Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-11
NOTES ABOUT ANIMALS.
Some Strange Things Concerning Various
Glasses of the Lower Kingdom,

Glasses of the Lower Kingdom.
\ certain prosperous farmer living in
Needmore School District, Cesarcreek
township, Greene county, @, has a bunch
OF torty-tiye hogs. No long since while
out admlring them, he discovered that
torty-four had short or bob tails, and one
only one alone-had long tail, and it was
the only curly tail in the lot He then
began to wonder and to ponder how all the
| rest save this one had been so unfortunate.
and why only one could escape the calam-
lty. But at last the mystery was solved.
He one day saw this one going around
among the others and taking a chew from
off their tails. This would-be cannibal
was removed to pen by himself
Coroner Kenny has a very bright dog
whose name is Edward. He is a water
spaniel, and so dearly does he love the
aqua pura, that he often stays up all night
to be ready for his bath in the tub in the
morning. He brings the Coroner's rub
berS, and is accommodating in other WAYS.
Only one thing he will not do and that is
enter the morgue; he draws the line on
that, and when his master has business in
that direction Edward HES himself home
ward. All the tramp dogs were killed BY
electricity at the morgue last summer, and
II is possible that the dickey birds told the
dog about it.-Bufaio Courier.
A cat that had the appearance of being
sick entered a drug store in Missouri
town one day last week, and began gnaw-
ing at paper package of medicine. On
examination it was found that the package
contained catnip. A quantity of it was
poured on the floor. and the spectators were
surprised to see the cat eat freely of the
dry leaves and then lie down and wallow
in them. Grimalkin has repeated its visit
to the drug store every day since and has
taken medicine regularly, the result Of
which is that it is rapidly recovering.
\ Maltese cat and large rattlesnake
had fight in yard at Albany, Ga. Every
time the snake would attempt to strike
with his wicked-looking fangs the cat
would give ii vigorous slap on the side
of the head and it would be Withdrawn.
This lasted for fully an hour, when at last
the cat bounced upon the snake and killed
1t. The cat was very large one The
story is told by the wife of Methodist
presiding elder, who owned the cat.
One night last week as a party of the
young folks of oar town were returning
from visit to a residence in the suburbs
little harmless rabbit ran out of the
bushes and up to the feet of one of the
young ladies. She was much excited, and
made an effort to get away from it, but it
persisted in keeping at her feet She is
charming enough to bring larger animals
than rabbits to her feet.-.Sy}gdnla Ide-
phone.
William Dempsey, of Roundout, re-
ceived quantity Of smelts and pickerel
which were frozen stiff. He put them into
a barrel Of water TO thaw out. About three
hours after Dempsey went to the barrel
ard found that the pickerel had thawed
back to life, but he could find no smells.
The picllerel had eaten them up.-.Albaay
Argus.
\ disconsolate, sick-looking sparrow sat
unmoved on 4 horse-car track at Detroit,
and allowed a car to run over him and
crush him to death. The local papers call
1t 4 case of bird suicide
There is found in South Africa bug
which on being touched emits a delight
full perfume. Two or three of these bugs
carried in wagon will scent it delightfully."-
for weeks