The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
SWAN eggs AT
ONE HUNDRED EACH
Presents a Problem for High
Cost of Living
Experts.
AVAILABLE SUPPLY LIMITED
PRODUCT OF BLACK SWAN IS
SCARCE AS HENS TEETH.

the record which has just been set
here. and with only a quarter Of a
dozen Of the expensive eggs available
at that. The eggs. however. are not
the product OF the great American hen.
but OF the swan which makes its home
in one of the lakes of Central park.
Their value lies IN the fact that they
are the eggs OF black swan, which
Various offers OF 500 apiece for the
three eggs have been received, but the
park authorities have refused them all.
$500 each. and IL has accordingly been
decided to let Mrs. Swan sit on the
eggs In the hope or some eDony-col-
ored cygnets. Accordingly, Tor more
than five weeks there will be anxious
waiting. since there Is no means OF
predicting whether or not the birds
Matched from the valuable eggs Will
be black II they are not, the specula-
tion in eggs on the part OF the park
authorities will be worthless, since S25
a pair is fair price for young swans
OF the ordinary kind. II one egg pro-
duces a black swan the speculation
will break even. while any further sue
cess will show a handsome profit One
fact which has caused the keepers
some anxiety is that while the white
male swans share with the females
the task OF keeping warm the eggs,
the male black swan refuses similar
assistance to his mate. She is being
closely watched. however, so that IL
she shows any tendency to neglect her
duty, artificial means may be tmme-
| diately adopted to insure the Matching
OF the most valuable eggs on record.
| She Does Not Want Much. %.
There will shortly be presented for
collection. this time to King George v,
for something Ike the seventeen
has ever known or is likely to know.
which r. held by a New York woman
against the English government. Com
pared 20 its incredible total, the ma
tional debt becomes but a drop In the
bucket. and all the wealth OF the rich
est man in the would would not pay
tho interest on IL for week. Its TO-
tai. as set forth in the latest account
Ing and demand for payment. Is $685.
1895. 400. 62S. 10O. 600. 000, 100000, or more
than 80 septilliOns OF American money.
To pay Il would ruin Great Britain
and in fact II it should be paid the
whole British empire would become the
lprivate property OF Miss bustaphievo.
1.-The claimant, who could then. without
missing IT. present the British isles to
lFather KnickerbOclker as a play
lie not money enough in the whole
world to settle this obligation. and II
therefore has a very slim chance OF
being paid Most Of the amount is
Interest on the claim. which Is an In
lherited one. and dates back nearly
700 years. During the Hundred
Years war between England and
France the Italian banking house OF
the Peruzzi, from whom the present
holder of the claim is descended. fl
nanced the campaigns Of King Edward
: bill has been presented TO the Brit
ish government every ten years and
Il is largely the interest which has
been piiinF up enormously during
{ seven centuries which now gives the
account it's unbelievable total. Curl
= ously enough. the bill has never been
r iected." But whether or not II is valid.
5 Inc certainly Is not cOllectible, for the
simple reason that there is not enough
: money in existence to pay II. A set
= million would still mean a payment
OF more than nine quintillions Of
! money.
EARRING Out n Dying Wish.
4 What is probably the oldest habit
able residence In New York Is soon to
- begin one OF the stranssst pilgrimage
= In the records Of house moving here
4 The average life Of building in this
city nowadays Is estimated to be little
- more than 80 years. and many struc-
b lures considered large at the time OF
z their construction only a few years
e ago, are demolished every month to
make way for more up-to-date struc-
= lures. Hardly one In 10000, how
: ever. Is moved. The residence in
\ question has already outlived three
generations. since II was erected more
] than 100 years ago, and has long
Z stood as a landmark In the eastern
1 part Of the city. When IL was built
. IL was in a district practically unin-
habited and Astounding in game and
4 journey to the site Of the present
city hall was matter OF several hours.
= Now Il stands in one Of the busiest
parts OF the metropolis and only a
few minutes ride from its center
This venerable structure, however. Is
!, soon to be moved. not for a short dis
= lance, but a considerable way into
: New Jersey. 1t Is to be taken down
: by sections. shipped by freight and
n re-erected Just as il stood on It's orig
inaI site This undertaking. unique In
the moving records of the city, is to be
\ carried out to conform to che dying
4 wishes of woman who was born In
ents built and whose descendants will
continue TO live In it In it's new loca-
> Fishing for Birds.
While fishing for bros would seem
world of queer sports; there is. never
theless, one man In this city who
makes e living through catering to the
e OF pigeon poles. Contrary 70 the gen
a eral impression, these poles are not
used to support pigeon houses, but
actually to aid in the catching OF these
: birds The poles In question are light
, ! bamboo rods, closely resembling the
, old fashioned fishing pole There
however, the resemblance ceases. for
. though they are used to catch pigeons
| they are without line or hook. In
y stead they are used by fanciers who
= raise pigeons on the city roofs to dis
turb their birds and make they fly
: | BY simply swinging the pole around
the pigeons are scared off their home
3 roof and when they return they are
e invariably followed by few strangs
D birds, which the fanciers add to theil
= flocks. While any kind OF a pol.
, | would undoubtedly serve. the bamboo
: | article because OF its lightness Il
recognized as the standard bird catch
, ing pole, and In the birds that IL get.
y | as "a result Of its use brings such gain,