New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
THE "BEASTS OF THE FIELD
ELEPHANTS ARE TREATED WITH VEN
GRAFTON BY THE NATIVES OF INDIA.
AN ARMY HORSE DISPLAYS GREAT HERoIsM
AND DIES OF BROKEN HEART-MA-

AN ARMY HORSE DISPLAYS hEhoioh
AND DIES OF BROKEN HEART-MA-
JoR PONDS CLEVER DOG.
From the huge elephant TO the tiny ant the entire
animal kingdom offers stories and facts which
should enlist the sympathies and engage the inter-
ests Of the human being who has. in quaint, old
fashioned speech. dominion over them.
In the whole animal creation there Is not to he
found creature more intelligent more easily man.
ared or more likely TO become the friend of man
than the elephant The natives OF India recog-
nizing this. treat him with vcneration ana respect.
but on the other hand. the ferocious brutshness OF
the African negroes. melted by the crimhal cupid
ity OF Arab and European ivory merchants, trans
forms into savage beast an animal best sultou py
nature to be mans associate.
The question OF the day in Belgium Is the protec-
ton OF African elephants I'm the Congo Free state
for at the present rate OF merciless slaughter the
race Will become totally extinct In less than ten
years.
A Hndoo hunter was once known to have be-
come go fond OF an elephant which he had caught
and tanned that rather than have his tusks sawed
of for the sake OF the ivory he allowed himself to
live in penury
4 famous general once said: THE most piteous
thing after n ba title is the sight Of wounded horses
The men are cared for but the poor horses are left
to die In agony"
The horse enters into the spirit OF battle like
human being He shows no fear OF death and no
sign OF panic in all the wild tumult OF the battles
din horse In one OF the batteries In the Muir
freesboro fight had his skull split by piece OF
shell so that side completely loosened
The driver turned him loose, but he walked up to
the side OF the gun and watched the firing follow
ing the shots with his II to note their effect
on tho enemy. When he saw the team ne had
worked with being driven back for ammunition ne
ran to his old place and galloped back with the
rest and when an officer pushed him aside 10 nave
another horse put in he gazed at the newcomer
with a most sorrowfu expression In ms eyes
Then seeming to realize that the glory OF battle
was no more for him. he walked slowly away, lay
down and died. The officer who owned MN de-
Clared that It was not the wound, but broken
heart that killed him. -, -
Some time ago a hreman's horse was soli 10 Il
second hand furniture man. and one day as ne was
coming down the street with load, the sishai
gong rang in the engne-house he just happened
10 be passing The old horse had been gong al
the pace OF a nag. hut there was change now,
and the driver picked himself up from the ground
only 10 see his steed disappearing around the
corner at hreakneck speed. with bureau drawers
and chairs flying out and litering the street. The
animal shot like meteor ahead OF the living IRE
brigade selected hydrant and backed what was
ef, OF the wagon up against It, The driver came
rantinC up to the spot and as the horse eyed him
its face broke into positive grin-which goes