The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06

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there 4. smother sofld iot sBlmsls. There
10 no doubt bat that many animals fscog
nife In their declining possfs The sppfosoh
Of desih, The don fs,ifss ios quiet, o..
quss'sfed spot, then mos, hidden ihiotei,
where, unnOiicsd aud slone they cen quiet.
w lie down 10 eternsl sleep, Shrimp sfd
prswns Withdraw under stones 20 die, thus
shovinEa wonderful pfemoniii0n OF death
among even the loser orders Tbs poet
Cospsr, beautifully illustrates this IDEA Ia
lines that are inscribed on monument
erected 90 his memory In 'front.' OF the
Memorial church at East Dereham, In Nor
folk:
n Vas a stricken deer tina, lefI the herd
Long since, With many an arrow inhked
Ny painting slide Vas charged when Withdrew
Tc seek Tranquil death ~ distant shades
The llImAs OF South America have regu'
lar cemeteries in which they Ttti'e TO die,
and the bones are found bleaching IN great
numbers,
Animals recognize approaching dissolu'
lion IN other animals, without question
'fhe diving whale IL at ono. set upon by tha
shark tribe, The aged bulialo OF the
plains, sick or starving, cannot de-
eeiye the eAyote or prairie wHlf,
which watch him, hound his footsteps,
aud even hAmslring him, so that they may
a., 800 - - =. - -. ~ 1900,
or thirty about tho dying cali and COM
pOssdly await his dissolution that they may
iatten on his carbon.
Animals RECOGNIZES uen'h .n utn'Is VIII
oul douol, ihsy make rs ~ Were, a'ssu.
lar ulasnos's OF uea'n' ihey msS ua.
been iooleu oeioIe, out olu nh'ihhts sno"
an espeolh anu Preuuar so"o,, ,
enemy with contempt or indifference.
Inc she oear, tays nons.an, maAes ussU'
process OF rApefn'en'"su,SSn " aps's ,hsm'
food, leaves and then call, them; touches
them with her paws and hnds them cold,
rigid, motionless, indifferent, sue makes
use OF observation. comparison, reflection.
The elephan, bull or COW makes sure OF the
death OF italian toe by trampling on IL aud
soring 1t until all possibility OF life sex
tinct.
Animals sometimes show care for their
dead. The duk monkey carries OIL the
dead and wounded. Some animals bury
their dead with funeral cerrmonits; Cat-
sell says this. aorillas cover their dead Ger
tain birds, such rs the wren, twitter re,
QUEENS over them, aud this TACT Is 80 wei
attes,ed that the wren requiem IS well
known ns a mournfnl twitter, quite direr'
ent from their usual chirpy, lively note:
That many animals commit suicideisa wei
attested fact,
Dogs abandoned and kicked out by their
masters have been often known 10 XII
themselves. Stays or deer when seized by
the elutton butt their heads against tTees.
The scorpion Is well'known instance. The
rsttiesnske, close pursued, VIII STING MIN
self rather than be captured, ana the
Indians so se!l know this that, though
they eat them as food, they reject them
when death comes In this form. These IL
nd IL
mails possess reasoning powers to certain
extent, and why not soul?
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THE BAhBEn AsfnaLI
From 6riet interview To-Day WIN Al
dermnn Motoney, We ootaInsu sne ,oioT
Ing facts IN IeieienGs 70 tne ns,oea aspnS,.
pavement, when WIN DC Oh ihsereS. 70 ou,
engaged IN the laying OF tneiI pecuaar ssyis
OF pavement ior more than e'Sat years, nnu
have been pripcipally engaged "a WasIinS,
ton and New 1ork citles. All VOTE uohe
by them so iar mas gwen entiie sn,isIac'
ton. The pavement consists OF .oanuat,Sn
OF crete SIX lncnes otep, Piaceu On .ns
street aitsr IL Is promght 70 gIaSe snu
thoroughly roileu. Inc upper suIidce ~
the concrete 10 then mage even, smoU.n
and compact by means OF " heavy roi.sr
run oy steam power. On Inis iounuaIVh
is placed thin layer OF nearly pur1 asPnalt,
called the CUSHION layer. Inis ihyer MOI
being exposed TO the extremes OF temper
AZURE, ha- but little SAND OF graVel III u, anu
Is therefore very elastic ana Iolms an OK
cellent cement 10 nolu ,ne upper OF Wea-
ing surface to the foundation. me upper
course Is made OF pure, -Iennsa iIiliuau
asphalt ana small guaplty VI sanu anu
line gravel all thoroughly mlAeu anu p9,
down at temperature OF 10Y aegIess. ~
is then thoroughiy lolieu anu y; cOveI s WIZ
a light coating OF SAND ana 10 one n9ul az.
ter the WORK Is comple'eu 10 Teauy IoI
half inches thicK, very nard anu tUugu' anu
when hnished presents an e2celent sur
face for trayei,ng. me cost Of iaying
this pavement IN new oriehns 10, iIciuuins
excavation, W per square yara, ana guar,
antee Is gwen iof nve wears. an aquitiona'
guarantee ior twenty yesrs VIII De gIVen
to Keep the street IN nrst-class conoa.,on lor
a1num, the cost varying WIN tne amoune
OF travel. me Boston pha,t company mas
pave ST.. Charles street, from the
Lee Circle to the sight selected ior the
worlds fsir, distance OF several mies,
and an effort Is now oelng mbde 10 nave
other streets paved with tae same mhter,s,.
For New Orleans It IS unquestiohaoiy we
the natural formation there being of such
character es to almost exclude any other
foundation than one OF concrete The latter
forms solid mass over the entire road-bed
and when properly arched and constructed
is not only impervious to- water either from
above or below, but Is also one OF the
strongest and most durable OF foundations.
If from excessive wear or other causes 1t
becomes necessary to replace the upper or
wearing surface OF asphalt, this can read.
ily he done at a small expense without dis
turbing the foundation. Here the condi-
,jors ,re somewhat d ffsrent II is