The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-11

Aritish sportsmsn recommends that the
ban,, which IS particularly puenacions and
ac,i be turned wild, in the hope OF having II
bece an available bird for sport
Driando. Fla, man has couple Of tame
sanill cranes which he finds more serviceable
tharatchdocs in warning him against tramps
or glars The cranes utter shriil note al
theproach of any stranger
irritable rain tree has been discovered in q
cenery at Fort Games, Ga. 1t Is In active
TRITON every cloudless day, throwing OF a
way mist that cools the atmosphere about II
snoaks the ground beneath 1t.
Mushroom three inches long, shaped like
thsDt and leg of a duck. with the toes dis
ting marked, was picked MP In Georgln
faryard last week. 1t was sent TO the muse
um the Southern Female College,
Ctain Holstein, Danish officer, has invent
ed ortable bullet. proof shield for two soldiers
VIII may be easily carried aud fixed, and the
mehen cody blazs away from behind. either
vii rifles or machine guns. without being
picl of by anything iess than cannon bail
lEvergreen Cemetery, Perry. Ga, there is
| costly IN the shape of two tress OF different
spes growing from the same roots. The roots
of red oak and q water oak are as solidly to-
/ GER as IL there was only one source, and
tbs 10 but one body to the height of two feet
fft the goound.
| Few days ago Mr.. Davis, Of St. Augustine.
Fl heard a bell tinkling and couldn't tell
| Fl. what quarter 1t came until he look ed in
| tHir and saw buzzsrd with q small brass
besround its neck He shot ths buzzard and
opxaminat alton saw an indistinct date, 1855,
othe bell. He thinks it mast have been hung
TIRE By old Menendez.
A Birmingham lAls.D man made clock
which he intended as q present for a friend. He
set running. and it went oil right for awhile,
sod suddenly stopped. II was afterwards as
hat ba n va N
tented had died at the very time indicated bv
the slock. 1t has been set going frequently
afterward. but always stops at the same hour
In the blizzard or last March a cood-sized limb
was broken from a large elm tree in front OF The
residence of Dr. Vile. of Dsnbury. Conn. The
limb was not eevered entirely from the trunk,
but hung head down, supported by the bark on
the under side When the sap assembled in the
spring this limb received none, and hung leafless
oil summer. Now the tree has shed Its leaves.
and the sap, descending, has entered the limb.
and it is covered with the soft, hghtgreen
foliage Of Juno. The rest of the tree is bare
A man living near Santa Cruz has been catch
ing quail in a peculiar way. For three weeks he
has been spreading grain in the road near his
place, where quail abound. On the day the law
was out be put wheat in the place, "a usual, but
had previously soaked the wheat in whisky.
the place, he saw the quail come ont.
eat, get drunk and in short time lie down
He then went to them and gathered
about 100 toto sack that he carried with him.
A few that were not fully drunk were caught by
his dog. He has prscticed the same method
since successfully.
Col C. NJ. Couch. manager OF the Southern
Express company, at Columbus, Ca, was sat
ting outside his office-door, few days ago, when
be heard crash against tho window. over his
head. Turning around to see what caused the
commotion. he found at the back OF his chair
the PROSTATE form Of an apparently dead hawk.
When the bird was picked M. however. it was
found that ii was only stunned by striking the
window IN irs rapid fight Mr.. Couch nursed it
until he revived it. He then fastened
a tag nicely around its neck. marked "Southern
Express, Columbus. Ca. Oct. 80. 1885," and
turned it loose. For while the bird lowered
among the trees near the Office, then flew off.