Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-01
CEOWLEss HOOsrEE.

Would II be possible for me TO In
vent some simple attachment by which
the CHEEKY but piercing notes OF the
carly growing Chan;lclecr could be pre-
vented without injury TO the bITd?''
This was the question that Edward p.
howard OF BFockton asked himself not
long ago. says the Boston Journal. He
vas confined 10 his home at the time
With an attack OF the grip. ana the
dulcct tones OF the pet bantams be-
longing to his son were not conducive
to The enjoyment OF the ncclful beat
- sleep" Now. BrucEton Is the home
CT taveEtorB-uot only OF shoe machin-
c-y. but OF many other Yankee no
tons hir was IL not In the Shoe City
that i Wise and thoughtful married
man Invented the nntI-sanrlng ma
chine? This boon to heads OF families
was mn arrangement OF steel springs
aud padded clamps. by means OF which
the relaxation Of the jaws 20 necessary
to the wsll..1unded and nb!e-bodlcd
moro W.is prevented automatically. Il
was so p!anncI that the farther the
avs were opened the tighter the ma
chimes grip and thus the snore was
sut OF before Its birth without effort
On the part o. the wy4TcT. Mr.. Howard
-cmcmbsrcd the BIcccSs OF this anti
-uorinS device. which. by the way. was
succcSsfully patented. and he set out
- conquer the growing OF the trouble
Eonie ROSTERS III similar manner.
The bantamS upon which the first ex-
T'crtments were made were not the
TN1gs fgVFtTH..N kIs,.gfa Fv, ks.
vicinity. for his residence on West Elm
street is In the Ecart OF n beautiful res
tioutigl district. aud hc dared to hope
that were tho effort successful ut home
ho might persuade some OF his neigh.
bU:- to try the effect OF the anti
Grover" upon several lusty songsters
Of -hc Plymouth Rock variety. with
COZ per wires. pliers and a stout heart
hr. Howard oEBayed the task hc had
chosen. There was no danger OF catch
ing any contagious disease from the
bite OF the little thiuEJ. FOR. As he told
Journal man The bantams were rs
tnTc ag kittens Experiment after
experiment was made until the proper
shaped yoke Of bright new wire had
bcca properly httad to the roostcrs
bills. But lee Mr. Howard describe the
apr sratus In his own words: The de-
vice Is fastened to the bill OF chan
tiCleer after he has gone to roCst by n
simple clasp. and does not interfere
In rny way with his respiration. circu-
lat.1n or digestion. Mr.. Rooster dozcs
comfortably until, perhaps. 1880 a. IN.
when he arakCs and decides to arouse
the neighbOrhOoi. He uriscs from his
perch. throws his head back. and
opens his mouth to its full extent.
Here IS where the fine work of the
invention comes in. rs II gently but
firmly closes tho open mouth. and Mr..
X. subsidies with a gasp OF astonish-
mcrt. To- bc similarly 'trun down at
each attempt to give his slcCp-dcstroy-
ing call" Unfortunately the sequel did
not carry out tie fond hopes OF the
inventor for the rooBters Immediately
hOycottcd the invention. and sought
relief from the clutches OF the muzzles
in every manner known to birddum.
Such ground and LOFTY tumblinE. such
cuntortiOR acts in the fowlyard. and
EuCl gymnastics as these poor fowls
indIlged in would have put to shame
a EIgh-salaried artist Of TIC greatest
show on earth"