The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-22
QUEER DOINGS OF ANIMALS.


Major Charley Holstein. of indianapolis, has
dog with popularity worth mentioning. The
Major lives near the Home of the Little Sisters
OF the Poor which has bell that seems to be
the bane of his little terriers existence IL
rings several times day, and every time the
dog hears it he sits down on his launches, points
his nose up in the air. and vents his feelings in
the most dismal wailings. The engine house
and church bells may ring, but the dog pays no
attention to them, evidently being able to dis
tinguish the difference in the sound. The
Major is unable to account for this strange habit
of his dog, but thinks it possible his sympathetic
nerve does not take kindly to some particular
tone of the bell.
Charles and James Culbertson, Of vandalia.
Mo-, killed 5000 field mice while blowing 100
acres of ground
A bright boy in Wocott, N Y, has taught
drove of hogs to run after him whenever he sings
yankee Doodle
A Preston lConn.) man has a cat whose favor,
lite tidbir is nice fat grasshopper, which she
captures for herself.
John Cooley, of Waterbury, Conn. has q
horse which becomes so frightened during a
thunderstorm that it cries like child.
A Rockland (Me) dog struck the trail of a
hedge hog one day last week. and when he re-
turned home his owner pulled 600 quilts out Of
the dogs nose.
A curious animal of the cat species is owned
by Philadelphia family. 1t has no claws or
tall and the hind legs are considerably longer
than the fore ones.
A New Orleans dog, it is said, never makes
mistake as to the recurrence of Sunday, and
nothing will induce him to leave the house or
frolic on that day. He spends it in quiet medi-
tation.
goat in herd at Lamerigue, finding the
wAistcoat of goat-herd lying about nibbled at
some paper sticking out at one o. the pockets,
and when the owner Of the vesture returned he
found that the animal had devoured 900 franco in
bank notes out of bundle Of 1900 francs which
he had saved up.
A royal battle took place between hull and
buck, the latter weighing two hundred
pounds, on the farm of the Hon. Oscar Turner,
in Ballard county. Kentucky. The two were
found dead The bull had received three thrusts
from the horns of the buck, the last being
through the heart.
A package of yeast cakes eaten one night
by rats in freight house at Middletown. N. Y.
The yeast soon began to work. and people wait
ing for the train next day were interested in
watching rats run out from under the freight
house, go up like rockets and explode in the air
with sharp report
The Danbury News is responsible for the story
that mouse fell into bowl of cream, the
other night, and in its efforts to keep aAoat
churned the cream into butter, on which it stood
and climbed out This is claimed to be true,
because the mouse left trail of butter al along
the clean pantry shelf.
A Truckee lCal dog shuts the door after him
when he enters the house. This habit served
him handsomely when he was chased by mad
dog one day. He was in his masters store and
up at the window looking at the mad dog before
the latter had recovered from his surprise at
having the door slammed in his face.
An Alabama newspaper seriously tells its
readers that fouryearold, Dollie Welsh, and
small Jersey calf are great friends One day
Dollie went to an unused we'll and peeped over
the low curb. The calf saw her, and seized her
dress in It's mouth. The little girl lost her bal
and fell over the curb, but the calf held on,
and for half an hour held her thus suspended
until the child was rescued.
DIR. j. w. Edge recently purchased in Monte.
yuma pair of kittens that may be looked upon
as being quite curious. The heads and fore feet
are like those of an ordinary house cat, but here
the cat ends and the rabbit commences, their
hind legs and tails being those of rabbits. They
jump just as all rabbits do, and there is nothing
mewing DR.. Edge will send them to Atlanta.
Christian Tomling. of Louisville, owned hen
and collie dog, which were great friends. The
former recently Matched fine brood of chick.
ems and the dog watched over the family with
great care. A few days ago the hen was killed
accidentally, and Shep was much troubled He
at once assumed the charge of the motherless
flock. got them into his kennel at night, where
they nestled close to his shaggy side. and has
since cared for them faithfully.