The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-19

tat the bones spring back into their org
mai shape, lranshN the animals inter-
ha4y, ana generally cause death. This
rather cruel method or determination is
a.so practiced Ia the case Of predatory
bears.
ana other monster snakes 20 dealh con
sists AZ driving number OF strong stakes
mo the ground about six inches apart,
IN the form of a small square, ia which
is placed pig. The tops of the stakes
are bound together with crossbeams and
the completed structure forms a diminu-
1--we nut with the porIer inside The
hungry python comes along, discovers the
pig, enters and bolts IT, put is unable 10
get out again between tine bars, because
OF the porker which dlstends its sides,
end so he rails an easy prey 70 the spears
of the natives.
"One of the greatest nuisances in any
part OF India is the monkey, which is
born thief ana a confirmed liar He will
take any portable article he can get his
hands on, ana vii advance TO meet you
with the most innocent and friendly OF
Srns on ms ugly mug Just at That mo-
lhent in which he is planning his vilest
deeds. In many towns in the Puuiaub
the monkeys are 10 be seen perchMg on
the roofs OF temples grinuing ana chat
terlng at Worshlppers as they enter or
pass out and receiving substantial pres
ents OF frult Sometimes, inspired BY I'M
usuai lmpudence, one of the dishonest
gang will steal down from the temple roof
10 the stan of a mapping fruit vender,
ciuteh a handful of good things to eai,
y
accessible TO man, followed by the deep
and fervent curses of the robbed. The
thiet, however, makes a mock OF the
justly incensed victim. knowing full well
that condign punishment will not follow,
Tor the natives will not injure or Kill a
monkey under any circumstances, that in
Netefate rogue being esteemed semi-sacred
and frequently supported in fiotous lux
ury ~ the vicinity of the most important
temples
ga IS the monkey baleful nuisance.
sometimes In the jungles near villages
you Will run across whole regiments Of
them, whose Expectations in the fields ana
orchards are the despair of the ong-sur-
fering natives These regiments as a
RUE, consist of strapping big male and
scores OF admring-yea, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and vicious indeed are they in their mis-
chief. When a little monkey is born in
sueA herd 1t is allowed to live and grow
~ exalted disgrace If a female, but should
II be male II is instantly killed by the
rather. But the mother sometimes sue
eeeds In coneealing her little chap until
ne IS able to skirmish for himself and
tneu bids him an affectionate farewell
ana chases him away before the big male
makes mincemeat OF him. In this way IL
frequently falls out that individual males
are 70 be found living by themselves in
state of celibacy.
After a while these simian bachelors
become tired of solitude, and realizing that
IN union there is strength, they join to-
ðer and form an association or pack of
their own. Their organization being COM
plete 1t occurs to some of the most enter
pflslng spirits in The pack that they stand
sorely in need of wives. But how to get
them is the question. All of the female
monkeys in the country are members of
some powerful siman brute's harem and
are jealousy guarded by their lord and
master Therefore the only solution to
the marital problem is to make sudden
descent upon the harem, murder the big
male monkey and apportion mis- wives
among the victors. SO war is declared at
once and fiercely ,waged often for several
days The attacked party invariably re-
treats and scampers away through jungles,
fields, orchards, and some times even the
villages. The pursuit by the determined
bachelors, however, is vigorous and final
ly in pure desperation the male and his
wives, who are always somewhat of ANA
zonians, conclude to make stand-very
far n,aa en- 10 village square thriving
cisiVe battle the females usually continue
| faithful 40 their lord and master and fight
with tooth. nail and tail against The
be said to be a foregone conclusion, and
the scores and scores of widows, after a
period OF mourning principally disdn-
guished for its extreme brevity, eccept
the consolation Offered by the victorious
males
"Simian battles cause great injury to the
fields and orchards of India, and not infle-
quently are source of positive danger "a
the natives, for, although the monkey {
rarely attack human beings, when en-
crossed with their fierce struggles Tor
wives they will unhesitatingly assault any
one wi 70 comes between them and the, OBJ
jects conquest. Bes des, when haraSsed
py the pahgs OF munger these warning
packs VIII brook no human Interference
and detBth from monkey assaults is rot I'M
commc N. Thus 1t becomes necessary for
the ma lives to break up and scatter these
packs by capturing their leaders Killing
is out of the question, In view Of the sim
ian's emA-sacredness but capture is en-
trely allowable, particularly as the period
of capt ;iVity is short-as short as il is pos
sible ? make II, for reasons which will
inca an orchard known to be frequent
ed by male and his harem level space
is clea red and hole two feet deep and
half a foot in diameter Is dug. moose l.
made I the end of a long string cord and
nicely adjusted over the mouth OF the
hole. after which the cord is passed
throug b a pulley, or ring, fastened 10 a
cOnV en- lent tree, ana the other end Is held
The nc cse and several feet of the cord near
the no Ne are next covered over with SAM
or leav es, fine, sound banana is Placed in
the no se, and number of decayed ones
covere, with fresh skins so as to attract
the vic tins, are scattered on the grourA'
around he hole
"By and by the pack comes along. The
females are too timid to venture out into
the clef red space near the house, but The
big ma e seiZes the opportunity to impress
his hou sehold with his temerity and secure
a tenn 3ting bite at the same time, ar
forthw nth leaps to the ground from his
tree OF survey and takes up one of the ba.
nanas. Finding the inside rotten, hs
throws il away in disgust and grabs an.
other with like result, He picks up ant
casts away a Dozen perhaps before he
notices the big, plump banana in the hole
But having made the discovery he IN.
stantlyi plunges his arm in. and, presto
the cord is terked, the moose fastens Sc
curely on the arm close to the shoulder
4 and the venturesome monkey Is draw
| straight way 10 the tree TO which the pull
| ley or r ing is fastened. The native who
| has drawn the cord now comes from his
place of coneealment and runs swiftly
| round and round the tree with the core
| held firmly in his hand, binding the nfuri
| ated ami nal in the coils of the cord anc
| leaving little of him exposed except his
| head.
"a or ovid of natives collect to jeer ant
boot at the fast-'bound siman. They maxi
| faces al him. they call him a pig, ant
| fetch soap, water and a razor. Speedily
| a thick iather Is mixed on the head anC
face of he cap dive an operation conducted
| with mott great regard to the comfort o.
\ the monkey, but highly delightful TO th'
| unlocking nsHives. The monkey twist,
/ and turns b Is head 20 escape the on
| slaughts OF the brush and gets a dose o.
/ the wretch ed stuff in his mouth. Tit
| latherer aioologizes mockingly and gives
| him another dose in the eyes Then hi.
! head and face are shaved so close tha
! they resemble nothing 50 much as bill
I 1f.rd ham which the cord Is I'm,