Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

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"A farmer in Holmes County, Ohio,
has got plucky roosters. Two of them
fought prowling fox few nights ago,
and, having picked out his eyes, beat
him till he died.
1t was once remarked by certain
professor at Cornell, well known for his
oft-expressed contempt for our climate.
that, I'VE never have any weather in
this country, we have only samples"
The conductor of train that runs
between Philadelphia and Norristown
was recently converted, and now holds
daily prayer meetings in the baggage
car which are attended by the trainmen.
"A Pocahontas County, West Vir-
ginia, ghost in the shape of woman in
white wearing a belt stuck full of revol-
vers turns out to be nothing but the
shadow of tree thrown against a wall
by street lamp.
81 saw sign this morning, 'Um-
brellas Recovered, remarked the horse
editor. We'll, if the man can really do
it" replied the snake editor, ''he's on
the road to fortune. Pittsburgh Chron-
icle.
"A horticultural journal advises:
''Plant an onion beside a rOsebush and
increase its odor." But who wants the
odor of the onion increased? That escu-
lent is fragrant enough for culinary
purposes.-N. y. Ledger.
Pumpkins were so abundant in New
England that wit seized upon them as
symbol of the country. A chubby boy
astride of large pumpkin and blow
ing the hollow stalk of the vine for
trumpet was an emblem of some signif-
cance.
"A Hebrew Bible in the Vatican is
said to be the most valuable book in the
world 1t weighs more than $50 pounds
and its weight in gold, or S125,O has
been refused for it, when gold was worth
three times what it is now. This was
in the days of Pope julius, or in 1912.
Whales will be more plenty than
porpoises in a few years. now that the
low prices of oil make it less profitable
to destroy them. Professor True. of the
National Museum, who makes whales
speciality, says they are fast multiplying
and that their numbers will increase in
definitely unless some new use for them
should be discovered.
"A cotton plant has been grown that
produces seed without lint. Mr.. T. Fer
guson, planter of Spartanburg, S. c.,
has produced this novelty after many
careful experiments. He claims, and
credible men of experience in cotton
planting agree with him, that what has
been already done indicates that yield
of 400 bushels of seed to the acre can be
obtained, as against S5 bushels from
lint cotton.
The giant diamond lately discovered
in Cape Colony, and displayed at the
Paris exposition, weighs $50 carats, andt
is valued at $4,000, 600. 1t is kept in a
glass case by itself, and guardians stand
around it all day. At night it is placed
in a big safe, which is similarly guarded
all night. 1t is said to be of the first
water and as pure as the famous Regent
in the French crown diamonds.
An ingenious man at IliOn, this
State, has invented a machine by which
pancakes may be turned hot out of
hopper at the very breakfast table. This
is an encouraging invention, but within
tho next few years it will probably be
antiquated. Even now scientific men
are looking about them for means of
making nitrogen and carbon unite in
such manner that, with little trouble,
a hungry man may draw his fcOd directly
from the common air.-Troy Times.
Legal Technicalities.- misera-
bic prisoner was on trial for embezzle-
ment. He leaned over to his lawyer
and whispered: ''As the evidence is so
strong, don't mind confessing that l
took $3.50 of the stolen money" The
lawyer shook his head. Wont do.
You'd get six years" THE fact is"
pursued the prisoner, 81 took in all
about S5O,OOO." ''In that case own up.
You can't get more than eighteen
months. Society.
The carrying of money in the glove
is fixed habit among the female shop
pers of all large cities in this and all
other civilized countries. Glove manu-
facturers have at last recognized the
custom and made preparations to meet
its requirements. The very latest
thing" in gloves is palm pocket at
tachment, roomy enough for respecta-
BILE roll of bills or all the small change
necessary for the current expenses of an
afternoon among the stores.
Life in Jersey City.-A Jersey City
man was going through back yard one
day recently, trying TO make short cut
down town, and ducked his head in
dodging a wire clothes line, and woman
thought he was bowling and winking at
her, and her husband came out and
chased the poor man six blocks, and
finally run him under barn and then
got down and jabbed pitchfork into
his legs for half an hour. And now the
rest of the Jersey City men walk right
in the middle of the street when they
go down town.-Drake's Magazine.
"A beautiful Persian cat living in
East Ffty-ninth street, New York, was
a great pet, and until recently the queen
of the mansion. A visitor came, bring
ing a parrot. Vashti saw and immedi-
ately felt hungering desire for parrot
flesh. She approached and prepared for
a spring, when she heard in amazement
a sound as of human voice issuing from
the cage, and her ears were shocked
with a torrent of oaths such as had never
before been heard in that well-regulated
household. The Mortified cat fed from
the room, which she has never since
been induced to enter.
1t is a pity that so many people
suffer from insomnia when such SIM
pie preventive is in reach. / have re-
lief which never fails. When find my
self tossing get up, walk across the