Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
The animal waa strup-

/ In its talons, The animal was strug-
Cling desperately to escape. Tho eagles
attention was so much taken up with its
prey that it veered in its flight toward
the wooded shore. near where Mccarthy
was standing. 1t then took fright and,
dropping the cat was soaring away
again, when Mccarthy fired. The first
shot halted the bird in its flight and the
second completed the work, the eagle
falling dead into the bay McCarihy's
dog brought the bird ashore. From tip
to tip of wings it measured nearly six
| feet.
In Hart County, Ca. there lives
family by the name of Finley, who dug
storm pit in the front yard They fit
ted 1t up with heavy doors, ventilation
tubes, and furniture to make it comfort
ablQrf for a days abode if necessary. With
the indications of an approaching cyclone
one day recently, the family retired to
the underground quarters. When the
storm subsidized they found that some i'm
movable obstruction had been blown
across the door of the storm house. and
they were prisoners. Finally the neigh
bors, in searching for their bodies. sup
posing them all to be dead. removed
great tree that had fallen across the door,
and the family were rescued in time to
save their lives.
''AN under sheriffs apartment wanted
for gentleman of leisure in Berlin, S
W." Thus strangely reads an advertise
ment In Berlin newspaper. The adj
vertiser is person who has good reasons
for expecting the visit of undersheriffs
or bailitfs, searching for funds or goods
and chattels. Tae apartment he desires
to rent is single room. furnished only
with table, chair and bed, such as the
German law allows to the bankrupt. If
there was wardrobe in the room the
bailiff might attach it with all it con-
tains. There are a number of people in
Berlin who make money by renting under
sheritf's apartments, which accommoda-
ton is much sought for and usually brings
high price.
A CITIZEN living near Fingerville, s.
c., had some hens that were laying in
nests made on the ground in the hen
house The smaller chickens were roost-
ing on the ground. Night after night
the chickens were disturbed and the eggs
taken. He made diligent effort to catch
the egg thief. He secured good dogs
and tried to get them to track the "var-
mint, " but they never as much as shifted
up their noses. Finally he set Il trap
near the hen house door and baited it
with piece of chicken. Next morning
he found frog in the trap which was
eight by fourteen inches in size with
mouth large enough to take frying
chicken.
A NEW story of Captain Fred Burn
aby's athletic proves was told in Chica-
go the other day by Gerald Rolston,
young Englishman. Mr.. Rolston say
that he once saw Burnaby, who was
reckoned the strongest man in the British
army, hold his hand out straight froG
the shoulder and allow a man weighing
1856 pounds to stand on it. He then
turned his body about as if on a pivot
and brought the man around to a table,
where he deposited him. During the
performance of the extraordinary feat
Burnaby did not lower his arm six inches.
Mis-. REED, of Benton, Maine, owns
an old shepherd dog that has quite a
reputation for sagacity. He happened
one day to be in neighbours barn where
two or three men were talking. when one
of them remarked: "There's Mrs. Reeds
sheep in my field" He did not think of
the dog when he spoke and made no adj
vance movement himself, but no sooner
were the words out of his mouth than
Rover dashed out of the barn. away to
the field and drove Mrs. Reeds sheep
home.
A GREAT many farmers, especially in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, encourage
the presence of snakes in their neighbor-
hood on the theory that they destroy
vermin. Naturalists are now agreed that
they do injury by devouring toads and
frogs, those animals being more indus
trious destroyers of vermin than the
snakes. In some of the Southern States
black snakes are kept in barns in the
hope that they will catch mice.
PROBABLY the most remarkable knife
in the world is that in the curiosity-room
of the factory of Joseph Rodgers & Sons,
in Sheffield, England. 1t has 1890
blades, and ten blades are added every
ten years. Another curiosity is three pairs
of scissors, all of which can be covered
by thimble.
SEVERAL years ago, Hamilton Houston,
tailor in San Francisco in the early
days, made a suit of clothes for patron,
and received in payment therefor little
piece of land i the city. That lot was
lately bought ~of the tailor's heirs for
$727,00O The Baldwin Hotel is built
on it.