West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-24

figures were beyond dispute and had
laid him cold. but he feared she would
feel puffcd up over IT,
Something Better.
"Of course" he said. II should have
figured II TO n penny before investing
money. What you say is all guess
work. but we'll let Il go for n time
In fact. the hog scheme was n secon
dary matter. I've got a better thing
than that | was In hopes Brown
might drop In this evening aud Ia talk
Il over with him"
"Why not talk IL over WITH me ~ ask
ed Mrs. Bowser
"Iou won't comprehend AZ, OF COURSE
but I'll give you an outline of Il. How
much do you suppose a man In Ohio
has made out of chickens I'm the last
Year,"
"A thousand dollars. perhaps"
over $1,000 clean money. and next
year he will double that amount. I'v.
got my facts and figures down pat aud
I'm going into chicken raising"
What are your facts and ngurcs?"
you can't understand them. but I'll
give you few. I'll start I'm with 1000
hens"
Where do YOU startT
Where do startr Perhaps you i'm.
aginc I'm going TO make hen roost
or the top OF the housed sturt In
our back yard. OF course. | buy 900
hens at 20 cents apiece"
Il don't know where you are going
TO do IL" said Mrs. Bowser. THE very
lowest figure you can make is 30 cents.
and the fowls will be common M that
Having got your thousand hens togeth
er. then whatT
Then depend on eggs and chick.
ems" replied MIR. Bowser. IL figure oil
GOO eggs per day. Wen call IL CITY
uozen. and put the price ut 20 cents
per dozen. Or 10 per dozen for sure.
One thousand hens ought To hatch TO-.
600 chickens per year. Each chicken
Will READILY sell for
Again Figures Rise Up to Taunt Him.
Just wait minute. Let us begin
with the back yard. We have an nrea
or 30 by 40 feet. One thousand hens
wouldn't have room To flap their wings
In that space"
Are you trying To make out that |
don't know enough To come Ia when Il
rninsT" shouted MIR Bowser as he bob
bed up with furious gestures.
Not all. You are going into poultry
You are going To make II fortune.
haven't business head on me. OF
course. but can figure little. You
might coop up hfty hens I'm the back
yard. but not more. As to eggs, II you
get 200 day from 1000 hens you
would do well. The increase would
not be half what you figure. Then you
nave not bgured on the expense of
lumber and carpenter work for the
coops. nor for feed and help. You
see
"Yes, see. OF course sect / see
that you know nothing about poultry
4 ten you that any man with an ounce
or brains can make $1,000 year out Of
1000 fowls"
well. let US see how II IL done"
ITS done in "a business way, OF
course"
Then Wen figure I'm business way
You viii want lumber and nails for
the coops. and there viii be carpenter
work. How much lumbess-
Not plank, not board, not a
foot!' howled Mr.. Bowser.
but how are you going to do itf"
Mr.. q. Coos Clear OFF the Handle.
None OF your business! go TO
work and invent n plan to make $1,000
year as easy as rolling Off log.
come home feeling pleasant over 1t.
Like an ass ] state my plan 10 you. and
you Immediately and maliciousy set
out 10 tear 1t to pieces. Woman
IL was lucky for Mr. Bowser thai
Just then he heard the voice or n trump
In the basement hall asking the cook
Tor bite to eat II offered him n dI
version. and he took advantage OF IL
He turned from Mrs. Bowser and rush
ed downstairs followed by the cat. ana
he fell upon that unsusplcious tramp
Ike thunderbolt There was a mix
up. three or four whOops and yells. and
then the trump broke loose and spread
his wings and made for the street He
didn't stop to open the gate. but went
over the fence like n bird. and the
chnse was over When MIR Bowser
returned TO the sitting room pencil and
paper had disappeared, and the diplu
matte Mrs Bowser was looking into
the family almanac 90 see what day OF
the week the next Fourth of July
would fall on.