Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-21
CuRlOsITGEs OF ANIMAL LIFE.-'There can
he no Doubt writes MIR. Darwin. Chat DOGS

be no doubt writes Mr.. Darwin, ''that dogs
fee shame "a distinct from fear. and something
very like modesty when Begging too often for
food 4 great dog scorn> the Snarng OF lit
tle dog and This NAV he called magnanimity.
Several observers have stated that mon
keys certainly di<ked being laughed at
and they snme,mes invent imaginary offenses
In the Zoul,gicul gardens saw baboon that
always got into furions rage when It's keep
, er took out letter or hook and read it
aloud to him. and his rage was so violent
that. As | witnessed on one occasion, he
bit his own leg until the blood flowed All ami
mails feel wonder. and aany exhibit curiosity,
the latter quality afording an opportunity for
hunters in many parts of the world, to dec"y
the game into their power. The faculty OF lml-
tation, so strongly developed in man, especially
in barbarols state. is present in monkeys.
certain bull terrier OF orr acquaintance. when
| he wishes to 20 out of the ROOM Jumps at the
handle of the door and grasls it with his paws.
although he cannot himself tnru the handle.
Parrots also reproduce with wonderful fidelity
| the tone. of different speakers, aud puppies
reared by cats have been known to. lick their
| feet and wash their faces after the manner nt
| their foster mothers Attention aud memory
also are prcseut in the lower animals. and it Is
impossible 20 deny that the dreams Of dogs and
horses show the presence OF imagination or
| that certain sort of reason is also present.
Animals also profit by experience, as any man
| realizes who sets traps. The young are much
more easily caught than the old, and the adults
gain caution by seeing the fate of those which
are caught. Tools also are used by some OF the
higher apes. The chmpanzee uses stone Ia
crack nut resembling walnut, and the Abys
sinian balloons fight troops of another species,
and roll down stones in the attack before they
finally close in hand to hand encounter. The
idea of property is common also to every dog
| with bone TO all birds with their nests. and
| notably in the case Of rocks. Nor can certain
| kind Of language be denied to the bruteS. TIL:
dog communicates his feelings By barks of dli:
tereu tones, which undoubtedly raise in his tel.
low dogs ideas similar to those passing IN his
own mind. -Ed6tbuy Rrtfr
EsCHEATING TROUBLES -tbou half the
people in this State would never have known
Of the existence Of such an office as cSchcator
had not Chahoon and Sands been indicted and
Samuel VI Page been brought to the public
attention in the character of escheator for the
Commonwealth and chief witness for the pro-
secu,ion 10 The HaunStein forgery case lnh his
connection with this case, Page was able for
the most part to diSconnect his name from
everything proved TO he Of a criminal or dis
honest character; but now his successor in of.
flee, John A. Lynham who is also [. S. com
missioner, We believe, has instituted suit in the
Circuit court, which will rip open the whole of
his escheatoria career. The charges made
against him are grave, but We refrain from
presenting them before the defendant files his
answer, to save him the trouble Of writing and
the Enquirer the trouble of publishing card
denying their truth. Really it seems that the
dead man goods are curse, and are forever 10
be the cause Of trouble to those who touch them
in any capacity. Rich. Eng.
SINGULAR CoNDUcT. AT the late session Of
the Baltimore VI. +, Conference Rev. ChaS B.
Potter, young man highly recommended was
appointed to the charge of the Twelfth Street
NJ f. Chapel East Washington On the 9th
instant "Wednesday last) he arrived here and
took up his quarters near the church, in which
he conducted the prayer meeting on the follow
Ing night, and made quite favorable imnre>-
sion. On Friday morning without any eXpau;.
ton. other than he did not think that he wa-
the proper man for the place, he packed up
his trunk and left the city. a> is supposed. for
his home. = Wash Stnr
POSTOFFIrE AFFAIRS. Samuel III. Rudl>ll
is designated as messenger to convey mails twice
a week between Hambaugh's and Front Royal
from LIST April at 500 per annum. Route
1876 Virginia, Luray to Hamhaush's Perry