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Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Dispersal Of Animals.

How Chance Agencies Convey Stray Brutes From One Locality to Another. The manner in which animals may be conveyed from one area or region to another by what may be called chance agencies, has always formed a subject of much interest in the eyes of naturalists. The same opinions may be expressed of the dispersal […]

Cows.

They have a remarkable cow in Alpens, Michigan. The Pioneer, of that place, says: “The other day Mr. Wilkenbury’s cow entered Mrs. Sprague’s kitchen, while she was absent, by bursting open the door, ate the bread off the table, emptied a jar of preserves and gobbled them up, then went into the bedroom, pulled the […]

How A Constrictor Constricts.

Richmond [Va.] Dispatch. The late Isaac White; of Farmington, Albemarle County, told me the following, which he got from Mrs. Marks.  Meriwether Lewis, who first explored the Upper Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and Oregon had started one afternoon to cross the Blue Ridge, and when near the summit was arrested by the spectacle of two […]

Relics Of A Deer-Fight.

Reno [Nev.] Gazette. Two pair of deer horns, interlocked so closely that they cannot be wrenched apart, were shown in Reno last night. Their owner is on his way East, and is taking them with him as a curiosity. The horns were found attached to the skeletons of two bucks, near Honey Lake. A man […]

At Sea In A Coffin.

Escorted by Sharks, He Paddles His Sepulchral Canoe. Some curious details of the life of the French convicts  at Cayenne, Guyane, and the Safety Islands are given by M. Paul Mimande in a volume which he has just published in Paris, entitled ‘Foreats et Proserits.” After describing all the most famous criminals at present in […]

Ran Auto Into Swarm Of Bees; Was Not Stung.

Although Covered With the Insects He Got Rid of Them by Stratagem. An Uncanny Experience Charles Ross, inspector for the state highway department had an uncanny experience in Lake County a few weeks ago. While driving on Waukegan road he saw a man standing near the edge of the road, looking in the opposite direction. […]

Wait Poison For Grasshoppers.

By International News Service. Hardisty, Alberta, June 9.-Farmers in the Battle River valley [north of here, are awaiting the arrival of poison from Edmonton to destroy millions of grasshoppers that are menacing their crops. Hundreds of loads of straw are being burned to keep the pests away from the crops until the poison arrives. Considerable […]

South African Locust Plague.

Locusts in immense swarms which covered the permanent way and brought the engine to a standstill held up a train on the Groaff Reinet line, South Africa, for two hours. Passengers and officials, by sweeping steadily with improvised brooms for two hours, continued partially to clear the line to allow the journey being resumed. The […]

The Poor Alligator.

Rapid Decline of One of the Ugliest Beasts on Earth. Florida tourists note a sharp advance in the price of alligator material, and also in the raw material in life. This is owing to the large decrease in the supply. Diminutive live alligators have advanced from 25 cents each to 50 cents, and larger ones […]

Poisoned Oats Used To Kill Farm Pests.

Three Million Prairie Dogs are Wiped Out in 20 Counties in Colorado. By Michael F. Dacey, International News Service, Staff Correspondent Denver, Nov. 3-Sixty tons of poison oats, scattered over farm lands in twenty Colorado counties, has resulted in the distruction of three million prairie dogs, with a saving estimated at approximately $500,000 to farmers […]