Robins were found among the number, and, according to Mr. Smith, the policeman carried them away. Under the game law, robins are protected birds at all seasons, and the penalty, for killing them is $20 for each bird. At this rate, the city of Trenton is liable to prosecution and a fine of $100 for the eight killed by Devlinney. Mr. Smith says he appreciates the fact that Devlinney was acting under federal police orders when the robins were shot and that the protected birds were accidentally killed. He insists, however, that this was no excuse for their destruction. Philadelphia Record.

The Profanity of Horner Griswold. Early in my reporter days on the New York Tribune, I was detailed on an election night to assist in tabulating election returns in a room adjoining Horace Creeley's "den" (on the second floor of the ancient, drab-hued, brick building). Raised as I had been in the West, with reverence for Creeley only seemed to that of my Maker, the shock of my nerves, when I heard him swear continuously for a quarter hour, is indescribable. He was the most profane man, except John A. Covington. I ever encountered and I have been around somewhat?Julius Chamberlain, in the Brooklyn Eagle.

Shubert's "Ned" Herron Plunge, Every day I pass a m.  In the school which houses more than three thousand boys and girls. Hardly a foot of play ground surrounds that million dollar structure. We have "Blue Cross" societies to help war horses five thousand miles away, but we don't hesitate to enquire into our own children like prisoners at a period of life when play is as essential almost as food. Philadelphia Public Ledger. 