The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

Two hundred thousand herring
were landed at one haul. recently, on
the Northeast River, Virginia.
1t is said that the people OF
this country consume patent medicines
to She amount of 800, 100000 every
year. That is four dollars to every
man, woman and child in the land
n. Y. Mail.
Here is a recipe. given by Frank
lin over a hundred years ago, in regard
to better times: $50 what signifies
wishing and hoping for better times?
We may make these times better if we
better ourselves"
"A boy in North Easton, who is too
lazy to wind up his Connecticut watch
in the usual way, puts the stem cn the
bannister and rolls it along as he goes
upstairs to bed. When he reaches the
top of the stairs the watch is wound up.
Hartford Post.
At a Chattanooga (Tenn.) lawn
party, jeff Lee pointed an unlOaded
gun at Andrew Mitchell, who grasped
the muzzle to push it aside, remarkiug
that it was the unloaded guns that do
all the killing, when it discharged and
killed him in his tracks.
-Cowen once attended the races at
Newcastle, England, and was immedi-
ately surrounded by gamblers and bet
ting men beSeeching him to make
wagers with them on the result. In
stead of doing this. he called for pen,
ink and paper, and composed the "Bet-
ter Land
Few cities in this country contain
so much beauty within their limits as
Savannah, Ga. Twenty-four parks, or
squares, each with several acres of tall
trees and smooth lawns. adOrn different
parts of the city and give breathing
places for the inhabitants.
Calvin Brice, the Ohio railroad
man, is described as "a bright-eyed,
red whiSkered young man of less than
forty years" Within the last six years
he has made more than a million dol
lars. 1t was he who originated the
plan of the Nickel Plate" He lately
decided $500, 900 to his wife as her part
of the profits up to this date.-Ciece-
land Leader.
Washington claims to have reached
the perfection of electric lighting.
Locomotive refectors are placed on the
Capitol dome and on top of the Treas.
ury, with an ordinary Brush Swan
light. The two illuminate Pennsyl-
vania Avenue between them, Just mile
and half, so that one can read news
paper at any point.
"A gentleman recently appointed
conservator of a deme1ted Norwich
Conn., man discovered that he had
over 81, 900 to his credit in a brokers'
Office in that city. Being suspicious Of
1.-the ticker and its environments, he
drew the money and placed it where he
thought it would be more secure. II
ten days the brokers' firm had failed
Horace b. Buell. caused himself t.
be sent as express matter from Chicago
to Manhattan. Kansas, in a box so ar
ranged that he could sit in it. He eX
pected to escape from the platform il
the darkness, but his box was set dowI
bottom side up. His next misfortune
was to be placed on his head, when ho
frightened the agent out of year:
growth by begging to be released. He
paid 1925 for express charges, whe;
$3.50 would have purchased ticket.
Chicago Times.
An American, travelingin .Iermay
was shown through one of the duca
palaces. After he had sufficiently ad
mired all the art treasures, ETC., he
asked the janitor who was showing
him through The edifice: us there any
thing else worth looking at in his ole
shebang?" IF you will give me {
thaler I'll let you listen at this window
and perhaps this afternoon you car
hear his Royal Highness roll nine-pin:
in the courtyard. "-Arkansaw TrGU
eLer.
A gentleman visited the house o
Henry Ward Beecher and was sur
prised at the smell of tobacco smoke il
the library. Turning to Mr.. Beechel
he asked him if he smoked. The reply
was: "No. but my sons do. can no
pretend to put down these small vices
. | once tried to, believe" go, yes,
! said one of his sons; 1.-The only thrash
inc he ever gave me was for smoking
|
and | went to the front the first presen
| received from home was a box o
cigars sent to ME by my father. ~
! Y. Sun.
"A fourteen -yearold cowboy on
pony was driving a steer in the allie
near the JOurnq} Office one day las
week. when the steer made for tn
back door of Uecker's saloon, an,
went pell-mell through the back doc
and saloon and ont OF the front door o.
the dead run, followed by the DARN;
boy on the pony. As the steer passes
through he jumped clear over the tabl
around which were four men engage,
in playing friendly game of whist
When the men saw the boy follOwin!
the steer they lodged under the table
which made the pony's passage easy il
leaping over the table. Fortunatel,
the doors were wide enough in bot
rear and front to make good place o
entrance and exit for the frightene,
steer. 1t was an exciting scene. bu
luckily for the terrified Spectators n,
harm was done to any one or to tn
saloon.-NOUolE (Nej.) Journal.
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