El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-09


dicates his chosen dwelling place. The
eyes OF the eagle Is as universal
symbol in human speech as the greaS
bird itself Tell a general You have
the eye Of an eagle and ne VIII IN
derstand that you have compressed
a bookfui OF praise into sentences
say TO the owner of som castellated
dwelling. You have built an eagles
nestr and his look will show that no
other phrase could have flattered SO
much
10 be accurate it IS nessessary to
say that the sea eagle Of the British
isles is not exactly the same as the
American white-headed or bald-head-
ed. eagle. but they are both fish
eaters and prefer the neighborhoOd
OF the sea or OF lakes and large
rivers. So. too. the mountain eagle
differs il specific traits in different
countries. but these differences are
for naturalistS-an eagle would reco-
gnize an eagle wherever they met
Just as a man knows his kind under
all DISCUSSES Of color and haircut.
All eagles. whether they live near
the coast or the mountains, love
lambs. The sea eagle turns from
fish to chops whenever he gets the
chance. But this is. perhaps the only
serious Indictment that can be
brought against the eagle in a human
court The stories OF eagles carrying
phal. although there is no doubt that
the biz bird has the strength to per
form such a feat. and, under suffl-
cient proyocation OF hunger, he might
have the viii also.
on the other hand. the eagle IS an
enemy Of hawks and other terrors OF
the barnyard, and a tame eagle might
be an efficient guardian against
marauders Of that kind He will eat
jack rabbits, and that should rec
ommend him to farmers and garden
ers That eagles can be trained to
hunt falcons is proved by the fact
that the Kirghiz Tartars use them 10
capture foxes. wolves and antelOpes-
They put a hood over the huge birds
eyes. and carry IL on perch sup
ported by two men on horseback
When the intended prey is sighted
they unhood the eagle and send il IN
pursuit These hunting eagles are
said 10 be very highly priced by the
Tartars, and one of them is worth as
much as two camels-
Vultures and buzzards are related
to the eagle. but they belong 20 a
different sub-family. and the true
eagle would not associate with them
He may not be as noble as he looks,
but he would not be guilty Of their
deeds-at least not openly As we
have already minated, IL is public
behavior. dignified and majestic car
rage before LnE eyes o. AAG " Ut H.
that has given the eagle his prestige,
and this. no doubt-together with the
fact that he was found maintaining
his state among the feathered inha0i-
ants Of the Atlantic coast and owning
a high degree Of respect from the IN
dians-led to the official adoption OF
the bald eagle As "the bird Of free
dom" and the emblem OF the great
republic.
He is a rare bird now. keeping far
from human habitatiOns, traversinS
the sky. when he changes his place.
at a great altitude. swiftly yet with
slow. unhurried UndulatiOus OF the
broad wings. And. while he may have
little reason TO fear a shot. only a
brutal or very thoushtless man would
fire AT him.
The eagles nest is usually placed
high in q great tree or on steep rocks
and consists of mass OF sticks. in
the midst Of which is a grass-lined
pocket for the two. three or four eggs