Smyrna times., 1875-02-17
Of Babies, Dogs, and Poultry.

: we live IN an age Of exhibition and Of caa.a
IcsS competition which hardly seems to have
IA" any precedent IN the past. The tirtei-4
raced III eharOt5 or wreSted in tho aran,. y,
c9htcnded III melOdious ianhic;; the Ro;nans
gloatee over the death struggles of rladiators
t'e cAiValr0uS times had their tournpys ol
SillFereu llhGeS Spain her bull fights England
uet morse races and isticuff rencountcrs but,
IN our day, we have betaken Ourselves to M
pracuclI and the useful, and become virtros;
OF breeds and manuta .tures. Our medals ara
l1r me latest oxen, the fastest horses. and
tH9 neeGlc$t sheep; for machines which yyi}l
20 the day work Of fifty pair Of hands in an
nour for the plumpest babies. for fowls nf
l"@ greatest ovarian tecundity FOR rare docs
ana ana {he most charming OF singing birds for
GtiS tiS c"o!ceSt OF fruits and the most brilliant Of
movers or, hhally, lor the best specimens Of
coiIese rhetoric. At Detroit last wepI, H.,
and Poultry. ''''' D''9S'
fpf our own part, We must admit, though
we hardly know why that there is sometime
! unpleasant about the idea of priyn RaI,,
carrying OIL the laurels by virtue of ayoirln.
pois' DO not the mothers love the lean oy,s
quite as well, and even little betterY !
poor, wee thing, mostly bones and small bony4
a. tne OcSC' Waiiing through the torment, OF
usAtuen, SO helpless that even Natnr. s,n,,.
TO nave forgotten it, though it w0uil not h.",
t9e least chance OF 4 premium, NAV have 4
plenty ot compensating affection in the bona
10 "hlch UOd sent it to teach lessons Of terlar
| pity and glad seif-sacrafce. Al;c,v. !, !;
| upon e&hloltion there, aud every ij;. is raias
premiums OF rattles ana rings. the navt
biggest child Is its beast OF burden: and All
hoGSenoid cares are deferred to its oyn-tl a |
eooAlnG' the sweeping, and the washing. IN, /
weary father, swearing in a supnTessad ..,i
0h all.
arms Day by day it grows loaner All Isanpr
anu shOuId tate take it after ALL it is ever
SpoA6n OF as cAeru3 has a pretty little head /
stone, iOWers in q broken pitcher ON =. shnr,
grave, and four lines in the local rnwsn,nnr
i,oor mite ltwouId have had no chance with the
pie Daoies or the show but it was nicer every
Way tnah the little bursting Jumps of atiirel9
w" I"c"' mate meaningless by their a5aor.
mt! plumpnes', and with legs like the least M.
pGtlzlng Of German sausages. Yet we ~, ,r;iI
ing 70 admit that row Of prize babies IS not
without Its charms. The parental pride which
brought th9se specimens to the Fair i an
earnest OF care AMI good tEeatm ut. No ami
MAI OF any value is 50 much at III. r,.r,y n
rs infancy CT caprice and e3nye:i.e3oa as nIqn
y !!AIh hoESeS, hogs, sheep, ani neat cattle
p"i'hG on n2Sh mere an tlkinE it Of there.
~ r'!A'hs eHdI1SSly about this strain, aa .i'
'hdti IL Is only Our own frames Of wni.1 ,r
are noglectfu', 50 thlt man 0, y,r,,. o..t
perfect physical development is an eyrantion
II y veil To- DC deal more careful in su.I
matters ana to begin with the horn
Coh'!ieflAg IN whose image we are All m ,i!n
~ - utHc uhpGlslnt - find the babies e,-
hto!ted with the dogs AMI the heo.-iLo
81 inie'7 ani >tag-h0un IT, the DorkiDg, onl
-hs b'ntamS. One child is Of more yalu3th I
t,lli' nj black and t,ns, though every on ;
u tnth |eiEhed less than ten pDund. V.
u spite ot hyIroph15lt, the ,tOg il an inipr,.4 "
NJ, anmlL aud by his ii ieiity, in,clIir ,naa !
ma Ion4n3ss he makes up fOi his fl .ai a1l hi, "
loitHFhaI ho"is, ant leafs rs to fjryiyl hi,
'hS''oaatc appetite for mutton lie divides I
'u[ aH1ctIon with tA1 ct5 o. the ulniry bird !;
ma Is often invested by our fond fl1.y VIII, :
h't!42iiVe ln:eilIgoH13 which wJlI hriiv {
tanl th2 test OF scientific scrutiDy. ~
l9mG3tIc animal, however, d.y4narat.s :, 4
apliiy through neglect, aud no yiga5onl !, !
Aors o. nuisance than homeless dor .
. IS fi2ht, therefore, that he should be- an %. :
'ct pi interest AMI candlltc for premiums .
W poultry, W. d. not Gni that wa hlya =
nuch to say, These leatherel ireluenter5 of =
nc harnyari arc most inspiring, We must
MI, IN roasted state, or cOusi!Grcd as tn, +
oiicfJd OF eggs TOR the morning meat. San. .
nc rui! hJ.d: Vi the i.ta>t in tha hes,. of ia }
n /. IN oit heH is NJ u>'i ~. rc.irI.I asa y
az NS, - l.. .'' ic', .Ita SDnGEh4t tirts- l.
lad o!d age awaits the rooster wac is spared II
nc splt Nevertheless, in the strength Of hi, d
FIhe, artAret Ike S3iom)n ina. hi, glory. =
M m'EinG slIutItlIa 10 the morn, hy is y y
jrS19n' AMI imprc'<iv9 Gr3ltuf3 81 ", can 1
nagln2 many duliar shows taan sb,g Of %
posters, or tor that matter of dogs. or cyc NJ "a
l5iSs.- T. 7'TJUae IN