The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-23
Quadrupeds

If You think this is TO be a snake
story, or catfish tale. or any other tisby
narrative, please pass by on the other
side, The persons who vouch for these
out laying incidents of the recent
Cock fightIng' controversy, can be fully
re lied on turn about is fair play, you
knowD even though they, Ike little
George Washington, never tell a lie
when caught in the act, and no chance
to get out OF 1t.
Winston Republican, says Mr.
W. W. W ood. OF this city. has a rose
bush ~ his yari, trained a. a pyramid
with a little upwards of pc 900 bud.
We did not do the counting. -A
Yadkin county cat is the mother OF two
rabbits which she nurse aud ~recogniz Cd
as legitimate offspring for some days.
Unfortunately one of the young was &C
ciden,ally killed and the other mas died.
Gastonia Gazette says "A week or
two ago the cholera began to Kill Mr..
Monroe Oats chickens. They kept
dropping off till all except a hrD with
thirteen little chicks and a lcuely rooster
wee gone. Finally madam nen took
SICK and then passed IN her checks. The
Iuos'Cr tonh her place IN attending u
tic little chicks, carry lug them around
aud cIuckIug to them He had a sore
foot but he made good use of the other
and scratched with 1t with all his might
When necessary be sits down and cover
the brood and acts In every respec: as a
sure-enough hen. Who ever knew a
Grower to do that befor ?
The Wilson AdUdace reports that ii.
Z. Murray, Esq, of that place, has a
hen that lays an egg every day with two
yolks, and Wednesday she ecllpsed her
self by lay ing an egg with three yolks,
Milton Chr0nicie says: "Go ~ the
old Butler place in this county near Be-
therda and enquire of Mrs. Nance and
Miss Butler and this mule can be found
He eat thirty Ieehorns for breakfast
this morntnr. remarked Mrs. Nance 70
the Germ" tc $ reporter.
Thes >aIt the muie would 90 through
! the yard any time and pick a chicken
right up. she show d the reporter the
remains o the thlrty-ive l,9horn chich-
ems, little fellows, NJ had 4 at morulna
levuured, aud, strange to say. he's the
us nun We NCl VI tttaI hOulb
not kick. But that mule won't, SO they
say, and he's a splendid work animal,
but terrible for eating chickens
Wade>boro IHteH,gencer Eleven
years ago Gen. Darg.n brought a five
year CID hen from a countryman, and
put her In a pen TO iatten, but she b, gan
to shell out es $ 50 fast that the General
Concluded to keep her for 4 while, as b,
considered her too valuable u fowl to kill.
She continues to i've, Is now sixteen
hale, hearty old hen. and lays an egg
every other day. The next aged chick,
en- is owned by Mr.. VI. =. Leak. 1t WI,
presented to him when sixteen years old
by a lady friend, who declared her inte1
ton not to marry as long as that her
lived. That happened nine years ago
The chicken lives and moves and has Its
beings, and the lady still walks IL
maiden meditation"
Greensboro Patriot: Capt. Ii w.
Reid, of jamestown, is entitled to the
belt as the champion snake scalper. LIZ
three days he killed and skinned fifty
huge moccasins.
Adaughter Of Mr.. J. B. Bryson, Twins
about sever miles east OF Highlands, wa,
bitten by a ratuesnake last Saturday
Willie walking through the hemlock
Sic was bitten just above the ankle
through two dresses and a thick stock
ing. The young lady is now doing well
and is likely to recover. The snake
which was a very large one, was killed
1t had fourteen ~rattles.
The Highlands Macon county, Hes
senger says Partners have killed at leas
forty heat for the Messrs. G~rimshaw,
within the last winter. For thirty sever
years we have never known such destruc
ton Of property by the panthers. 4
few days since one jumped into the 10
of b. Pick lesimer and caught two sheep
and crippled them both in spite of Mrs
Picklesimer and the children shouting
and hcwling, who released the two sheeI
and put the panther to fight.
The Buqte says: There is q eat excite
ment in one of the neighborhoods belo,
A,heboro about mad-dogs. A son 0
Randolph Graves was bitten last Sunday
Many dogs have been killed, and other
are III danger. Some people think
dangerous to 20 along the highways les
they should u a rabid dog.
q Pihsboro Record A colored woman Z
this place has the smallest baby We hav
ever heard of. 1t is three weeks old to
day, and nov weighs only n pound.