The evening world., 1912-06-27
CH|NK DUCKSF|SH
BY HOOK AND LINE
TIED TO HIND LEGS
And If There's No Fish in Pond
They Catch Themselves
Through Instinct.
GET BALDHEADED HERE.
Though in Kwang-Tung-And
Poultry Journal Proves It
They Have Curly Hair.
GET BALDHEADED HERE.
Especial to The Evening w9id)

The threatened bolt of Psychologist
Frank Rue from the Cedar Grove
Board Of Poultry Trade has been
avsrted. Chairma 81 Perkins and
Recording Secretary George Henry
Smith. a. well as all the other mem
bsrs OF the board. have admitted that
Duckolosist Rue was well within the
truth when he claimed that his new
baidheaded fishing ducks from China
could catch nsh with their hind legs.
The unfortunate question OF verae-
ity arose In the semi-monthly meeting
Of the Cedar Grove Board OF Poultry
Trade last Saturday. at which time
the duckolosist arose to read . report
about the fishing ducks he had just
Imported from some city In Kwang->
tunx. He said In the course Of his
remarks that the ducks In their native
habitat are endowed with q copious
crop Of curling hair instead OF feathers
on their heads. and he produced a
sketeh from q Chinese poultry news
paper which he showed the hair on the
ducks hsads II II showed anything.
GUT JERSEY MAKES EN- BALD
40 BRYAN.
Dut the duckoiogist qualified. evil
IDENTIFY the worries of the long Journey
q the climate Of New Jersey had been
Injurious TO duck hair. for when no
received the two brakes and one lady
duck from KwanGtung they were ~
bald 40 Col. Bryan.
The nrst note Of doubt was sounded
among the other members Of the board
q the statement Of the psychologist.
but when hs continual to declare that
his ducks were trained to nsh with
their hind legs one might describe the
temper Of the meeting a. almost dis
AainfuL
In China. according to the speaker.
these lonE-hairsd fishing ducks are sent
ct on the perch beds. each with Q line
and bAitsd hook tied to one or the other
~ .his lsxs-er her iimbs-And As soon a.
one of the bsited ducks feels = bite he
Tor shsl starts padding sturdily to
ahers the fisherman waits In his boat.
uttsring little CRIES Of happiness. The
hsh 10 taken ok. the duck'is baited and
gssnt forth ones more to work.
Duckoiogist Rue produced tho Chinese
eDeultry Journal a this point In his dis
course. and invited all present to ex.
anime with care the drawings. iilustra.
tive OF the diigent ducks. which accom-.
panied the article.
PGRktNs iMPEAcHEo DUcko,
- DRAWINGS AND RUE.
n Was Chairman Perkins, blunt state
mont that no Chinese drawing proved
anything to him. and that some people
talked like a Chinese drawing LOOKED
which led to the painful and regrsttablt
scenc In the boards room.
Early to-day. however, Chairman Per
kins and the other members of tn,
board who held like sentiments will
him regarding Duckologist Rue's YER
aclty consented In the interests of hsr
Wony to 70 down to Mil Creek Dan
with Mr. Rue and witness . demonstra
tlon.
The pOsssssor Of the prematursi,
bald fishing ducks brought them a
with him In . basket. They were bald
there was no mistaking that. whic
was one point In the duckologisti
favor. Also they were the weirdss
looking ducks that any member OF tn
board remembered having seen. Their
was a look OF throbbing Intelligence o
the faces Of the two brakes and tn
me lady duck alike.
The duckologlst baitsd all tire
ducks with lat cutter worm at tn
end OF three feet of line and set then
anoat on the mill pond. The member
Of the board waited with bated breath
had TO CATCH THEMSELVES
~ POND FIsHEp OUT.
Suddenly one OF the drake dove an,
at the same time the other drake fappe,
- wings, vented = plaintive note o
triumph And began padding rapidly 10
shore. When Rue examined the sue
cessful fisher he discovered that wha
he had caught was the diving drake. at
tracted no doubt by the cutter worm o.
the others hook.
Hardly had the excitement subside
than the lady duck dove. reippeare
with the hook which hung from her ow
les tightly clamped In her bill an
swan hastily to shore.
by criokl' exclaimed Chairman Pei
kins. II Just remember they're ain
any ash In this millpond; hasn't bee
since l was . boy"
~ know" Duckologist Rue then e,
claimed. That's why I brought yo
down here. But don't you see the IN
sTINcTs so strong they nave TO cate
than Selyes,"