, 1869-05-02
RATS.
Habits OF Rnsk-Thc Rode nttn OF AI.s
cient KsiHtory-Thctr Services IN
Bn1tIe-A HAT Adn1irer In 81. Louth
Hints In the uinca--A Rattle Win
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| Bnstlc-A Rat Adnairer In 81. Louis
-Rnts In the uincs-A Rattle with
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| Frosl tkt Troy Tisle*.
The habits OF rats are cur,ous, but not impor-
taai study The common S brown Is ne ont ams &c
tine Of our Ncyoln:,ouary war. and h:s iuefGasSu
With Ezcas rapaits having aimoss M nos ion TnntSs;
eommcn lstose, IN! which IS sma!cI an! ~. 81 81
shaEp lighter T:e lsown = sae onlJ psoPss n sas
ra,, aad The cotton ras: and IN Mc1eo ana
ia he ss s4s ea q 1sef $. h.S E sn ~ sl Is
very rapidly, but noue more 80 thar tae coamoa ,oa
sad rss S T. u oT e1s e
females being noost eqna!l5 diT.ed Msse Saess
. e,rsir pair word Increase no less tsa1 6,co) "
strgie year and this they breed only ono; n i*o
aEe Destroyed hy wholesale, for nos oolY vii 1ass
. derorr tho weak End hicE c! thetr eompalons as
: Il se1y hard pressed as they doussless often afe
! | they Will cat their yocnK- Tle dtsNocuoo ~
dss. aaa f. happy sS e9
the use Of dceS aEd cats ate usoals ane 70 ,ne M
ms n,ess e ,be sc tsei2 II aecs ats noduced
when they scatter. emIg1a.ing. q their lnsencs
1;,; to Hns NOSES 81 oi,en ea5ss
e. stampede. CONF arst.vtiv tew Eaa are poasonSo.
q but the,. acttons alarm Others nnu when me
Il poisooed ones Icn away II brings o. general
y light, so that ottea not single ras is left.
hs number Of .as IN anS 1lns,9 t oGa;y ~ S5n;s
~ les and send out scouts and ap!es which a1c tae
Il Only ruts seen, unless srea. pa!as arc taken and
ss eTsn y IT. e sse
Then they secn IN SCORES, and OFTEN ncrcc oai
Ten ny az, Being nocturnal animal, but lis hea
= Ing and sense Of smell ART sGry ACUTE ~ WI
!unp hss, ta2R pos de0S. ea oO'
IN The venerable father Of history. ue1odotus, who
tnaq I 1f ~ us ae
No Deis Ike No many volunteers u ala OF tnel conn
ao ~ entered the Ga:treld and IN snt marching
1as the Assy rian and Arabian camps and there viii
nn reroslrR warriors around, devoufed the Qulsefs
~ ~ seEss e Il i sss sumSsas ~ M
nm when tho morning sun rose, tue alhea Iss
ha II nd indsspsnsasIe @ ausafies Of war we're CON
afe p!etcy destroyed oy the Egyptian fooenaa !, ~
.ae eonmen.oIaten of tais national = sTsns re ston On
pa erected tho temple os Vulcan With the foilown
and significant aud sr:sseiul , nssEpuoo; "on seem
ees s, Chinese tradition shows how the rats Of III
III land Of tea we're equally lor.nt.anle ssnnst n
ids sids powerful turkish army The Kho,!an kins
79u' douot!ng The strength Of hs men, impoted n
he he nehr II hi beioTe tie tattc su o7ergow
re1 pealed to the kiug IN d5can, ana snas = e. e.
SpSks ~ ns sresle oo
sets 10 light battle to-mo7oW, and you saaA be y!
Ened to7ious :" EARLY nsSt moEntng taG Sasse @ qa.
"a ordered TO advance tcelr cavalry but to tne CO
ahS sternatton Of the troops the harness o. e M
a1 men;s had been slf nnnlhilatcd by the ras AZ
tbe through this rather curious sstasaEem q war :
Inus TGrl!sh General slain, anu his whole a1is
- y W AZ !uiosmy ,ha, there Is living In ST Lo:
la- nast tEr Le1na M .. n, hove nsen 1ne,Inw
Gene dax weose Ins ~ xa,sr rrcuTas:an,
| nh hirhl lIn
eci spcea sy to sass ae 3Sw! l Q; !, iIssn M T,o MAY
Anvil the eArrcss lene1t cl the rat. In hts uiiit:
afS Tss5 scf in All o!i armvhal az seis,y enjoys
entity seShe 'e.ots nsH' aa IEs III A'ts tet eastnr
2!asf pa1s6e 'rRsa 9sfos In u s tss
ste5 ssuPt a sey ap aer an
h ase wn ~ ef si i an
il the an ensmn ars e s sa1 -, anI. rsn, to nrnytue
snn,S one substantial meal Too proud 70 make
them. aoMn M ~ % ~ ~ Se, nsii.x a. hs nun
some lty he foytlcs fo. the wants of ne rats ~
Tae which al s5saton na'usy leasSes hes a se'
return IN r. enc eonesp,sous " NJ, tr;,,s o'o ''
psr5'y ETY. seas aa 91s sSsf i u
xas Is .s n; ssaeE! e kasn @ S1ssp
10 Nc hsy are 70 lie uual
naSis- mines so12e ting siI.s tSe 1wpetA M Con7P
s,s :s. Il ei s III ~
;cs ia1 81 Wo1s, The carzan, who WIS nc nrst be
.,srIy | VI mt down alone to OIL tue orc 1EVIIl
ho ~ | chGtes and soon III tho rat4 hca1u Lie o.
49, ~ uta. soun,! II the rambling along Tue II
-. M thev rushed out from beatnd tho ttnoctS to
~ - come The presence Of q man once murc The!
fs.nH, uu to the caI1E1n in squalls, climbed III
.tIan1h him. then down to the F.a.l0n moor u
M ~ anu sea1ppercd ard ganboed around In ecat
" ~. OF uumistakablc delight. When he started 10
> .5 chute again NTH the they ran following
- 80 NAV ltc L-uund him a;.d when he had Ellie
- - Is1 car With The orc aud started back again 10
i rm shaft they [the E:sI srranS upon tfe car ant
~ hc ~. all over IT, and iEsi'e1 ar. lcatd as il mad
:. rorit | caEuan Eat LuNO EcHcnt 10 see WEEK.
-, ~ 49,. woull do, y hen al hudtl around anl rau
s,.;a1 him tthout the slightest apparent fear anu
- ~ - out Offering to bite him. lii did not hurt
=, c,u theu1 Us he eaid II they could live In Sren
eessSrI he felt in duty bound 70 let them have the
lii an dom Of tho city"
lar that n ises W a. ~ - - s1ahornn Vhr
10 All been rsecp Ia a loft OF large barn. were aW
ras1a cu ons AioI.It - nI hnG =, 1nnetnr I1oun
'ostance n.on nro1,Ir cihonS 1,a1a,.i i;
on the tns II thlonEh AZ ope1! p. ttp ~, 1,.nr
no only ZULU ~ s.srIs, neafinr n.I aTnnssj n
r0Hcncc - tHn, 1oT 49, 1n,1 rTon fhcT hinf
FOOLS ID ialH nanos- Ans AI*o -, r. 80 rnT fnar
cft thar " W.tsI. ~ a .no n.gTs whn etmng
AL enasesa .ner 'eTS III ~ tins IN ~ 1hn s,fs Ws,
II They .hn ,>nsrn ~ ths ,nsarts
lot, aud t1uiy h"ousa ~ w s,'-,, -, ~, ~ =,
nviously nst9 aatG w. ,.'s 49, @ I'm he drsG nnt
the day. luz ~! IVY = ~ 80 W. 49, -
had csi- tne EaEs GEl ., 1sa .,.s sa ~ ~ ~,
!, WAVES sceue, a'lu 'eas %41 ii'' 4'oe'0 " N Se