Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17
DO MONKEYS THROW sroNEs2

A scientific traveller in India was eau
toned not to go near certain landslip on
the shore of lake, as the monkeys would
throw stones at him. This advice, natur-
ally enough, made him the more desirous
to visit the spot.
GAS l approached the landslip, saw a
number of brown monkeys rush to the
sides and across the top of the slip, and
came tumbling down where | stood. |
fully satisfied myself that this was not
merely accidental, for distinctly saw one
monkey industriously, with both forepaws,
and with obvious malice prepense, pushing
the loose shingle off the rock.
81 then tried the effect of throwing
stones at them, and this made them quite
angry, and the number of fragments which
they set rolling was speedily doubled.
"This, though it does not amount TO the
actual throwing of objects by monkeys as
means OF ofiense, comes very near to the
same thing, and makes me think that
there may be truth in the stories of their
throwing fruit at people from trees.
"At all events, the general statement
that the act of throwing things is never
performed by any animal except man, is
certainly not correct, as | have myself
seen recently captured elephants project
branches of trees with the design of hit
ting persons out of their reach. - KoutFs
Companion.
BIRDS FOND OF MIRRORS.
Do you know that the little canaries
you keep in cages are fond of mirrors? We
have seen little girls, and older ones, too,
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heard of birds that used them? will tell
you about little canary that lives in the
house where ! board:
Sometime ago our landlady got a canary
and put it in a cage alone. The little
bird was taken from a large cage holding
a dozen birds. He was very homesici and
lonesome, just as you would be if you were
taken off among strangers, away from
mamma, papa, sisters, brothers and every
body you knew.
Just so our little birdie cried and
moaned, and would not eat nor sing. 1t
wanted 10 go home and see its mamma.
The lady did all she could to comfort it
and make it feel at home She talked to
it and petted it, giving it clean water,
good seed, apples and everything she
thought it would like. But it was of no
use; birdie kept crying and wouldn't make
friends, but wanted to go home
One day his mistress brought him large
piece of broken mirror, as big as my two
hands, and placed it one side of his cage
where he could see it readily. Do you sup
pose he cared anything for that? Indeed
he did. He hoped down, and, going up
close, looked in, seemingly to be perfectly
delighted. He chirped and hoped about,
singing and putting on all the airs he was
master Of He was not homesick at all
after that. He spends much of his time
| before the glass, and when he goes to sleep
at night he will cuddle down just as close
to the glass as he can get. You see, he
thinks he is sleeping beside that other lit
| tie bird His mistress often lets him out
into the room, where he can have more
! liberty. She may put that glass anywhere
in the room, and he will find it, and spend
most of his time before it Colman'6 Rura
World.
LESSON IN ETIQUETTE.
A young man stood in a doorway or
Saturday evening. Another young mar
and young woman passed. Hello
Mary p called the young man who stood
loudly. to the companion of the young man
who walked. That young man stopped
walking, depositedhis girl in another door
way, came back to the other young mar
and gave him a thrashing "What die
you do that for ~ demanded the van
quished one as soon as he had chance tt
speak "You insulted the lady 1 wa
WITH was the reply. II didn't do any
thing but say Hello, Maryr and, any
way, don't you know that she's my sister,
" Yes, know that; but you had no righ
to attract attention to her on crowded
street by hollering at her. Do you sup
pose that the crowd knew that You wer,
her brother? What would they think 0
a girl thus accosted ~ 1t was lesson il
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