Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08

the long beak of the bird. In otber
cases ligatures had been applied 70
wounded or broken limbs.-Exchange
EAGLE KILLS A HELPER
story of the raids of three great ea,los
comes from Muhlebach, canton ~
Valais, Switzerland. These birds 6f
prey have made many attacks upon
cattle and animals. Recently thav
have even attacked persons. short
time ago they attacked heifer. con.
tinually striking it with their powerful
beaks until death ensued They then
almost entirely devoured il. Shortly
afterwards, a new exploit was recordeI
to their credit. The three terrihla
birds threw themselves upon a mag
nificent bull. The animal defended
himself with courage, but its necl,
and head were so ripped and torn bv
blows from their powerful beaks thai
a Veterinary surgeon was called i'm In
Kill it. Finally they attacked littIa
girl who happened to be alone on the
mountains. Her terrified cries we,.
however, happily heard, and help came
IN time, no greater misfortune bcfaIIinp
her than the loss Of few trcssps rba
NdSIN ItsiNt the OF The
tire countryside and hunters are every.
where on the lookout. A similar com
bat between a boy and a powerful
eagle is reported from Gsteig, near
Berpc. The lad, wounded on cheek and
hand, contrived to drive the eagl.
against the cliff, dealing it blows ill
his umbrella broke. AS the eagle made
third attack the boy drove his pocket
knife into his eye. With loud cries II
then returned swiftly to the mountains.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
OWLS ELECTROCUTED.-T tenn
porary suspension of work at the mine
and mill of the Granite IsimetalIjc
Mining Company, at Pittsburg caused
by an owl becoming entangled in the
wires, recalls the fact that since the
transmission line was put in commits
sion, nearly four years ago. twenty
five owls havet been electrucutcd by
coming in contact with the wires, ana
since November of last year tWtiv, fine
specimens of the owl family have gone
to owl land over this route. The trans
mission line is eleven miles in length
and furnishes n current Of 10000 volts
to the mine and mill. No. 4 copper wire
being used. The line traverseS a wild
and unsettled country. the abiding
place of all kinds of wild beasts and
birds.-Anaconda Standard.
PARROT CRIED "MURDFRt"-To
the cries Of a pet parrot John de Vaux,
thirty-five years old, undoubtedly owes
his life. AS Officer Gallena Of
the Delaney street station house was
patrolling his beat last night on Lom-
bard street between Second and Third
he heard, repeated cries of Murder!
Murder! Murder" He finally traced
them TO house in the rear of 2i2, to
md that they were the echo of the
plteous appeals of the birds owner for
help He says he found William Potts
of 1896 Washington avenue, and Ed
ward Finley, 1853 South Clarion street,
fast beating De Vaux into insensibility,
while the room was spattered with
blood. Potts, it is alleged, had knife
III his hands, and De Vaux had sus-
tanned three gashes in the head, one of
which required eleven stitches at the
hands of the hospital surgeon. Potts
and Finley were locked up. and De
Vaux was taken to the Pennsylvania
Hospital. The police We're informed
that the assault was in settlement. of
an old grudge for which the two men
had sworn to have revenge.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.