Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-16

ala not know until recently whether it
Wa citrus o. dsciduous fruit. have
therefore been taken advantage Of by
dealers. now see. and have in fact been
trying to graft the Rhode Island Green
ing on the Jack pine.
Tho ostrich can eat objects larger than
tho neck. which seems impossible. Big
beets or mangsls arc used for food a.
ven - grain. These mangels grow to
tho dss Of . pcrson's thigh Il decline to
give tho persons narne). And with q
hatchet-an ostrich hstchit--the owner
chops Oh tho big end Of the beet and
tossas IL TO the bird. who swallows it en-
tirsly whole. You zee Il - IL goes down
the neck. sometimes before and then
again on the Cde or back Of the neck, like
. travelling tumor. till it strikes the gix-
sard OF this beautiful songstes.
One Of the female birds laid set Of
eroquet balls for the editor Of tho paper
here and thsn began ON big Easter job
the following week. With . bottle Of
diamond dye and . quart Of cracked
whest she would surprise even people
know almost everything.
Tho birds are good 20 cot. and tho Sc
ond joint win relieve the pangs of hunger
Tor hours. Tho ostrich has q wishbone
that 10 often used 70 plow corn with or
cultivate the soil OF the orange orchard.
Tho kick Of an ostrich Will split IN oak
stump ~ knock Oh g on hotel bill here
One q them seemed quite fond Of me
and ste large stated horned toad ont
Of my pocket. got 40 could hold him
by cue wing and feel Of hin plumes the
octricher plumes. ] mean. They have .
sort Of graceful yet awkward walk.
which some critics have charged me with
when exiting from tho stage. Il Is called
tho Soudan teeter.
Hcee - Santa Barbara . strange
incident occurred not long ago. Gen.
eral Burnett. tho coast special agent
FOR the prnstm bureau .,ld me about H.
An old penaoner and Il Wy md baggage
man worth ~. 900 was discovered to 10
drawing prosson for the loss ~ IN arm.
whils his willow In the e~st Wa drawing
q passion cleo. n se~ms that the wife .
father had been ths Villain. He hal
given the Wifs notace by forged paprv II
tn. hushoadrs death and then aasar~l
thu husband In lie manner II tho wifc's
death. - that sftcr the war ne hal come
"a California aiusr. leaving his children
In charge - thu v,llainoaa granifAth~r.
who hsd taken shis method II educating
the chilirvn In the Catholic church. the
father b~sng . Protestant. Tho father
soon sst~r married herv and fos ~ y.Ars
hss lived Nth his s~ccod wife totally
ignorant ~ Tho other wifes esist@ac..,
lie could mn ~ eousss suoesei In s~ttins
psss~.ssoo II he children ny HE fret mar.
na>se. but vAs bie-~-d With sesond CROP
% Cslifovnia children. which answered
every purpcss
Imagine saeh . man tn shs t-satifai
city q sastA barbara sSssoausiei ~
comfort snd . new home wt,.Sh isst tie,
old ess ell 10 Death. saaAss.ly sonfroats.s
w ssG~ssi t<sssan sl<uth besand .itt,
sndsetaesi pv..sfs n tasssaY ts-i.riy
sas rysnA spsa sts sosssnssai'
Whsss are sss mel drama sTtsstsf IL,
they Fe.,i ths tspsrs. "a a. they prefer
E,sfopsss ssAsesisl adapted ~ thss eoaR
tfys
ta.S1ae . vst@rss Il great ssr,
sriprsssi BY ths k<s "a on arm. ~ao Yet
Lssi TIE ssaraSs v hsht tss battle at
kts al svsg Asssn y tssstsssss s.d II y