Show AROUND MONO LAKE notes from verdian valley valleys lua wooded slopes the breeze that has prevailed daring during the past few days has brought in a it multitude of ducks which may now be slaughtered by the thO thousand several enterprising men are putting their heads together on a business proposition which id ia to put up duck meat in tin cans cani 3 the same as other meats are preserved the birds at this season are counted by the acre and may be had by the ton indians indiana will bring them in a by the boatload or cartload the meat is much more palatable than half balf of the stuff now sold AS Ca canned lined goods gooda there seems to be but one obstacle in the way of P profit in ill this scheme and that is t the he trouble and expense expense of pluck plucking i ng the feathers fr from m the birdt birde but jerry miller promises to overcome this he is now engaged in getting up an apparatus which will shuck abird a bird ina in a twinkling inkling and the device is simple A dozen or po more re ducks are ap spitted eted upon an fro irod d rod which ie is made to revolve like lightning this by centrifugal force throws out every pinfeather and leaves the bird as clean and smooth as when it was weaned an automatic concentrator attached to the machine is designed to a assort and cleanse the feathers which will be utilized in mattresses matt and pillo pil lowe wo there is money in this scheme without doubt homer cal mint r index |