The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-12
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TaiIless Cats Which Founded Community
on the New Jersey Coast.

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Tailless Cats which Founded Community
the New Jersey Coast.
Long Beach, the narrow strip of sand
seven miles from the mainland on
which the village of Beach Haven,
N. J., stands, contains the only tribe
of tailless cats in the United States.
These cats were not detailed, says
correspondent of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. They were born without
tails Early in this century large
English brig was wrecked on that
part of the Jersey coast. She became
total wreck, but the sailors lives
were saved, and SO were the lives of a
lot of cats. These felines came from
the Isle of Man and belonged to a
curious breed found only on that
island known as Manx cats. At first
the animals were quite tame, and fire.
quented the vicinity of the lighthouse,
where they nightly held open-air con-
certs that were not harmonious enough
to merit the appreciation of the
lightkeepers, and ultimately resulted
in their being driven away. The
felines took to the woods and managed
to subsist during the first winter, on
birds, thousands of which lived in the
swamps. The cats increased rap
idly in number, and in a
few years small packs of them
could be found almost anywhere in
Barnegat's woods. Their outdoor life
made them savage, and the breed
seems to have increased in both size
and courage, for eventually they be
came so fierce that they would stand
and show fight toward anyone who in
vaded their homes. They are curious
looking creatures. The front legs be-
ing shorter than their hind legs causes
them to make big jumps as they go
about, yet it is said they can easily OUT
run an ordinary dog. The cats make
good fishers, and when fish are plenti-
full they go along the beach, and, as
the breakers run up on the shore, car
rying with them small butterfish, null
lets and silver bait, they jump into the
shallow water and with their sharp
claws pin a fish to the sand and the
outgoing wave leaves their prey ex-
posed. Then, before another breaker
can roll in, they catch the fish and
take it up on the dry beach and devour
it. At times dozens of these strang ge-
looking cats can be seen on the beach
making meals off the surf CLANS that
are cast up by the tide. For the past
twenty or thirty years Long Beach has
been a famous summer resort. Many
of the cats have been killed by tourists
or frightened back into the swamps.
Occasionally some humane visitor en-
deavors to tame one of the animals
1t is hard work, but when the effort
is successful there is no more domestic
or affectionate pet than a ManX cat.
Ten days loss of time on account OF
sickness and a doctor bill to pay, is any
thing but PHEASANT for man of family
to contemplate, whether he is laborer,
mechanic, merchant or publisher. Jas.
o. Jones, publisher of the Leader,
Mexia, Texas, was sick in bed for ten
days with the grip during its prevalence
year or two ago. Later in the season
he had second attack. He says: "In
the latter case I used Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy with considerable sue
cess, think. only being in bed little
over two days. The second attack am
satisfied would have been equally as bad
as the first butfor the use of the remedy
It should be borne in mind that the grip
is much the same as a very severe cold
and requires precisely the same treat
ment. When you wish to cure cold
quickly and effectually give this remedy
trial 20 and so cent bottles for sale
by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.