Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-12
AMERICAS NATIONAL BIRD.
A Plea for tho Patient, Uncomplainin&
and Eminent Useful Hen.


and Eminent y Useful Hen.
81 could never understand" )" remarked
Unclo Abner, when the conversation
turned on national emblems. "why the
eagle was selected as the ornithological
representative of the United States''
why, is it not the king of birdsP'
asked Nephew James
IA king it may be-" assented Abner.
>1f by king we mean something that
lives on the labor of others, and doesn't
earn its salt, but We haven't much use
for such monarchs in this country. The
eagle scars toward the sun, the orators
tell us, and looks the orb of day in the
eye. There they leave him. They do
not watch him as ho comes back, won
dering if some humble subject has pro-
pared breakfast for him. He sees q pa.
tient and enterprising tish-hawk hover
ing near the surface of the lake, and he
waits until the hawk has secured nice
fat fish, when Mr.. Eagle swoops down.
taps Mr. Fish-hawk on the shoulder.
and says:
Beg pardon, but that's the very fish
had selected for my breakfast The
hawk drops it and tho eagle breaks his
fast That is tho kind of q bird he is.
and he makes me tired"
''What bird would you prefer as the
American emblem" asked two or three
ut once.
"The hen is my choice! The patient,
accomplishing North American hen OF
commerce. The energetic way in which
she scratches for u living is exactly typ-
ical of the people of this country, and
when she has, by diligent perseverance,
accumulated store Of oggs for the pur-
pose of running opposition to the pat
ent incubator, and that nest is broken
up by boys or by housewives, she goes
to work at another, just as patiently as
an American goes into business again
before he is we'll through with his first
failure. And then, her persistence!
Boys, did you ever try to set hon when
her mind was mado up not to set: or
cndeavor to dissuade Il hen from set
ting when hor conscience told her that
spring chickens were needed? If Won
havo over done either, you will under
stand something of tho hens claims to
represent this active, restless, progress
Two country. She is energy and clear
grit all through, and she is, on account
VI VicSc CltfiCIcrlSLlCS, entltICQ to SUD-
plant the eagle in tho armorial bearing
OF this country. BESIDES the appro.
priateness of this, on account OF her
Industrious habits, the adoption of the
hon as tho National bird would helm
to keep in the minds of the American
people two incidents, related of mon
connected with tho discovery
Of this continent, and with tho formatic6
OF this great Nation"
What are they, uncle?"
Columbus egg. and Wasn,noron.s
little hatch it'+-William Ii. Siyiter in
Jury.
Gus Williams, in Chicago Tribune:
was on the stage in certain town ono
night, and, looking over tho audience,
saw man in prominent scat with one
Of his feet on tho back of the chair n
front of him. 1t annoyed me, but 1
didn't like to point him out. tried
ruse. Taking slip of paper from my
pocket l looked at it closely and then
said: "There is messenger in tho
foyer with a telegram addressed to
can't make out tho nanc-but he's
from Missouri" In about one second
the chap who had hung out his foot as q
sign arcHo and walked out w the foyer.
But he Y Int come back.