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Brief Notes.Wolves.

       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 […]

He Knew His Wolves.

  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 […]

Russian Wolves.

       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 […]

Irish Wolves and Wolf-dogs.

       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 […]

An Awful Fate

  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 […]

Elephant

Published in The Waukegan Gazette on 08/12/1882      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 […]

Killed By Angry Elephant.

Punlished in The Waukegan Daily Sun on 10/21/1898. George Dilly, a Circus Man, Beaten and Crushed to Death.      At Ronevert, W. Va., George Dilly, a circus man, was killed by a female elephant. The elephant broke her chain, picked up Dilly with her trunk, and beat him upon the ground, and then crushed him […]

Elephant Ties Up Railway.

Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 04/29/1904. Trackmen Lift Him Back Into Car With Jack Screws And Open Traffic.      An elephant en route to the world’s fair threw itself out of a boxcar in an effort to secure liberty and then stubbornly refused to go back into the car, causing a […]

Wolves In Columbia County, Wis.

  From the Columbia [Wis.] Democrat.      The wolves are so troublsome in the towns of Lowville and Denkorra that many of the farmers think they must abandon sheep-raising altogether. Mr. Henry Delaney says the wolves have destroyed $500 worth of sheep a year from his flock. He has not increased his flock for four […]

Attacked By Wolves.

  St. Cloud Minn. Journal      About 10 o’clock last Saturday night, as Mr. Miner, of the town of Laugola, Benton County, was driving from his own house to Mr. Morrill’s, having with him his wife and three children, he was attacked by five large timber wolves. The fiece beasts sprang at his horses, and […]