New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-24
r. Poultry Society Was Present at the Garden Last Week
The Crows of Countless 81 Don
BOOSTERS Kept Awake the
Bench Sleepers in
Madison Square
Park.

out, with the sheet OF paper bearing IA.
hens mark. and chalks up one for N.
biddy wearing that color. Slick, eh1
Observe, my children, for It is eva,
slicker than one might at first imasjn.
Say there was a hen In the flock that va,
dishonest crooked hen. She Min,
watch some conscientious hard-workIn,
hen until the latter laid an egg, and ths,
make a stall Of entering the nest, comm,
of with a cackle to mislead the credulov,
into thinking that she was responsible "a.
the egg Science tells US that there ar.
such hens.
Nothing like this could be put over a,
the recording nest. Not on your Ia.
After one hen has laid an egg. the I'm.
door at the front keeps out all comen
until the score keeper comes and give,
due credit 20 the hen that has made Ia,
mark on the paper. IL is great Induce.
ment toward honesty in the poultry yam
Oh. yes! Next well have machines tia,
will lead the chickens about the yard
scratch up and feed them worms. and fsh,
off the hawks We live in an age q,
marvels.
The show was held by the Poultry
Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. Tn,
pet stock part included fancy cats
fancy rats and mice rabbits and canzrles
The feline part Of the show was under
the direct auspices Of the Atlantic Ca,
club. and just for the sake Of appearance,
was in a part OF the building widely seq.
arated from the display Of fancy rodent,
belonging to Edmund Bronx Sorthwick
The rats were shut UP safely and the cats
were in cages. too-the precaution va.
Just TO be on the safe siue.
In any event the pink-eyed mice would
probably have been secure For be 4,
known. these cats were none Of your alley
yowling, ashcan exploring brand Of ca,
They were animals with blue blood IN
their aristocratic veins and with pedI.
grees the length of your arm Fur.
thermore. they bore names that royal
kings have worn with less grace
There were Menelik III. White Prince,
King George and King Laddie, besides A
bunch of others with labels that would
have looked foolish tagged on to any ami.
NAL other than a cat They had the regal
air Of champions and received the femi.
nine endearments that were showered On
them with a nonchalance that proved their
breeding.
doubt If there was a cat in the lot
that would have deemed IL an honor 70
have looked at a king. As for chasing
rats, The idea, How can you menton
such coarse. plebeian subjects in such
company? If you could have asked on.
of the champions concerning his sent.
ments in regard TO mice, his answer
freely interpreted would have been some
thing like this.
Chase rats My word, Why shovli
one pursue species of animal so far be.
meath ones sphere Is the harmless 70.
dent? | should consider IL culpab,
waste of valuable time and sure proc,
OF III breeding to indulge in any such low
pastime. Besides, what have / agains,
rats and mice? Nothing whatever
was never attacked or harmed by one Of
these small beasts. and have no caus.
whatever TO bear them malice. On. that's
all right, I'm sure you meant no ohenc.
But the very idea is ridiculous"
Among other boudoir darlngs included
i'm the pet stock" classes were canary
birds. In connection with this section
there were some rather interesting stats.
tics TO be observed. II was 10 he expect.
ed that Brooklyn, Justly famous for IT.
homes. should claim five exhibitors out q
the eighteen. The interesting part Of L
was that The Bronx had only ore fewer
Here is food for thought. my country.
men-sit and eat. 1t would seem 10 ind
cate that The Bronx is gaining on Brook
lyn i'm those gentler forms Of pet culture
which characterize a city Of homes