Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
ROZEMAN WABBLE
PUZZLES PINE NOTCH
BOARD BY QUERY
Visitor From Round Creek
0Butts in" Just as Mem
hers Are About to Dis
cuss Mysteries of the
"Boneless Egg"


snirited than Secretary Newton
,tod looked for. In addition to n full
..oraance of local egg producers there
,resent a very .ctive and interested
.,.,,,rg delegate from Round Creek,
nm ls becoming quite famous as a duck
.o,re The visitor proved to be a round,
..,ddv little man with a big, booming
,o,cs When he handed up his card to
,.,sut" Bull, the secretary Of the Hard
os.,nons Committee took long breath
be read. "Bozeman Wabble, Specialist
in Duck Settings
'eNewt" Bull had not been expecting
sny visiting delegates He had not
counted on any. In fact, he was prepared
FOR a quiet, orderly business session and
,be anal settlement so far as Pine Notch
was concerned of the proper trade desig-
nation for boneess egg. With great
Mains. he had drawn up three designations
10 OFFER in debate and put to vote, to
wit:
first. shall the board stand pat that all
eggs are boneless because IL is not the
habit or nature of eggs to possess bones,
allowing, therefore, any qualified member
of the board to ship indiscriminate eggs
10 all customers who send in specific
orders for boneless eggs, as in the case
OF the order sent in to N. Bull by Watson
Malone. of Bala, Pa?
Second, shall the board institute a rule
that no member may respond to orders
for boneless eggs without first specially
canding said eggs to establish that they
do not contain osseous fragments?
Third, shall the board assume that the
shell around the egg is bone and there
fore supply loose eggs-that is, eggs re-
leased from the shell and poured into
sealed Jars or jugs-in response to orders
for boneless eggs, of course, making
extra charge to customers for containers
of said loose eggs?
INTRUDER BREAKS IN.
secretary Bull had wrapped twice for
order and cleared his throat to speak
when the intruder from Round Creek
broke in, handed up his card, and bowed
all around to the members of the board
who eyed him with the same cordlality
they would have bestowed on a burglar
who had just robbed and burned their
homes.
We'll, what can I do fer you?" asked
Newt" Bull crisply.
"Haw, haw," cried wabble, that's lust
1t, what can you do fer me, old ton?
You can answer me q hard uuestIon
that's what. I've read about this here
Board of Poultry Trade and the Hard
Questions Committee you're runnin'. We
amt caught up to your style of prog
ress back in Round Creek yet, though
We are beatin' the livln' stuffln' out O.
you In duck raisin' OWN to the perfec-
ton o our water front. Some day I'll
git up Round Creek Board of Duck
Trade an then watch us slzzle But,
cautious, man, cautious. it's got to be
done slow. We got traditions you can't
pull up by the roots; we still make most
OF ou" settin's in the fun of the moon,
an II settin' duck walks round in three
circles before returnin' to her nest we
kill her Off as n sign of duck scurvy.
Lesstwlse 1 don't, but that's traditions
and my dad an grandad swear by EN-"
WABBLE HAS CHAMPION.
"An they're right, by thunder!" spoke
up old Abe Krink, the only poultry
fancler in the Pine Notch region wno
specIallzes in geese and carried on a
prosperous side-llne in feathers.
Glad to hear you say it," returned
Mr., Wabble; they'll both be pleased to
hear that Pine Notch hain't got clear
away from the old notions. I'll have n
chat on It with you later. What l must
get at right off, as your chairman seems
vergin' on the fretful, is the hard ques-
ton brought him. Are you ready for
1t, Mr. Chairman"
"Yes." snapped Newt" Bull, with a
dark scowl. Then he added, provided
rs common sense an not friv'lous or
impident"
QUESTION:. WHY is A DUCK?"
Good" cried the visiting delegate,
''Why is an Indian Runner Duck called
an Indian Runner Duck when 1t can't
run worth a cent?"
Newton Bull was staggered for a mo-
ment and did some quick thinking. He
mad been having a lot of trouble dn get
ung members of the board to serve on
ms Hard Questions Committee. This he
intended to be a committee of three, with
himself as chairman, but of the 1 active
members of the board 20 positively had
refused to serve and the 21st, "Rufe"
ifowel who had reserved the privilege of
declining, had the day before been Sc
Verely kicked by mule.
revolving all these things in his mind,
the Chairman spoke warily:
you'll have to put that question into
Eilling, Mr.-er, Mr.
Bozeman Wabble, as you'll see on the
eard, SIR And my speciality, as is also
,henuoned on the card, is duck settings.
put no indian Runner Duck settings. by
ynso'-not until get II settled dnto my
mind why that there breed o. ducks Is
named out o. their style. I'll write my
question out for you right off the reel II
soa got ink and paper. Then you can
Htlte out the answer an put onto II
Jour boards official seal, so can take
pack to Round Creek"
A DUCKS A DUCK, OF COURSE.
Wait" cried Newt Bull. waving back
nc lmpetuous visiting delegate. THAT
amt our official way of doin' things,
All hard questions goes to our Hard
SVesuons Committee sittin' in private ses-
slen, Not that 1 admit your question Is
taId nor difficult to answer. ANY fool
gusnt 10 know that an Indian Runner
luck Is an Indian Runner Duck cause
s9 e'Sts the breed an kind he Is, regardless
Il -, now ne runs, hope, waddles or Vicious
~ Wabbles."
a., AS Newt" Bull took long breath the
tss7iuhg delegates whispered In a loud
ssiae, "or sidesteps."
af' Bull blushed furiously and almost
ssat control OF himself when he noticed
- 10 pltter enemy, Storekeeper Mops grim
.'ns lrom ear to ear. Pulling himself to-
ssnef he flung out Vehemently.
:, lheren be no sidestepping that que5-
sseh o yours, Mr. Wabble but it'll be
81 ssths@ered only an particular according to
sHe rules an bylaws Of this board. You
get Ink an paper down TO MOps
~ an you can leave the sealed enyel-
iqf me 10 call for. Our answer viii
nt sent to VOu Ia Round CsraaLr bt auaofaI