Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-08
Tough on the Hen.

Years ago, when the writer was
engaged in railroading upon the
W. n. y. x p. X. r., he became
thoroughly acquainted with one
Wm. Sprung, an engineer from the
y 7. c., who was employed to
take charge OF the .pushers' opcr-
ating ON the mountain which
separates Liberty from Shippcn.
Sprung was born and reared in
Rochester. \. Y. and almost from
his infancy had taken a deep inter
est in railroad work, and finally
became, as before stated, n first
class locomotive engineer. The
boys all called him "BilT' and to
simply say that he was a favoritc
among them would be drawing it
mildly. They all loved to know
that "Bill" was behind their trains
pushing them up the steep grade
While CHIPS knowledge Of motive
power could not be questioned. it
must be confessed that he knew
just as much in regard to farming
and stock culture as the average
hen would know about ironing a
ruiilcd shirt. chips" second wife
was the daughter Of one OF Cam
cron county's most progressive
farmers and, as matters dropped
into line, he moved his family
from Shippcn to Emporium, where
they now reside. 1t was the OPP
portunity which "Bilr' had long
sought, and the way chicken coops,
goose yards and pig pens were
added to the premises occupied by
our old friend, was a caution to
"bedbugs.' - This year, "BiIl"
determined to raise ducks, and
having an old hen, which had
signified her intention of sitting on
eggs, tin cans, stones, or most any
old thing, "Bill'' hied himself away
to the grocer and purchased a
baker S dozen of robust looking
duck eggs, which he took home,
and preparing an elegant nest he
placed the eggs carefully and de-
posted the old hen thereon. He
watched said hen with solicitous
care, but as the days rolled into
weeks and the weeks into months
he became somewhat uneasy and
determined to ascertain the cause
of the delay. The old hen was
lifted carefully from the nest, and
taking one of the eggs (Which, by
the way, were piping hot) he car
ried it outside intending to place it
under microscopic observations.
But, alas! "BilI' stubbed his toe
ON the door sill and dropped the
egg, which was broken into bits,
disclosing the fact that the entire
setting Of eggs were china nest
eggs, which had been foisted upon
our old friend as genuine duck
eggs. We don't know whether
"Bill' used any cuss-words or not,
but we learn that the old hen was
obliged to vamOus the nest, and
in d hurry too. We don't feel
much inclined to stock or poultry
raising ourselves, but we would
advise our old railroad friend to
get posted on the size and color of
eggs before allowing his hens to
wear themselves out trying to hatch
ducks from china eggs. Port Al
legany Press.
! was seriously afflicted with a cough
for several years, and last fall had a
more severe cough than ever before.
| have used many remedies without re-
ceiving much relief, and being recon-
mended to try bottle of fChamberlain's
Cough Remedy, by a friend who,
knowing me to be poor widow, gave
it to me. ] tried it and with the most
gratifying results. The first bottle re-
lieved me very much and the second
bottle has absolutely cured me. have
not had as good health for twenty
years. Respectfully, Mrs. Mary a.
Beard, ClaremOre. Ark Sold by l..