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produce luxuriant plumes, and incubate
eggs with the smallest amount of loss.
The area of the average ostrich farm
in Southern California is about twenty
acres, the idea being to give the full
grown bird run of half an acre. At
the Norwalk farm, however, there are
800 birds, it being the largest farm in
the South. A bird is in its prime at ten
years. and when it has attained to fif-
teen years, it from thence on grows less
valuable as a producer of plumes. AT
twenty-five it produces only small
plumes. The first plucking takes place
when the bird is seven months old, and
every seven months thereafter. The
valuable feathers are found on the
wings and tail. The third plucking is
usually a good one, and from there on
500 from each plucking is ordinarily
realized from each bird. Good plumes
cost from IS to $12 each, and for fancy
grades $40 to $50 are paid. The long
white feathers on the wings usually
bring the highest prices. AS a matter
of fact there are no long black plumes on
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the bird; they are made so by dying the
white ones The ostrich plumes of COM
merce are in reality double plumes.
made by uniting two of the natural
feathers. The stems are pared down.
and the two are then sewed together.
back to back. The heavy plumes thus
made are then dyed in colors to
suit the fashionable fad prevailing at
the time among the feminine public.
In the wild state ostriches restrict
themselves to laying ten eggs semi-an-
nually, but when domesticated lay
enough to fill the incubator. A domes-
ticated pair in South Africa yielded 1sS
eggs the first year, 113 the second year,
and 81 during the first half of the third
year Conceding all of these eggs TO
have been fertile and Matched in South
ern California, the revenue to the owner
of the farm-the chicks being sold at
current market rates-would have been
for the increase from one pair during
twenty-four years 1880. While ostrich
chicks range in price from $50 to $25
each they increase rapidly in value as
they attain their growth. Birds from
two to four years old are worth from
$3.50 to $3.50, and a full-grown bird is
valued from $3.50 to s550-depending
upon the healthfulness of the ostrich
and the luxuriance of the plumes pro-
duced.
THE "domesticated' ostrich has been
alluded to, but that is scarcely an ac-
ceptable term, for. in truth, the ostrich,
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!, of land can be had in a body that can be
used for sugar-beet culture. There are
many such places. But beets can be
profitably grown where a smaller acre
age in a given locality can be had, fol
with railroad facilities sugar beets car
be profftably shipped from one locality
to another. The ranches around Ana
helm have been raising several hundred
acres of sugar beetS annually for sew
eral years past, and shipping the cror
to the Chino factory, over nearly eighty
miles of railroad. The farmers of Ven
tura county have also been doing the
same thing over much larger haul.
Every beet sugar farmer should be q
dairyman. He can then support fam.
lily on twenty acres, and the income o.
this section would be materially in
creased
| SOME VALUABLE OPINIONS
James A. Davis, chief of the industrial
department of the Santa Fe railroad
says:
"Californians should be especi-
ally impressed by the money they are
losing by not making it in the dairy bus
mess. They have not touched one cor
ner of the immense wealth producing
qualities in dairy product development
that lie waiting and ready at their hands,
un-utilized and neglected"
Henry T. OXnard. president of three
beet sugar companies, says: IAN acre
of ground producing forty bushels of
grain, worth thirty cents a bushel will
buy with its proceeds from 200 to 800
pounds of sugar, but planted in sugar
beets will yield from 1000 to 5000 pounds
of sugar."
Herbert Myrick, author of Sugar
just issued by Orange Judd company,
says, in effect, that the country has been
convulsed over q proposition to coin
100,000,000 silver dollars, or less, per year.
al 16 to l, and no one will deny the bene-
fit of keeping at home 100, 000,0 900 gold dol
lars that are sent out of the country each
year for sugar. 1t would be equivalent,
to per capita increase in circulation of
$3.50 each year, SIS in ten years, and
double the present per capita circula-
ton in fifteen years. There is no longer
any doubt about it that this country can
produce it's own sugar.
The jacksonville Sugar Beet factory,
during the past eight years, has paid
$500, 900 to farmers for beets and over
a lidll lOT IdDOT DIT the IdClOTy.
This 100000 has made money plenty
around Jacksonville during the past five
years when it has been scarce elsewhere.
OUT ON THE DESERT
When all the available beet sugar land
in Southern California between the
mountains and the sea has been utilized,
then, there is a million and half acres
along the Colorado river that can be irri-
gated by that river and that can be util-
lied, and experts say that the soil and
climate of that country is favorable to
the sugar beet. If so, it will be brought
under cultivation, and our borders will
be materially enlarged and our wealth
will be materially increased.
SEND THE COIN THIS WAY
1t is said that it is not what a man
earns that makes him wealthy. but what
he saves. The same is true of nation,
and if the United States must spend
$50, 900 year for sugar, let her peo-
pie send that amount or large portion
of it, to Southern California, instead of
sending it to foreign countries Our
people are willing.
The herald., 1898-01-02

year Of the sheep industry, 1t is well &c
|snote the means by which this may be
brought about. The large ranges are
being broken in upon by the farmer and
the orchardist. and 1t is by reason oil
many failures that it is now being recog-
nized as an essential to continued sue
cess that the farmer must diversity his
crops, and in such case, he can easily
support a few hundred sheep for NUT
ton and wool purposes, thereby adding
very materially to his own profit, as well
as increasing the production and quail
ty of the wool. BY thus raising sheep in
small bands Of 400 or 500, by aiming at
perfection of the grade of the sheep and
quality of the wool, and by raising the
sheep in connection with diversified
farming, there is certainty that the
maximum output of the past will be ex-
ceeded in the future.
The herald., 1898-01-02
Los ANGELES RALDs SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY :, 1873

knowing that they could not get up their
land or water plans on their merits and
knowing that there was merit in ca
naigre. have used that article to fois'
their designs upon the public.
The success of canaigre as a valuable
tanning material has been demonstrated
times without end, and 1t is an assured
fact. The one main question with the
tanners is a regular, substantial supply.
If this Is assured there is no difficulty In
disposing of the crops. The best market
is that of England at present, as they
must import all their tanning materials.
The freight question here comes in and
is most serious one. In this respect
must say a word of thanks to the great
railroad companies who are certainly
doing all in their power to meet the pro-
Queer in the matter of freights, and this
will be in the near future much improved
upon inasmuch as so soon as there Is
an assured supply (and that can only be
had from cultivation) extract FACTORIES
will be established here, and the es-
The herald., 1898-01-02
Ca11aigre

The caniagre industry in Southern
California is quietly asserting itself, and
the more closely it is studied by un-
prejudiced persons the more it is under
stood, and the more it is understood the
greater merit is seen in it, especially as
an industry destined to be of vast inn
portance to this southern country, where
there are many thousands of acres of
land, with or without irrigation, that are
admirably adapted to the growth of this
much abused tuber.
Now to give any kind of an account of
the progress of this industry will be a
very difficult and thankless undertaking,
but those who are interested in it for it's
merits, pure and simple, are quite con-
fident of the outcome.
The cause of SO much want of
confidence in the value and sue
cess of the business is that I'M
scrupulous persons have. we'll knowing
the intrinsic value of the root as a tan
ming agent, used the name of the ca
naigre for purposes quite foreign to
the industry, such as land schemes and
water schemes and similar projects, we'll
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having the smallest stock of brains, per-
haps, of any beast or bird, is unable to
appreciate any advantages accruing to
it by being provided with food rather
than having to skirmish for it. They
appear to love fighting and each time
food is served to them the opportunity
is seized to have C SCRAP" They have
the faculty, too, of being able to kick
in any direction, and there is little hope
of lodging the long legs and cruel claws
With rare skill, too, they can put them
in, and with great rapidity.
The herald., 1898-01-02
Ostrich Farms

The advance agent of prosperity"
whose advent in Southern California
has been so much desired, has had his
arrivbal heralded in one small section of
the country. The market for ostrich
feathers is away up, and so long as It
remains the fashion for ladies to wear a
superfluty of plumes on their headgear
the ostrich farms will reap a financial
harvest.
The curious industry of ostrich farm
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
ELECTED.
Mr.. Ralph Starting Sues the z. & 0.
+ R. For $5,000.00 Damages.

Attorney Ralph Startling, Of Coal
Run, has fled in the Common Pleas
Court a peculiar damage suit.
Mr.. Startling sues to recover dam
ages to the amount of $4,000 for the
ejectment from 2. G. 0. R. train on
Aug. 1st.
The 2. C o. r. advertised an excur-
sion to Columbus on Aug. 1st and Cd
and named the low rate of $3.50 for
the round trip. Mr.. Starting and his
wife appeared at the station at Equity
and asked the agent for tickets, but
was told he had not received any.
Mr.. Starting and his wife boarded the
train and offered the conductor the ad-
vertised fare, $3.50, which the conduc-
tor refused to accept, and upon the re-
fusal of Mr. Startling to pay the full
fare, the conductor put him off the
train.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they canno,
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way 10 cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remed les
Deafness Is caused by an inf1amed con
ditIou OF the mucous lining of the Euk
tach'an Tube, When thir .ube gets in.
famed you have rumbiny sound ol
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-,
tirely closed deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its norm.
al condition. hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caus.
ed by catarrh. which is nothing but an
iptlamed condition OF tue mucous sur.
fhces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused bv ca.
tarrh) that cannot be curct by Halls
Catarrh Cure. send for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
Ate Poisoned Candy.

DOVER. Del, Aug. 12-Mrs j. Po
Deane. Of this place, is dead, and he,
sister, Mrs. J. 7. Dunning, is seriously
i'll, the result of poisoning from eat
ing candy. Mrs. Dunning is the wife
of j. Preston Dunninc. the
we'll known Associated Press cor.
respondent now in Porto Rico.
and both women are daughters of ex.
Congressman John b. Pennington.
The candy came through the mails on
Wednesday. The postmark on the box
was unintelligible, but it is supposed
by Nrs. Dunning to have been sent by
! lady friend in San Francisco named
Craven.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
OLD ATHENS
Is Now Is Now In the Enjoyment Of
Natural Gas As a Fuel.

The gas well which the Athens Brick
Company began drilling about three
weeks ago on their property was sho,
Monday morning at nine o'clock. The
flow of gas was strong and after light
was applied to the end of small pipe
thirty feet long fitted into the opening
of the we'll by means Of plug, the gas
blazed out in fame from ten to fifteen
feet in length. 1t is estimated that the
we'll flows SO, 600 cubic feet Of gas p r
day.
The drillers struck the Lay streak OF
the Berea sandstone Thursday. A
goodly flow of gas was the result with
out the slightest showing of oil or
water. 1t is what the drillers call a
dry we'll. Parties from Marietta were
notified to come and shoot it at once
and they arrived in time to set about
their work Monday morning. The
flow of gas Immediately following the
explosion sent the blue smoke mingled
with the shattered fragments of rock
almost to the top Of the derrick.
The Brick Company at once had the
we'll tubed and connected with the line
of pipe leading from their other well.
The location of che new we'll is only a
few rods directly south of their boiler
room.
The Athens Oil and Gas Company
have arrangements with the Brick
Company whereby the output Of the
we'll is turned into the mains of the
former company. This is done auto.
matically by regulator which lets the
Brick Company's gas into the mains
when the pressure in the latter falls
below six ounces. In the meantime
the gas is burned under the boilers of
the brick factory. This we'll is the
seventh drilled in the bottom lands
east OF town, six of which are profit
able gas producers Athens Messen-
ger.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
SINGLE TAX.
An Advocate of the Theory Makes a
Few Explanations,

Editor Leader-It is very evident
that the Leader man who wrote up the
report of Crosbys lecture failed to
comprehend what the speaker so
plainly stated and also that he is ut
terly at sea as to what the single tax
is.
We believe that true manhood can
be developed only from within the in
dividual himself and so anything that
increases his independence increases
his self-respect and so makes him
susceptible to moral, mental and spir-
itual development. The attempt to
develop manhood by putting a fence
around him in an attempt to force him
TO do right as some are trying to do
in various ways, is and always has
been a failure as the penitentiary
proves.
The Leader begs the question in the
very beginning, when it says that men
are bound to find themselves afloat in
such a stratum of happiness and ease
of condition as their ability and en-
ergy entitle them. They are bound,
etc, simply because they are. To
make that statement you must first
show that their opportunities are
equal. That this is not true can be
seen rom the following; The earth
the source of all production-is divid
ed up in private possessions, necessar-
lily so. Now it is evident that theearth
cannot be divided into places of equal
desirability; some will hold the best
places Others the medium, and still
others must hold the poorest places.
So any one can see that between the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Miss Ruth Armstrong Swallows a Pin
Which Caused Some Trouble.

Between four and five o'clock Fri
day afternoon, Miss Ruth Armstrong,
saleslady in the Leader store, while at
her work, had her mouth filled with
pins and in some manner swallowed
one, which caught in her throat.
She was hurriedly taken to a doctor,
but on the way the pin became loos-
ened and passed down her throat.
Although Miss Armstrong suffered
no pain it is very serious and may
cause great deal of trouble.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

PARIS, Aug. l2-Sas2sta is said to
iavor tie sale Of the Philippines, so as
70 avoid the necessity of sending more
troops there, as the United States, it is
believed, will only take Manila and
the surrounding territory. Though
there is danger OF European com olica.
tons over such proposition, French
officials favor it, and suggest that the
United Stat: tuy the islands instead
of Euro can power, as this would
prevent com pl!cations.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

to the community the rent of my loca-
ton, probably more than / ever would
pay.
This system would make it impossi-
BILE for anyone to get rich off the labor
of others, and would give to everybody
the opportunity that nature intended
for all. G. w. SLOCOMB.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

Jerry Simpson, in speech last
April. ridiculed the idea of building
battle ships. THE days of the heavy
battle ships are numbered he said.
A few months later the Brooklyn, the
Oregon and the Iowa decided the bat
tie Of Santiago against a Spanish
squadron of cruisers and torpedo
boats.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

In the campaign of 1896 the cry of
the Democratic orator was that no
material increase could come to our
currency without the free coinage of
silver. The money in circulation is
$3.50, 900, 900 greater than when the
Chicago platform was written in 1896,
and we have not accomplished this
by the free coinage of silver.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. lo. - Frank
Baackes, general manager of the wire
trust. ha, resigned The resignation
is said to have been due to labor
trou bles in which the trust is now in.
volved. Mr.. Baackes is one of the best
known wire nail rsan in the country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
His Third Bet of Teeth.

TIFFIN. o., Aug. l2.-One of the old
est of Tittin's citizens is cutting his
third set of teeth. Two weeks ago all
the teeth in the upper jaw wer. ex-
tracted for false ones, ana now a new
set of natural ones will do away
with the n cessity tor "store" ones.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
Grieved To Death.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. 1a.-Word was
received here Thursday afternoon OF
the death in Boston of the widow O,
the late W. W. Brodbeck, formerly
pastor of the St Paul church. The
husband died but three months ago,
and the wife grieved herself to death.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

There will be little swapping and
snarling at the heels of American pro-
gress. The Democrats party will
never be able to break itself of the
habit.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

There will always be more or less
friction in army and navy circles, but
it can not detract substantially from
the magnificent victory the country
has won over Spain.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
COMPLETED
Is the Work Of the Appraising Of the
Jenvey & Allen Stock,

Friday at noon Chas. Strecker, Wes-
ley Otto and Howard Stanley, the ap-
praisers of the stock belonging to the
late firm of Jenvey & Allen, completed
the invoice. The figures are not as
yet made public, but it is thought that
the firm will be able to pay dollar for
dollar.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
Her Con cirnce Hurt Her.

DAYTON. o. Aug. 12--The local Big
Four freight Office has received So. 65
and passenger ticket from a woman
who failed TO sign her nam.. She said
she had ridden twice on the ticket an j
that her conscience hurt her. The
letter was rostnarked Morgantown,
w Va
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
County Ticket.

County Ticket.
For Sheriff
JOHN S. McCALLISTER, of Marietta
For Clerk Of Courts
ORLANDO TKOTTER, OF Palmer.
For Commissioner
HENRY STRECKER, of Marietta.
For Surveyor
LEVI BARTLETT. Of Muskingum.
For Infrmary Director
WILLIAM CRANSTON, of Liberty.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

In base ball parlance this is the first
inning of the game in which Spain has
accepted all chances without an error.
but Uncle Sam, with his heavy hitters,
81 was still able to score.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
DIAMOND THIEF.
CIew Run Down FruitIess, But Mar
shall Dive Has Another,

On July 26th man, whose name is
withheld, entered the jewelry store of
Chas. Blume and stole a diamond ring
valued at S45.
Marshal Dye has made a diligent
search for the thief and Thursday
heard that his man was at Cairo, w.
Va. Acting upon this advice, the
Marshal and Chas. Blume went to that
town Friday but found that it was not
the man wanted. Marshal Dye has an
other clew which he thinks will land
the thief behind the bars.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

The Democratic party in Nebraska
has been used for fusion purposes to
such an extent that the name is about
all there is left of it.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

Since the rejection of his $4,000
subscription, Hon. Grover Cleveland
is disposed to regard the bond issue a
most unpopular affair.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

We viii consider II a great favor II
subscribersl viii report any failure
to get their Leader. or any careless
moss on the part Of the carrier.
Subscribers Will please not pay
the carriers unless tha carrier
punches his credit tag In subscrih-
or's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
SATURDAY. AUGUST Is, 1898
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Secretary Of State
CHARLES KINNEY.
For judge Of supreme Court
WILLIAM T. SPEAR.
For Clerk OF Supreme Court
JOSIAH B ALLEN.
For Food and Dairy Commissioner
JOSEPH E. BLACKBURN.
For Member Board Of Public Works
w. u. JOHNSON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

Now that the war is over let us set
tie down to business.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13
INJURED HAND.
Mrs. Henry CisIer Falls On Rusty
Nail and Receives Injuries,

Friday Mrs. Henry Cisler, wife of
the Washington street butcher, while
out in the yard, slipped and fell, her
left hand striking an old rusty nail
which penetrated the flesh to a con-
siderable depth.
The wound is quite painful, al
though it is not considered serious.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

Judicial Ticket.
For Judge of the Circuit Court OF the Fourth
Judicial District.
THOMAS CHERRINGTON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-13

Congressional Ticket.
For Member of Congress. Fifteenth District
II. C. VAN VOORH1S.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-27

The excessive these modern conditions Of life attended
accommodive
normal health reflex troubles not
ordinary
That
ritaby neuralgia and headache generally by abnormal and
binocular
disturbed be
changed compcent relief the secured
by adjustment of glasses.
the vision
D
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Others they balance shaft red and boon
Eye Tro.Al sleved
W he
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fut No n . y-o 81
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-27
THE PLAN
By Which the Spaniards
Will be Driven From Gu
Da---Talk OF Beligerency
Recognition Again.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 27.-Gen
Miles and Cuban representatives at an
important conference today went owe,
the plans of operations. The Cuban,
have arranged for Lieut.. Rowan's safe
conduct to the insurgent camp. 1t il
understood the insurgents will be full
lv equipped by the United States and
will move an Havana co operating with
our feet.
Lieut.. Rowan left Washington un-
der instant orders on April o.
he is on his way to the camp of
General Garcia. He will represent the
war department in arranging for the
cooperation Of the insurgents in the
invasion Of eastern Cuba by the forces
of the United States.
In consequence of important confer
enees OF the war department with rep
resentatives Of the Cuban insurgent
army, there is renewed talk of the
recognition of the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents. 1t is said de facto
recognition should be followed by a
de jure recognition.