Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-11
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The Sagacity Of the horse Is ShOWn in the following story. The driver of truck horse, noticing that his near front hoof was worn very smooth, while the hair on the fctlock was worn of, began watching him. and discovered that he. had been in the habit of knocking his foot against q post which runs from the floor of his stable, in the corner, through the ceil- ing, leaving small space through which few grains of oats would fal from tue bin above into all iron feed box in front of the horse. When nc had secured "a mouthful in this way he would eat them, and then kick the post and get more.
 Huckleberry bushes in full bloom with mercury playing tag with the zero mark is q freak of nature report cd from Clark's Fill, East Hampton. For some time past Joseph Ryan's portable saw mill has been operated in that locality though no saving has been done since the heavy SHOWS. X pile of sawdust some twenty-five feet across and ten or twelve feet high has accumulated and the snow, hail and sleet have formed thorough covering for the pile. D. F. Wiley and Albert Ingraham have been getting some of this sawdust, and beginning at the bottom of the pile they tunneled in some ten feet. Inside the pile it was so warm that the men perspired as though in summer The surprise was, however, to find at the bottom of the pile huckleberry bushes of the high bush variety budded full and some of them in full bloom.
 Very few people have any idea of the magnitude of the livestock indus try of the United States. It is shown. by official government count, that the horses, mules. cattle, hogs, sheep and goats in the United States number over 220,OO0,OO0 head, and that their value is. according to the same author , ity, over S3.20O.OO0.O0O. The figures alone would have very little attraction or meaning to the majority of readers. But when told. iil addition thereto, that these animals would make q sol i'd column of more than eiehty-nine abreast reaching from San Francisco to Boston, or, if placed in single file, solid procession that would reach nearly ten times around the earth, and further. that their value exceeds the total combined value of all the corn, wheat and other cereals, potatoes hay. cotton. sugar. molaSsns. tobacco lumber. wool. coal. petroleum, silver gold and precious stones. iron. copper lead. zinc. and other metals produced annually in the whole country. then perhaps some adeduate. conception may be formed cOncerntno the masni tudc and importance of the livestock industry of the United States.
 There Was an affecting scene at tht police station this morning when Chiel Egan parted with the rooster and hal dozen chickens which were picked III on the street the other morning ant have since been stopping on Harrison avenue. The chief had, become accus toned to tbe growing of the rooste aud cackling of the hens, and wheI Regent Moran of the Brooksidc homo called this morning to take the birds away the chief was yisibly affected ant his actions showed quite plainly tina if he had suitable quarters in whicl tc maintain the fowl he would tak' I pride in caring for them. But the! corldD't he kept there any longer, an, as the owuer hadn't shown up and no body appeared to offer bail for th' prisoners, it was decided to turn then over to the tender mercies of NJ Moran. These with eight bullets be longing to Mrs Sarah Hotchkiss, whicl were taken to the Brookside home ; few weeks since. added to the regula stock, will make up q hennery of abou 100 chickens. It is believed that th, birds were stolen from somebody wh, lives few miles out ill the countr. and has not yet heard of tine find an, probably thinks his pets were carrict away by a fox or other ulidnigh prowler not of the human family When the owner comes after his prop crty be will be directed to the depart rent of charities.