The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-05
Stories OF Animals,

The burg of Maryhill, Scotland, is
oyerrun with rats. They are actually
running about by thousands. One
shopkeeper killed 1875 in his shop in
fortnight. A dairy keeper says that the
rats have killed and eaten fourteen
young pigs and forty fowls belonging to
him, leaving nothing behind but few
well-picked bones.
Jack was dog belonging TO T. E.
Lincoln, of Chicago. He discovered
fire in the house at night, broke his
chain, ran to the door where his master
and wife were sleeping, and aroused
them Just in time, as their rooms were
full of smoke. 1t was the furious howl
ing Of their dog that awoke them, and
thereby saved their lives. The dog was
also saved.
As I. l.. Dancer gives the Jersey
yelp" in the delivery Of daily papers to
the residents Of Bloomfield, n. j., dog
belonging 10 customer meets him,
catches the paper rs he throws it, and
then runs home with it, The dog knows
the yelp, and always starts when he
hears it. Sunday morning Mr.. Dancer
leaves no paper at this customers, but,
although he gives the same yelp, the
dog does not come to meet him as he
does on other days.
On the plains Of Nevada, mile from
any house, gentleman noticed cat, a
huge one. 1t lay on its back, its feet
uppermost, and was apparently dead.
Around it, feeding unsuspectingly, was
flock of small birds. Just as he was
thinking how much easier it would be
for the animal 10 feign death and catch
bird by deceiving it than by slipping
up 10 il, he was astonished D. see the
cat suddenly roll over and grab one of
the feathered tribe that was very near.
The other birds flew away hundred
yards or SO and alighted. The cat only
made one or two mouthfuls of the game
and then crept around to the windward
Of the birds, laid himself out again and
once more successfully played the dead
dodge.
The following story of how the liver
colored pointer jeff, belonging to DR..
Mattaner, of Atlanta, Ga, got his din
ner is told in the Constitution: Last
week JEFF was sent for ice. He started
with towel, in one corner of which the
nickle was tied up. JEFF saw that nickle
put in, and Immediately temptation as
sailed him. He could buy ice on cred
it, but beef was always cash. He la
bored with temptation until he reached
Huil's corner, near the ice house, and
then he yielded. Down in the dirt he
crouched, and, after russell, got the
knot united. He buried the nickle,
carriedthe towel in, received the ice,
and came out, but not for the nickle.
Oh, no! The doctor must be left under
the impression that the nickle had gone
for ice. The ice was carried to the Of
flee and JEFF came back like flash, Sc
cured the cash, galloped to the meat
stand and in u few minutes was observed
homeward bound with his dinner"
A Vermont dog belonging to II. M.
Beebe, of Andover, is wonder in
training. 1t is thoroughbred Scotch
shepherd, and never makes a mistake
when sent after anything. Mr.. Beebe
has cattle, which are kept in different
stables, and he will open stable door
when the cattle are all in the yard, and
say to the dog, 'Leo, drive them in"
The dog will pick out such cattle as be-
long in the stable and drive them with
out any mistake. Leo is great on de-
votional exercises. When told that 1t
is prayer time he takes his position in q
corner of Che room, with his nose in a
chair, and will remain (although they
may call him and offer him his dinner)
until he hears the final amen. The
past summer Mr. Beebe left his vest In
the corniied, where it remained num-
Der OF days. Wanting it one day, he
said to the dog. Leo, my vest Is down
in tho cornileld, 90 and get it." The
dog went directly to the field and soon
returned with the vest