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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
nsrRIcHES And HETs.

In Africa the ostriches are allowed &c
breed on the farm as when in the wild
state. The female lays the eggs, and
watches over them By day while the male
bird watches at night This plan was al
first followed in southern California, but
it was found that large percentage Of the
eggs failed 20 hatch. Incubators were
brought into use, and il was found that
much larger percentage Of the eggs could
be Matched by their use.
The eggs are six weeks n Matching, and
as they are about six inches IN diamete;
the ostrich chick steps forth from the egg
with quite start IN life, being about tbs
size OF the common barnyard hen. They
are covered with coarse feathery down
that looks like anything b1t ostrich festh-
ers They are ravenous eaters, continually
picking at something, and b. the time the
chick Is twelve hours old he hss laid in q
cropful OF stones, pieces OF glass. small
bones, WORMS, flies, bugs, nails and few
other dainties that mAy come within his
reach. For the first two months OF his life
the young ostrich Is about ss ho1eiy and
as unproulisinx a looking bird as ore cal
IND me recE from the head % tie wish
bone IS bare, and the nesn looks IS much
Like the provrbiA -Foc=e essh" that We
read Of as one can imagine Il = bloe.
gathered IN wrinkles, and covered with
pinples that threaten 81 every moment 70
break on. into pintea:hers-
After two months or 50 tie feathers Re-
gin 70 look more Like thos- OF a Respectable
ostrich, and tbs chick eeEizs 20 act 81
though ne had made MP BIS mind that lie
Is worth living. his legs hare lenS-neaed
oct. as though all lis Vita energies hsd
been concentrated In thst direction, Eis
wings have developed = heavier pi1u1sre.
and he can Eav ssA<t u r1rsrst OF .As
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
t., .oactiona.s Fr;end.

Colonel D. K. Tate. of Bellefonte, owns a
COW, Daisy. and ! little black dog. Beaver.
between which there exists a remarkable
degree of affection. No matter where the
cow is seen or what the condition OF the
weather Is. Beaver is the companion OF her
travels From the time she leaves the sta
bic in the morning until her return at
night he Is playing about her If other
COWS come about while she is grazing he
quickly clears the field. and Daisy has 10
fear from the stones of the small boy, for
they all respect the rights which her little
protector demands for her
When she becomes drowsy Beaver lies
down beside her, and there he stays until
she is ready 10 get up. Should she decide
to s.sv away from home at night no bet
ter g&ard could she have than the little
black canine. In the stable, if it is cold, he
sleeps huddled up between her fore legs,
and when the weather is warm lie makes
his bed in some part OF the stall with her.
So strong IS the attachment between these
two creatures that IL Beaver i accident
ally locked cut OF the stable a. nASRt -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02

sWWesc moving insect or ny, with the ODDS
| Largely in fx.os of the young ostrich
| Up to this time the chicks from one
hatch have been kept Ia . yard by them
selves They arc now turned into . yard
with those Of the previous hatch, which
| are, as role, shout two mouths Older By
this time they have learned better than to
| try to pass through hole smaller than
| themselves, or to swallow = quart bottle
without 6rst breaking it IN several pieces.
An authority has said tina: these birds
have no brains TO speak Of. the proportion
being but to 500, as against TO Is in
the parrot. One thing Is certain, that In
chlckenhood they act as senseless a. any
living thing can, but their brziny MISTER
seems to develop IN proportion 70 their
length Of legs, and by the time they are
full grown they can perform some surpris-
ingiy smart things for birds Of small brain
When from four 20 six months old the
young ostriches are supposed to have
passed all the dangers OF youth, and are
then turned into the Eaal with the old
birds. When flock OF young ostriches
are turned into the kraal the Oldest and
biggest male of the flock looks upon them
as his special charge. He shows them about
the kraal and points out every place Of in
terest, such as the sofrest bed of sand, the
best roosting ground, where flies are the
most plentiful, teaches them to waltz. and
acquaints them with the keepers gate and
the hour of feeding. At meal time he
stands guard and sees that his proteges
have undisputed possession of whatever
there may be-after he has had his MI.
The female natures in four years and
the male in five. They are then paired, and
each couple put in kraal of about an acre
in extent. and expected TO set up house
keeping on their own account. The breed
ing season lasts about three months, and
the keeper promptly takes charge of the
eggs until the full number are laid, which
Is usually from twelve to fifteen. After
the breeding season the birds are put back
into the large kraal and expected 20 raise
feathers. Each ostrich yields about thirty
six feathers, not counting some smaller
ones taken from the breast and tail. For
merly they were pulled out, the process be-
ing known as plucking: but as the feathers
were liable TO be broken, recourse was had
to cutting. The quill is cUI two or three
inches from the flesh, and after few weeks
the stubs are pulled out
The feathers are sorted into four parcels,
namely, white. black, gray and tail feath-
ers. A full grown ostrich will yield from
$50 to S125 worth of feathers in year. But
this depends very much upon the quality
and the market prices
Their diet for the most part consists Of
vegetable food and bones-the two ex-
tremes. They will eat anything green,
from alfalfa to the flowers on lady's hat.
They are particularly fond CT lettuce and
cabbage leaves. and large quantities of
these are used at the ostrich farms in San
Diego county. Considerable lime and
broken bones are given them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02

had time to scream. My experience is that
nothing but the sight OF a mouse viii
excite a more agonizing scream from
a girl than for her TO suddenly dis
cover that an ostrich has quietly sneaked
up behind her and Is making a railroad
lunch of the flowers on her hat Oh, they
are queer things-ostriches, I mean. You
might shake club at them all day and
they would only laugh at you, SO to speak
that is, they would open their mouths,
ready to grab it away from you; but just
shake this switch at them, and see 'em 60.
It's only branch of rose bush, but old
Lightning is more afraid of the thorns on
it than he'd be Of New York policemans
club that we read so much about"
1t was in 1883 that the first pair of os-
triches ever brought to this country for
breeding purposes was landed at New Or
leans. Others followed, and an ostrich
farm was started as an experiment in
Louisiana, but the climate proving uncon-
genial to the birds the stock was removed
to southern California Here several ex-
periments were tried, and it was found
that the climate of San Diego county was
the best adapted to the raising Of ostriches.
Here the industry has fourished to such
an extent that real estate agents now in
clude ostrich eggs in telling Of the various
fruits" favored by the W, nderful climate
of San Diego county.
There are now in all about I25 birds in
southern California, yielding an annual
crop of feathers to the value of SO, 600 or
more. Quite demand has sprung up for
native ostrich feathers. The secret so
cieties of the Pacific coast, such as the
Native Sons of the Golden State, the high
er orders of the Masonic and Odd Fellows
organizations, and other societies, pride
themselves on wearing native" ostrich
plumes Fans and other articles Of orna-
mentation made from native ostrich tips
are quite fad among the ladies of the Four
Hundred of the Golden State. Nor is the
demand limited to the ladies of the Pacific
coast, for Mrs. Vanderbilt set the fad in
New York by ordering cloak made from
California ostrich feathers
Queen Victoria first set the fashion by
wearing cloak sent from South Africa as
a jubilee present. It is a circular of black
gauze, over which is closely stitched row
after row of ostrich plumage stripped from
the quill and laid on horizontally. IL is
lined throughout with rich black surah,
and is said to be quite as warm as a seal
skin, with less than half the weight. Mrs.
Vanderbilt ordered one like it, and was the
envy of her set, while the ostriches in
southern California were being worked
nights to shed feathers enough 10 fill the
demand for ostrich cioaks. Then followed
the present fashion of long ostrich boas.
These whims of fashion have helped out
wonderfully on the profit and loss account
OF the ostrich farms of southern California,
and have done rnuch toward putting them
on a paying basis. It is only within the
last two years that there has been any
profit in raising ostrich feathers. This is
due 20 two reasons-the demand that has
sprung up for native" feathers giving
better prices, and reduction in the ex-
pense OF raising the ostrich.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
Assisted by Her Majesty the Queen

The following is going the rounds OF the
English exchanges: A blind man who plays
sacred music upon an ACCORDION Is just
now perambulatiug the streets of Wind
sor. His affection attracted some time ago
the attention Of the queen, who while TAX
ing drive saw him in the street AID COM
passionately gave him donation. With
an eye TO business the ambulstory must
clan now bears upon his breast placard
with the inscription: Blind from infam-
nation. Assisted by her majesty the
rrIRfn y
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
Practical Politics in Japan.

The japanese authorities are adapting
themselves with great success to the de-
mands OF political life. The government
employs every means of impressing Its pro-
vincisl supporters in parliament, with the
view OF keeping down opposition tenden-
cies. In pursuit OF this policy the admi-
ralty officials take out parties OF the MEM
hers in the men-of-war 20 show what good
vessels the country possesses and what
yyarships are like
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
Quotation Marks in Music.

Although the signs used in music are
quite numerous, there seems to be room for
at least one more, the quotation mark, so
that a composer, if he desired. might insert
here and there in his own works passages
by other authors and give due credit. A
Canadian writer says that mo doubt it
would be difficult, if not impossible. to in
dictate the quotations TO audiences, but the
written score at least would be honest.
These reflections are suggested by certain
recent music which appears to contain pas
sages of manifest plagiarism"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
Ifc TO His Fate

Dashsway You know Wsugle. who
treated ne so badly; well, got even with
him the other night. started 70 cali on
Miss Sandstone, and just as was about 70
ring the bell looked il through the win
dow and saw he was there. and that she
was singing TO him
Cievertoa-And then yoa went II and
sat on him
Dashawsy-No. didn't; went away
and let her keep on ingiug-Hsrper's
Bazar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
OLD LIGHTNINTS WAYS.
He IS AN OSTRICH OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
Award Moore Visits the Farm at San
Diego, and the Information About tho
Big Birds He Extracted from the Keeper
Is Here Set Down.
Especial Correspondence

SAN DIEGO, March 1s.-''U you value
your scarf pin, or want to finish your cigar,
keep sharp eye on odd Lightning over
there" said the keeper Of the ostrich farm
at San Diego, pointing 70 remarkably
fine ostrich as we stepped into the kraal,
where dozen or more ostriches were com
fined.
"We call him old Lightning because Of
his quick movements. He'll grab cigar
out of your hand, pick pipe out of your
mouth, pull the ornament from your neck
tie, or steal any movable piece of clothing
you may have about you so quickly that
you won't know for a few seconds what's
happened" continued the keeper. 1.-The
other day he made pick at young lady's
hat, and had every flower OF it before she
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN.

ing how much it will cost to give chinch
bug hypodermic injection, and how much
for funeral expenses in case one should
turn up its toes. And then they want a
laboratory or chinch buggery. Well, l
don't know but that there ought to be one,
a sort of portable concern, and on its ridge
pole Professor Snow should sit astride,
saying:
II am monarch of all I survey,
There is none my right to dispute,
lam lord of the chinch bug,
That abominable little brute"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02

makes night so hideous with his mournfm
bowls that some one is only too glad to get
up and let him in.
The only reason which Colonel Tate as
signs for this strange affection is the fact
that when Beaver was a pup he was kept
in the stable, and unfortunate in being
born in the winter he found warm nest
near the cow. His gratitude to Daisy for
the warmth which she provided him has
prompted the devotion which he now daily
exhibits.-Centre Hill Pa) Reporter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
GUARDING THE TREASURY.
A Kansas Lawmaker Who Disapprove
of Certain Expenditures.

A Kansas Lawmaker Who Disapproves
of Certain Expenditures.
Duncan of Pumpkin" is the name
that has been applied to member Of the
lower house Of the Kansas legislature. He
is from Labette county. Early IN the ses-
sion he made happy hit by describing the
honors and emoluments incident to the
office of road overseer. Later he came out
in pronounced opposition to an appropria-
ton for chinch bug experiment station
at the state university, where Chancellor
Snow might continue his Investigations as
to the efficacy of his theory of incubation.
In his speech on this notable occasion Dun
can said:
This appears to be game Of high five,
and propose to take hand. This things
a steal 1t asks for $500. What's that
for? Iwant an itemized statement, tell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
JOHN TYNDALL.

common to all living things and the for
NAL basis of all life" The deduction IS
that 'all living powers are cognate, and
all living forms, from the lowest plant or
animalcule to the highest being, are funda-
mentally of one character And to arrive
BIT this conclusion what tlreless days ana
nights he gave to study and personal re-
search Born in 1925 at a village OF Mid
dlesex, England, he early turned his atten-
ton to the pursuits that have made MIN
famous. He studied medicine as means
TO an end, and in young manhood secured
an appointment as ships surgeon lie
brought back from his long voyages a store
of information regarding deep sea life IN
eoualed by any predecessors IN that de
bartment of practical inquiry. He wrote
of his discoveries. and established bis repu-
tation as an authority. Then ne tolled
along other paths of enterprise, and IN his
nd age he thus tells Of what ne has done:
nImay speak OF the objects have had more
or less definitely in view since 1 began the as
cent of my hillock. they are orlei-y tASse- ~
promote the increase OF natural knowledge @-l0
10 forward the application OF sclentlnc InetIOus
Of Investigation TO all the problems OF ne 20
the best of my ability. IN the CONVICTION " nv
has grown with my growth and strengthened
with INV strength that there Is no ALIENATION
for the sufferings of mankind except veracity
Of thought and of action. and the resoiats
facing of the worl[ as II =, when the g2rfo' l.
of make believe is stripped OF. II is with this
intent that have subcrdinated any reasonable.
or unreasonable, ambition for scientific lame
which / may have permitted myself to enter.
tain TO other ends; TO the pop0Iarlzatlon oi
science; to the development and organiza tlon
OF scientific education; TO the endless series OF
battles and skirmishes over evolution ana TO
urtiring opposition TO that spirit winch IN
England, as everywhere else. is the deadly
enemy Of science.
Among Professor Huxley's most char
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
Brisk.

"Shoesl Yes, madam" said the brisk
clerk, in answer to customers inquiry.
what number. please"
Two, of course! Do look ike quad
u ned Y'-Earneri BaZar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02

JOHN " Hutchinson, of Covington, Ky,
has met with twenty-five accidents and
still lives Both his arms and one leg have
been broken. several ms fractured and his
skull crushed during the course Of his ex.
citing existence Yet today he IS well
and vigorous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
HERBERT SPENCER.


the Aladdins at whose command the mys-
teries Of nature and of being took form.
Draper, Agassiz and Winchell may prop
erly be termed Americans, although one
of them first saw the light beyond the seas.
To Draper we owe the introduction of new
methods for the writing of mans history
as learned from books and records. To
Agassiz and Winchell we are indebted for
accurate bases on which to build that
vaster history told by the stones and stars.
These men are dead; so, too, is Darwin, the
foremost champion of the doctrine of the
descent Of man, but all still reign in mem
DRY and earth lasting influence.
Three of this group of intellectual giants
yet live. They have passed the period of
unremitting activity, and now enjoy the
lease with dignity" of green old age. OF
the three it is not unfair to assert that the
youngest is the greatest. His name Is
Thomas Henry Huxley. He will always
be known as the first to extend Darwin's
theory Of natural selection to man. No
naturalist can hope to more than equal
Huxley's fame, and to him zoology owes
its advancement to kinship, somewhat re-
moved, with the exact sciences. He is the
man who announced the principle OF the
protoplasm-"some one kind of matter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02

Children CrY for Pitchers Czs.oria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-02
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

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TIE WICHITA EAGLE
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
LAST NIGHTS CELEBRATION.

II anything further were needed 70
show that the people were decidedly salts.
fed with the result OF the Mayoralty
election, last nights demonstration ought
to assure the most earnest "kicker" that
the water would still ran over the falls
when the river was high enough.
The celebration was OF a thorough ID mo-
cratic nature and erybody seemed 10 be
among those who we're rejoicing
BY the way, the people may be prepare d
to hear themselves called dIsorderly hood
lums, a disgr4ceful mob and unruly
williams by the discordsnt "ex organ"
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
A GOOD IDEA.

Our majority election farce has made
Pawtucket the source Of much comment
throughout the country, and our law has
been ridiculed far and wide, and with good
cause, too. The New York Sun says:
"Pawtucket has now had her fourth
attempt TO elect a Mayor. Unless Rhode
Island will give up the majority require.
ment and allow plurality to elect, cities
like Pswtucket should make the term OF
Mayor last for life. 1t tskes a good par
Of q life TO be elected"
Give Us a plurality law.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
Mr.. CARRoLl's SUGGESTION.

At the meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men on Monday evening Mayor-elect
Carroll made suggestion that, it ~
thought, will meet with the general sp-
proval OF the taxpayers for it would be- a
short and direct way for them 10 save
money. Mr.. Carroll thought it would be
good idea for the Board to resolve that
it be for the best interest OF the city that
a plurality instead oi majority should
elect, and to -ooommend that the Ger cral
Assembly am, n our charter 10 that effect.
II this would be q correct way TO go about
it--and Mr.. Carroli's arguments were
very convincing-nn easy wsv prcsents
Itself to pre' III: future expenditure OF
money in such An idiotic mannor.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

Ben Davis can stop on his inaugural nd =
dress.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
RE6ISTeR!

Upon the pinnacle OF popularity, Mayor
elect Carroll last night did not forget thu
future OF his party The wstchword OF
his stirring response to the multitude was
Register" We have won today. But
how about the battle OF tomorrow? Next
Spring will witness o great political strife.
Register and be prepared to help your
neighbor.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

The Woonsocket hlporter says: "Thn
suggestion OF Nc Reporter that tlero
ought 10 be a reform in the methoc Of
counting ballots seems to BE- taking root
and lively interest r. being s"akepei in
the matter" The "ro iorin" which tn.
Reporter advocates 1t t. count tue ballots
every hour. We faI to see "A. "Giyely''
interest awakened. An hodrly count
would necessitste more election officers
and would otfer innuuer opportuni-
ties for fraud
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

The law-abiding people who celebrated
the Democratic victory are called ruffians
by the ex-orgun. II those who took part
in the parade were as ruffianly az some of
the attaches OF the ex-orgsn they ought
TO be in Jail.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
new Mill PROPOSED:

THE NEW ENGLAND COTTON MANUFACTURING
has been fully subscribed for and
decided build
million
will placed
offer the greatest inducements
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

Already the ofice-seekers are swarming
about Mr. Carroll. Remember, gentlemen,
that Mr.. Carroll IL only Mayor at the
head Of Republics City Council.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

Our friends, the enemy, will please ac-
cept our most profound consideration.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

All the dealers are increasing their or
ders for the TRIBUNE. Inquire and learn
how the sales OF the down town sheet are
decreasing.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

Now let us have peace. For our part
we're satisfied
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09

Next year will be even more important
than this one, politically. Register, and
prepare for it,