Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05
MISCElIANE

ten Inches long were sold by South
ington, Conn.,, curio collector for sixty
dollars recently.
"A French writer classes all women
by the size of their thumbs. Those with
large thumbs are said to be more likely
to possess native intelligence while the
small thumbs indicate feeling.
What Irregularities there must
have been 20 cause thisi In the room
of railway depot in Iowa is the fol-
lowing placard over the clock: This
is clock; it is running; it is Chicago
time; it is right; it is set every day at
ten o'clock. Now keep your mouth
shut"
Nancy Hanks Lincoln. the mother
of Abraham Lincoln. is buried on the
outskirts of Lincoln City, Ind. A plain
slab of marble about four feet high. al
most covered with grass and dogweed,
marks her grave. On the stone is the
inscription: Erected by a friend of
her martyred son, 1879"
"A Maltese cat and large rattle
snake had fight in yard at Albany,
Ga. Every time the snake would at
tempt to strike with its wicked looking
fangs, the cat would give it vigorous
slap on the side of the head and it
would be withdrawn. This lasted for
fully an hour, when at last the cat
pOunced upon the snake and killed it.
The health of New York compares
very unfavorably with that of London.
The annual mortality in the British
metropolis is about 20 in 1000, while in
New York it is 26 in 1000. The popu-
lation Of New York is also much more
crowded, there being ali average of Is
persons to dwelling, while in London
the average is only Z.
Servant maid-'.Have you heard
the news, ma'am? Last night thieves
broke into a hen-pen in Long street,
and cleared out all the poultry Mis-
tress-''Serves them right, the stupid
people. Why don't they take proper
precautions; but where did this hap
pen?" Maid-.'At No: 12" Mistress
why, that is our house?" Maid
Certainly; did not like telling you
at once for fear you might be startledr'
Il think" said the minister, who
was visiting the parishioner, THAT it is
easier to coax children than to drive
them. Gentle words are more effect
i've than harsh ones Il think so,
too said the lady, tenderly. Then
she raised her window and suddenly
shouted to her boy: johnnie, if you
don como IN out of that mud-puddle
I'll break your back.' Columbus Dis
patch.
-Itis reported that devil fish" or
ocean vampire, weighing fully two
tons. was recently caught in q fishing
seine on the Mexican coast near Tam
pico. When dead and spread out on
the beach itpresented every appearance
of an enormous bat or vampire. 1t was
fifteen feet long and seventeen feet
wide from the edges of the pectoral
fins, and its mouth was five feet
across.
An Office boy, fourteen years old,
recently ran off with $25 belonging to
a London firm. In court he made this
statement: ''SOme time ago | went to
see Buffalo Bills Wild West and made
up my mind to go to America, and as
soon as l got the check cashed l
started off, but, not having enough
money to take me to America, l fol-
lowed the show. / still intend to go to
America, and. even if shall get ten
years for this offence, | shall go after
ward"
There is at Lone Pine, Inyo
County, Cal, rock that might be easi
ly passed off for petrified elephant. A
photograph of the rock shows as like
as possible to the photograph of an
elephant. The trunk. the eyes, the
head and body are all as well formed
in the photograph as if the camera had
been turned to living animal. The
wrinkles and folds in the skin of an
elephant and the color are all repeated
in the rock The symmetry and pro-
portions of the living animal are re-
produced in this remarkable freak of
nature.
While party OF gentlemen were
standing near livery stable at Ath-
ems the other day, talking, something
struck the wooden awning under
which they were standing and then
bounced off into the street. This ex-
cited the curiosity of one of the par
ty, as it was too far from anyone's
house to throw anything on the avn
ing and there was nobody on the
street. On examination the missile
was found to be beef bone that was
somewhat decomposed. The only
theory as to where this bone could
have come from is that a hawk or a
buzzard had got onto piece of board
inD hOuse beef and finding il too