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IDE LOCAL SPORTING WORLD
The Organization of a Polo League
on the TaplB.
CURSORY BASE BALL REVIEW.
Xho Grand Sweepstakes Race Roil ,
JJlno nntl Gun Echoes From the
Diamond , Pugilistic Notes , Mis
cellaneous SportS , KtO ,
Tljo I'onnant Chasprs.
As the championship races of the various
base ball organizations are growing exceed
ingly sultry , a hasty review of the status of
the various teams nnd their prospects , cannot -
not foil to prove interesting. There has
been less of a change in the Western associa
tion than any of the other organizations , and
the prospect is it will continue on in this way
to the end , with maybe a little fluctuation on
the part of the tail endors. St. Paul matn-
tains the strong load she "copped out" early
in the chase , and tncro is not the slightest
likelihood ot her letting go. She has met all
the teams of the association now , both upon
the homo grounds and abroad , and the ratio
of her loss has remained uRprnvatlnply the
same. This , it" is the writer's opinion , has
not all bocn nccomnlishcd on account
ot nny material superiority of
the Apostles over the othar teams , uut they
have ployed iu the luckiest kind of luclc from
the start. To ho sure they are a 1no ! team ,
actlvo , enterprising and harmonious , and
dcsorvo the fullest mood of pralso for what
th'oy have done. Omaha mid SIou * City are
nip and tuck for second honors , with the
probabilities almost wholly in favor of the lo
cal team. That Omaha is a better tonra in
nil details than the Corn Huskers , no ono
who knows anything about base ball will
gainsay. St. Joe has panned out miserably ,
after all the bragging and blowing that was
dpho down the river iu tha early part of tha
Benson , and Is now neck and ncclc with poor
old Grandpa Button for tall end glories , with
tha chances of the Mllwuukccs coming in un
der the wlro first , Charlie Lord , the St-
Joe manager , is supposed to bo dead to tha
world at least.
A grout race that in the National leagun ,
and growing warmer and moro interesting
every day. The Bostons have a alight lead ,
nnd have had for waokv , and ara playing
position among
thoroughbreds , which Is about fifth placo.
No\y York has hud an interval of what they
call "da toughest kind of luck , " over in
Uowanus , but she is rounding to gradually
and will soon bo running In lior 1SSS form.
The Bonn Eaters must keep un uyo out for
Buck Ewlng and his gang. Cleveland
however , Is the greatest surprise thut bus
ever been developed In the National league.
Just think of It , she now stands second ,
ahead of Rueli teams ns Now York , Puiladol-
phut , Pittsljurt : nnd Chicago. Patisoy Boll-
viir Teboau , MoAlcor , Old Cub Strieker ,
Charlie Snyder , und that Ilk , riding over
such moiiarclis us Anson , George Wright ,
Hustling Horace Philips , Jim Mutno and the
other moguls of the basn ball world. It is
preposterous. Cleveland U bound to take a
tumble. Blio's playing out of her form , ana
AvilUoon strike UIQ toboggan sura.
A \volcoino change Is rapidly taking place
in the American association struggle , aud
that Is thut the Athletics , Brooklyus and
Baltimore's nro rapidly overhauling the St.
Louis Hrp\yusv aiul threaten to crowd
iier b ! clt if notch or two within
ilio wct'Ir. Tim Athletics uro coming
up good a.id strong , and will certainly bo in
ilia lead before she again starts west. Cin
cinnati , Columbus , Kansas City and Lo'uis-
vlllu , the western coutiugunt , are not in the
fight.
& Uona Fiila Unco.
Ono week from to-morrow , the Cttb , the
prcat awcej)3tnlca ) ; race between
Onkcs , Jessie Woods , Lottio Stanley nnd
Lily Williams will begin at the Coliseum ,
and the prospects are that it will bo the most
hotly contested wheel cbaso that has ever
taken Dlaco in the west. The public can rest
assured that thin Is an up and up race , and
that the best rider will win. The conditions
of the race call for four hours a day for six
days , and the backers of tha several contest
ants have put up250 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 preliminaries
for this event , nnd there is not the slightest
question that it will bo a fair , square race la
the fullest sense of the term. . -
A POLO liKA-GVE.
An Enterprise of tlio Ooliscutn Man
ager.
Manager John S. Prince , of the Coliseum ,
will take immediate stops 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 a programme has
tily Improvised , the leuguo is to embrace six
clubs , and an effort will bo made
to have thcso located at Sioux City , St. Joe ,
Lincoln and Omaha , ana for this purpose
Manager Prlnco will visit tUeo points at an
early day. After the formation of a league a
recular schedule , llko 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 ono of the most excitIng
Ing nnd interesting of all athloiio sports , nnd
throughout the eastern cities , especially in
"
Now England , it" Is second In popular favor
only to base ball. It is a game particularly
adapted to such structures as the Coliseum ,
andithc announcement that it is to bo put on
hero will bo hailed with shouts of approba
tion from all loversBf manly sports.
Inasmuch as the gauio is n new ono to this
part of the country , a brlof idea of Its char
acter and rules will not bo out of place.
It is not unllko the old-tushloncd game of
"shinny , " in fact Is but an im
provement on that old-timo rough
and tumble sport. Each tuatn consists of
seven players , designated as follows : Ono
goal tend , two half-backs , ono covor-polnt ,
ono point , and two rushers. The ball , a reg
ular polo ball , in slzo Is similar to a tennis
ball , only solid , and the sticks ara from three
to four feet In length , and must not exceed
fourteen , ounces in weight. The goals arp
two upright posts , tbrco fcot high and two
Inches In diameter , set In blocks not over
ten Inches in diameter and two inches thick.
Thov are placed In line , six feet apart , meas
uring from the posts , nnd not less than ton
foot from the end of the surface. There is
a roicrc"two Judges on oaph side , and a
time-keeper. Iu : ' . ' > 1tias the game the ball
is placed at the middle of f. straight line
drawn through the center of eaCls jjoal , und
at the whistle of the referee shall bo chaffiOJ
upon by a player from each team. To eon-
stltuto a championship game two out of live
goals must bo won by ono of the competing
teams , unless the captains in the presence
of the referee , ' coino to some oilier
agreement. A goal Is won by the passage of
the ball from the front , batween the goal
posts below the ton of thu same. It is a very
enthusiastic aud Invigorating game , and in
4hQoast In the winter kuasou , creates a per-
fect'fsrorc. It ranuot fail to catch on big In
this live aiiu-iirogrcsslvo city , and it is to bo
hoped that MauS-flr Prlnco will succeed in
lua laudable effort In oT rin.Jzlnir the league.
" *
the Amateur Bykers , ' - *
Luinson won the second race of the series
with Percy Stone of St. Louis la 0H. :
The Missouri division meets at Scdulla ,
Mo. , July 3 and -t. Several league members
of Omaha are jjoiug to attend.
Lieutenant Porterflold had charge of the
morning run last week , and will mauo a good
road ottlcer , kuowlng Just what pace to sot.
That long looked for American Rambler
safety has got hero at last , aud tha owucr is
as proud as a boy with rod top boots , oveu if
It is geared to sixty inches ,
Lothrop , Fraucisco and Morris uro again
moving about and ave almost over the luju-
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rles received on the 100 mile ride , and want
to go on another as soon as ono is called.
The American Athlete of May 31 nas a
whole column by a correspondent dubbed
"Mao , " and was very eagerly sought by the
boys. Now the next question will bo , "Who
Is Mac ? " '
The run to Blair last week was abandoned
on account of bad roads , the club , however ,
took a pleasent run over the Council 131uus
road nnd Hanscoin park , where they listened
to part of tbo concert.
To-day a run is called to Springfield , Nob. ,
and return , forty miles , goinR via South
Omaha nnd Papllllon. the last ton miles uro
over very nearly level roads nnd have been
ridden in an hour. Start promptly at 8:30 :
a. ra.
ra.Will
Will Wlndle , oi Millsbury , Mass. , cham
pion amateur bicyclist , has been suspended
by the racinpr committee of the League of
American Wheelmen on the chanjo that ho
derives money from bicycling. The racing
committee this year seems to bo moro strin-
uent in applying the rules than ever boforo.
This is as it should be.
The holder of the Coombo Florence modal
wishes It understood that if his record bo
broken ho would not fool bad about it. and
would hand over the medal most cheerfully ,
so run boys and beat 57:20 : , that was. made
over the old hills and Just when grading was
being ( lone. It should bo ridden now in 55
minutes.
Mr. F. H. Roberts , of Colllnsvlllo , III. ,
was a visitor at the club room part of this
week. Mr. Koborts has toured a wheel from
his homo , and is now on his way to Donvor.
Ho claims that the O. W. C. is the most
sociable club ho has mot so far , and ho
promised to let them hear from him on ruuto
as regards mileage , condition of roads , etc. ,
dally.
If a certain member of the O. W. C. was
half as musical us ho thinks ho is , It Is bo-
lloved the members who happen to bo In con
versation when ho beginsplaying the nlano
with ono flngor could boar with him. There
is a rumor ulloat that ho will bo waited upon
by a committee of White Caps ana bo aslced
to elthor forgot ho can play the piano or
leave the city between two days ,
At the last regular mooting of the O. W.
O. Mcsirs. Gasman nnd Goodman were
elected members and the following roud offi
cers appointed by the executive commit
tee : William Emerson , second lieutenant ;
B. E. Porlerfleld , third lieutenant ; W. J.
Morris , color bearer ; H. H. Rhodes , D. ftl.
Lewis and Perry Badollct , buulors. The
runs having been so well attended nccossl-
tating'tho additional llcutoua'nts.
Ijlnc , Hod nud'Run.
H. A. Penroso , formerly of this city , now
of Corey , Pa. , was ono of the Hold managers
at the St. Louis tournament last wool : .
W. G. Albright is in California nnd on his
return will spend a week with line and
rod amont : the streams and lakes of the
North park.
Carl Dunmire , of Dunn & Gwyn's gun
store , is doinc good work with his little Lo-
I'oVro at the club hoots this season , IIo 1ms
sot a pacC for the medal ,
lukewarm In the cause.
Several good catches of pickerel nnd bass
have been made In the lakes out along the
Elkhorn during the past week , while fair
baskets have also been taken at Horscshoo
and Honey creek.
Frank Parmaleo , now In Cincinnati , writes
the pportlng editor of Tin : UBG that among ,
the crack snots who will bo lioroiit the Uutld-
Purmaloo shooting tournament next Septeim
Jjer , nro J. H. Slice , C. E. Wlllord , Doe
U V * t * It M | U * ! * - _ _ " T
Hushes , J. A. Rouble , fn Erh , Abe Kleins ,
Dick Irwin , Will Mussoy , Freii L-ord and a
host of others. The tournament will uy ? no
of the largest ever bold in the w6st.
Flushes From the Dlnmoncl.
Catcher Hurtcr has been released by
Qulucy.
Joe Qumu Is playing u great gaino at short
for Boston ,
JackMessltt has entirely recovered from
his recent Injury and id ready to take tbo
Held again. .
Denver has signed a new ? fielder named Ed
Shay.
Rudolph ICommlor is again back-stopping
for the Apostles. .
Doran has boon let out-by Jersoy.City , nnd
signed by Now Haven.
DUKC , of Minneapolis , is ono of the best
pitchers In the Western association.
The Garnoaus play the Missouri Valley
team at Manawn park next Sunday after
noon.
Andrews , it seems , has plugged up the
holes in his bat. 2Jo is hitting very nicely
Just now. J"
St. Paul has secured young Murnano to fill
Sawders' place , aud'it looks as if ho is quite
able to do it. , _ "
Old Grandpa Sutton Is accused of trying
to make a record for himself at the expense
of the other metabors of the Milwaukee
team. > *
Klusman is now playing , second for Dos
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
Jack Crooks' great record of seventeen
bases out of five times at the oat , made ut St.
Paul last week , wont bo equalled in many a
long day.
"Chlppoy" McGarr has been loaned by
Kansas City to St. Joo. but it will require
moro than this little bird to help the Charlie
Lords out of the soup.
* Neither Plekett nor Sowdoi-s have as yet
cut a very wide swath with the Cowboys.
Pickcttis playing third , and while he has
lleldcd tolerably well , his hitting bus been
light.
Minneapolis. is proving the banner ball
town In the western circuit. The attendance
up there seldom falls short of 1,000 , nnd
there is always a liberal attendance of the
fair sox.
After an absence of three weeks the
Omuhas are aaln upon their own stamping
grounds , Tno whole team is in line shape ,
nnd this afternoon , when they meet the
Minneapolis team , oxpsct to inaugurate a
long series of victories. The game will bo
called promptly at 3:30. :
MlscellauoiuiH Sporta.
A. H , Hamm , the > well-known Canadian
oarsman , is at the MiUnrtl.
Dave Bennett , the -Toronto runner , sails
from Now York for Liverpool , July 10.
Lottio Stanley and' tily Williams ride a
twenty-flvc-milo race p&Manawa park this
afternoon. I
Two largo timber wolves were killed by a
party of men and boyg fcn thelsl and ut Cut-
Oil lake ono day this wcok.
Dog Show Billy Ingrain managed the
athletic tournament ati tbo Bluffs' fair
grounds yesterday afternoon.
The meeting at GrandIsland begins next
Tuesday , The list of entries Is quite largo ,
and u very successful meet is assured.
Tom Eck and ' -Senator" Morgan have
made arrangements fora week's racing by
the lady-byliers at Mlnuoapolfs in July.
Judge Dundy , Elmer Frank nnd others
ure nivca < Jy talking of'-their annual deer and
bear bunt off lr. tie | mountains of Colorado.
The American Daiby will bd' run t t
Chicago next Saturday , Juno 23. There
will bo quite u delegation to goover from
this city.
Jimmy Canavan , Omaha's clever loft
fielder , is ulso a flrio polo player , and un
effort will DO made sign'him for Omaha's
prospective polo teaur for thu'comuig winter.
Jimmy Lindsay , it 'is said , has gone into
training near Kansas-City for his light with
Danny Noodbam of St. 1'nul. It Is .o bo a
finish fight , two-ouuco. gloves , for a purse of
The Western Horseman , a small sheet de
voted to liorso and turf affairs , whliii has
been published hi this city for the past'threo
months , proved a , loser and has been sent to
the stable.
The spring races at Lincoln next Wednes
day and Thursday promise to.be qulto iutor-
cstiug. Sgui9 of the best business men of
Ladies' White
Embroidered - Dresses.
Lnilies' Hno Wulto
Il'TBIA I.INEN DH-ESS
With 3dccp mules , Swiss embroidered edgings
anil drnjiery nnilbasauo Wnlsts ,
Would ho cheap
, lt $5.00.
LADIHS' FINEST
INDIA LINEN BE.ES3 .
Three ( loop llounces of Swiss embroidery , full
drapery ixud embroidered basque.
Worth fully
. 812.50.
Ladies' White Dress ,
45-Incli Swiss Embroidered Skirt , waist ot all
over embroidery ,
Worth
the city are back of thoentcrprise.and purses
nKBrcgatiiiK $1,500 will bo 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 ono-
mlle foot-raco , against nlno starters , in
4:34) : < f , and the half-mllo race In 2:11.
Sioux City wheelmen are after tbo national
meeting for their city next year. What's
the matter with Omaha socurlns the conven
tion I 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 , if is said , will necessi
tate the cancelling of the engagements 'of the
promising trotter , Ed Uosowater , and others
of Mr. Solomon's string.
Mike Conloy , the Ithaca Giant , nnd Jack
Burgess have been matched to light to a
finish somewhere between this city .nnd St.
Louis. Burgess has gone into training'in '
Illinois for the event , which is to come off
about the middle of July. It is evidently
another of Burgess' fakes.
Beauty Baldwin , Kittle Brown , Jesslo
Woods , Louise Armaindo and .Tcssio Oaltca ,
the lady bykcrs , will return from Denver
to-morrow evening. Oakcs and Brownhow-
over , ore the only two of this combination
who will rldo agumst Stanley and Williams
in next week's sweepstake race at the Coh-
soum.
Reports nro coming in from all over the
state of a tremendous chicken crop. Th
birds wintered well , and unprecedented
sport is predicted for next September nnd
October. The birds were never
known to be mnro plentiful about
North Platte than they are this
season , nnd roundabout Fair Oakes nnd Ban
croft , they are thicker than over.
Will Pixloy , of this city , is probably the
champion boy bicycle rider of America , and
if ho takes care of hltnsolf nnd trains Judic
iously there is a great future for him. Ho is
anxious now to ride any fifteen-year-old
boy in the world fora bicycle unitorm or
Bomo such prlzo. With the experience of a
few moro additional years , young Pixloy
will bo able tp give the bulk of the bo-called
professional cbuuiplous points on how to rldo
the machine.
There IB a well-grounded suspicion that
Jack MeAulifto has had enough of Billy
Myers. It may bo that McAulIffe does not
lack sufllclcnt sand , but that his manaxor ,
Billy Madden , sees easier money in another
direction. At all events , there is no pros
pect of a second meeting between the two
gladiators , and the blame lies wholly in the
McAulilto camp. Perhaps McAuliffo will
consider a proposition to give Jimmy Lind
say , of this city , a go for a $1,000 purse , of-
lorcd by a cotcrio of local sporting men.
Questions nnd Answers.
Will you please kindly send mo by. letter
the ace of John L. Sullivan , tno pugilist , who
is to' meet Juke Kllruin , July 8. It is to
decide a bet. 0. E. Heiinou , 21U North
Eighteenth street.
Ans. No questions in this department nro
answered by mall. Sullivan was born Octo
ber 15 , 1S5S ; Kllraln was born February
0 , 1853.
Has Kansas City over had n team In the
National league , if HO , in whut yearj H. F.
W. , Omtiha.
Ans. In 18SO.
I have a , colt which I wish to enter in the
Omaha , Lincoln nnd Topcka races of the
Kansas nnd Nebraska trotting circuit , who
shall I write to for Information on this
head I D , S. Giles , " Irving , Kan. - sj
Ans. Adrian II. GIbbs , this city.
"Was a record kept of the strlko-outs.
bases on bulls nnd double plays last season )
Vine Point , St. Joe , Mo.
Ans. There was not.
With Nod Williamson in his old position ,
bow would the Chicago inflold rank ) If a
foul tip is dropped by the catcher is It scored
as an error ) J. W. Waller , Omaha.
Ans. All-round , the best in the league.
Of course not ; foul tips cut no tlguro what
soever this EOUBOU ,
Where can I get a book on training and
breeding hunting dogsbyafh-Bt-classuutborl
Charles N. N. , Blair.
Ans. Of the Forest and Stream Publish-
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PANTS ,
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On sale at
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KNEE PANTS SUITS , some /
all wool , very ncnt , solid
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54 styles KNEE PANT
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worth SO
Boys' Long Pant Suits ,
sizes 11 to 18 , in plaids ,
checks anil quiet mix L35
tures , true value 55.00 ;
our price $3.35.
Hotter Long 1'imts Bulls , dozens
of Imndtomo patterns to chooser
from , worth at least (7.00 ; cut- ,25
price , . , . . , ,
Choice of C24 Lonp Punt
Suits , strictly all wool.sold
all over at $8 and JO
ing company , Now York. , "Training vs.
Breaking , " byS. T. Hammond.
Who is the secrotury or the Gate City Athletic -
letic club , and will ho furnish mo with a copy
of the constitution and bylaws.Harry lior-
ton , DCS Moines.
Ans. W. E. Mngner. Yes ,
Can you inform me what has become of
Blrchall , Blakiston and "Ciontinc" Bill
Hague , the old Philadelphia ball tosscrsi
Old Philadelphia ! ! , the Murray , Omaha.
Ans. Bhclmll Is dead , Blaidston Is in Cal
ifornia ; don't know what has become of'
Hague.
In a game of ball , man on first and second
base , batter bits a foul ily which is caught
by catcher ; base runners hold their
bases until ball is thrown to pitcher ;
before entering his box ho throws
wild to second base , base runners run homo ;
ball is returned to sncoud and first buses ;
whut is the correct decision ) What would
bo the decision in a similar case if tbo foul
had not been caught or had it been u foul
tip , either caught or missed ! M. A. V.
Davis , Beaver Crossing , Neb.
Ans. The base runners , touching the
base after a toul fly has been caught.can run ,
and if they get homo , their runs certainly
count , as in the case you cito. If the foul
fly was muffed , then the ball Is not in play
again until the pitcher receives the ball nnd
is in his position in the box. This latter
rule also covers the foul tip , whether caught
or not. A foul ball caught by catcher or
fielder docs not necessarily have to go to the
pitcher ; it is in play the same as at any other
stage of the gamo.
Not a 1'rlR as a JJoy.
Emerson was no prig of a boy. lie
played hookey i. e. , ran away from
school every day for a week , and was
so much of a hey that when ho was
obliged in the role of teacher to say
grace at the hoarding house table ho
was at his ' 'wits' end. IIo laughed , ho
looked grave , ho said something , no
body know what , and laughed a''uiu , as
if to indemnify himself with the hoys
for assuming for ono moment the cant
of a man. Andyotat homo , perhaps ,
Robin , ( for ho tolls the story of himself
under this alias ) had often said grace
at dinner. " There is a line sense of
humor in this a vein that runs all
through his speech nnd ways as a man ,
and which ono would hardly suspect
from the depth of ills seriousness as a
writer. lie is witty at the expense of
the Now England nose , and no droller
hit of writing on the subject of snoozing
has over bocn written than this , I
think , considered ns a part of the
6orvieo a "service of the. Lord with
horns in the sanctuary. " The old
school of Boston citizens whom I remem
ber had great vigor , great noisy bodies ;
I think u certain sternutatory vigor
tho- like whereof I have not heard
again. When Major B. or old M'r , S ,
II. took out his handkerchief at church
it meant business ; lie would snort and
roar through his nose llko the lowing
of an ox , and make all ring ugulir , it
takes a North older to do that.
It was in this faatno church that the
young mind experimented with itself ,
Einorbon describes himself as seeking
amusement by "saying over common
\yords as black , white , hoard , etc. ,
twenty or thirty times , until they lost
all moaning and fixedness , nnd I began
to doubt which was the right name of
the thing when I saw that neither had
any natural relation , Imt were all arbi
trary. It waa a child's first lesson in
idealism. " These anecdotes moan much
to those of us who have noted the work
ings of the mind during those long
Sunday morning sjrviccs in Now Eng
land churches. Never afterward in life
arc there such chances for observing
mental instincts and natural tendencies ,
because Iu tbo whirl of living there is
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rarely the opportunity for long weekly
meditations. Tlo man educated in.
Now England should know himself
mentally ns no other man can. <
The Now England Yankee back-
frround is everywhere. Each allusion ,
to Emerson contains the homely so.ttinp
of an interior as part of the neutral
picture or the stern yet gracious land
scape. The little Ralph mounted otfa
sugar ban-el in Deacon White's otoro.
reciting Milton to the frequenters of
the grocery , is perhaps the most char
acteristic , though the walks with
Thoreau in Walden Woods are more-
yootio and endearing.
BURIED BY BEETLES ;
How Two of Tin-so * lusoots Disposed :
ofn'.riifeo-l-'ftot Hnrtke.
On Sunday last Charles Meeker , jr. , ,
son of ox-.fufatioo Meeker , "of South Ny-
ack , took a pleasant stroll over to the
Balanced Rock , and during the walk
killed a snake btnne thrco fcot in length ,
says the Nyack Journal. Being qiuto
Eroud of his achievement , Charley
rought the dead reptile down to hla
homo that others might soc it : IIo loft
it lying near the house , and the next ,
day a member of the family suggested
that the dead snake ho removed or-
buried.
Early on Tuesday morning Mra.
Meeker called the attention of her son.
to an object which appeared to ho mov
ing in the grass , and said to him that ,
the snake which ho had killed on Sun
day was alive again.
An examination of the premises ,
proved that the snake , at a point about
lifty fcot from where it was originally
lying , was moving , hut it was not illivo.
A strange and interesting revelation
was mado. With the onako were two-
"burying beetles" prosecuting their
work with vigor. It appears to ho ono
of the duties of tills particular order of
insects to bury carrion , and thcbo two
active members of the family were
performing tholr labor in a praise
worthy manner. They had moved the
snake on their hacks for about lifty feet ,
and were taking it to a spotHtill further
away which they had selected for the
Dlaco of burial.
Mr. Meeker and his family , as well as.
several neighbors became intently Inter
ested in the tank undertaken by the
booties , and watched the process -of in
terment. The plauo Bolootod by the in
sects was hotwbnn an apple and a pear
tree , and there the booties dug a grave
aiid deposited the snake in it. When
this was accomplished the dllligont.
beetles covered the grave over with
dirt , and all that was noon of the snake
was the tip end of its tall , which was.
loft sticking out of the ground.
Tim 'IroiibiKlour.
Kata Slicnvood in I'nst-Dlspalch.
With a jaunty clo-iK nnd swnggur ,
And u Jewol-hlltod duggnr ,
A guitar swung from lii * ghouldcrh by a rib-
ban lil-io at that ;
And hU brooches uuvor hlui.'or
Than would show his shnpoly figure.
Aim a fascinating feather in his funny tilted.
hat-
So ho wandered forth , n-warrlng ,
And a rhyming nnd truitarlntr ,
And In attitudes artistic ttnklc-d mnuy a.
tricksy air ;
And the ladies till ndoicd him ,
And the balconies encored him ,
And his tunes were legal louder for bis wel
come everywhere.
Tims a humming and a strumming ,
And n-woolng and n-coalng ,
Drolling ditties by the dozen ,
LlKphig sonnets by the score ,
Went the hero of our story
Through Its i-lumor and its glory ,
Ah 1 so mellow aud BO worry \YM the gcdltat ;
Troubadour.