, 1879-07-17

Cnrlnsftfrs nf thu Animal World.
CHRISTOPHER Southwtck, well-known citizen
Of MIddetowu, Il. L., ias died from The effects
Of lobster BITE,
North CnroiDa claims to have goose that
has hatchel twiu uosliugs. Linn County,
kanEas. can beat that. Joscph Smith, OF Cen
treyllln Township, has q hen tint last spril.s
hatc!Ieu fifteen chirkens froEl thirteen cCgs,
TWO OF Tho eggs producing two chickens each.
Deuth is generally tho result Of gopher get
ling within reach of q cat; md, just to scu the
fun, the boys In Edwards bsss. 4. Mobiles, at
kfnslcy. kas., put q Young gopher in boz With
all old cat antl Yuuug kittens, 1nstesd Of being
1ouHced upon an1 turn to pieces, tic gopher
was aIoptea by Tho old cat, at1d sucked aud
treated IS one Of the kittens.
4 pa[r Of sparrow -l.Awks entered the barn of
II. ". Garrttt, q farmer Of the Town Of Baj-
stoll. \. T., last 6prnE and usrrpet tie nest.
ling place ot pair Of doves, In which thcy in-
cubated ar,l reared their young TIL near mn
turisy, Wien tho farmer seized the Youug hawks,
three In number, which hc Is raising as mouscrs.
They arc as tame rs Young chickens, md their
yoractotls uppetites make them Is efficient as
cat in destroying mice.
nah living at Worth, Ga, bought fiue
largo cotswolu rum, asal turned thu run Into u
lmst!rc With son,e other sheep. Previously he
had lost I number of shtep from the rayaccs ot
aoEe. Que morning, q few daYs after he i1atl
received the ram, ho saw the ram ut full tilt
buttng something on thu ground. On approach
lug nearer he found dead dog, With every bone
In It's body broken. Near by was lamb, badly
torn nnd bleeding, which The dog had attacked.
In Grant County, Kentncky,a fow days aro, Us
DR.. r.Milcham mud 4: 7. Sapn were golngto Eugla
Greek from Wi!lamstown, they saw hugo
srake lyi,E @ as1oss r.; The roa. Ihe Doctor drove
the serpent wound itself around ono Of thu
wheels aud struck several ti1ncs ut the Doctors
throas Nko finally Erasped It by the neck. while
Mann nastsed its head. II measured ten ieet
four inches In length md six tuches lu diam
oier.
Of Butler, Ala, whle seated LII his door rc4tl-
ing uuu day Inst week, heard Ills a-year-o1d sui,
who was piayfug In tha yard near or, utter d
peculiar sound. US though trying to attrart at
thr little fel!ow aprroach!nE h!sa with rattle
susku graspeu In bis tta,Nls. Tho child hold the
poisonous reptile by The middle Of lts body, anu
caeaped without being bsstea.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Bntler County, Kentucky, lad
5 nay. a nre H. wsoa wn "1ks .5SS snss
piece nf new Eround nhrn ihr serpent snIaug
upon him aud coilctl AtsoMt him. Mr.. Wilson
vas ut first almost paralyzet, hut In moment
recaard his cu.nposure sufficiently to .rasr tbs
enpa,Y hy its heck anl cluke II until 1t was
iurcud to lousen Its hold. Flu then took hoe
aul killed t,,r rupttIe. Tho snake measured sIx
ffet five tnrtrs IN lcnGtHs nlnt mus tWo 1Hll
three. e.fourths inyles III diameter III the largest
part OF its body.
4 few days ugo, Abram Doty. IS years old,
rcsi4tn. at Eiiflun Park. 6aratoGs County, N.Y.,
whl1o engaged aawin. u!f The limb OF tree upon
Which Il swarm of t0uey.bces bad alighted, WaA
pfcripltascu to the ground by tho falling ot the
luuueT lust ~ the saving Has coluuleted. lu
| lns descent Mr, Doty's heal cams ip contart
with Il stone, which Infsltap raudered him In
| sensible, and befure asslstanco caud b. rem
detrd he Was attacked aud stuux in u fEightful
1uanncr br lhc ioluriatoa bees. Ills recovery IL
said to 10 doubtful.
Mr. Charles Gabriel, who was out boating
with his wIfs,, In Sumter County, South Caro-.
linn, shot all alligator. The alligator was about
| eight lGet long, asld when shot sank !n about
sIx feel Ut water. 4 hook wks fastened to the
cnd Of polls, a,l1 tho sauri2n was hooked au1
| brought to thu surface. Gtaspng ito fore legs,
| alr. Gabriel attempted to draw It into tle boat,
but with sudden hirt VI Its sail, thu alligator
supietl him an.t hia vito on ttlc!r backs, RllA
| ugan disappeared beueath tl!e water. Deter.
| mined not to be outlone, Sfr. Gabriel brought
iAp alligator ouce moresso ths euFlurc, 9nA, with
tie assistance Of iis Vile. succue. led !n pulling
I The sautfau into su boat. The alligator, row IN
| fts death struggle, swung its pouderouk tail
arulnu III q lneuaclng DanucT, aud, stakinE lta
| krva AID Elashll!g Its tuetl, seemed to threaten
tn split Tie boat iu twain uIla put An cid ~ tle
] lives Ut the occupants, Who, fur salrtY, were