Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

II Ntt9@GALfAtNEOO0s
A sixteen-year-o old canary bird in
Ellington, Conn, sings as sweetly as
ever.
-"How much is that canaryP" "Ten
dollars" very we'll; I'll take it Send
me the bill.'' 1--WE can not send the
bill without the rest of the bird"
-''You mean to say the whole pile of
lumber fell on you, and you were not
not hurt?' "Yes. But you must re-
member it was not hardwood. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
"A rattlesnake was recently killed in
Lee County, Ga, which was eleven feet
long, had nineteen rattles and button,
and in his stomach full-grown rabbit
Even naturalist would not care to con-
front such reptile in narrow path.
Electricity now lightsa small safety
lamp for use amid infiammable gases
The smallest one to one and one-half
candle power will burn four or five
hours without replenishing; the larger
will work for twelve to fifteen hours.
1T is stated that primary batteries
are no longer used for telegraphic serv-
ice at the Central Telegraph Office in
Berlin; storage batteries charged by the
dynamo electric machines of lighting
station being substituted as supply of
operating current Review.
New York City now has a craze for
white buildings, and they accord ad-
mirably with the climate. The Fifth
Avenue, the Albemarle, the Hoffman,
the st. James, the Coleman, the new
Imperial are all white, and every one is
pleased with the tendency. But New
York will do we'll to relinquish all
notion of burning soft coal if she wishes
to dress in white.
"A lantern" fish was recently caught
in the Columbia river, although its
proper home is in the deep sea. Its
popularity is its transparency; by hold
ing it up to the light every bone can
be easily counted 1t has reddish
tinge, and this one was about seven
inches long, although they have besh
caught in drag nets off the coast that
were eighteen inches long.
blowout Mountains in the cascades
above Breitenbush, Ore, is unmistak-
ably one of the wonders of the cascades,
consisting of about eight hundred acres
OF granite rock piled up in every con-
ceivable share. From all indications it
has been caused by an accumulation OF
gas below, which bursting out, threw
the rock in to the canon, forming G.
beautiful lake from twenty to thirty
rods wide and half mile long, II
which abound myriads of trout
When the people of the West Indies
wish to wash their hands, they squeeze
the juice of a lemon over them and rub
them bsisklv in water until they ara
clean. In countries where oranges art
plentiful, gentlemen use the cheapest
kind for backing their boots. The
orange is cut in two, and the juicy side
of one-ha!f is rubbed on the SCOT of an
iron pot ana then on the boot. Then the
boot is rubbed with soft brush, and
bright polish soon appears.
The champion hen resides at Bath,
Me. When dog of about thirty-five
pounds fighting weight approached her
domicile for the purpose of having a
little sport " it'll the pullets there this
old lady rose to the occasion and met
him considere bly, more than half way.
There was a short scene, rather noisy
and exciting, the result being a dog
proceeding has tily on his way and a hea
somewhat ruff ed and clucking over her
victory.
The cham 2agne vineyards of France
yield on an aSerage nearly ten million:
gallons of wire annually. Only small
portion of this is converted into vim
mousseux anr ually, the inferior growths
supplying thu ordinary table wine for
inhabitants Of the district, except in
years of great scarcity, when they are
utilized by some of the shippers. At
present there are 75,0OO,O 900 bottles of
sparkling champagne in the cellars of
the shipping houses, which also con-
tains 1000, 600 gallons in casks. So that
| champagne drinkers are not likely to
| go thirsty so long as their money holds
out. The annual sales average only
90, 900, 900 bottles.
The New Orleans Picayune tells of
a monkey which answers to the name of
Jocko. The children of the house and
Jocko are boon companions, and of a
summer afternoon enjoy a frolic to-
| gether upon the lawn. One day some
one threw a match down and the grass
| ignited, making little blaze. Jocko
saw it, stopped and looked, then glanced
all around, and, seeing a piece of plank
not far off, ran for it, crept cautiously to
the fire, all the time holding plank as
a shield between himself and the flame,
then threw the plank on the fire and
pressed it down and extinguished it.
What child could have reasoned better
and done more?