Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
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hole digger and wire-stretcher has beer
made by j. w. Brennaman, of this city
Although the above is the name of tn,
tool it is one of nearly universal appli
cation and will do almost anything
from pulling tacks to digging cellars
If it comes into general use j. w. ha:
fortune ahead.
-SneeZe, sneeZe, sneeZe, till your
nose is weary and red and all too utter
ly utter is the pain you feel in your
head. Our joints are full of aches, of
racking fever and chill and oh, for a
lot of something hot and a ten-grain
quinine pill Sneeze, sneeze, sneeze,
oh, when will it ever skip? Life isn't
fun for the hapless one who is in the
grasp of the grippe.
"A too previous attempt at sleigh
riding down stairs was made by II. l..
Humphrey this morning when he went
to bring a couple of buckets of coal to
his Office in the Hodge block. Jack
and Jill's tumble was nothing to what
he experienced and gaping flesh wound
in the temple. bound up with court
plaster, is the in hoe signes by which it
is proved that he did not vincit.
Cards we're received yesterday an
nouncing the approaching wedding of
E. S. Hamaker, of this city, to Miss
Mary Dickinson, of Newark, o., at the
residence of the brides parents on
January 10th. Miss Dickinson has
many friends in Abilene, as she has
spent some months here. They, as
well as the wide circle of friends and
acquaintance Of Mr.. Hamaker, will
extend congratulations in advance to
the young people and wish them
every possible happiness.
-EmpOria Republicans: The lark
came up to meet the sun and carol forth
his lay; the farmers son took down his
gun and at him blazed away. The
busy bee arose at five and hummed the
meadows DER; the farmers wife went
for his hive and robbed him of his store.
The little ant rose early, too, his labors
to begin; the greedy sparrow that way
flew and took his antship in. o, birds
and bees and ants be wise, in proverbs
take no stock; like me. refuse from bed
to rise till half past eight o'clock.
Prof. F. II. Snow, of the State
university in his meteorological report
for the year 1889, says: 1.-The most
notable features were the remarkable
absence OF extremes of heat and cold,
resulting in very mild winter and
very cool summer. The abundant and
well distributed rainfall making this
one Of the wettest years in our twenty
two years record" The soil of Kansas
is in excellent condition, and the COM
ing year promises to be very prosper
Gus one.
The REFLECTOR does not intend
to be severe, but it would like to offer
suggestion to secretaries of church and
lodge organizations. We are willing to
publish the notices for your meetings
and do so, but we suggest that they be
sent to the Office in the form in which
they are to appear. 1t is easy to say
that 'the boys in the Office can fix it
up" but frequently they have some
thing else to do. 1t is also pertinent to
say that it is not necessary thai the
names of three vice presidents and the
treasurer be signed to the printed call
for meeting of the sewing sn~'
'Vr' -.ner residing about
-.4nes south of Lawrence re-
ports the recent discovery of large
vein of marble, and granite specimens
have been taken to Lawrence and
placed in the State university. The
vein is thirty feet in thickness, and
upon being tested the granite is found
to withstand a greater pressure to the
square inch than either the Italian or
Tennessee article. The average depth
of the marble from the surface seems
to be about twenty-five feet. Success
sive strata develop different colOrs, be-
ginning with a notified gray and run
ming through blush, pink, blue, red
and clear white.