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The Washington times., 1907-11-10
He OVERSIGHT HIS MARK

A gallant army officer stationed at
Fort AIissoula in the eighties felt
called upon - draw his sword in the
cause of temperance. He found a prom
Using field amon.s the large force en-
pIoyed by the construction department
of a Western railway.
Ably seconded in this work by a Pres
byterian clergyman. the Rev Mr.. F..
the captain visited the various camps
Together they JoUrneyed one Sunday
afternoon to Marents Gulch, where sew
eral thousand men, many of them
bright mechanics engaged on the big
tTestle there. were canned
They had a large audience. M. F.
oDened the meeting with prayer. fol-
lowed by a stirring address. The cap
tain followed in his habitually- energet-
ic manner, painting the evils OF over
Indulgence in liquor. Evidently i'm
pressed by his earnestness, the audience
gave him close attention until he pro-
The Washington times., 1907-11-10
Bug-7ulce Pals Whose
Experiments in the
Efficacy of Ram
Were Thorough

light does not like 10 be told of it,
and his personal friends are inclined
to be rather reticent in referring to
his fTailty after he has gone to his
reward. The inebriate's grave is
somewhat prevalent in the ceme-
terry, but you cannot pick it out by
reward. The inebriate'S grave is
stone. There are men who may be
brilliantly successful as a drunkard,
and yet nave good traits Of charac-
ter worthy of consideration. | had
been thinking of those well and
favorably-known topers, Rattle
snake Bill and Hi Lander, whom |
met at Big Bug, and recoilections
OF their antics caused me to dwell
at length on subject that enables
the temperance orator to secure
solid booking over the one-night
stand route from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
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pounded the question. My friends are
you aware with what vile compounds
YOU insult your stOmachs?'' After a
short pause he continued, ''The stuff
served 10 you at the dramshops here
is not honest whisky, but a mixture of
alcohol and water cOlOred and flavor
ed with fusil oil and chemicals; YOU
can go to any drugstore and for fifty
cents buy enough Of these ingredients
to make a barrel Of the stuff you drink %
As he reached his climax, a great
bury man jumped up. ana waving a
$ bill high in his hand exclaimed, in
stentOrian tones:
One moment, please. captain; here
is my last Y; give me that recipe;
would sooner possess it than a gold
miner
A hearty cheer by the audience end
ed the meeting. The captain and Mr.
+. wisely withdrew richer in expert
ence. They were more circumspect in
their remarks at subsequent meetings
From Harpers Weekly.
The Washington times., 1907-11-10

Jumpin' cOyotes!' exclaimed HI
"ef tibet barrel we rolled home las
night wuEn't fun of -four I'm a horned
toad"'
And not whisky"
Nary drop.
This is a turrible calamity
Both men sat down and looked at
each other. the picture Of despair
Presently I1attlesnake said. patheti-
cally: HI. we air shorely gitun'
senile.'
I'VE air senile, pardner." corrected
HI Thar air no two seniler gents
than you and me- GU see thar wuz
enc empty whisky barrel in the
shanty and Polka Dot he'd filed It
with -four. 1t jes' TUX a pair OF loon
otics Ike US 20 select t. instead of a
barrel OF whisky.
Polka Dot Pete had cognized the
barrel when they took II out and that
was why he said nothing HI had
never married, thus depriving some
good woman the pleasure OF getting q
divorce. His niece, Sue Lander. kept
house for him. and when he Per
suaded her to leave her home in Wy
Oming and come to Big Bug she
brought her little brother Willie along
to keep her company. Hi hadn't been
much Of a provider, as his taste for
victuais wasn't very strong and the
girl and her brother didn't fare well.
Polka Dot Pete never sent for the
stolen barrel Of -four and he probably
knew it would come in handy. but
then he was always doing some low
mean trick like this and never letting
on about It.
That Ratuesnake Bill should fall IN
love with Sue Lander is one Of those
pecuharities of sentiment that always
remain a mystery. How he could go
on cultivating a chronic appetite rol
liquor with III, making himself gem
orally obnoxious. and expect to win
The kind regards Of a good girl like
Sue was past understanding. But
after all a man who will fan in love
with a pure woman is not wholly tad.
The Washington times., 1907-11-10
By ELL. WHEELER WILCOX.

STRIKING proof is given

STRIKING proof IS given in
" history of the power of a good
n teacher to transform a bad
and vicious child to model OF
virtues and nobility in the story of
Louis, Duke of Burgoyne Cthe father
of Louis XIV of France). and his
tutor, Able de Fenelon.
The boy was. until seven years Of
age. the despair of the court and all
his family. To quote from a historian,
The boy was terrible; his early
youth made every one tremble. He
was incapable of enduring the least
opposition. even from inanimate OBJ
jects, or the elements, without flying
fntc.ra passion that almost tore his
frail body to pieces. He was obstinate
and sensual 10 an abnormal degree.
He was a prey to early vice and pas
sion. and often cruel and savage, un-
feeling in his jests, and looking down
on all men. even his brothers, as his
interiors. He would break the clocks
when they struck the hour that called
him 10 his tasks. and fly into a mad
temper when the rain interfered with
hts pleasure"
Yet this wild animal became in a few
years time after he entered under
Fenelon's guidance an humble. patient,
unselfsh youth, eager for knowledge
and filed with high ideals regarding
his duty to his fellow-man.
He died at the early age of thirty
Had he lived, the French Revolution
would in all probability never have
occurred: for it was the reckless eX-
trayagance and selfish pleasures of his
son. Louis Ky. which brought on the
Reign Of Terror.
The young man who died at thirty
knew all the meaning OF thai phrase,
''Noblessn oblige." He carried his
sense of duty 10 an extreme He
avoided cards. gave up theaters. and
sold his jewels tor The benefit of the
pour.
When his father died he refused an
increase of pension, saying; The
state is too deeply in debt, and 7 shall
continue TO live on my income of 1900
francs" or this he spent nearly 15.00O
francs on charity.
He refused to buy a writing desk that
had taken mis- fancy. saying: Subjects
viii never be assured Of the necessities
Of life Til princes learn TO dispense
with Injuries"
The Washington times., 1907-11-10
Hide the Barrel.

Finally after a hard struggle and
many mishaps. RaJtlesnake and HI
reached the woo5shed, where they hid
the barrel Then they took an inven-
tory Of Injuries sustained by falls on
the Journey. Rattlcsnake felt
wound on his dome which mad col
lided with the barrel while he was
turning an impromptu somerssulL
''Ef I take on my hat when I go back
to town." he observed, I hev preemo-
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~ THEN I arrived at Big Bug I
NM found Hi Lander earnestly
v v engaged in studying the eff
ficacy of rum, and he seemed
to be struggling hopefully for a gener-
Gus recognition as a booze consumer.
He was generally aided IN his Iaud-
able efforts by the joyous companion
ship Of Rattlesnake Bill. late OF the
Santa Fe trail. The two frequently
went on a bug-juice frolic, and they
worked at IT until completely fatigued.
The scene OF their enlivening orgies
usually took place at the Favorite sa-
loon, owned and operated by Polka
Dot Pete, who mad a peEehant for
wearing shirts decorated with polka
dots as large as a silver dollar.
One night while their systems were
pretty we'll picked in alcohol, Rattle
snake and Hi evolved a scheme where
by they expected &c get enough liquor
to keep them in a happy frame OF
mind for many days, and short time
later Polka Dot heard a noise in the
rear OF his redeye emporium. Peer
ing cautiously out Of the window, he
discovered that the sound came from a
shanty in which he stored barrels OF
whisky. He pulled out a seven-shooter
and was about to launch a little en-
terprise which, If carried cut, would
give the side OF the shanty an open
worked appearance not unlike an or
binary apple butter stirrer when the
familiar voices OF Rattlesnake and Hi
The Washington times., 1907-11-10

caused him TO suspend operations. He
quietly slid a dark corner 10 watch
developments, and it wasn't long until
the two men rolled (. barrel out of the
shanty.
The Washington times., 1907-11-10

Qulgc III TIC CAiHIa-
rating paStime of pro-
found thought, ard the other day
while thus engaged, to the intense
amusement of the hotel clerk, |
meditated on the sorrow and
misery that rum has brought into
this world. He who aSpireS to be
come a successful drunkard seldom
meets with disappointment Al
though this business IS greatly
overdone there is always job
open for the earnest applicant, and
the man who fosters such a de-
lusion as the jimjamS is pretty sure
to come to a geological finish.
Strange to say, the Ted-noSed pill
grim who has acquired an abnormal
appetite for Home WreckerS' De-
The Washington times., 1907-11-10
Terrible Gala

'Jumpin' coyotes.' exclaimed HI.
"ef thet barrel we rolled home las
night wuEnt full OF -four. I'm a horned
The Washington times., 1907-11-10

OW and again | cast
aside all restraint to in
dulge in the exhila-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
ORDINANCE NO. 20

An ordinance providing for the building OF
sidewalks on Eighth, Ninth and CONNER
cial streets, in LeaVenworth; and provid-
ing method OF payment therefor.
Be it ordained by the Council of the Town
of Leavenworth, as follows:
First. That sidewalks shall be built on
Eighth, Ninth and Commercial streets, i'm
the Town of Leavenworth
Second. Sidewalks shall be six 60 feet
wide, and shall be built AUDITING the prop
erty lying each side of the said streets.
Third. The sidewalk stringers shall be
parallel with the streets, and shall not be
less than four by four t4xi) inches resting
butted together and spliced by two by four
(2x4) on one side; and ali stX-foot walks shall
have not less than three (31 stringers, and
no stringer shall have a clear, unsupported
span.
Fourth. The plank or cover of the walk
shall be laid at right angles with the string
ers and shall be surfaced on one u side, and
shall be two % inch material not less than
six 90 inches wide.
Fifth. The expense of the construction OF
the sidewalks shall be chargeable to the
AUDITING property, and the cost thereof
shall be levied as a special assessment
against the abutting property.
sixth. The construction of all sidewalks
shall be directly under the supervision OF
the marshal of the town of LeaVenWorth.
seventh. The sidewalks shall be built on
each side of Eighth and Ninth streets from
Front street to Commercial street, and on
each side of Commercial street from Eight b
street to Division street.
Eighth. Upon the completion oil the
building OF the said sidewalks, the clerk
shall deliver TO the marshal, for collection,
u statement showing cost of sidewalks SO
constructed in front OF or AUDITING each lot.
The marshal shall thereupon make collec-
lions on the same or report to the clerk ali
uncollectfble accounts.
Ninth. Whenever 1t shall appear by the
certificate of the marshal of the town, that
II sidewalk conforming TO the requirements
of this ordinance has been constructed In
front of any lot or parcel OF land by the
owner thereof, the assessment records shall
be marked paid by building of walk"
This ordinance shall become effective and
be In force seven % days after being passed
by the Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the Clerk OF the
Town of LeaVenworth, and published once
In the "LeaVenworth Echo, "a newspaper in
the said town.
First reading this 23rd day OF April, 1897.
Passed, approved, signed by the Mayor,
attested by the Clerk, this l4th day OF May,
1907.
q. W. HOXSEY, Mayor.
Attest: GUY A. HAMILTON, Clerk.
Published this nth day OF May, 1897.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
Optimism

| have no faith but this one fact find
That love is growing stronger day by day
What we call sin. Is what II leaves behind
What we call good, attracts II on Its way
| have no hope: with Gods love In my heart
What is IA selfish loss to care abouts
IfIn the world I've played my little part
Let him who III the candle put 1t out.
| have no fenr: and so It's day by day,
In sunshine or In storm, In veal or woe,
As best | can, go along Lies way,
To that Vast Future, where all men go.
| have no creed but Lovel is there hell,
Where some poor tortured thing cries out
In pain?
Then let me take his hand and wish him
we'll
And wait until he finds his heaven again.
George Newell LoveJoy in Reader.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

In Justices Court. Leavenworth Precint,
Ohelan County, State of Washington, be-
fore F. $. Taylor, Esq, Justice OF the Peace.
State of Washington, 90
County of Chelan,
John Bjork and Martha Bjork, Plaintiffs, VS.
@. K. Hornet, Defendant.
To G. K. Hornet:
You are hereby notified that John Bjork,
and Martha ID. BJork, plaintiffs, have filed
complaint and claim against you in said
court, which Will come on to be heard at my
Office in Leavenworth, in CheIan County,
Washington, on the 10th day of May, 1907 g.
at the hour of 10 O'Clock am. and unless you
appear and then and there answer, the same
will be taken AS confessed and the demand
of the plaintiff granted. The object and de-
mand of said complaint is to obtain judg-
ment against and to collect from you the
sum of fifteen $50 dollars for meal tickets
and meals furnished to you, and for costs OF
this action.
Issued and filed April 9th, 1897.
+. =. TAYLOR,
Justice of the Peace, Leavenworth Pre-
cinct, Ohelan County, Washington. lots
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
ia. I.,,n---summon. For publication


I'm the superior Court Of the state OF wash
inRton for Chelan county.
John A. Geilntly. plaintln. vs. r. u d IN ~
pont Rosa steiber, #. y. Adams, fhtiltp
Kelly, and all persons unk known, II any hh l,
ing or claiming to have an interest ~ uilS
to the real property hereinafter desefi"'u'
Defendants. a. =. t,,t
The state OF Washington to +. \ LapVlh.,
Rosa stelber, r. n. Adams, Philip kelley
and all persons unknown, II any hhNiIs -
claiming to have an Interest IN ana 10 'Hf
real property hereinafter described Lat
You and each OF you are hereby n9tlI.T1
that John A. Gellatly Is the holder Of osr III
icates Of delinquency numbered 20 anu I - - p
Issued ON the end day OF May, a. -. ~, ~
the county OF Chelan, state OF Washing So el
for the amount of certificate number -.
SIS and number 457. tl.gs. the same being th l
amount then due and delinquent IOr taAes
for the years 1900 and 1902 together Win pen
nlty interest and costs thereon, upon rem
property assessed to you and OF Whlcn SVu
are the owner or reputed owner, sltuhteu "a
said county and particularly bouhded anu
described rs follows, to-Wlt: ,,-st
In certificate number 40, lot T. Diock q
Burrells lst addition to Wenatchee, anu ~
certificate numcer 457 lots ana In Dlock II
and lot 3 In block 10 In the aforesaid addl
tlon, and upon which he has paid taxes ~
sessed again said property as follOWs'
a. lN...aa
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids will be received for the building OF /
Town Hall and house for the storage OF t
chemical engine, in the Town of LeaVen
worth.
Plans and specifications are on fie at the
Town Clerk office, In LeaVenworth, Wash
ington, and may be had by applying ut SAID
office for same.
All bids shall be addressed to the Clerk oi
the Town of Leavenworth, Washington. and
shall be accompanied by IA certified check
to the order of the Town Council OF LeaVen
worth, and shall be in amount ten per cent
of the bid.
Bids will be received not later than May
the 18th, 1897.
The Council Will reserve the right to nc
cept or reject any bid
(Signedl Guy A. Hamilton,
Clerk of the Town
Dated, Leavenworth, Washington, May the
10th, 1897.
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Notice to Delinquent Co-Owners


Chelan County, Wash,
March 2lst, 1897.
To Frank f.. Howe
You are hereby notified that We have eN-
pended fifteen hundred and fifty dollars III
labor and improvements upon the following
lode to-Wit: Beginning at stake OF the
Grizzly marked East End Center, about
200 feet more or less from mouth and lOUJ
feet west OF Bear Greek, thence southerly
800 feet to stake marked >. r.. corner,
thence westerly 1900 feet to II stake marked
=. W. corner Homestake claim, thence
northerly 800 feet to stake marked west
End Center, thence Northerly 30 feet TO IA
stake marked n. w. corner, thence easterly
1900 feet to a stake marked n. Il. corner,
thence southerly 800 feet to the place OF De
ginning. The foregoing boundaries enclose
the following claims, to-wit: Grizziy,
Daisy, - Comet" Bonanza, " Black
Hawk" Gold Chest sarah Fleming
and Homestake," as will appear by GER
tificate filed January I'd, 1907, in the office
of the recorder of said county, in order To
hold said premises under the provisions OF
Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount required TO hoid
the same for the year ending December 3lst,
1896.
And if within ninety days after THIS no
tice by publication you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion Of such expenditure
as a co-owner, your interest in said claims
will become the property of the subscribers
under Section 1924. \. II. Brown.
Mar 90 June 20. q. H. Brown.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

If you know yourself To be indebted
to The Echo for past due subscription.
and il will be taken for granted that II
you are behind you know 1t, we shall
esteem it a great favor if you will re-
init. One dollar is not much TO each
individual subscriber, but II fifty or
seventy-fve who are behind would pay
up you can readily see what 1t viii
mean to The Echo. 36tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

A dispatch to the Spokesman-Review
from Wilson Creek says: The G. N.
roundhouse at this point is being torn
down and the division point will be
transferred from this point to station
further west. Typhoid fever has broken
out in the village, but no cases as yet
are serious. The Wilson Creek Ath-
letic Association is to meet and organ
ize a new baseball team"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

Special NotIce--Hereafter all resolutions ol
coincidence cards OF thanks notices enter
tainments where an admission fee is charged,
and all notices OF any kind intended TO promote
somebody's business must be paid for at regu-
lar advertising rates when printed In the Echo.
II you expect this paper to help push some
thing to make money you can afford to contrib
ute TO its support All free entertainments OF
whatsoever kind Or movements 10 promote the
welfare and prosperity OF the community as "A
whole will be given the free use OF It's columns.
No deviation will be made from this rule.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

This is for the benefit OF Eastern
readers who may want to get an idea
of the size of the trees in Washington.
Up at Quilcene the other day George
Clark broke the record in that region
by putting into Puget Sound log
scaling a little less than $4,000 feet.
This one log was worth $170. Tacoma
Ledger.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

You have a model husband" said
the lady in congratulating the bride.
The next day the bride bethought her
10 look up the word model in the
dictionary, and this is what she found:
"Model-A small imitation of the real
thing"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
Advertised Letters

Remaining in the postoftice May IL:
Hawkinson, Edw Lug, Buene
Nuns, Chas. O'Grady, Thos.
Seebold, Fred Wycoft, Ed
Woodland, Alton
In calling for same please say "ad-
yertised." J. c. Davis, Postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS

The state reformatory, for which the
last legislature provided, has been To-
Gated near Monroe, Wash, where 800
acres OF land was contracted for at $685.
900. The site is said to be an excel
lent one.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

The Ephrata bank robbers were
arraigned before Judge Steiner in
Waterville on Tuesday and plead
guilty. George Hendricks, Louis
Spaulding, John Miller and John Muff,
the four men who were engaged in the
robbery, were each given sentenc e
of six years in the penitentiary. The
robbery was committed on the 9th OF
April.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As furnished for the Week Ending May I
by the Chelan County Abstract
Company

J S Usher to S w Usher, strip across
SEA SEA sec %, %, 81, 81.
SP Beecher to C S Craip, ne a swA
sec q, "a, 10, 10000.
Ora c Haines to Edwin A Landon,
lots and S, l, Mob Hill add Wen,
$3.50.
RI Therein ct al to David Slime,
lots /, 2, 8, 4, SEA swA sec l9, %,
r2O, $3.50.
N P Railway Co to David Slime, lots
l, 2, 8, 4, seq swA sec 10, %, r
20, $157.
T R Gibson to Abner Z Bowen, S
acres lot 4, sec 10, %, 81, $500.
Abner I Bowen to VIM J Bowen, S
acres lot 4, sec 10, %, 81, 81.
Frank Bagley to Nicholas Kinscherf,
lots 7 and 8, block 10, First add to
Leavenworth, $40.
Mageret f Spencer to Amelia A
Loughlin, lot 8, b D, Ralstons add
Leayenworth, 81.
Mary Ralston to Eli Knowlton, lot 9,
b 7, Ralstons add Leavenworth, $40.
Tracy Curtis to Eli Knowlton, lots
10 and II, b 7, Ralstons add Leaven-
worth, 1925.
H Turner to M F Peake, lots 6,
7, 8, 9, sec 7, "a, Is, $500.
John c Northrup to B E Kennison,
lots II and IL, Q, Northrup add
Leavenworth, $40.
LID Lumber Co to Don Thomas,
lots %, "a, b Q, Leavenworth, $500.
LID Lumber Co to Leavenworth
Cemetery Association, acres in lot 4,
sec 6, "a, 18, 81.
N P Ry Co to Don Thomas, VIZ
nwA sec II, "a, Is, $50.
JB Fosdick to W G Howser, lot 8,
b 81, Chelan Falls, $50.
Dan Ryan to Dave Ledgewood,
Pride OF the West mining claim, $1,000.
Charles Plisch to ] w Elliott, lot
and part OF lot 25, b l, Ralstons add
Leavenworth, $1,000.
Jas S Grant to David Nelson, lots
II and 10, b "a, SIPS.
Martha L Wheeler to J A Murphy,
strip across VIZ So swA SEA sec 81,
"a, 10, $120.
John McDougall to J H Chase, S
acres in swA sec 4, %, 10, $3.50.
Chas A Bower to w H Dibble, Mob
Hill add Wen, lots /, ., 8, b l, $3.50.
SP Beecher to Clara R Morrill,, lots
II and 10, b IS, First add Leaven-
worth, 81.
A B Branin to VIM E Daniel, part
lot S, b 7, Peachey add Wen, 500.
c S Bartshe to A Vogt, 7 acres in
lot /, sec 10, 81, %, $4,000.
Chris Wieland to John D Dill, lot !,
ny neA and swA neA-159 acres,
sec %, 81, d., $40.
w T Heacock to J T Butler ct al,
lot 6, b |, Foote 4 Starr add Chelan,
$1,000.
United States to Alex E Macarthur,
swA nwA and nwA swA sec "a,
sea neA and neA seq sec 80, 81,
r22&
United States to A H Macarthur,
swA neA, SEA nwA, neA swA
nwA seq sec 33, 81, %.
] F Stafford to Leayenworth Mercan-
tile Co, lots IS, IA and IS, b 80, $500.
Clyde f Ward to Wash and G N
Ry, lots and 6, sec S, 26, %,
$3.50.
Treasurer Buttles to J Burner, lot
"a, b 8, Bolenbaughs add Wen.
LAND CONTRACTS
c o Livingstone to LeRue Tice,
lots 81 and 80, b 81, G N plat Wen,
1851.
Lloyd Belvel ct al to Dwight Oar
ling, ne a s1a nwA and swA sec %,
IS, IS, $4,000.
Otto Green to J c Lemaster, IS
acres in nwA, sec Il, "a, IS,
$4,000
Wenatchee Heights Orchard Co to
R M Ragsdale, tract S, b 4, $500.
Wen Heights Orchard Co to A T
Sutton, tract 8, b 8, $2340.
Advertised Letters
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-17

A farmer near Freewater Oregon re-
Gently lost rs chickens which were
poisoned by eating asparagus which
was thrown out after becoming unfit
for the market. Finding his chickens
dead was the first intimation that the
owner had that asparagus would prove
fatal if eaten by fowls.