Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-21
POOR Sergeant
IIIOPS THE SWEAT
THE FEMALE VOICES NOW ARE
MAKING HIS LIFE UNBEATABLE.
IT'S Tie OLD HEN SEASON
Beads OF Brine Burst From Ills Brow
rs CANS TO Corral Scratching
Chickens Como CrOWdng In,

"Th-rr-u urrtu Brr-ttt-wrttt
--cqd-pQd-"'e-ling!'
Opening strain OF the telephone on
the desk sergaant's altar at the po-
lice station any Of these fine sunshiny
afternoons, sometimes done In a few
bars from high Elf that modulate
INTO mglorious cadepcas cavorting up
90 an approach Of low Gee
IT'S u females voice that stretches
out along ths wires length, does few
crooks and twists through the anat-
omy Of the telephone, sets the dia-
phragm Of The receiver to a CASTRO
nomic action, and causes the follow
ing sonata to Crinkle on the ham,
mer anvil and stlrrup of the SER
geauts ear:
where's all your lazy policemen?
Working Never saw a policeman
working in my life! Amt been one
down ON South Cheyenne In the four
years Pve lived hore.-Never call for
one? Why, I'm calling for one right
now-and they're all ont working!
Pity! Always working and never do
anythIng-when can ] get one out
here?'
- The bosom Of the desk sergeant
heaves like that Of the heroines in
the mellow drama after she has plung-
ed the dagger into her false lovers
wooden leg, and stands white and
pale, wlping the gore or the blade
on her slliine skirt. His face as
sumes the tints of early morning
skies, and beads of brine Issue from
his brow.
well, ma'am, they report every
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"Mercyl Mercy! Mercy!ll I
suppose ii there was somebody killed
out here that itud be an hour before
a policemen could te found--whats
people paying taxes for? on you
will try and find one? Well / wish
you would, and send him out right
away, just as soon as you can. No,
you needn't bother about sending the
patrol wagon unless you can get him
mere quicker that way What do
. ] want him for? Oh, mercyl Why,
there's a hen and Grty little chickens,
] expect right across the street from
my house and we've Just made gar
den, and l just know they'll all be
IN the garden before he can get here
and the radishes are Just coming up,
and don't want to have any trouble
with my nelghhors but ] won't stand
for their chickens scratching up the
garden and the yard and. He's on
the road now? Oh, thank you, ever
so much"
So -Man-Who-WN Raise Chick
ems, keep your eyes open or tho police
man viii got you, That is II you are
allowing your pets to run at large.
The police are going to lnforce the
fs'cken ordinance fiom now on. II
yOull take the trouble 20 hunt up
one Of the first ordinance books Is
sued by the city Of Tulsa, YOU can
find an ordinance starting off some
thing like he following:
at shall be unlawful for any per-
eon owning chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys or any kind of poultry to
allow said chickens ducks, geese, tur-
keys or poultry TO run at large W ith-
IN the limirs Of Tulsa"
A fine OF not to exceed $25 is pro-
vided,
In the winter time the poultry ord
nance Is never riNdly enforced, but
in the spring and summer It's diff
tercnt proposition. There are not n
few town farmers living I'm Tulsa
These town farmers have Just poultry
for a hobby and the fellow who
raises garden looks at the situation
from an entirely diffcren point Of
view, The poultryman can't see any
harm In letting his chlcsens visit
neighhor; probably thinks that his
neighbor win be pleased to see the
featherod creatures
But suppose that the ncighbor is
not at home when the chickens call ?
A chicken Is a creature that win make
itself at home anywhere and the
chicken probably goes out 10 visit the
heighbors garden. Ever hear Of the
axiom, THE early bird catches the
worm We'll worms are found in
the ground and the chicken knows this
by instinct Solqh.
Mrs, Hon attempts to get the worm
She goes after the worm IN that part
Of the garden or yard which seems