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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

At the last regular meeting Of Chica-
manga Tribe, No. 4, ]. Q. r. NJ The fol
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing term: T. j. PieAanS, Sachem w.
A. Smith. SEMI SagamoIeJ J.. Eoest,
Junior Sag IInnre; Jas. L. Guesf, q. Of
T.; A. ]. Walker, Keeper OF Wampum ;
Eha-. Clear aud T. J Pickens, Rcprcson-
tatixas To the GTeAt COnncil.
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To Advantage
Is to go and by orAenade Boots and S"ocs
that you find at Shegok a. Son's, that Is mad,
made workmen.
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rs The meeting Of the Stakeholder, Of the
First National Bank, Colum ia, Tenn. for the
election of officers and directors for the ensu
ing year, which YVES called Tor the second Tues
day in January. 1873, is .poaed until the sec
ond Tuesday Ia February next,
JGn. 3-td. JAMES b. CHILDRRes.
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L ong live the queen of AIkland place.
a n, of lovely form and sweet smiling face
u remember winter, that tendereSt ffower
y Arrest of every eaLhly, rosy bower,
\ nd Heaven watch DER it with all thy
power.
D emand of the stars their twinkly light
o yer thee to sparkle, brightly every night,
II emember thy home, should be there
: weetlv TO reign the most brilliant star.
Z ndless may thy Joy and happiness be
L throughout eighteen hundred and seven
ty-tnree
hats the last farewell old year, lady to thee
Jan. lSt., 1873.
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Notice.

The partner hip heretofore existing betwe,n
Thompson g. Williamson in tho practice Of
law has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent.
Jan. 8, '73. W. V. THoArsoH,
J. T. WILLIAMSON.
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t-sf- PimpleJ and brown spots on the face,
Eruptious, Rotches. Serofulous Diseases. and
al sores arising from impure blood are cured
by Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
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Ar.M l.. Eddy agent OF the Wheeler & vii.
son sewing schne, came near losing his lite.
horse and wagon in tie river. las: Friday.
he and the horse swan out and the wagon was
taken out the day following dav.
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DEATHS.

In Knoxville, Tenn several days ago, Mrs.
CHARLOTTs NICH LsOH, wife of Major Hunt ?
Nicholson, alid formerly of this place She
was an excellent woman, and her death will
be nourned by her many devoted friends here.
She leaves six children
In New York, yesterday, Miss AGNES Coop
EE, daughter of L. ). senator, Henry Cooper
She was beautiful young lady, and du.ing
her last stay in Many county sho made many
warm friends by her winsOme manners and
sweet disposition, who will be painvd TO hear
of her death,
In this cvua;y recently, Mrs NEELLEY, tie
n1other-iL lag of r, q. iIagrls.
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And LarAsst Stock

And Largest Stock
Of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Gaps. aud ladies' and
Childrens Furs ever brought to Columbia, can
be seen at Saoegog & SoA'e, AMI will bq sold
lower for cash than can ID foun elsewhere.
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Coon TEaPLARs' HALL

ectmber 9th 1872.
Jack Cakes, Frank Watson aud loiace Ca
tena, have this day been expelled from Milne
Lodge No. lsS, |. o. G T., for violation OF a.
ticle second ofihe constitution of this orier--
or their obliya,ions-aad disgra ceful conduct
Z. YoEsT, w. >.
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New Style Hats and BOnnets at NJ } Bryant

New Goods. Now Goods, direct from New
York, just received at NJ. ]. Bryant g.
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We call attention tc all the new ad-
vertiselaeuts IN this issue. Some of
them are very important to the business
public. Read them.
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Capt. J. NJ. Fl ckey has fixed mp the
Pise place. on The Hampshire pike, I'M
ii now it il " orthy to be- the home of
himself and his beautiful young wife.
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Shoes
This Means Business.

For the dear littfs Babies
Can be seen fall Colors, at all Prices at
ianID-2R. SHEEGoo { Son.
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Past Success Guarantee for the fulsrql

This Company was incorporated and Of
gtnlzed IN November, 1871, aud is now ln
the tfteenth year of its existence. n has
steadlly Increased IN popular favor from its
origin; and, a. will seen above. has paid
out nearly tsysc mtt'ioEs, 10 widows and or
pnans, ana over one 8tiiOAs of dividends.
IL has become one OF the pcrniqfeaf nna.t-
cial institutions OF the country, aud mar
confidently toe expected To nay IT, obligA-
tons maturing nfty yeSgH hence.
~ issues policies GA all the usual piauI,
with the most liberal provisions ~ To- nO!.-
forfeiture, residence and travel.
dividends are made on the Contribution
Plan, and are applied, at the option u tho
Pollcyholder, 10 reduction Of premium or
increase OF tho amount insured.
Ioncles issued 10 the amount Of $1,000 U-t
single life, and no extra rates are chRrx.- 1
in any caSe.
The highest rates Of Interest realized On
lis cash Investments
In addition TO the various plans of ifsyr.
ance already Ia use, The Coptpany LAV.
adopted what is styled
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

The partnership heretofore existing between
{. Y. Pillow and Gid Alexander has been dis.
solved by mutual consent.
January 9th 1873. Z. Y. PILLow,
GID ALEXANDER.
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MAuRY CnuNrY CCuRT.
FIRST quarterly Term, Iszs.

The Chairman called the Court to Or
der. and read his report, which we print
elsewhere. It Is a good report, being a
complete exhibit of the finances of the
county. with the exception th't it shows
no settlement with one OF the county
officers.
On motion, the Court proceeded TO the
election of Chairman and Quorum. The
candidates for Chairman were: r. 3. Al
len, Chas. Clear and r. A. Glenn. Alter
the drst ballot, Glenn withdrew and AL
len was elected on the next ballot.
The following Justices were elected
members of the Quorum Court, by the
following vote: John G. Horsley, %;
X. A. Glenn, 26; F. a. Burke, IL votes. B.
Harrison was elected Ranger.
The Clerk notified the Justices to pay
over all moneys in their hands due the
State under the small off5nse law.
j. w Stone. constable, resigned.
The Finance Committee was abolished.
The motion to allow inter est on coun-
~ warrants, was rejected.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The following petition was read to the
Court by Esq Burke, with request that
it be signed by al. the members present.
which was done, not one refusing to
sign it:
To the General Assembly Of the State
of Tennessee:
We, the undersigned citizens and yo-
ters of Maury couEty,of th@ State of Ten
nassee, most respectfully petition your
honorable body TO enact and establish
such a system of Public Schools az will
secure to the children of the State the
opportunities for obtaining at least
good English education, system in
which State an1 local supervision and
state and local taxation shall be COM
biued - -.s
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Ruff Ryan and Mss. Chun, we understand
have el"ped together. They regisfe ed at tn,
Nelson House as Ryan and lady, and have
gone to st. Louis. Ryan leaves a wife IN this
county. Mrs. Chun is a widow.
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OEFICIIII-.

CHAS. II. PECK, President.
VIM. r. SELBN, Nicc-prcsldsnt
A. J.. STEW ART, Secretary.
]. g. GATLIN, Cashier.
j. =. MILLER, General MANAGER Agencies.
WIN. T.. HARVEY. ActaHry.
w. III. MCPllEEfER~, Medical Onicor
DIR. J, II. IlODGEN, ConUlting Physician.
CLINE, JAMESON & DAY, Legal Advisers
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

Rev. DR.. Otis then addressed he Court
on the subject of making the prisoners
in the county Jail more comfortable,
report of which we will furnish next
week. El...
A proposition from w. L. Murphy
and D avid GreWar, was read. proposing
TO heat the jail and furnish it with water
and water closets, for the sum of SIX
teen hundred dollars in cash bonds,
which is as follows:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10
A PoIyEIot Business.

The widespread influence of American skill
aud enterprise has Outstrippod the comprehen-
sions Of the American themselves, The fabrics
of0ur mills clothe the savages of both CONT.
cents. They wrap the lolns Of Africa, and the
tawny skins Of South American pampas. But
wider still are spread the products Of our skill
IN medicines. 4 late visit to DR.. J. g. Aver &
Co.'s laboratory and Office in Lowell, showed
u that the whole surface oi toe LaLitaLlc
globe pays its tribute there, thoro they cater
u and serve Tie requirements Of almost al
nEtions. fheir publications are in the many
tongues that widely several people pse.
Their letters must be read from and written in
many tongues, for which there sit hong range
Of correspondents with the indispensable ac
comPlisbmeuts for their daily dutiei Their
daily mail OF half q hushsl 0f lets-rs bring.
them advices, ordOT4 sod ToDii t1rc.s from Iii.
circle Of tie Wtsid. We were Overwhelmed
VITA management, aud our req irrs would b. b.
an inspection OF this wonderfully extensive
health, dealing cnterprise.-Ho ly SE' Jugs
Miss Conservative.
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How IA "se Money

A splendid assortmept ogistost style ladies
neoktios. silk fchus, net hehuf, lace collar,
and EGEs, at NJ } Bryauts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

Haywood Moore, cot, who was tried at the
last Criminal Court. for horse stealing, and
acquitted, was sent 10 jail this morning Oh
a charge of petit larceny.
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The Chairman being absent, Justice
X. A. Glenn was elected Chairman, pro
tenn. w. r. McKennon was elected one
of the Quorum pro tenn.
The Jail Commissioners made the
following report:
TO she Worshipful County Court Of Maury
County, JGaE IrH Term, 1873:
The Commissioners on the Jail for 1872,
desire to So bnit the following report:
We have given attention to the duties as
signed to US, and are glad to be able to report
your Jail well kept, and in good condition.
The Jail itself needs some repairs which
have been ordered, but on account of bad
weather, have not been made. At present
there are thirteen (l3) prisoners in the Jail,
four of them white and nine colured, all OF
whom report themselves well fed and cared
for, but complain with some bitterness o.
their suffering from cold. Your committee
beg leave respectfully to submit this as their
report-that a compensation be allowed
them for their services in 1872 and that they
be discharged. DAVID MCGAw,
IA
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The Saving Deposit Life Insurance Plan

To which they invite tho attention OF tho-s
Will commend itsrif u VItyCr.nl rrvor
Ihoso tnsurinZ Oh this plan wiz Is pprulit-
ted, II they choose, to Witlt}rYt. thrircn
equitable interest at tue expiration Of n
certain number OF years; an thcrn ave
other features that obyiatg the objections to
insurance ON other plans Explorations uf
this scheme have been prepared, snd ara
now Ia tho hands Of the Company agents
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10
AAaANn

All styles in leather<$eits,
a full assortment Of-all the latest novelties,
at VI. j. Bryant'S.
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CHERIFF SALE.


By virtue Of two executions to me directed
from the Hon. Chapcery Court, at Colum bla,
Tennessee, in favor Of j. L. Williams. former
ERIK a1d master, use of D. j. Cooper, clerk
and master VS.. B. r. HGrris, Trustee, and AL
Wis " illiams and r. d. Ricketts,, secs, will
sell for cash to the highest bidder at the court
house door. in the town of Columbia, on N n
day the l0th day of February, 1873, the foil ,w-
ing described tract or iarcel of land Situated
in the State of ennessee, Mauzy county, civil
districts No. u ard y, q d b unded as f. flows:
beginning at tn n " corner OF grant No. 2O72y
to Alex crimes f'r 200 acres Iwn hick1rie
beech and doGy"od pointers. thence south
with west boundary of same and with west
bo und ~ of grant 0. OFT TO Isv corn Of
l. " S GiIIDes' entry, Ia. nee asst vi n line of
said entry ITO p lies to corner of sam !. the ce
north with same II poies To u stake lickory
pointer .nence east va poles o II stak-, - b
$rslg no III bound ry ut point To- one
pole from heec mark d as a point r. theme
north with Lewis " Grimes l62 pole, 10 4 stake
in dge Hamp hire and Mt Phasant roa
thence with id road north III W q poles
ana INKS t., q beech, then 9 along said 70 4d
"a west ~ poles to beech, thence with stId
1ad VA west 2c1z Foie1 to a stake in said road,
whereJ j Akin's south BOUNDARY crosses the
same, thence W tn said Atkins south b ,un-
Diary 81 poles TO the beginning. containing
about ls3 acres levied upon and to be soId as
the property ofdefendant, X Harris Trustee,
JAMIE, 1873. SINS LATIA, Sal
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Prsnare Yourselves

Prepare Yourselves
This yeat
To Buy for Cash.
AS SHEEGoG has dete mind to sell thsir
Goods at Lower Prices than any other House
in Columbia.
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Hair coils, chignons and plsits, In real and
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Wanted
suited to the Wants

To purchase TEN GOOD MICH cows.
Jan, ST.. M. VAUGHN.
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the LEADING LIFE COMPANY
OF TIE WEST.
ST.l0UIS MUTUAL
LIFE
Insurance Company.
Assets, $4,000, 100000
Assets, = $4,000, 100000

Losses by death since organika.
=, ton OF tue Company s2,so', 55ls7
Total return dividends paid since
organization Of Company, l,e1z,ols7I
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METEOROLOGICAL.

Range of ThernOm efer and RarOn-
ter. at Wtnton, Residence of j. III.
lanes. Tor the week ending Jan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

Col. i. D. Myers, just outside of the
cerpuration, has built a magnificent
barn tor horSes and cows
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cotton Seeds VVnmted,

Bring forward all surplus of cotton seed
we are now ready TO receive all aad pay for
the same, MARTIN, EMERY 4 WRIGHT,
II you want
To be Rich
And Happy
Bay for Cash.
SHEEG0G j. Sow
Are now selling Boots, Shoes and Hats for
Cash at such low prices that will suit every
BODY
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Ladies',
MisaPa

Ladies',
Misses
And Children's Furs
Wi | be sold forNthe next
Thirty Days
At Ten per cent. below New York Cost, AS we
hlve to return them to the Jwner by that time.
We wish everybody TO me and see them.
janlc2w. SHEEcoG C SoE.
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January ~, 73. 4w
MASONIC.

There will be meeting Of ETpAsI..ia Lodgt
No. 1876. to-I j Eht, at tie usual place Of IL. ct
ing. By orGer OF The ". II.
A y. AXIS, Sec'y.
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suited t0 the Wants
of Every enc,
Boots. Shoes and Hats
That you can find at
SHEEGoG dNSos'e,
OF tho Best Qua ity and at small profits for
Cash.
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Chicken Cholera.

In consequence of losing large por-
ton of my chickens every season with
the disease known as chicken cholera, I
was led to investigate the subject. Since
1868, whenever have found a chicken
sick with this disease, have killed it
and carefully dissected it, to try and as
certain the nature and cause of the dis
ease. In every chicken that / have
opened 1 have found the liver diseased.
In the earlier stages of the disease, the
liver would only be slightly congested
or swollen in the second stage of the
disease, the liver becomes very much
enlarged; in the third or last stage, the
organ becomes enormously large, in
some instances five or six times its usual
size, and in handling it have had it to
crumble to pieces in my hand. After
satisfying myself in regard to the ma
ture and seat of the disease, COM
menced q series of experiments to find
a remedy and, after experimenting on
my chickens for four years, I can recon-
mend the following poultry powder as
being certain cure and preventive:
Hyd. cum creta, 1 OF. sub. nit. bis
muth, l OF. African cayene, l OF. |;
sulphate quinine, ! OF. mix thorough
". For every twenty chickens take one
tablespoonful of the powder, mix with
corn meal and make into dough with
water, and feed to chickens. Once per
week is often enough when given as a
preventive. Chickens that are sick
should be given some of the medicine
every morning. The dough can be
made into pellets the size of pea and
dropped into the mouths of chickens
that are sick and won't eat. 1t must
not be expected that the powder will
cure chickens in the last stage of the
disease. A chicken with a rotten liver
is incurable, but those that are just
taking the disease can be cured and the
we'll ones protected from taking the dis
ease, by using the poultry powder as
1irootad
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How to Obtain Early Chickens.

Every poultry breeder is aware of the
great advantages to be- obtained from
the raising of early chickens and
though, as matter of course, there is
an increase in the amount of trouble.
and care to be taken, yet the increased
size and improved appearance of the
chickens more than compensate for it.
More especially is the breeding of early
chickens necessary for those who in
tended for exhibition at the Fall
shows.
A good light house is required, with
good ventilation without q draught a
dry and well graveled floor sunlight
and small run with little fire on
very cold, damp, chilly and rainy days,
to keep the atmosphere dry, are the
principal means by which to raise as
fine chickens as can be desired. Hens
furnished with such quarters will soon
commence laying. OF course, nourish-
ing drinks and food are necessary. Do
not allow the food to consist too en-
tirely of corn, but give them regularly
a quantity containing more of the phos-
pilates, as wheat and oats, scraps of
meat, etc.
Purity of breeds should be maintain
GU DO dO POSolOIO, d4u W dOOdlu
this the hens must be prevented from
running with cocks of other breeds for
several weeks before the eggs are pro-
cured for sitting.
The eggs should be set at once, but
during the cold weather, eight or ten
in number is sufficient for the largest
hen for even if she succeeded in keep
ing up uniform heat in large num-
Der during the period of incubation,
she would not be able to keep the
chicks warm during the cold nights of
spring. The food and water, and
dust bath should be placed where the
sitting hens can have convenient access
to them, for a very short exposure
might chill the eggs.
Feed as early and late as possible in
the day, that the intervals between
meals during the night may not be long
Even greater care in feeding the young
chicks are necessary to make them
grow properly, than was taken with the
hens to secure the eggs. Food too con-
stipating, like dough made from wheat
-four, ETC., is liable to lodge during
fortnight or so, the dangerous period
may be passed, and the chick started in
the spring well advanced and thriv-
ing.
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RARE JUSTICE.

A crab and turtle lived under 9 myrtle,
Just in the pond at the foot of the hill,
The crab was the hack-sharp, EnapPy. and black !;
The turtle was master-fat, poky, and still.
The turtle gave orders from of the ponds borders
The crab did the marketing all by himself,
And worms fat rs butter and snails full of splutter
He brought for his master to put on the shelf.
They lived there together through all the fine wea-
Their,
And then came the autumn with whirlwind and
gale;
The pond grew an ocean, and in the commotien
The turtle imagined his victuals were stale.
I've pain in my liver !" said he with q shiver;
The worms are like shavings, the snails have no
meat.
I'm lneager and hollow; Apollo;
60 quickly, and get me some food can eat
They argued together. The crab said the weather
Was much too severe for his delicate frame.
The wind" said his master, will blow you the
faster"
Then kicked the crab out, with no scruple or
shame.
Ten sprswls! he is landed, well watered and sand
One groan and he starts for the sun Just ahead.
He's nobody's chicken, to mind for kicking;
He'll have his revenge on the turtle instead.
A splendid old turtle lives under the MYRTLE
He cried to the landlord, who came to the door.
I" Go get him for dinner, before he grows thinner,
Go quick will show you the way to the shore
The crab went the faster, and reached his old mas
In time to inform him of what he had DONE
"oh whippity-whoop, sir, youth make fine soup
sir;
I'll watch while they hI you. OH that will be
fun"
The landlord looked gently, but very intently
All over the crab who had acted rs guide;
Then said: "You are tender and dainty and slen-
dor;
You'll do for my supper, well buttered and fried.
The crab cried in terror, perceiving his error;
The landlord walked off with both master ant
man.
They boiled the fat turtle from under the myrtle,
And fried the false crab in hot buttered pan.
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Important Experiment in Chicken
Raising

The following results of careful ex
pertinent In chicken production were
given some time ago by a correspond
eat of Pomeroy's Democrat, from
which it appears an error must be
| committed by almost all breeders In
regulating the proportion of the sexes.
Without undue haste in building the
DRY on an isolated experiment, it is
worthy of being treasured in the mem
DRY, and should induce further expert
ment II this direction.
An experiment with thirty hens
and one rooster, was tried for sixty
days as also rooster with six hens at
the same length of time, to see what
would be the effect as matter of fact
In the two processes of breeding fowls,
and to ascertain the effect upon the
embryo in the egg, and after the expi-
ration of sixty days in the two lots of
fowls, which of course were not allow
ed to communicate with each other,
nor any other fowls.
The result ascertained was this,
that at the expiration of the sixty days,
the embryo in the eggs of the six hens
was found to be double the size of
those of the thirty hens, and that but
the hens among the thirty fowls, while
nearly every one of the eggs were
Matched from those obtained from the
six hens and the vigor or strength of
the chickens of those of the six hens at
the time of their Matching was fully
equal to those from the hatchings of
the thirty hens a week old.
1t will be necessary only to state
that neither of these lots of fowls were
confined, but had large range, and
were the result of breeding fowls that
had been kept in the same manner for
a series of generations, neither had
they been degenerated by breeding in
and in, but with reference to the pro-
duction of healthful and vigorous
broods of chickens"
The practice to which the above ex-
pertinent would lea is so widely diff
ferent from that of nine out of ten
chicken growers in averaging the sexes,
as to suggest that great .blunder has
been perpetuated for centuries, instead
of following nearer to the dictates of
nature in this regard.