Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-13

that the boat or ship mat carries tn.
king a. birds for its mascot will neve
80 down. ne supers itiOus belief /.
IKE the superstition of the Old Romans
who, in choosing IN greet bird as ar
emblem for their imperial standard. re-
g2rded 1t as The favOrite messenger oil
Jupiter, and that the bird held commun-
ion with heay H. Oriental people too
thought that the fe9 hers of an eagles
tail m de their arrows invincible The
indian tribes among the mountains OF
East Tennessee venerated the eagle as
their war bird, and valued its feathers
for he3ddresses and 10 decorate their
pipes Of pe5ce.
Young eagles bring from $40 to $50,
occasionally 500. Eagles tina, are of
some sg and Of a great size (such are
rarely captured however, bring as
high as $500 10 $500. 2 giles which have
20 be killed while trying TO capture
them rae valuable 20 taXidermis,s, who
always find an 3sy market for a great
stuffed eagle. Their feathers, espec-
lilly the wing and tail feathers, are sod
for good prices.
The eagl= builds its nest upon the TOP
Of a mighty Tree growing far up on the
mountain, among The myrid Of twining
vines or in the thickest and almost in
accessible grown of brushes and shrubs,
or on the summit Of high rock An
eagles nest is large one always, and is
strongly and comfortably built Large
sticks nd branches are laid together,
nearly fiat. and bound with twining
vines. The spacious inside is covered
with lair and MOSES, so minu,ely woven
,Coe-her that no wind can enter. The
mother bird lays two eggs, which are
curiOsi,ies. The long end japers down
10 a point tn color of the egg Is q
ground OF brownish red. with many
dos and spots upon it. The egg iself
is proof of the wild and savage parent
age.
An eagle lives from so TO 100 years The
young birds are driven forth by their
savage parents TO scratch for themselves
as soon rs they are able TO fly. No train
Ing is given them by the old bird That IS
left TO their wild instincts which hunger
and necessity develop. There is no going
back to the old home for the young
eagle The mother bird tears up every
-estige Of the nest where they have thriv-
10 since birth. and while they emit plant
we shrleks the old bird darts at them and
pushes them off the crags or rocks. and
o prevent falling they must take TO
heir wings and this is how they learn 10
IS. II takes three years for "a young
agile TO gain its fun and complete plum
ee and for the development Of IT'S
treng,h.
Away up I'm the mountains the eagle
rds it as hard 10 gain subsistence as DO
be- grumblers Of the plain. The precari-
usnees of his existence and the wild man
cr in which food IS gathered stems to
i've the bird more ferocity as it grows
lder. They range among the mountains
nd valleys in pairs their young never ]
blowing but doing the best they can.
hc stern. unsoclal tyranny beginning
18th the homeless and outcast eaglet IS
1ntinued in later years with their
ates.
IL the male bird is tine stronger. the most J
the prey belongs 20 him. and he allows q
he female 10 eat n paltry share between {
cree thrusts of his beak mt her. II the G
male is the stronger (anG she generally 8
the male bird covers and wiuces un- q
n many fierce blow from his unfeeling I
.fe. no matter how small the morsel he
rs. But when danger threatens no hui v
ln pair can battle so hercely for each b
her as can two eagles The breeding v
ason begins about March. and each f