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Show Record Price for Quail. Hrig Gen. Clarence II. I'd wards, chief of the Insular bureau of the wai department, has returned from a quail hunt In North Carolina, and the frlendi to whom he sent bird are elated over having eaten the highest-priced game on record. "They cost tne $21 SO each," said General F.dwards. when he came back "and I hope my friends enjoyed them As a result of my hunting trip I am guessing at the time, for while climb Ing over rail fences in North Carolina I lost my watch, which was wortt more than all the quail in that state I didn't figure In the value of the watct as an exs?nse of the hunting trip, but Just added up the regular expenses and divided them by the number of birds " love to hunt, but I believe In fu ture 1 will get furlough for som good shot In the army and send bin: out to do my hunting for m." St liOiils Post Dispatch. |