Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-02

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81 in the bank every week and keeps her
eye on it all the time
Farming is not such a safe profession
as many would have US believe. A man
named Richard Davis was buried during
the summer at the Bumgarner grave
yard who was instantly killed while fol-
lowing the pillow. He was going at q
high rate of speed, the off mule having
secured the line under his or her tail, as
the case may be, when the pillow struck
hickory root in such a way as to crush
the ribs of Mr. Davis by blow from one
of the handles, killing him instantly. A
week ago t1eshy man named Burdlck
of Pennsylvania county slid down hay
stack and encountered pitchfork stand
ing against the stack, tines upward, but
concealed by the hay. The three tines
of the fork punctured the abdominal
cavity, proving so fatal that his son is
now running the farm. 1t was he who
stood the fork wrong end up by the side
of the stack. We hope that from this
little incident he has learned valuable
lesson. Another farmer, while finishing
out tall stack of grain this month and
not over 20 miles from where the above
faux pas occurred, called to his son be-
low to toss up long stake sharpened at
the end for the purpose of fastening the
top sheaf on the stack. The son, who is
retired pitcher, having had his nose
knocked off while playing the national
game at Cincinnati, being in sort of
brown study, sent it to first with such
force that the stake extended through
the back of the father over 10 inches,
making it extremely difficult for him to
change his clothes in time for the funeral
These are among the reasons why boys
leave the farm.
A subscriber at Athens. Ga, sends in
the following clipping and inquiries if we
think it correct:
4 British scientist recently stated that II a
man weighing 40 pounds were placed under a
hydraulic press and squeezed fiat the result
would be los pounds Of water and IS pounds Of
dry residue.
We would hate to venture an opinion
on this, not having been present when it
was tried, but presume it is true. Yet
what could be the scientists object? We
would not treat anybody in that way
under any circumstances. Some scien-
fists seem to have no higher ambition in
life than to supply material for autopsies.
The writer moved away from New York
to escape from a prominent physician
who wished to make a thorough exami-
| nation of a few vital organs of his that
| do not in any way concern the public.
A man can't be too careful that way in
these days.
Strayed-From the chateau at Buck
Shoals. one low set burro, or child's
donkey, named Marie Antoinette. He
is of a mouse color. shading into ele-
plants breath on the stomach. He has
had his hair on one side clipped with
scissors by the children, giving that side
a corrugated appearance which is notice
able even at distance. He is 81 years
of age and is in his eighty-second year
now. but does not show it. Would be
| taken for 70 or so only. His tail has not
been shaved since he left home, and sc
| there must be a weeks growth of beard
on it. He went away because the chill
dren made him wear a sunbonnet al
Easter time, and he has just decided
lately that it was an insult. Mary An.
toinette at times shows signs of second
childhood approaching, but noticeable
only to those who know and love him
1
may have eloped with some one. Any
one finding him is cautioned about shaw
ing his tail without running it through
an augur hole in the side of the barn and
holding it with a pair of plumbers for
cers. A reward of s. will be given fol
the return of Marie Antoinette and notes
at 30 days given for crops destroyed by
him.
The following poem. or portion of one
there being 16 other stanzas which ART
omitted here. is taken from a paper pub
lished near Cripple Creek, Colo, callet
The Iris:
A HINT FROM NATURE.
| Long ago in the olden times
| People did not notice nature, but we
| Are older and wiser and
| Should notice all things you see.
| Did YOU ever notice nature?
| She talks all day long.
| Perhaps, friends you don't know
| The brooks Eurniur is its song.