The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-06

long in the legs but heavier and stock
ier built. They are of a darker color.
They have large whiskers on each
side of their heads. They look saw
age, aud are as savage as they look.
They are the hardest customers that
roam the forest according to their
size. The wildcat is still smaller than
the woolynig. He is about as large as
q small sized dog, but of longer legs
in proportion to their body. He is
very fond ofthe feathered flocks, such
as geese, ducks, chickens, pigs, lamb,
and sometimes kills smallish deers, &c.
There are two other animals worthy
of note for their peculiarities. There
is the Opossum and Porcupine. The
porcupine is little larger than the
coon and stockier built, and very
clumsy. They have no defence but
their quills. They are covered all
over with these quills, and il anything
approaches them they stick their
heads down so that nothing. can touch
them without getting full of their
quills, which are as sharp as needles,
and have boards on them. There is no
getting rid of them. If dog took
hold of them, his mouth would look
like a broom, and if they were. not
pulled out, they would work through
and come out on the opposite side in
time and Kill him. .~ -or
The Opossum has no defence to
make. He lies down and pretends to
be dead. ou may kick him and
knock him around and he will not de-
fend himself, but will lie, curled up
and pretend to be dead. There is
some peculiarly about them. They
have pocket in their belly or rather
outside of it, where they carry their
young. / have seen as many as eight
in one of these pockets at one time
There is a seam or rather crack in
their belly beautifully lined with
fur, and their teats are in there for
their young ones to nurse at till they
grow large, and when they grow so
large that. the pocket will not hold
them, they stick there with their hind
parts out, and stick tight to the teat,
and have seen them when they were
almost as large as a wharf rat, and
she had all she could do to lug them
along, as they would stick so tight
that you could pull the teat almost off
before they would let go. - = ii
AFEARFUL SCENE IN A THEATRE.
Two Acrobats FAN from Trapeze, Head
Forem ost, in the Orchestra-Intense Ex-
Tcitement in the "A audience. fof otiF' .-s
"A startling and absolutely frightful
accident occurred yesterday afternoon
at the matinee at the Opera House.
Fortunately the accident was not at
tended by any serious results, but its
possibilities were terrible. Lasselle
and Millson were performing together
on the trapeze, suspended high above
the orchestra. They were performing
a particularly daring feat. Each with
an arm elasped about the other, they
slid rapidly, head downwards, over
the bar Intending to catch their feet in
the angles formed by the bar and the
ropes. and so hang in mid-air. In some
manner their feot failed to catch in the
angles, and the men,. clasped in each
others arms, came crashing together,
head downward, upon the floor of the
| orchestra. AS they fell each uttered a
great cry. The excitement in the au-
dience was of course intense, the ladies
screaming, and the gentlemen rushing
toward the scene of the accident. One
lady went into Mysteries. 1t was sub
sequent1y ascertained that she was the
wife of one of the fallen. Mr.. La
zelle was on his feet almost instantly
unhurt, but Millison lay helpless and
moaning on the floor. 1t seems that
he had fallen on his. side with his
companion on top of him. The in
jured man was carried by Mr.. Beamer
and Mr.. Lazelle through the orchestra
door to the stage, and in few mo-
ments the stage manager appeared and
announced to the audience that the ac-
cident was not serious, Mr.. Millson
only having been stunned. The an
nOuncemeut was received with cheers
and the audience resumed their seats
and the performance went on. In a
few moments the acrobats came again
upon the stage and bowed to the audi
ence, after which they withdrew
amidst hearty applause. When the
performance was over, Millson stood
at the stage door as the audience with
drew. He was looking pale, but was
smiling and speaking to his friends.
No bones were broken, and so far as
known no internal injuries were re-
ceived. 1t seems almost incredulous
that such an accident should have re-
suits of SO little seriousness.-Pitts-
6urgh Chronicle, March %. aoal
KooLEs FOR PLATGN' ONTO A ORGAN
IN MEETING. ,s Il
When the preacher comes in and
meals down in the poolpit, pool out all
the shoppers. That'swot the shoppers
are for. ...,.t.r ..,.sIfs Gfte g!gI
When him is gave out to be sung,
play over the whole toon before sing
ing', but be sure to play it so they
can't tell whether it's that toon OF
some other toon. 1t will amoose the
people to CESS. a. ....,.st sod sr+ ID
: When you play the interlud, sum-
times pull all the shoppers and sum-
times phil them all in. The shoppers
are made to pull out and in. 2u9Il
Play the interloods about twice as
long as the toon. The ipterloods is
the best part of the music, and should
be the longest. IF Tai iti '.a"
Play from the interloods into the
tune without letting them know when
the tune begins. This will teach them
to mind their bizness, Always play
the interloods faster or slower than
the toon. -..ss.~
This will keep it from being the
same time as the, toon. L.
IF the Dreacher gives ont 3 verses