The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
miscellaneous.

When Philadelphia society girls
want to Indicate that one of their num-
Der IS rather rapid they say: %, she s
regular bird. ."-NeW York Journal.
England has 123. 995 women teach
erS. many of whom occupy positions as
professors and instructors in the higher
branches of learning
An unrOmantic chap saws that I'M
der the cOmpeDsating laws of ratTire
the grl who elOpes invariably possesses
beauty. and the girl who doesn't elope
exhibits common sense.
Five gypsies were lately fumigated
in Spanish town so thoroughly as to
forever prevent the cholera from at
tacking them. They were all killed in
the process.
A man at Lewiston. Me-. drives a
spirited horse without breeching. the
animal having been educated to '.hold
back by his launches in contact with
the crossbar. ."-BoSto1 journal.
"A glass bedStead has been made at
q Birm ngham. Eng. factory for a Cal
cutta millionaire. 1t is of solid glass.
the legs, rails. etc. being richly cut.
The King Of Burmah also has one.
An Irishman on a New York
steamer told to run up the American
flag. managed to get the stars and
str pes upside down. and several boats
went to the steamers ss'stance because
of the signal of distress.-N Y. Herald.
The Waterbury Comm Watch
Factory mak"s about three thousand
watches in one year. Most of the work
which requires the finest touch and the
most delicate manipulation is done by
women. Their wages average about
S1.j0 a day.-Harttord COurdnt.
A shocking case of cruelty to animals
has come to light in an up-country
village. An able-bodied man appeared
at the village store and told the doleful
tale that Mary had went off to work
in the mill tn S mornin' an hadn't lcf'
me BITE to eat or any money either. y"
-BOSt0n Post.
1t IS estimated that every year
about 10000 100000 letters are posted
in the world America leads, with
about 2.500C00, coo and England fol-
lows. with 700.000.00O. Japan. which
established a postal service only ten
years ago. now mails annually 95,O00,-
600 letterS.-Chic0gO TTiLune.
The Jewish Messenger appeals to
the young men and women of the old
faith to abstain from publishing in the
newspapers their matrimonial engage
mentS. No one is interested in such
announcements, it SAYS, except few
near relations, and they can be reached
by mail.
Beet sugar has overtaken and
passed its only rival-cane sugar. The
est mated supply for the coming crop
year is 2,50j. 600 tons. while of cane the
yield is estimated at 2.100. 900 tons OF
the total amount, Cos. 900 tons-the
United States will probably consume
about One-fourth.- E. Farmer.
The three original counties estab-
lished at the first settlement of the
Province of Penn in 1852 were Chester,
Bucks and Philadelphia. Lancaster
County's organization dates from May
10, 1929. 1t was formed from Chester.
and the counties of York, Cumberland
Berks. Northumberland. Dauphin and
Lebanon were constructed wholly or in
part from this county.-PhiladelphiG
Press.
The chemical reactions daily TAX
ing place in the laboratory of nature
are immensely interesting, both from
their magnitude and their direct in
fluence upon human affairs. The
waters of the Schuvlkill undergo a
number of chemical changes. Above
Reading they are so impregnated with
sulphuric ac;d from the drainage of
mines as TO be unfit for use in boilers.
and have but few fish living in them.
At Reading, however, the acid is nell
traliZed by being brought in contact
with lime water flowing in from Tulpo-
hOckon Greek. and the resulting insolu-
BILE sui lphate of lime is precipitated,
forming bed of gypsum. -hiladclDhid
Press.
Johnny came in out of breath the
other day. and. being questioned, said:
Il kicked Sammy Smiler; that's what 1
did, and l ran away" You kicked
Sammy Smilerm calculated maternal
authority, rcpreSsing a tendency to
smile at the rutfied aspect of the small
kicker. and sternly didactic of speech;
''you kicked Sammy Smiler! l should
think that YOU would be ashamed to
kick a nice little boy" with a circum-
flex on each word of the description,
"and then run away! If kicked a nice
little boy | would stay and take the
consequences Consequences" said
Johnny, undeterred by the praise be
slowed on Sammy and reflected in
blame on him-'eonsequences. Huh! I
took the consequences before l kicked
him. ."-BoStOn Transcript