The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-19
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CURI0SITIES OF NATURE.

sat CURIOSITIES OF NATURE.
A BIRD SToRY.-A gentleman of
huntsville, KY, has pea-fowl SO, years
old. -'.'''i ~ ,'' 80 a. - "'-'
| ~ A BUSINESS HEN.- Laurens county,
Ga, hen has accomplished the feat of
laying 200 eggs in 200consecutive days,
and is still at it. ...,... t...
A GEORGIA FISH STORY. - The
Hawkinsville (Ga.) Dispatch says: Mr..
q. Cass, of Irwin county, caught recent
~ a catfish, as squirrel and an alligator
all upon the same hook at the same
time. The fish probably caught the
squirrel while swimming across thelake,
and afterward caught and swallowed an
alligator about foot in length, and
then found and swallowed the bait upon
a set hook When q catfish starts out
on a foraging expedition he will take in
anything from a wheelbarrow to sad
die blanket. 1874
| A HEN CARES FOR A LITTER OF PUPS.
The Anthony (Kansas) Journal re-
lates the following: We hear of a very
warm hearted, motherly hen down on
Bluff creek She is regularly brooding
a litter of seven pound puppies. She
has to spread herself to do it, but she
takes them all under her motherly wing
and tucks them in nicely. The youth
full CANNES know and heed her gentle
.cluck. They get their victuals of the
natural mother, but their love and at
tachment is most tender and affection
ate toward adopted Mother Biddy.
A TURKEY GoBBLER LAYS THREE
EGGs.-Miss Bass of Lebanon, s. O..
(says the Abbeville Mediuna), has a tur-
key gobbler just a little ahead of any
thing in the turkey line in history or
tradition. Last week the turkey was
! gobbler in all the pride of his gobbler-
hood; now he is turkey hen, and, as
proof of his change of sex, laid three
eggs on the day succeeding this mon.
strous metamorphosis. This tale will
seem almost incredible, but the owner
has the eggs to show for themselves.
| How can such an unheard-of change be
accounted for? What do the scientists
say? and what's to become of us when
turkey gobblers turn against their own
sex In this way and settle down into lay
ing hens? Oh, it is awful! ...'.
WHITEHEAD SAM.-Thereis in Wash
ington, D. @. according to the Eveni7aq
StGr, of that city, a living curiosity in
the shape of boy Of many colors,
known around the neighborhood as
whitehead SAM" His name is Sam
uel Lewis, and he is the only child of
his mother, with whom he lives. He is
about II years old, and remarkably well
grown, but presents very singular ap-
pearance, his face being of light yell
low, his cheeks darker than the other
parts of the face, and his head is COW
cred with short, white feecy hair; his
eyebrows are yellowish white, and his
eyes, once of pink tint, are now dark
red, and they seem continually on the
move. His body, legs and arms are as
white as the fairest Caucasian, and the
tops of his feet and the backs of his
hands are as black as the ace of spades;
and, besides these peculiarities, he has
double row of teeth. He is a boy of
more than ordinary intelligence. 1-
A SLEEPS FIGHT WITH A MIRROR
Quite connection occurred in farm
er's house, near Rome, N. Y, few days
ago. They were cleaning the house,
and left open the doors leading to ali
parts of the house. In one of the
rooms was large mirror, reaching to
the floor. On the premises is sheep
whose head is graced with horns, and
which is very tame, entering the house
whenever an. opportunity is presented.
This woolly animal got into the house
unnoticed. When first discovered, it
was standing face to face with the mir
ror, shaking it's head fercely. Before
it could be reached, it jumped back for
good start, and then plunged it's head
into the mirror. Instead of coming in
contact with some other animal, as it
expected, it demolished $50 mirror.
The crash SO frightened the animal
that, in it's endeavors to escape from
the screams and attacks Of the women
of the house, it found place of exit
through French window.
A "CLUcK" AND SIX KITTENS
Reading (Pa.) Eagle says: Mr.. Aarvin,
of West Leesport, has "c1uck" which
tenderly cares for six kittens about
weeks old. The cluck had been de-
prived of brood of young chickens,
and, feeling the loss very keenly, she
no doubt considered the taking charge
of the kittens just compensation. The
kittens seem to listen to her call, and
will nestle under her wings and feathers
like little chickens. No one is allowed
to approach, not even the cat herself,
while the hen has charge, but she seems
satisfied when the kittens occasionally
creep out and go over to the mother
cat in the next corner. This is indeed
great curiosity. Quite number of
persons have watched, with great in
terest, the old hen caring for the kit
tens She "clucks" and calls them,
plays with them and scratches, and en-
deavors to find for them. The kittens
jump about the old hen and make big