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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Immense quantities of p ates maize
rom the comm n um tree grount up
mo pulp, pressed and maui actured
in New m, N. c., are da ly s pPed
tro Norfolk to points all over toe
Country.
California is said to be the only
State u which the distiliation Of salt
Ir m sea water is carried on to any
or, at extern. The production has risen
from A, 0O0 bushels 10 1860 to upward
of $500 bushels in 1885,
-In-lu try - the phi'o oNher's Stone
that turns all me nto sto e. There
fore, make indu try part Of hire
sid education. Teach it to your chil-
dren a a point of ty, and rem er it
familiar to tenn by practice--GretGnd
Leader.
in order to promote the cu'tiva-
ton of amber ctne in Wayne County,
N. Y, it is proposed 20 erect ut Clyde q
larye mill for crushin: cane. 1t is
stated That the only OBJ tale at pr sent
to arge Increase in Q cult walton Of
this crop is convenient facilities for
crushing. I
"A fireproof cei>ing has BEN in
nted. l. is COM sed OF til sup
ported from joists by han s, and
hanging acing tiles placed against
the sides OF the }oists, aud top tiles
placed between the upper 10 SITS. The
top tiles q I'd the tops of the loists
cove ed by layer # ement, lender
ing the ce ling secure against fire
N. Y. Times.
The brill ancy in the eyes of cats Is
caused by carpet of glittering fibers
called The topeum, which lies behind the
retina, and is powerful reflector. In
perfect darkness no light is obs rved in
their eyes, TACT which has been estab-
lished by very careful exper ments-
Nevertheless a very small amO.nt of
light is sufficient to produce the lumi-
nous appearance.-TrOq Times.
Lieutenant Dick, of the Russian
army, has discovered q new lum nous
powder, which has three colors-gr, en-,
yellow, and V olet, the last-named CIV
ing the most powerful light. Mi ed with
water in a gla S vessel. an illum mating
liqu is produced which II ay prove very
useful in mining and mil tary operations
The illuminating power last eight
hou s. when fresh powder must be
added. .f
- Sir Joserh Prayer, who has been
making extensive researches INTO the
nature of snake poison says n the Lon
don Lancet: 81 he result of my expe-
rience is, that. so far. no physiological
antidote to snake virus is known, and
that when the full EFFECT on the respira-
tory centres is produced, remedies are of
little, if any. ava |, albeit, VIII n the
poison has inferred in s aller quantities,
treatment may be OF service on general
principles"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01
THE BOOM OF BLACK JACK.

From the wild's of Jackson County cometh
forth swart Egyptian
There Is thunder In his larynx, there Is fury
in his eye;
And the vigor and the volume of his voice
transcend description.
And the scared air shrinks and trembles as
his boom goes whiZZing By.
As. with black flag feIly Haunting. sweeps the
seas some fiery cOrsair,
And the merchants frau yhted galley folds
white wings aud yields to fate;
So, when Logan shoots voice o j, when he
shakes his name of hcrse-hair,
Covers down In tears and goosefesh the
aHrignted delegate.
As the lion. short of ratiops, his majestic mo-
lars crashes.
Makes raid upon sheepfold, makes meal
of kids or goats,
So John A exsnder Logan twirls his horrible
mustaches,
Watching for the scalps of Suckers that with
hold from him their votes.
There is none can stand before him when he
elevates his dander;
There is none so buxom in his speech, so
strong among 1.-The b VS."
There is none can howl SO terribly as bold
The Wild Wolf of Jackson County, the Black
Prince of Illinois.
On the head of Fitz John Porter he doth dill
He WORKS the Southern outrage mill with
never-tir ng crank:
His eyes are bent on the G. A. R., his foots on
English grammar,
His syntax wobbes woefully, but his lam
guages lush and rank.
They adore him down in Egypt, they revere
him in Nebraska.
The current of his mighty yawp flows on to
the Golden Gate;
He Is feared in Alabama, he is famous in
Alaska,
He's the bulwark of the Stalwarts, he's the
darling of his State.
Yes, though Brother James Gillespie Blaine
endeavored to deceive him,
Though the mik-and-water young refOrmers
sicken at his name,
Claim agents all do swear by him, and they'll
never, never leave him.
While he shovels out the surplus. while the
soldier votes his game.
From Cairo' to Chicago men are plunged in
fear and wonder
As they hear the roar and rattle or his cy-
Contemplating boom;
And they see a look like lightning and they
&c.. hear a voice like thunder;
aware B ack Jack Ell Mahui Logan! Can
didates, behold your doom"
IN. Y. Sun.
FIll
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01
PITH AMI lOINr.

u aides who never owned one now
60 into crowded drug stores and say
PLEASE give me twenty ii cents
worth of camp or to pack away my
sealskin sacque in. "-PalLGdelp saa Call.
Cha les Nc ntague Poorville =
VIII YOU tel your sister l am hereP
\ aud Well. I'd ike too lig you only
she's in the back parlor with MIR. Bach
elor Or sus, and m m a says'if inter-
rupt them | must 60 to bed W thout my
supper.-LJe. P
-'Do you suppose eating angel cake
will IT axe an ange of me2" asked a
seraphic young lady # the worldly
young man. 1i've no don 1t WILL"
he answ red, if you will only eat
enough of it." Then she giggled and
sid, why "-LoweI Cii.e
1t will hold in check the rush of
lecturers to our sho es lie the idea con-
tinue to prevail in England that outside
the city limits of New York and roston
the peo lie live b b nrl g the wild
casts o the TO ests. an that among
them the COO SIX ms and wolf scalps
are used Tor currency Oh caqo Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01

Few are, perhaps, aware whose at.
tention has not been specially called to
it. how large business is done in Suto
graphs in Washington. The PAGES of
the United States Senate cons. Ter the
collection of those of Senators one of
their perquisites. and frequently re-
ceive, it is said, as much a. ten DOLE
for carrying an autograph book thro,.'
the chamber while tbe Senate is in
sion and securing the signatur,
Wgskisz1t0H Star.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01

"A confidence man thus explains
why his business is always good: 1T
dos seem strange that people viii never
learn. But do you know what old
Peter Pindar said He said: People in
this world love dearly to be cheated.
You need not smile; but had college
education when was boy. and used
10 know all about old Pindar. johnson,
DR.. Watts and them plums, - Chicago
Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01

The National Museum at Washing
ton has a lock of hair from every Presi-
dent of the United States from Wash
ington down.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-01

of the new scheme OF double elopement.
Suffice it to say that the bogus correspond
ence destined to mislead Miss Marrable
was steadily kept up; that Amy and Vivian
found other means of safely communica-
ting with one another; that the Browns
were written to; that the licenses were
obtained; that three carriages-and-pairs
were engaged, one TO call at the hotel at
nine O'Clock p. m, and two at half-past;
that the billiard-marker at the Cors-y-
Gedol, a spruce young fellow of some edu-
cation, was bribed, at considerable cost, To
personate Vivian Jellicoe and to run away
with Miss Marrable.
At length, Wednesday morning arrived;
and with it came the last of the billet-doux
that were to fall into the cunning spin
ster's hands. One of them had been com.
posed by Vivian and Robert, and written
by the former on pink paper, folded billet
doux-wise. 1t ran as follows:
Ny OWN ANY, have satisfactorily ar
ranged everything. The carriage will be
at the door OF the hotel at nine o'clock. l
shall not show myself. for your aunt may
be about. Be careful, therefore, to avoid
her; and enter the carriage as quickly as
possible. In order that there NAV be no
mistake have told the driver to wear a
white Choker around his neck. l hope that
you will be punctuaI. Everything depends
upon pHnctuality. Till nine O'Clock, good
bye.-Y 1ur most devoted VIVIAN.
Miss y arrable, after reading this note,
refolded it as usual. and took care
that it reached Amy. Then, with the
Consciousness that sue was about to per-
petrate Sveat and good action, she sat
down in h~r own room, and waited for
Amy's repi to be brought to to her by the
treacherous maid. The note, which was
very brief. tame to Miss Marreble in less
than half ~, hour. "DEAR Wv" wrote
Amy, 81 will be ready, and will look out
for She white ~hoker.-Your loving a."
In spite of tne ordeal which was before
her, the good old spinster was perfectly
calm and unaurried. At one O'Clock she
made a very hearty luncheon; at hslf-past
two she took her nieces for a walk. and
talked to them with extraordinary affabili-
ty about the emancipation of women; and
at half-past six she appssysa a. tina ea5le
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09

raiser near the Cheyenne Agency, Indian
Territory, was murdered by some saw
ages whom he caught butchering one of his
cows.
AT Rendville, O., Peter Clifford, brake
man, was assassinated in his doorway the
other night, and lived only long enough to
charge the crime upon the Hickey brothers.
Four of the latter and brother-in-law
named Reddy were placed i'll Jail. Late
the next evening a large body of citizens
took Richard Hickey and Reddy from the
jail. The former was executed, but the
latter was returned to custody after the
rope broke.
THE river at Cincinnati was rising rapid
ly on the 4th, several lower floors of build-
inss inundated, and fears of great
damage were entertained.
THE other day j. p. Whitehead, aged
fifty-seven, minis, er of the United Breth-
rem Church, hanged himself near Central
College, o.
THE arrest was made on the 4th of Den
nv Downer and John {. Beaucleigh, two
of the mon who robbed the Wabash ex-
press car near R"ann, Ind, last Septem
her, and brutally beat the messenger, and
they confessed the crime.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
From Washington:

Up to the 3Ist uit. fourteen hundred of
five Thousand bills introduced in the House
of Representatives. were for pensions.
The United States Government has pur-
chased the sealin. steamer Bear, at St.
Johns, " f.. to he used i'll the search for
the Gre,ly expedition.
THkoUGHoUr the United States and Cam
ada the business failures during the seven
DAYS ended on the Is numbered 402
against ;3tS the previous week. The distri-
button was follows: New England
States, ~; Middle, 20; Western, 125;
Southern, 62: Pacific States and Terrific
tories, %; Canada and the Provinces, 81.
CIRCULARS were sent to the United
States ON the 1st by the Chief of Police at
Buda-Pe7th, Hungary, offering rewards for
the detection of the men who recently stole
from the rost-office steps iron chest con-
tanning 2i0,GO horins.
The public-debt statement for January
is as follows: Total debt Grcluding inter-
est), 81 ,S19, ,i9S, ,9J2. Cash in Treasury, $685.
415,933- Debt, less amount in Trea>u v,
S1,0S3,119. Decrease during the month,
Sl1, ,a5S, ,O32. Decrease since June 80, 1888,
S65, ,001, 49,.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's sister, Mrs. McEl-
roy, held a reception at the White House
on the afternoon of the ID, which was at
tended by nearly three thousand persons.
gate losses from fire throughout the coun-
try were 81, 600, 900.
DURING the week ended on the 2d the
issue of standard silver dollars was 1896,
and for the corresponding period last year
19S, 900
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09

The other day sixty-two new pupils for
the Indian traininS-school arrived at Car
Isle, Pa.
COUNTY CLERK KEENAN, testified before
the Legislative Investigating Committee at
New York on the I'd that he paid Tam
many 1903 for his nomination, and that
his incidental campaign expenses reached
$40, 900.
In ten mills at Fall River, Mass, the
spinners' strike began on the 4th, three of
the concerns closing down entirely, and
the Metacomet mill being shut down
through the strike of boys. 1t was stated
that the other mills would soon be closed.
when ten thousand persons would be out
OF employment.
A CONFESSION was made recently by
burglars under arrest at Bridgeport, Conn,
that the gang to which they belonged
broke into twcn;y-siX PLACES within the
past year, AMI committed one highway
robbery. Their ages ranged from sixteen
to nineteen years.
OFF Newport, r. l., the crew of the fish
ing schooner Noyes, sunk in Il collision,
We're picked up on the 9Th, after being ten
hours in an open boat. They were terribly
frost-bitten.
MILLIONAIRE paI,ar-naker of New York
City, named Richard Campbell, committed
suicide at sea in his state room on board
the White Star steamship Bri;tannic, which
arrived on tie from Queenstown. The
cause assigned WAS despnndency over his
own iii heal h and that of his wife.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
EPITOME OF THE week
Interesting News Compilation.
XLVIIIth Congress.

THURSDAY, Jan. 31.-In the Senate a
large numbrr of petitions were received
for Pruhibitory Liquor law for the
Territories and the District of Columbia.
Bills were introduced to pay employees of
the Government the wages Withheld in
violation of the Eight-hour law, and
to relieve commercial travellers from Ii
cense taxes. Adjourned to February 4. In
the House the bill fcrfeitinG lands granted
to the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company
was passed by vote of 259 TO 1. A mes
sage from the President was received trans
mitting the report of the Secretary of
State in regard to the restriction of Amer
lean hog products by Germany and
France.
FRIDAY, Feb. 1T The Senate was not
in session. In the House the bill
for the relief Of Fitz John Porter was
passed by vote of Isl to IS. A bill was
introduced to prohibit the removal of
House employees during vacation, except
s5 af55ptssIaHtsss, tssIaHss, ,,G Conference committees were
alton and the Greedy relief scheme.
MONDAY, Feb. An the S. nate the
Chair presented resolutions adopted lay
the Legislature of Ohio favoring a tariff
for revenue. Mr Logan presented a pro-
test against the passage of the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter. Bills were fav-
orably reported to establish uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy and to make eight
hours days labor in Government work
shops. Bills were introduced to enable
the people of Dakota to form Consti-
tuition; to provide artificial limbs for cx-
soldiers, and to prevent the publication of
lottery advertisements in the Territories.
In the House bills were introduced 10 pun
ish officers of the United States for the ille-
gal Use of money at elections; to prevent
the sale of certain Pacific railroads before
the United States bonds and interest shall
have been fully paid; for an export tax on
cotton, and to declare Good Friday a legal
holiday. Mr.. Morrison PRESENTED a bill for
the reduction of the tariff, which lessons the
duties ON certain classes of merchandise
about twenty per cent.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
SAD CALAMITY.
An Ohio Farmer Returns from his Work
to Find his Home Burning and his Wifo
and Little Daughter Consumed With 1t.

An Ohio Farmer Returns from his worn
to Find his Home Burning and his Wfo
and Little Daughter Consumed With 1t.
GALIIPOILs, O., Feb. 3.
most distressing affair happened yes
terday afternoon on the farm of jacob
Blazer, four miles from this city. A ten
ant living on Blazers place, named Nor
gan Martin, and highly respected young
man. went to another part of the farm to
work, leaving his wife and little boy, aged
four years, and a little girl aged two, at
home in the best of health and circum-
stances Not finishing his work he did not
return to dinner until about two O'Clock,
when a horrible sight met his gaze. His
house was wrapped in flames and falling in
ruins He was met by his little boy who
was wringing his hands and crying, "Mam-
ma is burned up" The little boy said that
he was in the yard and that the table was
set for dinner. He saw the table cloth.on
fire, and ran in twice TO get his little sister
out. but she wouldn't come. The third
time he went in the little thing ran into an
other room and crawled under the bed
EVERYTHING in the house was utterly de-
stroyed as the fire was not discovered by
any one until too late to do anything. The
thigh bones and portion of Mrs. Martins
skull and portion or the little girls body
were all that could he found Of the remains
which were inferred to-day 1t Is supposed
that Mrs. Martins clothes caught fire in
some way, and thus set the house on fire.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
LYNCH LAW IN OniIO.-
The Little Town of Randville, o., Agftated
Over Cowardly Murder and the sufeh'a
ry Action of Judge Lynch.

The Little Town of Randville, o., Agieateo
Over a Cow ardly Murder and the Surania-
ry Action of Judge Lynch.
CoRNING o., Feb. 3.
One of the most cold-blooded murders
that ever was known in this part OF the
country took place at Randville, one mile
.."rti, Of this place, last night, Peter Cht-
stantly killed. He had just retired for the
night when he was called by two persons
to come to the door quickly, and as he
opened it one of them shot him. 1t seems
that the trouble ending in the murder sup
posedly arose out of Clifford's brother mar
rying step-daughter of man named
Hickey short time ago, which marriage
Clifford had strongly opposed, and since
that time they have annoyed Clifford IN
every possible way. Five of the Hickey
family, including men and women, were
put under arrest and strong guard placed
around them to keep the citizens from TAX
ing the law in their own hands. This pre-
caution was not entirely successful, for at
$3.50 O'Clock this evening crowd OF $40, or
which about fifty were masked, surrounded
the house which contained the prisoners.
They took Hickey and his brothcr-in-law to
a grove near by. They first hung Hickey
and We're then stringing up his brother-In-
law when the rope broke, letting him fall.
His pitifu pleadngs for mercy and earnest
protesta ions of innocence finally caused
the mob to reprieve him. Hickey would
not say whether he was guilty or innocent,
buJ said he would die like man. The
Hickey family and associates are of the
most degraded set in Southern Ohio, and
by getting rid of them. The town is wild
with excitement.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
SCIENCE AN INDUSTRY.

-Non-destructs6 najolica is a new
German invention.-N T. Commercial.
-Celluloid, when used as a substitute
TOR wood in the production of large
printing type, is found to be much pre-
fcrablc to wood, it has line surface,
Possesses great durability, can he read
ily worked, is light and can stand all
the rough usage of the job Press.-Chs-
crgo Journa'.
The smallest inventions sometimes
prove the most lucrative. san Fran
cisco lady, inventor of n baby carriage,
received Sl4. 900 for her pat mt he
paper pail, the invention of Il Chicago
lady, yields a la"ge income. The giml"t-
pointed screw, the idea of u little girl,
has realized millions of dollars to its
patentee.-N J.. Ueraid.
The Belgian authorizes are re-
ported to have hit upon peculiarly
delicate volatile ink with which to print
their postage stamps, and by the use OF
a strongly resisting obliterating ink. To
have made it about impossible TO use
the stamps second time by discharg-
ing from them the ohliterating marks.
1t is claimed $40. 900 has been spent
at Ticondero%a. n. V, in arranging for
melting iron by new process dev scd
bv French inventor. The iron, in
stead of being melted and run oil into
pics, is heated to what is called n
sponge heat, and all impurities are then
extracted, leaving the refined produt
so soft tha. it may be cut with knife.
1t is sad that by this new process saw
| ing of twcnty-tour dollars ton Is cf-
| fectcd.-Irey Times.
Some parties in Canada are report
| ed TO have invented 4 machine forcook-
| ing by electricity. 1t consists OF
saucepan or hot plate so Isolated by non
| conductors that the bottom forms the
! Pv-ivir polo of current. The other
| pole is attached 10 Il nIor"hln point.
which travels over the under surface o.
the pan in circles sufficiently quick not
to burn hole through. Some cakes
were cooked in the apparatus and eaten
by the inventor and his family, who are
| believed to he the first mcmb rs of the
| human race who have eaten food cooked
by the electric spark. One lady declared
| she tasted the flavor of electricity
"quite strong. ."-Dctrou Pos.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-09
A THIEF AT BAY.
A Desperate Negro Thief's Determined
Fight and Escape from His Pursuers
Tho Booty Recovered.

A Desperate Negro Thief's Determined
Fight and Escape from His Pursuers
Tho Booty Recovered.
CAIRO, ILL, Feb l.
Wednesday last a negro named Chas.
Allen robbed trunk belonging to his part
ner, Luce Adams, Of sseventy five dollars,
and sloped. Yesterday morning officers
Siheehan and Hogan were placed in charge
of the case and were not long in locating
the whereabouts of the thief, and at
nine a. M, yesterday, we'll mounted,
started up the track of the Cairo & st.
Louis Railroad in pursuit. Seven miles
out trace of the fugitive was found where
he had rested at IL Methodist Church, tax
ing short cut from there toward the
Cache River. AS they came in sight OF the
house of q colored man named henderson
the scamp was seen to enter the back door.
Riding up a call was made for him to come
out, which he did after short interval, but
in such shape as indicated business. lie
carried a double-barreled shotgun in one
hand, n revolver in the other, and another
| large revolver in his jacket pocket. U pom
a demand being made to % surrender ,th ne drsM Sis
gun, firing both barrels in rapid
Succession, but without effect, the
officers returning the fire. de tnen
| five loads at his pursuers, missing them en-
| tirely. Both sides shot about dozen times,
all remaining unhurt. Suddenly Alien
| broke into rapid run, leaping bitches and
fences, rushing through sloughs, swamps
! and ice, hotly pursued by the officers whose
horses at times sank into the swamp and
water to their bodies. The fugitive finally
| reached a dense cane-brake into which be
| disappeared. The officers deemed IL inn
| prudent to follow further, as they were
| short of ammunition, while the negro had
one weapon vet unused. Henderson's wife
| was found by the officers upon the floor i'll
a a'fm, fE"tl1Ag at the mouth and gIyin
dissolution, occasioned by the ~. :
| during the shooting. She was finally
| brought to her senses and delivered SI3 OF
| the money, which the thief had left for safe.
| keeping,