The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

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hour skeletons, thought to be those
of Revolutionary soldiers, were found
recently under an oak tree in Eyona,
n. j.
1t is estimated that not less than q
thousand men will make regular bus
mess of playing baseball professionally
| this summer.
Brick houses are long-felt want
in Texas. according to the San Antonio
Times, which chronicles with jov the
| fact that preparations are being made
at Columbus TO erect such buildings.
"A modern novel has the following
passage: with one hand he held the
beautiful golden head above the chill
ling wave, and with the other called
| loudly for assistance. st. Paul Times.
In paper by Dr. Varick, read be-
fore County Medical Association, the
use of simple hot water as a dressing
for wounds is strongly recommended.
During an experience in its use of six
years in cases of acute surgery, such as
railroad accidents. etc, he has had no
death from speticemia or primary or
secondary CleUeldnd Leader.
A few years ago, says the London
,StardGrd, the young people of England
| became imbued with the roller skating
craze, and Kinks We're built all over the
country. The fever, however, was as
brief as any other vagaries of fashion;
the enthusiasm died away. the Kinks
were deserted. the investors lost their
money, and roller skates disappeared
in the land.
Major Follett. a Brooklyn me-
! ehanic, has inVentcda wonderful sewing
machine, which, it Is claimed. will do
eighty per cent. more work than any
machine now in the market. An expert
ment with steam power moved it with a
speed of 2,200 stitches inmate, and
was started and stopped instantly. 1t
| Is simple in construction, is easily
operated, and sews all kinds of fabrics,
! from leather to fine inen.-BrOOklVn
Eagle.
Another illustration of what the bad
sanitary condition of house will entail
was afforded at Milford, Mass. within
week or two. where four children died
from diphtheria while the life of the
! fifth and last child was saved by being
removed to another tenement. The
sanitary arrangements of the children s
home were afterward found to be bad
in the extreme.-BOStOn JOur7edE-
The following tough alligator story
comes from NeWbern. S. G. While ont
in skiff the other day padding along
the shore, Sol Burgess caught an ALI
gator. which, after struggling vainly to
get free. astounded him by indulging in
loud and prolonged whistle. In afew
minutes alligators, TO the number of
40l, assembled around him from all
directions, and he had the greatest
difficulty in escaping from HIM
People who want to get ready for
Russian dispatches are advised by the
Terre Haute Express to practice on the
following stanza:
Mlarodevitch and Jaladovitch
And karatSchOvitch.
And all the others that end in itch;
SchamscheR. TouchSaneH,
And Schepalef,
And all the others that end i'll eff.
WasiftchikOf. KOstomarOT,
And TchoglOkOf.
And all the others that end in off.
-Sword-swallOwing has always had
great favor with the rustics, especially
in Europe. 1t has gradually been dis
| cOuntenanced in this country as an in
human exhibition. The death of a pro-
fessiOnal sword-swallower in an English
hospital from hemOrrhage has again
brought attention to the dangers of his
calling. which is popularity supposed to
be harmless. Surgeons say that all
such performers trlflc with their lives
and shorten their years Chicago Iri6-
ul1e.
There is a very large colony of Rus
star MennOnites in Bon Homme. Dako-
ia, and other counties in that section,
ard they retain most of their old cOun-
try practices. One of these is their
weekly fair. Every Thursday thou
sand or more OF them gather at Scot
land. bringing whatever they may wish
TO sell or trade-horses, cattle, hogs.
sheep, corn. dairy products. and every
thing, in fact. 1t seems to be a useful
and popular arrangement.-S- Pdui
Globe.
The most abSent-minded man in
Scranton is the one who carried his
dinner to work one day last week.
worked all day. and when he came to
pick up his dinner pail to carry it home
felt it quite heavy, and. thinking some
of his fellow workmen had been trying
to play trick on him by putting some
thing in his pail, opened it and there
found his dinner just as it WAS when he
left home. He had gone without his
dinner and yet thought he had eaten it.
LGckawanna (Pd.) Democrat.
Charlotte Cushman had a foot of
her own in size, and generally wore
fours. but could crowd into athree-and-
a-half on "a tight squeeze. One night.
soon after recovering from severe at
tack of inhammatOry rheumatism. she
was wearing pair of slippers much
too small for her. Darling behind the
wings between the scenes. she snatched
them off and threw them as far as she
could, exclaiming: ..Ye gods. Some
body lend me pair of slippers or I'll
90 in my stockings .-Nhat number
do YOU wear?" asked a young actor.
ready to help her in the emergency.
80, never mind the number; anything
from five to twentyi> she replied
Every Other SATURDAY..
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