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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-27
BILLIARDs FOR GIRLS.
Startling Results OF Mrs. Stanton's
Recommendations.

Two girls of this city, says the Fat
Contributor, having heard that Eliza.
beth Cady Stanton advised billiards
for girls, concluded to pro6tby the ad-
vice of 80 wise q counselor, and the
other day when the men folks were all
down town, the girls In question ad-
journed to the billiard room to have q
game.
"What shall We play1" asked the
elder.
"Why, billiards, of COURSE"
"Iknow, you silly thing; but there's
different kinds of billiards. l mean
what kind shall we plsy2 There's dis.
count, and hundred or nothing, and
pin ball and fifteen pool"
"Oh, I don't know; which Is the
nicest2'
Hundred or nothingu easy; maybe
we had better begin on that"
"All right"
"Well, why don't you get your pole
and shooi2 It's your first shot"
"No 1t ain't, either; We have to
choose for shots,"
"That's so; well, here; ock-s--bock-
a--bon- a -orock. a--ock a--BooK--A--
TUSE; there, it's your first shot"
"Why, you mean thing. "Tsin't
no such thing"
"Don't you call me cheater, or I'll
tell ma you take pickles to bed with
you"
"Well, don't care. Ocka.a. bocks
amt fair; you know you always said 1t
wasn't In ketcher."
swell, do it yourself"
"One err-y--orr-err. .y-lck-or.y--
ann-fill,i son--fall-i.son- nick-o-las
John. --.Oue.vy--qus-vy-.English
navey--stinkum- sTANKUM-- BUCK
There, now, / told you SO; and you
have got to shoot"
"Well, I'll shoot; but 'taint fair.
What are you laughing at, you little
fool2"
"Te.he.he,he. You aint got no
chalk on your utick; you know q heap
about billiards, you do"
''You think you're smart, now don't
youl Well, you amt. You dassn't
put chalk on only when you make {
run. There! Iguess I've seen pa
hundred times.
"Oh, you big story teller, I saw p'
put chalk on his stick q Thousand timeI
In one game, and he never made more'r
two in his life. George says pas {
chump In billiards.
.sYou horrid, nasty thing. WhA
did ma tell Won nbout being slanUv2 i
don't tell on you. I'm goat"
"Whatch you doing yourselfl Bet
ter mind your own self. Goody
goody. Now see what you've done,
as the other made lunge at the bal
with tlpless cue, and tore forty
inch slit In the cloth.
"Well, you made me do IT." thel
she pulled the others hair, they boil
cried and the tournament was over.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-27

In buying boots and shoes 60 to
Kiewit & Montague, 10th and Daven-
port. mon-thur&sat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-27
How the Gas Meter Works.
Detroit Fress Press


The well known devotion of the gas
meter to the interests of the gas COM
pany Is now explained. The pressure
of the gas Is unequal, and when 1t
prenses hard 1t rqueezes the gas
through the meter and condenses that
which is In the pipes In the house.
When the pressure is less the gas
In the house. pipes runs back and
through the meter In the mains. But
the sagacious meter makes no note OF
this. That Is not its business; 1t Ii
the company's business. 1t is trained
TO register only the gas which goes
into the house, and which has to b,
paid for, BY attending strictly tt
this duty, 1t Ia not of tho slightest In
terost to the gas company whether thu
family burns the gas or not; whether
or not Its members 60 away for sum
mer vacation, the gas goes through
and the meter reports it. The ga
goes back, the meter Is dead, dum|
and blind the same the next day ant
the next. Whan the owner of houH
comes from q years travel abroad hi
gas bill Is ready to welcome him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-27

Fine lot Of Toilet Soaps at Wm
GentlemAn's.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-27
A Naval Disgrace

A Naval Disgrace.
Philadelphia Press.
The United Ttstes steamer Ashue-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Wood seasons much more rapidly when
Plit, therefore it is economy not only to
Iell and haul wood for fuel from the lot
before stormy weather and heavy roads
are at hand, but to cut it in shape for
stove and fireplace at the same time.
Wet, sappy wood is not only wastefuI,
out it is a source of yexation and discom-
fort. In the burning of dry wood the
heat lie nearly all of it available, while
from One-half TO twO-thirds of the heat
produced during the consumption of
green wood escapes latent and useless in
the evaporaiing sap and water,
In selecting wood for fuel it becomes
a matter economy to take for firewond
Fuch sorts only as will do best service in
range and stove, leaving behind for rair,
timber and fence posts the varieties hich.
while possessing little value as regards
their heatiItg qualities, stand in the fore
miust rank for durability under exposure
10 the weather, other things being
equal.
Shcll-l;ik hickory is regarded as rep
Tesentipg The highest standard among
forest tres fr fuel, and calling that 100
0ther trees will q nipare with it for rea
value as fuel us follows: Shell bark hick
Dry, 100; pig M; hickory, 90; white ash
81; white oak 60; dnewccd, 70; scrul
pax, 10; white hazel, y; apple tree, 20
red .oak, 81 white beach, 65; black birch
81; yellow ,c,k. so hard maple, 5S; whit,
rim So; red cedar. 56; wild cherry. So
yellow ;'iPc. q; chestnut. So; yellow pop
lsr. II ip'iernut and white birch, 43
and white pins, &C.
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The Enlnrc ol Ne,r YorE.

New York city has begun to solve
the problem of its limited space by using
the roofs of down town houses for build.
ing lots, and running number of build
ings up to a height of ten or twelve
stories.
The Tribune pictures to itself the
time when the whole lower portion
of the city will be thus built upon,
doubling or trebliRg its capacity fol
holding people. To meet this great adj
ditional demand for street facilities, il
thinks the time will come when every
important avenue viii be tunneled, and
the streets Will then be free for lighter
traffic, and the sidewalks unencumbered
by crates, boxes or bales.
1t is funny the idea has not occurred
to the Tribune to suggest three or four.
story streets, with grocery stores, mea;
markets, saloons, and stores with eli
sorts of wares, 50 that the people of the
upper streets will not be under the
necessity of coming down to the prosal
earth whenever they want to trade.
These could be communicated with by
balloon ferries from Brooklyn and
Jersey City, and the complete comfort
of the exalted citizens would be assured.
Surely there is a great future in store
for New York.
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rre..urs IS. : vrss,. .aear.
lAI@aHse n. g Cleaner


In the southern part of this county,
in Newlin's Township, about ten days
ago Joe Woody contracted with colored
nan Ephraim Aston, TO have some rails
split.
Near 3 s0hooEhouse Woody had al
lowed the pupils to cut tree and use
the top for frewood. Ephraim went to
work upon the butt cut of this tree.
splitting it into rails When it had
been quartered the next thing was to
heart each section, As practical rail split
tiers understand. In doing the latter act
he struck a regular bonanZa, and twenty
six pieces of gold coin fell out. These
coins were concealed 10 an inch and q
quarter auger-hole, over which the tree
bad grown, in thickness about fouI
inches. On the outside no traces Of the
hole could be seen. From the growth Of
the tree since the boring of the hole il
is supposed that the coins we're put thers
not later than 1912. In diameter The
tree was about two feet
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rhe End Of che Worla.


The age of the earth is placed by some
ut five hundred millions of years, and
still Others, of later time, among them
the Duke of argyll places 1t at ten
million years, knowing what processes it
has gone through. Other planets go
through the SAME process. The reason
that other planets differ so muchs from
the earth is that they are in much ear
lier or later stage of existence.
The earth must become old. Newton
surmised, although he could give no
reason for it, that the. earth would at
one time lose all its water and become
dry. Since then it has been found that
Newton was correct. As the earth
keeps cooling, it will become porous and
cavities will be formed in the interior,
which will take in the water. 1t is esti-
mated that this process is now i'll prog
ress, SO far that the water diminishes
at the rate of about the thickness of a
sheet of writing paper each year.
At this rate, in 5000, 900 years the
water will have sunk a mile, and in
Is, 000, 600 years the water will have dis
The nitrogen and oxygen in the atmos-
phere are also diminishing all the time.
1t is in an inappreciable degree, but the
time will come when the air will be so
thin that no creatures we know can
breathe it and live; the time will come
when the world cannot support life.
That will be the period of old age, and
then will come death.
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school Board Meeting.

A special meeting of the Emporis
school board was held last week al
the High school building, present, L. B
Kellogg, President; Messrs. Morse,
Riggs, Holmes, Martin, Frost, Paxton
and Morris.
A communication from Haskell s
Wood, architects, was read approving
the plan of wood and brick veneer for
the new school house on Second avenue
and the plan explained by them, namely
studdlng filed in with brick, boarded
on the out and inside, and veneered with
four inch wall of brick, and was
adopted.
/ A special committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Morse, Riggs and Paxton, wai
appointed to employ G. w. Squires tc
draft plans and specifications for the
new school building on Second avenue
1t was moved by Mr.. Morse that Miss
Lenora Sedgwick be reemployed as as
sistant teacher In the High school snC
that lady was reelected.
The bill of Mrs. Bockias of $1-35 fol
discount on order was allowed, and {
bill Of Thomas Hall as judge OF election
and making election returns for 50.
Prof. Carmichael was absent aud D
w. Morris acted as secretary pro tenn.
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Good nav for Picnic

Saturday the following Normalites
participated in picnic at Soden's grove
Messrs. Taylor, Culver, Miller, Hale,
Landis, Kruss. Leaman, Hege, Gala,
Mann, Kaufman, and the Misses Phelps,
Taylor, Adams, Witten, Gerhardt, Hig-
bee, Baker, 10y, Patty, Arnold and Hen
derson. The party was conveyed to the
grounds in the Normal hack, and passed
the day most pleasantly with crOquet,
boating, swinging, fishing. not forget
ting splendid luncheon provided by
the ladies which proved very popular
feature of the occasion.
The Young Peoples Mutual Improve
ment society, represented by Messrs.
Stubs, Thompson, Hadley, Gauze, Wal.
thrall, Emery, StrattOn, Willis, Jones
Robinson, Bray, and the Misses Martin
Thompson, Stratton, Jones, Willis
Gauze, Fishback, Kretcher and others
picniced Saturday at STATIONS
grove. near Columbia ford, and found
ample sources Of amusement and enter.
tainment in various games, literary ex-
ercises, music, sRd last but not least, 8
tempting collation. spread BY the ladies
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PrRsoNAL nrErrfoN.

Mrs. Tom. AtcheSon ana nek SOD
started Tuesday for sturgis, Michigan.
Mrs. Chas. Shaver, of Hartford. q for
mer resident Of this city, is very danger
ousIy i'll.
Mrs. A. E. Abrahams accompanied
Wm. Jay and Mrs. J. B. Halleck 10
Geuda SpTings Saturday.
Elder J. Stone, Of Topeka. lsspending
the week in this city visiting his daugh-
ter Mrs. Anna II. BragunIer.
Louis Hardin, Of Dublin, Indiana, Is
visiting his cousin 8. Nation, and may
conclude to seitle IN Emporia.
Misa Julia Spencer, of the Normal.
left for her home IN Mcpherson on last
Friday for few days' vacation.
Jonas Bell, a substantial Maryland
farmer, lie the guest Of DIR. l. D. Jacobs.
He is much delighted with Kansas.
Stephen Janus is now employed IN
in the office Of Mr.. Harley. superinten-
dent OF track laying on the K. c. q E.
railroad.
Mrs. G. Guernsey, OF Independence is
visiting at the residence Of her mother,
Mrs. d. p. Mitchell. She is accom-
panied by her little son.
Miss Lucy TTueworthy, who has been
troubled with rheumatism. returned
home Friday from Underwood col
lege at st. Charles, Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Melville, OF
Greenleaf, Kansas, who have been visit
ing at the residence Of v. r. Slater,
started Saturday for Chicago.
Rev. d. B. 5huey. the pastor Of the
Reformed church, has taken possession
Of the handsome property in Normal,
recently purchased by him Of G. e. Full
Ter.
Chas. Melville, who has been attend
ing school in this city during the past
year, aud has been making his home
with v. +. Slater, started FRIDAY for
his home In Benton, IllinoiA
Miss Anna ShAnklin. Of Des Moines,
Iowa, arrived in this city Friday
and Is the guest Of Mrs. Dildine, at the
Coolidge. Miss Shanklin has visited
here before and has many friends in
Emporia.
ia. Caldwell, superintendent Of the
Mutual Self Endowment and Benevolent
association, is in the city. with view
TO opening an Office and making this
his headquarters. HIS secretary will bt
]. III. Hogue, of this city.
Rev. 8. G. Brown and his son Sol
started on Tuesday for trip to the faI
west, embracing Salt Lake City and the
principal cities in California. He is go
ing to look at the country and if he Il
pleased with it may conclude to settle
on the Pacific slope, though as yet ht
has made no plans looking TO such
step.
We are glad our young friend, DR.. J.
A. Overstreet, has concluded to locate In
Emporia. He comes from good stoch
and will make q successful career as {
practitioner. He has become associated
with DR.. w. w. Hibben, and could no
have better or wiser one to INTRODUCES
him to the useful profession. DR.. Oyer
street has had good training for his pro
fesslon, having obtained three diplomas
that of the Kansas City Medical college
the Bellevue Hospital Medical college
of New York City. and the Polytechnic
Medical college, of New York City
We bespeak for DIR. Overstreet fal
trial from our people.
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ooIne 20 the Oo@ s6ow.

Harry Leibfreid has ander his care
and in preparation the following dogs,
Of the EmpoEia KenRel Club, which he
viii take to the great bench show in
Chicago to be held about the middle af
June, and to which he will start on the
eth or 10Th of next month: aIrish
Kari, !" Karl, /" "Irish Countess. !" aIrish
Faith" "Irish Rake" "Irlsh Biddy,',
and "Trish Ranger" They are q fine
lot of animals. aud will doubtless, like
everything on exhibition from Kansas,
lay all else in the shade.
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M 4 EastIEe1

The A. N. &. Sunday school picnic at
Soden's grove Thursday wound up in
the evening with festival at the church
which was very generally attended by
the members of the congregation, and
which Melted about $50. There was a
great protusion of excellent refresh
ments and the occasion throughout
was one of much enjoyment. The rain
which began to fall late in the evening
broke up the festival and several car
riages were kept busy taking people
home. The day taken all in all was q
delightful one. and will be set down asa
red letter date IN the history of the con
.--a0a%;or
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NORMAL NEWS.
THuRsDAY, Nay "A.

1ADI1DAAs A4s 90
VIM. Davidson was elected this
morning, on the second ballot, TO reply
to the address OF Eli Payne. Of the SEN
Tor class
Miss Mamie Weir. of WiIksbarFe.
Penn, and Mrs. Fluker, Of Empor,a,
were Visiting yesterday.
To-day Misses II. E. Maynard and
Sarah Evans. of The city schools. visit
ed.
The kindergarten entertainment Is 20
held one week from the coming
Wednesday. 1t will consist of music,
vocal and instrumental; plays and
speeches by the children and ideas Of
general information about the workings
Of the school. Further particulars win
be given in few days.
The program for class day is being ar
ranged to-day.
No cut rates viii be given to students
this year by any Of the railroads. This
is new departure.
Tho Lyceum society has prepared a
most excellent program for tomorrow
evening. I. Z. Lambert, of thiscity, has
agreed TO address then. His ability as
speaker is too we'll known TO need any
commentator.
The Literati will hold its usual meet
ing in the west hall. P. E. DAGoGuE-
FRIDAY, May IS.
Professor Taylor's class in "Oration"
to-day had the pleasure Of criticIsing
three ably written and weli-delIvered
oratlons by Miss Roee O'Niel and
Messrs. Culver and Sonnedecker. Miss
O'Niel's subject, circumstances do not
Make the Man." was nicely treated, her
argument going to show that circum-
stances make men when. men make the
circumstances. Mr.. Sonnedecter endeay-
ored to expound on the idea which
Pope suggested when he said "The best
study Of man is man." Mr.. Culver laid
down some good suggestions, which it
would do all good to heed in "LOok at
the Bright Side OF Lite" If this were
done We would be q happier. and better
and more prosperous people.
Some Of the Normalites are anticipat-
ing . boating excursion this afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon the Normal yards
were being narrowed. This shows de-
termination to keep the weeds down
and the grounds in good condition
Tomorrow is going TO be big day
for picnIcs. Besides one or two which
are being taxed of by the young people
OF the city, party of Normals expect
to enjoy themselves somewhere on the
shady banks of the Cottonwood. We
shall probably hear from them later.
Miss Alice Overstreet was at the Nor
NAL this morning.
Mr.. Will z. Bolton is again at his old
post in the library.
A beautiful bookmark has recently
been made by several of the young la
dies for the Y. N. G. A. bible.
Prof. Taylor. received letter shori
time ago from Rev. B. 81. Smith, Of
Canton, Missouri, who was to deliver
the Baccalaureate address at the Norma
on Sunday, June 10th, stating that II
would be impossible for him to be in
Emporia al that tina. Later, however
he writes that the difficulties which ht
expected would bein the way can b
easily obvisted and that he will be here
without fail, no preventing providence
Those who have had the pleasure Of
hearing Rev. Smith say that rich trea
is IN store for the students and the citi
zens of EmporIa.
Remember the societies tonight.
RFx
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About forty ack-layers employed ON
the K. @. d E. railroad, on the section
beginning at the Junction, struck last
Thursday for higher wages, and as their
demands were net acceded to, quit
work. The surface workmen, who were
receiving s1.25 per day wanted $3.50.
and the spike ivers, who were getting
$1.35 demanded $1.75. The strikers
were paid of and expect to secure en-
ployment on the Topeka, Western s.
Sallna road, at Council GroYe. Their
places will probably be filed with men
from Topeka OF Kansas City.
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Vall-shockley.

Hiram Vail and Miss Emma Shock
ley were married Thursday at the
residence of the bride at the corner o.
Third avenue and East street, by Rey.
Joseph Brown, in the presence OF com
panV of relatives and special friends, and
soon after the ceremony took the train
for Topeka, where they will spend the
first days of their honeymoon.
Mr.. Vail is one of the most substantial
mechanics in EmporIa, and is highly
respected by all who know him. The
bride is highly estImableYoung lady
who is possessed of all the qualifications
for true helpmeet, and the new couple
will doubtless realize that full measure
of happiness which is SO earnestly
wished them by their friends.
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CSsss FILED.

The following cases have been filed in
the district court since the cad inst:
Mollie Lowery vs.. Seymour LOWexy,
petition for divorce.
Stehme. Sanders s. Co. vs.. p. w.
Wilborn. action for money on account.
Tail & Hester Va. McCarty. as trus-
tee. ct 81, action in connection with the
Fair store establishment.
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LOAN AcEMcIEs

manifested on this occasion to warrant
the assertion that Emporia is to have
one of the biggest Fourth of July cele.
brations this year that she has ever had.
The work of getting it up is in good
hands, and with the proper amount OF
encouragement, they will not disappoint
the most lofty expectations that it is
possible to indulge in relative to the
Snaffar
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Nntioe Of Final settIamant

Notice is hereby given to the creditors and
ali others interested in the estate of Thomas
Condell, deceased. that intend to make fnai
settlement Of said estate at the next term 81
the Probate court Of Lyon county. Kansas.
commencing on the first Monday OF July,
1888, and that at the same time / will ask for
such allowances for my services, expenses
OF disbursements, as said court may deem
reasonable. j. JAY BUCK. :
Administrator with the VIII annexed OF
Thomas Condells deceased. w19tz
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Mxsfariana Fira

CLEVELAND. May ga mysterious
fire broke out about2 O'Clock this morn
ing in the Lake Erie Iron Co.'S nut and
bolt works, in the extreme northeastern
part of the city, on the lake shore, de
stroying the warehouse, the screw cut
ting house, the engine house, packing
house and stiInut third of the main
building, Including considerable stock
and machinery. Loss $40, 000; covered
nv insurance
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In answer 70 letters Of President n

In answer 20 letters Of President Tay-
Tor, of the Normal, to the passenger
agents of different railroads in Kansas,
asking for q reduction Of rates for the
benefit of persons desiring to attend the
annual commencement IN June. the re-
ply is made by all parties thus ad-
dressed that as the new railroad law
fixes passenger rates in Kansas at three
cents q mile no diminution Of that fare
-. - .lI0-ad
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Keller & Babcock shipped an ele-
gent double seated road wagon to Chase
county Thursday. They are also building
delivery wagon for Hardcastle &
Kenyon and Q light trOtting wagon fol
Phil Heilman.
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Baker Bros, of FIT. Scott, who had
the contract for grading sections IS. "A,
and % of the X. G. & E. road finished
up yesterday and are in the city having
their accounts squared up by the chic
contractor. III. B. Alexander.
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The fourth annual tournament Of the
Kansas Sportsmen's Association, under
the auspices of the Ottawa Gun Club
m be held at Forest Park. Ottawa.
Kansas, from May 20 to June I'd. The
pnrses amount TO $500 and are open to
De world. Special arrangements have
, hesn made for the accommodation OF
visi.ors. Further particulars may be
ss,.lsined by addressing. s. L, Patrick,
ae,Fstarv. Ottawa, Kansas.
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Ffre At nru.keeon. nriohiran.

MusKEGoE. Mich, May 2s.-Fire al
North Muskegon Thursday night de-
stroyed Petrie q Co.'s lumber mill and
contents. Loss, $45, 600; insurance, $2O,-
600. The fire also Communicated TO the
three masted schooner, Geo. Boyce, lying
at the dock, having 5000 feet of ium-
Der in it's hold and tie vessel was
burned to the waters edge. Loss S12,-
600; no insurance.
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d. ]. Jones recently received from
Wales book entitled From Wales to
the Pacific Coast" 1t contains quite an
account of Lyon county and Emporia,
and one of ITS pages Is embellished with
q wood cut of the Normal school.
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The catalogue for Levi Dumbauld's
stock sale at the fair grounds on Thurs
day, May 3lst, has been completed by
Rowland Bros. 1t gives the pedigree Of
fiTty-flve bulls and cows. A number Of
calves will also be sold.