The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-11

SoMEruN0 NEW IN rmE MiLKEY WAY
The Home JOavNai says:
A few cakes Of The newly invented
solidifed milk have found them way into
this country. The article resembles. in
color, consistency. weight aud feel cakes
Of pale yellow soap. One pound. grated
into boiling water. will make several
gallons ofvery good milk. 1t is warrant.
cd to keep any number nF years Price,
in England, one dollar per pound. 1t is
not yet, we believe, for sao here A
friend, however, whom culinsily lod Ia
import small quantity, has iried il, aud |
assures us that II is what ii claims Ia bu |
Ia real blessing To mothers" and mar
lners.
Desperate Conflict b"twt9n rHo owls and
Twelve lIHts
The long-taIkeI of fight between two
enormous owls called Iron Beat aud
Young. and twelve rats, came III nu the
29th Of October, in tho drawing room Of
the Jocky Club. at Paris. Tho owls
were tue property of Lprd H., and the
rails had been purposely reared in way
To make them fierce aud Outrageous
The bets on the side of he rats, amount
ing To | .250i were all taken by Lord II
who backed his plumed champions.
The most perfect older prevailed in the
drawing ronm. The place of every
spectator was assigned to him by III t
Judges of the battle. whose orders weIo
implicitly submitted to. AT about half
pust eleven, Vicnr CoutuIIer iutsnduced
tho rats. The large cage IN which they
were contained was placed upon table
in tho middle Df the room, III order that
the inmates, WIN had tasted for twenty
four hours, might be publicly fed. The
dish chosen To sustain their strength
und animate their ardor was pastry Of
Pergord truIlles. In three minutes these
delicacies were disposed of with an evi-
don't relish aud appreciation which could
not have been predicted of rats Lurd ii
then OrdeIed his falcuner la brinH III
the owls. Iron Beak and Young were
born in Scotland upon All estate 0f his
lnrdship, where for lwn years they iuhab
tied an old tuwer. They are owls oI
the largest kind. beiug ruch IAo feet
high; their oyos of ghaslly Transparent
Cyj their plumdge mixture OF various
shades Of grey; their talous remarkable
for their form. strength aud floxibllty.
As the clock struck midnight. tho sig
nul (pr the combat was given Nlcto
CoutuIier let loose the twelve rats. They
had previously occupied each a sepatuI,
compartment in lno cage, aud hndIn
themselves on the iluor oi the dining room
while the digestion OF the ;Iufllei was 60
ing on, were about tn fall foul of eac
olhor. when William Petkss took th
owls into the arena AT this mnmrUt
religious silence prevuiued among th'
spoctatnrs. Nothing was heard but tn
piercing cries of tho rats aud The gnash
pofihe beuks nj the owls. Iron Beat
opened tho war by llyIug at rat number
one, aud sezing him by tho haunches
pounded him as completely as h"a con
slrictur would do calf that he was a
bout To swallow Young at the sam,
time, os ellectutlly dlsposcd "f tho ~
lucky rat number lw1 Rats number 3
4. 5, now ruohcd IN a body upou III,
Young oN !, and hung on to has claws
but Yuung soou made aud 8 blc tho dust
number obsIualey renewed his at
tacks upon Young'S posteIors, aud broke
his m.gh in two places by lh,s tin'
Iron Boak had slain &, aud s, respcc
lively; but in the conflict he had sustain
cd tho Injury of broken claw TIL,
chances wore now ucarly equal Tn,
two owls were seriously wuuudcd. bu
ivo rats unly mho ur less injured sur
yivoh. The interest olthe battle was 4
this momcnt at its height; number ., VIII
had hitherto covered in cuIuer as
ashamed Of himself Suddenly lustnd VI
on Young, threw him down upon his sid
aud LITERALLY eat out hiscycI. The n'
uttered q horrible scream, but IL /
dying strugglcs tore open the bowels
number with his bcak, aud the tw" =
emiea expired side 10y side aI tho san
moment lIOn Beak was now singly I"
posed lD rHts number 10, IL, ~ and
The latter wEn had eaten uute ,rulll,
than any uiher rat, wus furiuus bcyol
mbhhule. Iie EIuHB 10 lHt H'hhH WB
Iron BnOk, and continued to gnaw
while tho owl killed oil tho remai
ing rats. OF oil tho gallant combalanl
Iron Beak. tho owl, aud rat number 3,
lone survived, both momlly wouude
disabled, but still flashing sparks Of iu
at each other frop their eyes III
judges, at this stage. declared the battle
drawn one for the present bat docId,
that tho stakes were to be handed TT Il
owuor'of tho combutant that should Ii
the longest. Upon this auuouucemor
Victor Couiurier carried off the sur\'
ingrat 10 DO doctored aud uurscd. Wi
lam Perkes, tho falconer, took care
Iron Beak, and the hackers on eitl
sido are now awaiting with anxiety
result Of the skill Of tho respective IN,
iaal s,udsuts OF the mulilated heroes