FEATS OF CHICKEN FANCIERS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 422, 26 May 1904, Page 3

FEATS OF CHICKEN FANCIERS.

9y S*t»lUsr*at BreadjLaar TSa»y »»*• F««om««>4 Pawta oft A» Iteaa •a* CtolcMb

Th«s American Standard of Perfection m drafted and copyrighted by th* American Poultry association, contains the names of 110 varieties at fowls, 115 of which ars due to the development of man. God made only on«—a homely, mid tiling, which mad* its hom* in the jungle along with the rest of primeval eveation, says a writer on the Great American Barnyard, in Leslie's Monthly. By intelligent breeding fancier* have produced fowls, •of all o**6B, from the diminutive bantam to the mammoth bronze turkey; one a tiny bit of feathered vanity, weighing only a few ounces, and the othe» a bulky fowl weighing from 40 to 00 pound*— aw much as a half-grown boy. Result* equally wonderful hare been accomplished in color effect*. .Thei© are varieties in red, blaek, - brown and white, with nearly all poesible combinations, beside buff and Andalusiaa blue. The fanciers have shown that they can lace, stripe, spangle or bar the feathers of their birds in any way to satisfy their individual fancy. In fact, about all they have left undone is to put their inftSola on th* leather* of their birds. • POLAR BEARS EASILY TAKEW, With the Modern Repeating Rifle 4he Great Animal* Am milloU Without Da&«m, The animal par excellence, which the hunter, the amateur Arctic traveler and the young explorer hopes ■ and dreams of killing, is the polar bear, writes Com. Robert E. Peary, in Leslie's Monthly. The reason for tli is is the -magnificent trophy which the great white skin makes. This feeling was no less strong centuries ago than it is now, for we read that one of the early Icelandic sea rovers to Greenland quarreled with and killed his bosom companion because he had slain a large bear, instead of leaving: that honor to his chief. With the modern repeating rifle the bear -tands no chance against the hunter, no matter under what condition* they may meet, and if lie is hunted in the native way, with the assistance of ■J there is hardly more exoitesi»ent than in killing musk-oxen, except for the wild, helter-skelter dash over the ioe to overtake the animal after the dogs strike the hot soent. An Vp-40-Date share. The antiseptic shaving saloon it the latest achievement in hygienio science, tays Tit-Bits. The victim is seated in j>n enameled irou chair, with hisneole : ri -houlders enveloped in a rubber ..<] that has been dipped in an anti"ptic; solution. Previously the raror, "■np dish, and brush have been steril(l by half an hour's hard boiling. othing is allowed to touch the faoe •Kit. has not been either sterilized or 'disinfected antiseptically. Even the Migor tips of the operator are dipped ■\\ a solution. Taps are turned.by the foot, and the drawers where towels are kept ars microbe-proof. A Sexto*'* llpa&vfa Sexton Mark McTigUi ha* had charge of the village cemetery ia • :.okoino, Indi, for 46 years, and in that Hint has dug with his OtVh hand* some. r..f)00 graves. He was born in Ireland 'r4 years ago, and cam« to this country ■vhen n boy. He believes that he holds Uie world's record in the number of interments and years Of service. nmnairk.ihls CefrbraTloa. Twelve couples recently celebrated ' ''leir golden wedding together at Novi ii;odo in Croatia. Fifty year.s ago • ' u couples were married at the same lirr.o end in the case of half of these both husband and wife are still living. Huks Smoke«t«ck. The smokestack of the ocean steam* or f'edic is bo large that trolley car* coukl pass through it • Jewa M*y Mold imttte)*--: * Pei mission to acquire lawt hM.jtUrt '.-.e.en granted to the Jews'ia&ossia;^ ''■>'■ ■-.■- ' ?f'h ; ■:■ •