The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-21
BENNETrsv1LLE s. g, FRIDAY, sETrEMBER 21, 1906
only hunts his food by night. He
then utters bloodourdling shrieks and

then utters bloodourdling shrieks sp
flendish laughter, which when hear
IN tho Hesert amid scenes Of the wilt
est description call up in the imsglns
e tion Of the traveller the forms of spec
tral yhouls, searching for their unns;
ural feastB
The hyena is of hideous appearance
He has q coat OF dirty yellow, marke
with spots and usually covered Wit
sores due to rubbing against rocks an
spa altered with remnants Of his dis
gushing food. He stands very hiQl
aG the shoulders and his head hang
down till bis nose touches the ground
Ha always sinks sloI z sideways will
h1s head near the ground and nevt
comes straight toward any man O
animal. All these peculiarities civ,
him on tndescrIbshly n can, sneak!p,
and cpwardly appearance.
TIE hyena ts furnished with non
retraotile claws of such tremendou
scratching power that he can dig dow
INTO the deepest grave and rob 1t OF
It's occupant. In countries where hy.
enas abound only the heaviest rook;
Will protect the bodies CT the desc
rom their clutches, 1t waB for this
reason that ancient Egyptian and 9th.
Or Oriental kings were buried In rock
tOmbs.
The hyena also has teeth and laws
Of gu,h strength that ha can bite
ihrough the bones Of tho largest ami
malls. His physical powers wuulti
make him a dangerous foe, If he pos
iessad the least courage, but be har
hot the spirit to attack any living
animal. He only wars with the dead
Carlos, the greas h, eua was brough,
80 tho place whore tho Abbe's bicycle
vas found. The grewsone work be.
gan at midnight. Carlos will onl,
work at night. AS soon as day breaks
10 fai 8 Into o stase Of torpor In whiob
40 appears to have neither sight nor
cent He was brought 10 the some
n a condition of sem' starvation In
ofdor to ma e him keen for tho hunt.
From the frat it was evident that
the search would be q loag and tedi-
ous one, Carlos appeared Cszsd and
liSinclined to dig This vas because
| he climate and surroundings were q
II rent from those Of his native Ar.
rioan wilds. But gradually bis In.
| ltincts began to assert themselves
| The paugs Of hunger drove him to
aunt for TODD. Restlcssly ard fur
oively he ran ovar the ground con
sanity sn.ff'ng 1t In bis search fu1
,eao thlngS. From time to time b,
duR up he body OF fisid m luse or
some other small animal, suoo as one
nay fhd In civilized E irope. Hs dc
'oured the carron, buG 1t did nothing
coward satisfying his 1avonous app5,
site.
Az n!Ght the p'aaants OF the ocun
try wero wakened by the long, mslan
choly howls and blood. curdlipK shrek
and hys5erical fl ndish laughter of the
iyena as he rosmed through the
goods In search Of the dead. Te,
'huddered with horror and bolted
5vltSst uOtirs, some 1JsrIph >...s.ssv..,,~,
II the wild beast shout whioh they
lad heard, and Others, more supersti
.ious, thi king that 1t was the spirit
Of tho dead man wailiEg for vengeance.
The hyena's gnoulieh work was min
dered by the fact that he could not ba
lefs 10 saek natural lair by day, but
had to be followed by a trainer and
jaugnG eSery morning and returned to-
Il 8 cage.
On the third night Carlos showd
signs If extreme excitement. Ha ut.
dered many loud peals Of unusually
fiondish laughter and rSn straight to
a SPOT where lie began 70 dig into the
arth With tr> m6ndous fury. HIS
brainer felt sure that be had at last
,ound the body and this Impression
"6s contiemed when, after digging
io~n somo tnree feet, q quantity OF
zones WAS unear&hed. A MckeninR
odor, OF de ayinG 'sh filed tho air.
Carlos buried bis nose Ia the oar
rion After he had devaured a few
ncuGhfuts he WAS with great fl Guilty
draRgad away from his meal, for it IL
dang3-Ous to clest even this c,ward.
btsHt Of hia food.
The trainer and the amateur detec
Hivef gathered over the body, but
yorp llasty examination showed 1t to
oe that OF COS PR badly one that
lad died Of disease and bcan buried
by farmer there es the easiest way
Of disp >Ring Of 1t.
On tine following night tie hunt
With tue hyena was resumed, but
WI hou6 result. Night after night 1t
4as kept up systC matically. IL has
COW hesn continued f)r over q week.
The trainer Prz)n and other persons
who are familiar with the habits OF
nYenas declare pOsitivol that no dead
body Within distance of mile car
escape his wonderful scent He Is be
Ing led over the whole country wi6hin
, radins OF ten miles OF the spot whore
1he bicycle. was found, and II the
priest lias murdered In this reglon Ii
IS not conceivable how his BODY CAL
Escape discovery The hyena's soen,
Kill enable him to discover the re-
m9ins. wheGher they ba buried In al
open field or in the cellar OF o house
or In any other part OF o building.
Every time the hyena's blocd ourd
ling shrieks and finndish laughter
rend the night air with unusual yio
lence, the listeners believe that he ha!
at last found the objoct OF his dread
ful quest.
Killed by Trolley.
Henry M. Nell on9 OF the BEST knowr
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