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22 IMPROVEMENT F.R A sound of his hoarse voice echoed away to the saucy banter of his c<,\ ote follow \i<i. ( >n tin- twenty-eighth., when Mussleman appeared, a lone speck on the distant liill, two great eagles perched on a gray carcass where bifl trap was set. Some strange instinct of nature had brought these kings of the air to brood over this dead king of the bills, "I was mighty glad he was dead," Roy affirmed, in telling about it. "I •ure dreaded the thought of killing him; too much like killing somebody, when you've heard his story enough to know and like it." The hide measured eight feet. With his massive skull and powerful jaws, he could have broken a man's neck at one stroke. His teeth, indicating his age as sixteen years, were still apt in- struments of terrible execution, in spite of his last hard fight with the trap! Montieello, Utah Try Are there days that seem to be So dull and drear, 'tis hard to see A bit of joy about you? And do you sometimes feel that life Is just a round of toil and strife Without a single blessing? You might think the hours lag And every effort helps to drag You further from your goal, But don't give up and stop too soon, For surely as the flowers bloom, You can be triumphant. When you think you're down and out, Just stir yourself, and be about The task that seems impending; And 'twill follow, as day the night, You'll find that you're a man of might In spite of all your worrying. You'll find it best to live to do, To love, and give, and surely you Can satisfy your longings. Remember that life's treasures lie Along the road of I-will-try, Where happy work folks travel. Ezra J. Pouhen.