The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-02
LIFE IN THE ANIMAL WORLD.


a NIiddleburg Pa mouse tunueled
an ear of corn. built her nest in it, and
was living on the grain OH the outside.
The ear was s. inches in length and 81
inches in circumference, and it contain
ed / 900 grains of corn.
4 drunken sparrow was recently seen
on the streets of EastOn, Pa, and was
picked up and cared for by peanut ven
der until it became sober. Some one
had dropped a flask of whisky on the
sidewalk. and the bird drank Of the
LIQUOR until it staggered and fell.
Monkeys are caught in Africa by
means of fermented beer. 1t is placed
by the natives within reach, and as soon
as one monkey tastes it he screams with
iOv. and many answer his call. They
soon get too drunk to realize the APP
proach of person, and are easily cap
tured.
d. T. Williams, late of Richmond,
Va. had dog that would take basket
to the wOOdpile, have 1T filled with
chips, and bring it in his mouth to the
house. Four pounds of borrowed flour
was sent by the dog to neighbor. Ga
reaching the house he found it locked
and the folks away; so he took it under
the house and laid by it until their re-
turn. and then delivered it.
\ missionary living among the Dutch
/ Beers of Natal says that hunting party
came upon large herd of elephants,
and as they fired at the leader the entire
herd fled. They were in a valley, ard
in TRYING to escape they ran around in a
circle three hundred yards in diameter,
and were shot down. After awhile
new leader broke out of the beaten track,
and led off the remainder of the herd in
safety Ninty elephants lay dead in the
valley, and each mans share of the val
liable tusks Of ivory was considerable.
/ Russian wolves show great sagacity in
the capture of wild horses. They roll
and frisk about until the unsuspecting
! victim is completely put off his guard.
( One wolf then approaches the horse 5
: head. and another his tail. Both wolves
I then spring at their victim at the same
/ inStant-one at the throat and the other
at the flankS-andth they do not let go un-
! til the horse is disabled. The horse
+ turns round and round without attempt
ing n defense. and is soon on its side,
and the victory is won. At a signal the
pack close in, but the small fry wait un-
til their superiors are gorged.
4 traveller in the forest of Brazil saw
hairy spider with a body two inches
long, and eight legs, measuring seven
inches each. 1t was on a tree trunk be-
meath a deep crevice. across which was
+ stretched dense white web. The low
er part of the web WAS broken, and two
small fnches were antangled in the
. pieces. One was alive. but died soon af-
ter its rescue. The hairs of these crab
. spiders come off when touched and cause
. maddeniug irritation. lie says that
he saw the children of an Indian family
with one of these monsters secured by q
/ cord and leading it about the house like
dog.
Ole Jake is n One-eyed pointer dog Of
SardiS, Miss. On a cod, rainy day he
made a call on an old sportsman, and
spent the Afternoon by the fire. When
/ bedtime came he was driven out and the
! dOor-thumb bolted on the inside. In the
course of the night he was awakened by
! a cold wind blowing on him. Hearing
a slight noise at the fire. he looked, and
, there set old Jake. The fire had nearly
/ died out, and the dog was putting the
chunks together with his paws, and act
ually blowing the dying embers. The
man got out of bed, put on more wood
made pallet for Jake near the fire. clos
ed the door and again retired.
When Henry Lascar, OF Lafayette
. Corners. Pa, returned from a day 5
hunt he looked as though he had been
put through threShing-machine. He
went to panther's den, crawled in, and
drawing a b0ad on the animal, fired
When be recovered consciousness the
panther was tossing him about as cat
! does mouse, and with one stroke OF
her paw she sent him outside the cave.
Early in the fight Lascar's rifle was
made useless by breaking the nipple
The animal tore his face in shreds.
With a hundred wounds on his body and
his clothing torn to ribbons, tie old man
was well nigh exhausted, when. by an
almost superhuman effort, lie reached his
hunting-knife and by a well directed
blow quieted the beast.