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Troops Eat Monkeys.

  Soldiers, Lost In Jungle, Are Forced To That Fare. United States Cavalrymen Subsist forNineteen Days Upon Flesh of Simians.      Lost in the jungles of Mindanao, a troop of United States cavalry subsisted for nineteen days on the flesh of monkeys. The troopers were finally found by a scouting party sent in search of […]

A Weasel’s Stratagem.

     An exchange gives the following account of a weasel’s stratagem, with the suspicious remark that it is vouched for by a friend. A grist-mill was infested with large rats, until a weasel came there and destroyed nearly all of them. There was, however, one large rat which he could not conquer. They had several […]

Hunting Wild Cats.

     Wild cats abound in Pleasant Valley woods, a few miles east of Winsted, Conn., and recently became so bold that they attacked human beings, almost sending to death one of the farmers of the neighborhood. The other day a party was organized to hunt the felines and five of the latter, one of them […]

Pug Envious of the Swimming Cat.

The is a certain cat of clerical associations and impeccable social standing who swims like a fish, and what is more, appears to enjoy it like any duckling. A Pug dog in the family seems to think the performance unnatural, and whenever the cat goes down to take his bath the pug follows, showing every […]

Is Attacked By The Family Cat.

C. P. Fisher, is Victim of Ferocious Onslaught of House Cat Which Turns upon Him While being Petted. Wounds May Result Seriously.     C. P. Fisher, Libertyville’s veteran mason contractor, was the victim of a most unusual occurrence the first of the week the family cat attacking and biting him in such a manner that the […]

Cats Will Guard Chickens.

While Watching for rats, They Frighten Away Hawks-Are Broken From Killing Little Ones.      Did you know that cats are a valuable asset to the poultryman? You might believe that they were anything but invaluable because of their innate love for fresh meats. But sweeter than baby chicks to the palate of the cat are […]

Curious Instinct in a Cat.

     A few days ago, says a correspondent of Forest and Stream, some corn meal mixed with arsenic was set in my yard to exterminate the many rodents which were infesting it. The plate of poison was soon surrounded with rats, each one eager to obtain its full share. At length one much larger and […]

Cats Victims Of Smallpox.

     Carbondale, Ills., April 12.-A unique condition seems to exist at Anna, where for several months an epidemic of smallpox has raged to such an extent that the public schools have been closed and services in the churches have temporarily suspended. In a residence where the occupants have been afflicted with the disease it has […]

Chased By a Bull Dog.

     In Paris, a bull dog, supposed to be mad jumped upon a horse which a gentleman was riding, but lost his hold, and the horse started at a desperate gallop, with the dog behind him. At first the gentleman tried to stop the horse, but subsequently urged him forward, judging apparantly, that is was […]

Dogs.

     A rabid dog bit twenty persons and some forty canines in Chicago last Friday afternoon. Mayor Colvin has issued a proclamatiom ordering dogs muzzled for sixty days from date.