The Newtown bee., 1880-12-01
LIFE IN THE ANIMAL WORLD.
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 Bears are destroying the orchards in Maine. In Kingheld, in single young orchard, twenty-three trees were broken down in their efforts to get the apples. Two flocks of semi-domesticated ouail are regularly found on the farm of Dr. Porter, who lives near Harrisburg, Pa lie Feds them regularly and protects thsm from hunters.
 A very intelligent and gentlemanly dog Is the property of gentleman oi Napa street, San Francisco. When on the street in company with other dogs, upon arriving at their destination, he trots in advance to the gate, which he opens, and waits until the other dog has gone through, then passes in him. elf, closing the gate behind him.
 In seine, caught by fisherman at Monterey, Cal, was a fish, the first halt of which was a mountain brook trout, having the eye, head, scales, spots and shane of the fish. It had pair of fins at the usual place behind the gills; an inch or two back of this it suddenly changed into asilver eel, the shape, color and absence of scales being perfect.
 Water moccasins use their body as a sort of sieve in catching small fish. In Texas pond one was briskly turning and twisting in all directions. forcing minnows into spaces between him and tue bank. The fish endeavored to escape by leaping over the snakes body into the water beyond, while the moccasin, with elevated head, caught the fish in his mouth as they passed through the air.
 A driver on one of the Fourteenth street (Washington) cars is strongly oi the opinion thSt horses count. Each car, he says, makes nineteen trips day. There are four horses used, three making live trips and one four trips. After these stated trips, if for any reason 1t is neces- sary to send the car back, it is almost impossible to get the horses out of the stable. With the drivers and stable men, who frequently witness such exhibitors, there is firm belief in the mathematical abilities of the horse.
 Animated shotguns are favorite pet fisn of the Chinese. They look very much like perch, only more beautiful. They are of a greenish color above and silver gray below. Across the back are four short dark-brown stripes shaded with green. As they fash through the water they are a series of lovely and ever-changiDg hues. The Chinese keep them in jars as we do gold fish It is
 
 they can bring down an insect from the height of three or four feet above the water.
 A strange kitten was given 8 home on the steamship Illinois, which was tn | in her dock in Philadelphia. When the steamer left Liverpool recently for home 1t was found that the kitten had been lief! behind. The captain and sailors were much grieved, because they never ex. pected to see her again. When the British Crown, the next steamer of the American line to sail from Liverpool arrived in Philadelphia, the first passen ger to creep ashore was pussy. Witt tail and mane erect she flew on board the Illinois, and began to race about tho decks, sho owing in every way her dumt nature would allow the joy that was 1T her heart at getting back to her ole home.
 Ralph was a raven belonging to tn, Red Lion inn, Hungerford. A New. foundland dog that had received severe bruises by being run over was daily visited by Ralph, who brought hin bones and attended him with particular marks of kindness. One night, by accident, the stable door had 1een shut and Ralph had been deprived of hi! friends company all night; but tht hostler found, in the morning, the dool so pecked away that, had 1t not beer opened, in another hour Ralph would have made his own entrance. The land lCrd not only confirmed the hostlerl account, but mentioned many other actl of kindness shown by this bird to al dogs in general, but more particularly to maimed or wounded ones.