A Sound Of Rivalry

It may not Uive been generally known tliat our sister city of Ypsilanti enjoyed last week the f uil benefit of au out-andout timón-pare chlckea show, and trom the pi lm ei oud in aUendance.ltcould not li.-ive been generally known. Hut the show was tliere all the same. Friday last jour reporter tliought he would go ilue east hiiiI attcertain if tidinjcs couM be found of the ;reat "crow " tliat was said to be in procreas at our sister city. ExMayor Robison wus met at the depot searchingfnrjunultini, and had eoncluded to go down to the giand eackling tournaiiicnt also, as the bist place to make bis search succeMful. Upou Teaching Ypsilanti we we re met at the depot by Mayor Coruwell and tendered the freedom of the ciiy. A thinif entirely superfluous, on our individual part, but we noticed tliat the coiirtesy touched a tender chord on the part of our Ex-Mayor, to wliirli lie responded. We were then escorted directly to Ilewitt hall, where the male portlon of the fowls were each striviiifi, by fair meang or Ful, to outcrow each other, and they all seeoied to succeed adniirably. Upou enieriii the place Ex-Mayor Roblson stood for a few momenis gazing iipon the scène - and crow - in appaiently wrapt enchantment Bo intense was the epell thut threw its ;lammor about liim that the vulgar inulLitude hiishfd for a time thelr jabberings, out of respect for the thrilliug thouglits Lliat seeined to be coursing through bis brain, and ïtood motlonless, with doffed liats. Finally Mayor Cornwell timidly approached and essayed to epeak of the grandeur of the sight, hoping by worü )alnting to add to our ExMayor's delight, who finally fouud words, openel liismouth andspake: "Grand? Magnifcent? Why tir, if I had those birds duriiiK llie coming camp.iign I oould win such a victory as would be heard away down the (c)ages." This broke the spell and everythuit; assumed its normal cotidition once more. But all jesting aside there was a fine dii-play to be si-en, and the fovvl fancier who failed to sec it missed a treat. There was every color, size, variety and hue, and every pltch of voioe known to domestic fowls, from the many toned crow of the roosters to the slirill cry of the hawkscaring guinea lien, and hemitiful screech of the peacock. As one walked backward and forward before the lonL rows of birds, it was impossible uot to admire their clean, handsome appeamnce. Through the kindness of Mr. 8. G. Rowley, of Ypsllanti, In whose charge the affair was, the various pointsof excellence were shown up. The excellent points of some of the chlcks could havo been apprcciated much better liad they beeu dresüed and cooked. Among the most noted exhibitors wa G. J. Nlssly of Saline, who had about 100 chickeus on exhlbition, and gome of tliein were beauties, too, in Plymouth Hoeks, Lungshans, Minorcas, etc., the two latter a black feathered RWI, very handsome. Andrew McKinncy, of York, had a preat variety of fowls, of all kinds, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkey?, onc of the latter brinying down the 40 lb. notch on the cales. Geo. Olds, of Saline, also had gome tlne birds. S. G. Rowley of Ypsilantl, made a specialty of liht ISrahmas, as dld Jones Bros. of Detroit also. Prof. Bellows, of Ypsilanti showed a nuraber of Plyraouth Hoeks. Z. A. Hartsuff, of Utiadilla had buil' Cochins, brown Leghorns, etc. F. C. Wagner, of Monroe, Bhowed black Öumatras, rliite and hiced Wyimdottes, etc. Keye fc Kisbugh, of Clinton, also had a great variety of Leghorns, black and sllyer ppantrled Hamburgs, white Dorklngs, mottled Javas, etc. Then J. G. Lambert, VV. S. Carpenter, S. Post, Jr., Mr. Rogers, Harry Simons all of Ypsilanti, Ira Keiler, ofTlflln, O., E. J. Kirby. of Marshall, C. D. Richards, of Millbrook, A. G. Weston, of üuadllla, L. B. Smith, of Hanover, and others, exhibited all breeds, and swelled the display to great proportions.