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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Death In the Bee swarm.

Swarming bees settled upon a horse and driver at Troussey [Meuse]. The horse was stung to death and the man may not recover.

Bees Are Useful In War.

History records two instances, according to Whitely Stokes, in which bees have been useful in warfare as weapons against besieging forces. The first is related by Appian of the siege of Themiscyra, in Pontus, by Lucullus in his war against Mithridates. Turrets were brought up, mounds were built and huge mines were made by the […]

Cat vs Rats.

The New Albany Ledger says: At the depot of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway, in the office of the Superintendent, is, or was, a fine Maltese cat, famous as a ratter, and a tabby to be proud of. But last night pussy went upon a predatory excursion against her natural enemies the rats, […]

Mosquitoes Ravage A Town.

There is a plague of mosquitoes in the town of Eldorado, Mexico. One woman has been driven insane by the attacks of the insects, and two infants have died from their bites. The people have appealed to the State authorities for aid.

Bee Keeper Is Victim Of Misfortunes On Train.

Is Stung By Insects, Loses His Clothes, and Is Forced to Leave Coach in Scanty Attire. Berlin.-An honest Westphalian beekeeper boarded the train one day recently at Papenburg with a hive of prize bees to travel to Meppen, where he intended to exhibit his stock at an agricultural show. Underneath the seat he placed the […]

Chickens.

At Dubois, recently, a shooting match took place, a head of a chicken, projecting from a box, being the target, at ten cents a pop, sixty paces. One bird brought the owner $2.30, either on account of his dodging, the smallness of his head, or the bad eye of the marksman. The game averaged 35 […]

Dogs Vs Rats.

Galesburg had an interesting rat hunt on Friday evening, at Allen’s slaughter-house. There were 201 rats and three dogs, and the conflict lasted thirty minutes, when it ended for lack of victims.

Rabbits and Mosquitoes

Careful observations have been made, in France, of the extent to which mosquitoes are attracted to domestic animals in preference to human beings. It was proved experimentally that mosquitoes have a strong predilection for the blood of rabbits, stronger than for that of any other domestic animal. The discovery has practically applied to many parts […]

A Challenge To Dairymen.

Mr. Levi D. Wilcox states that there is in the Town of Crown Point, N. Y., a cow that has had thirteen calves within the last three years, viz: eight within the first year, two the next, and three this spring. The last five are still living. He challenges the world to beat this.

A Real “Devil Fish”-Victor Hugo’s Narrative Matched.

Readers of M. Victor Hugo’s “Toilers of the Sea,” will remember the terrible narrative of the fisherman Gilliatt’s encounter with the octopus or sea-devil, who winds his horrible suckers round his victim, and gradually draws away his life’s blood. The poet novelist has been accused of exaggeration in this incident, but according to Mr. Lord, […]