Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-26
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long ago. There was some sense in attending funeral when mourners carried the dead person all the way from the house to the cemetery, but since that good old custom was rele- gated to the grave of oblivion a large crowd at house of mourning is in most cases 8 source of annoyance rather than anything else. On the other hand, it is mans own busi- ness whether he attends a funeral or remains away; but even so, people have right to discuss the propriety as we'll as the wisdom of such things.
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 The recent finding of tomb stone i'll cellar of a candy store On South Main street caused much comment among those who thought that it was rather peculiar that candy should be made on slab which some time be- fore designated the resting place of some person that had gone to join the majority. Yet those who claim that they are positive of what they say, assert that numerous headstOnes are in use just at present In this city by candymakers, who find them very useful article for stretching their can dy on. Although fin the majority of the cases the inscriptions are erased from the slab, still as was made plain by finding the old Upson tombstone in the Lillian store on South Main street couple of weeks ago, that often times the head stones are pro- cured before the name is Obliterated. Confectioners find that the marble slabs are just the thing for their pur- pose. Still in all probability those who now buy candy would without doubt cease to enjoy their sweets If they knew that the. material was pressed out. moulded and cut on a slab stone that at one time was rest ing in some cemetery.
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 As the result of telling a very clever story to a crowd of willing listeners at Washington recently, Representative Ryan of New York has been unanimously elected a mem- Der of the Amalgamated Order of Fableites. Buffalo Bill" as he is fondly called by his intimates, was sitting in the democratic cloak room of the house, apparently absorbed in figuring out just how badly cattle might suffer for want of rest, food and water, when some low comedian addressed him with, "Tell story, father" Mir Ryan complied with the following: "A down souf colored lady who was visiting in Buffalo, heard about great magician that was in town, and of the wonderful things he could do, and decided to go and see him. She went to the thea ter where he was performing, and secured a front seat. When the appeared he had piece of red flannel with which he covered newspaper and read the news through the flannel. The old lady began to squirm in her chair. The magician doubled the flannel and again read the. paper. At this the old nanny turned to lady sitting next to her and said: LOT, chile, I must git out ob heah.' The lady re- assured her, saying the man would not hurt her. An knows dat, honey replied the colored woman, but dis aint no place for a woman wifi a cali- co dress on.
 The other day Representative Landis accosted Representa- tives Hay and Lamb of Virginia and asked them if there was any truth in the story he heard in Indiana about the large number and the great strength of the Virginia crows. Landis says somebody told him the following story and swore 1t to be gospel: The crows were terrible in and we had scarcely plant ed the corn when the crows followed up, scratching up and gobbling every grain, and we had the planting to do over again. The men would fire at the crows. driving them over in a Held of the next plantation. where they would settle on the branches of a dead tree. Then the men there would fire at them and drive them back again. Thus they went to and fro like shuttle. At last an idea struck me. I was having the roof of my barn pitched and graveled. I called over man and had a talk. We agreed to take several buckets and pitch and send the workers up that tree with brushes and buckets and pitch the tree-branches and trunk. We did SO. and then gath cred in the other field and scared the crows out. Away they went, helter- 'kelter. for the tree. They had not more than lighted than they stuck. Having our axes handy. and clubs we started to cut down the tree. As soon as the tree began to fall the trunk parted from the stump, when. with one accord. the crows Tapped their wings and flew iway with the tree"
 In some respects the snow helms because 1t gives men who are willing and able to work lots to do. but those who are old and feeble and not very wee fixed financially find it pretty hard to get along, and as conse- 1uence the department of charities have few callers during snow storms that do not show up at any ,thef part of the year. They are all deserving cases. too. Think of old men nearing the end inquiring their way to the city hall building in this 'crt of weather and asking to be sent o the slmshouse because their chill lren don't want them around fbe rouse. The sons snd daughters have