New-York tribune., 1906-03-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The eagle has grown scarce in the British Isles.
The eggs of the bird grow yearly higher priced
couple Of eggs from Scotland recently brought $40
apiece. An old record states that In the seasons
1S31-'S4 inclusive no fewer than III mature speci-
mems Of the eagle together with ffty-three young
and eggs were destroyed in a single county OF
Scotland-Sutherland; from which statement one
can we'll imagine the cruel havoc that has been
wrought i'm the ranks OF once very common bird
Of prey No one denies that the eagle is destructive
to game and lambs, hut It seems a pity that so
noble a bird should be so utterly wiped out OF ex-
istence, for the eagle has many interesting asso-
Citations with the past. In Scotland a century OF
two hack three eagles feathers the badge Of
a chief two OF a chieftain and one of a gentleman;
but more interesting still is the fact that the flesh
Of the eagle considered in the seventeenth
century "a valuable medicine against the gout"
The same authority also states that the bird was
sometimes eaten by the hardy Highlander as part
of his ordinary diet.
In days Of old, when nights were cold
And YOU heard the sleighbens chime,
And the winds would sweep the drifts so deep
Then you knew twas winter time
But nowadays when you see the sleghs,
And the snow lies deep and the cold winds sweep.
It's spring. b'gosh! It's spring; ,,,.,-> ,-
At Worcester England the slab erected over a
departed auctioneer is inscribed with single word
Gone" In Sussex the initials and date Of the
death of the deceased followed by two words,
He was" The most remarkable inscription is at
Cane Hill Cemetery, Belfast, where the inscription
says Left till called for"
Pedestrian.-7"Do you.. understand the meaning of
yes sir A pedestrian is a man who stands on
the curb and watches the autos go by and Won
for his o'clock dinner."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Some European cities have found It necessary to
supply food to school children, It has been sug-
gested New York should do. Paris gives each
child a full meal every school day. Each child,
rich or poor has metal token to exchange for
the meal The parents of those who can afford to
do so are expected to pay for the food used by
their children.
THE GALLERY GOD.
None Of your modern plays for him,
With your puzzles Of life to ponder;
None of your mazes Of subtle talk
M the h @ brains II front on & sore RgTPeT5ed wonder
And why the acts nothing but chatter;
Oh none Of your types and your problems for him,
Or plays where naught else seems TO matter.
But give him the real, good old fashioned kind
With plenty Of blood and of thunder,
Where the lovers SO true are by fathers so cruel
Give them heroine lovely as day;
And do not forget If YOU on vaIue vonr nS life
The villain who fierce still pursues her.
Bring on hero as valiant as Mars
VINO can carve up ten men unasststed
All at once in one fight with sword dagger or knife
r bm Th 80 3uf5 brog5 6s 5'T0ng TEh5 arm uPfted
oT F0TtHGe 65 o,3 neeing tili az last asst he trees It
For he knows good play when he sees it,
Baltimore American.
The Boston Herald' tells a story of a physician
Of Salem, Mass, who, talking to group OF friends
said: Il wanted to be a soldier. but my parents
persuaded me to study medicine"
"Oh, we'll" rejoined one Of the party. such IS
| life. Many man with wholesale aspirations has
to content himself with a retail business"
nd9 S@a5 Named said said Eye the
How do you suppose | know answered Adam.
with some irritation The New York papers have
been trying for years to find out ana moi one Of
them has evolved a satisfactory theory even vet :"
he cOndescended, however, to explain that the
reason why the animals tail so short was that
! ears.-ChiCago Tribune " ''9 ''