St. Landry democrat., 1891-10-10

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GEORGE BELL, keeper Of the Picnic
Island, Ill the lower harbOr at Tampa
Fla, has two little girls to whom a pet
deer belonging to the 100 of r. S. War
ner K o., on the island, is very much
attached. The little fawn follows one
child wherever it goes One day re
Gently the children stole away from
home to place on the wharf, when the
youngest one accidentally fell overheard
The deer at once jumped in after the
rhlld, which soon sank Out of sight. The
deer then swan to the beach and ran at
lightning speed to the Keepers house
where the mother Cf the child was 1t
reared up its hind feet, blew and snorted
and cut queer an les 50 as to attract Mrs
Bells attention. 1t then started down
the beach on an excited run and Jumped
into the water again. Mrs Bell missed
her children, and dropping everything
she followed the sagaciO,lS animal, which
she saw plunge from the wharf into the
bay. One leg Of her little girl was
| sticking out Of the water, and when res
cucd sh" was unconscious. BY rolling
and rubbing the child was finally re-
suscitated. Capt. Bob Warner was SO
proud Of his faWn that he has ordered a
I handsome collar and silver bell. lie says
thousand dollars could not buy it.
A CURIOUS and unusual sight has lust
| been witnessed by the inhabitants of
Bjclgorod, in the south of Russia. An
enormous flight of eagles were seen to fly
| past the town and settle in an ad iaccat
| forest. The WOOdmcn who were in the
forest at the time fed in dismay from
the place. 1t is well they did, for when
these unWclcomc visitors had taken their
departure it was found that they had
dcvoured ten horses, several sheep and
vast number of smaller animals. The
ground where they had aligh' ed was
strewn with feathers and all the birds Of
the neighborhood have been 50 terrified
that they have flown away Only one of
the eagles was caught-a bird of i'm
mcnse size and belonging to a Siberian
species. The eagles, which were several
hundreds in number, flew away in
southwcstcrly direction. The peasants
who saw this remarkable sight state that
there were so many of them that for the
space of several seconds their wings hid
the sun from their sight.
Mr.. FRANK WORK, SAYS the New York
Press, tells a remarkable story about
ruby that he once owned. When young
man he invested $500 in ruby IN this
city. He had it set in bird claw by
the son Of well-known jeweler. Shortly
a1tcrward he attended Tammany Hall
ball, and the ruby disappeared from its
setting. A week or two ago the jewclcr,
happening to meet him, said: "Come
down to my place and Ill show you an
Old friend.' Nr. Work dropped in at
the jewelers. place last week, and was
there shown his identical ruby Of fifty
years ago. 1t had been left to be set,
and the jewcIcr had recognized it. Mr.. /
Work also recognized it. All that he
said was: ''IIow much is that ruby worth |.
now:' 'Bctwcen $1,000 and S7,000,'
said the jewcler. Besides the remark
able episode itself, one can learn from |
this paragraph how much rubies have
appreciated in value in the past half cen
tury.
TIE best paying property in Nevada is
a mine, whose history is thus told by the
Central Nevadan: "Simcon Wcnban
had run the Garrison tunnel at great cx-
pcnSe and was left a poor man, owing his
creditors $150, 600. There was not a
pound of ore in sight whereby the debt
might be paid. AS a last resort, with a
torlorn hope, after the mine had been
closed, Simeon Wcnban drilled hole in
the hanging wall and blasted out huge
piece of rock, which he found to be al
most solid block Of metal and part of
al immense vein which had been paral-
lelled hundreds of feet This fortunate
last effort marked sudden change that
seldom falls to the lot of man. 1t was
Wenban, the poor man, the laborer, be-
fore that blast was fired; it was Simeon
Wenban, the millionaire, but second
thereafter. The first mouths run of the
little mill gave him $50, 900, and ever
since he has grown more wealthy.'
OK the farm of John Rodabaugh, near
Ohio, is a strange bird which
las attracted the attention of hundreds.
The bird was captured several weeks
go while the family was coming home
rom church one Sunday, and not until
t had received a load of shot did it allow
tself to be taken captive, and then its
'aptor was fearfully lacerated by its
harp claws. The bird is Gagged up, and
omewhat resembles an owl in shape, but
having face shaped like heart and ex- ;
ctly the image Of monkey, with a fine i
ur all over its face. 1t has the tail of
turkey, while its feathers are of . very {
Ielcate yellowish gray color 1t lives
Wholly on young birds, and when fed it t
walloWs the bird whole and afterward {
pits out the bones and feathers. 1t ut |
crs a most unearthly noise, being like t
he slueal of a pig. t
LAKE GEORGE, n. Y, has a natural
uriosity which few people appreciate.
about mile south of Caldwell, in q !
cid, is one of the largest holes that any !
ne has ever seen. 1t was started quite !,
good many years ago by heavy rains q
nd has continued to expand until it is
l!c to say that several of the largest =
otcls could be deposited in it, leaving ',
com for a number of other buildings of 8
o small Dimensions. The washouts T.
ave carried the earth into the lowlands ~
nd scattered it abroad, and the cave has :,
up trees and portions of fences :;
/ its course, buryng them or carrying '.
lem away. Each year the hole grows !
erger and the question is where it may !
each to in years to come. 1t is sight ~
'orth tramp over the fields to see and " ',
Mould be installed as one Of the curious y,
fractions of Lake George. ~
A CORRESPONDENT of Our Dumb a
nimals tells this horse story: A team b
f handsome horses was standing in front I
my door. The near horse was MUNICH
lg some grass contentcdly, which the
Il horse could not reach. Suddenly, to
~ establishment, the near horse raised
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