Omaha Women Who Bowl with Skill and Grace
AN l. inn alone Hi 'In ltiilm lit
SlI'lM - (lll'l -pill I IK plCll.1
ill . i i.i ii-. iik ! ml wood
K i N t Mil' euUh
cm nun In. I'll I imI liy
till) fl l I I Hlllllll llllJS Hill) (IllllCt) ui
ll'lllli.ll ill ulll IlllMlllMtU; Imwli rs Is in. I
llinl.i'ii in tiiu Utile hiii lil in which mini
WOIIIU Hinge lllllllsolf.
lliishaiius who used llii' lodge uxciisu Ulilll
II huh (lircmlhnic n ml brought III Urn
llOWIIhg toll II I it II I f II l IIH II BUbHtltUtU Wcro
ii.lii.ointil with Hid nigtimcnl: "All right,
Joan, I'll go v 1 1 1 a you. I hoar tlmt tiiuy
1 n itllt-yu set 11 h 1 1 1 11 especially for w jiueii
liowllug's all lim luge In 1 Im 111HL ami I
ion t Know or anything UjuL would null mi
iih well aH engaging III Hliuli spoil I low
nice II will bo. Wi' ran spend mil' evm
IllgS IllgCtllOr."
Ami many iliu.ilia uoinrn have made
1 In ir lilnir good. Any evening panics nl
wi n diiHscd 1 1 1 1 1 1 mill women niiiy lie found
In llio downtown howling alleys. Howling
Iiiik heroine a rival of the theater anil llm
dancing parly. A host or hostii-s who
H011I1I bo up to ilali' tn iihL entertain giiesm
III (UliplllH.
Iniii' I iiilm ol 'I'hfir Ohm.
So Interested IniM' women become In
howling that they nut only IiimIhI on Hhar
Ink' thi' puHiliuu with t liii r husbands ami
sweethearts, hut they have orgalil.i il clubs
which hi'iir no iiiam'iilliii' 11111110 on (heir
incmhushlp limn. M 1 . nous groups ti r
women uii'i'l ami pi di't lii fumy shots. II
In uvi'ii hlutiil thai on these n.'ciislous tho
necks of (lit1 tenpins ait' ailoriii'il with
pink ribbons ami the balls air rilugul wlih
lint cluli I'OllllH.
Creek hlHloiy ami Kgyptology liao been
neglected hy young women to whom (ho
lliiinilcr of (hi' hallH In Hid IiiiIIiiw alloys
ami tho click or lliu 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 k pins Ih
sweeter iiiiihIi' 1 hull (he snug of the Hphlux.
'I ho wildest of ragtime 1 1 1 1 1 K 1 1- IioIiIh no
fiihi'liiatliin for thi Hi) 11 1 thai Iiiih been
stirred hy I In' rumbling hall thai lands
Hipiari'ly ngaliiHl (ho picket pi it anil calls
forth 'Htiiko" (kiiii (ho Hiiiall liny who IioIiIh
tho spongo ami I'liaii'iialH tho scoro shoot.
Tho A. (). T. cliih Ih the most actlvo
nrgiiiil.ntlnu among tho women IiowIcih ot
Iho illy. II iikoIh every wi'cl at (ho
.M 1-1 to 1 ui 1 1 1 11 1 1 cluli ami iiuuilii'iH 11 iiidiik I(h
uii'iiihi'iH many of tho most dK 1 1 1 fu I players
In tho city. MyHlcry miitouihIh tho chili.
Tho meaning or tho magic letters which
make (ho chili name Ih Known only lo tho
Initiated.
Several otliei- less roruial wnniaii'H howl
ing nrgonUutlniiH al.su iihc the alleys at
tho Mclmpollliiu cluli. Tlie Omaha club Ih
rreiiueiitly Kay with the bright cohIuiiich of
woliicii howlers Many of (ho JoIIIchI bowl
ing piil'tleH III (luialia ale given la Iho
private alley at the S A. Mi Whin ler icsl
ilelice on South Tweuly-ullith Htreet.
Women have not tho strength necessary
for tho tihotH that play havoc with the
wooilen men to the tune of 27'J out of a pns
Hlhle 3WI. Tho 27-lnoh liallH iihciI hy (he
sharks whoso mimes are ehalKeil each wcolc
1111 tint blackboards at the downtown alloys
are ton heavy for women playern. Tho
Inrgrst IiiiIIb weigh eighteen poiimlH, and
iiiiiHt women find thai Iho elght-pouml and
An
I V 1
Travelers Telegraph
When Spoke reached a telegraph wne
after discovering the Victoria Nyaimi ho
sent Iho laconic message. "The Nile Is
settled." )r. Sven lleillu wiih aliutHt equally
terse, a few iiiunlliH ago, when ho an
nounced (he solution of a vexed geograph
ical problem. "The l.oh-nor question Is
solved," he telegraphed.
The details or IiIh InlcrcHtlng discovery
have recently reached Snellen, relates tin
New York Sun. Ills evidence shows that he
has cleared up a mystery Hint had pu..led
geographers.
Old Chinese maps or Turkestan show a
large salt lake among the Hand wantes
tit r t li or the giant Altyn-lag range which
tonus tho northern boundary or Tibet. II
rieelves (lie waters or (he Tarim river and
other streams, or all thai Is left after the"
have How ed hundreds of miles through
desert sands. It Is Lake l.ob, or l.ob-uor,
iih Hie nallvi'H call It. the word "nor,"
meaning lake.
In ISTii the Hussion exploier, I'rJevalHky.
was the llrsl while traveler lo reach l.ob
nor He found It considerably south of thf
position unsigned to by the Chinese ami
attllhiited Hie fact lo (he Inaccuracy of tho
Chinese maps.
This view was acrcptid until after I)r
lledln visited the lake In 1M5 and returned
homo with another theory which he sup
ported with a series or nine maps o( I he
lake. Including (hose or I'rjcvnlsky and bit
own Chinese charts, one dating as far
back ns 1720. These maps showed thai the
Chinese had assigned different positions to
the lake at various times, these positions
lying approximately in a north and south
direction.
I'rJevalHky showed II south of all the
locations marked on (ho Chinese charts,
hut when lledln visit ml the lake ho found
l'rjevnlsky's Uib-nor represented only by
narrow basins In which the water was
only eight Inches deep, with a good deal
of maisb, while the main body of wider
was further north Tho attainments of the
Chinese iih cartographers entitle them lo
rospeet. mid lledln reached tho conclusion
that all these nine uiapH showed tho posl
'
fln'fli.V I New
ten pound balls are as heavy
iih they care to use
At lenpliiH .Mrs l'"red King
Ih iiiio of the most Hliccessful
woiiiiiu players In the city.
She has frequently scored
I." 1). Mrs. Herman IIchcIIii
Is an iiilept at seven-up. and
has n Heine or ill to her
credit. Miss Laura tinel
Is one or the most skillful
players among the members
or tho A. (). T. club. Mrs.
Hugo II. llramlclH Is also one
or 1 he HiirccHirul bowlers
who belong in IliM organi
zation. Tenpins, ninepins, seven
up, sevcii-up, cocked hat
ami four-back are the games
Hull are must popular with
MltS.
Omaha women. Hair a hun
dred other games are played occasionally. A glance
at tho list ot gnniei shows that tlielr names are varied
enough to lit all occaHlous.
The opinion prevails among people who are not up In
bowling lore that tenpins and nllicplns are (he only
games thai are played III alleys. Prciiuently Iho Hus
ton game and Philadelphia game are being played In
adjoining alleys. Cocked hat while elephant and
plu pool often ( ipele for (he attention of
the Hpeclators. (ilea Island
Newport
iinmcH of two new games.
liiiini'M 1 1 i-i I r I u. sum.
A papular game with the younger set
"college" game. Three plm are used.
In a line parallel to tho alloy,
player Is called Hie picket, Hie
and the third Is the king. To
knock down (he king ami the
The pin
center plu
More a
head wit
the picket.
Another popular game Is 1 ailed
hamburger.
Results Briefly
Hull of the lake, at various epochs, with
approximate accuiacy; that, in fact, the
lake Is not stationary, hut within the past
two (cntutics It has moved about forty
miles to Iho south and Is now moving north
again.
This theory was received by Russian
geographers with much hilarity. They
pinned their faith to tho accuracy of I'rjo
valsky and accepted his view that Iho Chi
nese churls were untrustworthy. Tho ques
tion was particularly Interesting because It
Involved u dllTcicncc of opinion among ex
perls who had been on the ground, both
tho Russian ami tho Swedish explorers
being known as men or high selrutllle at
lalninc tits
One or the purposes of the present visit
of lledln (o Chinese Turkestan was to seek
for a solution of the l.oh-nor problem. Ac
cording to his report, which seems conclu
sive, lie has found It a considerable dis
tance lo tho north of the original position of
tho lake. He has discovered tho original
bed of tho lake as It Is marked on the
Chinese maps or the eighteenth century.
It took him twelve hours to cross the old
lake bed, which consists or horizontal layers
of mud banks In which thre are millions
of shells of salt water mussels, showing
that this sterile ground once teemed with
life.
Around the edges of the lake bed are Halt
formal Ions and dead forests and on parts of
tho ancient border of the lake ho found tho
ruins of wooden houses and temples that
had probably been dovoled to tho worship
of Hnddlia. Ho concludes that the basin
discovered by 1'rjevalsky Is a quite modern
formation and that. In ract. tho lake can be
assigned to no llxed position for any great
length of time.
Iledln'H explanat'on of the migration of
this large lake Is Interesting. He says that
vnst quantities of dust and sand are driven
west by the prevailing east winds and
spread over the surfaco In this lake region.
The Tarim nnd other rivers also bring down
matter In suspension and deposit tho mud
In tho reservoir district. The resul! Is tlm'
tho region where the waters accumulate
the
is called
They are
the
set
nearest the
Is the head
bowler must
limit upsetting
MISS (IMIITZ
Tills
Is now praellcally on a dead level and II 10
quires only (he formation of mud Hats or
sand dunes a lltde above tho general level
to change tho position or the main water
receptacle, which seems to oscillate lo th
south and then back lo the north.
Considering (he run (hid (he Russians
enjoyed at lledln's expense, It is perhaps
natural that he should Indulge In a little
Jubilation. "This discovery," he writes,
"Ulled me with joy." Those Russian
gccri.phers who still maintain Unit I'rJeval
Hky was right may say what they please.
Their arguments to the contrary cannot do
away with the plain Tacts as I have seen
them."
Century Beatitudes
Ameiicnu Investments vouches for tho
following modern version:
lilts led is the merciful hanker, for ho
Increascth his shares In the bank of heaven.
Hlesscd Ih the one that Is inn "in tho
hwim," for he shall run no risk of being
Orowntd.
Hlesscd is the man that ralst'lh angora
goats, for lit shall have mohair than ho
can chew.
Hlesscd Ih the man that ktcpoth his
temper, for he shall have tho laugh on tho
other fellow.
Hlesscd is tlie man that kuoncth (hit
wheio It Is folly to be blissful it Is Ig
norance to bo wlso.
Hlesscd Is 1 he man that siugelh Hat, for
ho shall never be embarrassed singing to
a largo ciowd.
Hlesscd Is the man tlmt llvith In a
thatched cottage, for he shall not bo
required 10 pay any plumber bllU.
Hlesscd Is the man that ovvuetli but 0110
shirt, for he shall not bo requlrtd to hire
a policeman to watch the clothesline.
Hlchscil Is tho man that Is mil "brutally
honest," ror he runneth no danger of
making a slip and defrauding his neighbor.
Hlesscd is the man that lcavolh not hU
religious duty to his wife, for ho shall
escape being roughly tumbled In tho day
of Judgment.
HlcsBcd Is the man that rrslsteth tho
temptations of evading usury, for his mull
garments will bo pure whlto nnd his wlng
long In the kingdom that U to come,
has boon the Inspiration for several Dutch lunch par
t ch, ai whn h hamburger steak wan served, to bring the
icfri slimenis inio haruiouy with the sport.
The Ki Louis game was leccliily llltiodtlced In Omaha,
iiiid ih tin ink with lloHtou. Philadelphia and other
tt If Mm the novelty or the new ly-lnvelitcd games
hooii wears olf ami the bowlers fall back on the old re
liable tenpins or their fathers
York's Police Chief
I'oloiiel Michael C. Murphy, the new cuiiitnissloncr of
polnc for New York, Is one of the most remarkable men
111 the Horld, reports a correspondent of the Chicago
Tluies-llerald. Kor twelve years he has never lasted
rood or drink, ami there Is 110 prospect or his doing so
fur il,,. 1 1 si of his natural life. All the nourishment he
lakes is mi in 1 11 1st 1 red through a silver lube inserted
just iiIiiim the Hiomaih Into the esophagus, or natural
1 mini by which nuMltlve substances are cairlcil Into the
siouiach. l-'or Commis
sioner Murphy Hie de
lights of gustatory sen
sation and the nrlilt Ye
menis of gastrononilcal
art ale mere shadowy
inemorlis of an lrreo
inble past.
Twelve years ago Mr.
Murphy was a prosper
( us pot) I lan. who liked
Ins meals to come rcgu
laily in quantity ami In
quality. lie was a
hearty cater, ami his
Height oscillated close
to the 210-pound mark.
Ho was suddenly at
tacked with an acute
stomach (rouble and ul
cers broke out on the
'inlng of the esophagus.
T MKTItOI'OI.ITW IIAI.I,.
How Francis Joseph
Entertains at Dinner
A guest at tho Imperial table ot Francis
Joseph, at Hilda-rest, at his nnclenl Of on
castle, has given the Vienna correspondent
of tho London Cliiouiclo an Interesting ac
count of his Impressions there. Tho guests,
says he, are coidlally received In tho m.ig
nlllcenlly dcorated saloon hy the grand
marshal, Count Apponyl, and tho grand
stovvard of tho household, l'rlnco l.olchten
stelu. A few minutes before the dinner
hour ot 0 the emperor's adjutant general,
Count I'aar, appears and tho guests at once
form a double lino, as tho emperor almost
Immediately follows his adjutant. As the
folding doors are widely thrown open and
tho mo'iaieh is been on tho threshold tho
guests salulo him with n deep obeisance.
Ho nddro.-ses a row pleasant words to the
most distinguished persons present and
passes into the great dining room, follow oil
hy his visitors, each of whom has received
previous notice of his place at the table.
Throo gigantic lusters, with hundicds of
electric lights, shlno upon tho long dining
(able below and aro rellected a thousand
times In the silver plates and tho batterlen
of glasses assigned to each cover. Thoro
aro three enormous bouquets, ach Mower
helug a inastorpicco of ornamental garden
ing. Tho guests Introduce themselves to
their nearest nolghbors nnd tho dinner com
mences. At the back of each chair stands a foot
man In gorgeous livery. The dishes and
iho wines nio princely, but the boiled beef,
tho standard Austrian household dish, is
also present, cut in templing slices, and Its
appearance at onco Imparts n homely fool
ing lo the assembled guests. Tho Rhino
wines ore exquisite for the emperor's vis
itors and conversation never falls under
their inlluence, hut becomes so animated
that it reaches tho third or fourth neigh
bor The emperor converses with those
near him. ho often smiles ond sometimes
laughs aloud ot some observation. Though
tho guests do not forgot for a moment that
their monarch Is present, they havo always
When the ulcers healed It was found that
the cicatrix of one of them caused n stric
ture of the canal by which the act of de
glutition was made Impossible. '
Kmlnclit New York physb Inns wcie called
In. Al llrsi they directed their elforts to
preventing their patient from dying by Ini
medlnto htarvatlon. They nourished liilii by
Injections of meat extracts Into his Intes
tines, and at the same lime tried how Inac
tivity would act 011 the sioina di. l-'or two
months Mr. Murphy gave Ills beloved di
gester a rest. The organ was washed out
every day by means of a ht itu.ii'h pump."
While this process was going on tho colonel
was safely guanled fiom the eight of food,
so as not to add mental torment (o his
physical sutteiiugs.
When the satiny coatH of the stomach
were restorid to their normally healthy
statu the doctois decided that they would
try to furnish their patient with an artlll
clal mouth. To that end (hey made a
small Incision lulu (he breast nbi.v Hi
stomach line, penetrating Hi' cm phagn.-.
Thiotlgli this they Inserted a sll.cr lulu
Mid fed Mr. Murphy by pouring rood in
liquid form Into the esophagus by means
01 a funnel applied to the free end of the
tube. When he began to take his meals" '
in this way Mr. Murphy had 1 tin dmwi rrom
his 210 pounds of well-fed body to sixty
pounds of "as uinntei estlng skin and bone
as you'd llml In a dime museum," to mo
llis own words.
Hy the new process of nourishment t in
patient added thirty pounds lo his weight,
hut he has never risen ulnae that auu.uni
of avoirdupois. Students of psychology
who have examined him point to this f.iei
to prove that tho mind has a gteat Inllu
enco on the rat-producing functions and
that the pleasures of gustation facllltaie
the piocess or alimentation. Others say II t
is because artlllclal methods of preparing
Iho food can never lake the place of sali
vation and mastication peculiar to the
mouth. Whichever of these opinions is the
true one, Mr. Murphy has no( iigaimd his
former rotundity. lie can enjoy h h
cigars, but that Is about all the use hi
has Tor his powers of the palalc.
Ills abnormal systini of life has nut pie
ented the commissioner fiom Inking an
actlvo part In the al'lalis of the I own. lb
has served in several olllccs. aim ng thein
thai of president or the Hoar I or Health,
which he was occupying when (allnl to th
headship ot the police force. He came to
this country from It eland in lsDO ami
learned (he printer's trade. in lMll he
was JliBt 21 years old and Joined the army
of the north, In which he won a col melt y
In what was known as the "Irish Legion."
For thlrty-IUo years he 1i;ih been more or
k"S prominent In New York politics, an 1
has been a Tammany man of note and in
tltiom e.
Wake it Up"
HusMc, agid I, had been sitting in a
cramped position for some time playing
with her doll. Hy and by, when sho at
tempted to get up, she dropped back on
tho lloor and exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, my
Toot's asleep! Won't yon ring the br. ak
fast bell, please, ami wake II up'"
Iho pleasant feeling that ho Is their cordial
host. A packet of the famous court hou
lions Is t'lven to each guest; ho leaves his
card at his place ami he tlinls a packet In
his overcoat when he takes his departure.
At tho conclusion of dinner the emperor
leads tho way to the ante-room, now con
verted Into a smoking loom. The Icalser .
Is tho first who lights a cigar, not as be
fore, a Virginia, but this time a light
Havana. After smoking and general con
versation tho guests form In a half eiirlo
and the emperor has a kind or encouraging
word Tor every 0110 there. At 8:30 tho
guests disperse.
Quickly Disposed Of
Richmond Dispatch Agen'-l am nn ex
pert machinist, madam, and calhd to see
If you had any sewing machines In th
house that you wished to have repaired.
Sharp-featured 1'emale Indeed! So you're
looking for n breach of promise suit, are
you?
Agent I don't quite understand you.
Sharp-featured l-'eniale Don't, eh? Well,
1 happen to be the only sewing ma 1 11
In this house, and as I'm n widow as well,
I've got the right to look upon your re
mark as a proposal.
A gleam or comprehension Hashed across
tho ngent's face, and with one glnnco at tho
"machine" he skipped.
Would Not Stop
Detroit Journal: Juno, (he ox-cytd qim-n
of Olympus, Insisted Dial it would iiri.nnU
mako talk.
"Why," exclaimed she. Imjirnnl
"since those outre vvel weather skirM m
In you've hardly slopped ruining I n .
enough to take vour meals n iuall '
Jllplter l'lUViUH, thus nddri used ,iff ' d
lo lough, hut Inwardly he was utllo'-d
with much disquietude by reufc-n f the
Jealous watchfulness of his beaunful wife
