The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
X ING KOCKADOODlE.
. DOODLE-OO.OO.
BY ROBERT EMMETT ADAMS.

A couple OF ieutenats OF the staff Of
the Marietta Journal and Courier suc.
gested that | evolve a consort for Queen
Biddie.
VI course a queen should have a
partner OF royal blood and kinglv birth
"a member of the F. F. VS. of the
hinghom OF Hend0m. II any one asks
you where that kingdom is, lust tell
MN, ali over the world, except at the
North Pote"-that was too high up for
Cockadoodle to get on top for roost-
ing place and crow all over the rest OF
the world and beat Cooke and Peary
singing Gankeedoodle.
Some lordly cocks are ready for A
night at the drop Of the gauntlet.
What hole he can punch with his
peak and what cut he can give his
antagonist with his long sharp spurs.
lie does not fear to put up fight with
Tom ten-times his weight, and gains
the victory.
You have heard good deal about
King Cotton, King Corn, King Alco-
mol, King Coal, steel kings, bonanza
kings and host of other kings not to
De mentioned the same day that King
Oockadoodle crows over the vast wealth
and power of Hendom-a wealth meas
ured by the yard-sick OF millions, if
not billions. He sure is a captain OF
industry aud chivalry. Have you not
seen him scratching among the leaves
to find lucious grub or worm for the
blddies of his harem? How he clucks
and calls and dances aronnd to attract
their attention, and when they come
he politely seps back and lets them
have the coveted morsel.
Did you ever hear of Turkey Tom
or a Turk Mohamedan ever treating
the members OF their harems with such
generous courtesy? Not much. liza
nelghboring cock has the audacity to
trespass on the domains of King Cock.
look out for fight to the finish! The
trespasser generally gets whipped.
There is saying that "every cock
fights best in his, own barnyard. !" If
he will not put up good fight for his
home and the honor and happiness of
his own family, he has been most un-
fortunate in his ancestors. His moth
er could not have been an Irish Biddie
or his father Scotch Cock.
Like produces like" SO look out
for healthy, robust hen and a high
toned cock, pure bred, if you expect
good, vigorous, healthy chicks Good
thoroughbred parents will generally
give good stock, il they have dry quar-
ters and careful treatment Eternal
vigilence is the price of healthy chicks.
Before spin this article out so long
that nobndy will care to read it, let me
tell you somethidg about a pure bred
Plymouth Rock cock that raised and
which took first premium here in Mari
eta few years ago. He was surely
the best behaved cock | ever saw He
had yard with ten pure bred B p.
Rock pullets. When | threw out corn
or wheat he would let the pullets eat
first How many men in Georgia will
take back seat and let their wives eat
first? When cut up scraps of meat
the pullets would pick up the pieces
before they fairly struck the ground
He stood back looking on. Once in
while a piece of meat or bone, as | cut
it off with a Ratchet, would fly out
near him and he would catch it in the
air. When | saw him do that | took
pains to toss him pieces ofmeat and he
would catch them nearly every time.
| was pitcher and he was catcher.
| exchanged all my Rocks for II l..
Reds. | will tell you about them in
my next.