The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS.


In the past twenty years says the
Jackson (MiSs.) Clarion, Washington
County has had one hundred homicides
and three executions.
An unlucky prospector borrowed
pistol in Denver gun-store, slipped in
a cartridge and shot himself dead. He
was too poor to own the means of kill
ing HIMSELF cnr6r Tribune.
The prospectus of an electric sweat
band for mems hats declares that lit
stimulates the Imagination, strengthens
the memory and greatly augments the
working powers of the brain. '-CRtca-
go Inter ocean.
A new geological curiosity in Balti-
more is an Australian fish called The
goby. 1t is said to climb or jump out
of its aquarium and to crawl with great
ease for several hours upon terra firma.
At Gloucester, n. j., pear tree is
still bearing fruit that was brought in a
fower-pot from England before 1867 by
Captain Samuel Harrison and planted
in his garden. Captain Harrison S
father lost his life rs regicide on the
restoration of Charles In. Y. Mail.
Thomas Jenerson's tomb, on which
the United States Government recently
spent $4,000, suffers again at the hands
of relic hunters. The breaking of the
lock aud the defacing of the railing of
the Enclosure, as well as the chipping
of the tomb, are mentioned in Char
lottesviile paper WASHINGTON Post.
Men of science do not hold the pop
Mar view that there has been suili-
ciencv of Arctic exploration. 1t does
not matter whether we 90 a few miles
further north or not, but it is important
to obtain exact knowledge about the
winds. tides and other physical phe-
nomena of the Northern Hemisphere
Chicago Hcrald.
BY the roadside near Clyde, n. Y, is
a stone five feet long, two and hall
feet wide, and sunk deep in the earth.
| On its surface a concavity or basin ha-
been cut out. 1t is said to have been
used by the Indians two hundred years
ago for pulverizing corn. A gentleman
of Clyde has a stone pestie used in
pounding the kernels.-BufaLO Express,
According to California law man
! is a vagrant, no matter what his in
come, if he consOrtS with criminals and
spends his time in ideness. Alfred
| MiguerOn, whose income is S24C
monthly, was lately committed as va
grant for hearing at higher court
and 500 bail, which he was willing tt
| put up, was refused FrdnciSct
| cal.
The nutmeg trees grow on the
islands of Asia and tropical America
and look like small pear trees. They
lear fruit seventy OF eighty years. II
Jamaica there is one tree that every
year has on il over 1000 nutmegS. TIL,
fruit is about the size of peach, ant
when ripe it breaks open and shows thu
commerce as the nutmeg.
The NecbGnicaL Hi0rId, of London
saws that the United States has the hes
machinery and tools IN the world; anC
! Nj. LourdelOt, who was recently sen
over here by the French Minister o
Commerce, says that the superiority O
tools used here and the attention to de
tails too often neglected in Europe ar
elements of danger to European indus
tries
Wild animals are very cheap il
London just now. and persons desirin!
to purchase have an excellent oppOrtu
nifty TO get them at a low figure. On,
German dealer has twenty seven ele
plants on hand. Tigers have fallel
from f200to ESQ; q wo-hOrned rhinoc
erous bought by the Geological Garden
twelve wears ago for Fl, $50 could nov
be had for E1O0; bears can be had for
gift, and lions are open to offers.
1t is not generally known that tn
Amalgamated Association of Iron ant
Steel Workers claims to be one of tn,
largest associations in the world. Ac
cording to some of the reports the mem
bership is about 100, 900, which directl,
and indirectly controls and influence
nearly 100000 workingmen. At on
time the organization was said to hav,
S375.000 in its trea ury. but the strike
of the last two years have depleted
erably.-PiHs5mrgh Post.
There is a great difference between
city and country amusements. but whel
one becomes rs well acquainted wit
natures work as with mans, tn
country has the advantage. God. whel
He would have given paradise to man
placed him in a garden filled with tn
works of His own hands. and woul
have him find the most perfect enjoy
meGt amid beasts and birds, fruits an
flowers. How pure and refining tn
influence of nature upon the huma
mind if one will but stop to Gull tn
sweets she holds out. CleCelGnd Leader
There is style even in gait. Ever
one remembers the Grecian bend c
three wears ago. Last year many
girl, after long practice, gave up j
hopeless despair the effort to catch tn
very erect carriage of the body and
very peculiar way Of Singing the heel:
This summer the tendency is to Civ
c1re body and shoulders a motion fror
side to side and by tight dressing an
rigidity of knee to show no apparer
beading of the muscles This is SUI!
posed to be very graceful, but makes
girl look terribly Unconscious an
anything but at ase.-PiIadcIphi
Tires.
i Healthy, Beautiful Woman.
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