The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-25

George Washington Tyler says entry
No. liz in coop 673 at the state poultry
show, takes the prize as the finest bird
of the whole growing, cackling bunch.
The winner is a hen weighing 81
Tyler with a single-comb Orpington
the property Of E. P. Griffin Of Hast
ings. -a- .... .....u H.. ,.'..lI
And to say that Mr.. Griffin is tickled
is putting it mildly. He is receiving
and as small token Of his apprecia-
ton has presented George Washington
Tyler with single-comb Orpington
guaranteed to make the finest Of chick
en- pies. And George Washington Tyler
is more convinced than ever that he
made the right award. :..z.
George Washington Tyler is the col
ored valet Of Judge Isaac Atwater, who
resides at the West hotel. George is
much more than the ordinary" He
admits that he is the very chocolate Of
the colored Four Hundred Of Minneapo-
lis. He has a business card on which
this fact is printed, thus demonstrating
the veracitY of the statement beyond
dispute. ...~.. =. =. +.
George attained fame few years
ago by inventing the "chicken-walk, -
which is an innovation just as superior
to the old style cake-walk," as a fine
an old-style cake. 80 -
- j. An Authority on Poultry.
George Washington Tyler is therefore
mittediy. he Judges bird from it ap-
! parent qualifications for making up q
fine chicken pie. But thousands of
housewives will testify that in this re-
spect George has the eight idea. the
opinions Of a handful Of poultry breed
ers to the contrary. Accordingly, the
fact that some envious companion in a
bygone day pecked away a respectable
l74:'' which Mr.. Tyler selected as the
winner, made no difference to him. His
eye did not rest on the mutilated comb
4 but on the bird g broad breast, anC
juicy drumsticks. ~..
George showed the poultry men some
new methods to follow in sizing up fine
birds. To begin with, he refused to in
spect any roosters. The $500 cock
which looked at him with kingly dis
dain did not in the least injure his feel
ings. for he refused to return the gaze
with even glance.
"These game birds are the fine eat
ing, if people but did know it, said :
fancier to George Washington Tyler
"They look thin, but they are just al
heavy as other birds. The secret lie!
| in the fact that their plumage cling
close to the skim
! But George didn't believe in select
ing a bird whose hard muscles wer'
famed for their fighting qualities.
''None o. Dem 70 Me- .s.s~
He shook his head in reply. "Non'
, o. dem 70 me, - was his sage remark.
Nor did any Of the beautiful ittl
bantams attract his attention. One O.
them could easily have walked int
Georges mouth, if in it's vicinity an,
time George yawned. George knew i
Z and did not believe in awarding an.
honors to bird that was just on
mouthful. It was when he came il
front Of the coops holding the big bird
belonging to Mr. Griffin that he stoppe,
and hesitated long while. He fnall.
settled on coop containing two hens
undecided which to select He the
looked at the descriptive cards. On
hen---the one minus a piece of it's com
weighed quarter Of pound NOR
, than the other. That quarter yof
: pound of meat settled the question, an
George Washington Tyler, one Of tn
f heroes Of the West hotel, fire, and tn
famed inventor Of the chicken wall
| bic oh s.--- f.