The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
HOW TO RAISE
YOUR CHICKENS
What Experience You Must Have to
Obtain the Best Results.


to the Lord, that l might learn some
other profession?"
Just because l have proper rea-
sons for doing so. Don't you re-
member before we were married, how
you pulled the wool over my eyes by
saying that you would always look
to me when you were in need of
advice? You said that my education
was far superior to yours, and that
was just the girl that would make
you happy all your life; and now you
seem to think that woman is only
a woman, and that she should not in
terfere with mems affairs. You seem
to think that as long as woman can
bake, wash and keep the house in
order, that that is all that is neces-
sary for her to know. Sometimes /
wish that 1 was never married to
! deceitful man like you! Why you
don't even give me chance to say
word about the poultry business any
more"
Say, wife, can you tell me what !
have been eating for supper? Gee
whiz! l thought that when l mar
ried you l would be happy all my
life. After man has been working
hard all day he does not want to
listen to a lecture on what he prom
ised before he was married. Women
only look on one side of things any
Jay, and when women think that they
are superior to man l think that they
are getting off their trolley. | don't
mean the Honesdale enterprise; be-
cause we expect to be getting on and
off that trolley in a very short time.
don't mind listening to a temper
ance, religious, or political lecture, or
a little smattering of local option oc
casionally; but this continual nagging
all the time about how a man is, or
what he promised, or how he should
be, or how he must act, just to salts
fy his wife's curiosity, is enough to
drive a man to drink. And then a
woman will say: why you never used
to drink before we were married.
How is it, wife, that both men and
women change their mind after they
are married? Well, say, we will let
it go in one ear and out the other.
Now If we expect to make success
out of life let us both pull together.
We have had little hard luck and
lots of trouble raising chickens, but
what a blessing it is that we don't
nave any children to squabble over.
When you talk about some other pro-
fession you must take into cOnsidera-
ton the fact that / am about forty
two years old now, and l don't have
enough wind to blow glass, and my
nerves are not steady enough to cut
glass, and further, l will say that to
ever become finished workman in
these branches of industry you must
start while you are young
"Well," said the wife, Suppose
you listen to me for a while. If you
are satisfied to make another effort in
the poultry business just quit shaving
yourself, and go down to the barber
shop, get in the chair and say, Well,
Will, how is the chicken business?'
and then just keep still, and if Mr..
ill don't come along and disturb you
ou will get shave and your first les
son in poultry culture for ten
cents"
"All right, wife, l guess that l will
take your advice"
On reaching the barber shop he
} found that he was next.
Hello, barber, how is business this
morning?"
well, there's no use kicking, we
might as we'll take things as they
come"
Looks little like rain this morn
ing"
Yes, kind of bad weather for
young chicks"
"Yes, it is; but you see my chickens
are all drowned and l don't have to
worry about the weather"
Next" seating himself in the
chair.
well, Will, how is the chicken
business?"
WELL" Will said. 81 am sorry
for all you chicken fellows, and
; the bad luck that some of you have
had. l see by The Citizen that
: you have been full of misfortunes
J in the business"
ISS, ldu q lOIlOu W give II
| up"
"Oh, no, don't do that! There
= is money in poultry. Some day
l am going to try it myself; l have
!, got few out on my fathers farm
= now; just for a little experience
. that's all. You see, / want to tel
!, you that the reason for all this bat
t luck that you have had is simpl
!, from a lack of knowledge and eX
f perience. In the first place, befor
e you take upon yourself to go 1,
|, the poultry business you must eX
anime yourself to see if you ar
personally fitted for a poultry mar
You must be kind-hearted, good
natured, and of a generous dispos
l. tion. Such animals as dogs, cats
l. ETC., you should be very fond o.
s and a person like you ought to b
Q very fond of children, because tn
9 study and care of raising childre
would give you little more pat
J. ence and experience in raising tn