== Bellefonte, Pa., August 14, 1925. American Eagle Well Named Monarch of Air The American bald eagle is really misnamed. His head is well clothed with feathers, being pure white in the adult, which gives rise to the name “bald.” The tall also is white, the re mainder of the body is dark brown. The young bird Is dark throughout, three years being required for the as- sumption of the full white markings. In this immature stage the bird was once considered distinet and was varl- ously known as the Bird of Washing- ton and as the black or gray eagle. Young bald eagles are very like golden eagles and the two are often confused, but on close inspection the bald may be known by the fact that its legs are bare of feathers for some distance above the toes. There is little differ- ence in extent of wing and total length between the golden and bald eagles, but the latter is stouter and heavier in body. It is a strange fact that im- mature bald eagles, due to greater length of feather, average larger thar adults, 4 mee ' In fspect the bald eagle unques- tionably is a noble and inspiring bird. The - beak is heavy and strangely. hooked, while the corners of the mouth have a downward curve, which gives the bird an appearance of geverity. A bony place extends over the eye§ and has a curious resemblance to the beetling brows often observed in men of strong character. The body is heavy and muscular, with a suggestion of latent strength, while the powerful legs and feet, with their tigerlike tal- ons, confirm the impression of a crea- ture able and willing to hold its owr under any conditions. In flight the bald eagle is magnifi- cent. With pinions wide spread and floating with hardly perceptible effort, it glides through the air with an ease and grace which no man-made machine has ever equaled. Aided by favorable air currents and swinging in great circles, it rises to tremendous heights, aeften beyond the range of vision of the naked eye.—Lee 8. Crandall, in Men tor. Too Much Water for Fish Even the finny inhabitants of old Father Thames suffered inconvenience on account of the floods of the past season. The first rush of water drives the fish from their customary swims, and in order not to Le driven into un- familiar waters, they take refuge in eddies and quiet corners where they can hold their own against the cur- rent, and into which food is borne and collects. As the river rises so the wa- ter colors and darkens, until light fails to penetrate to the bottom, so that food becomes invisible and the fish are driven to shallow water. When the stream overflows its banks and spreads over the adjacent meadows the fish quickly follow it in search of quiet water and the feast of drowned insects and earthworms to be found: there. There is, however, always the risk that they may be stranded by a vapid subsidence of the flood. Competition a Stimulant A runner seldom breaks a record unless he is closeiy pressed. A base- ball team plays its best game against a close adversary. A horse scores its best mark when pitted against fast horses. The retail dealer plays his best game when pressed by competition. The one sure way to make a merchant slough into mediocrity and slipshod methods is to take away his competi- tion. Honest, ethical competition de- velops good merchants, and makes fine, alert citizens. A lack of competi- tion breeds laziness and Insolence. The greater your competition, greater your opportunity for growth.— Good Hardware. Miners Travel by Plane Recently to eliminate travel over rast desolate tracts in Alaska on the hard journey to the gold fields, the air- plane has been called into use, with the result that the miners have flown into the faraway regions In a few hours at the most. The danger from starvation and of freezing to death have thus been eliminated. The ex- periment has been pronounced highly successful and more planes will be brought in for that work alone in the Cassiar county district of northern British Columbia. Costly Suit of Clothes A native found the first piece of gold in Australia, Seeing his master counting gold coins, he said he found a rock which looked like the yellowish coins. He offered to give it to him for a new suit of clothes. The master later sold the nugget for more than $20,000. Too Absent-Minded They were discussing the absent. mindedness of an acquaintance who had just passed. “That habit nearly cost him his life when he was on his holiday,” remarked one. “How was that?” “He fell overboard and forgot that he knew how to swim.” Athletic Prowess For two decades records in practi-