Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-27
LIFE In THE ANImAL woRLD.
A. Church going DOg-snteiIigent
Turtles-1aOrscs that CaicuItsfc-
knowing Elephants.
New York sun.

| fEew York sun.l
bears are destroying the orchards 10 Maine
| 10 hlngheld. In single young orchard. 90 trees
| were broken down In their effo 3 TO get the
| apples.
| Two fiocks of semi dom esticated quail are
regularly found on the farm OF Dr.. Porter, who
lives near Harrisburg, Pa: He feeds them reg
| ulariy and protects them from hunters.
| very intelligent and gentIemanly dog Is the
property OF gentleman OF Napa street, San
| Francisco. When on the street in company
with other dogs, upon arriving at their destin-
alton. he trots in advance to the gate, which hs
| opens, and waits until the other dog has gone
| through, then passes In himself, closing the
| gate behind him.
| In a seine, caught by fishermen at Monterey.
| Cal. was fish, the first half OF which was a
| mountain brock trout, having the eye. head.
| scales, spots, and shape OF the fish. 1t had a
pair Of inns at the usual place behind the eiIs.
an inch or two back OF this 1t suddenly chang ed
| into silver eel, the shape Color and absence
| OF scales being perfect.
Water moccasins use their body az sort OF
sieve In Catching small fish. In a Texas pond
one was orlskly turning and twisting Ia all di-
rections, forcing minnOws into spaces between
him and the bank. The fish endeavored to es
cape by ieapipg 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.
Toronto dog knows Just when Sunday
comes, and Is not the same dog then as on other
Company o ana has III his oWn ohareS be
family are Preshy terians. but Carlo has par
ticular spot in the gallery Of the Methodist
cnurcn, Where ne goes when he manages to
elude the vigilance OF the ushers, and pays dog
NAUTICAL attention to the word Of doctrine while
at service.
Just outside the prison walls at Agra is a tank
OF water Id which are large number of fresh
water turtles. This prison IS also the roostfng
place of great numbers OF blue pigeons. These
pigeons must drink at this tank, but every
attempt incurs the risk OF losing their head, for
Oh ityct,1
the water, and at Its edge. Many headless
bodies have been picked up near the water
showing the fate of some of them.
A driver on one OF the 14th-street, Washing
count. Each car he says, makes nineteen trips
a day. There are four horses used, three max
ING I'VE trips and one four trips. After these
STATED trips II for any reason 1t is necessary to
the horse out OF the stable. With the drivers
ana S.aDlemen, VINO frequently witness such
exhibitions. there's firm belief In The math
el0atical abilities OF the horse
A dogs idea of value was exhibited in Ran,d
Cily, DAKOTA. At dinner at the Bulldog ranch
last Sunday Joe Piper was there with a fine
pointer deg. All hands were seated at table
menced whining. The master asked what he
wanted. The dog reached up and dropped a
gold badge In his hand that he had picked up
that he had dropped from his vest, but knew
nothing of the loss until the dog found it. nav"
=, Animated shotguns are favorite pet fish of
me chinese. They look very much like perch
only more beautiful. They are of a greenisb
Color ABOVE and sllVer-gray below. Across the
oaCk are Tour short dark-broWn stripes shaded
WIN green. AS they flash through the water
tney are series OF lovely and eyer-changing
hues The Chinese keep them in jars as we do
gold flsh. 1t Is said that their aim Is so accu-
rate that they can bring down an insect
from the height OF three or four feet above the
water. Ao
strange kitten Was pIvan q boroa IN tho
steamship Illinois, which was then In her dock
la Philadelphia. When the steamer left Liver
pool recently for home it was found that the
kitten had been left behind. The captain and
sailors were much grieved. because they never
expected TO see her again. When the British
crown, the next steamer of the American line
10 sail from Liverpool, arrived In Philadelphia,
tne nrst passenger to creep ashore was pussy.
With tall and name erect she flew on board the
showing In every way her dumb nature would
allow the joy that was in her heart at getting
back to her old home
Ralph was raven belonging to the Red Lion
Inn, Hungefford. A Newfoundland dog that
had received severe bruises by being run over
was daily visited by Ralph, who drought him
bones and attended him with particular marks
OF Kindness. One night, by accident, the stable
door had been Shut and Ralph had been de-
prived OF his friends company all night; but
the hoStler found in the morning the door 80
pecked away that, had it not been opened. In
another hour Ralph would have made his own
entrance. The landlord not only confirmed the
hostlerS account. but mentioned many other
acts OF Kindness shown by this bird to all dogs
in general. but more particularly to MANNED or
wounded ones.