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Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bro's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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they didnot notice the coming rear attack. Two shots rang out. One was good andone was bad. The smaller tiger bounded away and was not seen again, butthe larger one toppled over with a sound between a roar and a cough, theresult of a shot through the lungs. The two natives were mighty glad forthe timely help, as they were beginning to fear that the tigers would reachthem after all. In a few minutes the sick man was placed on a stretcher, whilethe natives shouldered the tiger and the whole party started back on the run. When the man who had been overcome recovered, and was told of theadventure he concluded that he had had a very close shave for his life. Atiger cannot climb, as a matter of fact, but it isnt a comfortable thing to havea couple of the great brutes trying to get at you when you are only a few feetout of reach. The natives could only put up a very poor defence as therewas but only one gun in the party, and, as a precaution, the native messengerhad taken that one with him.
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A Llil\i ■^l 11^111 KM V\ V\l) II1^ ( ()KAlUK\.Mi5 THE CORMORANT AS A FISHERMAN The white man has always been famous for training animals and birdsto his own uses. He has taught the horse to run, the dog to hunt, the oxand ass to plow. He has decorated his house with singing birds, cats andother pets; but it has remained for the Chinaman to turn a certain ratherdespised bird to a useful as well as ornamental purpose. The cormorant isone of the best examples ot Chinese training. This particular birds habitatis by no means confined to China ; it is found in many other parts of theworld such as the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, and manyof the ^eas of Europe. The cormorant is noted for its enormous appetite and greediness, for itwill devour fisn until it almost chokes and lies helpless upon the water. Itis an expert swimmer and diver, and can travel quite a distance under water.As a rule the cormorant first selects a spot where the fishing is good. Itcircles round severa

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