Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — The Monkey. [ARTICLE]

The Monkey.

As an example of the reasoning powers of monkeys, Mr. Darwin tells a story of one that was scratched by a pet kitten. At first Jocko was immensely amazed. Recovering from his surprise, however, he set to work to discover the location of the claws. After a severe tussle he got the four feet of the kitten with his clutches, saw the nails thrust from their guards, and, with the broadest grin of satisfaction, forthwith proceeded determinedly to bite off the points of each. Dec. 7, 1787, commemorates the ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware, she being the first State to ratify.