The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-12-20
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
MILKED by A SNAKE.

John Ward, farmer living on the
Brunswick pike, eight miles from New
York, has been pasturing a number Of
cows On lot on his place For mum
Der of times he noticed that one OF the
finest of them every morning was as dry
as though she had been milked. He
was puzzled and as an experiment
changed her to another pasture. She
Immediately began to give the usual
amount Of milk. After few days sine
was returned to the pasture with the
other cows, and at once began to come
in dry as before. Finally Mr. Yard had
a boy watch the cow. The mystery was
then quickly solved. The boy reported
that early in the morning large snake.
'the largest he had ever seem" came
and breakfasted from the cows udder,
draining it completely. The COW did
not seem to mind the operation. The
facts are vouched for by responsible per.
sons who have seen the snake taking its
matutinal meal.
wooDCHUcK S DYING GRIr.
On Wednesday John Quick, OF Green,
Pa, went out to shoot a woodchuck.
He shot the animal as it sat Stunning
itself at the mouth of its burrow, and il
fell over. Quick walked up to pick NJ
his game. He took hold OF one Of the
wondchucks fore legs, when the anina
let him know that he was not yet dead
by closing its jaws on the hunter
wrist. Its teeth almost met in the hun
ters arm, aud the hold was not relaxet
and the woodchuck died with its teetl
buried in the flesh. Quick vas unabl'
to get the jaws foo,e, and having N
knife to cut them lnose, he was oblige'
TO walk mile home with the dead ami
NAL fast to his wrist. By the time h
reached home his arm and wrist wer
badly swollen. The jaw, OF the wood
chuck were cnt Loose and removed.
is feared that Quick will lose his arm.
GOLDEN FRUIT on A PEAR TREE.
A gentleman owning a watch value
at 1921 missed his timrpiece when h
wanted to con ult it recently Will
walking along the street. He kne'
that be had it when he dressed hmse
in the morning, and as he had nc
changed his clothes during the day tn
unwelcome conclusion was arrived at Ma
some pickpocket had appropriated i
Later in the day he resumed the task
picking pears from tree which he ha
begun to strip in the morning and abo'
the first thing he saw when he ascendt
the ladder was his missing watch al
chain dangling from branch OF the tire
BIG PRUNE ORCHARDS.
Perhaps the largest prune orchard
the world is situated one mile south fro
Saratoga, Cal, and contains l6,O
trees. 1t was recently s,ld for S72 %
1t is situated on gentle slope from t
loot OF the mountains to the Los Cat
road, and can he taken in at ganC
Near by is the Rice orchard, conta
ing fruit and nut trees Of almost eve
known variety; also the OBanioh 4 lie
orchard Of eighty acres, for which 81 |
600 advance has been offered and refuse
ODD ORNAMENTS.
A boar's tooth finished off with &,
band and loop is worn as an append;
to watch chains. The horns of
Tyrolese mountain goats are made il
ornaments for Alpine hats, lace pi
miniature powder TASKS hung on g
chains, and other novelties. Cats e
are the popular gem for sleeve butt
for gentlemen's wear. They must
the true Hinaoo stone to possess
magic power as a talisman.