St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-20
Lin,iHg a Tger.

An ingenious mode OF tiger killing is
that which is employed by the natives OF
Dude. They gather q number of broad
leaves of ,hc prause> tree, which much
resembles the sycamore, and having well
hr>encarrd them with Il kind OF birllimc.
they strcw them in the animals way.
takiu. care to lay item with the pre-
pared side uppcrmost. Let tiger but
put his paw on one of these innocent
looking leaves and his fate i settled.
Finding the leaf sticking TO his paw. he
shakes II in order TO rid himself of the
nuisance. and finding the plan un>uccesS-
iu . be endr;IN urS to attain his object 10y
rubbing it AGAINST his face, thereby
smcaring the ropy birdllme over hi- nose
and cve>. and gluIng the cvclil- together.
By this time he has probably trodlen
upon several more OF the trcacherou>
leaves. and l. bewildcred with the novel
Inconvenience then hc rolls ON the
grcund. and rubs his head and face on
the earth. in his efforts to get Tree. liv
~ doing hc only adds fresh birdl!me to
hi- head, body. and limbs, ag-lutinatcs
hl- sleek fur together in uu>ighIly TUFTS.
and finishes hv hoodwinking himself 50
thoroughly with leaves and birdimc. that
hc lies Numbering ON the ground, tearing
up the earth with his claws, uttcring
howl- OF ra.r and di>mav. and exhausted
hy the impotcnt struggles in which he
had been - long engaged. These cries
are Il >igual To the authors of his mischief
who run To the spot. armed with guns.
bows and spears. and lind no difficulty III
di,palching their blind and wcarici foe.
\ Su>lIcIuUs NI>IruE At THE 1t
HIRES. has now and then :.
queer adventure, which reminds him
that he mav hr as>a>>inatcd, like many
another emperor The Paris correspond
cnt of the London Daily News tells this
story, only fortnight old
"On Saturday, AT about | o'clock, a
wc!l-drcsscd man. under thirty years ot
a@c, OF most gentlcmanly appearance.
walked under the arch in the Place du
CArrou>ci, in the two inches OF which
| there are ScntrieS on horseback, as At tn,
horse guards. climbed over the railings N
| the closed gates with extraordinary dcN-
terltv and celebrity, and ran across til,
spacious court yard toward the private
entrance To the Tuilcric~. on the LEFT
hand side. towards the Seine. The cay
airy >cnuncls sitting solcmnly on then
horses, and never expecting Ia bc callc'
upon lor actual duty, did not know wha
hc WAS doing. He was perceived from
Two guard-houses and pursued, but hay
ing grcat start, he got into the Tuilcr
is first. There lie took the cent guard
OH duty 10y surprise, and dashed past hin
saying he had come ON earnest business
He cot aS far rs the aute-roOm of tn
rmpcror's study before he was arrested
Then he said, i must speak to the Ia
dies He WAS lodged in Il lookup cha m
Der nj the corner of the palace, near tn
gatc At the corner of the garden Surmount
cl hv two lions. \ magistrate was sen
for TO inlcrIogatc him, but he had no
been in confinement more that Il few mo
mcntS before he dashed himself against
window looking out upon the river an
fell through upon the quay. When tax
EN- up he was found to have a broke
wrist and his forehead badly laceratcd
The cmperor's house-surgcon, DIR. Pietr
Santa. examined him, and tttcr sccin
in what serious state he was, or
dered Linn TO he taken TO the Charitc he:
pitaI, where he now Is. The man is
German - whether mailman or an a:
saSsin is vet q question: