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Show FASTEST BIRDS TMc'ocST. Purchase ef Ottrlchet Alwayt Preeed-ed Preeed-ed by a Rase. "Have you ever aeen aa ostrich farm?" tin tsllor asked No," said the drugglaL Then of miirsK, .w e never aeen an ostrich salo I II ,. yo ,, .tranar thins: alKiut thai When a diwler coia" t.i l,ii) an oatrlih he alwaa has two or thre. birds he llkca best run a race "Tie oslrlrhes are ranted In a line A bunt h of figs it tl ow n to them. The man uh the Asa walls away about a quart, r of a mllo Then tho on trKhis are lit on I ell ou tie Ida. birds ran Those) IobR bony Iiks nt Ihelra put tho ground lihlnd them In a wa that la aotouttdln In tho nee I saw there were Jhree oalrlrhea and one left tho others far in I Inrt him Aa he ran he kovt lool In behind him III e a human raVr, nnd when he saw Irnl there wot no chahce for the olhurs, he rconomliod his strength by alow In" do n and hi- reailed the figs ou a walk lie biln' tho winner was. of course tho bird lhat tb dealer bought " "Why are these birds always raced and the fastest ore urcbaseir said the dmaglst "llecaiiM-, replied the Bailor, "the fatfett la alwaa the stronaeat and licallhlitt 'Chicago Chronicle. |