Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-21

The new wire gun at Shoeburyne has thrown a 500 pound shell @ distance of twelve miles, the greatest distance ever covered by @ cannon ball.
 The father of a Hungarian family lived to
 be 172 years old, the mother 164, and the youngest child 115 The welded life of the
 parents lasted 142 years.
 Immense numbers of stoats and weasels
 are being imported into New Zealand, in
 order that they may destroy the rabbits
 which are pest in that country.
 The cowboys have fired so many bullets
 into telegraph poles in certain districts in
 the west that gust of wind snaps the pole
 short of, and much trouble results. An Alaska letter published in Oregon says:
 Ut seems quite a paradox to see our men
 chopping down trees with the snow up their
 knees and brushing away the musquitoes be- tween the strokes of the ax." In arranging for Parisian duel pistols were mentioned, and some one proposed that "parrying with the left hand should be for bidden." This made such laugh that a reconciliation soon took place. The French are acknowledged to have the finest guns and projectiles in Europe. Their Ferminy shell has been shot through an armor plate twenty inches thick, and come out with its steel point uninjured. A tomahawk, with the blunt en d so shaped that it could be pipe of peac ., has been plowed up lately in a Georgia field, and the odd part is that it's substance is not stone, but steel of the very best quality. Henry Fonda and Douw Fonda are the oldest natives of the town of Fonda, N. Y., and proba bly, the oldest pair of twins in the entire cou ntry. They will be 79years of age l in July.
 MT. Boyd. of Collirsvina La., must be set down asi @ fast man, however exemplary l he may be- Lately he hauled lumber, built ! g house and moved into it, all in the space of l a day and night, which certainly beats the | record upte, date.
 The famous Bo Tree under which Buddha sat and meditated until he became ''enHght- ened and overcame the la st temptation" is l said to be falling to pieces It is believed to
 be thu oldest tree in the wo .ld, being credited
 with 2,3Oo years.
 l A Pittsford, Mich, hal rware merchant put in the spare moment B he had between
 business hours painting his house. The lad l der slipped, Case fell and broke his wrist l The doctors bill will amo unt to enough t< | have paid painter twice O yer. l Jesse Rut b, of Newton, Pa., had the lit ! tle toe of ca sh foot amputat ed a remedy
 for corns. He had suffered sucl pain tha | A0 GUesateE ieO to cut Cno toes OW WlCn
 chisel if th family would not consent t. l have surge ons perform the opera ion. | The vak,t custom in England extends t, the poor lodging houses or VI Tkingmen'
 homes In all these common ,ouses ther
 are men who, for copper or so week
 black the boots, cook the supp CT and rm l errands for the aristocr atic amo ng the lodg | CTS.
 The latest English write ' on tha ,atres hold that theatre should be te n feet q listant fror ! other buildings, or at least it sho, id occupy corner location. Exits sl iould be provide ] on all sides and there shos ,ld bo windows every part of the house, bot h for ventflatio There arc professional COO ks in Paris wf make business of tasting and inspectin dishes at private houses IT . cool x, when O dered to g house where a great dinner under way, looks, smells, ta. Hes c f, orders
 little salt in this seups . bit Q ( Gugz IT in tn. sauca, q flavor of onipn fn the ot her sala. and 50 on.