The times., 1897-03-14
Upto-Date Animal Tales From Natures Book

great tenderness by the regiment. Upon
his death he was skinned and mounted 10y
Prof Dyche, OF this university. and placed
IN our museum. F. II. SNOW,
Chancellor University Of Kansas"
Tie most Travelled dog in the world, Of
the dogs who travel of their own accord,
is Owney, whom everybody knows that
is connected with the transportation OF
the United States mail. Loved by thou
sands, Owney has no home. because he
does not want any. He prefers life on
the rail and a home in the postal car 10
the hest home that any dog ever had that
remained stationary. He is medium
sized Scotch terrier, and there are as
many rs ami plates fastened TO his collar
and telling OF his travels as there are
labels or trunk which -las made the
rounds % the Contin entail hotels.
once upon a time 0wney was the prop
erty Of a postal clerk, who ran intoAlbany,
N. Y Occasionally the clerk would lend
the dog to a brother route agent, and thus
Ownev commenced TO travel. His trips
grew more and mere frequent, and finally
he started off on a tour OF lis own. He
has continued the tour ever since. owney
seems to bear a charmed life, for in a Gis-
astrous railway accident, which took place
near BradfordsviIle, Ind, Owney and two
clerks were the only ones who escaped
death owney lost an eye III this affair,
and since then that sunny disposition that
cornpas ssed him about in previous years has
beenlargely clouded. The postal employees,
however. cherish him fopdly, and owney
can travel from Dan to Bcersheba if he
wants to, and be sure Of kindly treatment
every inch of the way.
Anenormous eagle ornamentsthe home Of
Frank Powell, at Medford, Wis 1t is a
savage looking bird, andits wings measure
= feet. inches from tip TO tip. What is
more. it has a history; for every time Mr..
Powell looks . q. he realizes that but for
the presence OF mind of lis wife his five
year-old son would be dead somewhere
lust where no one knows. The story that
cIings To this eagle reminds one Of the
tales that have come over seas about the
fierce lammergeyeT OF Switzerland. Not
long 90 the children and teacher at Miss
Irene Abbott school-house, near Medford,
noticed what, even high in the air, was
seen to be a large bird. No one paid par
ticular attention to it, but it remained
in the vicinity Of the school house all day
In tie afternoon, at the close of school,
Mr.. FowcI's little son, in company with
several other children, started homeward.
AHof sudden, one OF the children oticed
the huge bird circIing above them. They
ran for life to the Powell Mil, owned by
thefather ofthe hero OF this incident. Just
asthe children reached tie mill the eagle
N a pT Of-
from any attack he might make, and he
svooped down like shot toward five-year-
old Frank Powell Mrs. Powell happened
70 t,e standing at the door Of the mill, and
saizino tie hatpin which fastened her hat
70 her head, made a dash at the eagle just
as he attacked the 10y, and running ii
through hiS neck, disabled nm so that ne
NOT only gave up the fight but his life as
well 1t was no easy task TO engage III
conflict with a bird Of this size, but Mrs.
Powell did il without treInor- Tie boy
was unhUTt. The eagle, stuffed ana
mounted, is tut memory OF a narrowly
averted tragedy.
Love of mutton has just proved deadly
to a bear at Williamsport, Pa. Bruin caught
sight Of a butchers wagon belonging TO
william Delong, OF Cammal- He followed
the wagon up. and presently caught sight
of a leg of mutton hanging on the inside
The rear door Of the wagon, which was
covered, was open. Bruin calmly raised
himselfinto the vehicle and set TO work 10
devour the mutton. Presently, however,
one of his great paws strIck the lever that
closes the door of the wagon, and in a
second he was prisoner. Between the