Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-08
ODD sTOEIEs About ANIMALS

Drowning bear was the feat accom-
plished by James Humphrey Of COhoes
While rowing on Long Lake he SAW
bear on a small island in the middle of
the lake. He thus describes what fol-
lowed Il jumped ashore and loaded
up with lot of stones. had Just got
back to the boat, when Fred shouted,
Here he comes gave the bear a
fusillade of rocks, but he paid no atten-
ton to them. bat started for the other
shore. We followed, and / peppered
him pretty lively with the rocks, and
finally drove him back again TO the
island He again started for the other
side. We headed him back with stones,
and went for him. gave him one that
cred | grabbed him by the ears and
held his head under water until he was
dead. The bear weighs 100 pounds"
The Cologne journals tell a curious
story of canine sagacity. Two dogs
we're caught stealing rabbits. One was
large dog of the neiRhb0rhOod,a cross
between Il st. Bernard and large
woolly colley, feared by all other dogs
the second was STRANGER, small ter
rier, Just slender enough to get through
the hole into the rabbit house. The big
dog, who, on other occasions, never no
ticed his SIN ,lier comrades, had evident
| ~ come to An underst anding with his
little friend about the nocturnal rem
dezvons. The big dog scratched away
ali the grass and the stones. dragged uE
the board covering the entrance to the
rabbit house, and let the terrier UmI
| through the hole. The latter returned
III few minutes with rabbit in hit
mouth, which he presented to his great
friend, and both proceeded to devOuI
their supper undisturbed.
A singular combat between insects
WAS witnessed by traveller in South
Africa. Pursuing a caterpillar was 4
upon the caterpIllar's back and bite
him. Parslng, the caterpillar would
turn his head and bite aud kill his tor
mentor. After Strengthening II dozen OF
more of his prosecutors the caterpillar
showed signs of fatigue. The ant.
made a combined attack. Betakins
lar climbed up tail first, followed by thu
ants. AZ soon as one approached b,
seized 1t IN his jaw and threw it off tn,
| Hthlh ut anus SCtilR t1dt lut ChttI
pillar had too strong a position for then
10 overcome. rssorted to strategy. They
began saving through the grass stalk
In "A few minutes the grass stalk fell
and hundreds of ants bounced upon tn,
caterpillar and he was killed. and tn,
victors marched OFF in triumph, leaving
the foes body on the field.
While looking for cattle in the timbe
hills al the head Of the Matilda, Ven
tura county, California. Senior Ramon
Or ega and his little son were attacke,
by three large bears. Ortega jumped
from his horse, which ran off about
hunared yards and stopped. Ortegs
killed the biggest bear at she first shot
and quickly sIlenced another, while til.
third took to the woods. Ortega's DO,
then went on foot To bring back tn,
horse, but before he reached the ANNA
u bear overlook him. As soon as tn.
bear saw the boy he rushed at him, anc
the boy was too much frightened to d.
anything but stand still and call TO hi
father to save him. Ortega seized hi!
rifle and fired just ~ the bear had riser
on his launches to strike the boy. Tn,
bullet knocked the bean down, but b,
rose and again rushed at the boy, tn,
blood streaming from bullet hole il
his side, and this time be rushed at tn.
fear paralyzed boy with bloodshot eye,
and foaming. open mouth. With a de
spairing cry of "He's got me, father y
tue frightened boy sank to the ground
and the desperate father sent q second
bullet from his repeating rifle crashing
into the bear. With an almost human
cry of agony the savage brute fell back
ward and rolled down the hill.