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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
A KANSAS MYSTERY.
A BOttemless Pool of ScaldIng Water
on a Western Prairie.

From the Harper DqjIV Graphic.
A citizen Of Harper who had claim
three miles from Meade centre, came into
this office the other morning and I'M
raveled one Of the greatest mysteries that
have ever been heard OF in the annals Of
the esrth's eruptions. Last week he was
quietly walking over his claim when he
was startled by rumbling sound re-
sembling distant thunder. lie stopped
walking, and distinctly felt the earth
culver under his feet, that, TO use his own
language, "made cold sweat gather on
his forehead" All at once a kissing
sound was heard coming from a small
knoll or rise in the ground about
two hundred yards from where he stood
resembling the sound peculiar to ten
thousand sky-rockets going of at once.
A vast cloud OF steam VapOr and dust
arose and ascended in the heavens, look.
ing not unlike a pOnderous balloon start
ing on trip 20 tae moon. Birds that
few into the mass in passing fell lileless
to the ground.
Large chunks Of rock, salt, and sod
were thrown several hundred feet in the
air, and fell scattered for one hundred
yards over the prairie. Immediately
following the eruption steam was seen
rising and following the first black cloud.
Inc fumDllnS noise haO ceased and the
lone witness OF that irigntful scene stood
riyeted in his tracks, and scared almost
10 death. He said: 81 knew not which
way 10 turn or what TO do. nv first
thought was that it was the beginning
Of the end Of the world. / stood gazing
az the rising steam for at least twenty
minutes, perfectly mystifed and terror
stricken. woke up, however, and went
to my cabin and lay down."
ION going cut OF mis- cabin Tuesday
morning he was astonished 10 see the
steam still rising from the knoll. He
Nentured TO approach 10; and his sur
prise can be imagined when he saw be.
lore him round hole about one hundred
leet IN diameter filed TO within eighteen
lhcnea OF the surface with water. He
put ms hand into IL and found l. almost
teaialng hot, and that IL was strong salt
water. ne tied rock to forty feet Of
'VhS ana Arew itinto. the men pond. II
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
Charleston & Savannah Ry. Co.

All trains wait indefinitely at SavannahIlr
connection with S., r. q w. Ry.
NOrth10ard.
No S. No. u.s. No H.
Nv Savannah. l:45pm 7:l0am S:O0p "a
Ar Augusta. ..... .... 49,. 300 I'm .........
Ar Beaufort 600. G:40 p m ll:l5am .......
Ar Port Royal. $50 p m lbs a m ........
Ar Allendale .... $40 p m ll:l9 am .... ....
Ar Charleston $3.50 p m l2:55pu l:l0au
SOuthlCdrd. 49,
NO.8L.t N0.Le.t No.LO.F Ao.48.-
Lv Charleston. 8:OOam :O0pm 4:00am 3:lbam
Lv Augusta. 10 :2Oam ....... ......,
Nv Allendale 6:00am 2:49pm ......s .......
Nv Port Royal. 7:5Oam 2 :35Dm ...... .......
Nv Beaufort. Sloan 2:5Opm ....... .......
Ar Savannah. IL :53am A:l2pm 6:4lam 6:22an
Daily
Train No. II win stop only at Ridgeand.
Green Pond and Ravenel.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations and All
other information, apply 10 William brsn
Ticket agent, % Bull street, and at e. ana ,.
Ry Ticket ONCE at s., f. and w. Ry. Depot.
Nov. Is 1885. c. S. GADSDEN, SUIT.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13

sunk, but struck no bottom. ne AFTER yer,
wards tried TO lest the pool with a4o y ie &c
Of rope, but sun no bottom was reached he'd
Il is quite evident from the hot water ,,ad
ana SAT- there Is no bottom 10 tne tuptuIe
i'm the earth, reaching, no doubt, away
down for miles into the fire that is known
to exist at certain depth; ne thaI as u
nav can any one give an explanation, or
assign a phenomenon on the open prairie
of Southern Kansas? Our informant
came to Harper and gave us The above
rcnOrt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
SrB eSaSSH.
DANIEL HOGAN
Spring & Summer
8 / Z X
DEPARTMENT,

To-day and during the bal
ance Of the week will offer an
entirely new stock of spring
and summer Silks at the fol-
lowing very low prices, that is
for goods Of the same quality,
class and style:
Summer Silks at Use. 35c,
40c, 45c, soc, 55c, 60c, Csc,
zoe, 75c, soc, S5c, 90c, and
up to ST. rs per yard; no such
line of Summer Silks to be
found in this city.
Black Silks at 45c, 60c, 75c,
ST, 81 Is, 81 IS, 50, So IS,
So so, and So.
Surah Silks in Is different
colors at soc per yard; actual
ly worth 81.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
FAST MAIL

"a e., m AT ..Chattahoochee.. Lv lima.
.9ttolls only at stations named. and ali recidl
stations between Dupont and GainosrlI9a.f
anu ihomasvllle and ChattahOoehee pm,iig'
man DuIet sleeping cars Washington n Ia u,l'
sonVille, Jacksonville to New York. a gJ'1 <
Pensacola and Mobile. -io"nS va
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13

Mr. y. A. Clark, OF Atlanta, Ca. In sneak
ing OF $3.50 90 IN gold, desires TO say to the
readers OF this paper, that the whole OF the
above amount was spent IN a fruitless effort
in finding relief from 4 terrible Blood Poison
affecting his body, limbs and nose-present-
inR ugly running ulcers. lie Ia now sound
speedy and wonderful remedy ever before
known, and any interested party who NAV
need a Blood Purifier viii learn from him
that three bottles Of Is. b. II. restored MIA ap-
petite, healed all ulcers, relieved his kidneys.
and added twonty- one pounds TO his weight
m thirty days.
For sale BY L1PPMAN 4 BROS, and os-
.CLOLA BLTI.Elk, Dr1ggisia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13

l have had a cancer on my face for some
years, extending from one cheek bone across
the nose To the other. IL has given me great
deal Of pain, at times burning and itching to
such an extent that IL was almost unbearable.
/ commenced using Swift's Specific IN May.
1885, and have used eight bottles IL has given
ton and restoring my general health.
W. BARNES.
Knoxville, Iowa, sept. s, 1855.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 8, At
lanta, Ga. New Nork, l57 W. 23d 81.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
Raiirnans,
Savannah, Florida & WeStern. ,

fod1 AZ Nto Trans OF this road are run bv Cant
~ meridian time, which is S6 minutes JiaIrA
IMAM Savannah time 'es slowsa
{ AND AFTER SUNDAY. Mar,h-
~ Passenger Trains ON tbis r I'm A 1885,
daily as follows: WIS Ioau Will rua
sAVANNAH EXPRESS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
Gold and SCrOfuIa.

Are any members OF our family thus AZ.
ficted2 Have they scrofulous swcninRs OF
the glandsY Have they any scfOfulous sores
or ulcers2 II 20, and should 10 be neglected.
Tue peculiar talnt, or poison, may deposit
itself in the substance OF the lungs. produc-
ing CONSUMPTION. Look well TO the condition
OF your family. and II thus afiicted give the
proper remedy without delay. BUY that
which makes absolute cures Ia the shortest
space OF time. The unerring finger Of public
opinion points 10 ". -. b, rs the most wonder
ful remedy for scrofula ever known. You need
not take our word-you need not know our
names-morlt Is an you seek. e B. b. Is the
quickest and most perfect Blood Purifier ever
known.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
ALBANY EXPRESs

Il
ace sleeping cars to and from Savannah and
Jacksonville, Savannah and Tampa via
gainesville. savannah and Thorn asville. Jack
SohVlhe ana loul-v vile VIA Thomasvtue. Al.
s gIany ana montgomery. Pullman buffet
Sleeping cars Jacksonville to Washington.
JEsUP EXPRESS.
6:o5 p m Lv ...-. Savannah ......Ar s:45am
O:zO p m Ar .Jesup........Lv 5:45am
stops at all regular and flag stations.
CONNECTIONS.
At SAVANNAH for Charleston at 7.loam
arrive Augusta via Yemassee at 9 D M
$40 m and 500 p m; for Augusta and At
lanta at $40 m and $40 IN; with steam
knlps Tor New DIRK Monday, "Wednesday and
FIluay' Ior Boston Thursday; for Baltimore
st JEsUP for Brunswick at 2: 10 m lex.
cert sunday and 6:15 D m for Macon s. "a
N and 1890 midnight
At w A CROSS for Brunswick at 1855 a N
AtCALLAHAN for Fernandina at 7:soam
and 2:30 p m Except Sunday; for Waldo
Cedar Key, Ocala, etc., at 1925 p m (except
sunday and 1:lO p m.
JACKSONVILLE with rail and steamer
AT LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee,
ETC., at 1881 m.
At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares,
PembertOn's Ferry, Brooksville and Tampa at
j 20 a m; for Cedar Key at 4:25 m Except
At ALBANY for Macon, Montgomery No
bile. New Orleans. Nashville. Louisville. exc.
AtCHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mo-
bile, New Orleans; with PEOPLES line steamers
advertising to leave for ApalachicOIa on Sun.
day, and for Columbus on Tuesday after ar
rival fast mail train.
Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured
at Bren's Ticket Office, and az the Passenge;
Station. JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
RIG. FLEMING, Supt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
8otrIn.
The Admission Inn,
ANNISTON, ALA,

A DELIGHTFUL place for porsnns RE
N TURNING NORTH TO REST on the
wav. The house is handsomely finished,
sumptuOusly furnished, and equal IN table
and service 10 the best hotel in America. In
candescent lights IN every room; elevators to
an floors, and every convenience TO make
guests comfortable. Two trains daily via
Atlanta and the Georgia Pacific Railroad, or
via Montgomery and the East Tennessee, Nir-
gina and Georgia Railroad.
HARRY HARDELL.
Al
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
EPITHELIOMA!
OR SKIN CANCER.

For seven years l suffered with a cancer on
my face. Eight months ago a irienu recon-
mended the use OF Swifps specific, and / de-
termined to make an effort TO procure it. In
this was successful, and began its use. The
influence of the medicine at first was to some
what aggravate the sore; but soon the in
hammation was allayed, and / began TO i'm
prove after the first few bottles My general
health has greatly improved. I am stronger,
and am able TO do any kind OF work. The
cancer on my face began to decrease and the
ulcer to heal, until there Is not "a vestige of IL
left-ony little scar marks the place.
MRS. JoICIE A. MCDONALD.
Atlanta, Ca, August IL, 1885.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13

~, -, sAVANNAH EXPRESS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
ATLANTIC COAST LINEEXpREse

oIop7 only at stations named. Pullman
buffet sleeping cars Washington To Ja ri,slan
vie; to and from Jacksonville and st. Louis
VIA Ihomasvllle and Albany. Pullman palace
Sleeping cars to and from Gainesville and
MODtpOmprv anu
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
NailroaOs.
Central &SOuthWeStemR aiIr dS.

Al ~ trains Of this system are run by stand
s sIu tSOl meridian time, which ia Sc minutes
slower than time kent bv city.l
SAVANNAH, GA. Jan. "A. 1886.
D. Ind AFTER THIS DATE PASSEN-
- GEh TRAINS on the Central and South
t %SSTsSern Railroads and branches Will run as
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
Fredericksburg Beer.

MADE IN k2EC1AL PRO.
AVA cess, of " hich we are Sole Proprie.
tors.
The Best Beer Now Made in America
Erederichsburk Brewing Co.. San
JUAe.
"A. Livingston, Agent fer Carson.
jell I'm
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
FOR SALE.

A one and half story dwelling house.
furnished OF unfurnished. Apply Of
Mrs. John Robertson, opposite Mrs
Goddard's boarding house.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
T.T AXE TO FALL.

Unless Ill signs fail the early
part of the next fiscal year, which
begins July 1st, will see the official
cull!otine much more actively at
work than at any time since March
4 1855 cleavihg the neckS of Re
publicans who still hold their posi-
tons by the grace of Democratic
Administration. No doubt the re-
cent debate on civil service reform
in the House was part afthe scheme
to pave the way for measures which
shall bring t. the Democrats the
fruition Of their hopes in a fuller
measure than they have yet enjoyed.
There was much plain talk IN that
debate. The majority of the Dem
ocratic members made No conceal
mept of theirdiscust cfthe reform
system. They would gladly repeal
the whole business + they could
This not being feasible at present
however. they advocate radical
changes in the rules governing the
practical workings of the system
that will draw the fancs from the
most obnoxious features
A Washington dispatch says:
There seems to be little doubt that
the President has determined to
make some concessions to these
clamors He will be less violently
addicted to civil service than dur
ing the first year Of his aGmlnlstra-
ton. The claims If party cannot
be wholly ignored He Is begin
ming to realize tina, they are para
mount to those OF the Mugwumps.
He has abundant evidence of the
fact that yielding IN this dlrec-
ton will be hailed with hosanLas
by Democrats of every degree in all
parts of the country, and that he
will have the full backing OF his
party in more aggressive policy
with reference to the officers.
In the face Of a Republican Sem
ate in session, the President has !
been slow to make changes for pol
itical reasons. but there Is good |
ground for the prevailing belief
that the heads will fly right and left
after the adjournment. An i'm
portant political campaign Is at
hand, and there are alarming symp-
toms In some dangerous quarters
that the party Will 20 to pieces un-
less he'd together by the cohesive
power of Federal patronage. In
the Departments here feeling OF
CONSERVATION has obtained among
officials outside the |
protection of the Civil Service law.
1t is apparent TO any close obSe rver
that their uneaSiness is not withour
good basis.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
BAD E'OES E,4 sSA e.

For some time past the public
has been RECALLED with the lndeter-
minable row between Tyler and
Barnes two attorneys of San Fran
cisco and opposing counsel In the
Sharon case. Barnes tried to have
Taylor debarred for unprofessional
conduct, which Barnes had been
unquestionably guilty of when he
brioed Taylor's confidential clerk
to give away his masters business.
Barnes failed to score his point
and has made another attack on
TYLER accusing him of securing an
affidavit from a witness who was not
Of sound mind But Nanny
Pleasance hobs up and testified
that after Tylers Indictment on
the above charge she was called up
on by man named Williams who,
on behalf of F. G.. Newlands and
". II l.. Barnes, offered to reim-
burse her from that money she had
advanced plaintiff in the Sharon
divorce case. and also to raise the
mortgage on some of her property
if she would testify that Tyler had
procured the CLARK affidavit fraud
uien,ly. She put Williams off ard
had him call again, when she had
secreted two witnesses IN an ad-
Iacant room who heard the offer re-
peated. Her testimony was cor
rOborated by these two witnesses
one was her coachman. J w. Allen
and the other, Hugh Mauldin. clerk
in jewelry store Of this city.
We should judge that it was
high time for Barnes to disproye
this or crawl out of sight profess
ionally.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
CHARLIE REEDS
Minstrel ard Comedy Co.

Under the management ofSam Meyers,
supported by the following Company
OF Artists:
Fred ". Mills, Monarch Of Nentrilo-
quistS;
Pat. Kelley, Lightning Caricat rist;
Wilson & Ca.reron, Emperors of Aero
betic Song and Dance;
Miss Florence Miller, SOU b rette and No
calist;
Harry SherIey, Musical Momus;
Chas, w. Rcinhart, Vocalist and Plan
list,
Burt Wa ard, and others,
EE At IL u. m, Saturday, Mr.. Pat
Kelley II give a Free Exhibition OF
his Wonder III Lightning CarieatureS in
front OF the Arlington House.
Popular Prices No Extra Charge Tor
RpserviHe. Tickets now on sale al To
bfiaer's Cigar store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03

Since the discussion over the
improperly of having nude pic
lures in public art galleries has be-
come so extensive, somebody has
proposed to have all the nude pic.
tares set apart In a room by them
selves so that those who entered
it could prepare themselves before
hand to be severely shocked.
This room would need very
thorough ventilation as it would be
suffocatingly crowded all the time
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
FIRE WORKS.

At 8 DEL ok p. m, q lgrani display Of
will be given at the west porch oil the
Capitol Building.
All organizations snd citizens who in.
tend to parIici pate in the celebration
will please report to the Grand Marshal
for assignment to places in line prompt
ly at 10 q. m.
An Invitation il hereby most cordially
extended to all Federal, State, County
and City Officials, Societies and citizens
generally OF Western Nevada, to parti
Capital of the state.
GEORGE HARK,
Grand Marshal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
RESTAURANT FOR SALE.

a WE'LL k WN EST
IA class restaurant, well situated
and doing Il frsf-class business, can be
purchased on reasonable lterms. The
business is now Gle ring at least 800 per
month above al expenses. The propri-
etor has 70 other reason for disposing of
his valuable proper y than Il prnss of
other busin ess, which demands his en-
tire time.
FOR particulars apply at ArPgAL Of
flee.
ja23If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
Exercises OF the Day.:

4 it, T the dismissal of the column the follow
IA ing exercises VIII take place on the east
porch OF the Capitol Building, unaer the di-
recti"n OF Hon. Thomas p. Hawley, President
of the Day:
Music Band
opening remarks BY the President Of the Day
Hon: Thomas p. hawIey,
Prayer lev. J. l. Woods
Vocal music, (under direction of ii. d. Hatch)-
Choir
Reading of Declaration IndependeEce-bo on.
ID w. Virgin.
Music Band
brakes Address to the American Flay-Hon.
Geo. A. Tyrreil,
Vocal music - Choir
Grafton Hon, r. II. Lindsey
Music Band
Poem Hon l., N. Daggett
Vocal music Cnor
Benedic'ion- Rev. Geo. Il. Davis
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03

The column will move at 10 50 o'clock
sharp, nor along Carson street To 80
pima street, thence west I Division St.,
along DIvI,ion street q Robi son street.
west ON Robinson street 10 Thompson
street, south on Thon pson street 10 Tel
egraph street. east Oh Telegraph street
TO Division 81 Get, soul on DIVISION
street 10 Fifth street, east on r lfth street.
to Carson street. south on carson street
To Cap tol Square.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
TIC X ETS,

III l n Els.
For the round trip, from Virginia,
Gold Hill, Siiv-~ city. Dayton.
Sutro. Mound 40 ID return,
GncludinC admission 90 ssrouEds).s2 Oh
Car on to steam boat AMI re urn.... | SO
Reno To Steam boat and re urn. 30
admission to the grounds ............ | 90
Children ov 10 Years and under 10
years, ha fprice.
No children under 10 years all wed
unless ace mpanIed by q gu rdian,
Tickle can be purchased at all the
PRINCIPAL business places IN Virginia
City, and cfany member o he Virginia
Orchestra. je10td
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-07-03
HORRIBLE PROCESSION

At 3 81 p. IN procession of Horribi
under the direction Of VIII U. MACK ey
will parade the streets Of Carson.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Fine barber outfit for sale or rent by G.
w. Loudcn, SD Elm street.
For fine custom made boot or shoe go to
Blust & Teubner. 90j Main street.
M J. LEMP'S Agency for Beer and Ice,
w. Dallas, Tex.
CHAS. MEFSTERHANS, Agent.
Telephone G. W. Louden, secondhand
dealer, II you have furniture or clothing for
sale.
A LII PARTIES DESIRING A GOOD
n well or cistern on the best modern plan
would do well to call on or address G. j.
Pitman, residence 1862 Elm street, or post
Office box 1914.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-03
posed in 1851, mostly by Harvard grad.

posed In 1851, mostly by Harvard grad
yates, IN honor of George Ill. and thu
commemoratlon OF George III.
A malicious New York city paper de-
clarcs, on the word OF the Central parh
policemen, that most New England
people are disappointed in the obelisk
They enter the park expecting to see
something in nude staiuary. aud they
come out calling it an old fraud.
Tho old railroad bridge which hao
stood the W nj and rain for forty years ai
Bradford, VI. has been torn down and
replaced by new one. The former
was built OF old-growth pine cut from
the adjoining hills, while the new one
is erected of Canadian spruce and Z
few timbers of southern pine.
A tree six feet in diameter was cut
down the other day on the mountains,
near Sanbernardino. Cal, and in the
heart of it when sawed, was found ar
old-fashoned bullet. There was nc
opening in the wood, not even a den
turc. A small section inclosing but
showing the bullet was brought tc
town, and is now on exhibition.
Cream white, rough, and ragged
edged letter paper is the latest thing IL
fashion. Its names are various The
egg. shell is among the newest. The
torchon is of parchment fiber The
diplomatic and the Gladstone are class.
cd rs awfully swell. And there are
tints. pale cameo pink, skim-milk blue,
end delicate saffron, that are very ell
cgant.
When George ii. Potts, Of Philadel
phia. Pa, was in California some year.
ago, a friend offered him So, 600 worth
Of stock in an Alaska gold mine
Potts refused to buy because he knew
nothing about the mine, although the
friend said it was good thing. A
few days ago the friend wrote that the
$4,000 investment was paying $1,000
cash each month.
The largest barometer in the worlt
is one recently put up in a building il
New York city. 1t runs through tw.
stories of the building. The tube is 81
feet long by inch in diameter. Usual
l. such tubes are not more than 2! feet
long, with the diameter about the sizt
of Il p pe-stem. The tube is filled will
ylvcerinr, which is eleven times more
sensitive than mcrcnry. The gl' ccrirt
is - from twcut five TO twrnt sever
feet in the lub' and can b. >cru from
my part of the Office"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-03
ENGLISH BILLIARDS.
A silly and Stupid Game That Is Oh
solete in America.

The Pail Mall Gazette inquiries, in
connection with the bankruptcy of
Cook, the famous billiardplayer, wheth-
or the English taste for billiards and
show games" is dying out. The facts
in this case are certainly curious. Cook
10 one of the best English players, and
occupies a position like that of Schaefer
or Slosson in this country Yet he
swore that while the rent of his saloon
was S1,250 and his marker and his
waiter cost him S25 q week the gross
receipts Of his place since April had
not exceeded the latter amount week
ly. He attributes his misfortune to
decline in the popularity of the game
Everybody knows that in this country
the popularity of billiards is steadily
increasing. There is not a billiard sa-
loon in New York of which the weekly
receipts are so small as that of the sa-
loon kept BY one of the most famous
players in London, while player of
Cooks rank could here earn salary
greater than Cooks total receipts by
simply playing every day in one place
and thus attracting customers 10 it, In
general way Engl.shmcn are quite as
fond of games, either of skill or chance.
as Americans are, and it seems odd
that while billiards are more and more
PLAYED in the United States they should
be less and less played in England.
The difference must be looked for
in the difference between English and
American billiards. The British con-
servatism which Emerson described rs
"prehensility of tail" is shown in
nothing more strikingly than in the
manner in which the English cling 10
the most crude and antiquated forms of
pastime. Cricket is game which no.
body who is duly impressed with the
shortness and uncertainty Of human
life has any business with. either as a
player or spectator. 1t commonly takes
three days to play out first-class
match, because Of the enormous
amount of time wasted in observing the
convcntionalities and traditions of the
game. besides the amount wasted in
absolute dawdling. if indeed this be not
one Of the cherished traditions. The
American people. to almost oil Of