St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

.Yel. No. 3.
HOW To CATCH MoTsrs

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farmers and gardeners aFse aFFe1s -slsn many OF our
with moles burrowing in their fields and
gardens, and eating up young and tender
roots of plants and herbs. A mole, in
forming Its perpendicular passages under
ground, throws back the mould which
it removes toward the surface, and thus
forms hills. Cpon every new change of
pace a mole raises three, four. six. or
more nils according to its asre, conse-
IA sAasu,.le h;fls forr,,.,, ,,,,. -.
sages with each other. III funlkIriyss mn yss
passage recently formed by mole is
opened by an instrument, the mole will
in few minutes return to close it, in
order to secure itself from danger and
the external air. II constructs over the
aperture an arch of loose mould. and
mends the tunnels as plumber mends
lead pipe; and should this new mole.hill
be broken down, the mole will return TO
repair it. The male mole Is much strone-
aer than the female, rSises mSles eress-
er number cPhills, and larger ones.
Young rnoles form only long covered
ways at the surface; when they begin
to make hills they are small and arranged
zlg-2ag, without regularity. The hours
OF working for moles are at sunrise, about
o A. NJ, al noon. at p. M., and at sun
et.~1tfs atsunriss and sunset howev-
er, when they work with the greatest
vigor.
1t is difficult to take moles except
when they are at work, and The most
favorable time for catching them is in
the spring; they should be vigorously
attacked at the present time, during their
working hours, and sunrise is the best
time. In watching for mole, care must
be taken to make no noise by stamping
or beating. Should person be near a
mole-hill when the mole stirs the mould.
let him then, with his hoe, break into.
the passage between that and the next
mole-hills and let him with q little earth
be imprisoned between the mole-hill and
the place were his passage has been cut
into and stopped up. If the earth Of the
hill is fresh and newly raised, it may be
concluded that mole is within it, except
when an aperture is left in the center,
which is an evidence that the mole has
left his residence for a better. By pour
ing in enough Of water into the tunnels
between the mole-hills, the mole can al
ways be forced out. When number Of
fresh mole-hills are found together they
should be vigorously attacked with hoe
by removing chem and opening up the
passages communicating among them,
when the mole will be sure to be found
within, but the most simple way TO catch
moles is to confne them between their
passages as has been described. A close
attention to these facts will soon enable
'auy farmer to I'D his farm Of moles, espe-
cially if he has terrier dogato sssist'
hin.--Srientifc .9nercaa.
A coloaist at the Cape Of Good Hope,
iourneying along, suddenly found himself
in the presence of lion and three lion
esses. Knowing that to show any symp-
tom of fear would increase the danger of
his position, he pulled short up, and sat
motionless, with his eye fixed upon his
formidable adyersaries. The three fe-
males dropped quietly upon their
haunch.s, gravely returning stare tor
stare while the old 'maneGe," as the
Dutch Familiarity call him, a splendid fell
low, with long black name, and his
sides literally shaking with fat, stood a
! little in front, and ever and anon whisked
/ his tail over his back, but made no
movement in advance. Barkiy, on his
part had no idea of commencing HOSTILE
ties, and when this mute interview had
lasted some minutes, he turned ms
horses head round, and rode slowly
away. No motion was made in pursuitr
and as long as the spot was in sight he
could distinguish the four figures, to al
appearance. remaining precisely In ths
seme position In which he had left them