Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-21
A Hen Convention.
FUNNY FACTS ABOUT FOWLS.

16 prints lively account of the Hen
Convention in that city, which we
quote:
THE COLOR TEST.
Poultry breeding is science that
the color of feather frequently deter
mines the whole existence of rooster.
The man who has got this thing to a
fine point can go into the great conven-
ton now in session in Allyn Hall and
enjoy himself by detecting single
small feather which is off color coming
out of surface that, but for the dis
covery, would send an immortal hen
/ (whose "son never sets'-old ioke)
down to posterity rs hrst-class sue.
cess from an egg-shell to broil. The
man who cannot see early mortality
and absolute failure in life growing out
of pin-feather may gaze into the rows
of 'coops as if he We're looking into
spaces, and when compared to the sci
ence of pulling feathers But when
you have got educated up to the right
pitch--to the poultry standard there
is more real enjoyment iii cultivating
the intimate acquaintance of hen or a
! heightened rooster, than in going to
| Europe ON fine art excursion. Not to
know, however, the difference between
fowl, from appearance, that would sell
on the hoof for thirty cents for round
steaks and one that is said to be worth
800 because ne will bring it out of his
subsequent family relations, is 50 fatal
to human pleasure that the man nim-
self would probably consider it an IN
suit to have his garden scratched by a
/ gray-legged wanderer, worth his weight
| in gold, from his neighbours crop. 1t
| is probable that family of children,
| taken early, and shown with care the
whole process of hen perfection in the
color line, would make, should not
the measles and a sudden cold inter
fere to give them apullback, first,class
scenic painters. Education from ma
ture is a great thing, and education
from Cochin standing two feet high
in his bare feet is nature from great
thing. But besides colors and strips
on the body, the fanciers now are max
ing strong exertion on the ear A hens
ear is of little use except to the hen,
and has always been considered of no
account, but since breeding in and in
has got to the fashion, the fanciers
have discovered that the development
of the ear, in coloring point of view,
has a vital bearing on the intellectual
greatness of the bird. Sometimes de-
ception is practised as, for instance,
where quarrelsome fowl bites the ear
of his companion, the scar has been
pointed to as mark of family distinc-
| ton, when it is only evidence of do
nestle agitation; but there are few buy
ers nova days who have not got educa-
ted beyond the ear bite, and there is
little danger of fraud being practiced
in that direction, All friends of pro-
gress will rejoice to know that such n
base attempt to impose upon good ma
ture has finally met its reward. The
mutilated-ear dodge has been fail
ure.
/ BALLoTTNG FOR HENS.
In the exhibition yesterday there was
several new features introduced, nota-
BILE one inviting ballots very appro-
pirate at such II convention) at ten
cents each for the presentation of stock
to persons receiving the highest num-
Der of votes as follows: Clergyman,
pair of fantail pigeons, by S. j, Bes-
tor lawyer, pair OF dark Brahmas, by
G.. W. Bradley a. Son; physician, pair
Of pyle games, by =, w. Hudson: edi-
tor or reporter, pair ofwhite Leghorns,
by W. A. Lockwood Visitors may,
therefore, vote for their favorite clergy
man, physician, and so on, and pleas
ant little excitement may grow out of
it. Suffrage is not restricted in conse-
quence of age, color, sex, or previous
condition of servitude Women can
vote early and often in this election.
The vote at 10 o'clock stood;
Clergyman-Parker SO, Skinner 81,
Mills u, Turnbull 81.
Reporters-W. H. Burr 80, il. Bar
bour 30, A. S. Hotchkiss ID
Physicians Wilcox So, Jackson 81,
Jarvis 80, Stoors 10 Curtis II, Brownell
II, Stearns 20.
Lawyers-Merrill Is, Eaton 8, Jones
3, Cole 6, Strong 3, Simonds 3. Hyde 2,
Hammersly /.
PRICES OF STOCK.
Some of the stock exhibited is al
NcTtlStu vi iIIt taiuS hpdchilllS w bIc
coops to be for sale, and some of the
prices which are asked are given as fol-
lows: black bantam, no age given, SIS;
silver land Seabright, no age, Sl5;
Irish bantam, gray, eight months, SO;
silver duckwing, game, SIG; Derby
bantam, game, $25; red pyle, five
months, $50; one year and three
months, 800; Heathwood pyle, six
months, 500; black.red game-one
rooster-$25 black Polish, five
months, SO, one year $50; Houdans,
no age given, S15, five months sl2
no age given, S15, five months $12,
lipbt Brahma. seven months. S12: dark