Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, September 23, 1876
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune on 09/23/1876. Â Â Â Â The Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club has the following remarkable ancedote’ of the intelligence of a crow: A tame crow [Corvus Americanus] in my possession has repeatly amused me by the the novel method he adopts to rid himself of parasites. For this purpose he […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, September 23, 1876
     The Russian Government has recently published statistics of the damage done by wolves throughout that country. It appears that there are not less than 170,000 wolves inhabiting the Empire, and that 200 persons were killed by them during the last year. The destruction of cattle and poultry by these marauders is enormous, almost […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Monday, December 27, 1880
 Patit Mall Gazette     To the French country gentleman desirous of being stamped with the mark of officialism the ancient office of “Louvetier” presents the last resource when all others have failed. The office, however, cannot be obtained unless there are wolves, and wolves are not always forthcoming. The would-be louvetier has been even […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 11, 1881
     I have seen wolves show more boldness in the pursuit of dogs-their favorite food, according to my experience-than on any other occasion. Setters and retrievers are frequently snapped up within 100 yards of the sportsman, and in broad daylight, when shooting in thick forest: and wolves will prowl round the villages at night and […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, August 29, 1880
     Among many other Irish grievances which have at times called for Parliamentary interference there is one which no longer exists. In former days Ireland was afflicted with a plague of wolves, which not only committed depredations on the cattle in the country, but would sometimes on winter nights enter villages and the suburbs […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Monday, June 21, 1880
 Caught in a Wolf-trap and Devoured by Wolves.     The favorite trap employed for wolves in Burgundy is the traquerurd. This is the most dangerous even to man, the strongest that is made requiring two men to set it. It has springs of formidable power and delicney, and when those are touched the jaws […]
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 1, 1881
     The Anthropological Society of France had recently under discussion the question whether the dog descends from the wolf. Mr. Harbourdin said that he brought up a wolf that was now six years old and as gentle as a lamb. It was, besides remarkably intelligent, and could open the doors by turning the handle. […]
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, November 12, 1902
Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun on 11/12/1902. Â Â Â Â Strange as it may seem, the elephant is passionately fond of finery and delights to see himself decked out with gorgeous trappings. The native princes of India are very particular in choosing their state elephants and will give fabulous sums for an animal that exactly meets […]
Published in the The Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, August 12, 1882
Published in The Waukegan Gazette on 08/12/1882 Â Â Â Â An elephant belonging to Barnum’s circus refused to cross a bridge at Troy, N. Y., one night last week and, being punished, ran away. Considerable trouble followed, the animal, attracted by the strong light, dashing into the hot mills and burning it’s feet badly on the hot […]
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, July 24, 1896
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 07/24/1896. Â Â Â Â Two copperhead snakes crawled into Martin Drury’s house in Blair’s valley, Franklin County, Pa. Mrs. Drury and her two little children were sleeping in a room on the ground floor. The snakes crept in to the children’s bed and bit both of them. Their […]