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SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 1900.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Up in Detroit they had, once on a
time, a telephone war. It resulted in
the establishment of a new company
whose avowed object was to compel
competition and thus benefit the deal
public. Now the oldest of the two
companies—controlled by the Bell—
has absorbed the newest, and the peo
ple of Detroit, even with the danger of
increased teiephon«-chBrges confront
ig them ere feeling better than they
did when they were putting up cash
for and suffering the annoyances that
accompany two telephone systems.
Discussing the matter, the Detroit
News says; “No city is big enough
for two permanent competing tele
phone systems, and that one of the
local concerns should absorb the
other was as invirable from the be
ginning as sunrise and sunset. It is
all very fine to theorize about compe
tition; hut competition in respect, to
te’ephone service must be as unsatisfac
tory to the customers as it is unprofit
able to the companies. Telephone
service is one of those natural monop
olies, created by the very force of cir
cumstances. There can be competi
tion in telegraph service, in the ex
press business and, with certain limi
tations. in the railroad business; but
competition in telephone service
means a great deal of annoyance, if
no increased expense to the user, if
he tries to secure as efficient service
through two companies as he could
secure through one. * * * Out of
the consolidation, however, they will
ultimately obtain many advantages
that are not to be lost sight of. Busi
ness and professional men will no
longer be taxed for two telephones,
even if they are forced to pay more
for the one telephone than they paid
for either of those they have been
using for the past four years, while
the increased convenience cannot be
lost sight of.” What, he* taken place
in Detroit will take place in other
cities in due course of time. Every
business man knows that two tele
phone services constitute a nuisance.
The advantages that are derived, inthe
way ot lower pr ces for single ’phones,
from competition are more than
neutral zed by the increased cost and
annoyances resulting from the com
pulsory employment of two services.
Consolidation must co me, and may the
fittest survive.—lndianapolis Sun.
What is said above by the * Detroit
paper and the Sun has often been set
forth in the columns of this paper.
The telephone business is peculiar and
differs in seme respects from all other
large businesses run by corporations.
Centrality ot control is essential to
getting the best results in the tele
phone business, aud the nature of it
is such that it does not call for outside
competition to prevent what Hre us
ually called monopoly features. Suc
cess in this business depends upon
efficiency of service and popularity
among the patrons. It is not a neces
sity, in the strict sense of that word,
but a luxury, and people can do with
out luxuries. Just as soon, therefore,
as the prices get too high or the ser
vice poor, the punishment will come in
shutting off (he connection®. In other
words, the patrons always have the
whip-hand. They can’t be “cornered”
and forced to pay, as in the case of
necessities. When not satisfied they
can always quit, and this produces at
the worst only inconvenience. It will
be seen, therefore, that Ihe telephone
management always has the greatest
possible inducement, that of self-in
terest, to give good service and keep
the rates on a basis that will not cause
dissatisfaction. Thus, as we have
said, competition is not needed to
“keep down a monopoly.” The tend
ency of the te ephone busines®, so
from developing abuses, is to get rid
of them as the best results come from
a perfection of the service in every
way.
STREET CAR SEBVICE.
EdVo' Indianapolis Journal:
The franchise of the Indianapolis
Street Railway company, approved by
Common Council, April 7, 1599, con-
tains this clause: “It is also agreed by ;
and between the parties hereto that
the said company, party in the I
second part, shall at all times during ’
this grant, run and operate upon and :
over each of its said lines a sufficient j
number of first-class and cotnmodius 1
passenger cars to accommodate the i
public.” That the company is not:
complying with this parr, of its con
tract on the Pennsylvania street line
will be attested by hundreds using
that Hue. Each evening is a repeti
tion of the preceding one, to-wit, a jam
and a squeeze, the standing passengers
rotating around one another like cog
wheels. Indeed it requires consider
able athletic ability among the male
passengers, who. of course, occupy the
aisles, to maintain an upright position.
The question is being seriously dis
cussea among the passengers as to
whether a school of gymnastics will not
be necessary in order that the men
may learn to contort gracefully. What
ti e citizens of Indianapolis want is
that the company will be so managed
that overcrowded cars will not be a
part of their daily life. The -demand
now made is for a necessity, and what
can be more of a necessity than street
car room? Pennsylvania Street.
Complaints like the above, which we
hear occasionally, are usually baseless
and generally silly. They only prove,
what all know, that there is a tendency
among humanity to grumble and that
some people would find fault even in
heaven. Nothing ever goes to suit
them. No earthly thing can be made
sufficiently perfect to escape their
fault finding. Especially is this true
of all kinds of public service. The
chief delights of a certain element is
to grumble and growl. If they are
given a ride of ten miles for 4 cents
they want It for 2, and if given it for
two they will then insist on riding for
nothing. Now the plain truth of the
matter is that there never can be ab
solute perfection in the street car ser
vice. There will always be occasions
when there is overcrowding, more pas
sengers than there is room. No fore
sight, no skill or management, and no
amount of equipment can p:event
those occasional “crushes.” They
happen on all lines, at every railway
station and every boat-landing in the
| world. The time comes when there
are more people in a hurry to go than
there is accommodations to take them.
It is impossible for any management
to foresee just how many people are
going to take a notion to go some
where from a given point a particular
time, and though they had thousands
of extra cars, they would be useless
because unavailable on such short
notice. A street car service must be
judged by its general results, not by
particular occasions. Judged in this
way, the service in Indianapolis is ex
cellent and it is growing better all the
time. All that is needed is a little
patience and a little discretion in
knowing when there is really some
thing that deserves criticism and when
there is not. Because there is a little
overcrowding at “ru®h hours” on par
ticular corners is no proof that the
street car company is not complying
with its charter any more than the
fact that on occasions of excursions
there are more people at the station
than the Big Four or Pennsylvania can
get on their trains is proof that these
are not great and well managed road®.
The papers should not encourage un
reasonable grumblers to air their
grievauces before the public.
SCALPERSPL\Y THEIR LAST
CARD.
It is stated that practically all the
brokers of Chicago have made up
their minds to go out of the business.
Some of them are bound by leases to
occupy their present quarters until
May 1, but it is not at all likely that
any or them will renew their leases.
The ticket brokers say that the agree
ment of all the railroads not to pay
ticket commissions will drive them
out of business more effectually than
any law which might be passed by
Congress. Fishel & Frandland, among
the older aud best known brokers
abandoned the business on Monday,
and henceforth will be engaged in an
enterprise of a totally different char
acter. The senior member of the firm
for many years has been secretary of
the Guarantee Ticket-brokers’ Asso
ciation and one of its most influential
members. He has taken an active
part in every effort to defeat attempts
of the railroads to secure the passage
of anti-scalping laws. His retiremeuy
from the ranks of the brokers at this
time indicates that the r cause is Jo «t.
‘•We can’t pay our gas bi h on the profits
of the business of this month,’’ de
nial ed one of the best known scalpers.
“If the agreement not to pay commis
sions to anybady after Feb. 1, hai
been made by general passenger
agents or vici presidents we would
have paid no attention to it for we
have seen so many of the agreements
made and broken in a short time
But when the men who represent the
»:(ckbolders of railroads give the
orders they will not be disobeyed,
ev.n by the presidents. Consequtnt’y,
we cannot expect any further a,d
from our friend.-, the passenger of
ficials. Despite the opportunities
afforded us by the numerous rate wars
not half the brokeis in this city msde
more than their living expensea last
year. If the railroads will not pay us
a commission on ticket sales, it makes
no difference whether there is a law
against scalping. Nine-five per cent,
of our profits inthe past have been
paid us directly by the railroads.”—
Indianapolis Journal.
The above indicates the latest
scheme of the scalping fraternity to
disarm opposition. Their intention,
of course, is to lull the railroad peo
ple to sleep and induce them to quit
urging hostile legislation, -be scalp
ers bv playing the role of “now I’il
be good,” hope to stop things where
they are. What they dread is the law
which is pending in Cougress to make
their acts criminal. If such a law is
not passed, aud similar legislation
enacted in the various states, they will
dnd a way to keep on prosecuting
their nefarious business. This being
presidential campaign year there will
be thousands of excursions and scalp
ers find their harvests in these. The
railroad people should not allow them
selves to be lulled to sleep by the
’possum tactics ot the scalpers. That
sly animal is not asleep nor is he even
dreaming. He knows what he is up
to. He knows quite well what be is
doing. The thing to do is to press for
the law now pending in Congress and
cut off Mr. Scalper’s claws so that he
■can’c scratch any more. It would bei
bad policy to let up before the victory;
is completely won.
COLORED MINERS.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis News.
As a member of the miners conven
tion I should like to say a word
through the columns of your paper,
in answer to many questions that have
been put to me by members of my
race—l am a colored man—since I
have been in this city, concerning
the purposes of this c invention. Our
purpose here is to seek to puc in oper
ation tendencies that will obliterate
the great prejudice, regret ed by both
black and white, that exists concern
ing the colored man. In this miners’
convention there are gentlemen from
the East and the Meat, fiom the
North and the South, and they are
working hand in hand, and with one
accord, signifying that their inten
tion is to strike a death blow at race
prejudice along Hues of competitive
labor. I never have seen a body of
working men more harinonijus. The
blackest delegate in the convention is
recognized by the chair, aud treated
with as much courtesy by the dele
gates as the whitest. This furnishes
the lesson to the toilers of this city,
of whatever race or color, that the
law of competition must sooner or
later be recognized; that all persons
dealing in the same product are in
direct, connection with one another.
Our product is labor, and the socner
we j in hands, wiping out all lines
of discrimination, the better for all.
No better thing do your employers
want than boycotting the black man,
for they know as long as this barrier
exists, if one race won’t work the other
will. Then such steps should be taken
by those people who toil as will make
dealing with one working man, in a
sense, d aliog with one whole laboring
fraternity. In such a case it would
be impossible to fill our places with
outside labor, for all the laborers of
every calling would be inside, and
their demands be regarded by capital.
If these are your sentiments, take it
tn your home®, teach it to your chil
dren and your neighbors’ children.
Charles Armstrong
Delegate to Mine Workers Conven
tion,
The World reproduces the above in
order to commend the sentiments ut
tered. It covers the whole case tnd
undoubtedly suggests the true solu
tion of the race problem. The miners
I deserve greot credit for their efforts
to root out this infamous race dscrimi
nation which has been on? of the
greatest curses the world has ever
had to endure. The race question
becomes one of especial interest in
its bearing on labor and to settle it
there is to go far to its settlement
elsewhere. Clearly, as Mr. Armstrong
points out, the labor organizations
are vitally interested in preventing
discrimination on account of race.
They can make no progress, nor can
they carry out their main contention
against capital, if they themselves
set the example of unjust discrimina
tion and exclusion. How can they
justly demand rights for themselve?
while denying the same rights to
others equally deserving. By doing
this, as clearly pointed out in the
above li^tn,TUl."Tu.. 11 LU uiqjitul with
a>M o to break their own heads?***-
AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL.
The World takes pleasure in an
nouncing through its columns the an
nual meeting of the National Afro-
American Council which will take
place in this city next August. We
think the council did a wise thing in
selecting Indianapolis for its next con
vention city, for the atmosphere here
is pure, and while we may be some
what short on Afro-American members
we are long on intellectuality. This
organization is one of the most com
mendable in the country and has at
its head, in the person of Bishop Wal
ters, one of the brightest men in the
country. Along with all the others of
the council, he has the interest of the
race at heart. The World will do all
in its power to make t his gathering
one of the most successful in the his
tory of this body. When we say this
we mean ousiues®.
The World disapproves of the so
called National Protective League,
now organizing branch leagues in this
city. Tne trouble-with the race is
they have too many of these organi
zations for any good to .some out of
any. There is one National organiza
tion known as the Afro-American
Council that is really doing a grea’t
deal of good in making sentiment
favorable to tne race, aud is organized
as such by the brainiest men of the
race throughout the opuutry. All
race leaders should concentrate their
efforts to have oue succeed without
trying to ride so many horses. The
Afro-American Council meets in this
city in August, 1900.
VANDALIA LINE.
Through coach to Decatur, Hl., with
out change, leaving Indianapolis 12:35
nnoii; arrives Decatur, 7:05 p. m
This is the best. rou*?.
INDIANA LECATUK & WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
The only line running
SLEEPING and PaRLOR CARS
Daily between
Indianapolis, Ind. and Hannibal, Mo
Without change, Passing through
Decatur, Ills., Springfield, Ills.,
Jacksonville, Ills.
To and from Quincy, Ills, and
Keokuk, la., without leaving the
Grain, A direct and short line between
Indianapolis aud St. Louis. Via
Clover Leaf Route. Daily Spleepiug
and Chair Cars Service. Leave Ind
ianapolis 11.10 p. m. arrive St. Louis
7.40 a.m., leave St. Louis 7 Op . m
arrive Indianapolis 3:30 a. m. City
Picket Office, 25 W. Washington St.
Corner of Meridian St.
Jno. S. Lazarus. Gen’l Pass, agent.
Queer Foreign Beverages.
Molasses or brown sugar takes the
place of sirup in the drinks of Porto
Rico and Manila. They give a peculiar
flavor much liked by the natives, but
which is not always appreciated by
others.
Rice wine is not unknown there, al
though in no great demand. Mulled,
it is quite a favorite in the Philippines,
where, under a warm sun, Its intoxi
cating effects are fully appreciated. A
gun barrel Is generally used by the na
tives in preparing the mulled portion,
a superstition prevailing that the drink
thus compounded absorbs some of the
peculiarly effective fighting qualities of
the gun and gives strength accord
ingly.
More deadly than rice wine is barley
ale. Old and experienced drinkers
have been brought to grief by a couple •
of glasses of this palatable intoxicant. |
It is sometimes mixed with lemon?
juice to deaden the effects, but for the •
average American the fascinating fla- =
vor is destroyed by such treatment.
Guirdilec is made in some parts of
the Sandwich Islands. It is prepared
from sugar cane. The cane is chopped
into pieces an inch or so in length and
placed in a trough exposed to the sun.
Water is added from time to time as
fermentation progresses. When this
has reached the proper stage the mass
Is distilled over a slow fire.
To impart new sensations to a hard-1
ened palate a moderate use of me- 1
quonao is recommended, but long-con- k
tinned use of tills tipple results In the ■
complete shattering of the nervous sys
tem. The manufacture of mequonao is
carried on principally in Honolulu.
Native coffee Is first roasted and
crushed, then mixed with an equal 1
part of weight of molasses and water. l
The mass is allowed to ferment and I
the wine is then distilled.
Sandwich islanders are extremely
fond of cocoanut milk, but the Amer
ican and European residents improve
on the natural liquor by adding a lib
eral dash of brandy and shaking the
whole with ice.
A HINT TO BOYS.
The boy who is handy with his tools
can make most acceptable gifts for his
mother and sister. He should, how
ever. be very careful as to details, for
women can not be quite so enthusiastic
over the roughly-finished gift as over
that which is conspicuous for its
daintiness. *
A shirt waist box lately finished by
one boy for his sister is a model in
every respect. It consists of a solidly
built box, upholstered to form a win
dow seat. Within the box are three
leaves, fastened in with brass hinges,
aud so arranged that they may easily
4je lifted. One shirt waist rests on the
Ixhtoin of the box, and one on each
leafAmaking place for four in all.
Each waist, with its collais, cuffs and
appropriate ties may be kept there in
the nicest of order, and the box, when
closed, is an ornament for any room.
For his mother, this boy has made a
very artistic corner cabinet. r
It is thirty-three Inches high with
panels fourteen inches wide, and the
frame locks something like a two-panel
screen. To carry out this idea, the
sides are made of shirred silktllne.
The cabinet is placed in a corner, and
two highly-polished, three-corlered
shelves put into place and securely
fastened by means of catches* and
thumb screws. These shelves c.Jh be
removed at will, and the cablneifthen
becomes a screen. With them injdace
the piece of furniture gives <giite a
“dressed-up” air to the room. Ind is
one of the mother’s most highlvlirized
gifts. ECPHEMIA WOODS.
CARNEGIE AS A PROPHET.
He Predicts the Boers Will Domin
ate South Africa—Such a Prolific
Race hey Will Continue in
the Majority,
Andrew Carnegie, discussing the
Transvaal question hi the North Amer
ican Review for December, asserts
that the Boers, as the more prolific
race and in the absence of a large
British immigration, will inevitably
dominate the future of South Africa,
though England’s forces whip them
for the time being into a nominal sub
jection. He says
“The policy adopted is that of forc
ing the issue, raising a racial war and
suppressing Dutch aspirations. This
policy was attractive when it was be
lieved the mere decision to send a full
army corps of 35.000 men to supple
ment the British forces in South Afri
ca would so appall the Dutch element
that it would never raise a finger
against them, feeling that it would be
madness to do so. This was the belief
prevalent in England. It was report
ed that the new general-in-chief as
sured her majesty when he took his
departure that the British flag would
wave over Pretoria by Christinas.
“Warnings were not wanted that
the conflict might not be restricted to
the Transvaal republic if the race is
sue were the cry. and that the Orange
Free State republic, which is Dutch to
the core, might join forces with her
neighbor, that thousands of fighting
men from the Cape Colony, also over
whelmingly Dutch, might flock to the
Dutch standard were the race ques
tion pressed home. The war party
took no heed ol such dangers, and the
able Britons who. knowing the situa
tion. saw these possibilities, were only
rebuked for their baseless fears. It
was believed by most that it world be
a mere parade to the Boer capital. At
tention was everywhere called to the
fact that no such stupendous force
ever left the shores of England. This
was not the opinion of the party who
counseled the continuance of Mr.
Gladstone’s pacific policy. These, as
it has since been proved, knew the sit
uation. What they feared has come to
pass. To-day a second army of 35.000
mon is already found necessary and
is soon to sail. Briton thus denuding
herself of proper reserves and laying
London open, as a French critic has
recently said, to an attack by a few
thousand men. It is not to be a parade
as expected: quite the reverse.
“This racial dispute promises to
prove as severe a strain upon Britain
as the Crimean war. and Lord Salis
bury’s successor may say of it. as he
has recently said of that war, that it
was one in which Britain put Its
money upon the wrong horse.’ That
the resources of Britain, if fully
drawn upon, can ultimately overpow
er the Dutch temporarily need not be
questioned, but whether the end at
tained can justify the sacrifice seems
open to question. It does not appear
to the writer that it can possibly do
so, because the suppression of the
Dutch element to-day. if such be the
result, will accomplish nothing perma
nent if the situation is to remain as
before described and the Dutch are to
remain in South Africa as residents
and increase rapidly, being a very pro
lific race, and the British are not to
emigrate to South Africa in great
numbers and also settle there and in
crease. The result must inevitably be
that the Dutch will be in a majority,
growing constantly greater. Even
more Important than this is the fact
that the people born in Africa must
more and more desire to rule them
selves. It will be found very hard to
drive out of the mind of an Afrikan
der. whether of British or Dutch ex
traction, the idea that the country be
longs to those who are born in it. The
native born must inevitably draw to
gether and become one race, flrm
against any foreign race.
“Should Britain endeavor to hold
[sway in South Africa through free in
stitutions —such government, for in
stance. as Canada and Australia have
•—then the Parliament becomes Afri
kander. as that of Cape Colony now
is. as the Parliament of Canada is
Canadian, and the Parliament of Aus
tralia Australian, with the difference
( that in Canada, and Australia the neo
' pie have no cause to be opposed to
[Britain and there is no racial question
involved. People living in Canada and
Australia have not been crushed by a
foreign power of different race from
beyond the sea which assumes to dom
inate them.
OSTRICH STORIES.
The Bird ns a Beast of Burden—His
Fighting Powers.
The ostrich is a curious and remark
able bird, with its enormous body,
long legs and small head. The expe
riences of the ostrich farmers, both in
Africa and America, are most interest
ing. and there are tales without num
ber of the strange antics of the cu
rious birds. Naturally the first thought
which occurs on seeing an ostrich is.
How fast can it run? When feeding,
the stride is only from 20 to 22 inches;
when walking, but not feeding, the
stride is 26 inches, but when terrified
the bird possesses wonderful sprinting
qualities, and takes steps varying from
11% to 14 feet. Taking 12 feet as the
average, they would cover about 25
miles an hour, but the stories of bird
traveling a mile a minute are open 1
question. Other traits of which v
are always hearing is their lack g.
both suspicion and Intelligence. Bush
men clothe themselves in one of their
skins, and under cover of this go near
enough to kill them with poisoned ar
rows.
When the bird considers that he has
distanced his pursuer, he often puts
his head in the sand, thinking ho has
thereby made himself invisible. Some
times when hotly pursued he turns
upon his enemies and gives severe
wounds with his feet. The habits or
ostriches are not particularly attrac
tive. They eat fruits, game, vegeta
, bles. leaves, tender shoots, insects,
snails and any other food that can be
picked up. including all kinds of indi
gestible substances, which they swai-
low from stupid voracitv t>
equally foolish about la V |L
often begin before
fixed upon for the nest L? 1,:
tary eggs are often found J**
saken all over the district t •
by the ostrich. The nests a? 1
holes in the sand and varvf **
6 feet in diameter. i n
by a single bird, or manv i n 2*
from twelve to fifty or
They are incubated bv nMt *
to the heat of the sun durin-> ?
The males assist in the jn c T,
and also In taking care of
until they can provide for th" 51
When the ostrich chicks are a, J
common fowl, they run wuC
rapidity. ?
Europeans do not care forth,
of the ostrich eggs, but bnshnL
very fond of them. They
two to three pounds and are
twenty-four hen’s eggs, Th?
somewhat resembles turkey \
very tough. It will be reniJ
that the ostrich has been known
remote times, and their brain,
served up as food on the tables 0
Romans, and are referred to ’
the book of Job.
Ostrich farming has already k,
a considerable industry in this era
considerable Industry in this Col
as our readers will remember, r
in Florida, on an ostrich farm
is an ostrich which acts as watcj
and woe betide the colored gent;
long to him. Such a person was
lon gto him. Such a person was
ly killed by this bird while he
tempting to steal some pheasants,
interesting bird, which has >
dubbed “Napoleon,” patrols the <
every little while, giving at intg
a cry which may be said to mean,
is well.” If anything alarms hia
at once communicates it to hia (
panions by a series of yells as
vances to the attack. The Rrntf
Eagle recently gave an interesting
count of the method of proved®]
this bird.
When fighting the ostrich ati
his opponent with his feet with i
rios of lightning-like but terrific
ward kicks. The power behind t
efforts would make any governi
mule die with envy, and when:
known that the feet themselves
like ordinary railroad spikes, and
trlches have been known to dis
bowel a horse, it can be imagined!
chance an unarmed person
stand in a fight. “Napoleon" «a
nearly 10 feet high, and weighs i
400 pounds. He is a bird of unui
intelligence, and during the day h
violent enough for ordinary purpa
At night, however, he becomes a:
demon, and often his keeper is obi
to stand at a distance: and to set
keeper force “Napoleon” back to
pen every morning, with a large ft
is one of the sights of the osti
farm. i’he enormous bird serert
with rag'* »nd strikes out with
feet, all the while slowly giving i
One night those on the farm »
awakened by a most terrific serie
noises. Mingled with the roars of*
poleon” were the agonizing shridi
a human being. Rushing to tip»
the cause was soon discovered. Tbi
careening wildly, was a negro, and
his heels followed “Napoleon." I
sight was laughable had it not I
of a rather serious order. The usM
would strike out and the nergo wi
make a zigzag run. In the M
moonlight, the negro's face ’
blanched white with the H
death, and his cries for help
even the hearts of the attendant*
mercy. Finally the nergo reached
fence and made an effort to ge*
but the bird, with a final effort.'tn
him. and if the blow had canglitl
negro squarely, it would undoubw
have killed him. As it was the li
was a glancing one upon the tbi
which ripped it open and exnowH
bone, and for a time it was thoq
the poor pheasant thief would
to death. The fame of this epin
has naturally caused the
quarters to be shunned by other«
redators. but notwithstanding
fact. “Napoleon” still keeps guard ’
the colored folk of the neighlx™
need not have anv other lessor
One of our California corr?'!*
outs recently took a photograph
the South Pasadena ostrich farro
sifter their views had been taw
occurred to him that a picture)
self on a full-grown, native in
trich would be Interesting to t.' 1
ers of the Scientific American. ’
quested an attendant to eatc.i
and cover his head with a sa‘
done he va/ilted upon the < ■
Immediately the pliotograp'" J,
ed the caXnera and the a
snatchedZthe hood frnnl
the which iimnt-d rit •
away. The venturesome
safelW to the ground : ‘ ,b ‘ r
bundle* yards had lM*en
records the f:"' T *
fives oMAbyssinia r.'H’i’*” 1
ostriches. but it is not lik ‘‘•
amusemTnt will become
on the ostrich farms n
Scientific Va merican.
Jn<Tliana Inventor 9 '
E. G. SiggeVs. patent
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