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Show nencu naiiT with an eaole. Anton Ilirrnrlnc, who Is employed at the dam now In the rourso of erection erec-tion at Cornell, N Y., for tho New York city waterworks, report having had a terrific battle with nn eagle In the woods bordering on Crotnn lake. Ilarrarliie, vvlillu out gunning for nquirrels, heard n noise above his head, and saw an raglo trying to carry car-ry a rooster nwu In lla ilawa Tho hunter knew that the fsrmera In the neighborhood had Iwen troubled greatly great-ly lately by having their fowl stolen, no he determined to kill tho bird If possible. He quickly knelt, and, taking tak-ing lareful aim, fired bath barrels ot his shotgun. liagls and rooster foil to the ground. The terror lo barnyards barn-yards lay perfectly still, nnd Ilaccarlno thought ho had killed tho monster. He esiltlmuly approached tho eagle, and whm he was almost upon his prey Ihe bird flew nt him und sank Its claws In lilo body. The attack was such a surprise that llarearlno dronpi-d his gun The eagle used Its boas: on the hunter's faco and dug deep fur rows In hi cheeks. Hound and round on the ground hunter and nagle rolled, but after each roll the bird of the fount was Invariably on top. Weak from the loss of blood, Dae carlne made n desperate attempt to reach hw bo vie knife, which be carried car-ried In hit bell, and mieceedej. With almost a superhuman effort ha plungi d the blade tnlo (he eagle'a breast piercing the heart and causing almo.it liMtant death. Tho bird measured three feet from tip to tip llxrept 'or the loss of blood, which made him weak Ilairarlne Is getting nlonit well, and If he doe not git blood foUnning his ph)!lnn says ha will recover |