The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
The UcL.Y L.YLE0pARL)
He Is a Cattle Thief and Even q
Human Beng Thief.
WORSE Than LION or TIGER.

sSCNSI IiiE's -'S'A
!; SEXES lis Prey b. :hc Throat ana
c!inas With les Claws CnSii Il
S.eaks> the Spine OF It's Victim or
S.raasies It.
Less in size but even Morc tercc:ocS.
tie leopard has 4 wo:>e character than
tie tiser or !ioa. Living mainly -
trees and very noc:1-aai. tbs de.cc
and dangerous beast IS less osicn seen
;hsa ta- -a.e- animals, K is widely
sncead over the world from the Cape
os Good Hope 70 the -llas mountains
::cc croa, southern China 10 tic Slack
sen. where II = sor.:S:::.:ics :ne, With -
the Caucasus
Any one wao has cVeQuca;eG he zoo
FOR a.y tine must have aodcc! The
difference n size and color between
!copart,S trom clGe.ea. parts OF ih"
world. Or some The ground cole: :
a.woSi whi;c in othc-> a Gear n'''
brown. Others are jet b.ac..;.
Wherever ,hcy I've !c22:::GS arc c,';'
IL. thieves. sheep thieves. cog thieves
and hu;aaa being thieves. Though 10;
formidable In appearance. they ere i'm
ucnse.r strong. and it IS 20; r3Csaa!
FOR them 70 turu nan c:tc.- t'9sh a
India ana IN Africa they have 6eeo
known 70 set Up IL this line as ceao-
esa,c,y as any tiger ,acE have four
or FIVE youcg 4, birth The cubs can
be kept tame for some time and are
amusing pets, bat It IS extremely Can
serous TO have them about
In uonsSonS al EnsltSA:rao bad
tame leopard. II WAS brought into the
siains roc1 by 4 coo!ie 20 be exhibit
ed 70 the owners guests. Excited by
the sscell OF food. the leopard refused
20 90 cu: when one Of the wo0cr. who
i!d not like his looks. asked that i be
removed. The cool!e took bold OF It's
collar and began 30 haul It ou:- II
seized him by the neck. biz It through
and IN minute the cooiie was dying.
covered with blood co the dinin$
room aoc-.
The Chinese leopard ranges is Gar
corth IS the Siberian tiger and. Ike
the latter. seems 10 grow larger the
gar,hc. north i; IS found The color
os these northern !eo2ardS IS Very pale.
the spots are large and the fur is very
long.
The natives OF all countries are unaa-
.nous in declaring that the 'eopa'd Is
more dangerous than the !ioo OK tiger.
They have 40 Sea. Of the Ion. provided
they are not hunting for Il. Tor it VII!
not attack unless p-orokcd. but
leopard is ncre- TO tie trusted
In Africa number or natives were
sc;os the reeds along stream One o.
them. boy. being thirsty and hot.
stopped cowa to drink Ee was inme-
dtately seized By :. leopard. The boys
brother, with ao admirable aim. hurled
his spear at the leopard while the ooy
was n bis jaws. The point separated
the re-tebrae Of the necS. and the
leopard fell stone dead But the boy
could rot recover. The leopa.o's fanss
had torn open his chest and injured ;he
lungs. The latter were exposed TO
view through the cavity OF the ribs
He died during the night
Leopacds are esseptiaily tree uvins
ard nocturnal animals. Sleeping IN
trees or caves by Gay. they are seldom
disturbed They Go an incredible
amount OF mischief among cattle.
calves. sheep and dogs. being especial
Il fond Of killing and eating the latter
They seize their prey By the throat
and cling with their claws Until they
succeed tn breaking the spine or N
scraa:uns the victim They have
habit Of feeding on ouuid aesh- This
makes wounds inflicted by their teeth
O. claws liable 20 blood poisoning.
Nothing n the way Of prey comes
auiss 10 them. from = cow in the pas
sure t. fowl Up ct roost
In tho great mountain ranges OF cec-
tai Asia the beartifu! Snow leopard Is
found. It is 4 large creature. with
ta.ck. woouy coat :ad long tall Ike
a tu- boa. TIE color IS white. clocded
with beautiful! gay. like taa. OF al
Aagora cat. The edges Of the clord-
inSs and spots are marked with black
or darker gray. The eyes are very
Large. blush gray or smoke co!oEco.
L lives oa the Wild sheep. !bex and
other mountain aut-a.S. In captivity
It IS far the tanesc and scntles, OF the
large carc!vora. cot excepting the po-
ns. Unlike the latter. Il IS sleepy.
Quiet animal. like domestic.
The West African leopard skin IS
more handsome than the Asiacc. the
spots being very distinct and clear. he
and she-,hey usually 20 IN couples
are fond Of hunting cantonments ard
around native towns. where they pick
I'D goat and now and then baby.
One night l was camped in Z native
town and after ! had retired the na-
DIVES. as WAS the!. custom. were sitting
about Z c-eat fire asking ny caravan
81: sorts OF questions. for the African
savage is the greatest gossip IN the
world. Suddenly :. chiid's cry rang
cut, followed BY Grea. claCor. l'csh-
tnS ouc 70 discover the cause OF alarm.
I was informed that 4 leopard had
stolen from the darkness and quick rs
fash had grabbed :: .our-Se:z-o.c
child acG u:aGe OF with =. The child
was seated il ,hc :a!dS, OF :he grown
,oen and wome: The latter could
oalv lament ,hei- less. They k&cw !;