On one
sparrow flew seaward followed by half
a dozen gulls, who kept Hie tiny bird
so hotly pursued it fell into the water
exhausted.
Wharf operators are grateful to the
Away From Wharves and
Docks.
recently a lone
occasion
gulls for lids bit of police work, as j
English sparrows once inhabiting the
I
I
rafters and overhead work inside tlie
docks would produce an amazing
amount of litter to fall into freight
and express shipments. A large amount
of grain is wasted every day on docks I
which would attract and feed myriads j
of sparrows hut for Hie watchful eye
(>r Hie s-(
It is belTevett the gulls show tlie an
tagonistic spirit toward the smaller
birds heenii.se they fear competition
in the salvaging from the sea of their
dally food.
AUSTRIA DUAL CROWN OLDEST
First Part of Diadem Offered by Pope
in Year 1000; Second in
1072.
London. -The crown of Hungary is
undoubtedly worth the struggle made
by former Emperor (.'buries of Austria
11 ungury
I he most aueient and most curious of
the royal diadems now in existence. It
is made up of two parts. The first
crown was offered by the pope to Duke
Stephen in (he year 1000; the second
was given by Hie Emperor Michael
to Duke Geisa in 1072.
This latter crown bore a curious In
scription which spoke of tlie duke as
the king of the Turks. Duke Gelsa
had the two diadems welded together.
Tlie dual crown was stolen in 1849 in
the course of the rising when Kossuth
endeavored to obtain tlie independence
of bis country.
obtain if, being one of
to
Kills Big Bear.
