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BURIED BY BEETLES.
How Two or These Insects Disposed,
of q Three- Foot Snake.

How TWO OF IhcSe insects Disposed
ofa Three Foot Snake.
On Sunday last Charles Meeker, ir.,-
son of ex-Justice Meeker, of South Ny
ack, took a pleasant stroll over to the
Balanced Rock, and during the walk
killed a snake Some three feet in length,
says the Nyack Journal. Being quite
proud of his achievement, Charley
brought the dead reptile down to his
home that others might see 1t. He left
it lying near the house, and the next
day member of the family suggested
that the dead snake be removed Or
buried.
EARLY on Tuesday morning Mrs.
Mceker called the attention of her son
to an object which appeared to be mov-
ing in the grass, and said to him that
the snake which he had killed on Sum
day was alive again.
An examination of the premises
proved that the snake, at point about
fifty feet from where it was originally
lying, was moving, but it was not alive.
A strange and Interesting revelation
was made. With the snake were two
''burying beetles" prosecuting their
of the duties of this particular order Of
insects to bury carrion, and these two
active members OF the family were
performing their labor in u praise
worthy manner. They had moved the
snake on their backs for about fifty feet,
and were taking it to spot still further
away which they had selected for the
place of burial.
Mr.. Mceker and his family, as well as
several neighbors became lntently inter-
ested in the task undertaken by the,
beetles, and watched the process of in
terment. The place selected by the in
5ects was between an apple and pear
tree, and there the beetles dug n grave
and deposited the snake in it. When
this was accomplished the dilligent.
beelles covered the grave over with
dirt, and all that was seen OF the snake
was the tip end OF its tail, which was
left sticking out Of the prOund.
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Line. tod and.Gun.

II. A. Penrose, formerly of this city, now
of Corey, Pa, was one of the field managers
at the st. LOUIS tournament last week.
w. G. Albright is In California and on his
return will spend week with line and
rod among the streams and lakes OF the
North park
Carl Dunmire. of Dunn g. Gwyn's gun
store, is doing good work with his little Le-
iIe,.'re at the club,shoots this season. He has
set pace for the medal.
From the light attendance at the two last
weekly shoots of the GI,aha Gun club. it
LOOKS as II the old reliables were growing
lukewarm in the cause.
Several good catches of pickerel and bass
have been made in the lakes out along the
Elkhorn during the past week, whilo fair
baskets have also been taken at Horseshoe
and Honey creek.
Frank Parmalee, now in Cincinnati, writes
the sporting editor of THE BEE that among
the crack shots who will be here at the Budd-
parmalee shooting tournament next Septem-
per, are ]. X. Stice, Q. e. Willard, Doc
Ros.-aA Hy Smith, Rolla 9. Heikes, AL Ban
die, Il. ~. AcMurchy, S. A. Tucker, G. Il.
Strawn, G. j. Miiiiatt. II. A. Penrose. Ed
hughes, j. A. Rouble, ErcsErb, Abe kleinz
Dick Irwin, Win Mussey, Fred Iord, and q
host of others The tournament will uc enc
OF the largest ever held in the west.
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A POLO LEAGUE.
An Enterprise OF the Coliseum Man
nuer

An Enterprise OF the Coliseum Man
ager
Manager John S. Prince, of the Coliseum,
will take immediate steps toward the organ
ization of a polo league, for the purpose of
furnishing the Coliseum with regular
sports throughout the fall and winter
months. According to q programme has
tily improvised, the league is TO embrace six
clubs, and an effort will be made
to have these located az Sioux City, st. Joe,
Lincoln and Omaha, and for this purpose
Manager Prince will visit these points at an
early day. After the formation of league a
regular schedule like that Of the base ball
association, will be drawn up by a COM
mittee appointed for the purpose, and a
race for a championship pennant begun in
early autumn. Polo is one of the most excit
ing and interesting of all athletic sports, aud
throughout the eastern cities, especially in
New England, 1t is second in popular favor
only to base ball. 1t is a game particularly
adapted to such structures as the Coliseum,
andsthe announcement that it is to be put on
here will be hailed with shouts of approba-
tion from all lovers of manly sports.
Inasmuch as the game is new one to this
part of the country n brief idea of its char
acter and rules will not be out of place.
1t is not unlike the old-tashioned game OF
"shinny,n in fact is but an i'm
provement on that 0ld-time rough
and tumble sport. Each team consists of
seven players designated as follows: One
goal tend, two halfbacks, one cover-point,
one point, and two rushers. The ball, reg
ular polo ball, in size is similar to a tennis
ball, only solid and the sticks are from three
TO four feet in length, and must not exceed
fourteen ounces in weight. The goals are
two upright posts, three feet high and two
inches in diameter, set in blocks not over
ten inches in diameter and two inches thick.
They are placed in line, six feet apart, meas
uring from the posts, and not less than ten
feet from the end of the surface. There Is
a reieica two Judges on each side, and q
time keeper. In ...artias the game the ball
is placed at the middle OF h straight line
drawn through the center of each hoal ana
at the whistle of the referee shall be charged
upon ey player from each team. To con-
stitute championship game two out of five
goals must be won by one of the competing
teams, unless tho captains in the presence
of tho referee,' come to some ouher
agreement. A goal is won by the passage of
the ball from the 'front.' between the goal
posts below the top of the same. IL is very
enthusiastic and invigorating game, and in
the east in the winter season, creates per-
feet fiS.rorc. IT cannot fail To catch on big in
this live an1. nrogreSsive city, aud 1t Is TO be
hoped that Manager Prince will succeed in
his laudable effort in organizing the league.
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the city are back of the enterprise, and purses

the city are back Of the enterprise, and purses
aggregating $1,000 will be hung up.
AT the spring trials of the st. Louis
Athletic club in the Mound city, this week,
George Kendall of this city won the one
mile foot-race against nine starters, in
4 :34125, and the half-mile race in Gall.
Sioux City wheelmen are after the national
meeting for their city next year. WHAT'S
the matter with Omaha securing the conven-
tions There is as much interest in wheeling
in the Gate City as in all the rest of the west
combined.
The death of N. I. d. Solomon, pro-
prietor of the Spring Valley stock farm,
just west of the city, it is said, will Eecessi
tate the cancelling of the engagements of the
promising trotter, Ed Rosewater, and others
of MIR. Solomons string.
Mike Conley, the Ithaca Giant and Jack
Burgess have been matched to fight to a
finish somewhere between this city and st.
Louis. Burgess has gone into training in
Illinois for the event, which is to come of
about the middle of July. 1t is evidently
another of Burgess fakes.
Beauty Baldwin, Kittie Brown, Jessie
Woods, Louise Armaindo and Jessie Oakes,
the lady bykers, will return from Denver
tomorrow evening. Oakes and Brown, how
ever are the only two OF this combination
who will ride against Stanley and Williams
in next weeks sWeepstake race at the Coli
scum.
Reports are coming in from all over the
state of tremendous chicken crop. Th
birds wintered we'll, and unprecedented
sport is predicted for next September and
October The birds were never
known to be more plentiful about
North Platte than they are this
season, and roundabout Fair Oakes and Ban
croft, they are thicker than ever.
Will Pixley, of this city, is probably the
champion boy bicycle rider of America, and
if he takes care of himself and trains iudic-
iously there is a great future for him. He is
ANXIOUS now TO ride any fifteen-year-old
boy in the world for a bicycle uniform or
some such prize. With the experience of
few more additional years, young Pixley
will be able to give the bulk of the so o'cal led
professional champions points ON how to ride
the machine.
There is well-grounded suspicion that
Jack McAuliffe has had enough of Billy
Myers. 1t may be that McAuliffe does not
lack sufficient sand, but that his manager,
Billy Madden, sees easier money in another
direction. At all events, there is no pros
pect of a second meeting between the two
gladators, and the blame lies wholly IN the
McAuiffe camp. Perhaps McAuliffe will
consider proposition to give Jimmy Lind
say, of this city, a go for 81, 900 purse, Of
tered by coterie of local sporting men.
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rarely the opportunity for long weekly
meditations. TIE man educated in
New England should know himself
mentally as no other man can.
The New England Yankee back
ground is everywhere. Each allusion
to Emerson contains the homely setting
of an interior as part of the neutral
picture or the stern yet gracious land
scape. The little Ralph mounted on a
sugar barrel in Deacon Whites store.
reciting Milton to the frequenters Of
the grocery, is perhaps the most char
acteristic, though the walks with
Thoreau in Walden Woods are more
yoetic and cndearing.
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his recent injury and Is ready to take the
field again.
Denver has signed new fielder named Ed
Shay.
Rudolph Kemmler IS again back-stopping
for the Apostles.
Doran has been let out by Jersey City, and
signed by New Haven.
DUKE, of Minneapolis, is one of the best
pitchers in the Western association.
The Garneaus play the Missouri Valley
team at Manawa park next Sunday after
noon.
Andrews, it seems, has plugged up the
holes in his bat He is hitting very nicely
just now.
st. Paul has secured young Murnane to fill
Sowders' place, and it looks as if he is quite
able to do it.
Old Grandpa Sutton is accused of trying
to make record for himself at the expense
of the other members of the Milwaukee
team.
Klusman is now playing second for Des
Moines. If he keeps on he will probably go
through the whole Western association.
The first triple play of the season in the
Western association was made by Walsh,
Crooks and Andrews at Minneapolis Thurs
day.
Jack Crooks great record of seventeen
bases out of five times at the bat, made at St.
Paul last week, won't be equalled in many a
long day.
"Chppey' McGarr has been loaned by
Kansas City to st. Joe. but 1t will require
more than this little bird to help the Charlie
Lords out of the SOUP
Neither Pickett nor Sowders have as yet
cut a very wide swath with the Cowboys.
Pickett is playing third, and while he has
tielded tolerably we'll, his hitting has been
light.
Minneapolis is proving the banner ball
town in the western circuit The attendance
up there seldom falls short of 1000, and
there is always liberal attendance of the
fair sex.
Omahas are again upon their own stamping
grounds The whole team Is in fine shape,
and this afternoon, when they meet the
Minneapolis team, expect to inaugurate q
long series of victories. The game will be
called promptly at 1880.
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Oakes, Jessie Woods, Lottie Stanley and
Lily Williams will begin at the Coliseum,
and the prospects are that it will be the most
hotly contested wheel chase that has ever
taken place in the west. The public can rest
assured that this is an up and up race, and
that the best rider will win. The conditions
of the race call for four hours day for SIX
days, and the hackers of the several contest
ants have put up $3.50 each, all of which goes
to the winner together with the bulk of the
gate receipts. There has been much feeling
manifested in arranging the prelimin aries
for this event. and there is not the slightest
question that it will be u fair square race in
the fullest sense OF the term.
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The Irombaaour.

Kate Sherwood In Post Dispatch.
With iaunty cloak and swagger
And IA hilted dagger,
A guitar swung from his shoulders by rib.
bon--blpe at that;
And his brooches never bigger
Than would show his shapely figure,
Ana fascinating feather IN his fuany tilted
hat
So he wandered forth, a.warring,
And rbyming and guitarlng,
And in attitudes artistic tinlSled many a.
tricksy air:
And the ladies all adored him,
And the balconies encored hlm,
And his tunes were legal tender for bis wei
come everywhere.
Thus a humming and strumming,
And a-wooing aud a-coong,
Drohing dtties by the dozen,
Lisping sonnets by the scoro,
Went the hero Of our story
Through its glamor and its glory,
All 50 mellow and SO merry was the gRllant
Troubadour
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Among the Amateur Rykers. I

Lnmson won the second race of the series
with Percy Stone Of st. Louis in 9:H.
The Missouri division meets at Sedalia,
Mo-, July and g. Several league members
of Omaha are going to attend
Lieutenant Porterfeld had charge of the
morning run last week, and will make good
road officer, knowing just what pace to set.
That long looked for American Rambler
safety has got here at last, and the owner is
as proud as a boy with red top boots, even If
ii is geared 10 sixty inches.
Lothrop, Francisco and Morris are again
moving about and are almost over the iniu-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16

Flashes From the Diamond.
Catcher Harter has been released oy
Quincy.
Joe Quinn Is playing great game at short
for Boston.
Jack Messitt has entirely recovered from
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16

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checks and quiet mix N
lures, true value $500; VVlVV
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One week from tomorrow, the 24th, the
great sweepstakes race between Jessie
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SAMANTHA,
January 18th, 1889.

A series Of protracted meetings are be.
ing held at Auburn Chapel, one mile
west Of this place, by Revs. Trout and
link.
Our dramatic talent are contemplating
an entertainment in the near future.
j. W. Rogers left Monday morning to
accept position III the grocery of H.
Strain 4 Co., Hillsboro, o.
Mr.. James and Mrs. Nora Caldwell, of
near Greenfield, spent Sunday with
Myrtle Sanders,
Mr.. J. w. Rogers and Mrs. Cynthia
Tharp visited Mr.. James Tharp, OF Lyn'
don Station, Ross county. last week.
Death has again visited our community
and claimed for it's victim Eunice Ellen
the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. U. W
McClaren. The funeral services wer'
held Monday at the NJ. f. Church at
o'clock by Rev. Trout, after which it wa
laid to rest in the cemetery at this place
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SHACKELTON.
January 14th. 1889.

January 14th. 1889.
Rev. Rosselot closed very interesting
series of meetings at Ambrose Chapel
Friday night. No additions.
Miss Martha G. Mckee, of Hillsboro,
spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
The penny collection of Mt. Zion Sum-
day School for the last year was $67.S1,
an average Of $l8.95a per quarter, with
an enrolment of 81 scholars, 8 teachers
and officers.
Alvin Lemon spent. Saturday with
relatives near Fairview.
Any one desiring to read newsy
county paper for the next year had bet
ter make q resolve and subscribe for th'
News. HERALD and get all the news o
the county.
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LYNCHBURG.
JANUARY 18th, 1889.

January loth, 1857.
A three old child Of WIN Webster, Of
Allensburg, died very, saddenly on Sum
day morning about Q O'clock.
Mr.. H. Davis, Of fiillsboro, delivered
an address to the Sons of Veterans ct
their meeting iast Thursday night,
which is highAyspoken Of by the boys
A lodge OF the Sons and Daughters o.
Temperance was organized here last
Tuesday hight. The officers elected art
w. r., vada Murphy; w. A., W. H
Mcxdow; R. s., Lille Faris; A. R. 8.
Alec. Henderson; F. s., Ella West
Treasurer, G. G. Peale; Chaplain, VIM
Wayne; Con-, James Wilbanks A. @.
Stella Montgomery; I. g., Anna Bering
P. w. p, Mary Meadow.
The ofiicers-elect and previously re
ported in the g. A. R., s. Of v. and A
o. u. w. were installed at their regula
meetings last week.
Mrs. W. H. cClelland, Sam Agnev
and John Stivers previously reposee'
sick, are still very poorly.
Robert Ellis has sold his townprcpel
ty to Perry Whitacre.
Mrs. A. Delaney 10 on tho sicf hist.
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This powder never varies. marvel Of puri-
ty, strength and wholesomeness. More eco.
nomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot
be sold in competition with the multitude Of
low test, short weight alum or phosphate
powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAx1Na
POWDER Co., LOG Wall st., NY
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MAPLE GROVE.
January l4th, 1889

January l4th, 1889.
Mrs. F. Bourquin, who has been seri.
ously sick for the past few weeks, is
again able to set up part of the time.
Mr.. ]. J. Mink, after spending several
days visiting among friends at the Hill
City, Shackelton, Allensburg, Dodson-
vile and Pricetown, is again pounding
on lapstone?
Mr.. A. Jacobs, Of Mowrytown, visited
this vicinity one day last week in the
interest of the G. A. r.
Miss Julia Beucler and Miss Ross
Butler, of Bells Run, visited friends ir
this vicinity last Saturday and Sunday
At the reorganization of the Mapl'
Grove Sunday School the following
officers were elected for the ensuinj
year: Superintendent, ]. Burns; Al
sistant G. L. Euverard; Secretary, EXT
Mock, Treasurer, John Mock; Libfariar
]. e. Burns.
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MOWRYTOWN.
January l4th, 1889.

January 14th, 1889.
J.C. Kelley was in Hillsharo Friday
on business.
Amiel Jacobs, of Brownstown, O.,
spent Sunday with his parents and friends
here.
Drs. Anderson and Cox returned Sat-
urday from college full.fedged doctors.
We wish them success in their chosen
profession.
Rev. Willis is continuing q series of
meetings begun by Rev. Rosselot at
Olive.
The band was treated to supper at W.
E. Diehl's, it being the birthday Of
Diehl. A good time was enjoyed. Who
will be next?
The debating society convened Thurs
day evening, Chris. Diehl occupying the
chair. Subject Resolved, That Sacred
Societies are Benefit to the Community.
DR.. Guertin affirming and w. D. Diehl
and r. P. Edgington denying. The de.
ciaon in favor OF affirmative to 2. The
subject for Thursday night week will
be Should Women Have the Right of
SufiaQe?
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NEW LEXINGTON.
January l4th, 1889


Mrs. Sarah Robbins was in Cincinnati
last Saturday,
Miss Sallie Cohn is visiting relatives
in Cincinnati.
The meeting at the M. E. Church will
continue throughout this week.
Mrs. Ida Romick, Superintendent Of
the Purity Department of the w. G. T.
u, lectured in this place at the M. E.
Church last Sunday afternoon. Subject
Social Purity. Mrs. Romick is very
entertaining talker, and presents some
plain truths in clear and forcible man.
ner. The church was completely filled
with an interested audience.
DR.. L. M. Green has sold his property
to DR.. Kigar, of Fairfield county, who
will locate here. DR.. Green intends
starting for Europe about the first of
April to recuperate his health and to
continue his studies of medicine in one
OF the colleges of Europe. DR.. Green
has had large practice in this commun.
ity and large circle Of friends who will
regret to see him leave.
Mrs. Hannah Clark is visiting rela-
tives in Greenville, o.
JEFF Untin, Of New Vienna, was the
guest OF Lew Syferd last Friday.
Seymour Patton will leave this week
to visit his sister in Kentucky.
Miss Edna Gorrell, of Indiana, is the
guest of G. R. Pensyl and family.
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GREEN FIELD.
January l4th, 1889.

A revival meeting was commenced at
the M. E. Church last Sunday evening
at the close of the Week of Prayer. The
house was packed. The meetings will
be continued every evening this week.
We noticed in last weeks Success a
communication from the White Caps,
warning certain persons to mend their
ways or they would receive q visit from
them. This little Threat no doubt origi-
mated from the brain Of some of our fun.
loving young men, and was written in
one Of the club rooms in town, and was
merely intended to create little excite
ment. II We are capable of judging
such things should not be published.
Mr.. Edward Norton has purchased 9
half interest in the shoe factory, with
Mr.. Kurdelmeyer as partner. The firm
will now sail under the name OF ths
Greenfield Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany.
Mr.. Thomas Boyd, one Of GreenAsld'
Oldest and most highly respected citi
Gems, died about six o'clock last Thurs
day evening, in the s8th year of his age
after several months sickness. MI
Boyd CAME to Greenfield from North
cumberland county, Pa, with his parent
in 1914, when about eleven years OF age
and settled near this place, and has live
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here ever since. The funeral services
took place from the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
and the remains were followed to thei
last resting place in our beautiful new
cemetery by large concourse Of people
Give us your attention for few min
utes, ye Councilmen of Greenfield. Dom
you think IL weuld be Just the thing Il
employ two or three night police to pa
troll the business portion of town at al
hours Of the night?
The following is the new list Of officer
Of the M. E. Church elected last Monday
evening to serve during the year: Super
intendent, P. A. vanpelt (re-elected)
Assistant, P. T. Mcclellan; Second As
sistant, Miss Dell Langdon Secretary
g. w. Irwin; Treasurer, VIM. Pommert
Chorister, H. M. Devoss; Librarians
Bert Leaning and Ernest Fultz.
From the present outlook and from
the repor Of our carpenters, there will be
more house. building done in Greenfield
the coming summer than for many years
past. No less than one dozen houses
will be put under construction as soon
as spring opens up.
Mr.. Chas. Boyd is agent and operator
at Storms Station on the o. s. r. r.
The report reached here few days
since of the death of Col. Jacob Hyer at
Warrensburg, Mo. Mr.. Hyer was for
many years a resident Of this place, and
his many friends and relatives here were
very sorry to learn Of his death.
The Ringgold Lodge, 1. o. o. F., Of this
place, will give banquet at the City
Hall on Thursday evening of this week.
Another wreck occurred on the G., w.
& B. Road a short distance west of town
last Sunday morning. Two or three cars
were badly demolished, but no one was
hurt.
Mrs. John Hendry is confined to her
bed from an injury of the spine, caused
by jumping from buggy at her home
about two weeks ago.
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DODSONvILLE.
January 18th, 1889.

Joseph Stroup wears bread smiles and
say it's girl.
Rev. Henchel delivered his last SER
mon here Sunday.
R.H. Orebaugh isselling his merchan.
disc at public auction.
Lew Johnson, Of Farmers Station,
was the guest Of relatives here Sunday
The NJ. E. Church will hold series
of meetings here next Sunday.
Burglars attempted TO enter the house
of VIM. Miller last Monday night, but
were frightened away by the family.
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