The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

"The circular also stated that in OF. T
der to do this effectnally, it would be
necessary to,rise before daylight, go to
The chicken house, remove the roosters-
from the perch and then chase them [
around until they were too weak to even
stand, let alone crow. 1t would also be
necessary to remain with them during
the day, and 60 through the same per-
fOrmance whenever rooster showed
any enthusiasm or exuberancy that
might indicate disposition to crow.
"In conclusion, the circular assured
the sucker that if this procedure was
strictly carried out that it would effect
q positive cure, which would in time J
become permanent and thereby assure
q breed of crowless roosters.
"When Young Bill showed this cir
cular to the boys they made all manner
of fun of him, but Young Hill took the
matter seriously and as his folks made
no objections, he started to work out
the proposition.
"Young Bill was full of enthusiasm
and worked diligently. Every morn.
ing he was out giving the roosters their
run and all through the day he watched
them so closely that they didn't have a
chance 10 crow once. The long and
short of it was that Bill effected a cure,
or rather he stopped the roosters from
Growing. The ROSTERS got so that when
they saw Bill coming toward them they
would start in and run of their own &C.
cord until exhausted.
"This performance was going on dur
ing the laying and Matching season In
the spring of the year, so when the
young roosters grew up they followed
the example of their sires and not one
of them ever offered to crow. But for
fear OF q relapse into their former hab-
its, Bill killed all the old roosters and
the young ones needed no further at
tentiOn.
"It was quite sight to watch those
chickens when they wonld get down
from their perch in the morning. They
would straighten up and throw back
their heads as though they intended to
crow, but instead, they would start on
a dead run around the yard and keep it
up until they were tired out.
$50 you see, JONES'" said Brow n as
he touched me on the arm with his fin
ger, "there was an instance where both
the CRATER and the sucker won.
"The CRATER got the suckers money
all right and the sucker worked out the
grafter's trick to success" Again
Brown chuckled and grinned and wink.
ed.
"Thats a most remarkable story
said l, "but tell me, Brown, whatever
became OF the breed, for never hearo
of any crOwless rOosters?"
"Oh, that's another story" replied
Brown casually, "and rather sad stor!
too," he continued. "Itsavors of man
, cruelty and duplicity, as we'll as th'
# atty and trust of the lower anima
| Ilife."
, ain this instance the young rooster
were brought up not to crow" Brow
3 went On to explain. "The desire t.
, crow was still in them, but they ha
learnei to overcome it and so loyal wer
! they to their bringing up that they die
!, rather than show themselves unfaithfu
], to the teachings they had received
r They were regular martyrs"
d "Rather interesting" / murmurel
r somewhat indifferently.
D, Brown gave me sort of a quizzica
Q plying look and then went on wit
d his explanation.
t, "You see the performance o tn
roosters were very amusing to us boy
y but as it was too much bother for us
l. get around so early in the morning "
a rarely got chance to see them. So or
Is day Satan whispered to me and wel
,r and got a strange rooster-a mongr
l. game cock-then l gathered my frient
l. and we slipped over and put the strant
rooster in Larkins' chicken yard.
v Everybody knows the antics of
le rooster set down in crowd of strani
8 fowls and this bird of mine was q
70 slow, for he barely hit the ground b
Is fore he threw back his head and Grove
RS a challenge for all he was worth. l
to- stantly the eye of every young roost
n in that pen was on him, then back we
b. their heads as they braced themselvt
but the crow didn't come. Instead th