The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28
MISCELLANEO US.

There are $500 tenement-houses
in New York. This includes ali build
ings occupied by several families and
! also the roo&eries of Mott, Mulberry
| and Baxter streets. as well as the Da-
kota and Navarro fats up-town.-N
| Y. Sam.
Indians about Shasta, Cal, believe
that catfish were put into the river by
white men for the especial purpose of
| killing off the Indians. They eat all
other kinds, but throw back into the
river all the catfish they catch San
Francisco Chronicle.
"A carpet-trade paper tells story
of perspiring salesman who seemed
60 be unable to suit lady after I'M
rolling miles of his stock. When the
lady remarked to her companion. BABY
likes to see him roll them out, and it is
not time to take the train yet" he gave
it up.
"A white man serving out sentence
of twenty years in the Pratt mines. near
Birmingham, Ala, made remarkable
escape a few days ago. He climbed a
polished wire rope extending two hun
dred feet up the shaft, and in some
manner lifted an iron door that re-
guires the full strength of man on a
safe footing, to open.
"A young lady in Waycross received
letter recently from man in Florida,
whom she has never seen or heard of,
proposing marriage to her. A mutual
friend had spoken of her in such a
glowing manner that the gentleman
in question thought that she would
make him the wife that he needed
SGCGnnGh Ne1CS.
"A Pittsburgh real estate agent in
fers from the volume of business in his
line that the city is growing in popula-
ton very rapidly. He expects the
next census TO give Pittsburgh 100000
population, and Allegheny and other
part of the same community will bring
it up to half million.
"A man near Antelope Valley, d.
T., discovered mountain lion in the
high grass. He gave chase to the an
imal with swift horse. whereupon the
lion started up and, instead of being
pursued, gave pursuit. Ii it had not
been for the assistance of some herders
the lion would have doubtless got the
best of the chase. As it was he de-
SPARED and returned 10 the high grass.
For the sole purpose of getting a
photo of ''The Girl of the PERIOD rock
near Springdale, we took a photo
grapher up to that place yesterday, but
found that vandals had so disfigured
the rock as to make it almost I'M
recognizable and not fit for photo
graphing. This rock was once a
prominent landmark and feature of
that neighborhood. 1t is not now
Boulder (Col.) Herald.
james and Ellen Neville were sep
arated when children. TIE other day
James heard that his sister was in the
Home of the Good Shepherd in Allie
ghcny City He went there and was
allowed to see her through an iron
grating in the presence of the Mother
Superior, He wanted to take her
away, but was told that she was no.
vitiate, and that her VOW did not ex-
pire until July next. So he agreed to
wait, and she agreed to go with him
when her period of novitlate shall have
expired. Pittsburgh Post.
The bear of the Adriondacks, ac-
cording to a writer in the Brooklyn
Eagle, is shy, timid. sensitive brute.
He prowls around in the raspberry and
blackberry bushes. chewing berries
with a pair of jaws that could chew up
the leg of a strong man. Should the
bear see you gathering berries in the
same patch before you see him he will
run-run like a Turk. 1t is of no use
for you to run after him; you can't
catch him. But if you see the bear
first and do the running yourself, he
will keep on eating berries.
"A change in the jury system in the
Southern States is imperativelv de-
manded by the Vicksburg (Miss.)
Herald, which says: .in the counties
where there is large class of ignorant
and corrupt population. the paralysis
of justice is absolutely fearful. If a
man has money he cares nothing for
the evidence against him. He laughs
ut the feeble courts and snaps his
fingers in the face of the community
he outrages. In the trials of the
present day it is almost an impossible
thing to secure twelve men, none of
whom can be corrupted"
-"Well!" remarked young man to
group of friends, 1.-The only girl ever
really loved is to be married the tenth
of next month" Too bad. old fel, ="
said a member of the party. "You
have my sympathy" "You know the
old story about as good fish in the sea,
don't you?" inquired another. ''Why
don't you punch the lucky fellow?"
asked a puglistic member, land pre-
vent him from coming to time at the
wedding?' ''Who is the lucky man?"
asked a fourth member of the gather
ing. IF you will only give me a
chance l will tell you. Sheis to marry
est. PIuL Globe.
Just before the train that took
Geronimo East went through Deming,
great number of the bold, bad cow
boys gathered at the depot. They were
telling everybody what they were going
to do with the old heather as soon as
he showed up. They were going to fill
him so full of holes that his frame
wouldn't make a sitter, but when the
train did finally pull in they took a
good look at the noted murderer, and
then walked away.
Two years ago young farmer of
Nottoway County, Va, fell in love with
a pretty girl. He was an F. F. ", she
a simple village maiden. But she didn't
love him. because she loved another,
and she told him so. AT this the feeble
brain of the young man gave way and
he was sent to the Eastern Insane Asy-
lum at Williamsburgh. Just before the
day set for the marriage of the girl to
the man she loved, he was thrown from