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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-02
OUR CT LDREN'S CORNER
OSTRICH FARMS.

- OUTH AFRICA is the place. where
ostrich farms are supposed to be
found, but it seems that the
climate of Arizona is equally adapted
to that industry. There is a farm near
Phoenix that is in a most flourishing
condition.
The hens lay an egg every other day,
and the eggs are Matched in an incu-
bator, which gives the hens an ad-
vantage that they do not enjoy in
Africa. The chicks, when they come
out of the shell, are about the size of
full-grown chickens. They are, as a
rule, ready for plucking in about six
months, for they are bred for the sake
of their feathers. Every eight months
after the first plucking the operation
is repeated, that time being necessary
for the plumes to grow again.
When they are to be plucked the
birds are driven into their pens, of
which there are a great many, all laid
out in streets. The man who is to do
the plucking enters the pen, carrying a
sack and a forked stick. 1t often hap
pens that the ostrich resents the mans
entrance and tries to give him a kick,
and this kick is no ''joke," for the bird
-as they say out here-can kick like
a mule" The plucker protects himself
by using the forked, stick, not as a
weapon. but to keep the bird at a safe
distance, and this he does by pressing
the forked part against the birds neck.
After a good deal of maneuvering he
succeeds in throwing the sack over the
birds head, when it at once becomes
quiet: and he then proceeds to take
twenty-four plumes from each of the
birds wings. Some persons think that
the plumes come from the tail, but they
do not; it is the forepart of the wing
hat produces them.
The business of ostrich farming pays,
for one plucking is worth from $40 to
$50. 1t is said that the feathers OBJ
tanned from the Arizona birds are in
every way as desirable as those brought
from Africa.-Daily News.
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Copyright 1908,
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
-econtinued From saturday.)

-eGontinued From Saturday.)
= The woman, Nina Darlington, was
the cog that slipped. What she only
suspected what she really knew, we
Isnever learned. She was d chamber
-s-maid IL the hotel at c., and it was
Tievfdentiy her intention to blackmail
Doctor Walker. His position at that
-ytime was uncomfortable; to pay the
woman to keep quiet would be con-
-.fession,. He denied the whole thing.
and she went 10 Halsey.
1t was this that had taken Halsey
to the doctor the night he disappeared.
He accused the doctor of the deception,
and, crossing the lawn, had said some
thing cruel to Louise. Then, furious
sat her apparent c~onnivance, he had
started for the station, Doctor Walker
Nsand Pau A~rmstrong-the latter still
tdlame where l had shot ~him-hurried
across 10 the -embankment, certain only
of one thing. Halsey must not tell the
detective what he suspected until the
money had been removed from the
chimney-room. They stepped into the
road in front of the car to stop it, and
STATE played into their hands. The car
3F1struck the train, and they had only
to dispose Of the unconscious figure in
- the road. This they did as l have told.
SrcFor..three days Halsey lay in the box
Y gar, tied nan and foot, suffering tor
lures of thirst, delirious at times, and
discovered by a tramp at townsville
only ia time to save his life.
To go back to Paul Armstrong. Al
! the last moment his plans had been
1-frustrated ~Sunnyside, with it's hoard
ain the chimney-room, had been rented
s-wit1out his. knowledge! Attempts to
opislodge me having failed, he was
aariven 10 breaking into his own house.
eoThe ladder in the chute, the burning of
. sthe stable and the entrance through
: the card-room window--all were in the
.-course of a desperate attempt to get
into the c~himney-room.
~, Louise and her mother had. from the
first, been the great stumbling blocks.
: The plan had been to send Louise away
sf1Intil it was too late for her to inter
e. fere. but she came back to the hotel at
&c just at the wrong time, There
Z was a terrible scene. The girl was told
that something of the kind was neces-
ssary; that the bank was about to close
and her stepfather would either avoid
y arrest and disgrace in this way. or kill
himeelf. Fanny Armstrong was "a
-ssweaklfng. but Louise was more difficult
TO manage. She had no love for her
.Etepfather, but her devotion to her
rlother was entire, self.sacrifcing.
i orced into acauiescence by her moth
er's appeals, overwhelmed by the situar
lation, the girl consented and fled.
y From somewhere in Colorado she sent
a&h anonymous telegram TO Jack Bailey
af The Traders Bank Trapped as she
was, she did not want to see an inn@,
cent man arrested. The telegram, re
sceived on Thursday, had sent the casf-
Ter to the bank that night Ia a frenzy.
Louise arrived at sunnyside and
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ton that had followed hard upon
it had bred among the women who
had known her a morbid ex-
element, a feverish desire to buy,
as if there might be some special luck
in them, the jewels of a woman who
had so t%ragically died. They had been
ready to make a social affair of the
private view held in the Maple Room
before the auction. And now the whole
spectacular business was capped by a
sensation so dramatic as to strain
credulity to it's limit. She could not
believe it; yet here it was glaring at
ner from the first page. Still-it might
be an eXaggeration. a mistake. She
must go back to the beginning and
read it over slowly.
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was bewildered with the feeling that
what was blazing at her from the col
umns of the paper was at once the
widest thing that could possibly have
happened, and yet the n most to rave
been expected.
For, from the first the business had
been sinister, from as far back as the
tragedy-the end of poor young Chat
worth and his wife-the Bessie, who.
before her English marriage, they had
all known SC well. Her death, that
had befallen in far italian Alps, had
made a sensation in their little city,
and the large announcements of aue-
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still holding the paper, flushed and bolt
upright with her news.
It's the most extraordinary thing"
she burst forth.
Mrs. Britton paused mildly with a
radish in her fingers. She took in the
presence of the paper, and the sup
pressed excitement of her companions
face-seemed to absorb them through
the large pupils of her light eyes,
through all her smooth, pretty person,
before she reached for an explanation.
What is the most extraordinary
thing?' The query came bland and
smooth, as if. whatever 1t was, it could
not surprise her.
why, the Chatworth ring, At the
private view this afternoon it simply
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The striking of the hour hurried her.
Shima's announcement .of dinner only
sent her eyes faster down the page.
But when, with a faint, smooth rustic,
Mrs. Britton came in, she let the paper
fall. She always faced her ehaperon
with a little nervousness, and vita
the same sense of .strangenesst with
which she so frequently regarded her
house.
It's fifteen minutes after eight"
Mrs. cBritton observed. I'VE would
better not wait any longer
She took. the place opposite Flora's
at the round table. Flora sat down,
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at half-past two, before the crowd;
fail to meet you there" He made mis-
chievous bows TO right and left. II
go out again. But first / see this ring
what was it like? ~ Flora demanded.
Like" Harry turned a speculative
eye to the dull glow of the Candida
Drum, as. if between it's points of flame
he conjured up the vision Of the van
ished jewel. Like a bit of an old gold
heather god curled round himself, with
his head, which was mostly two yell
low sapphires, between his knees, and a
big, blue stone on top. Soft, yellow
gold. S fine you could almost dent it.
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The papers have you the most impor-
tan p~ersonage.n
"oh, not all that he denied her al
legation. They had the whole lot of
us cooped up together for ~investiga-
ton for as much as two hours. |
thought / shouldn't. have time TO dressi
I'm as hungry as o hawk" He rolled it
out with the full gusto with which he
was by this time engaged on his first
course.
Poor dear said Flora with cooling
mock sympathy, land did they starve
it? But would it mind telling us, now
that it has its food, what is true, and
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THE PRIzE.WINNERS.

Many children were smart enough to
find the correct answer to- last Mon
days rebus puzzle, which was builder.
The -four following children were
awarded the prizes:
EDNA SCHUCK. aged IA. 57A Nor.
ton street, Newark (book); RATHER
me MULLEN, aged 8, Sst Broad
street, Newark feame); LEWIS MAN
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WHAT ARE THESE SOLDIERS FIRING?

E T ERE Is a field battery Of ariIer y in action. Can YOU tell from the
EA ebu what their gun are call ed? After you ave found the answer
fill tut the coupon and send it o Uncle Jack, Evening STAR, New
ark, n. J. E p" - 4ts 8WYHt.
The two girls am two boys Who Sc nd in the neatest correct answers can
their choice of a fine baseball, a box of paints a good book a penknfe
am ne of everalv very fascinating games. If h writing is not legible he
coupon will be rejected Uncle ia k will publish he picture of m prize
winner who cares tic send him a photo graph Png-pong and tntype pictures
canno pc used. Fr M7
Only children under Is years OF ag e ire eligible to compete Be sure to
a two-cent stamp or the envelop e to avoid delay at the potomce The
of the prize winners will be an nounced in the Evening STAR. on
Monday, August g.
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q OUTH AFRICA is the place. where
- ostrich farms are supposed to be
found, but it seems hat the
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
Dolores Growing.

The following buildings have been
erected or are now in course Of con-
struction within the Town Of Dolores
since January !, 1909:
A fOur-ro0m house, corner Of Central
avenue and Eighth street, by Mrs. w.
A. Wiley; nearly completed.
A three-room honse, corner of Gem
tral avenue and Ninth street, by Jesse
Armstrong; completed.
An addition to house on Hillside
avenue, by MIR. Wasson, In course of
construction.
A wagon shed, IA by 20 feet, and
bunk house, IA by 30 feet, on Fourth
street, by The Dolores Lumber 4 sup
ply Company, completed.
A coal and wood house, 20 by 80 feet,
on rear of Central avenue property, by
Mrs. Sophy Durchholz; completed.
A warehouse, 26 by 2O4 feet, and q
lumber shed 2O4 feet long and part 20
feet and part l6 feet wide, Central
avenue and Third street, A. A. Rust;
completed.
A two story barn, 20 by 40 feet, on
the rear of James Belmears Sixth street
property, completed.
A seven-room house, on Seventh
street, by w. II. Brumley; In course Of
construction.
A three-room house on Seventh street
by II. G. Saxon; In course Of construc-
ton.
A fumigatiOn house for fumigating
fruit trees, 20 by "a feet, on Railroad
avenue, by MOntezuma county.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
COrtez Items.

Miss Ada Beardsley, former teacher
OF the grammar room. departed We'd
nesday for Lincoln, Nebraska, where
her mother resides.
Mrs. l.. G. Grasse Of PaOnia, arrived
here the first of the week and Joined
her husband, who Is In the harness
business.
Prof. Levey went to Durango on
horseback Wednesday for Il short visit.
Mrs. Durward, Misses Smith and
Elliot, and Miss Henderson Of Denver,
went to the cliff dwellings Monday,
returning home Wednesday.
The Misses Smith, Elliott and Herr.
derson went to Denver Thursday.
Mrs. AL Newman of Durango, arrived
here this week to join her husband,
who Is a plasterer.
Adam Lewey Is up from Navajo
Springs this week.
Madams Stubls and Caviness of Man.
cos, have opened the old Cortez restau-
rant again. Success to them.
The Sun building, which recently
blew down, is again gaining headway.
r. r. Smith was In Dolores on busi-
ness Wednesday.
Messrs. HUT and Howard have pur-
chased the Cortez Herald plant from
Hubert Hall.
The new Brown hotel will he run
ming next week.
Mr. c. J. Closson departed last
Tuesday for Michigan to visit her
parents for short time.
Mrs. Charles Reid left Tuesday for
Minneapolis as a delegate to the b. A.
Y. conclave.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
Lakeview Briefs.

A most pleasant and profitable
gathering occurred on Sunday evening
when a goodly number Of neighbors,
in response to invitations, met in a
social song service. Many of the old
hymns were sung with fervor and the
occasion was enjoyed by all. P. B.
Gates and wife were hosts who made
all feel at home.
Z. r. Hickman and wife were callers
at the home Of 4. G. Wilkerson on
Sunday.
T. g. Wilkerson and C. Baker visited
the county hub on Tuesday.
A gospel meeting will be held at the
Pinon Ridge school house next Sunday
at 10 a m. David 8. Gray will lead
the meeting. Everybody Ia invited to
come and make 1t good time.
Charley Burke of Cortez, was vis,-
tor at the home of P. B. Gates over
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Gates is at home from
q regular attendance at the public
schools In Cortez during the past term.
Theodore McDill and wife are having
a short outing in the hills visiting the
summer camp Of Frank Durham and
wife east Of Glencoe.
Sunday school was formally opened
at Lskeview last Sunday with the
following officers: w. o. McGlochlin,
superintendent; c. Baker, assistant
superintendent; Carrie EIlermeyer,
secretary; Taylor Wilkerson, treasurer;
Georgia Pinkerton, librarian; Birdie
Wilkerson, assistant librarian; Mrs.
Will Ellermeyer, organist; Edith Beiger,
assistant orgAnist; Margaret Gates.
chorister. About thirty were present
Sunday. Goodl Come again.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
important Notice.

Next week ends the present serial,
her Infinite Variety" which has
been running in The Star for several
weeks, and following that, beginning
week after next another story entitled
The Best Man." by Harold MacGrath,
charming tale for lovers of romance
and humor, will be published. This is
a short story aud will end In about six
weeks. A three month subscription
will give you this excellent story and
another just as good, by the same au-
thor, entitled 1.-TWO Candidates." a
story of love and politics, which will
run about four weeks. Two excellent
stories by popular author, besides all
the state, general and local ne ws fol
three months all for only so cents.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
Paste This In Your Hat.

The following officers and commit
tees have been elected to have charge
of the big Fourth of July celebration
to be given at Dolores:
Harry v. Pyle, permanent chairman,
and T. H. Akin, permanent secretary.
w. H. Brumley, DR.. H. G. Lefurgey
and J. f. McKeever, permanent COM
mittee.
w. H. Brumley, sporting committee,
whose duty is to look after all sports
and prizes.
DIR. H. C. Lefurgey, entertainment
committee, whose duty ia to look after
speaker, band music and general re-
ception.
r. w. Lockett, w. w. Dunlap and
James McEwen, barbecue committee,
whose duty it is to procure beef and
arrange for the cooking aud cutting.
J. f. McKeever, table committee,
whose duty Is to furnish bread, coffee,
pickles and other necessary trimmings
assisted by Mesdames WiltsIe, Porter,
Lockett, H. F. Morgan, A. Giorgetts
Dillon and J. P. Akin, whose duty 1t is
to arrange and wait on table.
Mrs. Jeffie Hosea, Mrs. j. c. Bergfl
and r. 8. S. Fox, Inuslc committee.
T. H. Akin, committee on fire works,
Roy d. Akin, decoration committee,
whose duty Ia to have on hand plenty
of flags and bunting and to see that
the band stand, speakers platform and
tables are decorated.
J. l.. Trimble and ]. T. Quick, COM
mittee OH grounds, whose duties are
to put the grounds in shape and pro-
vide tables and seats.
A. w. Dillon, marshal Of the day.
A glance at the above Is all that Is
necessary to convince the most skeptical
that the big thing will be pulled of
without the slip of q cog. Better
begin making preparations to attend
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04
Atte,t,os c,tixess.

All peDons who are interested In the
Dolores cemetery are requested to meet
there "Wednesday morning, June 9th,
At ESQ y. m. for the purpose Of digging
out cactus. cleaning up the grounds
and marking neglected graves. Bring
grubbing hoe and shovel along. The
Ladies' Aid will serve dinner at the
grounds to all who come.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Those who have rooms that they
could spare for the accommodation OF
visitors on the Fourth will please see
Dr. H. G. Lefurgey, chairman of the
entertainment committee. No doubt
there will be more people in town over
night than the hotels and rooming
hnuaes can care for. Speak to the
Doctor regarding this matter at once,
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The Bills Brothers Monumental and
Iron Fence Co., Ass Broadway, Dem
yer, Colo, are sending their customers
one Of the most unique pictures we
have ever seen. 1t IL "A Yard of Kids"
size by SO inches, novelty picture In
black and white half-tone. Ten happy,
bouncing, babies, breaking out of egg
shells
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There will be something doing at the
next meeting of the Ladies Aid which
will be held at the home of Mrs. H. j.
Porter Friday, June II, at Up. m. II
you are a member don't forget the
date, but plan to he there. All visitors
are made welcome.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Editor Butler of the Pennington
Times Hustler says that the story that
there is more liquor sold in towns
that have voted the saloons out than
there is in saloon towns" is not argu-
ment but just lie; otherwise the
brewer, wholesaler and saloon man
would be working for prohibition.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The Town has had a small ditch cut
across Fifth street and along the alley
north of the business block between
Fifth and Fourth streets, for the pur-
pose of draining the swamp north of
Central aYenue
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

A large number of young people
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
R. w. Lockett Tuesday evening to
help Edward celebrate his eighteenth
birthday. The evening was pleasantly
spent playing games. Light refresh
mepts were served,
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The collection at Sunday School next
Sunday will go towards helping pa,
the expences of our delegates to the
State Sunday School convention al
Rocky Ford, June Is, 10 and IL. 1903.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

E. Floyd, wife and son, of Salem,
Ohio, arrived in Dolores yesterday and
are the guests of r. s. s. Fox and wife.
Mrs. Floyd and MT. Fox are cousins.
Mr. Floyd and family are en- route to
Seattle to visit the big show and stop
ped off here for few days.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The Star omitted very important
item last week. 1t was the arrival of
a son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
H. Mayrant Tuesday, May 25th.
Mother and child are doing nicely but
at last report Papa Mayrant was not
out of danger.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The little difficulty between q. E.
Mccormick and H. A. Needs which was
taken into Justice Halls court at Cor
tez, was decided in favor of Mr. Needs,
who received judgment In the sum Of
$75, 90,
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The grand Jury's report did not con.
tain any mention of the Cortez pipe
line nor the sawdust used to chink il
with. From what we can learn 1t is
about on par with the No. 2 fiume.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Call at The Star Office and see sam.
pies and get prices on job work before
ordering elsewhere. Seeing samples
and getting prices places you under nc
obligations whatever to give us the job
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Any one wanting Dolores town
property at right prices get informa-
ton from Harry V. Pyle. He has some
real bargains.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Jesse Robinson Of Bear Creek, came
in Monday from Durango where he
was under the doctors care for two
weeks on account of sore on the left
leg caused by bruise received several
weeks ago. 1t Is much improved and
he expects to be entirely recovered in q
few weeks.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

r. NJ. Kilborn received the sad news
from Durango the first of the week
that his little daughter was III with
scarlet fever. He left for Durango on
Wednesdays train.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

The Cortez Herald has again chang.
ed hands. We are informed that HUI.
bert Hall has sold the plant to HUT &
Howard. May the new management
have abundant success.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There will be preaching services at
the Baptist church every Lords Day
at ii a. IN. and 7:3O p. IN. A hearty
invitation is extended to you.
GEO. w. DIXON. Pastor.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

A number of Dolores citizens are in
Durango this week telling the u. s.
Court what they know. When il
comes to keeping the courts busy Do
lores is always there with the goods.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Several pages of the Railroad Red
Book" for May are occupied with mat
ter taken from the folder recently Is
sued by H. V. Pyle, our real estate man.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Carpenters began work on two new
cottages on Seventh street yesterday;
one seven room building north of the
Baptist church, for w. H. Brumley
and the other a three-room cottage
south of the railroad, for T. c. Saxon.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

}. II. Lynton returned home Satur-
day from the assessors meeting held in
Denver. Assessors from forty-two
counties were present at this meeting.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Geo Goodwin improved his property
this week by giving the house coat Of
paint. Paint adds much To the ap-
pearance as well as durability Of
building.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Oscar Trimble and family visited
over Sunday at the home OF Mr.. AND
Mrs, J. J. Moore.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Printers be careful! The Telluride
Journal heralds the sad news that a
counterfeit 500 bill, so perfect that its
detection Is difficult, il In circulation.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

DIR. Rentz WAS called to Lebanon
Wednesday, to dress the hand of MIR.
Wolf who lost the ends Of two fingers
while working on traction engine.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

w. w. Letson of Mancos, passed
through Dolores Tuesday with bunch
of horses headed towards his summer
camp on Beaver creek.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Summer struck this part Of the coun-
try Wednesday morning and now has
two days Tailed up TO its credit.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

John McKeever installed an Angldile
computing scale In his meat market
last week. 1t is the latest improved
and is sure fine weighing machine.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

J. r. Hughes improved his home
property on Fourth street this week by
plOwing and leveling.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Now Is the time to Subscribe for The
Star. Another interesting story begins
week after next. Take trial subscrip-
tion Of three months; only so cents.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There will he a dance at the Dolores
opera house Friday night June Ilth.
Every body invited.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

DIR. Brady left yesterday for the Nor
mon country. He will visit Dolores
again the last of June,
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Claude Smell returned Tuesday from
Rico where he spent few days. on
business.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There was considerable frost Sunday
and Monday mornings, but very little
damage WAS done in this vicinity.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Mrs. George Minea and son, Ralph,
came over from Msncos Wednesday
and are visiting with Dolores friends.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Born Friday morning, May. 2s, to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morrison twelve
pound boy.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There will be services In the Dolores
Catholic church the third Sunday In
each month.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

w. r. Elder came in the first Of the
week from a trip through Western
Colorado and Eastern Utah.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

Cal House was q business caller at
The Star Office Saturday.
The Dolores star., 1909-06-04

There will he services Sunday both
morning and evening in the Dolores
school building.