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aFORTUNE IN OSTRICHES j Description of an Interesting California Industry. * jiw th? Big Birds ore Raised, and the Profit They Bring; Hello ! what are you doing?" was ?sked yesterday of an old Cincinnatian who was on 'Change, but who for several years has been a resident of Lows er California. ' Got a new business. Lots of money in it I am running an ostrich farm and have done so well that I'm 'bin-king of importing a couple of hunhred more birds from Cape Town." Where's the money?" "Why, in the feathers, man. They retail at several dollars a piece, and the demand for them is continually Increasing, and will so long as women possess vanity." TT nr rv% f? n f AiifK A?*n r?? til nr? /\nf ??i #iV\ julu w uiauj ioavuuio vvui au uoiiiv;u field?" "That depends. Some of them as - much as fifteen pounds at a clipping; others not more than three. The long, white plumes that the ladies all over the world prize so highly grow on the ends of the wings of the males. A good bird in his prime will yield from twenty to forty of these feathers, besides a few black feathers from the wings. The tail feathers are not so valuable or beautiful. The hen yields fine plumes from her wing tips, and they mc geuurttujr BpULl/BU ailU IIOCRCU WitII gray, and are called feminines. Those which in the male birds are black are gray with her." "They are sorted, I suppose?" "Oh yes, according to their quality an^purity of color. The pure whites from the wings are called 'bloods,' the next quality 'prime whites,' 'firsts/ "seconds' and so on. 'Bloods' bring from $200 to $250 a pound in the wholesale market, and then from this figure run down as low a3 a few dollars to the pound." "What are the birds worth?" *'A healthy bird a week old is worth $50; at three months, $75; at six months, $150. You can begin to pluck the feathers when the bird is a year old and they will yield about $35 worth a piece," "When do you pair them ?" "Not until they are about five years old; then each pair yields about eighteen to twenty-four eggs each season. These pairs are kept in inclosures by " themselves, because the males are very Jealous and they take sudden fits and fight ferociously, frequently tearing eaoh other's eyes out, pulling out feathers and sometimes breaking legs." f "Do they kiok hard?" Why, a blow from one of their legs has been known to break a man's leg, while the claw, above an inch long, of the front toe will tear the flesh from ueaa to root. The wound from this is said to be poisonous." "How about raising young ostriches." "That's done by hatching the eggs with an incubator. The chicks thrive and do well Ostriches pair about the beginning of March and the female lays her eggs toward the end of April. Her nest is a hollow basin that she scrapes out of the sand. She lays about two dozen eggs and arranges them in the nest in the form of a triangle, with the point in front of her. Some of the eggs do not get hatched, -t- - ? 1 ' - " ouu bucso buo ureaKs co ieea to tbe young ones that are hatched for the first few weeks they are out of their shell. It takes six weeks to hatch the young birds and in three years they attain their full size. They live a great deal together, and it is not uncommon to see the nest of a large family together, the grandfather and grandfather in the middle and the younger generations gathered round about." What do you feed these young ostriches hatched out by the incubators?" The principal food is lucerne and thistles and herbs that grow in the country. Old birds will feed on matured shrubs and piants, the leaves of which they will strip off with their beaks. They are also fed on Indian corn, of which they are very fond." "Are they vicious when breedingt" Yes; especially the male, which has Tiaati Irnnivn in anJ 1.111 ? ?? ? ??w ti M w wuvwva nuu AIU a uiau. They are a fearless animal at such times. When the females leaves the nest the male sits upon the eggs and while she is sitting he walks about in a lordly manner In order that no harm may come."?Cincinnati Enquirer, . The Farmer's Secret. An Iowa farmer who recently fell into the dutches of a lightning rodxnan, remarked to a neighbor a day or two afterward: "Bill, I wiah't I'd a been strode by tae lightnin* itself before I taw that ""iwhyiokJohar -Td . got oB right mutt wrier-Chicago L*de*r. The Culprit Cadets. A cadet has beau writing his reminiscences of military life at West Point, for the New York Sun. He winds up with this good story: One beautiful June rooming during examination days all the cadets, except those under fire from the academic board, were in their quarters. Two of them occupjing a room in the third division overlooking the plain, were engaged in a discussion as to the probability of an inspection of quarters that morning. They finally agreed, as it was examination time, no inspection would take place, and accordingly blankets and pillows were thrown on the floor, the uncomforta ble dress coats were cast aside, and uniform trousers soon followed suit. Pipes were lighted, and all necessary arrangements for the passing of a hot morning comfortably were consummated. So busily were they engaged in conversation that they did not hear the tap of the inspecting officer on the doors of the rooms near their own. Suddenly a sharp rap came upon the door, which opened to admit, not th? company's regular inspecting officer, but the commandant of cadets him seir, accompameu oy no less an august personage then Gen. Buell. Both cadets from force of habit sprang to their feet and stood at attention, only wishing that the floor might open and swallow them. One was dressed in a shirt and a single sock, in which costume he had one sock the better of his comrade. The pipes had been hurridly thrown under the clothes press, but the telltale smoke was wreathing their heads iu Hugo. UCU. UUU11 YY no, (til uoav, a solemn looking, taciturn man, but on this occasion he had hard work to preserve his dignity. The commandant was furious, and took pains to impress upon the General that one of the culprits had once been suspended from the Academy, and that the other wad by no means an angel. The next day separate reports for smoking, not being in full dress during call to quarters, and for having bedding on th? floor were made out in the commandant's name against each offender. jACkiing a ueru risn. Some years ago sorae devil lish appeared in a harbor where several schooners were lying, and thf sailors, who were Swedes and had never seen one of the fish before, saw them playing around in the harbor, and thought it would be a good joke to spear one. So they took a ligh! skiff and a pair of old whale harpooni and ropes that belonged to schoonei and started out, and were joined bj the other boats. In a short time on< of the boats got alongside of a sea-bat; and a rouser it was, too. When thej struck it you'd have thouorht th? o whole bottom had been hit, and a second later that boat was rushing upth? harbor at a rate she had never wenl before. It was a blind lead, though, and the iish had to turn, and the skifl was jerked around so quickly that sh? half filled, and one man was tumbled overboard. Up the channel they went, som? yelling for the boat and others to cut the line as it was evident that sh< would fill in a moment; but it happen* ed that the only man who had a knif< had keen dropped overboard, and a< they couldn't get the line untied, ihey had to let it go. They said afterward they were about to jump overboard and let everything go, when the fiab changed its course and headed righ/ for one of the schooners. They had t< jump then, anyhow, and, as they went overboard, the fish dived under thi vessel, and the skiff struck her sid< with a crash, and was knocked all t< pieces. The end plank, as they found out later, to which the line was made fast, went off with the fish. The men were picked up, and two days latei the devil fish Aoated ashore. It tneas> ured eighteen feet across, and was estimated to weigh a ton.?New York Sun. What Are We Here For." The member from Calabash was disgusted with the manner^ in which viuto uau tureaay Deen wastoa witnouf electing a Senator; and rising slowlj to his feet with majestic dignity, his piercing eye swept the assembly with a withering look, as he thrust om hand in the bosom of his coat, .waved the other high in the air, raised him self on tiptoe, and in tones of exalted pitch that startled every drowsy member, thundered out: "In . heaven's name, Mr. .Speaker, what are we here for?" The little man from Blossom Com* ty, who was doubled up is his sefit writing a letter to his wife, opened out like a spring jackki life, and stood oh his pins in tin iusUyntt with both i hiinds jabbed into his | rockets to thi elbows as be answered, the conundrum with Us usual blontM ?: "Six dollars a day 4 id mileage! Chicago Ledger. \ r . ! * \ ? . - / / Palmetto THOS. McCETTI of the largest SALOON in tho up-conntry, d< advertisements. The half is not mentioned prepared for fall trade. The Palmetto Hoaae Foreign and Domestic the beet the market affords. He has g< Rye and Corn, Irish a Apple, Peaoh, California and Fren F ? Ho can cheerfully recommend his good; ! mixed drinks with all the DELICIOUS bEVE 1'ERA.TE DRINKS. His specialty is a large GENTLEMEN'S RESORT,] and you will not forget again. A Good Line of Tobacco Beer a S; CUNNINGHAM} HAVE IN Their Larp and We FALL AND Wl Consisting Foreign and Dom NOTI T^T A T^Q TT A T'Cl TT / Ji?A. i V. JL -I LXA ft. Jft I? BOO HARDWARE, HAP) Groceries, Groceries Grockery, i At Lower Prices than they wore Ever Oi PAVILION HOTEL, CHRLESTON, S. C. First Class in all its Appointments. RATES, S2.00, 82.60. Excellent Cnisene, large airy rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator. Electric bell and lights. Heated rotanda centrally located. Oct. I, '.-4-tf 21 QENTRAL HOTEL, Mrs. M.W. THOMAS, Proprietress^ Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. 49 JgXCHANQE HOTEL, GREENVIIil^E, S. C. The Only Two-Class Hotel In the World. W. R. WHITE, Proprietor. 4. J^ISW DINNER HOUSE, Greenwood, 8. C. Kept by Mrs. F. G. PARKS. Cheap rates First-class fare. June 15th, 1882-tf. Ill t. r. tjiomson. j. w. tiiomson. rjlHOMSON & THOMSON, Attorney 8-at~L<;iyv, Abbeville, S. C. ts^OflBce in rear Mr. Lee's. Jane 8th, ifc'85-tf. 100 QALHOUN & MABRY, Attorneys aid Counsellors at lav, Abbeville C. H., S. C. ffice formerly occupied by Judge Thomson. tf-fio BOBT. It, HEMPHILL* WH. P. CALHOUN. JJEMPlilLL & CALHOUN, Attorney s-at- Law, / ' ' ' r ' Abbeville, 8. C. I Will practice in the Courts of the State. II M ? ' " " 1 1 1M .1,1 ' ' , U W. PBRBIN. T. p. COTHBAM. JpEHRIN & CQTHRAN, Attorneys-at-law. * vv * ' . ' - '' \ Saloon il IGAN, Proprietor >n't intend to dupe his customers by false I in the three Abbeville papers. Heis well is well stocked with everything in the lino of e Wines and Liquors, at Liquors nine yonrs old. Good old nd Scotch Whiskies, oh Brandies, 'orter, Ale and Fresh Lager Beer, j 5 to the public for MEDICINAL USE, and 1RAQES of the season. Also COOL, TEJ1stock of PURE GOODS, Call at the S0.4 WASHINGTON ST.. THOMAS McOETTIOAN. and Cigars. Budweiser pecialty. 47 ' UEMPLETON STORE 11 Selected Stock of NTER GOODS, ^ no?,4 JLJLX _1_ dJL U U1 estic Dry Goods, O BT S , ITS, ITS ATSTU SHOES VARE, HARDWARE, , Groceries, Grrockery, Grrookery. Icrcd Before. l-tf-22 ENDORSED BY . W BETTER AND SCIENTISTS AS f&m* CHEAPER THA PRACTICALLY ANY IndestrnctiDle STONE. Over 5GO |W^^i Send foi Beautiful IJRPttaMiPrlce L,st Designs. C,rcular6 MANUFACTtlRKD BY ' monumental bronze company, BBJIX3EPGS.T. CON IT. 1885 . AT Tins Centennial Saloon 1 t -i : - J For this yoar will bo found Absolutely Pure Spirit**, North Oarolina copper distilled Corn, Finest brands of Kentucky Rye, from $2 to $6 Per Gallon. Iiportei Cognac Brandy a Specialty. ALSO Ales, Porter, Champagnes, &c. In fact all tho popular and standard troods that can be obtained. Together with an assortment Of Tobaooos and Fine Cig ars i.'" - . .. . .,. > that can not be excelled in quality. Persons needing such goods would not be humbugged by baying from them. The place is second door from Court House. ODOMfELL & CKHAM . * . v ' - . Proprietors, ABBEVILLE, 8. p. jan 14-tf 2 '< A ZAj the new shades in Hats and Bonnets JA. with Ribbons, Birds/ Flowers, Satins and Velvets to match. 62 R. M. HADDON A CO. '** ' V ' " v'': ' JgUGENE B. GARY, Attorney and Coun*eHor-at-Law, 52 4 Abbxyillb, 8. C. mBKR&K , " ' V GOODYl Carriage R< pAN BE FOUND TIIE LARGEST STt Thiotons, Koad Caits, Plantation Wagons (a Harness Saddles, Belting, leather of all kinds, V thirty days I will OFFER SPECIAL BARGAINS GIES at less than Manufacturers' Prices. These ern makes; which 1 will guarantee equal to the I) viuce yourselves that they are absolute bargains, ^V. R. GOO) (Successor to It. II. May & Co.,) OIJ SALES ROOMS, I * TTflTTCIW A f oeUrndS,reet- I AUGUSTA, l r% A x# o * * " UH I ? I Ml Are Now Receiving a F: CARRIAGES AN FOR THE SFRI AT PRICKS TO SIJI And Never Before Attained in tl We arc enabled to give our customers even at the closest possible cash prices. Call and Children's Carriages The finest assortment of HANDBAGS and TRUNKS, WHIPS and UMBRELLAS. THE WILSON, CHILD'S & CO.'S PHILA TENNESSEE WAGONS, 1, 2, and 4 Hors DAY & TANNAIIILL'S ONE AND TW< EXPRESS AND DELIVERY WAGONS. Axles, Springs, Hubs, Spokes, &c. Rubb< HOYT'S LEATHER BELTING. The bes LACING, RIVETS, Etc. OAK AND HE3 CALF AND LINING SKINS, LASTS, Til HARNESS AND SADDLES. WE CAL OUR HARNESS DEPARTMENT, IN WHI rx\i^r/. DAY & ' 43 WHITE BI Would call the attetion of buyers to a I DRESS< la unusually large and attractive. They have thi have ever offered. They have also some hitndso eortment of Black and Colored VELVETEENS i a nice line of Wool Luces in all colors, the latest Their stock of BLACK CASHMERE cannot b care in the selection of these goods, and are nsau quality and price. A good line of JERSEY JAC I* would astonish any one to see how very cheai season. Buyers in this line would do well to exa WHITE IBIE CARPETS are so very cheap as to be in the rei PETS and RUGS can be found at the store of \\ xne aDove are omy a row unes in whio Special The General Stock of Fall and Winter Goods n WHITE B JEfc is the largest, beat assorted, and more attractive plete in all departments. THE HUMAN EYE A! JOSEPH OPTIC Superior to any other in use, .constructed in noco of nature in the peculiar form of a CONCA.Vli-< to the organs of sight, and perfectly natural to to the human visiion ever invented. J. SILVER spectaci^B And is traveling at this time throughout the Stal known bis Theory and Practice, and at the Bame his spectacles have been tried they are spoken o: testimonials will certify; the original and man rooms. He at the same time wishes to be under: quacks who merclk* a lis yon a pair of glassed never see again. Ho has established in Augusta case yon should happen to lose or break your gla a small nominal sum, as it is his custom to keep him to know just tho glass you have puruhased 1 such men as Jndge Pottle, Govern Colquit, Gen. CLOTHING! CLOTHI - ? JAR'S ^pository. / )CK OF CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, 11 aizeH, 1 to (? hoise,) Single and Double Vatron Material, Are., Ac. For the next IN A LOT OF Oi EN AND TOP BUGBuf^ies ure all Fine Northern and EastBrit. Call and examine them and couOY"EAR,, Apfant. P. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK. IPADftf I I FACTORY, 703 lEORGIA. I street. SINAHILL, 1 ine Assortment of ID BUGGIES! NG- TRADE, T THE TIMES ! lie History of the Business { advandtagc by purchasing our goods be convinced. in Great Variety. J SATCHELS ever brought to the city, J .. "WAGONS, all sizes. e. :) HORSE WAGONS. ?r Belting anil Packing. ' it in the World. ULOCK SOLE LEATHER. READ, CEMENT, Etc. f iL PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CH WE EXCEL IN QUALITY AND rANNAHILL, Augusta, Ga, IOTHERS s 'ew Specialties: Their stock of o cheapest lino of BLACK SILKS they ' me Coiercd Silks^ They have a good as- \ tor Ureases antl Trimmings. They have 1 ; thing for line Dross Trimmings. f 0 surpassed. They have bestowed unusua1 J red thay are all right in regard to color' 1 KETS, cheapor than ever before. f p FLANNELS and BLANKETS are this i mine the stock of ( iOTHBES j ach of all. A good assortment of CAR- 1 'HITE BROTHERS. | Ba rgains can be had. j tow offered to the public by 1 OTHERS, I than they have ever carried. ' It is comsep.30,. 885-om ND SPECTACLES. SILVER, sxan. rdance with the science and philosophy CONVEX ELIPSES, admirably adapted the eye, affording the best artificial help ESTABLISHED A I EYF. GLASS EMPORIUM ; CITY OF AGUSTA. ke of Georgia for the pnrpose of making time introducing these Lenses. Wherever f in the highest terms, as the following y others can be seen and examined nt his itood that he is not one of the travoling i at exorbitant prices and whom you may , nt present, MS Broad Street, wtioro in sses, he will replace the name for you at a register of all he sell3, thereby enables . from him. These testimonials are from VH Gordan and a host of others, sep.8 j,ll& NO! CLOTHING! J^OOK at the old gent above in a badfix isn't be with his pants all uoggy and no fit? IVw friends do ^ you wish to avoid getfing into just ' j such a scrapc? TbJn when you / make up your mind lo buy a suit of ^ . clothes come rigli along to .our store and have yoyr measure taken and have your clotfies made to order by the very West TAILORS IN /HE COUNTRY. j k-r and then if trey are baggy and ?3 don't fit, just l\y to us "send these clothes right/back, I don't want them and wait have them." Mnw. ^ S over, wo wdfild not let you keep ^ ^ them ounces if they did not fit ' m j k you. We/re not working for a fall trode, buth trade we can by giving entire sat/kfaction bold in the fu- / ture. R*nember our motto is ''no jrl*? fit nop*. w^nar^youra truly, I ,r r-: