The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
AVEisrED A PANIC.
Partridge CGehiH D1ea G"oa Nori4
at t4e PuatlEy sAosg.


A disastrous panic was aVered
among the fowls az the poultry show
" mast Seventh street, for q few mo-
ments shortly before 10 o'clock last
evening, by the presence uf mind OF Il
bls Partridge t0chin rooster on the
second Tiu0a, who caimad the frightened
biris throughout the building with his
ttAssuflnA carols ct safety until on
der was again restored. The danger
arose fruiu the sudden eXtinguiahing or
the electric lights. The birds were
stfuttlns about Ia their cuOps, gaily dec
GRATED with prize rlnhGns, revealing IN
the admll alton or crowds Of spectators
when with nlssing and sputtering The
lishts went out. As a chickens
knowledge OF electricity Is some what
limited they lid not know what Ia
make az the situation. For moment
the sllence Was as thick as the dark
ness ana then the little speckled bant am
hen or ~ the Garner coon became
Possessed Of the idea thai the end or
all Things had come, aud set up a cack-
llns winch could be heard all over the
tulidihs. DINERS uttered d few shrin
cdches la W0nderment, the volume Of
which was Increased by the auacks ~
several OF the more timid BOOSTERS ana
thtn pandamunium hruke loose
NEVER hetbie was there such a ain
Hnai Sc Vplced buit Cuchins minded
ihtlf tachllusa with the shrih
GruWlnsS of hantams aud leg
ho1 na' Wfiie the Fekin ducks
wed vain the puuter pigeous iu
venting their fear ~ suttural sounds
mon We're almost drowned by The tuI-
hey BObhlff's Calculations 81 SUNRISE
me Japanese Phe a6ants cTuuched Ia
thelr coop ana tha delicate little Call
iurnia birds ON exhibition in The win
h"WS 'quaiied' with fright While
20 Ia. H.. AL Ia
the duii thud Of featheled hndies
against The sides u their caOps as ter
ruflzed chickens sought Ia escape from
euhilhtnenL Hish above the confusion
rang but the voice Gf the Partridge
Cochin rooster This bird had wit
Messed an eclipse al one time Of its
ne, ana realizing the situation ala its
utmost "a quiet its excited c0mpan-
IONS trnW aftef crow rang through the
building, hlied with an impa5siuued
cnniidficE which, lust as the lights sud
DENY abalh iiiumed the scene, assumed
an II toid you 80" tone, which caused
all the other chickens ia crane their
leeha "a order % get peep at their
wonderfully wise preserVer When
motion that the Partridge Cochin he
recommended for a medal at the hands
az the society for the prevention m
cruelty had been unanimously PASSED
The mrds once more settled down 10
the even tenor or their respective
ways.
Yesterday was the best day in point
OF attendance al the best poultry SHOW
eyer held ia the Northwest. flllly 700
people awaiting themselves Of the on
lblluhlty 10 witness The laTge dispIay
OF nigh class fowls, This being the last
day ST the show, IL is expected that
larger crowds than ever viii be I'm
attendance. the awards of the
Judges for Yesterday and the standing
or the contestants IA the popular Vot-
ing follow:
Light brahmas-IOhu g. 0rmundson Ner-
strand, nrst cock, Hrst GockereI hrst hen
second hen hrst puliet FIRST breeding pen
Franklin Bend, Minneapolis second cock
third breeding pen tiazelhurst poultry Yards
Minneapolis, secand c0ekerel third hen sec
end breeding pen Frank bartholomew, Gale
soma Mihnu thfd enekere third puilet;
howard MGhlAih. 81 Faul seennd pulet
Bun Goehna- Leslie fariiH, ST. Paul frat
enek. second COCK, mira enck, lirst hen third
han aennnd epekerel. third Gaekerel hrsl
lpilel, hlst hreedlng pen third breeding pen
| ~ NJ hfan, Anpka, Mimi. seGand hon Ggsi
eneherel, second pullel, third puat second
| breeding pen.
sun Phmputh Hack n. NJ Bean. Anol,a
| MiHn., mira e0fk, mira caGkerel FIRST hen
second hen third hen, FIRST puiiet third
breeding pen
singleGlmh Brown Leghnrns O. II. Robin
Anthony Park seepnd cock third cock sec
end breeding pen H. i Haynes, Minneapolis
hnt cnekerai, third GnakeIel FIRST plIIle{ hrst
breeding pen y. 4 Eandne Merriam ParI.
seennd e0ekerel H. Hefmanspn Minneapoiis
hlst hen, thira hreedng pen,
Rose Comb White Lagiegns 4Ail premiums
70 nd LynGh, Of St Paul, first Gaek, second