St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-07
MONKEY AND PARROT TINES.

A grizzly tried to capture cow on thu
Flores ranch, near Santa Maria, Cal.
last week. The cow and bear both
went over high bank and were found
dead.
The unusual sight of a rat up a tres
and several birds after it was seen lp q
Xenia dooryard recently. The bird
chased the rat up high limb, from
where it Sprang upon the roof OF the
house, and was lost from sight OF those
watching.
In fight between bull and steer
at Riceland, Wis. the former knocked
the steer into an old well and jumped
after him. The well was about fifteen
feet deep, and it took the combined eff
forts of the neighborhood to get the
belligerents out.
Charles Bartlett, lad of Burlington.
n. j., saw bald eagle, and fired at it.
He only succeeded in slightly wound
ing it. and as soon as it dropped to the
ground it arose, and went boldly to-
ward the boy and began an attack npon
him. The bird fought vicionsly with
talous and beak, flying at him, and en-
deayoring to gouge out his eyes. In the
struggle, that lasted several minutes,
Bartlett could with difficulty free his
clothing from the long, sharp talous of
the bird. Finally he released himself
and ran sufficiently far away to shoot
another charge at it. This time he
killed the aerial monster. which meas
ured six feet from tip to tip of its wings.
On arecent morning young robin, in
trying to fly from its nest in one of the
tall trees in front Of the courthouse at
Kingston, n. Y, fell on the grass plat.
A large cat sprang into the yard, and
taking the bird in his mouth, started
with it toward the barn. The bird gave
a cry, when the parent robin flew from
the tree and attacked the cat with such
tiereeness that puss dropped the bird.
The cat then back up against the fence
and showed fight. The old bird, not
one bit dismayed. with bill wide open,
feathers ruff1ed. and screaming with
rage, struck the feline twice. The fur
flew. The cat was SO frightened that it
ran away as fast as it could. and crawled
under the corner of building.
Timothy Nolan, an Ulster and Dela-
ware railroad fagman, says that two
dogs, one large, the other small - the
latter was owned by Isaac G0rta-were
swimming in Browns pond. They
came together and began fighting
Soon the little canine began 20 weaken,
when its antagoni st grabbed it back OF
the ear and held it under The water
until it was drowned. The victor swan
ashore and shook itself. Among the
witnesses of the conflict were chill
dren of Mr. Gorta. who began cry
ing at the loss of their pet, and
they implored some one to ''bring
back their doggy" to them. The dog on
the bank seemed to understand. 1t
dived into the water. and when it APP
peared on the surface 1t had in its
mouth the dead body of its victim, which
it brought to where the children stood,
laid it at their feet, and then ran away.
A correspondent of Phillips (Me.)
paper tells Of a recent encounter which
took place between skunk and set
ting hen. The contest was brief, but
the hen came out into the yard. at its
close, in an expeditions manner that
was very noticeable. Both her eyes
were closed; she tried to scream fire
and murder, but she could not get
gasp of breath with which to Scream
She stood OH one foot and scratched her
head with the other, while her cOunte-
nance showed the most surprise ever
seen on a hens face. Next she b0lted
for the road and lay down to rest herself
in the dust, and lastly ran into some
aIderS, where she remained over night
This hen has never uttered single
''cluck'' OF been to her nest since the
event came off; but any one can readily
tell when she is around. Her desire to
raise family has passed away.