The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-05

anu lhcy nave them as old as
the proverbial three score and
ten. Baby alligators are sold at
81 each. Alligators eat almost
anything but they seem to have
a prediction or fondness for
negro squads. "
do not play cards or dice and
DO not know one game of chance
from another. They say the
club rooms here are magnificent
Pm their appointments. run wide
open end above board ard m0u-
ey chlnges hand with a rapidity
truly wonderful 20 behold. The
lncomprehensibility of the North
ern visitor to grasp the games or
propositions OF a Southern sport
rs inconceivable to him and
causes him to look upon one with
a look of mingled pity and COM
passion. On the other hand the
lmagnanimity he displays when he
is separating fool from h mo-
Iney causes you to bow in grace
full submission and thank him
for his cleverness and Southern
hospitality Never call him a
liar, 1t isn't polite, besides he
may dress you in wooden over
coat and send you home in a bag
gage card. ID. b.
l sp Mt one afternoon out at an
ostrich faJm All have seen an
ostrich, but to see them free and
at ease is really worth your time
and money. There are 40 birds
on the farm. The owner values
each Ostrich at $500. They are
here from one week old up. An
ostrich egg weighs from t. 6
pounds. Some in our party We're
surprised at this. told them |
knew of an egg in Indiana that
weighs $50 pounds. Silence pre-
vailed, finally a Boston telephone
girl, full of baked beans, was.
heard to say, He certainly pre-
varicates " | told her to ask
the express agent. She said
she did not know him, but that
she did know Gus ,Gramelspach-
ers The ostrich eggs are sofA al,
SO ,ea 4rbird lesrsaB6s< Isl
ahnunly. Fhey hatcA III six
weeks fHere they use an incu-l
bator. A large bird weighs POI
pounds, and the feathers bring
$40 annually for each bird. AM
ostrich has been known to live
70 years.
These birds here generally
stand with their mouths open,
and they will swallow almost
from a lady's gold
watch to a baseball. They de-
fend themselves by kicking for
ward. They have small heads
and when they are frightened
-heS try to hide their heads.
Keepers put a small cap over
heir heads when they want to
'ide them. "Whir wind" and
Black Diamond" two well
,nown racing birds are on this
arm Black Diamond" can ,
rot a mile in two minutes and 6 +,
econds, when hitched to d 65 ,
'ound cart. His driver says
that's going some" Black
diamond rs valued at 5000. |
aw him ride several times. At a
endants at the farm ride the Il
irds, horse fashion, with the
'lngs for bride reins and they
o make things hum.
would like to see Sheriff '
'assidy, Jos. Gutzweiler, Edgar 5,
'raylor and other graceful riders Ii
ere on these birds. The male ,
strich is handsome black fell :,
Nv with wings tipped with !
'hite feathers. The female :"
irds are brown and not so hand =
ome. This, of course, goes Il
lJnOut saying, Tor OF all the AMI -
lals and fowls, the rule is the Il
lale is the handsomer. except in to
le case of mankind; there, the S,
smale is credited with every G,
ling pretty, graceful and hand =,
)me,
The Pittsburg club has base i, =,
all park here and you ought to
ear these Southern sports yell.
ct me try to describe it to you. r,
nagine it is the fifth game be- v.
geen Huntinburg and Jasper. :.
untlngburg has been at the bat
n the last time and has | run, NJ
lille Jasper has no run, : outs nj
nd at the bat for the last time. M
is on Sd, Steinhau- 70
r on Ind, Kempf on lst and an
assidy at the bat. Strikes tr
ID balls" have been called un- an
but / more ball must he an
rown. Not a sound is heard !.
c stiffness of death prevails; = =
q nitchpr haSitatac he throxye ~