The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-08

Will become nItcd states subject
with the ratification Of the peace
treaty.
Uncle Sam is to exhibit expansion
OF his lower animal kingdom in the
National geological park here. DR..
frank Baker superintendent Of the
park, has Just departed upon tour of
collection. The government natural
;>is are now giving their attention to
he strange fauna of the islands soon
10 become or already are classcd a.
our new possessions. Little scicn-
:iic attention has been given to these
species hitherto They are practically
unknown save to several travellers
whose reports have 1ccn lately OBJ
.aincd
The government savans are de-
lighted at the prospect Of poking
straws into the cage OF Il real live
tarsicr. = 1t may be you have 40
idea who Scnor Tarsicr is. Prof.
iIubrccht, Of the University Of Utrecht,
has lately discovered that he is no
less parsonage than a 'link' con
Meeting Grandfather Monkey with his
ancestors. Thus the evolutionary
scale would be changed by Prof. llu
brccht to run-man, ape, monkey,
tarsicr, and SO on, tarsicr appearing as
what may be popularity termed the
grcat-grandfathcr of mankind.
Tarsier may hest be described as
having face like AN owl and body,
limbs and tail like those Of monkey.
His sitting height is about that Of the
squirrel. AS his enormous optics
would lead one to suppose, he cuts
capcrs in the night and sleeps in the
daytime, concealed usually in aban-
doned clcarings, where new growth
has sprung up to the height Of 20
feet or more. Very often he sleeps
in standing posture, grasping the
lower stem of small tree with his
long and slender fingers and toes.
During his nightly wanderings he ut
tiers squeak like that Of monkey.
During the day the pupils of his eyes
contract to fine lines, but after dark
expand until they fill most Of the
irises. From his habit Of feeding
only upon insects he has strong bat
like odor.
QCERR LITTLE BEASTS.
John Whitehead, who has spent the
last three years studying the animals
Of the Philippines, forcshadows the
probable behavior Of Il tarsier when it
arrives at the national 200" The
Philippine natives call the little crea-
.ure 'magou. ''ln Samar,' says
Mr.. Whitehead, in u report just re-
cciycd 1T the Smithsonian, "whcrc at
different times kept several magous
alive, | found them very docilc and
easily managed during the day. They
led freely Of grasshorpcrs, sitting on
their launches OIL my hand. When
offered iii insect the magou would
stare for a.short time with its most
wonderful eyes, then slowly bend for
yard and with sudden dash would
>ciAc the insect with both hands
aud carry it to its mouth, shutting its
Eyes and scrcwing up its tiny face in
Il most whimsical fashion. The grass
hopper was then quickly passed through
the sharp little teeth, the kicking legs
being held with both hands. When
the insect was hrvnnd further mis-
chief the large eyes of thu ,nasou
would open and the legs and wings
were then bitten OF. while tlc rr>; Of
the body WAS thoroughly ma~ticatcd
Ny captivcs would also drink fresh
milk from a spoon. After the sun
had set this little animal became most
difficult to manage. escaping when
possible and making tremendous jumps
from chair to chair. When on the
,ioor it bounded about like Il miniature
kangaroo, travelling about the room on
its hind legs with the tail stretched
out and curved upward, uttcring pc
culiar shrill monkcy-like suucaks and
biting.ruitc yiciously when the opror-
tunity offered This remarkable
animal is found in the islands Of
Samar.and lcitc, probably in Mindanao
and perhaps in Bohol
Common throughout the Philip
pines is a still nearer relative of man,
a long tailed green monkey, which the
natives call the "chongo.' Chongo
does not behave himself as we'll as
does Magou. In northern Luzon he
infests the forests in the ncighbor-
hood of native plantations, especially
those Of maize and sweet potatoes, and
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