The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-20

| born idiot escaped from an asylum. III,
stole two hens and went into poultry
That was thirteen years ago, and today
he has 60o000 hens and is selling 1
thousand eggs per day. Think Of that
If fool can do that, what couldn't
have made in the thirteen years? by
the seven knee sprung cows, but I've
let 4 woman pub me this way and that
! and here's the result of 1t, One NOR.
instance. A woman sixty years old
who has asthma and rheumatism Sc
that she can hardly get around is ad
| viSed by her doctor to so into the coun
! try for year or so. She goes, and one
day she finds lame hen in the road
She takes 1t home TO make pet Of,
and when the hen began to lay from
twenty-four to thirty-six eggs per day
the woman got the idea that there was
money in II. That was nine years ago.
II was not believed that she could live
year. and she had only 40 cents to
her name, Today she is In the best Of
! health, not looking day over thirty.
and her income from the sales OF eggs,
chickens, milk and butter Is over $50v
a day. Think Of that-over $500 a day,
aud mine is not S10!"
How does she manage to milk the
hens?' was asked.
What. What!'
You said milk and butter. l was
wondering how she did it
Il said nothing OF the kind, or If did
it was slip of the tongue. l see you
are ready to pick up the slightest thing,
but let me tell you that I'm not to be
turned aside from my purpose this time
I'll put an ad. in the papers tomor
row."
For a lame hen to start the poultry
business on?"
mo, madam he Numbered. You
are determined TO treat this matter In
sarcasm, but | want to tell you that
within month I'll have this house sold
and be in the chicken business When
a person can sit in rocking chair and
see money coming in at the rate OF
$1,000 per month he's fool to keep on
lingering for a bare living. We won't
start with lame hen, but with thou.
sand healthy and ambitious birds"
Mrs. Bowser made no reply. She
could have gone at II and destroyed his
arguments in a minute, but she decided
not to do so. He turned to his paper
and reread the poultry statements,
made either in sarcasm or by some one
who didn't know hen from brindled
calf, and his ambition and greed be-
came so great that he couldn't sit still.
He got up and walked around the room
for several minutes and then paused to
say:
Yes. you can begin to pack up. We
will be sold out in two weeks"
Very WELL" she replied.
And | think III drop over and see
the butcher for few minutes. He'll
know the best breed Of fowls to start
in with, and | might as well advertise
for them at once. We can keep a thou.
sand Of them down cellar for month
IL we have to, and during that time we
ought to have half a million eggs"
He took his hat from the rack and
started off for the butchers. and when
the door had closed behind him the cat
came out from under the lounge and
sat up and looked at Mrs. Bowser in
sorrowful way and seemed to say:
Don't gricve, poor woman. The
butcher is hard headed man. and Mr.
Bowser will hear something drop be
fore he comes back"
The butcher was about closing up for
the evening, but he cheerfully agreed
that he would answer a few questions
about poultry. He had known all
about poultry since he was a chicken
himself. Mr.. Bowser handed him the
paper and asked him to read the artF
Gle. He did so, and when he had finish.
ed he burst into guffaw and said:
That was written by fool for fools
to read. You slOn't tell me that you be.
lieve such statements"
"They strike me as reasonable and
truthful
Then the fool killer ought to strike
you with a club. Did you ever see 0
henT
"Sir, don't insult met"
I'm not insulting you. Did you ever
have a flock Of hens around your
house"
NO"
"Well, If you had you would realize
what nonsense this is. Why, Bowser,
you couldn't make your salt at the
poultry business There are twenty |
failures to one success, and it's harder
work than saving hickory wood with
a dull saw"
Il beg to differ with you. l say there
Is money In it. If a woman sixty years
old can start with one hen, and lame
one at that, and make
Make your grandmother