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MOOSE IN CAPTIVITY. 
“The reason so few moose are seen in cap¬ 
tivity in the parks and circuses of the country is 
not because they are naturally too wild to be 
domesticated, but because they usually do not 
live long in captivity,” said J. C. Peterson, of 
St. Paul. “My father was for many years a 
settler in northern Minnesota, and at different i 
times in his experience he had three moose on 
his homestead which recognized him as their 
master. 
“All the animals were captured when they were 
very young, and in each instance it took them I 
only a few days to become apparently attached j 
to father and his small farm. For two or three 
weeks he would keep them fenced in, and then 
would allow them to roam around at will. They 
would be gone for two or three hours, or- per¬ 
haps half a day at a time, but always came back 
all right. By allowing them the run of the 
premises this way they met practically the same 
conditions as if they were wild in the forest, and 
therefore were always in good health, but the 
moment any of them were shipped to the city a 
change was noticeable. 
“Two of the animals were sold to city park 
associations at different times, and in each in¬ 
stance the moose finally died. They seemed will¬ 
ing enough to remain in the parks, but condi¬ 
tions were not such as they were used to, and 
from the first it was to be seen that they were 
failing in health. A moose can stand all sorts 
of hardships in the woods, but when he is in 
captivity, lack of exercise or lack of proper food 
or lack of something else puts him on the down 
grade, and as a rule he passes in his checks in 
a few weeks or a few months at the outside. 
“One of the animals my father owned was a 
handsome bull and he was trained to harness. 
The animal could pull a good-sized load and 
travel through the woods with a sleigh behind; 
him at a very lively clip. This third moose was 
one day shot by a hunter near the house. So all 
three animals met with an untimely fate, which 
goes to prove, I suppose, that man should not 
monkey with the plans of nature.”—Duluth 
Herald. 
A FIGHT WITH A LEOPARD. 
Lieut.-Col. PIutchinson, of the Second 
Ghurkas, had a thrilling fight with a Jeopard j 
which attacked his wife while on a -shooting trip! 
near Debra Dun. They were returning after a 
day’s shooting and the beaters had gone on some- 
distance ahead. Mrs. Hutchinson was walking 
about ten yards in front of her husband. She 
deviated slightly from the path and surprised a 
young leopard, which immediately attacked her. 
Col. Hutchinson instantly raised his rifle tc 
shoot the beast, but dared not fire for fear of 
wounding his wife. Then, seeing that the only 
way to save her life was to drag the leopard otf, 
he dropped his rifle and attacked the beast with 
his hands. The leopard first attempted to seize 
his arm, but missed, and Col. Hutchinson was- 
able to keep it at bay while his wife rose and 
ran to call the beaters. Meanwhile the anima 
sprang again on Col. Hutchinson and a desperate 
fight between the man and the beast followed. 
Col. Hutchinson eluded its springs with mar¬ 
velous agility. He made several attempts to re¬ 
gain his rifle, but the leonard was on him before 
he could pick it up. Then he thought of hi: 
revolver and was placing his hand on his hip t( 
draw it when the leopard sprang on him agau 
and seized his right arm. Desperate as the posi 
tion was. Col. Hutchinson did not give in, anei 
although he was suffering terrible agonies, \v 
grappled with the beast. 
At last Col. Hutchinson freed his arm and sue 
ceeded in getting his revolver. Then he shot tin 
leopard in the eye. The animal let go its hold! 
but the shot had only blinded it. Before it coul< 
spring on him Col. Hutchinson had gained pcs 
session of his rifle and succeeded in killing thj 
beast just as the first of the beaters came back 
Col. Hutchinson was by this time so exhausts 
from loss of blood and the struggle that he wa 
in a state of collapse. He was carried back t< 
his buncralow and his arm, which was terribl 
lacerated from the shoulder to the wrist, was at 
tended to.—Lucknow Corresnondence, Londo 
Express. 
