Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1898 — Built of Spectacle Frames. [ARTICLE]

Built of Spectacle Frames.

A home constructed of spectacle frames was taken possession of not very long ago, and confiscated as stolen property. The manager of the business establishment of a firm of opticians in Bombay found that a number of gold, silver and steel spectacle frames had disappeared. His first thought, naturally, was that some of the workmen had stolen them, and orders were given that none but himself should enter the room where they were stored. Notwithstanding this precaution the spectacle frames oontiuued to disappear, and the manager was at a loss to account for the thefts. But one day, while attending to his work, he was startled by the sound of flapping wings, and looking toward the window, he discovered the thief. This was no other than a crow, which, when It had picked up a frame in its beak, flew away In the direction of a building used by another business firm. Permission having been obtained, the roof of this building was searched, and it was found that with Its stolen property the bird had constructed for itself a singularly ingenious and beautiful nest. So cleverly had the gold and silver frames been woven In, and so glittering a structure had they made, that it was decided to keep the nest intact for a time, and before the materials were tnken apart the nest was photographed. In all, eighty-four frames had been used by the builder, and the value of the nest was about $250.