Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-09-09
reached us. AS is natural to suppose,
great excitement prevails in the neigh

OLD JACK RABBITS SUBSTITUTED Fo
PIGOENS.
From the (Boise City Statesman.
Immediately after the afternoon dane
on the Fourth there will be gran'
shooting match on the Agriculture
Park grounds in which jack rabbits will
be substituted for pigeons. w. H. Ri
denbaugh will furnish for this purpos
one hundred rabbits, as they are beins
caught daily in large numbers IN hi
model traps on the Morris farm. Tht
rabbits will be turned loose at the dis
tance of twent-one yards from th'
shootists. who, apart from the glory o
winning the prize and carrying off tn
belt, will be under strictly moral obi
CATION not only to kill the rabbits, a.
these victims sof their sport will hav'
previously been deprived of their ears
which are worth two and a half cents
each at the door of the county treasury
It will not do to miss the rabbit or fail
to stop him, as in that event the rabbit
will hide in the sage brush until his
ears grow out again, and thus leave the
country liable to pay for second crop
of ears from the same rabbit.
MATERNAL AFFECTION FOR PUPS.
From the Yankton Oakota) Press.
J. S. Cradle, of this city, has female
canine. who is mother of twelve pups.
These pups were in his barn last
night during the heavy rain. Shortly
after o'clock Mr.. Cradle was aroused
from his sleep by scratching at the
back door.-Upon getting up found the
old dog with pup in her mouth trying
to get in. After taking them in he went
to the stable, and found about six inches
of rain water over the pups nest and
one of the pups drowned. The Others
had been deposited by the mother upon
dry places one had been laid upon a
box, two upon keg and still another
upon pile of bricks that was above the
water. Had they not been thus dis
posed, all would have been drowned,
being too young and helpless to save
themselves. This is another illustration
of something more than mere brute in
stinct.
WHAT A RAT DID.
From the Boston Herald.
Miss Katy O'Boyle, of Summitville,
New York, arrived at her home July 2,
suffering painfully from lock-Jaw, which
was the result of a rat bite, that threat
ened to prove fatal. She was employed
in the family of Theodore Coleman,
near Michigan. in the town of Waikiki.
About ten days ago she caught rat in
the pantry, when it bit her through the
finger. The wound healed and caused
no trouble, but finally her hand and
arm began swelling, and lock-jaw set in.
She was able to ride home in the cars
Wednesday, but she suffered great pain
from n nervous spasms that came over her,
contracting the muscles and causing her
to cry cut in her agony. After her ar
rival home she grew worse, and the
Catholic priest at Ellenville was tele-
graphed for to come and administer the
last rites of the church.
TWO LIVES SAVED BY A COLLIE DOG.
Two farm laborers near Stonehaven
found the other night, while fishing be-
meath the rocks near the farm, that the
rising tide had separated them from the
shore. Neither could swim, and they
despaired of their lives until one thought
of sending to the farm a message by
means of q collie dog that was with
them. A message was written, inform
ing their friends Of their perilous posi-
ton, and fastened to the dogs collar.
The dog was then put into the sea,
and the captives had the pleasure of
seeing him swim straight to land and
run off in the direction of the farm
house. The paper having been observed
messenger was sent to fishing vii
lage, about two miles off, for assistance,
and boat, which was pulled around
the rock, rescued the men.
HORSES KILLED BY EATING SAND.
From the Easton (Md.) STAR
A farmer in the upper part of this
county last year, at different times, lost
five horses. All were taken sick pretty
much in the same way. The last one
was cut open after it died, and its NAV
was found to be completely packed with
sand. There is no doubt that the sand
killed it, and as little doubt that the
others were killed by sand in their
maws. The man on the farm that pre-
ceded this gentleman carried on the
butchers business, put up a great deal
of corn beef, and was in the habit of
pouring out the pickle in the field back
of the barn, where it was very sandy.
In licking the ground to get the salt the
horses had filled themselves with sand.
Indeed. it is said, they paved deep
hole in the sand to get the salt.
A DOGS CURE FOR RATTLEsNAKE POI
SON.
From the Dallas Texas) Herald.
Mr.. Hustice, who resides on Elm
Fork, exhibited in the streets yesterday
a stuffed rattlesnake, nearly seven feet
long. It had eleven rattles, and was
killed by dog of his which caught it in
the back and shook it until it was dead.
The reptile bit the dog, and Mr.. Hustice
thought that he would lose him, but the
dogs instinct told him what to do. His
master watched him, and saw him eat
three or four times a day a peculiar
weed, after which he would go and lie
in the water. 1t did this for three sue
cessive days, when it was fully recov-
cred. The animal is agreat snake killer,
and Dever allows one to escape it when
it has a fair shake at him.
THE TIGER AS A PET.
From the New Haven Comm Register.
A daughter Of Mrs. Timothy Bald
win, of Milford, returned from Central
America Thursday. bringing with her
i've monkeys, younger tiger and sew