The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-11
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Intensified IncMbation.-A chicken coroners jury
composed of three poultry exports WAS employed in a
down-east town the other day to hold session over the
remains of a production Of intensified Incubation. Not
Nithstanding the fact that the rooster which had been
hatched but sixty minutes before its death had not very
long lfe-lies in its palm, the Jury decided that it had
died of old ago. Tho facts in tho case We're presented
thusly to the Jury. Mr.. MARSHALL had recently moved
to Wooded Grove and determined to raise chickens.
Iavine had no experience in that line he read up on
the subject. In one of the books nc learned that it re-
quired twenty-one days no hatch hens eggs. and that
in that period they must receive heat and moisture.
He thought that if a modicum NJ heat and mois-
ture would effect incubation in twenty-one days a maxi
mum would bring about the desired result in a much
shorter time. Therefore. he built an incubator of his
own design, With a steam spray to pass over the eggs
at all times.
He placed one egg in the incubator and turned on
the steam. When he went to the incubator he was
delishted to hear a vigorous peer. He opened the in
cuhator and a healthy looking young rooster broke
through the shell of the egg.
The poultry hook had prescribed soft meal for
young chicks and Mr.. Marshall hurried hack to the
house to prepare the food. When he returned he Was
startled to hear the new arrival rowing Justify. The
rooster was already half grown. Then he Went after
corn and when he returned he found the rooster fully
grown.
When the Wooded Grove experts were called in
they diagnosed the case as natural death due to old age,
That's what comes of trying to bunco nature.
The vail OF the tank-town actor reached the inter-
state commerce commission when the railroad COM
panies put the ban on all baggage exceeding seventy
inches in length by issuing a circular against transports
ing it in baggage cars. and termins it express. This
circular which goes into effect july I, also calls for
excess charges at the rate of ten pounds for each addi-
tional inch over forty-ive inches. The commission has
suspended the rule until the actor and the travelling
man and other big trunk men can be heard.
\ Horrible Examplc.-When the Honorable Champ
Clark last visited Georgia he was much amused hv the
sad case of an aged colored man as set forth by the
Negroes wife.
1t appears that Mr.. Clark was walking along the
main street Of a town in that state when he came upon
an old couple. The man was staggering. and the wo-
man was berating him soundly.
You are evidently of the opinion that liquor is
NOT good for Your husband" the representative yentured
to remark to the old negress.
Amt good for him? retorted the old woman.
"of co'se it amt good for him. 1t amt good for no.
body. Why. sub. old Joe heah he's ninety yeahs old.
an done drink liquor all his life. Now look a, him,
FL he had let dat stuff alone he mighter been a hundred
by dis time!"-Lippincotts.
The Washington Post says a parody thusiy: The
wheels of the steam-roler turn slowly. but they mash
exceedingly fiat.
From out in Pasadena. where all is supposed to
be happiness as we'll as flowers. a Henderson man has
been sued by his wife who was given a divorce from
him because he ate his breakfast in bed and laid
round all day
Nothing Rotten in Denmark Can't I've as they
have lust sold $4,000, 900 worth of butter and eggs
during the past year. W-h-e-v."