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Show How to KllfiSiisllali Uadcera. Pmctlciilly, It Is said, tho only wny to kill tho Kngllsh bartgors Is to stop tholr "onrths" In tho covers alonp thu hlllsldo whllo they aro out on their midnight foraging expeditions, and then hunt them away with tho hounds; for tho badger is ono of tho craftiest of animals, und often outwits tho dogs. Ho will not touch a poisoned bait, 'aud un old badger, It Is said, will "throw" a hundred traps with Impunity. To dlslodgo thouulmals from their retreats, If thoy onco gain tho earth, is noxt to un impossibility. They nro most expert ex-pert and rapid burrowers. Youth's Companion. |