The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

-NbaIIes NeSman, Cleveland
oon-keeper, committed suicide be-
cause he was unable to pay his license.
Tho black poodle is again becom-
ing fashionable in Englsnd. These
ANIMALS, 10 be correct style, must have
their hair shaved into knots and knobs,
and be rendered generally hideous.
Melville testified recently before
The Jeanette Committee that cannibal-
Ism was thought of when the explorers
seemed on the verge of starvation, but
it was determined that under No
emergency should it be permitted
Washington Star.
1T IS said of trimm ing store clerk
in Denver. that on seeing a party OF
ladies approaching him on the street
he dashed into an alley and hid until
they had passed. He had forgotten his
cane and could not think of meeting
the party in such 8 state.-DeRreT
Tribune.
Eddie Schalk, of Waterbury, Conn,
twelve years old, who was seized three
months ago with craze for Western
adventure, has returned to his home
The boy rode and tramped to Indiana
a distance of nine hundred miles. beat
ing his way on trains and begging his
food.-Hartford Post
"A foot tourist in Eastern Montana
found finger board marked ''Six miles
to Miles City" He travelled eight days
and nine nights in the direction indi-
Gated before he reached that town, and
found that the sign had been carried of
by a party of Indians and stuck up
where he saw Chicago Herald.
An Easter egg was made by Pari-
sian house for present to very
wealthy Spanish LAZY, at 3 cost OF
$4,000. 1t was formed of white enamel;
on the inside was engraved the gospel
for Easter Day, and by some ing Pninus
mechanism, little bird lod ged in
this dainty cage sang twelve airs fr, II
as many popular operas.
The smelling bottle craze has beer
q very fashionable one with young girls
in Washington in the past few months
1t Is costly fashion. One belle now
has her second bottle presented within
three months, each of which cost sixty
dollars. The first was crushed under |
her carriage wheels in coming from
party one night, and its gold with her
initials on it alone escaped destruction. |
Another young lady carries one at least |
4 foot in length, and being of very |
thick cut glass, it is particularly ponder. |
ous. A bottle of this k nd, even oil |
moderate size, costs forty dollars
Washington .S,ar.
Probably the meanest man on rec.
ord lives in Rochester, N. Y. He
recently bought pound of beef, and
IN the strength of the purchase induced
he butcher to give him generous sup
ply of dog meat" He directed his
wife to prepare part of the dog
neat for dinner, save the remainder
or the next day, and carry the pound
II beef back to the butcher with the
explanation that she herself had pre-
-iously bought at another place all the
neat the family could use. The Gutifu
wife did as she was commtnded, and
he meaneSt man got his money back
-Rochester Express.
Not long ago a speech of one OF
he most prominent members of Con
,ress was in type and in possession of
he occupants of the reporters gallery
cveral DAYS before it was delivered,
nd all through this speech in cold
ype, before the congressional audience
new that the speech was to be made,
Iere the words "app alse," '.laugh-
err and ''great laughter" inserted at
hat the author of the spec h sup
osed were appropriate places. His
alignment was good, for in most in
tanccs, so ar as the speech was de-
vered, he had rightly guessed at the
umor of his audience. ChjcaJo Tim s.
In the brokers office: 81 under ,
and that l can subscribe he e for ,
.ock in the Meager Ralroa l." said a
ranger, whom the hayseed in his hair {
nd the mud upon his brogans indi- !
lted as belonging to the country
Yes, sir" replied the broker. Let.
Re; this is a safe investm .nt?" "Per ,
city safe" ''And you have had
vice the entire amount offered by
aiding capitalists" Eyes. sir But
lie projectors chose to give the people
l opportunity to make good thing?" +
That's it, exactly" WELL" re- S
arked the country inquirer, Il guess +
II be generous, too. l amt no hog. t
m willing to give somebody else a d
lance. SO long" And out he went, n
by chuckle in his throat u
Id twinkling in his eye.-Bostom il
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