St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-20

Bias are groups of nut-bearing palms
and a species of AdansOnia fig resem-
bling the common fig tree in the form
OF its fruit, and the pale green color
of its foliage Soon after
the end of the rainy season,
that foliage assumes grayiShf
notified hue, and the development
abundant fruit announces itself by a
peculiar SWeetiSh OdOr attractive to
SWarms of insects and their feathered
pursuers, but also to variety of tropical
cats, exploring the treetopS in quest of
larger game, says the Chicago Herald.
The morning twilight seems to favor
the special purpose of such expeditions,
and in the dawn of clear October day
the chirping prelude of the first song
birds is often broken by a Squall of,
piercing screams, awakening responsive
cries from all parts of the woods, and
perhaps even from the tops of a neigh
boring higuera cOpSe, where a moment
ago not as much as the ruStling of a
twig seemed to betray the presence of
living thing. The ech0ing cries are
from the Threats of bush monkeys.
There is a panther among them, and
presently you will see them come tear
ing along down to the ground.
IF L can draw bead on the panther
ground Yes, the skin
Is WORTH SOMETHING,
but the monkey celebration over the
death of their foe is most inspiring
spectacle. / have seen them Join hands
and tails and circle round, capering like
school children craZed with delight.
Then they will gather fruit, providing
the young, old and feeble monkeys with
more than they can eat, and sit down
for an old-fashioned feast, remember
an old -whiskered glutton MUNICH
ing ten-inch banana and holding a re-
serve specimen under each arm and
thigh, hugging them close to his StOm-
acil, in order to keep some of his hands
free. He would try to sit still, but
couldn't, for every few minutes, as if
remembering the death of the panther,
he would jump up and caper until he
had dropped all his fruit"
''HOw are monkeys caught?o
"Generally by brandy trapper. He
SOakS lot of bananas i'm a mixture of
sugar and rum, and, after distributing
his bait near the fayOrite haunts of his
game, retires behind a tree and awaits
results. The trick was first introduced
by the MaZatlan Cinnamon, and the
great difficulty consists in calculating
the proper strength of the mixture.
AN Wv ~ Ot ALCOHOII
is apt to brighten the guests by it's vir-
ulent taste; weak compound may be-
gin to operate only after the jewellers
have retired to their inaccessible re-
treats in the heart OF the jungle forest.
Amateur trappers are thus often
obliged to repeat the experiment for
weeks before they can hope to bag their
trophy in the shape of befuddled ring
tail. There is third method practiced
on large plantations with the aid of
trained hounds, who, by long watch
ing and competitive tactics, may
succeed in freeing a marauding monkey
and giving the hunter chance to cap
ture him by means of stroke net.
SharpshOoterS are comparatively rare
in Spanish America, and the pet four
handlers, SO often seen on the verandas
of Mexican country seats, have gener-
ally been net-caught or fuddled, though
many of the natives object to the latter
plan for a reason which our temperance
crusaders are welcome to note as a
novel campaign argument: Brandy
baited monkeys may overcome the di-
rect effect of their debanch, but are very
apt to contract all appetite that makes
them plague to all stimulant-using
households. A tonic-loving fourhander
will violate the privacy of the cupboard
In spite of all vigilance. He will enter
cellar through mere loOphole or ex-
plOre the coat tails of strangers in quest
of pocket TASKS, and detect the presence
OF intoXicants by an instinct that battles
all nracautiOuS