The sun., 1892-05-22

ously plunged his hunting knife to the hiit in
he Sot the
sSe sno1sh Sat to interfere VIII mother
road to Blaine In company with two other
euSs TThs young ones took to tree T near the the
road, while one OF the men went to q farm
Brown I shot to S o He ses CUBS and Has takns
aim Mt the other when the old bear attacked
h BIT Sf hm SrosS s He1Ren the s 9 OF s
| through one OF his legs below the knee. Had
not the other two men come to his assistance
Hsss Twg ressastsIw sss Maorarlans. who man.
one morning, by a noise among the chickens.
Looking out he saw in the yard n young bear.
the porch With lis rifle and % brouyht ts an
NAL down with ono shot.
Some Strange and Startling Ways or All.
mails. birds, Insects, and Reptiles.
What curious ways animals and BIRDS In
sects and reptiles have! What strange. what
startling ways" exclaimed the Professor.
THUS tho woodcock feeding puncturing with
his drill-lik bill the moist margins Of swampy
places and the soft soil Of bottom lands. pros
pecting for the plump and juicy worms thnt
the birds infal!ible instinct tells it are in
hiding there beneath the surface. Does the
woodcock. finding tho worm seize it in his
bill and drag 1t from It's nest? How could he
The hole he drills is cut the size OF his bill.
Can he possibly opon it within that snug
fitting puncture to seize the worm Then.
perhaps. he impales tho worm upon his
pointed beak. as you might spear an eel.
Quite impossible. also. for even the point
Of his beak is frequently larger than
tho worm ho covets: and suppose he
should impale the worm2 What would
hold it on the hoax as the woodcock drew it
toward tho surface? II the woodcock's bill
was intended rs spear to imrale his prey. it
would be barbod like the woodpeckers's long
and flexible tongue which he thrusts into the
trec he has tapped and transtlxes the grub he
has overtaken. No. the woodcock neither
seizes his prey with his bin nor spears 1t. He
lures it forth by the exercise OF strategy al
most incredible. Worms that live in tho
and all observation proves that they hear the
rain drops beating ON their earthly roofs when
as oesm .G %hy Is he
to drag themselves along over tho muddy soil
upon tho ground one sees after every summer
rain ! am not prepared to say. But come
forth they do as soon as they hear the ran
this bettor than the woodcocE does. There
fore the wise bird tores hole after, hole in his
% ss tas Of an Hn nn hs
pseed ior
and and before e they have time to see what ilne
them So they find sem entombed @ DotH IN tHe
w,oodieock stomach m from whose DEPTHS sound
S r oGa nf se thsre
are people who don't believe this:
,.",i You know the muskrat..vhich. by tho way.
Everybody knows the muskrat but in ali my ny;
expnri.nee | have found but one man who
ons things the musIirat is caDuble OF. This is
his CAPACITY for getting his second wind whils
second Wind but his third. and his fourth ti and md
his 13Uth. u necessary. A duck isn't better |
swim Of 200 feet beneath the surface at the
stream at the side Of which he lives is
and il it wasn't for the way he has OF utilizing |
ana ia again SS 3 pppy S he
summer aSma MIMI 0 His i eeins s?u9 srousds Ss Hns are
fre1usntly, very long distances away from his |
abiding place. and can. be reached. only by |
muskrat takes in brealth at starting. and re-
mains under the water rs long as he can.
devitaliZ.d breath. forming big mir bubble |
against the lower side Of the ice. Keening his |
waits until tho mir In 1t has been rccharged |
with oxygen from tho water and tho ice, and
theh lnhaeS " again. rms operation IL per- |
formed as otton pI Is necessary. and II tho |
,muskrat had to goa thousand miles under
the ice he could make the, journey. as far a:
alr l!n began it with.
You may not be aware OF the giant worm
walker He might better be called the night
rnnpst h or the Eht glider for few crentMrTs
famiiiarly known as the angle worm. but. al
though you may know That he is present be-
tne nm Hy 5t sn yHH w nnI
and without ears, tho touch Of tho spade ut
III" hig round hole In the ground that tells You
ss'1'S '"s Viii fps Is u Ss Il '"s
be u dozen feet away from the teli.taIe shaft.
lie comes TO the surface only at night 10
r",ise his ways are evil. but Secasse he he iss
true lover. and night, especially q moonlit
s s hi" rtss ttns nS S tbs hs asyt apty ssasG
poet say, that e'en cold earthworms come up
homage at the shrine of Venus. You viii
never SEQ the nlshtwaker unless you are
a, t., idir'hest Boundary isy will alarm him.
h am nssSs ssSsr rake h viii shioa Ha
near @ t. and do not e nov" b By an snl Sy aiways W.
light described BY the lantcrn's rays upon tho
bolder. Then such wrggling' and contor-
tions. such humpings and fantastic tricks Ms
cause you wonder and amusement. After
awhile you will sec tho nightwalker. nl-
ways In pairs. moving away with the
shadow again. and II sentiment Influences
you you Will permit him to go: but i you are
him unand lrnn him Int into ne I'm can yo,l have
Ihe only folk who lie thus In walt with IL lam
tern at the trystlns places OF the GiGhtwalkor
pcctine worm is torn from loves dailiance to
become that seductive lure for cells and cat
othcr way can h, be induced to offer up his
ns, such. An average nightwalker
and mate will givo You an aggregate foot OF |
neon pa rable bait, which. strung from ond
20 On on II thread and waddrd into mass
II croaking catfish or comforting cells.
You have seen the woodperkcr many a
ime. climbing the stem Of the old t-eo. going
init with the facility Of the squirrel. tapping It
With his bill, and turning his head aside and {
with his ear close to the tree, TO
iear the tx pected movement beneath the sur.