The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-24


To watch the way In which n colony
OF ants will find bit OF sweet left
about In summer and the short time
which II takes them to form a brigade
OF goers and corners. makes one u. nix
that they have some method Of COM
munication. An observer OF the little
creatures OF Gods world tells US he
once saw a drove OF small black ants
moving. The distance was 700 feet,
and each one carried a portion OF
household goods. some had eggs. some
food. some one thing or another. IL
watched them for over an hour he
says. and every time two met In tae
way they would hold their heads close
together as II greeting each other. and
thus occurred no matter how often
they met. as II for short chat" To
prove II. the man killed one OF tho
little travellers. Others which were
near buried on. and with every ant
that 1t met the talking went on as be-
lore. and they surely told the sad news.
Tor every ant the messenger met
turned back and fed another way.
Ants In some countries asc little
murdorers. as you will see by the fol-
lowing story OF an Australian dray-
man who had to make trip into the
country. By some accident his heavy
cart was overturned and he was pinned
under the load. lie was not greatly
alarmed at FIRST. thinking some pas5-
erby would soon free him.
An hour passed and no one came
that way. but host OF tiny ants WIS.,
lted him, and presently, TO the mans
horror. he found they were actually
eating him alive. They swarmed upon
him In thousands and with their my
nibbles tore his flesh. Fortunately
the man had his good dog with him
but II was some time before he could
make II understand what was the mat.
ter.
When the brave fellow did under.
stand. he fought with all four feet;
he would scratch and dig at the
streams OF ants coming to the attack
and sweep them from his masters
face aud arms with his tongue, and
he kept them away until his master
was rescued.
Another Australian being injured
and caught In small landslide. val
found by a colony OF ants and so ter.
ribly bitten In an hour that though
rescued In that time. he died In few
minutes.
Jacks Letter.
We fellows have found daisy way
TO stop saying bad words. We all
agree to take a slap from any or all
the members OF our club every tlmd
any one OF us says a bad word.
tell you it's doing us lots OF good
and It's great fun too. trying to catch
the others and trying not to DO the
one to deserve the slap
had a grand time the other after
noon. was downtown on my bicycle
when the fire alarm rang In. put my
bicycle In the Gym. In jiffy and
went over to the engine house with
the other boys.
The chief sang out. Come along.
boys. get broom and Jump In. It's
brush FIRE up In the woods and you
might as well make yourselves use
full"
How we fellows did hurry. and In
less than minute we were all IN the
wagon and each one shouldered
broom.
We had shoyels. too. so while some
dug n ditch. others beat the flames
with the brooms,
IL wasn't long before We had the
upper hand OF It. and had Jolly time
hollerlng and whlstling us we gallopei
back TO the hose house.
Mother said my clothes would have
to lang outdoors for a week to get tho
smell OF fire out.
hurried home to play ball. We've
got dandy team and sometime III
tell you about what fun we have.
Jack.