The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-21

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alton, ass.ly tanned e. eanla ifam tFsif
holes al signal and standing ia0tlaas
laat and efuui On tllgif hhd.iseti they
await the l,tla delleaey you arg
expected 10 give lllem know
gba fal fellow. BY the man chris
tened eDiek Who on bring tainpd, A.
once drpYe all the others "a 4 respsstfh
distance. while be- remained IN the rablu,
erect and kaen.ayai. waiting for his
supper Dick found that tho men some.
times closed ihe uabln.tl0ur when NJ
meals, lhiH keeping him out Nest day,
though The door was shut. Dick ap-
peared na usual Examination showed
that he had dug q hole FROM tho outside
under the floor, coming up exactly
whure two boards had failed To meet Ia
one corner, thus finding the only posi-
bio opening by which he could get
through the floor How was this
planned2 The gopher appears to
lreeze perfectly solid In our severe win
tors. Miners drifting through gravnl
IN winter have several times, 70 my
knowledge dug them out oured like o
ball, but solid aud cold ~ though dead.
II u impossible 10 open thcm out when
IN this condition; they are like block
Of wood. But place one near hot log
fire and soon ho will straighten hlmselfi
and hr.t one hind leg aud then the other
will kick n little. and Mr. q. sits up
aud looks around with bewlldered
air.
Our fish act In u similar mauner In
winter. In fishing through the leo
sometimes the latter four feet thick
the temperatures usually low. say from
twenty to iorty-ilve degrees below zero
the fish, whether trout, grayllng, or
whitonsh. when released from the hook
and thrown on the Ice, almost immc-
diatcly cease jumping about Many OF
them stliicn or freeze In curved form,
as though stricken with the intense
cold as they struggled on tho leo. Take
these same fish home 10 warm kitchen.
and they will when thawed. kick and
flop about ms though newly caught l
have seen this occur five hours after
being out OF water. and have been told
they will live tor twenty-fonr hours, II
kept frozen for that time,
Our bears-the grizzly. cinnamon and
black go into winter quarters when it
suits them They are influenced wholly
by season. II would seem. Sometimes,
II one or two bright, warm days follow
cne another in winter. BruIn will come
out for short promenade but he
quickly returns homeward on tho least
change Of temperature. Tho she-bear
Ia supposed here 10 bring forth her cubs
when In winter quarters. No matter
how early you may see the fomalc boar
In spring. she always has her cubs with
her.
will mention q fact that has, UNDER
stand. been disputed by some professors
IN tho East, and that Il the presence o
wood.ticks In tho swallows nests here.
refer TO tho eayes-bulldng swallow.
have seen nests which fairly swarmed
inside with these abomlnable crawlers.
This fact Is so well known here that
miners, cowboys. etc. will knock down
tho partly built nest and thus dscour-
ago the birds from building at that par
ticular spot. because letting the nests
remain means having your cabin In
tested after time with these very OIL
clcnt substitutes for bcd-bngs. Whcth-
or these ticks are parasites brought
from the South or not, / do not know,
but do know that the nosts here have
them.
The snow-shoe rabbit Il curious lit
tlc fellow; the loose skin OF the feet Is
enlarged so as TO expand on pressure.
and Bunny cau skim along deep soft
snow where no living animal can fol-
low him. This mountain goat has q
similar protection given II by nature;
tho thick wiry hair on Its legs above
the hoofs spreads outwards when
walking over snow, aud enables this
unsocial party 10 wander at sweet viii
over deep and deadly drifts unmolested
BY his enemies. The spreading wiry hair
prevents him from sinking over few
Inches In tho snow. He never descends
to the low country, unless In unusually
severe weather In summer. he ranges
on the submits almost OF the highest
hills, close up TO the perpetual snow
line. feeding on the licheus, mosses. and
stunted grasses he finds there. In win
ter, reluctantly descending part way
down the hill-sides, only so far as hs 10
compelled. he wanders over the storm
cleared rocks. nlbbling here and there,
and picking up his living In q way
marvellous 10 behold. Silent, wary.
keen eyed and cared, with wonderful
scent Tor danger. he views with SUI
preme contempt tho lower world be-
meath him. One forgets almost TO
breathe. watching herd Of these fel-
lows whom alarmed. Rocks. boulders,
chasms, cliffs. are as level ground 10
them; madly hopping. skipping and
jumping. sIdeway. frontway. any way.
on they go like drifting cloud, and In
moment almost, have vanished
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