The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-25
MISCELLANEOUS,

There is much smuggling from
Mexico into the United States.-M I.
Sun.
The foreign kilograms to the Lon
! den Times, including a long letter from
! Khartoum, cost on single day recently
$4,000.
| AT the burning of the Brickett
House, in Haverhill, Mass, a baby was
thrown out of the window and feather
beds were carefully carried downstairs.
boston Globe.
Gloves do not appear to have been
worn in England before tie end of the
tenth century, and their manufacture
was at that time confined almost exclu-
sively to Germany.
The House of Representatives of
Vermont refused to increase the Cover
nor's meager salary to $4,000, but added
$500 to the present amount and made
it 81. 5O0.-TrOy Times.
The time-lock is not, as is generally
supposed, an American invention. The
first time-lock was made in England in
1851, but American mechanics have
brought the device to its present state
of Perfection Chicago H3rald.
An English magistrate has refused
to fine young woman for using OBJ
scene language, because 1.-The woman
had really used no worse language than
ne had heard magistrates who sat on
the bench use at their clubs of an even
ing"
in Mexico it is considered very ILL.,
bred to eat anything, even candy, in the
streets or at a public resort. The
American girls who coyly. chew cara
mels and gum, as well as the peanut
devourers, would be highly displeased
if the regime of Mexican etiquette pre-
vailed Chicago Inter Ocean.
"A most inopportune di5location of
the jaw is recorded at a recent wedding.
1t seems that during the performance
of the ceremony the bride sneezed so
violently as to disiocate her jaw at the
critical moment when she should have
pronounced the solemn Oui. As she was
unable to articulate the word it was
found necessary for the whole party to
repair to a surgeon before the ceremony
could be completed.-Uni0n Musicale.
-AIulhall, in his Progress of the
World" writes that in effect the inven,
ton of machinery has given mankind
an accession of power beyond calcula-
ton. The United States, for example,
make million of sewing machines
yearly, which can do as much work as
formerly required 100000 women
working by hand. A single shoe factory
in Massachusetts turns out as many
: 900 IL -,
Paris.-BOStOn Journal.
"A writer in the Detroit Ne,CS states
that the great Lake Mistassini, which
Canadian explorer claims to have dis
covered, was visited by Charles Albauel,
a Jesuit father, in 1872, and described
by him in his letters to his superior.
As the letters are quoted there does not
seem to be any doubt about the matter.
The Canadian explorer is too subsequent
BY two centuries. Besides the lake is
not quarter as large as he says it is.
james Harnett. lunatic much giy-
ING to sing ''Sweet Violets," escaped
from Ward Island, New York, the other
morning. He opened the outer door
with key he had manufactured out of
a comb. Reaching the shore he made Il
raft out of a few floating logs and en-
parked for a perilouS ride over He'll
Gate. He landed on Long Island, near
Astoria, and rushed through the streets
yelling at the top of his voice. He was
recaptured.-N \. Herald.
There is theatrical tradition eX-
tant to the effect that the late Mr..
Braham was once engaged in the repre-
sentation of a lyric draSla, when, clad
in evening dress. white tie, spotless
gloves, and bearing a crush hat, he
advanced to the footlights and said:
Here | am, wandering in the midst of
primeyal forest, unknown and unin-
habited. Alas. how terrible! But what
is this see before me? A grand piano?
Thank fortune! This will beguile the
heavy moments until ship arrives to
rescue mer'-San Francisco Arg0Raut.
An interesting conversation Oc-
Cured on Saturday between a drunken
countryman and one of Dave SilverS
dummies. in which countryman did all
the talking. The fellow told the dummy
good morning, and as it made no reply
the drunken fellow became insulted and
rolled up his sleeves for fight. shook
his fist in its face. and said: Il amt
afraid of anything that hits the grit. and
if YOU want anything outen me you can
Git it." As the dummy didn't want
ANYTHING the fellow walked off. saying:
lyon can't bluff ME with your town
clothes on. am a 'Sumpthin' myself. "
Hancock (Ga.) Bulletin.