The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Miscellaneous Items.

! There are 1922 schools in Missouri,
having 1861 teachers, and an attendance
of 4SS,091 scholars. The value of school
property is estimated at $7,521, 500.
A gentleman living in Howell County
caught a gang of quails last spring and
concluded he would see if he could domes-
ticate them. His efforts in that direc-
ton have proven very successful. The
birds feed and chirp about the premises as
gentle as chickens; and it is said they have
a very interesting knack of initiating al
most every bird they hear. The only evil
dence of their wild nature which they seem
to retain is habit they have of flying away
daily, but always coming back regularly
Mt the proper time.
A wonderful monstroSity is on exhibi-
ton in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, in the
person of little boy about six years old.
1t was born in Wayne County, this State,
and the father, Mr.. William Joiner, has,
after much persuasion, consented to put it
on exhibition. The wonderful deformity of
the child beggars description; history does
not record such a freak of nature as may
be seen by looking at its head. The cir
cumference of its head is twenty-five
inches, sixteen inches from the nape of the
neck to the root of the nose, and fifteen
inches from ear to ear across the top of its
head. 1t has teeth, but is unable to masti-
cate its food. 1t is now blind, but it's
mother informed us that it could see for the
first year after its birth, since which time
its eyeballs have gradually disappeared.
1t has six fingers ON each hand and six toes
on each foot, webbed almost to the tips.
The lightning rod peddlar is in Mer-
Ger and Putnam Counties. He agrees to
put suitable rods on building for rea-
sOnable sum and gets the unsuspecting VIC
tim, who, if he takes county paper has
been warned thousand times, to sign
contract that contains an innocent clause
that the rod shall cost 62ll cents per foot.
Peddlar No. comes along to put up the
rod according to contract. All is lovely
until the bill is presented which is usually
about ten times the amount the party sup.
posed it would be.
The Landis-Bradley Manufacturing
Company, of st. Joseph, has made an as
signment to John N. Stewart.
What is known as the McCarty prop
erty has been selected as the site for the new
PuollC UuiIiIiiS dC JeIerSOH OlJy.
The Kansas City Stock Show was
well atte nded Ly stock and buyers.
Worth County has organized her Fl air
Association, and next fall will have fair. |
The forgery cases against K. NJ. |
Beecher have Lcen nolle pressed III Calla-
way County, but Beecher was re-arrested |
and taken to Franklin County.
An open winter is predicted.
Commencing Tuesday, November 90,
the Grand Encampment, L. o. o. F., of the |
State of Missouri, will begin it's session at
st. Joseph and continue several days. The
encampments of st. Joseph have sent
general invitation to all camps throughout
the State to attend in uniform.
Two men entered the office of the
Missouri Republican in st. Louis few
mornings since and robbed the cashier.
Mr.. Gallagher, of canvass bag containing
$50 in silver. Nothing has been heard oi
the men since they ran out of the Office
that morning.
VIM. T. Ckr.sty, one of the old set
tiers of st. Louis, died Il few days ago: