The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-27

+ That is the question that is perplex-
ing Ed Still, night Waterman at the
poultry show.
Ny work begins as soon as the last
spectator has been chased out into the
cold, dark world by Secretary George
10th, and the doors are locked, = said
Mr.. Still today. 81 turn off the big
lights and with q lantern prepare for
my vigil. First get everything nicely
settledsand do a little cleaning up. You
would think the blamed roosters and
hens would know that it was night and
would go to sleep, but they don t. AS
| I make my rounds some fool rooster in
quiet corner will see the faint glow
| Of the lantern and think it's morn
ing. He'll cut loose with his bazoo,
| and that II wake up his neighbors and
then they'll all turn loose. Then the
fool geese in the basement will hear the
racket and begin to honk to wake the
| dead. 81
AWen, about the time the roosters
+ and the geese are bowed out the tur-
/ keys will see the light and hear the
racket and then they'll feel that they
I must do something. Their noise seems
to grind on the nerves of those Fourth
Of July colored birds from Illinois that
are on the third floor. The lung power
Of those birds is something marvellous.
streetcars Start .Em. Z
"That s the way it goes all night.
If try to head them off by turning out
my lantern and sitting in the dark,
! lights up the first floor with its head
light. That means goodmorning, merry
sunshine to dozen or more fool zoos
tiers, and the chicken calliope opens up.
The trouble travels to the other floors,
and by the time they get tired out and
ready to quit another car comes along
and they do it all over again, SO as not
to miss anything. No, / think I'd
rather work in a cuckoo clock factory
No more hen show for me at night. ]
can't stand the nervous strain =
State Day at the Show
Today was state day at the show and
!; Governor John A. johnson and mem
bers Of the executive family came over
from st. Paul on special car.
Several members Of the party were
greatly interested in a hen detective
shown by A. T. Cleland Of Minneapo.
lis. The device is what is known to
poultrymen as a trapnest. When Mrs
! Hen goes in to her workbench the
\ weight on the floor Of the nest shuts a
\ SUldll uOOIss LII Guo 4lOA1 1uu CA1oWo
spring lock. In this way the detective
captures the hens that lay the eggs
and the owner can, by watching the
:. nests, make record of each hens
: work It also enables him to weed out
: the star boarders, who never miss (
:. meal or lay an egg. By the use of Z
little button the catch device is turned
! off and the nest becomes merely q quie
q little private boudoir for Mrs. Hen. +
), Mr.. Cleland has the distinction Of be
Y ing the oldest exhibitor at the show
: Tho 80 years Of age, he is one of, tn
: most active and enthusiastic poultry
Q men in the city.
The exhibition will continues unit
d JAM 81 The rooms will be open to
n morrow, both in the daytime and even
K ing. Last evening the visiting AM
d local members Of the association wer
j. entertained at dinner by the CONNER
cial club, ll5 guests partaking of tn
t clubs hospitality. There were shor
/ addresses by prominent poultr..
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