The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A lady in Oakland, Me-, died re-
Gently from the effects of eating cloves,
which her physician stated had entirely
destroyed the coating of her stomach
Boston Transcript.
collector Robertson, of New York,
recently received an envelope contain
ing seventy dollars, which. the sender
said, was the duty on some wearing
apparel that had been Struggled into
this port along time ago.-M. Y. Times.
AN York reporter has discovered
that the broken food, of which the
street beggars sometimes collect great
basketfuls, is given to the low saloons
for the free lunch tables in exchange
for liquor.-ChicagO Herald.
The city of Atlanta, Ga, was first
called Marthasville, after the daughter
of Mr.. Lumpkin, who donated five
acres of ground at that point and so de-
cided the terminus of the Atlantic &
Western Railroad. The name was af.
terward changed by the Legislature.
One of the Arabs who have been
peddling in Laredo. Tex, was hauled
up and fined twenty-five dollars fol-
carrying a twelve-inch bowie knife.
The Bedouin paid the fine in gold, re.
marking to the Marshal: THAT is all
right, but you will have to settle with
Heaven for this outrage
Public Printer Rounds and his fore.
man set all the type for the Presidents
message, read all the proof and took
the number of copies required in adj
vance on a proof press. All this was
done at the Soldiers Home with the
purpose of preventing the newspaper
men from stealing the message. Mr.
Rounds hadn't set type since he was 9
boy, but he did the job like a veteran.
Chicago Inter ocean.
"A Swedish couple who live near
Sioux Falls, ID. T.. have four children,
two of them perfect specimens of the
albino, while the others are ordinary
fair-haired children. One of the albinos
is boy. and the other a girl. The
latter's hair is as white as the driven
snow and kinky as that of the thorough
bred African. Notwithstanding her Off
color she is very beautiful.-St. PtuL
Press.
1t may be interesting to note. as an
instance of the costlineSS of modern
war, that the total aScertained eXpend-
iture of France upon the war on which
she entered with light heart in Au-
gust, 1870, is now declared to be G341,-
10000. As the war began in August
and ended in January, this makes the
cost TO France of her march to Berlin
almost exactly two millions day, with
out counting the permanent loss of two
of her wealthiest provinces.
e Nearly forty years ago, on raid
made by the Comanches into Texas,
they seized and carried into captivity 3
young maiden named Cynthia Parker,
a niece of Hon. Isaac Parker. A few
years afterward she married a Co,
manche chief. and of this union son
named Quinah was the fruit. During
the war General Sui Ross recaptured
Cynthia Parker and she returned tc
Texas much against her will and died.
Her son remained with the tribe and i:
now their chief. Chicago Herald.
A man of extraordinary honesty
turned up in the Central depot at Fon-
da, n. Y, recently. He approached
Mr.. Fonda, the ticket agent, with the
statement that his name was John
Nicholson, of Gray, Herkimer County,
and added that a short time ago he had
travelled on the cars from Hudson tc
Fonda without paying fare. He now
wanted to square up with the company.
and asked: What is the cost of
ticket?" Mr.. Fonda replied: lone dol
lar and fifty-four cents" which was
promptly pa;d.-Bm6dto Express.