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Show GOING INTO THE CHICKEN BUSINESS 1 ijvert j. weuteooom, a well-known master printer, clerk of the Weber stake, today seemed unusually happy and when asked how he liked the weather and the Bmiling sky he replied: re-plied: "Fine! Isn't this a grand old world! Full of beauty and music and goodness. good-ness. I feel particularly fine today because be-cause I've Just purchased a lot of thoroughbred Rhode Island Reds and I'll show my fancier friends what I can do with chickens." Mr. Neuteboom admitted that his interost in the poultry business was greatly enhanced by reading a recent Standard interview with Postmaster William W.. Browning, who is a famous judge of the American Poultry association. asso-ciation. By the way, Judge Browning was asked a day or two ago whether he knew of practical methods of crossbreeding cross-breeding fowls, such as ducks and geese, produsing tho "gooduk," and the ostrich and turkey, producing the "osturk," with a view to the development develop-ment of large and harly types. "I've seen many freaks of that kind," he replied, "but they are all mules." He told of some of them and laughed like Saint Nicholas. oo SCARCITY OF SPECIE. Anioy, China, Nov. 22. Business is seriously affected by the scarcity of speoie due to the heavy exports of silver to Indiana. Bank currency, usually at 2 per cent premium, is now at .7 per cent discount. |