands
of NEGROES IN the north who oeIleV
h.ttu, Pr,.ldent has been an
r,w. mart, to Senat,r Prttcn"rd' .
scprme TO organic a lily "h e a
t,i,C,e sou II. Tn +. anut pol'L' 8
that IS beng pIaYed uow VII not .
eel.e the negro. The President
m mid hav- ~ lit II MS G u. l. l
hsto,r The defe.t oI he lily willie
r,..,am.nt IA North C4r-hua a q
A bm.. THE BEE nes no tai
IN ,n.t IettrN nj Is free to aimlt
thai =, came t 0 late. ) Ii V.' II .
,,tner cue ,uraged by the ad
m,,-r.t,on 10 do wa"' he has "0"'
md ,s doug OF tnat the admins
tiou Is playIug "tw edle dee and
,w-pals dum" oA,tc> with The n'
go. Tnere Is not ing IN tue oFum
le.tr that the ue-r"es shonlu :
wild Ov r. JUS wait and see i th'
President meAus n, at he bat sald'
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
WHAT SAW ANDHEARD.

There SsOmethinR politically wrong
somewhere. Just where it is, no doubt
II willtake some time to hnd out.
met a politician on the street few
days ago and he is in high office. He
is not stuck on the administration by
any means.
There is something peculiar about
the colOred members of the bar. They
will not organize. | am of the opiuiun
tnat they need something mere than
brains.
There are successful organizations
among the ColOred people who aIe sup
posed to be less intelligent than the
negro lawyer and yet tney conduct
successful business enterprises.
A newspaper that carries a certificate
OF Chara ter IN Is pocket and continues
10 publish letters of Endorsements is in
deed IN need ola reputation. The Bee
would suggest that il such a paper
would cease publishing every horse
thief 10 the world As honest members
OF society, no doubt the people would
have some confidence in the paper,
l congratulate Justice Harlan He
was honored before he died. Men very
seldom receive such dist nguished rec
ognition before death. The A
merican people generally honor a
man after he IS deal.
EX-Speaxer Reed is dead. He was a
distinguished member of society and a
man OF brains He WAS positive char
acteT and one III whom the nation inn
posed confidence
! und Ood tn I some lew busine. $
men nave transferred their property TO
S I'VE 1t from being taken on account of
laI ure OF the Capital Savings Bank.
me rumOr may be true or It may b e.
ia.ss.No transferOt pr,peIty at Ihstiu G
by any director or officer of the bank
would hold. | am of the opinion that
tie men connected with the ba TX are
TOO honest and upright to allow the
people to lose confidence IN item. T. @
great ,r0uble has been, the enemies
tue bank had and their treaChery. hau
the supposed friends of the bank bee II
true TO II, II would have beed iu sue
.cessul condition to-day.
The North Carolina post Office is yet
doubtful question. here must be one
thing decided to convince The people
that the administration is sincere. Mr.
VICk must be appointed. The evidence
IS that ne IS a man of character and
because he did not support Mr.. Pritch-
ard, he is charged with not having sup
ported the republican party. Then ev-
cry negro in 1904 i'll be seriously
charged AMI read out of The republ-
can party, if Pritchard Is recognized.
There IS volcano ready TO burst. The
administration must be careful.
The negro will not be fooled with
and neither will he be deceived by any
more promises. There are men who
are tOadying to the President mercy
to join his favor, bu they are deCeivlng
him. Let him act.
ROUNDER
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Tie SbySbsrs.

There are many mem Ders Of tAs
bar among the coIored men EhO
deserve credit for the suersss they
have made. There are oslsred
members IF the bar who h we the
respect of the court AMI the conf =
Gence Of Their clients The cOlored
people are thoroughly convinced
that the colorel attorney will do
his ddty towards his clients, There
are some men known as shyster
lawyers. The court has made every
effort t. break them up. They Sc
cure their business by having run
ners or commonly Cal ed "Cappers. q"
This class IF lawyers is known to
the profession rs dangerous. Good
lawyers are abused by this class Of
men. You can always tell IL shys-
ter. He will tell client Of ais
virtues and legal knOwlege. H
will tell his client aoOut his office
and the number IF clerks he has.
de will also abuse his fellow mem
bsr Of the bar because he is not do
ing so well. The shyster lawyer is
known the moment you see him
and the moment you hear him talk.
If people who frequent courts and
hose who may be IN need of law
ysrs would only consider for mo-
ment they would never emplDy a
-hySter lawyer.
There is not so much treaehory
and deception among the white
members Of the bar. AS arule they
are all n ,norabl6 men Thev viii
not enter your case, if they know
you are the attorney. The B.
means the hign toned an Il hOnorA-
BILE white attorney. There are many
Of them. The colored attorney will
not organize. Noteytn the intel
ligent negro attorney. There S IA
| * . unity d sincerity among
them. With the shys,er on one
) aud dupiclty among certain
he make the life Of he cDl0re
attorney uncertain,
The pc pie should, however, boS
'ut fer the shyster.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Our Holiday Edition.

The attention of patrons of
C lied to the special
hOinay edition of the paper which
will appear Decent er 23d. AdVtr
tISers will do we'll to srnd in thel.
latter not later than December 20.
THE BEE is the oldest paper prin-
te IN Washington by negroes all.
for reliability certainty THE BEE
Is that paper.
Persons who intenh to celve OF
New Y,ar sh 1uld send in their
notices at once. There will be no
cl ~ges for publishing New Y ar
notices.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
MISS MARIA MITCHELL.
HirthpIaee of Americas First Woman
Astronomer to BE Preserved
by Vassar AIumnae.

The birthplace of Maria Mitchell, the
first woman astronomer in America,
where all her early years were spent
and her first observations made, IN
Nantucket, Mass, is to be preserved
by Vassar alumnae. Vassar, incident
ally, was the first woman's college to
introduce astronomy in its curriculum.
Miss Mitchell went there as professor
of astronomy and director of the OBJ
servatory in 1865, remaining until her
death, % years later. Harvard coll
lege at the time had no telescope bet
ter than that used by Miss Mitchell's
father in his Nantucket home. No
where was tuition in this science then
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

animals. One day when l was train
ing her in my quarters she jumped
at me and my German boarhounds
came TO help. What could they do?
She seized one by the throat In
minute he was dead. She turned to
the other, who had been biting her.
She was too quick for him, and in
moment her teeth were in his throat.
| beat her with bars-big iron bars
but what did she care? She would
have killed others had they been
there. She would have killed me had
we not beaten her almost to death
with the iron bars. 1t was the tiger
next. He was a big wild tiger. inst
from Bengal, where he had been
trapped. He did not like things as
they were in the cage. He would
show his temper at me, though he
did not try to jump on me. He did
not like the other animals. He caused
me much trouble because he was al
ways trying TO fight. He attacked
Puss in Berlin at the Busch circus.
~ '"' III 'ii' ing where ali could
see.
"Puss was watching him. As he
jumped upon her she jumped aside.
Then she sprang. Her teeth were in
his throat, and as he rose on his
hind legs she dug her claws into his
chest and clung like a bulldog. We
used the bars again, but she paid no
attention TO them. She would not
let go. She hung on with teeth and
claws until the tiger gurgled and fell
over, dead. Then came the polar
bear. He was one of the best we
had-all but his bad temper. He did
not like TO do as he was told puss
was ready, when the time came for
a quarrel The bear thought il was
so easy just to give this little one a
cuff and send her across the cage
But Puss went at the throat aoain
We beat her With bars, the dogs went
at her and bit her, but she clunO nm
til she had killed him.
"Ah! but the cheetah-that was
lively" and the trainers eve Iit mn
with enthusiasm. ''The cheetab too
IS small and quick. And she. this
was not afraid. They ouar-
relied while we were playing in Wen
ma. Both were loose in the CAGE
lhey both sprang at the same time.
They fought and bit each other. hut
FUSS was quicker and Puss was bet-
ter. The cheetah went with the rest
She had a hole in her windpipe where
Puss' teeth went. and her BODY was
all torn up by claws. Puss was al
most beaten to death by us again.
but she would not let go until the
fight was over.
"The leopard is king"
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
WROTE MANY SONGS
Death Of Septimus WfnRer
Number of Once Very Popvy,r =
Compositions.

The recent death Of Septinr. rr.
ner recalls the fact that he con- -
uted many songs 20 the world w
he celebrated his seventy-fo,.--I
birthday last spring he also was o.
graduated because it was the forty.
fourth anniversary OF the pubI.rst..-
of his song, Listen TO the Noorf,-
Bird" The greatest of singers has
sung it, street urchins have xbis-T.5i
1t and the greatest Of musician a.
well as the humblest have DIgya5 :.
Those who remember having seen ~.
name of Alice Hawthorne given astIe
author OF the song on its title page
will perhaps wonder why this rs%e
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Ra,ween the Devil and the Deep Blue
Sea.

Retween the Devil and the Deep Blue
Sea.
B. fore this rd,Iorialis is printed, no
donn1 tpe Postma>'ersllp al " l'on
N q VilL have been sttt Ell. Tue
D o. dsnt is b, tween the devil aud
the dep blue ara, If "e REGIMES
P,stm Asuer Vlck the lily white
movement and Senator Pritchsrd
will receive black eye but Il ia
s4r bAck. 1t he does not reo'gn Z
the utgro ostmaster, tie Prs drnf'
Crun liter is all suite fugr. Mr.
P..tcnasPs only excuse fer not en-
dnr,ius the negrO pO tma,ter that
he did nOt support tbs psIty N"
chine which ue PitcGard va
suuuO TIM ana which Was a party
ia, t ancnise negro re 'ub cans
q, h O.ber hand, NJ. Vick is al
honn abe AN upr ght man whose
character and reputatlOu are above
suspicion. Indeed 70 is like Ce"
sal's wife. Thrre is o ly one OrJec
t.or t. Cungressm WHIte'A letter
He negs the que 'tion when h said
he wAuts to see Mr.. Roosevelt Tensm
mated. He knows hr does not and
W,en hs said he did he depreciates
his mInhOO which de'racts
greatly from his letter. II Congress
man White thi lks tat be can f It
fer the President iutO r-cOgnizi
him he IS mist4Geu aud be might as
well nave stated IN MS letter that the
negroes OF the entirs country will not
only +, pudi t. Pritcnard but they
will repu iiate the President If be
turns the negro Postmaster down
for th4 lily white Senator frsm North
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR.
TO the Ambitious Uncle Of
Present CEar.

The persistency of the rumors II
the approaching breakdown Of the
ear and the rapid decline of his only
brother, the czarowitch, is attracting
attention in all the European cap
itals, and the gossips are already dis
cussing the probability of the trans
fer of the Russian imperial scepter
to Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle Of
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Onr National Revernr.

The greatest coffee drinkers are III.
Americans. Last year the importa-
tiOns of coffee cost the people of the
United States $4,000, 900. The great.
est tea drinkers are the English, the
greatest wine drinkers are the French
and the greatest beer drinkers are the
Germans.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Carolina. The time has cOmr for the
negro to declare himself.
TIE time will come when the ne
gro will be convinced that it paws
t. he manly.
The President must either re udi
ate Pr tchard or lose the negro vote,
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Of one term, when he secured the
election of Gen. Gonzalez, his secre.
tary of war. The industrial progress
OF Mexico under Gen. Diaz has been
remarkable, as compared with the
advancement of the other Latin coun-
tries Of America. He is now in his
seventy-third year, but is said to
possess wonderful physical strength.
a wrist like iron and also a will like
iron His last notable public appear
ance was that made at the ceIebra-
ton OF Mexican independence in 1894.
on which occasion an attempt was
made to assassinate him. His would
be murderer, however, was never
brought to trial. He was torn from
1ail by mob and lvnched.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

The interview of the Hon. John
P. Green from the Brooklyn Eagle,
which was reproduced ia The Bee
last week WAS alright enough with
but one exception. He knows bet
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Lively Encounter

BacOn-Did you ever attend one Of
these glove fights?
Fgbert-Oh, yes; went to one to-
day with my wife; it was advertised
as a bargain in kids.-Yonkers States
man.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Sympathy,

Hojack-Here's an account of how
a man wrote love letter and got
into trouble by it.
Tomdik-I can, sympathize with
that fellow. That's how 1 happened
to get married.-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Thr Bse predicts the nomination
nd slecLiOn OF western man for
and an eastern man for
vice President.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

The BEE gives ze uncertai.
sound. 1t believes in the protec-
tion Of life and property regardless
of a few petty offices.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
A Bit of Advice

He-I gave Jones a bit of advice.
I told him that before he married his
girl he should look her mother over.
She-Well, what happened?
He-Jones married the mother
Chicago American.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
How II Sfrnck Hin

He (after listening to her playing)-
1 should think you would get one of
those attachments to the piano.
She-Why?
Anyone can play that" - Detroit
Free Press
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Those p)lluci sns who pretend
they wanr to see Mr.. Roosevelt re-
nominated they lie.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Ex-COngressman Geo. q. White
should haV5 left the last paragraph
cut Of his letter. BE doesn't mean
it.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Tue southern politician and dele
gate makers are watching he White
house with suspicious eye.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

People who pretend so much for
their peepls and do nothing nEst
be WRtchet.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Perhaps the lily white fever has
struck them VINO draw cltIzsns
from thr jury box.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
GEN. PORFIRIO DIAZ.
President of the United States of Mex.
leo Will Soon Visit the Capitals
of Europe.

Gen. POrfiTio Diaz was first elected
president of the Mexican republic in
1876. and has since ruled the eoun.
try continuously. with the exception
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

There sare very few eolOred
men drawn from the jury box now.
What does 1t mean {.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

There should be less talk about
Off es and more protection of life
and property.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Eae Real Thing.

YoungweI ton bridal tour)-I
would like rooms for myself and
wife.
Hotel Clerk-Suite, l suppose?
Youngwed-Ihat's what. She's the
sweetest thing that ever happened
Chicago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Nicholas. The grand duke is the aec.
ond son of the late Emperor Alex
ander H., and brother Of the pres
ent cars father, Alexander lli. JIG
has had a good deal to do with IA5
direction of his young nephew gov
ernment-indeed, it is generally con
ceded in Russian diplomatic clrcles
that the famous FrancO-Russian d.
lance was engineered by him. lie -7
SO years of age and holds the m-I
tary rank of general Of InianIIs
The fact that he has no pro-hFilLS"
leanings, as has the present ear. mas
endeared him to the SlayOphIle par
which has never forgiven England l"-
humiliating Russia during iAI
Crimean war. During the illness o-
the ear in 1900 the grand duke a'y
ed as regent. and although hr l,T"
had no opportunity to eho" "'9
hand. it is believed by Fi- Hrrt'-.l' ~
that should he wear the rr' 'l
will institute a policy of national e>-
pansion and aegr.ndirrwrni ".'.
vigorous than any that Eus..a ..- f''
known.
Consider sIFE TT~'""s.
MOhammedans do not wear ..-
IL is the product Of q woTH- ....
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

II the lily whites Of the South
,ops to win they must change
their name.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Mr., Pfltchard aud the President
Rill eOnf,r.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

AS letter writer t4s President
equals William J. Bryan.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Consider sIIE TT"'""'.
MOhammedans do not wear
IL is the product Of q woTH- i.'.
slider it anclean
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Entered at the Post at Wa hington. ID
c., as second class mail matter.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

w. CALVIN CHASE, EOI OR.
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Fhe Bee.
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

BY perusal of the published
proceedings of 4he common coun7
Gil in this issue our readers will
note that the health officer has been
instructed to enforce the provisions
of the health ordinance. But by
glance at the gambling rooms in
Virginia it would not appear that
our police force had received any
instructions to cleanse the city Of
moral filth, in accordance with the
provisions Of Ordinance No. 80, pass
ed by the present administration in il.
April. Why? .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

IF J. Adam Bede, who prior to the
state convention made the state
ment that he was losing sight of
his own campaign in his efforts for
Halden for state auditor makes as
good showing in his own behalf
at the primaries as did his work for
Halden among the state delega-
tons, 7. Adam will be chief mourn
er at a very violent political death
in the near future.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

GOLD can be beaten out so thin it
will allow light to pass through it,
and many a light scruple can be
beaten out 80 thin that it allows
gold to pass through. The Mime
apolis investigation proves the cor.
rectness of this latter statement,
but we scarce believe it necessary
to 20 as far as the Flour City to see
protection furnished to the crimi-
nails of a community-for cash. Do
you?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

MANY people awoke the morning
after the Fourth feeling like the end
of an ill-spent life, taste of fur in
their mouth and their souls filled
with regrets. But the Fourth comes
only once year, you know.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

NEVER argue the point with a
man who tells you he is one in q
thousand. He may be one of the
ciphers. .-ts< .esz.~. ~ Il .. s .:5#:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-11

DULUTH will soon have a perma-
nent immigration bureau, with
headquarters in the federal build.
mo