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yield over $1Oo worth in one year.

to yield over $100 worth in one year.
 The cutting of the feathers is done every eight or nine months. The plumes from the wings and the tails of the full grown male birds are the most valuable, and it makes a great difference in their value as to how their feathers are cut. There are 25 long white plumes on each wing of cock. The rest of the feathers are black on the male and drab or gray ish on the female In addition there are smaller feathers known as the ostrich tips and others, so that one bird will yield about 300 at plucking. After the feathers are taken off they are carried indoors and sorted into about 20 different lengths and colors. They are then tied up in bundles, weighed and packed up for the market. The cheap tips bring some thing like S a pound, while the plumes from the wings and tails are worth $2OO per pound and upward.
 Bllndfoded Ostrches.
 Plucking an ostrich is no easy matter. I would rather tackle a mad bull than one of these big birds, if had no means of defense. The only thing the cock is afraid of is a thorn bush, and this only because he fears that it may put out his eyes. Without that he might run at you and kick you to death. The ostrich kicks high, and the best remedy in such cases is to throw yourself flat on the ground. Then an old cock may kneel on you and squeeze you, but he cannot kick you so as to hurt.
 At the time for plucking the ostrches are driven out by the farmers or the na- tive blacks into plucl1lng boxes. These are just about large enough for one ostrich to stand in without moving around. After the door is shut the bird can do noth- ing, and he cannot kick. as the sides are too high. He's kept quiet by means of stocking or a great cloth mitten which Is drawn over his head. His wings are now raised and the plumes cut off with scis- sors the work going on until all the feathers are taken. The ostrich roars mournfully during the process, but in reality it hurts him but little. When turned out he looks as ugly as a sheep after shearing, but within few weeks the stumps of the quills die and fall out, and the new feathers begin to appear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

 hunt, crediting women with more cum ming than bass and surely superior craft to rabbit-one is bound to wonder why so many men, including most of the un- desirable ones. succeed in becoming bene- diets and few, if any, are forced to dine or attend the theatre alone. MT. Meader insists that the solution is found in the fundamental theory that unlike bass and rabbit woman wants to be caught-a wise provision of nature that deserves the never ending gratitude of masculine stupidity.
 MT. Meader further insists that con sidered broadly there are four groups into which most women may be classi- fed to-Wit: The conceted, the senti- mental, the mercenary and the blase. These are distinctive types, he says that none but bungling knave could mistake them. Then, once having the species isolated, the administration of . specific that will destroy the resist ance of either variety is merely the ap- plication of a simple rule that must be accepted as the basic formula of MT. Meader's heart breaking treatise, to- wit: To appease babies and women, give them what they think they want. Instinctively, MT. Meader continues, you pass the baby a rattle or a nipple, so if you can likewise discern wom-
  to say you shall give fattery to a conceited woman, promises of eternal fidelity to the sentimental one, pre- cious gifts to the mercenary and sen sational thrills to her who is tormented with ennui.
 Of course MT. Meader says that there are divisions and sub divisions of these four groups ad infinitum but the point is, find out first what the woman lx ,e. give it to her.
 The author goes fully into advice on this love business. No doubt. his book would be useful to struggling, unsuccessful men. This reviewer fn- tends sending his copy (after he has studied it very, very carefully for his own good) to pass around among some nfortunate-in-love friends of his. Every page of the book has a picture in color by Pal" and the whole book is quite original and entertaining. "Children of Christmas, and Other
 Peoms," by Edith M. Thomas (Rich-
 ard G. Bagder).
 This book is a very pleasing collec- tion of Christmas poems for children of all ages, from to 50 and even older than that.
 The book is divided into three parts: Children of Christmas; Other Children. and Some of Their Friends From "Children of Christmas" the quoted poem will give an idea of the contents which are very pleasing:
 REFRESHMENTS FOR SANTA
 CLAUS"
 '1t may be late and stormy and cold When Santa Claus reaches our street; And Santa, you know, is very old, So I'll leave him something to eat. "'And what do you think he would
 like my heart
 Something nice and sweet she said; Jelly and jam and cranberry tart, And teenty piece of bread'
 "So- there on the sideboard is Santa's feast,
 Which her own small hands have
 spread.
 Jelly and jam-three kinds at least, And tart--but where is the bread?' "The Heart of Kentucky" by Mrs. H. D. Pittman. (Neale Publishing Co)
 Mrs. Pittman has written a tale ofsearly
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LITERARY LIGHTS
 AND SHADOWS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1so

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13.) little friends conduct during the year wouldn't it be useful to say, See this -picturei Santa Claus is watching you, just like that Now, aren't you going to let papa Cor mamma. as the case may be) alone?"
 Cupid, the Surgeon.' by Herman Lee
 Meader. (Henry Altemus Co)
 MT. Meader says in his new book that in all the world the only thing worth winning or catching is a woman and he goes laughingly on to coach his readers in the ancient art of lovemaking
 It sems absurd to MT. Meader that an angler will stand in a brook all day try ing every fly in his book in the hope of turing a trout out of the water and then fish for woman-the prize of a life time-with the crudest baits and clumsiest nets. Lovemaking MT. Meader thinks is fine art-something to be studied, prac- ticed and exercised until, with infinite patience, perfection has been attained.
 Now, explaining as MT. Meader does, the carefulness with which the hunter, or fisherman prepares his guns or nets and then when he starts on his woman
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29
PIucking the Feathers.

Harvesting the ostrich feathers goes by the general name of plucking. This gives one the idea that the plumes are pulled
 out. This Is not so. Such treatment would cause great pain and injure the birds. The process should be called clip ping or cutting, for the quills are shipped off with shears; and this causes the os- triches just about as much pain as shear ing does sheep. The first feathers of a chick bring but little more than g; but after that the plumes improve right along and 1t Is not uncommon for a grown bird
, 1908-05-14
soFFln WAS A BACK NUMBER.
So Pennsylvania Mar Sold 1t and VIII
Purchase Another.

Isaac Coffman of Hatton, Pa, has
,old a coffin he made many years ago.
lie sold it not because he felt he would
ave no use for it, but because his
wife insisted that it was out of date.
Mr.. Coffman is nearing his eightieth
birthday. He explained to a friend
hat he constructed the coffin 20 years
ago. 1t was built of chestnut because,
AS he put it, "Many's the time l have
sat beside a CHEEKY blaze of chestnut
logs and heard them crackle and burn
merrily. 1t makes such a homelike
0laze that | picked 1t in preference to
other woods. 1t was my desire to
have the coffin as coy as possible,
and l rejected the frivolities which SO
many persons affect in the matter Of
collins. In order to nave 1t handy l
kept 1t in the garnet. But my wife
tells me that styles have changed, and
since 1 have accumulated a little for
tune she will not permit me to die un-
less l consent to get an up-to-date
casket. To avoid trouble l agreed to
sell the old one. Bat at the same
time I think that the coffin which was
good enough for me in my poorer
days should satisfy me now, and |
shall always feel out of place in the
n~ew-fangled affair.""
, 1908-05-14
METHODS ARE TOO STRENUOUS.
Why Yankee Statesmen Have Not Sue
ceeded in South America.

In the matter of statesmen abroad,
we must have men who not only speak
the language but who are also thor
oughly conversant with the customs
and idiosyncrasies of the people with
whom they deal, says the Engineering
Magazine. The South American, in
his buying as in almost everything
else, is a most deliberate person as
we'll as a sensitive one. A salesman
who will call. smoke a cigarette, talk
=inconsequently about the weather, the
theater and the races, and answer
questions-should any happen to be
asked-rather than make assertions
about his goods, will o%utsell, five to
one, the liveliest hustler that ever
opened up a sample cas- This is a
thing so contrary to the instinct of the
American salesman that, to date. in
his wanton disregard of it, he has on
stantly played into the hands of his
mor experienced European rivals.
Your Yankee drummers," says the
latter politely, ARE the greatest sales
men in the world-in America" r
, 1908-05-14
Advance in Miscroscopv.

The wonders revealed by the ordi.
nary microscope are increased a
h~undredfold by a recent invention,
which enables the use of a high-power
lens as large as six inches in diameter
thus bringing the whole of objects
instead of details only under observa-
ton. By this means a common house.
fly is magnified not in parts, but all
at once, till it appears to be as large
as an ostrich or a condor, and, being
inclosed in an open space, where 1t is
kept directly within the field of the
glass and yet has ample ROOM, consid-
ering its size, to move about and en-
gage in its usual occupations, the OPP
portunity for studying 1t are immense
ly in advance of anything previously
enjoyed by scientists. Vast worlds of
microscopic life, hitherto only
dreamed of, are suddenly open to the
gaze of mankind, and discoveries of
immense value can doubtless be made.
, 1908-05-14
WAS A LESSON Fon ~As'AHAm.-
Good Old Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
to Rebuke Sinner.

"Yas, suh," begun Uncle Job, SUI.
veying his hearers with an expression
Of v~irtuous sadness; .yas, sub, I sholy
glib dat trifling Abraham a lesson he
reveh fohgot!" Then, seeing an In
curing look IN the eyes of some of his
hearers, and hearing a question from
the lips Of one of them, he decided to
go more into details about the nature
Of the lesson he had impaired.
"What'd l do tub him? rs gwine tub
tell you alls. Abraham fair drawed de
lightnin on hisself wen he he'd de
'dacity tub wife me tub he house tub
eat er turkey dinner. Turkey re-
peated Uncle Job, after a telling
pause, wen dat liverashous rascal
neveh raised any turkey in he life
'cept often some wife mans roost.
Hit sho was er fine turkey, but l
showed da Abraham dat stolen goods
proiteth little. Dat turkey was er
big gobbleh, an dere was nobody but
me an Abraham dere; an / seasoned
dat bird wifi admonitions tub be good
an Warnings f'om de wrath to come.
Hit sholy would hev tasted good eff
hit hedn't been stole. But de sauce
OBJ a deed well did an a sinneh re-
buked almos' made hit relish, an
concluded Uncle Job, with pious sat
isfaction, though hit was err hahd
pill. rs bound to say l held out to de
end an finished dat turkey, spite OBJ
Ab'aham's hint dat he spected hit
tub las him er week."-Youth's Com
panion.
, 1908-05-14
GoRToN'S FAMOUS MlNSTRELS
AL OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT

Gorton's minstrels are in the city
and will give a performance at the
Opera House tonight, Thursday, May
IA. The company may be classed as
the best, most attractive, artistic n
complete in every respect the man
agement has ever presented. A num-
Der of very strong specialists have
been engaged, and a thoroughly pleas
ing and up-to-date performance is
guaranteed. Especial attention has
been given to the selection of the yo-
cal contingent; comedy and high
class special acts have been literally
provided, and as usual with the com
pany, the instrumental music will be
of the highest order. Seats on sale
at the Laramie drug store. Prices 81,
rs, so ad 30 cents.
, 1908-05-14
THIS MAKES THE THIRD. Think 1t over and
BOSTON & WYOMING LUMBER CO..
MENTIONED.

Not much dust yet.
Warm and pleasant today.
Partly cloudy this morning.
Much of the mud Is drying up.
Bellamy & Son, the engineers.
THE minstrels are ome to town
The street sprinkler Is having a lay.
off.
The democratic delegates went to
Cheyenne last night.
Special mass was said at the Catho-
lie church this morning.
They sharpen your lawn mowers
well at Johnson's garage.
A fine assortment of flowers in daily.
Mrs. Wall. Phone 20 black.
B. o. Alyea of Rock River was here
last night, registered at the Johnson
The Gorton minstrel men, eighteen
in number, are registered at the John
son.
Most of the snow has melted in the
city, but there is still plenty out over
the plains.
The bank barometer showed a slight
upward tendency this morning, at
1890, marking 1904.
The Gorton minstrels arrived from
the west today and will give a per
Torrance at the Opera House tonight.
Service will be held in the Harmony
church Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. Carl Thell of the
Swedish Mission church.
, 1908-05-14
Ryron's First shoes

Speaking of Byron, 1 once owned
the first pair Of shoes that he wore,
writes THE Lounger" in Putnam's.
They were given to my father by a
woman who had been the poets
nurse. She had cut them down to
fit the feet of a doll belonging to
one OF her children. 1t must have
been a pretty good sized doll, for
h shoes-little soft things made OF
braid--were none too small for a
child gave them to the Players
because l knew that they would. be
well taken care of mot because
Byron was a playwright, and to the
best OF my knowledge and belief they
now repose under a glass case at 16
Gramercy park.
, 1908-05-14
MARKET REPORTS
Live stock at South Omaha.

South Omaha, May 14.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head. Market slow and
5@10c lower. Western steers, $3.50
@6.10; Texas steers, $3.0O05.26;
range cows and heifers, $2.75@5.76;
Gamers, $2.5003.50; stockers and
feeders, $3.o0@5.40; calves, s3.25Q
6.25; bulls, $3.25@5.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head. Market
10c lower. Heavy, $5.22k @5.30;
mixed, s5.22h@5.25; light, $3.50
5.25; pigs, $4.25G5.o0; bulk of sales,
$5.20@5.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 400 head. Market
slow and lower. Yearlings, $500
600; wethers, s5.30@5.S0; ewes. s4.75
Q5,50; lambs, s6.50@7.60.
, 1908-05-14
Bids Wanted d.

Sealed bids will be received up to
I o'clock Monday night, May is, for
a six-inch cast iron pipe to be
laid from corner of Grand avenue to
Steele street on south Fifth. Plans
and specifications can be seen at the
office of secretary, Mr. Prahl, at the
Laramie Drug company. Right to re
ject any and all bids.
SOUTH FIFTH STREET WATER
COMPANY. 234t4
, 1908-05-14
RestfuI Note.

In the midst of exposure, accidents.
and the general crookedness of human
nature, it is a relief to turn to such
Items of contemporary history as the
mention of the famous Ida Lewis, who
has Kept a lighthouse so years, and
saved nearly a score Of lives. In the
struggle for selfish gain of which the
daily life OF the world seems mainly
made up, 1t restores ones faith in the
good II human nature to tote a life
like this devoted. at the cost Of per-
, 1908-05-14
A Sort Of "Milkshake.p

A politician who was Ice making
a of a county of Arkansas
stopped at a certain farmhouse for a
drink of water. Said he to the woman
who answered his knock:
Il observe that there is a good deal
OF agIe in this country. A great DRAW
back. II must unfit a man for work en-
tirely."
"Generly it do" said the woman
"Still, when my man, Tom, has a right
hard fit of the shakes we fasten the
churn dasher to him. and he brings
the butter inside Of fifteen minutes.
, 1908-05-14
6LKs ATTENTION

The funeral of Brother P. C. Rauner,
P. z. r., will take place on Friday af-
ternoon, May 15, at 2 O'Clock. The
services will be held by the lodge in
the Elks' home. All Elks are requested
to assemble at 1.-The, home at 1880
O'Clock p. m. on Friday afternoon. BY
order of the exalted ruler.
233t2 C. S. GREENBAUM, Secretary.
, 1908-05-14
sonal sacrifice. to the saving and vel
fare of other lives Baltimore Amer
A Clock Of Straw.

A shoemaker named Wegner, living
in Strasburg, has sent to the exhibit
ton of inventions at Berlin a clock of
the grandfather sh; pc, nearly six feet
high, made entirely of straw-wheels,
pointers, case. and every detail. Veg
ner has taken Is years to construct
this strange piece Of mechanism. 1t
keeps perfect time, but under the
most favorable circumstances cannot
last longer than two years.
, 1908-05-14
solitude Cures CRYING.

THE best way to cure yourself of
crying is to live alone" said the
oma q used to cry an awful lot
when was married, but l hardly ever
do now. It's the saddest thing in the
world to hear yours elf crying all alone
in your fiat, and W ats the use, any.
way. If there is mob sdy around to say:
There! There!."
, 1908-05-14
Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, May Observation-Disclosures
5000 head. Market steady for good;
others weak. Beeves, S4.75@7.30;
Texans, s4.75@5.75; westerns, $4,000
500; stockers and feeders, $3.65@
$50; cows and h%eifers, s2.50@6.60;
calves, s475Q6.25.
Sheep-Receipts, s,0oe head. Market
steady. Westerns, $4.OO@6OO; year
lings, $6OO@6.7O; lambs, S5.25Q7.60;
western, S5.25@7.65.
, 1908-05-14
E~VERYBODY'S WANTS

Locals will be Inserted in this col
umn at the small cost of one cent d
word for each insertion, to be paid for
in advance. If you have lost or found
anything, have anything to sell or rent.
or want to secure anything, in short a
want of any kind, a liner in THE RE
trifling cost.
, 1908-05-14
Grain and Provisions at Chicago.

Chicago. ILL.,, May 14-Wheat-May,
$1O2B; July, 90% @9Ohc. Corn
May, 74%c; July, 65%c. Oats-May,
sac; July. 1880.
Pork-May, s13.25; July, $13.4O.
Lard-May, $3.50; July, $S.37k. Ribs
May, $40; July, 1925.
, 1908-05-14
WIFE OF ELECTRICIAN
is GETTING BETTER.

Mrs. J.. T. Jones, the wife of the cleo
trician on Grand avenue, who has
been i'll at her home at Sixth and
Clarke streets, threatened with pneu-
monia, Is better, and her physicians
believe they nave stayed the disease.
, 1908-05-14
knights of Pythias Attention.

~
All members of Damon lodge and OF
the order of knights of Pythias are re-
quested to meet at the castle hall at
1870 O'Clock sharp Friday afternoon,
May 10, to attend the funeral of our
late brother, P. C. Rauner.
JAMES MATHISON, c. c.
q. A. CARTER, K. of r. and S.
, 1908-05-14

Bill. In the italian army the authori-
ties recognize tobacco as one Of the es.
sentials to the troops, and cigars are
served ont to the soldiers with their
daily rations.
Jill. Well can understand that.
You kno some cigars do make a man
feel fierce.-Yonkers Statesman.
, 1908-05-14
WYOMING LADIES ARE
ATTENDING CONVENTION.

Mrs. ]. E. Weightman of this city
and Mrs. Ball of Encampment are at
Chicago attending a meeting of the
Royal Neighbors head camp.
, 1908-05-14
Superintendent in Country.

r. d. Stewart, superintendent of the
Laramie Plains line, went to Centen
NAL this morning, being accompanied
as far as Millbrook by q. J. Bell, one
OF the directors of the company.
, 1908-05-14

New York, May 14.-Lead steady,
$4.22R@4.27h; lake copper steady,
$12.62h@12.75; bar silver. 529sc per
ounce.
st. Louis, May 14.-Spelter dull, at
$4.471a sellers.
, 1908-05-14
closing Stock Quotations..

New York. May 14.-Union Pacific.
1879; Southern Pacific, S6%; Anal
gamated, 6SA; Atchison. S3A do pre-
92A; New York Central,
105&; PENNSYLVANIA, 121h; Steel,
3S1a; do preferred, 1925.
, 1908-05-14

New York Financial Market.
New York, May 14.-Money on call
easy, 1k@2 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, tx @4A per cent.
, 1908-05-14
Trout supper at Anderson's from {
o'clock on this afternoon.


All members of Pilot camp No. 46
are requested to meet at I. o. o. F.
hall at 1880 sharp, to attend the fu'
neral Of late Neighuor P. G. Rauner.
BY order of JAS. BRODIE. C. C.
, 1908-05-14

FOR SALE-One fourteen room
house with all modern improvements.
also in good condition. Enquire 157
north Third. tt
, 1908-05-14
Struck by Erie East Mail.

It was a foggy night in the latter
part of January, 1903, when | came
driving along South Halsted street
and turned east on Sixty-second street.
l came to the Western Indiana railroad
tracks, and seeing the lights of the
gates up in the air had the right of
way and started to cross. l had cross
ed about three double tracks when the
Erie fast mail came laundering along
on the last track. l had no time to
Jump. The locomotive struck, hurting
me, my wagon, and horse high in the
air. l was thrown clear of the rails,
however, and escaped with only a cut
on my head. My horse was killed.
The Republican is the best advertls.
Ing medium in the citv and county for
, 1908-05-14

$3.50 buys a house, $1,000 buys an
other, s1,750 buys another. Laramie
Realty Co. Rooms l and Q Miller blk.
, 1908-05-14

WANTED-Position by man and
wife on ranch. Good, reliable people.
Mrs. Marker. county hospital. 23412
, 1908-05-14

FOR SAlE-One combination buffet
and one bedstead. Call at 1903 south
First street. 234t6
, 1908-05-14
Wool Market at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 14.-Wool dull.
Territory and western medium, ITO
19c; fine medium, 15@16c; fine, IL
, 1908-05-14

LoST-Burnt ivory horse head
charm, mounted with gold bride. Re
ward if returned Republican. 234t4
, 1908-05-14

FOR sALE-5-room cottage. with
barn, $1,000. M. T. Ulen. tt
, 1908-05-14

Old papers. 25 cents a hundred. .
The Republican once.
, 1908-05-14

Leave orders for cut flowers, plants,
ETC., at o. X. theater. Mrs. c. H. Eop-
kins. 229tS
, 1908-05-14

FOR RENT-Three-room furnished
suite. Enquire cor. Uni. and Sixth.
eod-tf
, 1908-05-14
VARIETIES IN HUMAN SPECIES.
Source of Everything That Is Beautiful
and Interesting.

Each human being has something
distinguishing, in form, proportions,
countenance. gesture, voice-in feel.
ings. thought, and temper, in mental
as well as corporeal p~hysiognomy
This variety is the source of every
thing beautiful and interesting in the
external world-the foundation of the
whole moral fabric of the universe.
Certain external circumstances, as
food, climate, mode OF life, have the
power of modifying the animal organi
cation, so as to make it deviate from
that of the parent. But this effect
terminates in the individual. Thus, a
fair Englishman, If exposed to the sun.
becomes dark and swarthy In Bengal;
but his offspring, If from an English
woman, are born Just as fair as he
himself was originally; and the chill
dren. after any number Of generations
thai We have yet observed, are still
born equally fair, provided there has
been no intermixture of dark blood.
, 1908-05-14

FOR SALE-This week. Household
goods. F. NJ. Tisdel, 18th street. 2S1t3
, 1908-05-14
WEATHER REPORT
FROM The UNIVERSITY

Frank A. smith. observer at the uni
versity weather station, gives the fol
lowing figures for twenty-four hours
ending at noon today, as recorded by
the instruments in the office of the
experiment station at the university
Maximum temperature, 40 degrees.
Minimum temperature, 81 degrees.
Barometer. 22.961 and rising.
Total wind, 31S miles; prevailing Iii
rection, northwest.
Maximum velocity, west, 80 miles
an hour at 5 a. m.
Relative humidity, Ga per cent.
Dew point, q degrees.
49, o-I. -.-Lk no-~.,ka.
, 1908-05-14

4 think its a shame that wine
should be used at launchings. We
temperance women are going to try to
stop it."
After all, instead OF kicking about
1t. why o use the custom to point a
moral?"
"How?'
Why, simply by drawing attention t o
the fact that after her first taste of
wine the ship Immediately takes to
water and sticks to it ever after
Boston Transcript.
, 1908-05-14

Weekly Republican only 81 . year.
, 1908-05-14
Dance Saturday night, M%aennerchor
hall. s-piece orchestra. 231t6

Daily Republican, SO cent. . month