The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

-Durirs- the year 1898 London had
ia hours of sunshine out of possible
Abs, an average OF 2.4O per day.
When Sarah Scheuer, of New
York, eloped with Henry Friedman, the
other dav. she LETT behind her 10
dresses, many of which had never been
worn This is loves greatest sacrifice,
indeed. T. GrapHic.
There is little Of interest now TO be
found in Elba, Napoleon's island
prison. All the relics of his stay there
were hong since carried away, and the
place has sunk into the insignificance
from which his presence raised it tenn
pOrarily.
While the business of canal boat
navigation has been very largely over
Swallowed in this country by the intro
ducton of and Development of railroads,
il is still of sufficient Importance to
support a population estimated at
$4,000. a number about equal to that of
the persons engaged in our coaSting
trade.
China is about one-third larger than
The United States and its territories,
| duu D2N III l4lilCS lLlC pOtIOAeb~AOl1 VI
this country say, in round numbers,
over 400, 100000. Records there date
back from beyond the time of the No
achian flood, and printing was known,
of 4 Chinese sort, 1000 years ago.-N.
T.. sam.
In the family of Mr.. Pettiiohn,
living near Prescott, Walia Wal,a
County, W. T., are ten children whose
average height is six and one-half feet
and average weight is 224 pounds
this includes two children not grown.
There are seven sons and three daugh-
tiers. One boy seventeen years old IS
seven feet high and weighs Z65 pounds.
i grant an absolute divorce to
both parties,' said the Judge. Call
the next case But the children.
your honor. What disposition shall lie
made of them?'' Equal division. Let
each party take half. Call the next
''But there are three of them, your
hon -" Cant help it. That
their lookout, not mine. Call the next
case. ~. T. Gun.
Crater Lake, Oregon. is inhabited
by dreadful monster. 1t is said to be
''as large as a mans body and swim
ming with about two or three feet out
of water, and going at a rapid rate, az
fast as 4 man could row skiff, leaving
a similar wave behind it. It's face, or
head, looked white, and, although it
was long way OF, it could be plainly
seen that it was of immense size
Chicago Herald.
Miss Sarah Simpson, Philadelphia s
eccentric Mrs. Toodles,' is dead, at
the age of eiChty-one During all the
years that she has listened to the knock
ing down to the highest bidder of every
thing from a ilat-irOn to 4 magnificent
wardrobe, she has been Il daily visitor
to the auction rooms, and has probably
witnessed the selling out of more fam
lies of high and low degree than any
person in that city orprobablyin Amer
ica.-Paj'adc{phiG Press.
An American microscopic VINO mas
been investigating the causes of certain
/ frantic movements of the common house
fly under the stimulant of strong light,
has discovered that the fly is often the
victim Of Il disease of the brain arising
from the presence C5 mvriadS of minute
! lH>CClN- llCSt ls1l eiLCSy li!OuSil DCl-
feet insects, are so small that ten
thousand can be packed in Q tly's era
MUM. The disease sometimes becomes
epidemic, and millions of flies perish Of
it in a season Chicago Inns.
Deacon Harlow Loveland. of Mid
| dloleld, Mass, has, SAYS the Spring
field Union, an almanac published in
| 176S by Isaac HicIenSto :, High Street,
Poston. After the usual prognostica-
tons and q long and valuable chrome
logical table, the author closes by com
mendin@ his readers to the grace of
God until the next issue. The Bicllen-
stods were family of almanac makers.
and in l10S made one in which the
death of the Pope was predicted, which
actually came TO pass.
Paris Figaro says that at a recent
concert at Munich, during the PLAYING
of selections from Wagner's operas, a
gentleman in the audience suddenly be-
came insane and sought to strangle a
lady sitting near him. The occurrence
| produced an indeScribable sensation.
After 4 severe struggle the lady was
/ rescued from the maniac's clutches and
the latter taken TO the police station.
1t must have been the music that un-
settled his mind.
Henry Irving says that of all the
people on earth the American people
eat with the most intelligence. 1t is
plain to be seen that Mr.. Irving means
well, but it cant be possible that he
has ever watched our people paralyze
sixty minute meal in twenty minutes
at a railroad saloon or he never would
have made that remark. When Ameri-
cans partake of twenty minute rail
road dinner intelligence takes vaca-
ton. Everything is done on the get
there-Eli plan, and he who eats the
most is considered the best man