Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-25

ened the horse that it ran away. None
was seriously hurt.
The picture marks a household tragedy.
II was being hung by one Theodore Reich
man, Of Beaver, Pa. Mrs. Reichman and
her great-aunt were holding the steplad-
der. The picture slipped a little bit and
Reichman squeezed his thumb. He forgot
where he was as he turned to apply the
usual first aid to a thumb and fell OF the
ladder on the great-aunt, who threw Mrs.
Reichman against a table, where she re-
ceived a fracture Of the jaw.
The tadpole for a Joke was PLACED in
the hand OF Miss Bertha Boone, of Will
Transport, Pa. at a small summer resort
known as Lily Pond. Miss Boone and
some friends were in a boat. The moment
she saw the tadpole she shrieked and
swung around wildly, with the result that
the boat was upset. Everybody was saved
The cough of the boy in church, 1t is
admitted by the committee, appears rather
far fetched, but little Samuel Rabert was
seated one Sunday morning of July in a
Salem, Mass, church just behind Morde-
cal Sample, a deacon. Mr.. Sample, he aft
erward remembered, was sleeping and hap
pened at that moment to be dreaming that
he was in a battle or some other depressing
place and on the point OF being shot.
At the climax Sammy coughed and the
deacon, feeling that he had really been
shot, sprung up, to fall back with stroke
of apoplexy. Although he was stout the
committee contends he would not have re-
ceived the stroke had Sammy kept still
and allowed him 10 awaken at the proper
moment as all dreamers do.
The gnat got in the eye of an engine
driver Of Missouri and he did not see a
signal change on the track, thus precipi-
tatng a collision between a freight and a
work train laden with italian laborers.
When II came to the accidents for which
the small dog was responsible the COM
mittee shows an inclination to bunch
things. 1t gives specific instances where
the small dog in its needless enthusiastic
way ran between the legs Of persons stand
ing on the Drinks of rivers, on piers, on
top steps and the like.
It considers the case of Buttons a fox
terrier in Omaha, as a fair example, This
dog, although Weighing less than ten
pounds. caused one death a mile distant
from his own scene of operations. But
tons belonged to James Harkness, a worthy
citizen. It was wont to accompany him
each evening down to the cigar store where,
while its owner gosslped. 1t waged an un-
a neighboring furrier's cat.
Caught n Runaway.
Buttons made an unusually vicious charge
on this enemy on the night OF August 10,
which resulted in the cat jumping on a
stuffed bear insecurely fastened TO the wall.
The bear fell over and a passing woman
screamed and jumped to the curbstone.
where a physicians horse was meditating.
The horse ran away and a mile distant hit
a negro woman. infiicting mortal injuries.
The case was we'll substantiated, the COM
mitted declared.
The earwig was the contribution from
| another small boy, who found 1t in the
woods near his home at Jamestown, N. Y.
He took 1t home and suddenly showed 1t
to his mother at the supper table. Her
quick move to leave the scene entirely to
the earwig upset the table and scalded
her husband with the coffee.
The Berkshire pig was responsible for
a railroad derailment, in which tramp
was mortally hurt, near Cresline, o. 1t
| got In the way of the engine and CREASED
the tracks at curve.
while exceptions may be taken to some
Of the causes we have herein set forth"
says the committee, I'VE are sure slight
! thought will show that we have investi-
| gated carefully. We we'll know that the
causes may appear remote to the minds of
| the captious, yet we assert that the things
we have mentioned would never have hap
pened had It not been for the ofttimes in
nocent animals, insects or things. New
York Herald.