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Show TIIE BULLETIN S2B2B3BB2SBS FREDOVA DANCE STUDIOS Garden Produce Open a Studio at the Sugarhouse Ward, April 3, 1935 Classes will be held from 2:00 P. M. to 6:00 1 M. Including clashes for Babies, Girls and Boys. Instructions will be given in Ballet, Tap, Acrobatics and Ballroom. A BARGAIN CLASS will also be given for BEGINNERS at the Price of FOUR LESSONS for $1.00 ii paid in Advance. FREDA WETIIERELL VERNON, Principal THINGS GROW URGE IN HUMID NIGERIA Produces Yams Foot Long; Trees 200 Feet High. ; Washington. More imposing than the famous umbrella of Tweedledum and Tweedledee are the two gold-le- t tercd ceremonial umhndlns made In 'England recently for Akenzua II. bn Each Is 12 reel of Tnln, Nigeria. s cross and stands 14 feel high Karge as these umbrellas are. tbe will not Aem out of prMirtion In of Gargantuan ex- Nigeria, where tremes. many things grow over sized," snys.a bulletin from the Wash lngton hvadiiiarlers of the Nut Iona Gigantic de Geographic ' scribes Nigeria : Its extensive desertlike areas in the north. Its broad '.savannas, and its mighty forests. Its equatorial rainfall reaches a total in .some regions of more than a hundred Inches, musing luxuriant foliage, trees over ,ui feet high, and yams over a foot Through the country long. sprawls the broad, lengthy Niger, one fnf Africa's four greatest rivers, and (one of the dozen great rivers of the I aia-iet- - . L i world. Market 2124 South 11th East (Across from the Library) Smallpo::. yellow fever, a..u sleeping sickness were rnmpiint. Modern Capital. "Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, la the port through which most of Its exports pass. Origlnully built on a swampy lagooii Island but a foot or two above sea level. It was extremely unhealth-Iti- i for Europeans. However, reclamation of swamp land and modern drainage and water systems have done much . to make it more habitable. It has a line railroad, public buildings lighted by electricity, schools, hospitals, and a cathedral. North of the region of swamps and lagoons dense tnqdc.il rain forests spread Inland for almost a hundred In these grow miles. mahogany, ebony, oil palms, ruhlwr trees, and lronwood trees Visitors traveling northward find that ns the altitude Increases, the climate becomes drier and more bracing; rain forests give way to monsoon formountain teaks, and ests, then to savannas of grass, dotted with trees. Natives use oil as food or ship It to Europe for use In soap making. Kano, one of the great African trading centers, is over 700 miles by rail uortheast of laigos. Its aggregation of mud huts is enclosed by a mud wall about 14 miles In circu inference, ;XJ to fiO feet high, and pierced by 13 cowhide gates. Between October and March, cnmcls lurch through these . gates into Kano, loaded wltb hugs of Bugs of these nuts, groundnuts. studied up In pyramids of from fl)0 to 1,000 tons, and protected from rains by tarpaulins, are as distinctive a feature of the Kano Iniulseniie as the dye pits, camels, and red mini walls. . v tree-cla- d shea-butt- er shea-butt- er With an area ot about 372,074 square miles, Nigeria Is nearly seven I rimes larger than Knglund. and con tains more ieople than any other Brit-- i It Isb dependency except India. swarms wltn alimist Jtt.OOP.OlKt people. Of these only 0.000 are Europeans, hundreds are Syrian traders, the rest are Africans. No other country ,of equal size In Africa has such a Each tribe ( variety of native tribes. A Real "City Father" has Its own peculiar customs. African Roseburg, Ore. A real city father" women near Sokoto wear rings that Dr. li V. Hoover, Roseburg. He Is collar stretch their ear lobes to their claim the title for haring been can Bornu stain women in while hones; their front teeth black and their canine mayor of the city four times, but more In teeth red. Meinlera or numerous Important to him Is the fact that has he of 83 brought practice tails. years artificial trilies wear half the population of the city Nigeria Is as definitely striated as ' nearly world. the Into a marble-cake. Along. Its aouthern of coast a humid, languorous region swumits, mud flats, and lagoons stretches Inland for only ten miles near I I .ngos, hut over GO miles In the Niger Delta. The 200 miles of coast comprising the Delta la cut by numerous creeks in whose brackish tidal waters mangroves stand. These trees are of economic value to Nigeria as sources of timber and tannin. One variety Is burnt to obtain the salt In Its ash. . The creeks are known us the OH rivers' because natives, chiefly I bos, living on their hanks, exist largely by trading In palm oiL Seeking palms, ithey travel in canoes up the creeks some! lines for 40 or SO miles. Nigeria Is an outstanding producer of palm oil, and In liCM exerted 13G.000 tons of 1L The lush, stenming coast of Nigeria i and Its Immediate neighbors has been i dubbed The White Mans Graveyard t because of Its diseases that stalk tho white trader. Until 11KKL one out of "Pop, what l pondert . dls-- : i evcrjLW.whlle.jacH.. was Jelled by. "Dark, htayyfrawnL?"-eases caused by tropical climate. In i sanitation and awamp-breInsect I i I sev-er- al SPINACH, Fresh Green 2 lbs. 13c Doz. 5c LEMONS, Juicy lb. 5c RHUBARB ORANGES, Medium Size Doz. 15c ASPARAGUS, Large Green, 2lbs. 29c Grapefruit, Large Inperials, 3 for lOci Each 5c Avocados, Ripe Ca!avos , . ft i , A complete line of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Priced Right EXTRA SPECIAL Spark Plugs Cleaned and Reset FREE Until March 31st SUGAR HOUSE GARAGE - d SPECIALISTS' AUTOMOTIVE 1134 East 21st South Street CARL LATIMER FRANK LAMBERT La Salle Cleaners A Dyets 1031 Hyland 8482 East 21st South Street OFFERS . PAPA KNUWS- -I r MODIFIED CLEANING 50( and up " FIRST CLASS CLEANING 65 p and up NOW IS THE TIME FOR DORMANT SPRAYING We recommend Lime and Sulphor Spray Materials and Pumps WE CARRY LAWN FERTILIZER Reliable Seeds by a Reliable Dealer GRANITE GRAIN & SEED CO. 1026 East 21st South St. Phone Hy. 47 |