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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
Note and Comment.

Cheer up. it was Just case of stage
fright as the curtain went up for the
Irst time. From now on look out.
Although Thompson did have rag
ged support he pitched steady ball.
Three Of the other home teams in
the Central Kansas league met with
the same fate as Abilene.
Guess Ellsworth isn't carrying out
its boast that il has good list OF
sluggers. Ell? Look what they did at
Clay Center but walt until they meet
Abilenel
Berk, a third baseman, came in
from Nashville. Tenn. and win Try
out
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Earned runs. o; struck out, Thomp-
son z; Green s; Batteries, Thompson
and Miller; Greene and Mead; Um-
rlre Hamlin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
Minneapolis A; Junction city o.

Hamlin is umpiring this afternoon
for the Abilene-Beloit game, Siegler
at Junction for the Junction City
Minneapolis game, McKeat at Clay
Center for the Clay Center-Ellsworth
game and Brumage at Manhattan for
the Manhattan-Salina game.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Wonder which team will be in the
lead at the end Of the week? Un-
doubtedly Abilene will providing
none of the Abilene squad loses
his batting eye.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

The Clay Center Republican says
that "Gibson, the famous pitcher
for the Kansas City Red Stockings
has been signed by Gafford Of Min
neapolis." Gibson ought to feel high
ly complimented as being a famous
pitcher although he did catch pow
erful good game here with the X. G.
Red sox.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

The city council met last night in
adjourned session.
East Cottage Avenue was repre-
sented by a number Of taxpayers who
asked that the council take some mea-
sures to- drain that part of the city.
The snatteFGwas referred to the street
and alley committee.
The street and alley committee
made report on the matter of drain
age east from Brady street and on
motion the committee was given more
time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
NIarshaIship Up AgAin.

The mayor was asked for his de-
cisiOn on the resolution Of the coun-
Gil asking him to deputize the street
commissioner and firemen as assist
ant marshals. He had taken 1t under
advisement and announced that he
had decided not to accede to the re-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
Abilene League Ball
Season Is Opened

struck out eleven men and allowed
but one hit, a single.
Salina .2300 0 0 0 0-5 Z 2
Manhattan ..OOO0OOO0 90 l 3
Batteries Williford and Lederer;
Fisher, Bryant and Coe, Umpire,
Brumage.
Ellsworth 10; Clay Center l..
Clay Center, June 15.-Clay Gen.
ter used three pitchers today, chang
ing in the first and seventh. Ellis
worth's batters proved too strong,
however, and batted out an easy VIC
tory.
Ellsworth ...30Oo7OOOO-1O
Clay Center. .0000 00100- L
Minneapolis A; Junction City o.
Junction City, June 15.-With the
exception Of the seventh inning when
the Minneapolis team made three
scores on one hit and three errors,
the game was fast and well played.
Doherty, the soldier south paw, was
wild but effective.
Junction City 600 OF 0 0 90 6
0 OOO1OO03 "a 40
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
City Printing Settled.

The bids for city printing were
then opened and the Abilene Demo-
crat bid 15 per cent of the legal rate,
the News 70 per cent, the Chronicle
10 per cent and the Reflector 70 per
cent. On motion the Democrat was
awarded the city printing for one
year and further motion the Demo-
crat was made the official city paper
During the past two years the Daily
Chronicle has been the official city
paper. Now Abilene presents the
spectacle of a town witn two daily
papers printings its official items in
a small weekly paper with limited
circulation. Yet businessmen won
der why Junction City, salina and
other towns are getting ahead of
Abilene. ........
The Democrats bid also includes
the election ballots which must be
printed there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

All the papers around the circuit
are displaying the batting averages
of the players during the exhibi-
ton games. Don't believe 1t would
be Just the right thing for Abilene to
have its peerless batting average pub
Iished as it might make the other
teams Jealous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

President Hoffman presented each
Of the umpires with an accident pol
icy and advised them to get their
lives insured. If he didn't he should
have.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Old Time Gas Chartsea

The price of gas In the early part of
the last century is shown by sched-
ule of charges issued by the Liverpool
Gasllght company IN the year 1877.
Instead Of so much per cubic foot be-
ing levied each individual burner was
charged for, and the price varied ac-
cording TO the hour at which the light
was to be extinguished. Thus for
using one No. Argand burner up till
s p. IN. f3 per annum had to be paid.
For the right to keep It alight until 8
f3 1Ss. was the figure, while those
FOSTERING blades who sat up till 10, II
or IL had to disburse "a 16s.. f5 12s.
and &c IS. respectively. Imagine the
gas bill at house where ten or twelve
burners are flarng away until the
small hours II such a method Of taxa
ton were in force nowadaysALiver-
pool Post.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Takinu It Out In Trade.

The proprietor Of a certain Turkish
bath establishment, seeing strong
looking young man working in a
butchers shop and being impressed by
his magnificent muscles, told him to
resign and take rubber's position
with him.
"I'll give you more than you are get.
ting now" he said.
The young butcher. resigning in good
faith. turned up the next morning at
the bath house.
We'll" said the proprietor to him,
"I'll put you on at once. What did
you get at the butcher's?"
"Six dollars and my weeks meat"
returned the young man.
what did that amount tor
About &c."
"Well." said the proprietor, II Of
fered you more to come here, didn't I?
I'll give you So in money and 81 worth
Of baths weekly That is dollar more
than you got at your old place."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Enalish Luggage Liftera-

English railway companies suffer
severely through the purlOining Of pas
sengers' baggage and other articles by
platform thieves, and in some cases II
is difficult matter to find out the mis-
creant One of these luggage filters
was on an occasion some time ago
seen keeping vigil over a barrow Of
luggage, and In his hand he carried
apparently a good sized portmanteau,
He walked up and down the platform
several times and at last stopped OPP
posite the luggage. Placing his bag
on the barrow for moment, he then
picked 1t up and walked off. But the
lynx eye of one Of the railway officials
had also been watching the barrow,
and. going up to the man, had him ar.
rested and searched. 1t was found
that his apparent portmanteau was
only skeleton and inside had a set
Of springs, ETC., which, when placed
over smaller bag. held the latter In
position. But for the smartness Of the
official another travellers bag would
have been missing.-London Answers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Telephone War at West Point.

West Point, Neb., July Especial
To The News: West Point Is In the
throes of telephone fight At the
last meeting of the city council an
ordinance was introduced to repeal
the one granting franchise TO the
Cunning County Independent Tel.
ephone company. The franchise
sought to be withdrawn was granted
by the council some two and a half
years ago, but nothing was ever done
on the part of the company to make
use of It or to establish any kind of a
telephone connection with West Point.
Last Month, at Il meeting of the indie.
pendent company, this franchise was
sold TO Mr.. Johnson of Sioux city,
representing the New State Telephone
company, for the low sum Of $50. At.
tempts were then made to induce the
citizens to subscribe for enough tele.
phones to warrant the building of an
Independent telephone line to the city,
but the matter failed. The result has
been the introduction of an ordinance
to kill the franchise its supporters tax
ing the ground that by non.use and
non.acceptance of the franchise 1t has
become invalid. The ordinance comes
up for third reading at the next coun.
ell meeting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16

In the wide area comprising the
flooded district many houses have
been washed from their foundations
by the waters in the residence dis.
trict, but the heaviest loss is in the
business and wholesale districts.
Because OF the flooding of the pow.
or plant of the Sioux City Service
company, the electric car service Of
the city is still completely tied up.
Many factories, which depend on the
company for power closed down.
The west side Of the city is without
gas. caused by breaking of the
mains, and thousands who use gas for
light and fuel will be greatly incon.
venienCed for several days.
The Main street pumping station
was forced out of commission, the
pumping pit being filled with water
The water supply is being furnished
from the Isabella street station. The
situation would be extremely danger.
Gus in case of serious fire, as the
water pressure IL seriously impaired
Barney Conlin lost his life while
assisting in removing distractions at
the West Third street bridge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
VIVA, the pro,ss,nr Man,.n.


The professor steps into the barber
chair and assumes an attitude OF pre-
meditation.
Hair cut, sirW
"Pleasew The barber cuts HIS hair.
Like a shampooT
"Um-plcnscw He gets the shampoo.
"Shave you, SIR"
"Um-ycsw One shave.
"MassageW He mods assent and
consequently Ia massaged. The barber
removes the towel; the professor arises
md mechanically takes the proffered
theck.
whats this2"
"Your check. sir"
"My check"
Certainly. slr-hair cut, shampoo
shave and massage"
The professor rubs his hand over
face and head.
Did get all thatT
Surely. sir"
ITS quecr-very Quecn-most eX'
traordinarily queer! \ most wonder.
full example OF philosophical phenom-
ena"
whats Queer2" asks the barber In
dismay
"Why, the working OF the human
mind what came I'm for was TO get
my razor honed."-Puck.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
The Hollow Bones Of Birds.

The hollow bones Of birds are fire.
quently cited as beautiful instances Of
providential mechanics in building the
strongest and largest possible limb
with the least expenditure of material,
and this is largely true, and yet birds,
like ducks, which cleave the air with
the speed OF an express train, have the
long bones filed with marrow or satu.
rated with fat, while the numbering
hornbill, that fairly hurtles over the
treetops, has one of the most com.
pletely pneumatic skeletons imaginable,
permeated with air to the very toe tips,
and the ungainly pelican is nearly as
we'll of. Still. II is but fair to say that
the frigate bird and turkey buzzards,
creatures which are most at ease when
on the wing have extremely light and
hollow bones; but, comparing one bird
with another, the paramount tmpor
lance Of pneumatic skeleton to bird
Is not as evident as that Of a pneumatic
tire TO a bicycle.-Exchange.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Dutch Enqaoements,

A custom among the Dutch IS the
exchanging OF engagement rings, which
are narrow bands of plain gold, with
the initials Of the betrothed and the
day Of the betrothal engraved on the
inside. They are worn on the left
hand before and on the right after
marriage. Dutch engagements extend
over period Of from two to five years.
During this time the young woman
gives up all amusements in which her
tiance does not participate. If he is
not Of the dancing sort she refrains
from that recreation, however much
she may desire to engage in It She
never goes in company anywhere If he
is not present and when they go to-
gether to a ball no gentleman will ever
ask her to dance without formally
gaining his permission. London
ScraDS
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Tho Smuoqied Box.

A Joker had some fun with the Gus
toms officials at New York some years
ago. A servant had gone ashore from
a German liner with basket and was
about to leave the pier when a passen-
ger whispered to customs officer that
he had better see what the basket con-
tanned. Following the tip. the basket
bearer was detained, and a wooden
box was found among lot OF soiled
linen. The box contained another and
this still another box. the third secure
ly fastened with screws. When these
were removed card was discovered
on which was written in three Ian
guages. This is the list of April.
Many happy returns of the day"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
USE OF PILLOWS.
A Habit That Is Unnecessary and al
Times May Be Harmful.

Times May Be Harmful.
"Pillows are little more than a fad
and rather harmful one at that"
said Germantown doctor. They
should. indeed. only be used by those
who sleep on their sides. as they are
really injurious to others. When you
sleep on your side your shoulder pre-.
vents your head from lying level on
the bed. and pillows are useful to
raise the head to this level.
THE natural and most healthful po-
sition for the ordinary person in sleep
ing is for ones head to be kept per
fectly even. just as 1t would be stand
ing up. Now, for the one who lies OF
his back while sleeping no pillow 10
needed to keep the head in this posi-
ton, and yet 80 per cent Of the per
sons who sleep on their backs use pii-
lows. while those who sleep on their
sides use far more pillow than is nee
essary.
People get used to having their
heads and shoulders propped high up
and imagine they could not sleep any
other way; but. as a matter Of fact, II
they would try sleeping with little or
no pillow they would not only find that
they would feel better in the morning.
but also would actually be more COM
Portable in bed and sleep much sound
er Throughout the night"-Philadelph
Record
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
TOWN OF GOLD BRICKS.
Wealth Found In the Walls Of Mex.
can Ao be Houses.

can Ao.be Houses.
There are many remarkable towns
In Mexico, but none more interest
ing than Guanujuato, "the hill of tho
frog" II might more properly be
called the gold brick town." for the
houses have been found to contain
much gold.
This is curious situation, but II
came about naturally. Guanajuato-
pronounced Wah-nah wahto-is one Of
the oldest mining towns In Mexico, but
the value Of the place as town was
discovered when railroad company
decided to build station there. 1t
was found necessary to tear down
about 300 adobe buildings, which were
made of the refuse of various mines
after the ore was extracted.
When it became known that the old
adobe buildings would be torn down
pieces taken at random were assayed.
1t was found that because Of the old
process, which left much gold and sill
YER they assayed from So to S24 u ton.
The mean value was estimated to run
about SO gold ton.
The old buildings have brought about
$4,000 Mexican, il gold, and persons
who have built since the new machin.
are bemoaning the fact that the new
houses do not contain as much gold as
the DID, Scientific American.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
What Constitutes Baseball?

The essential apparatus of baseball
Is simple and inexpensive. All that IL
required is n field. n stick, the ball IT.
self and police protection for the UNI
pire. One advantage of the game as
played professionally Is that those sit
ting In the grand stand can play the
game great deal better than the
eighteen men on the diamond. 1t Is
also true that any one Of the specta-
tors, even though perched on tele-
phone pole across the street or looking
through Il knothole in the fence be-
yond right field. can Judge of the pitch
er's Skill or the runners flcetness
much more intelligently than the ar
bitter who stands behind the battery.
The great merit of the game is that
the people can participate In 1t. 1t is
not like bridge whist Its science is
not synonymous with silence. The
thing to do is to take off your coat
and root as long and as loudly as you
can. even II you don't know what ia
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
SALOON LAW AFFECTS SCHOOLS.
West Point Board OF Education Dis
cusses Probable Result

West Point, Neb., July Especial
to The News: At the last meeting of
the school board educational finances
were discussed. 1t is estimated that
a levy of 10 mills tax will be required
for the coming year for school pur-
poses. A problem confronting the
board is the estimated revenue from
saloon licenses for next year, feel
ing prevailing that the restrictions
now imposed upon saloon keepers will
result in a decrease of the number
of licenses applied for next year. The
present salary list of the board is as
follows: Professor Campbell, super
intendent, $1,400; Irene Hall, 500;
Beth Huston, $500; Hema Holmes,
$685.; L. w. Fulton, $675; Margaret
Wray, $40; Margaret Gallagher,
$495; Maria Chambers, S4S2; Emma
Matzen, SAP; Leona Wichert, $3.50;
Blanche Shearer, SAP; Nellie Wilson,
$40; Fern Solomon, s495; Professor
Reese Solomon, $40; janitor,s salary,
$3.50 Total $6,667.00.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
She Almost Remembered.

Little Josephine, aged four, YVES IN
tently studying the pictures in book
and seemed very much interested In a
picture of Charles Dickens.
Taking the book to her mother, she
inquired who 1t was.
THAT is Dickens. dear" said her
mother.
The picture was wonderfully fasci-
mating to the little girl. and when her
big sister came from college in the
evening she ran and got the book,
turned to the picture and said:
SISTER. see! This is picture OF Mr..
Darn"
Her sister replied. mo, dear, that
is Mr.. Dickens"
well" said Josephine, II knew 1t
was some kind of q swear word."-De-
lineator.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
At standstilI AZ Kansas CITY,

Kansas City, Mo, July 12.-With the
main line of the Missouri Pacific rail
way between Kansas City and St. Louis
congested because of the great num-
Der of trains of other railroads de-
toured over 1t in an effort to reach
Chicago, railroad traffic between Kan.
sas City and Chicago today was prac.
tically at standstill.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fee
road has annulled all of its Chicago
morning trains and the Burlington and
Rock Island officials were making no
promises to Chicago passengers as to
arrival time in the lake city The two
latter roads were detouring via St.
Louis. Western trains were running
on schedule time.
Local food conditions were at a
standstill today. The Kansas river
stood at % feet, a rise of but Il of an
inch since yesterday. The Missouri
river reading was 26.2 feet, which was
2 inches higher than last night.
st. Louis Sees Flood Coming.
st. Louis, July 12.-With the Mis-.
sissippi river gauge reading 31.9 feet
at 8 o'clock this morning, the govern.
ment weather bureau predicted 1875
feet for tomorrow and "a feet for
Wednesday. The water backed into
the buildings along the levee. but no
great damage was done. Across the
river on the Illinois side the lowlands
were flooded and the rise Wednesday
will destroy property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
At the Head.

It is stated in Mr.. and Mrs. Pencils
life of James MacNeill Whistler" in
that part which relates to his brief
West Point career that the great
American painter was not ''soldierly in
appearance. bearing or habit" Whis-
tiers Craftsmanship is said to have
been hardly better than his scholar
ship. According to General Webb, 1t
was not wholly unusual for him at
cavalry drill to go sliding over his
horses head. On such occasions Ma
jor Sackett then in command. would
call out:
"Mr. Whistler. aren't you a little
ahead Of the sQuad?"
According TO Whistler's version to
the Pencils. Major Sackett's remark
was:
"Mr. Whistler, ! am pleased to see
you for once at the head Of your
class"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
Shoes Of Bronze For Women,

Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden has given
society something new to talk about
with her bronze shoes and slippers. II
is time for the unusual In footwear.
The suede shoe already is mostly a
matter Of history. and there has been
nothing tit to clatch the bronze shoe
which Mrs. Burden wears both after.
noon and evening. The effect is not as
startling as might be expected. In
fact. the bronze shoe has one advan.
tage in giving a small effect TO the
feet, and the color shades tastefully
with certain bright gowns, There is
no doubt that as result Of Mrs. Bur.
denis example bronze shoes will be
worn in the near future by many wo
men
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
ASTRONOMY.
It's ESsetness illustrated by tho Dis-
oovery OF Neptune.

oovory OF Neptune.
There Is perhaps no more striking
illustration of the power OF scientific
method than that relating tn the dis.
covcry of Neptune In 1916 TIN planet
Uranus, until then the ou'crmos,
known member OF our solar syst I'm,
refused to follow the path c, Aputcd
for II by mathematical astru omcrs.
With the progress of time the @tscrcp-
nncies between It's predicted and OBJ
served positions grew constantly larger
until In the early cightccn-iortics the
discordance amounted to fully seven.
ty.tive seconds OF arc. This IL n small
angle. not more than cnc-twenty-
the angular diameter of our moon, yet
very large angle to refined astron
omy, for discrepancy of two seconds
would have been detected with ease
The opinion gradually developed that
Uranus was drawn from its natural
course by the attractions of an undls
covered planet stin farther from the
sun than itself. Adams In lSt3 and
lie Vcrricr in 1915 independently and
each without knowledge Of the others
planS uJtuCkeu the tncn eAITelnSly ull'
ficult problem of determining the APP
proXirnate orbit, mass and position OF
an undiscovered body whose attrnc
lions should produce the perturbutions
observed. Regrettable and avoidable
delays occurred In searching for tho
planet after Adams results were com.
municated TO the astronomer royal In
October, 1915. 10 Vcrriers results
were communicated to the Berlin oh.
servatory in September. 1916, with the
request that u search be made. The
disturbing planet, later named Nep.
tune. was found on the first evening
that II was looked for less than one
degree of arc from the position as.
signed by lie Verricr. If an energetic
search had been made In England the
year before the planet would have
been discovered within two degrees of
the position assigned by Adams-Pro
fessor W. w. Campbell In Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-16
MADISON WANTS SEWERAGE.
Question Is Being Aeitated at Present
Time-County Seat News.

Madison, Neb., July 12.-Special to
The News: The sewerage proposition
is agitating the minds OF the citizens
of Madison at present. A beautiful lit.
tie city of luxuriant shade and acres
of blue grass lawns, already possessing
nearly all the public improvements and
utilities of a modern city, charmingly
located naturally to make easy and
successful a sewerage system at rea-
sonable cost, not by any means beyond
the reach of the city's finances; yet
Madison is without sewerage system,
which would mean so much to the san
itary conditions of the homes, business
places and public buildings.